University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
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In this episode, host Jeremy Shere talks with Shachar Pinsker, a professor of Judaic and Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan, about the historical and contemporary relevance of the feuilleton–an arts and entertainment section of newspapers that during the 19th and 20th centuries became known as a Jewish genre of journalism. The discussion covers the origins of the feuilleton during the French Revolution, its development and popularity among Jewish writers across Europe, and the genre’s unique ability to address both lighthearted and critical societal issues. Pinsker elaborates on how the feuilleton allowed writers to explore sensitive political and social topics under the guise of light entertainment and reflects on the genre's continued importance in media studies.
Explore Pinsker’s online collection of Feuilletons here.
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In this episode, host Jeremy Shere talks with Shachar Pinsker, a professor of Judaic and Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan, about the historical and contemporary relevance of the feuilleton–an arts and entertainment section of newspapers that during the 19th and 20th centuries became known as a Jewish genre of journalism. The discussion covers the origins of the feuilleton during the French Revolution, its development and popularity among Jewish writers across Europe, and the genre’s unique ability to address both lighthearted and critical societal issues. Pinsker elaborates on how the feuilleton allowed writers to explore sensitive political and social topics under the guise of light entertainment and reflects on the genre's continued importance in media studies.
Explore Pinsker’s online collection of Feuilletons here.
Oren Yirmiya, "Beyond the hoo-hee binary: Studies in third sex, non-binary, and gender-fluid Hebrew literature"
Frankely Judaic: Explorations in Jewish Studies
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Oren Yirmiya, "Beyond the hoo-hee binary: Studies in third sex, non-binary, and gender-fluid Hebrew literature"
In this episode, Frankel fellow Oren Yirmiya explores how Hebrew writers have grappled with the gendered structure of Hebrew, exploring ways to express non-gendered or gender-fluid characters and concepts that work within and beyond conventional Hebrew.
Frankely Judaic: Explorations in Jewish Studies
In this episode, host Jeremy Shere talks with Shachar Pinsker, a professor of Judaic and Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan, about the historical and contemporary relevance of the feuilleton–an arts and entertainment section of newspapers that during the 19th and 20th centuries became known as a Jewish genre of journalism. The discussion covers the origins of the feuilleton during the French Revolution, its development and popularity among Jewish writers across Europe, and the genre’s unique ability to address both lighthearted and critical societal issues. Pinsker elaborates on how the feuilleton allowed writers to explore sensitive political and social topics under the guise of light entertainment and reflects on the genre's continued importance in media studies.
Explore Pinsker’s online collection of Feuilletons here.
