Monthly Archives: September 2017

Bright Sunshine On The Road

Posted on September 13, 2017 by zjb

This was last week on the way home, south down rt. 81 upstate around Cortland, NY the sun washing through sheets of cloud and scattered rain.  On bright shining radiance, driving through it at high velocity, as the poet has … Continue reading →

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(Deleuze) Difference & Repetition Reading Notes and A Few Critical Remarks

Posted on September 13, 2017 by zjb

Open to your correction and emendation, here’s a rough outline with some added critical notation to Deleuze’s Difference and Repetition. Too important a text to gloss, I decided with this one to go chapter by chapter. My basic understanding was … Continue reading →

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Black Jewish Prophetic Politics (Workshop)

Posted on September 11, 2017 by zjb

The Power of the Future. Prophetic Politics between Political Crises and Civil Rights Workshop in New York 13 Sep 2017 – 14 Sep 2017 Venue: Center for Jewish History New York, 15 West 16th Street, New York 10011 (USA) Organized by Nitzan … Continue reading →

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(Syllabus) “SAVAGES,” “MYSTICS,” & “MODERNS” (Theories & Methods in Study of Religion) (Classics)

Posted on September 8, 2017 by zjb

  THEORIES OF RELIGION: “SAVAGES,” “MYSTICS,” & “MODERNS” REL 601 Fall 2017 Braiterman   This introduction to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century classical theorists of religion keys the discussion of religion in such a way as to accomplish … Continue reading →

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“Mourning Becomes the Schlemiel” – a Guest Post by Jeffrey Bernstein

Posted on September 8, 2017 by zjb

Beautiful guest post by Jeffrey Bernstein, as I read it, on mourning, melancholy, and the Jewish, as read through the prism of Gimpel the Fool. It originally appeared (where else?) at Menachem Feuer’s Schlemiel Theory blog, hand down the best … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies

Posted on September 7, 2017 by zjb

On FB, Naomi Seidman recently asked all of us about whether or not there are any new paradigm shifts in Jewish Studies and in the sub-fields in which we work. From my perch at Syracuse, I’d like to suggest that … Continue reading →

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They Were Replaced (Confederate Swag At New York State Fair 2017)

Posted on September 4, 2017 by zjb

Well, that’s over with, but I am not entirely sure what, exactly it was. The New York State Fair’s done with for this year. According to reports, the fair organizers  “agreed” with vendors that the vendors would not be selling … Continue reading →

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