Return-Path: Received: from tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca ([142.150.96.236]) by mx8.mindspring.com (Mindspring Mail Service) with ESMTP id rmsjsl.5aq.37kbi16 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 10:43:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA07409 for js-network-outgoing; Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:46:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:46:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Lorenzo DiTommaso To: js-network@OISE.UTORONTO.CA Subject: JSN: The Jewish Studies Newsletter Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-js-network@oise.utoronto.ca Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jewish Studies Newsletter X-PMFLAGS: 34078848 0 1 P0D610.CNM THE * JEWISH * STUDIES * NEWSLETTER Positions & Events in Academic Jewish Studies Published by H-Judaic: The Jewish Studies Network ____________________________________________________________ Issue 8.009p3 * June 1999 * Readership = 6200+ for additional information: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic ____________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: * Positions - Lectureship in Biblical Studies [Trinity College, Dublin] * Calls for Papers and Conferences - Special Issue of FEMSPEC - Key Texts in American Jewish Culture [Arizona State] * Notices - Postgraduate Research Studentship in Jewish Studies [Manchester] - CD: In Love and in Struggle: The Musical Legacy of the Jewish Labor Bund ------------------------------------------------------------ POSITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Avital Pinnick [cross-post from Orion] Subject: Lectureship in Biblical Studies, Trinity College Dublin The University Founded in 1592, situated in the centre of Dublin and currently with some 12,000 students, Trinity College is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin. The University awards degrees ranging from Bachelor of Arts (BA) to Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D). There are six faculties: Arts (Humanities); Arts (Letters); Business, Economics, and Social Studies; Engineering and Systems Sciences; Health Sciences; and Science. School of Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies The Regius Professorship of Divinity was founded in 1607, the Erasmus Smith's Professorship of Hebrew in 1724. The School was established in 1980 as a non-denominational institution with regard to its staff, students and curriculum. It is situated in the Faculty of Arts (Humanities), and offers undergraduate courses of four years duration in both the Single Honor and Joint Honor degrees of Trinity College's Arts programme. In addition, the School offers regular series of lectures to the wider public. The School has a strong interest in and commitment to Graduate Research. At present twenty students are registered for Ph.D., M.Litt. and B.D. degrees. There are one hundred and fifty students enrolled for undergraduate degrees and twenty enrolled on the postgraduate register. Each year the School attracts a considerable number of one-year and four-year students both from the U.S.A. and Europe. A Socrates link exists with Glasgow University, Scotland. Recently, the Herzog Centre for Jewish and Near Eastern Religion and Culture has been established in the School. A newly endowed Chair in Jewish Studies will be filled in the coming year. It will offer a third strand in Jewish Studies in addition to Biblical and Theological Studies in our undergraduate programme. Permanent Staff Members of the School of Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies Professor S. V. Freyne, M.A., S.T.D., L.S.S. (Rome), M.R.I.A., F.T.C.D., - Acting Head of Department, Professor of Theology. Research areas: Early Judaism and early Christianity in their social and cultural settings. Professor Andrew D. H. Mayes, M.A. (Dublin), Ph.D. (Edinburgh), Litt.D. (Dublin), M.R.I.A., F.T.C.D., Professor of Hebrew and Vice-Provost. Research areas: Israelite history and religion; textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible; Biblical interpretation. Dr. Maureen Junker-Kenny, Staatsexamen (Tuebingen), M.A., Dr.theol. (Muenster), Habil. (Tuebingen), F.T.C.D., Lecturer in Practical Theology/Christian Ethics. Research areas: Philosophical and theological accounts of modernity; F. Schleiermacher in the context of the 19th. century; Critical Social Theory; Foundations of Ethics; Biomedical Ethics. A lectureship in Theology is currently being filled. There are also a number of part-time lecturers in Biblical and Theological Studies teaching in the Department. The Appointment The post advertised is a permanent position. Candidates will be required to teach and research in post-exilic and intertestamental periods, with reference to the historical and religious developments of the periods, the late Hebrew biblical and intertestamental literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the emergence of the Hebrew Canon. The lecturer will be expected also to assist in the teaching of the Hebrew language. The post will be