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Seventh Annual Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism. OCHJS, Oxford. 5-10 July 2020. Deadline for applications: 17 Jan 2020.

November 28, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

SEVENTH ANNUAL OXFORD SUMMER INSTITUTE ON MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY JUDAISM (OSI)

5 to 10 July 2020

Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Oxford in conjunction with the Berman Center for Jewish Studies, Lehigh University

Worship, Space, and Performance in Modern and Contemporary Judaism: Continuity and Innovation

The Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism (OSI) is an interdisciplinary workshop where scholars of Jewish religion and culture from around the globe join a large contingent of European Jewish studies specialists, along with select faculty from the University of Oxford, for a week of intensive study and intellectual exchange. Designed to facilitate rigorous academic engagement on key themes in the Jewish religion, it provides a framework for raising original and challenging perspectives from a broad range of disciplines, with the potential to provide novel insights into contemporary Judaism.

The OSI was founded under the auspices of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies by Dr Miri Freud-Kandel of the University of Oxford and Professor Adam Ferziger of Bar-Ilan University. Since 2015, Professor Hartley Lachter of Lehigh University’s Berman Center for Jewish Studies has served as co-convener, and we are honoured that Professor Jodi Eichler-Levine of Lehigh, a key contributor to past events, has now joined as co-convener.

Entering its seventh year, the OSI has stimulated the production of a major scholarly monograph along with multiple special journal volumes and individual publications. Moreover, it has facilitated unique informal interfaces between veteran and early career researchers from diverse geographic and disciplinary backgrounds. It has a particular interest in contributing to the ongoing expansion of Jewish studies throughout Europe. OSI “alumni” are today a worldwide network of researchers, who continue to learn and collaborate with each other. These scholars attest to the profound experience that the OSI offers for rigorous interaction with colleagues in a relaxed but focused framework that spurs creativity and critical but non-judgmental discussion.

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The theme of OSI 2020 is “Worship, Space, and Performance in Modern and Contemporary Judaism: Continuity and Innovation”. Researchers utilizing a range of analytical tools will explore the profound and fascinating intersection between the material and physical with spiritual elements of religious experience and identity. Proposals are invited that explore the development of the content, culture, and enactment of Jewish worship and space from multiple perspectives, including: texts/media, theology, mysticism, law, material culture, visual and performative arts, architecture, denominations, geographic contexts, ethnography, gender, comparative religion, language, literature, and technology. We value scholarship on pre-modern and modern matters that facilitate comparative historical analysis of current developments.

Some of the broader questions that will frame the seminar are:

  • What are the definitions and parameters of modern/contemporary Jewish ritual space?
  • In what ways does contemporary ritual space and performance digress from prior precedents?
  • How do these elements manifest the theology, ethics, and norms of a particular moment?
  • What role has/does the ritual realm play/ed in the evolution of modern/contemporary Judaism?
  • What spatial innovations have impacted on the content, context, and experience of Jewish ritual?
  • What roles do gender, ethnicity, ability, and other aspects of identity play in the development of Jewish rituals and their spatial and performative manifestations?
  • How has academic research influenced ritual creativity? How has ritual creativity, performance, and space influenced scholarship? What are the ethics and challenges of studying these subjects?
  • How do modern and contemporary Jews grapple with issues of tradition and innovation in terms of ritual, space, and performance?
  • To what extent and for which constituencies do older and/or more “traditional” spaces remain the major sites of Jewish practices? How widespread are novel sites of Jewish meaning making? Are specialized social media offering alternatives to physical ritual space and performance?

Applicants who are accepted will be asked to prepare an original paper (15-20 pages) that will be distributed to the participants one month prior to the event. This maximises constructive exchange and feedback during the workshop itself. Please note that we prioritise applications from the European continent.

Application Deadline: 17 January 2020.

www.ochjs.ac.uk

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Call for Short papers. Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense on Maccabean Books. Louvain. 22-24 July 2020. Latest submission date: 31 March 2020.

November 20, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense on Maccabean Books (Louvain, July 22 -24, 2020): Call for Short papers

The Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense 69 (Louvain, Belgium, July 22-24, 2020) will be devoted to new perspectives on the four Maccabean Books. The colloquium will focus on literary approaches, historical issues, religious and theological themes and the history of the Jewish and Christian reception of these books. The call for short papers is open. For further information, see: https://theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/centres/centr_collbibl

Paper proposals with an abstract (ca. 200 words) can be sent to: J.W.vanHenten@uva.nl

Latest submission date for short paper proposals: 31 March 2020.

