Making of the Jewish Nation
"Making of the Jewish Nation" traces the development of different forms of Jewish nationalism (diaspora nationalism, Zionism, territorialism, etc.) and the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
American Jewish History: The Case of Central Illinois
The course offers an opportunity to learn the nuances of archival work using the collections available locally—the University of Illinois Library!
The Holocaust in Context
Examines cultural representations of the Holocaust in literature, film, and critical essays.
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Alumni spotlight: Jessica Young
Jessica Young is currently an Assistant Professor of Global English at New College of Florida. Her dissertation, “Migrating Memories: Power and Transcultural Memory in Contemporary South Asian Fiction,” traces the visible and invisible modes of memory transmission across national and cultural borders in South Asian literature produced in the United States, England, Canada, and the subcontinent. She is currently working on a second research project that examines memories of gentrification and anti-gentrification activism from multiple global contexts. While at the University of Illinois,...