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Call for Papers: XIth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies. Kraków, Poland. 15-19 July 2018

September 21, 2017 by EAJS Administrator

XIth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies

Kraków, Poland, July 15-19, 2018

‘Searching for the Roots of Jewish Traditions’

Call for Papers

The Organising Committee of the XIth Congress of European Association for Jewish Studies invites submissions for papers and panels to the Congress. It will be held in Kraków (Poland) from 15^th to 19^th of July 2018. Submissions are invited to the following sections:

Ancient Jewish History and Archeology
Biblical Literature
Talmud, Midrash and Rabbinics
Medieval Jewish Thought
Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History
Medieval and Early Modern Jewish Literatures
Hebrew Manuscripts
Modern Jewish History
Contemporary Jewish History
Jewish Mysticism
Hasidism
Modern Jewish Thought and Philosophy; Modern Judaism
Modern Hebrew Literature
Yiddish Literature
Linguistics and Jewish Languages
Jewish Culture and Arts
Jewish History in Central-Eastern Europe
Southeastern European Jewish History and Culture
Polish-Jewish Heritage
Holocaust Studies
Libraries, Archives and New Technologies; History of the Book
Jewish Museology
Karaite Studies
History and Culture of the State of Israel
Jewish-non-Jewish Relations; Antisemitism

Please send abstracts of proposed papers (up to 300 words) to eajs.congress2018@uj.edu.pl. Every proposal must include a title, the name and affiliation of the participant, e-mail address and telephone number, as well as the section in which the paper should be included. The suggested language of papers is English.

Submissions may also include proposals for panels falling outside the above mentioned sections if an interested coordinator is able to list at least five prospective speakers, and the Organizing Committee approves the proposal. The coordinator will be responsible for the selection of papers and coordination of the panel.

The conference fees (excluding accommodation or catering) are € 55.00 for EAJS Student Members, € 80.00 for EAJS Full and Associate Members and € 175.00 for non-members. In order to qualify for the lower congress fee for EAJS members, membership subscriptions must be paid up to and including 2017. Members in arrears should pay membership fees from 2016.

The deadline for paper and panel proposals abstracts is 15^th November 2017. Confirmation of acceptance/rejection of papers 15^th January 2018. Payment of conference fees due 15^th February 2018.

Please note also that the Organizing Committee will offer travel bursaries to PhD students and early career researchers from lower than median income countries who wish to attend. Further details about these bursaries will be published in due course.

In case of any additional inquiries do not hesitate to contact the Organizing Committee: eajs.congress2018@uj.edu.pl

New Position. Yiddish Lecturer. The Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan.

September 20, 2017 by EAJS Administrator

Yiddish Lecturer

The Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan seeks applicants for a full-time LEO Lecturer III position to begin September 1, 2018. This is a non-tenure track position with a university year appointment period (September 1 through May 31), and may be renewed annually, for up to three years. Renewal is contingent upon programmatic need, funding, and performance review based on excellence in classroom teaching, curricular development and administrative service.

The Frankel Center has a longstanding commitment to Yiddish, and includes several faculty members who research and teach on different aspects of Yiddish literature and culture. A typical full-time (100%) load for a Lecturer III in the College of LSA is three (3) courses per semester, or the equivalent in administrative and/or service duties. The successful candidate for this position will have a 3-2 teaching load, consisting of introductory and intermediate Yiddish language and an additional course in Yiddish language and/or culture. We expect a firm and demonstrated commitment to employing innovative and dynamic pedagogy and to exploring novel ways to study Yiddish at the university level in an effort to increase enrollment in the language. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for administrative duties (16% of position) including advising of all students in the Yiddish minor and conducting internal and external outreach aimed at the recruitment of students of Yiddish. Outreach activities include administering extra-curricular opportunities for Yiddish enrichment, such as the existing weekly Yiddish reading group; developing additional enrichment activities, such as Yiddish table; and conducting recruitment activities on campus and beyond.

Qualified applicants should have at least an M.A. in a related field, a range of instructional expertise and fluency in the Yiddish language. Applicants should also have a strong knowledge of Yiddish literature and culture. Excellence in teaching and instructional service will be the principal criteria used to select the successful candidate.

Candidates should send an electronic application via email attachments (in PDF format) to Jeffrey Veidlinger, Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, 202 S. Thayer St., Suite 2111, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 at JudaicStudies@umich.edu

The dossier should include:

letter of application
curriculum vitae
statement of teaching philosophy and experience
evidence of teaching excellence
2 sample syllabi and sample instructional materials
the names and contact information of three referees , each of whom should also be asked to send a letter of reference directly to JudaicStudies@umich.edu

Review of applications will commence on November 1, 2017.

This position, as posted, is subject to a collective bargaining agreement between the University of Michigan and the Lecturers’ Employee Organization (LEO).