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Call for papers. International Conference: The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the ages. Minsk. 23-25 June 2020. Deadline: 1 February 2020.

November 18, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

Call for paper

International conference

The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the ages

23-25 June 2020, Minsk

The Belarusian-Jewish Cultural Heritage Center and The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton are delighted to announce a major international conference on the history and culture of Jews in Belarus across the ages to be held in Minsk, 23-25 June 2020.

A specific conference on the history and cultural heritage of Belarusian Jews is overdue. Belarus is crucial to the scholarship on many aspects of Jewish Eastern-Europe history (including religious thought and life, the emergence of modern political parties or the creation of a modern literature). Building on the significant research published in the last decade on different aspects of the history of Belarusian Jews, we want to provide a platform to understand what is special about the history of Jews in Belarus.

The conference will bring together specialists from Eastern Europe and other parts of the world to discuss the latest findings on all aspects of the history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus. We particularly encourage contributions that will look at the interactions between Jews and Belarusians and at the emergence of a distinctive Belarusian-Jewish identity and culture.

Topics can include, but are not limited to:

  • Political, social and economic history (from early modern to contemporary period).
  • Ethnography and anthropology
  • Culture: literature, music, art, theatre, cinema and language
  • Family, gender, community life and education
  • Antisemitism and Holocaust
  • Heritage, archives and museum

We are particularly keen to welcome young researchers and PhD students and will embed ‘early career sections’ in each panel. We have a limited number of bursaries available for PhD and postgraduate students as well as early career researchers. If you would like to be considered, please state this as part of your proposal and send your CV (maximum 2 pages). We are also hoping to cover for accommodation and meals.

The working languages will be English and Russian. Paper proposals should include an abstract of no more than 250 words and a speaker biography of maximum 100 words.

Email: jewsbelarus2020@gmail.com

Deadline to submit proposals: 1 February 2020. We will send notifications of acceptance/rejection by the end of February 2020.

Confirmed keynote speakers: Dr Inna Gerasimova; Professor Mikhail Krutikov.

Scientific committee: Mikhail Krutikov, Claire Le Foll, Elissa Bemporad, Shaul Stampfer, Maria Kaspina, Aleksandr Ivanov, Magdalena Waligórska.

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Call for Presentations. National Association of Professors of Hebrew: International Conference on Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture. Toronto, Canada. 22-24 June 2020. Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2019.

October 22, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF HEBREW

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEBREW LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE

YORK UNIVERSITY

Toronto, Canada

22-24 June 2020

Call for Presentations

The NAPH is pleased to announce that the 2020 NAPH Conference on Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture will be held at York University in Toronto on June 22-24, 2020.

Colleagues who are interested in organizing thematic panels, a seminar, or a colloquium and/or in presenting an individual paper or conducting a workshop are now invited to submit their proposals to the Conference Committee through the portal found in the Call for Presentations linked to below.

The deadline for submitting proposals for organized panels or individual papers is 15 December 2019.

For a description of the conference and submission instructions in English, click HERE or visit our website https://naphhebrew.org and navigate to “International Conference” tab and to “2020 Conference York” page. For a description and instructions in Hebrew click HERE.

We look forward to receiving your submission!

Karen Grumberg

Conference Coordinator

keren@austin.utexas.edu

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Call for Papers. 13th Contact Day Jewish Studies on the Low Countries. Institute of Jewish Studies – University of Antwerp. 14 May 2020. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2020.

October 22, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

13th Contact Day Jewish Studies on the Low Countries
Institute of Jewish Studies – University of Antwerp
Thursday 14 May 2020

The Institute of Jewish Studies organizes for the thirteenth time an interdisciplinary conference at the University of Antwerp concerning Jewish Studies on the Low Countries. The purpose of the conference is to facilitate contacts between researchers working within this area of study. We especially encourage young researchers to participate in the workshop. We also hope for contributions from more established researchers, in order to create a positive exchange between different research generations. We particularly invite papers and/or sessions that are explicitly comparative in character, and welcome themes and disciplines within Jewish Studies concerning the Low Countries. Proposals need not be limited to a specific historical period and presentations may include work in progress. Both individual and panel proposals are possible. The conference language is English. Please note that the conference organizers cannot provide financial support to cover travel and accommodation of presenters or participants. Please submit an abstract of maximally 400 words and a short CV by 15 January 2020.

For further information please contact:
Karin Hofmeester: kho@iisg.nl
Veerle Vanden Daelen: veerle.vandendaelen@kazernedossin.eu

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