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Congratulations to Dr Annette Seidel-Arpaci who has been appointed Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies for the duration of semester 1, September 2011 to January 2012. The Fellow will be expected to teach a class on the Holocaust in contemporary culture, as well as persue their own agenda of research, especially in conjunction with the research...
On 13 July 2011, Ph.D. student and Bodleian Librarian Rahel Fronda presented her research at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds. Under the title "Micrographic Bibles in Ashkenaz: First Findings and Further Questions", Ms Fronda participated in the session "The Art of Script(ure): Letters as Visual Signs in Micrography and other Forms of Hebrew Calligraphy".
28.10.2010: Jonathan Wilson: Anti-Semites Delight: Jacob de Haan, Yitzhak Rabin and the Assassin’s Creed (chaired by Dr Claudia Sternberg) Jonathan Wilson, originally from Dollis Hill, London, has written two novels (The Hiding Room and A Palestine Affair), collections of short stories (Schoom, An Ambulance is on the Way) , and a biography of Marc Chagall....
ANTHONY JULIUS book launch: TRIALS OF THE DIASPORA: A HISTORY OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN ENGLAND On the 8th March 2010, Anthony Julius presented his new book to a large and diverse public, including many students. The book presentation was followed by a very lively discussion on the boundaries between anti-zionism and antisemitism.
The Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Leeds 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.
The Montague Burton Fellowship, a postdoctoral research and teaching post, was last held by Michael Weingrad, who specialises in modern Jewish literature and thought. Visiting scholars in the last few years have included Bryan Cheyette, Nina Collins, David Cesarani, Eva Frojmovic, Norman Kleeblatt, Lionel Kochan, and Irit Rogoff. Students have access to excellent resources for...
Prof. Zygmunt Bauman, Prof. Geoffrey Cantor, Dr. Frank Felsenstein, Prof. Griselda Pollock, Prof. Adrian Rifkin, Prof. Max Silverman The Centre's founder members, academic board and teaching staff are drawn from a wide range of disciplines and fields of study: Cultural Studies, Sociology, History of Art, English Literature, French, Philosophy, Middle Eastern Studies, Spanish, International Studies,...