mainly directed towards providing the link between the classical Hebrew biblical world and the emergence of Judaism. Teaching, Examining and Administrative duties The teaching load is characteristically between six and ten hours weekly (including the two-hour Graduate Seminar), depending on term. There are 22 teaching weeks (9, 9 and 4), and all members of staff share in the examining, which covers a period of about four weeks in May-June, and two weeks in September. All members of staff are expected to contribute to the administration of the department (e.g. Head of Year, Examinations Officer, different committees); and, as the tradition of College government involves a high degree of participation by academic staff, a member of staff, once established, may expect to find him/herself called on to serve in various established and ad hoc committees. General Facilities Trinity College Library is the largest research library in Ireland. Since 1801 it has had the right to claim all British and Irish publications under the terms of successive Copyright Acts. All members of staff are supplied with computing facilities, including access to the Internet. Some funding is available for general research-trips and attendance at conferences. The School has its own web-site: http://www.tcd.ie/Hebrew/. It is hoped that interviews with the candidates invited can be conducted on July 5th and 6th, 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Deborah A. Starr" Subject: Special Issue of FEMSPEC FEMSPEC, an interdisciplinary, international feminist journal dedicated to creative and critical works in the realms of magic realism, surrealism, science fiction and gender-challenging literature and art, is planning a special issue focusing on international Jewish women's magic realism, fantasy and speculative works. We are looking for works that explore and transcend the boundaries between dream and reality in any media and form--from poetry and photography to personal essays and critical interpretations. Contact the guest editor, Ruth Knafo Setton, directly for more information: RKSetton@aol.com. Submission deadline: March 1, 2000. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Jack Kugelmass Subject: Key Texts in American Jewish Culture A National Conference at Arizona State University February 12-14, 2000, Tempe, Arizona The Key Texts conference joins Jewish Studies with recent developments in the humanities and more particularly cultural studies. Its goal is to identify and explicate through very close readings significant texts of American Jewry, and to make those texts more resonant to students of American and American-Jewish culture. Key texts are not necessarily paragons of artistic virtuosity. But they are more densely packed than other texts. And they may allegorically "write" the nation or address critical social and cultural ruptures and formations within it, including relations among genders, classes and minorities. They also reveal the desire for social mobility and the constraints against it whether externally imposed or internally created by the demands of familial and ethnic loyalty. "Key" does not mean canonical, nor does it imply stability since hermeneutics both popular and scholarly ultimately affect a text's career. Moreover, new interpretive strategies may bring to light once overlooked texts. At the same time, the study of vernacular culture, restaurants, shopping districts, joke books, popular novels and autobiographies, musicals and constitutes an important new area of inquiry for Jewish Studies. Eighteen scholars in various fields are expected to attend, each of whom will present an original study of a text chosen in consultation with the conference organizers. Participants must submit a publishable version of their presentation within six months of the conference. In accepting proposals, attention will be paid to balancing time periods, genres, media and issues related to race and gender. A limited number of subsidies will be available to cover the costs of flights and accommodation. Participants will be housed at the Marriott Hotel's Tempe Courtyard, 601 S. Ash Ave. The hotel is within walking distance of ASU and Mill Avenue, downtown Tempe's enclave of restaurants, cafes and boutiques. Proposals for papers should be approximately a page in length and double-spaced, preferably sent as email attachments. Topics may include: Prayer books, sermons, speeches, literature, poetry, music, musicals, theater, dance, film, television, vernacular culture, objects, fashion, photography, art, architecture, neighborhoods, streets. Deadline for submission is October 15, 1999. Prospective participants should discuss paper proposals with the conference organizers prior to submission. All official submissions should be forwarded to via email or surface mail to: Jack Kugelmass, Director Jewish Studies Program Arizona State University Main Campus, PO Box 870302 Tempe, AZ 85287-0302=20 Email: Jack.Kugelmass@asu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bernard Jackson Subject: Postgraduate Research Studentship in Jewish