Syllabus - Modern Yiddish Literature: An Introduction (18114)

Syllabus Modern Yiddish Literature: An Introduction - 18114
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Last update 07-09-2023
HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: Yiddish Semester: 1st Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Yaad Biran Coordinator Email: yaad.biran@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: by appointment Teaching Staff: Dr. Yaad Biran Course/Module description: The course is a short introduction to Yiddish culture, its literature and its meaning in the modern world. The main organizing principle of this course is thematic-cultural and focuses on key issues that have shaped modern Yiddish culture. The timeline from the Middle Ages to the present is a secondary but important organizing principle in the course. We will focus on the central ideas at the heart of modern Yiddish culture and read their literary expressions - both as test cases and in a literary critical way. Course/Module aims: Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: The course will provide tools for orientation in the new Yiddish culture, both as a first step to further research in this field, and as a general introduction in order to enrich studies dealing with adjacent areas of research in history, society and literature. Attendance requirements(%): full attendance Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lecture, reading and discussion Course/Module Content: 1. Linguistics as History and Ideology: A Summary of Yiddish History 2. Yiddish and the Modern State: Maskilim, Hasidim and Mendele Moykher Sforim 3. Mass Media: Yiddish Press and Shund Literature 4. Two roads to Modernity: Y.L. Peretz and Sholem Aleichem 5. Dos shtetel: The mold of our native landscape 6. Yiddish in prime time: Theater and Cinema 7. Keyn Ein-Hore: The Importance of Folklore 8. Yiddish Fun Yiddishland: Diasporic Nationalism 9. Folks-shprakh: Socialism in Yiddish 10. Yiddish and the big city 11. Af tsu lakhes: Modernism in Yiddish 12. Part and Parcel of Yiddishland: Yiddish in the Land of Israel 13. Thoughts on the future of Yiddish Required Reading: See Hebrew Additional Reading Material: Grading Scheme : Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 60 % Active Participation / Team Assignment 10 % Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 % Attendance / Participation in Field Excursion 10 % Additional information:

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