Additional Events
In addition to symposia and endowed lectures, the Crown Center for Jewish Studies hosts a wide array of occasional lectures on themes of interest to both specialists in Jewish Studies and the wider public. Recent examples include:
"Jewish Identity and Testimony in Latin America" Marjorie Agosín
Luella LaMer Professor in Latin American Studies at Wellesley College
Thursday, November 13, 2008
"A Conversation with Ana Maria Shua :
Jewish Culture and Community in Argentina"
Monday, October 13, 2008
“Forty Degrees Below Zero” Leo Melamed
Monday, April 28, 2008..
"Jews, Antisemitism, and the Clash Within Modern Civilization," Steven Beller.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
“The Origins of the Gilgamesh Epic: The Courtesan, The Hunter, and the Education of a Prince,” Tzvi Abusch, Rose and Joseph Cohen Professor of Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Religion, Brandeis University. Friday, March 14, 2008.
"The First Diaspora: Solidarity, Law and Religion in the Jewish Minority of Babylonia," Professor Wayne Horowitz The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Monday,
December 3, 2007.
“Whose Land is it Anyway? Theology and Secular Politics in the Land of Israel/Palestine, ”
Ilan Troen, Professor Brandeis University and Director of Schusterman Center for Israel Studies. November 7, 2007. Co-sponsored by the Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies.
“Found in Translation: Poets Communicating in Languages Other Than That of Their Host Country,” Karen Alkalay-Gut, Department of English, Tel Aviv University.
Monday, October 8, 2007.
The Journey of Vaan Nguyen, Film screening and discussion with award-winning Israeli film Director Duki Dror, Thursday, November 9, 2006
"Power and Corruption in the Hebrew Bible," James Diamond, Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Waterloo. May 24, 2006
"Refrains in Exile: French Jewish Poetry in Northern Italy," Susan Einbender, Professor of Hebrew Literature, Hebrew Union College.
"Jews in Old Rus: Sources and Historical Reconstruction," Professor Alexander Kulik, Hebrew University. February 10, 2006
"The Çolonization of the Mind: The Bible, Oral-Written Scriptures, and (Counter) Empire," Professor David Carr, Union Theological Seminary of New York. April 12, 2005
Previous guest speakers include: Robert Chazan (New York University), Wayne Froman (George Mason University), Bernard Lewis (Princeton University), Michael Marrus (University of Toronto), Deborah Dash Moore (Vassar College), Hagath Sivan (University of Kansas), and Hana Wirth-Nesher (Tel Aviv University)
