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Call for Papers The Jewish emigration
from Russia which set in after the Revolution of 1917 changed the face of
Jewish culture in Western Europe. Russian Jewish immigrants brought with them
the visions of a national Jewish literature in Hebrew, Yiddish or Russian as well as new concepts of
secular Jewish music and art. In many cases they acted as intermediaries between Jewish
centres in different parts of Europe and made significant contributions to a
secular Jewish culture in Europe with its own institutions and media. The concluding
conference of the project “Russian Jewish Cultural Continuity in the Diaspora (1917-1937)” will
focus on the historical legacy of this period. Considering literature and scholarship as
well as fine and performative arts, it will address in particular the following
aspects: 1) Reception: What impact did works created by Russian Jews have in Europe and
Israel (from the 1930s)? How did the multilingual element introduced by
Russian Jews influence Western European culture? How did the Russian Jews who emigrated to Western Europe conceive their own legacy? Which historical points of reference did they chose for the visions of
a Jewish culture in Europe? 2) Repositories: Where can information about Jewish artists and intellectuals who came to Western
Europe during the interwar period be found? Which are the most significant archival and other sources?
How could a database on the Russian Jewish diaspora be created? 3) Intermediaries: In which ways did Russian Jews
act as intermediaries between Jewish centres in Europe? How did they
contribute to the creation of a common sphere of Jewish culture in Europe? Abstracts (of no more
than 250 words) for a 20-minute presentation should be sent by January 20,
2010 to Dr Jörg Schulte. A
limited number of travel grants will be available for participants, with
preference for scholars from Eastern Europe. Please indicate if you wish to
be considered for a travel grant. The research Project
“Russian
Jewish Cultural Continuity in the Diaspora” is sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust (UK). Dr Peter Wagstaff Department of European Studies and Modern Languages |
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