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The Centre for Jewish Studies is a transdisciplinary research centre based in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. It was set up in 1995 to continue the Jewish Studies legacy of the Department of Semitic Studies, and to build bridges with a number of Arts disciplines by means of the interdisciplinary Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies.
The Centre houses two main branches: a research centre for Jewish visual and cultural studies, and the project Antisemitism in Contemporary Culture (supported by the Stanley and Audrey Burton Trust).
Events
Stanley Kubrick: Intellectual and Innovative Filmmaker
Join us for an event co-organised by the Centre for Jewish Studies and the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, with speaker Nathan Abrams, Professor in Film at Bangor University.
Writing a History of Animals During the Holocaust
Join us for a talk with Barnabas Balint, Research Fellow at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced...
Gendering the Royal Armouries
In this talk, Rob Freeman (Royal Armouries) and Dr Kit Heyam will explore how the researchers and volunteers uncovered histories of gender and sexuality within the Royal Armouries collection, challenging the traditional white, masculine, heterosexual version of history.
News
Queer Experiences in the Holocaust — call for workshop contributions
Contributions are welcome for Queer Experiences in the Holocaust, a workshop taking place on 16 April 2024 at the University of Leeds with keynote speaker Dr Anna Hájková (University of Warwick).
BAJS conference 2020
The Centre for Jewish Studies is organising a panel about "Jewish heritage and crisis" at the BAJS annual conference in...
Sadler Seminar Series
Eva Frojmovic and Jay Prosser were awarded by the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute a small grant for the...