Events

Feb
11

Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism – Magda Teter

Free

In 2017 in Charlottesville, antisemitism and anti-Black racism converged as white supremacists, in a highly choreographed and violent protest against the removal of a statue honoring a Confederate general, carried Confederate flags and chanted “Jews will not replace us.” In this talk, Magda Teter, the author of Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism […]

At 4:00 pm
314 Royce Hall
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Feb
06

Ethics of the Algorithm: Digital Humanities and Holocaust Memory

Free

The Holocaust is one of the most documented—and now digitized—events in human history. Institutions and archives hold hundreds of thousands of hours of audio and video testimony, composed of more than a billion words in dozens of languages, with millions of pieces of descriptive metadata. It would take several lifetimes to engage with these testimonies […]

At 2:00 pm
314 Royce Hall
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Feb
04

Digital Mapping, Digital Humanities, and the Holocaust – Tim Cole

Free

This talk draws on over ten years of experimenting with digital humanities methods – in particular digital mapping – to study the Holocaust. As well as suggesting the ways that a range of digital methods can uncover new knowledge through distant reading the archive, mapping spatial patterns, or digital reading against the grain, the talk […]

At 2:00 pm
314 Royce Hall
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Jan
30

Arnold J. Band Symposium

Free

This symposium will bring together colleagues and students of Prof. Arnold Band to reflect on his wide-ranging impact and influence on their scholarly work.  Prof. Band was known for his pioneering research in Hebrew and Jewish literature, though his range of interests expanded far beyond those domains.  Panelists will reflect on how Prof. Band, the […]

At 4:00 pm
James West Alumni Center
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Jan
16

And God Laughed: Humor in the Bible – Joel Kaminsky (Smith College)

Free

Since the Hebrew Bible is a sacred text for Jews and Christians many readers naturally assume it cannot contain any humor. This talk will explore several biblical narratives that employ humor to make serious theological points. Becoming aware of such biblical humor can enrich our understanding of these stories and of certain theological ideas the […]

At 4:00 pm
Zoom (Online)
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