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Duke-UNC Jewish Studies Seminar

A collaborative project of the Centers for Jewish Studies at Duke and UNC. Supported by the Carolina Seminars.

Since its inception in 2001, the Duke-UNC Seminar on Jewish Studies has gained a reputation as one of the more acclaimed intellectual meeting grounds in the area, bringing together faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars who discuss various aspects of Jewish history and culture. Monthly meetings discuss current work by either seminar members or internationally renowned guests, the papers distributed in advance for all to read. Scholars from throughout North Carolina attend, and the seminar has become the major venue for scholarly interaction among the Triangle’s Jewish Studies scholars. Presently coordinated with the UNC public lecture series, the seminar is a pillar of Judaic Studies at Duke and UNC, enriching the scholarly climate in the area and strengthening the various programs in the local universities by offering a stimulating and exciting forum for academic engagement in the study of Judaism.   

Save the date for the following seminars in fall 2009:

October 4 --  Amos Morris-Reich (Haifa), "Living in Two Dimensions: A Cultural History of 'Territory' (shetach) in Israeli Culture"

November 15 -- Miri Rubin  (University of London)

November 22 -- Steve Aschheim (Jerusalem)

The seminars are at 3:00 p.m. in Room 229 (second floor) of the Carr Building at Duke University East Campus.

Additional events may be announced, so please check the Web site often. If you wish to be placed on the seminar list, please contact: Sandra_Greene@unc.edu

The Jewish Studies Seminar wishes to acknowledge with gratitude our sponsors:
The Center for Jewish Studies, Duke University
The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, UNC - Chapel-Hill
The Carolina Seminars

Administrative support for the program is provided by The Carolina Seminars.

The Coordinators:

Yaakov Ariel, Professor of Religion, UNC - Chapel Hill

Malachi Hacohen, Associate Professor and Bass Fellow, History, Political Science and Religion, Duke University