Monthly Archives: April 2018

What in the Hell is The Death of Stalin?

Posted on April 16, 2018 by zjb

Wow! What in the hell was that? And what was it supposed to be? The Death of Stalin was billed as a comedy, but that’s not what it was. Sure there was slapstick, jokes, and one-liners, and bumbling idiocy. But that … Continue reading →

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(Syracuse University) Jewish Studies Fall 2018 (Looks Like)

Posted on April 13, 2018 by zjb

A small program, we take visual presence with a lot of seriousness in the Department of Religion and in the Jewish Studies Program. Jewish Studies should look like something. It should have a look, projected out into the public sphere. One … Continue reading →

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LSD & Religion (Teaching Richard Rubenstein’s After Auschwitz at Syracuse University)

Posted on April 5, 2018 by zjb

In class today talking about Richard Rubenstein’s After Auscwitz (1966), I suggested to the students that the turn away from a personal God towards the impersonal God of mysticism was a hallmark of the late 1960s and early 1970s. That is … Continue reading →

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Narrative Powers of Women & Failure of Cultural Translations (Galit Hasan-Rokem at Syracuse) (April 11)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by zjb

Honored to announce this year’s annual B.G. Rudolph Lecture sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program at Syracuse University.

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