Figures of Memory in Jewish-American Arts and Letters
From the Early 20th Century to Today
November 8-9, 2002
Papers are solicited which address Memory in its representations and
its place in Jewish-American literature and arts, from the 1930s to
today, in order to expose their strategies of continuity or rupture.
How do artists and writers position themselves as Jewish Americans with
respect to their predecessors? How has the notion of Memory evolved,
and how is it envisaged now? While recognizing the plurality and
heterogeneity of diverse systems of representation, should we speak of a
general movement toward decomposing or recomposing Memory? Perhaps a
metaphoric recomposition, to recall Cynthia Ozick’s observations in her
essay "Metaphor and Memory," which will serve as a starting point for
our reflections.
These are the kinds of questions to be addressed in our conference,
which will subsequently result in the publication of a special issue of
the Cahiers Charles V, in honor of Rachel Ertel, founder of the Centre
d’Etudes Juives Américaines (Center for Jewish-American Studies), for
her contributions to the fields of Jewish-American and Yiddish studies.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 1, 2002
Martine Chard-Hutchinson
m.chard@mellecom.fr
Institut Charles V
10 rue Charles V
75004 Paris, France
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