Scholars-in-residence explored Jewishness and gender in poetry, fiction and memoir during HBI's three-month themed seminar. Join us for the final presentations. The event is free and open to the public. We welcome you to participate in all or part of the evening.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
4:30 - 5:30pm Scholarly presentations
5:30 - 6:30pm Refreshments
6:30 - 7:30pm Creative presentations
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall
Epstein Building/Women's Studies Research Center
Brandeis University
515 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
Presentations:
Kathryn Hellerstein
Scholarly presentation: "Jewish American Women Poets: Anthologists and Translators (1966-1999)"
Creative presentation: Hellerstein will read a selection of her translations from her forthcoming collection,Anthology of Women Yiddish Poets and a few of her original poems.
Lori Harrison-Kahan
Scholarly presentation: "Frontier Feminism: Miriam Michelson and the Multi-Ethnic West"
Creative presentation: Harrison-Kahan will read short prose excerpts from the collection she is editing, titledThe Superwoman and Other Writings: Fiction and Journalism by Miriam Michelson.
Chantal Ringuet
Scholarly presentation: "Coming to Terms With America: Yiddish Women Writers Exchange Letters (1948-1972)"
Creative presentation: Ringuet will read poems by Chava Rosenfarb (translated to English) and Miriam Waddington.