Symposium Program (printable PDF) - ASU Jewish Studies

a research symposium at Arizona State University | November 6-8, 2011Symposium ProgramSunday, November 6 | Tempe campus | Memorial Union, Turquoise Room (220)noon-1:45 p.m.Public Session A: Filmic PreludeThe Klezmatics – On Holy GroundErik Greenberg-Anjou's 2010 documentary film on the rebirth of U.S.-East European-Yiddish musical memory2-2:15 p.m.WelcomeHava Tirosh-Samuelson Director, Center for Jewish Studies | Arizona State UniversityElizabeth Langland Vice Provost and Dean, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences | Arizona State University2:15-2:45 p.m.Introduction to the SymposiumMartin Beck Matuštík Co-Director, Center for Critical Inquiry and Cultural Studies | Arizona State University2:45-4:30 p.m.Session I: Counter-Redemptive Memorymoderator: Joel Gereboff School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies | Arizona State UniversityThe Afterdeath of the HolocaustLawrence L. Langer English, emeritus | Simmons CollegeCounter Redemptive Writing and the Fourth Stage of Holocaust HistoriographySandor Goodhart Interdisciplinary Program in Classics | Purdue University4:30-5 p.m.break5-6:30 p.m.Session II: Connective Memories: Dreams, Mediascapes, Journeys of Returnmoderator: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson Director, Center for Jewish Studies | Arizona State UniversityJoint PresentationMarianne Hirsch English and Comparative Literature | Columbia UniversityLeo Spitzer History | Dartmouth College and Columbia University6:30-6:45 p.m.break6:45-8:30 p.m.reception & dinner | presenters and invited guests