eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
Date and time
10:00am – 12:00pm February 2 – May 9 MST (18:00 – 19:00 February 2 – May 9 A)
Location
Online on Zoom
Cost
Free
Contact
Angy Cohen, PhD
Jenny and Hy Belzberg Postdoctoral Associate in Israel Studies
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
University of Calgary
angy.cohen@ucalgary.ca
Yuval Evri, PhD
Assistant Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Marash and Ocuin Chair in Ottoman, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jewish Studies
Brandeis University
yuvalevri@gmail.com
“The Future of our Histories: Recollecting the Past, Projecting the Future”
A dialogue on the diversity of Sephardi experiences of modernity. Scholars from various fields and locations reflect on intellectual and political frameworks of research on the Sephardi/Levantine past and its potential implications for the future.
All the events take place from 12-1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, 10-11:30 a.m. Mountain Time, on Zoom.
FEBRUARY 2
The Sephardi-Moorish Atlantic: The Two 1492s and the Multi-Chronotope of Orientalism
Ella Shohat, New York University, in conversation with Yuval Evri, Brandeis University
https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrcuChqjMuHtGK92jYsiYnByCh2LVyKUsV
MARCH 14
Preservation of Jewish Heritage and Debating Egypt’s Past and Present
Yoram Meital, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEod-GrqD0uHN16ur-p9p96Sa1JsgvL2Rxk
MARCH 23
How Do Judeo-Spanish Proverbs and Tales Communicate with Us and How Do We Communicate With Them?
Galit Hassan-Rokem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Lital Belinko-Sabah, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-yspz0jE9C4_5ce0UKScj_mcqdd-jkx
APRIL 18
‘Modernity’ and ‘Tradition’ on the Move: Spanish Moroccan Jews and their Diasporas
Aviad Moreno, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in conversation with
Angy Cohen, University of Calgary
https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwuc-2urTItHNHrk2veajl0V4F4w_p3KQvh
MAY 9
Sephardi Musical Modernities: Listening to the Past in the Future
Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yair Dalal, Composer, violinist, oud player, singer, and teacher
https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtceCoqj0jEtw5OB1suSi4tiUoFfa9KdMls
All sessions start at 10 a.m. (Mountain Time); 12 p.m. (Eastern Time). Please verify times in your time zone for each session to account for daylight saving time changes in North America (Sunday, March 12, 2023).