Studies Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester Applications are invited for a three-year research studentship, worth 6800.00 stlg p.a. (the 1999/2000 level of overseas student fees), in support of a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies, to commence in October 1999. Preference may be given to a candidate proposing a thesis in one of the following areas: Jewish History and Literature in Late Antiquity, History of Jewish Law, Medieval Jewish Thought, Jewish Mysticism (including psychological aspects), but other subject areas will also be considered. Candidates may contact Professor Bernard Jackson informally (e-mail: Bernard.Jackson@man.ac.uk) with an outline Ph.D proposal. The Centre for Jewish Studies is an interdepartmental Centre, enjoying the participation of scholars both within and outside the University of Manchester. An indication of its teaching activities, its personnel and their research interests may be found at http://www.art.man.ac.uk/reltheol/jewish/CJS.htm Applicants should request an the Application Form for Graduate Study, by sending their postal address in reply to this e-mail, or by writing to: The Postgraduate Secretary Dept. of Religions and Theology University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL The full application should be accompanied by a research proposal designed to form the basis of the Ph.D. thesis and should arrive by 31st July 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Lisa Epstein Subject: In Love and in Struggle: The Musical Legacy of the Jewish Labor Bund The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research announces the release of a new recording entitled "In Love and In Struggle: The Musical Legacy of the Jewish Labor Bund", featuring new performances (in Yiddish and English) by The New Yiddish Chorale and the Workmen's Circle Chorus, both conducted by Zalmen Mlotek, a leading figure in Yiddish folk, theatre, and choral music. The recording also features solo performances by Adrienne Cooper and Dan Rous. "In Love and In Struggle" celebrates the vast Jewish labor song repertoire that developed in Yiddish from 1880-1945 in Eastern Europe and the United States. Available in CD and cassette, the recording features over sixty voices of all ages and backgrounds (including a children's chorus) singing about working people, strikes, freedom and justice, in selections ranging from rousing protest songs to lyrical songs of hope. The recording was inspired by a sold-out concert in January, 1998 at the Cooper Union in New York City, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Jewish Labor Bund, the socialist party and cultural organization founded in Vilna (Eastern Europe) in 1897 and still functioning today. The songs on the CD come from the Bundist repertoire and from other branches of the Jewish labor movement. The New Yiddish Chorale was founded in 1995 by Zalmen Mlotek to perform and record musically rich arrangments of traditional Yiddish songs, major works of the past written for chorus in Yiddish by major composers, and works of Yiddish poets as texts for new choral compositions. The Workmen's Circle Chorus was founded in 1915 and been under the direction of Zalmen Mlotek since 1980. Since its inception it has sung music which reflects the lives of Eastern European immigrants fighting for better working conditions, social justice, and a better quality of life. "In Love and In Struggle" is available for sale through YIVO. The CD and cassette are each accompanied by a beautifully designed and illustrated 32 page booklet with lyrics in Yiddish and English translation, notes, and reflections on radical Jewish politics. CD: $18, Cassette: $12. For order forms or more information, contact YIVO at (212) 246-6080. ____________________________________________________________________ CHIEF EDITOR and DIGEST MODERATOR: Aviva Ben-Ur ASSOCIATE MODERATOR: Marsha B. Cohen MANAGING EDITOR: Avi Jacob Hyman CHAIR: Jonathan Sarna JEWISH STUDIES NEWSLETTER EDITOR and BOOK REVIEW EDITOR: Lorenzo DiTommaso WEBSITE: Avrum Goodblatt JEWISH STUDIES ON-LINE EDITORIAL BOARD: Henry Abramson, Josh Backon, Lewis Barth, Judith Baskin, Herb Basser, Bernard Cooperman, Alan Crown, Nathan Ehrlich, Yossi Galron, Penny Schine Gold, Avrum Goodblatt, Joseph Haberer, Guy Haskell, Howard Joseph, Yitzchak Kerem, Richard Menkis, Barry Mesch, Jim Mott, Leslie Train, Tzvee Zahavy, Belarie Zatzman, Reena Zeidman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jewish Studies Network Homepage: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Jewish Studies Newsletter is published & distributed for members of H-Judaic@h-net.msu.edu - The Jewish Studies Network, an affiliate of H-Net: Humanities On-Line and Shamash.Org H-Judaic is affiliated with Hebrew College, Boston . This important service to the worldwide Jewish scholarly community is made possible by our members' generous contributions. Please mail your gift to H-Judaic at Hebrew College, 43 Hawes Street, Brookline MA, USA, 02446. Thank you! ____________________________________________________________________