Please join the Philosophy of Religions Workshop for a presentation by

William Underwood, PhD Student, Philosophy of Religions, University of Chicago Divinity School

“‘On the Jewish Question’: Marx at the End of Reason”

with a response by Samuel Catlin, PhD Candidate, Comparative Literature, University of Chicago and Religion, Literature & Visual Culture, University of Chicago Divinity School

Monday, February 24, 2020, 12:30 PM, Swift 200

William’s paper, to be read in advance of the workshop, can be accessed here.

Refreshments will be served. The Philosophy of Religions Workshop is committed to being a fully accessible and inclusive workshop.  Please contact Workshop Coordinators Rebekah Rosenfeld (rrosenfeld@uchicago.edu) and William Underwood (wunderwood@uchicago.edu) in order to make any arrangements necessary to facilitate your participation in workshop events.

Please join the Jewish Studies Workshop for a presentation by

Michal Peles-Almagor (PhD Candidate, Comparative Literature, University of Chicago):

“A Jewish Montage: Berlin, Agnon, and the Hebrew-German Dialogue”

with a response by Samuel Catlin (PhD Candidate, Comparative Literature, University of Chicago and Religion, Literature & Visual Culture, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 5:00 PM, Swift 200

Michal’s paper, to be read in advance of the workshop, will be posted on this website on the Thursday before the workshop, and the password for the document will be emailed to the Jewish Studies Workshop listserv. If you would like to be added to the listserv, please click “Subscribe” on the menu above.

Light refreshments will be served. Swift 200 is wheelchair accessible by elevator; if you require further accommodations in order to participate fully in the workshop, please contact the workshop coordinators Samuel Catlin (scatlin@uchicago.edu) and Mendel Kranz (mkranz@uchicago.edu) and we will be happy to help.

The Jewish Studies Workshop is delighted to welcome to campus

Erin Faigin (PhD Candidate and Weil Distinguished Graduate Fellow, History, University of Wisconsin-Madison), who will be presenting her paper

“‘There is no cultural island like Ceshinsky’s’: Ceshinsky’s Community Bookstore and Intellectual Space in Chicago, 1922-1966”

with a response by Jessica Kirzane (Assistant Instructional Professor of Yiddish, Germanic Studies, University of Chicago)

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 5:00 PM in Swift 200

Erin’s paper, to be read in advance of the workshop, will be posted to this website later today, and the password will be circulated via the Jewish Studies Workshop email list. To subscribe to this list, click “Subscribe” on the menu above.

Light refreshments will be served. Swift 200 is wheelchair accessible via elevator; if you require further accommodations, please email the workshop coordinators, Samuel Catlin (scatlin@uchicago.edu) and Mendel Kranz (mkranz@uchicago.edu) and we will be happy to help.

Please mark your calendars for a lecture by Bożena Shallcross (Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Chicago), “The Muselmann and the Necrotography of a Wartime Ghetto,” sponsored by our colleagues at the Greenberg Center for Jewish Studies. It will surely be of interest to many regular Jewish Studies Workshop participants. Prof. Shallcross’s lecture will be on Monday, February 24 at 4:30 PM in the Social Sciences Tea Room (SSR 201).

Please join the Jewish Studies Workshop for a presentation by

Tahel Goldsmith (PhD Student, Modern European History, University of Chicago)

“Normalcy in the Face of Violence: SS Perpetrators’ Homes”

with a response by Anna Band (PhD Candidate, Modern Jewish History, University of Chicago)

Tuesday, January 28 at 5:00 PM in Swift 200

Tahel’s paper, to be read in advance of the workshop, will be posted to this website later today, and the password will be circulated via the Jewish Studies Workshop email list. To subscribe to this list, click “Subscribe” on the menu above.

Light refreshments will be served. Swift 200 is wheelchair accessible via elevator; if you require further accommodations, please email the workshop coordinators, Samuel Catlin (scatlin@uchicago.edu) and Mendel Kranz (mkranz@uchicago.edu) and we will be happy to help.

Please join the Jewish Studies Workshop for a presentation by

Ido Telem (PhD Student, Comparative Literature, University of Chicago)

“The Ironic Mode in Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem“

with a response by Mendel Kranz (PhD Student, Philosophy of Religions, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Tuesday, January 14, 5:00 PM, Swift 200

The paper, to be read in advance of the workshop, is available below; the password has been circulated to the workshop email list. Swift 200 is wheelchair accessible via elevator. If you require further accommodations, please contact the workshop coordinators, Samuel Catlin (scatlin@uchicago.edu) and Mendel Kranz (mkranz@uchicago.edu) for assistance. We hope to see you there!

Tuesday, January 28 (Week 4): Tahel Goldsmith (PhD Student, Modern European History, University of Chicago): “Normalcy in the Face of Violence: SS Perpetrators’ Homes.” With a response by Anna Band (PhD Candidate, Modern Jewish History, University of Chicago).