Found in Translation
Panelists discuss issues pertaining to Jewish-Russian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries—issues such as literary quality, translation, and ethnic vs. national identity—in a program that commemorates the publication of An Anthology of Jewish-Russian Literature: Two Centuries of Dual Identity in Prose and Poetry (M.E. Sharpe, 2007), edited by Maxim D. Shrayer. Participants are ChaeRan Yoo Freeze, associate professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University; Antony Polonsky, Albert Abramson Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University; and Boston College professor Maxim D. Shrayer, chair of the Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages and co-chair of the Jewish Studies Program. Ben Birnbaum, editor of Boston College Magazine, introduces the panelists and moderates the discussion.
Presenter(s): ChaeRan Yoo Freeze, Antony Polonsky, Maxim D. Shrayer
Date: April 22, 2007
Location: Honors Library, Fulton
Sponsor(s): Boston College Magazine; Jewish Studies Program; Office of the Provost
URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/foundintranslation/
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