Jewish Literature, World Literature:
A Global Jewish Modernism Conference
Rubenstein Library 249 (Carpenter Room)
Friday, February 10, 2023
10:00-10:30 – welcome
10:30-12:00- panel 1
Moderator: Cate Reilly (Duke)
Allison Schachter (Vanderbilt): Women’s Internationalism and Jewish World Literature
Shai Ginsburg (Duke): World Literature, Jewish Literature, and the Question of the Law
12:00-1:00 – lunch
1:00-2:30 – panel 2
Moderator: Sarah Pourciau (Duke)
Lital Levy (Princeton): World Literature, Translation, and Diaspora: The Global Journey of Aguilar’s The Vale of Cedars
Adi Nester (UNC Chapel Hill): A Nation from Translation: Rudolf Borchardt Between German, Jewish, and World Literature
2:30-3:00 – break
3:00-4:30 – panel 3
Moderator: Corina Stan (Duke)
Monique Balbuena (University of Oregon): Transnational Sephardic Poetry
Saskia Ziolkowski (Duke): Modern Jewish Italian Writing as World Literature
4:30-5:00 – closing remarks