Offers for this appointment are contingent on successful completion of a background screening.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Call for Papers. International Conference on Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture. University of Amsterdam. June 25-27, 2018.

September 19, 2017 by EAJS Administrator

National Association of Hebrew Professors (NAPH)

International Conference on Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture

University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

June 25-27, 2018

Call for Presentations

The Program Committee of the National Association Hebrew Professors (NAPH) invites proposals for sessions or presentations on any aspect of scholarship or instruction related to Hebrew language, literature and culture. We welcome proposals for individual papers, organised panels, colloquia, or single-text roundtable discussions. Poster sessions on teaching Hebrew language and Hebrew literature and culture and workshops for Hebrew instructors are also encouraged. Cross-institutional pre-planned thematic panels are strongly encouraged. Members initiating a thematic session can invite interested colleagues to join them on a panel or use NAPH’s email services for soliciting presentations. Panel organisers may choose the participants, but all proposals will be vetted by the conference committee.

AREAS OF CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Hebrew language and linguistics Modern Hebrew Literature and culture Biblical, rabbinic, and medieval Hebrew language and literature Teaching Hebrew as a second/foreign language Teaching Hebrew literature and culture Second Language Acquisition research applied to Hebrew Technology in the Hebrew classroom

Deadline for Submission of all Proposals: December 15, 2017

Submission is online only at: http://naphhebrew.org/conference/2018-naph-conference

Call for Applications. International Winter School: “Digital Humanities and Jewish Epigraphy”. Utrecht University, Netherlands. 19 – 21 February 2018.

September 18, 2017 by EAJS Administrator

Call for Applications: “Digital Humanities and Jewish Epigraphy” International Winter School

Dates: 19–21 February 2018

Location: Utrecht University, Netherlands

Organizer: Ortal-Paz Saar (Utrecht University)

Main instructor: Thomas Kollatz (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz)

Participation costs: fully covered Queries and applications: Ortal-Paz Saar — o.p.saar@uu.nl

The successful integration of digital humanities into the field of history during the past two decades has generated important epigraphic projects. This digital humanities revolution, however, has not made a major impact on Jewish epigraphy, meaning epitaphs, synagogal inscriptions, and dedicatory texts in Hebrew, Aramaic, or other languages associated with Judaism. A generous grant from the European Association of Jewish Studies (EAJS), with additional contributions from Utrecht University and the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, enables a first step towards changing this, through an international Winter School on DH and Jewish epigraphy.

Content:

The Winter School participants will acquire the essentials of EpiDoc, a subset of TEI XML. They will learn how to encode Jewish inscriptions in right-to-left languages (e.g., Hebrew and Aramaic), as well as encode text-bearing objects (e.g., stone slabs, mosaics). The participants will apply their digital toolset in the field, during a visit to the 17th century Jewish cemetery in Ouderkerk. The Winter School will increase the awareness of students and scholars of Jewish epigraphy to DH tools, and provide a basic training for encoding research data.

The Winter School will take place at Utrecht University, Netherlands, on 19–21 February 2018.

Travel (up to €120 per person), accommodation, subsistence and tuition costs of successful applicants will be fully covered.

How to apply:

We welcome applications from graduate students of Judaic Studies and related disciplines, who have a particular interest in epigraphy.

Preliminary requirements:

a sound knowledge of Hebrew or Jewish Aramaic
basic computer proficiency

Please send a full CV and an application letter explaining your motivation for participating in the Winter School to: Ortal-Paz Saar, o.p.saar@uu.nl

Online Course (deadline extension). “Representations of Jewish-Christian Relations in Literature”. Woolf Institute, Cambridge.

September 18, 2017 by EAJS Administrator

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 2 OCTOBER 2017

Apply now for online course: Representations of Jewish-Christian Relations in Literature

Literature is a powerful tool which can influence the way readers think and act. Evoking strong feelings and offering vivid imagery, literature can perpetuate age-old misconceptions, untruths and stereotypes.

This online course will provide participants with the opportunity to engage with various texts from English Literature through the lens of interfaith studies, to understand the narrative of deep-seated prejudices and to recognise the value of dialogue to dispel these views. In the 21st-century, what can we learn from literary works to effect greater understanding between one another?

Following introductory case-study sessions on Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare, participants will explore nineteenth century works by Maria Edgeworth, Charles Dickens and George Eliot and their ‘literary friendships’. The course will also look at visual representations of some of the scenes and characters discussed.

Studying online offers individuals the opportunity to interact with fellow participants from all over the world. Many participants from across Europe and around the world – including Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, as well as Australia, Canada, China, Kenya, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United States to name but a few – have engaged with our online courses.

The application deadline has been extended to 2 October 2017. The course commences on 16 October 2017.

For further details, visit http://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/study/e-learning/rjcrl.asp

Contact Dr Emma Harris, Director of Studies, at eth22@cam.ac.uk