[Mendele] MENDELE PERSONAL NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS--YIDDISH IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM: A Symposium on New Yiddish Language and Culture
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YIDDISH IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM: A Symposium on New Yiddish Language and
Culture
Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
November 5-6, 2016
CALL FOR PAPERS
Symposium Theme
Yiddish is far from “dead” or “dying,” with many exciting new developments
in the language and culture since the beginning of the new millennium. This
symposium seeks to bring together scholarship in areas of innovation in
Yiddish in the last fifteen years. The symposium is multidisciplinary,
spanning literary and cultural studies, linguistics, translation studies,
sociology, theatre and film studies, pedagogy, history, anthropology and
ethnography.
The symposium will include studies in the following areas:
New Yiddish writing and translation
Yiddish video and film
Yiddish theatre and music
Yiddish language and teaching
Yiddish community life
Symposium participants will be invited to submit a longer version of their
papers for inclusion in an edited book titled Yiddish in the New
Millennium.
Logistics
The symposium will take place at the University of Ottawa on the evening of
Saturday, November 5 through the afternoon of Sunday, November 6.
The organizers will cover hotel accommodation on Saturday and Sunday as
well as refreshments and meals during the event. Participants are expected
to cover their own travel, with limited subsidies available.
The University of Ottawa is located in the heart of Canada’s beautiful
capital city, within walking distance of the national library, museums and
other attractions.
Submission Guidelines
Interested presenters are invited to submit a 300-word abstract in Word
format (Times New Roman, 12 pt, single spaced). Please include the
following: the title of your proposed presentation, your name, affiliation,
e-mail address, abstract including methodology and theoretical framework,
selected bibliography, 6 key-words, and short biography.
Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a period of
questions/discussion. The working languages of the conference are English
and Yiddish.
Please submit your proposals to the organizer, Prof. Rebecca Margolis
(Dept. Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Ottawa), at the
following e-mail address: rmargoli at uOttawa.ca by May 1, 2016. Participants
will be notified of their acceptance by June 1.

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