Nexus 5: Essays in German Jewish Studies/Moments of Enlightenment: In Memory of Jonathan M. Hess - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1640140794 ISBN 13: 9781640140790

Publisher: Camden House, 2021

Synopsis

Special volume treating exemplars of the vast number of texts arising from historic and imaginary encounters between Jews and non-Jewish Germans, from the early modern period to the present. Nexus is the official publication of the biennial German Jewish Studies Workshop, which was inaugurated at Duke University in 2009 and is now held at the University of Notre Dame. Together, Nexus and the Workshop constitute the first ongoing forum in North America for German Jewish studies. Nexus publishes innovative research in German Jewish Studies, introducing new directions, analyzing the development and definition of the field, and considering its place vis-à-vis both German Studies and Jewish Studies. Additionally, it examines issues of pedagogy and programming at the undergraduate, graduate, and community levels. Nexus 5 features essays written in honor of the memory of Jonathan M. Hess, a leading scholar in German Jewish Studies who, through both his person and publications, opened up the field for many others to explore new areas of research and inquiry. It offers exemplary instances of historic and imaginary encounters based on interactions of Jews and "other Germans" from the early modern period to the present day. It also discusses adaptations and translations of Yiddish and German texts, presenting insights into connections between literary texts and their Jewish and non-Jewish readers alike. By exploring multimodal cultural works ranging from performance to poems and illustrated fairy tales, and literature in German, Yiddish, and other languages, Nexus 5 works to expand the field of German Jewish studies in the spirit of Jonathan Hess himself.

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About the Authors

RUTH VON BERNUTH, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, is the guest editor of Nexus 5.

ERIC DOWNING, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, is the guest editor of Nexus 5.

WILLIAM COLLINS DONAHUE is Cavanaugh Professor of the Humanities and Professor of European Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

MARTHA B. HELFER is Professor of German at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Camden House
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1640140794
• ISBN 13: 9781640140790
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 222
• Editor: Bernuth Dr Ruth Von, Downing Professor Eric, Donahue Professor William C, Helfer Professor Martha B.