Professor Dan Russek will present a brief overview of Jewish life in Mexico and Argentina as seen through four books by Jewish authors:听Los gauchos jud铆os听(The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas, 1910) by Argentine Alberto Gerchunoff,听Las genealog铆as听(The Family Tree: An Illustrated Novel, 1981) by Mexican Margo Glantz,听El libro de los recuerdos听(The Book of Memories, 1984) by Argentine Ana Maria Shua, 补苍诲听Tela de Sevoya听(Onioncloth, 2012) by Mexican Myriam Moscona; and move on to an examination of Jewish themes in the work of the most important Latin American writer of the twentieth century, Argentine Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). Dan will discuss Borges鈥� attitudes towards Judaism and Israel, and analyze his emblematic texts such as his short stories听El milagro secreto, (The Secret Miracle)听Deustches Requiem,听Emma Zunz, 补苍诲听El Aleph, and poems such as听El Golem听补苍诲听Israel. Translations of, and/or link to, these texts are available upon request (email Prof. Dan Russek at听[email protected]).听
Dan Russek, a native of Mexico, is an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies.听He has taught at UVic since 2004. He earned a B.A. (Philosophy) and an M.A. (Comparative Literature) from the Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico (UNAM). He completed his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago, specializing in modern and contemporary Latin American literature and visual arts. His fields of research include the links between literature and the visual arts and media, urban studies and aesthetics.
This event is sponsored by Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue Adult Education Team.听 For information and the Zoom link contact听[email protected].
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