Course Title:
Latin American Jewish Literature
Course Description:
Focuses on Jewish literature and art produced by Latin American Jewish writers and artists. The primary themes discussed are: Jewish identity and memory, Jewish religion and tradition within predominately Catholic societies, the aftermath of the Holocaust and current anti-Semitism, and the relationship of Latin American Jews to Israel. With a population of 500,000, the Jewish community in Latin America is one of the largest in the world. At the same time it is quite fractured, with creative activity taking place from Mexico to Venezuela to Argentina. Through encounters with the literature and the writers and artists, the course examines the enormous literary and artistic creativity of this minority culture within Latin America. This course is taught in English. Students may choose to do readings in Spanish or Portuguese.
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Even
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Odd
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Repeatable:
N
Additional Information:
Approved course: NU Core-Arts/Humanities Level 1
