JWST 110 - Jewish Studies Travel Seminar

Semester Offered: Spring
.5 unit(s)

A biennial exploration of the historical and contemporary Jewish world, topic varies from year to year. The course involves in-depth investigation of historical, cultural and religious topics in the life of the community under consideration. Includes travel to the locale studied during Spring Break, for which some financial aid is available. Application by submission of an anonymous statement of interest, including courses and interests that are relevant. Once a student is accepted, financial assistance is disbursed by anonymous application to Student Financial Services.

Topic for 2024/25b: Sepharad: Jewish Spain. A consideration of the historical and cultural legacy of Spain’s important Jewish population before 1492 and the literary and material remains of this rich and diverse culture after the Expulsion. The relationship between Spain and her Jews is an exemplary case of both symbiosis and of stratification. And the manner in which Spain and Catalunya have reckoned with their Jewish past is a significant part of the discussion. Our travel to Spain reveals both the few and subtle remnants of the Spanish/Jewish encounter, and the sites of projected or fantasized historical memory. Marc Epstein.

Offered Spring semester in alternating years.

First six-week course.

One 2-hour period.

Course Format: INT