Ethnography and Literature (Research Group Conference)
Mon, 09/01/2006 to Wed, 11/01/2006
Ethnography and Literature: Theory, History and Interdisciplinary Practice
Amy Shuman
FELLOW
Ohio State University
Amy is a professor in the English Department of Ohio State University. Her research interests are folklore studies.
Ilana Pardes
FELLOW
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ilana is a professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research interests are the Bible in literature and culture, Biblical exegesis, and travel narratives.
Ronit Matalon
FELLOW
Haifa University
Ronit is a professor in the Department of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Haifa University. Her research interests are women in literature.
Carola Hilfrich
FELLOW
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Carola is a professor in the Department of General and Comparative Literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Galit Hasan-Rokem
FELLOW
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Galit is a professor in the Department of Hebrew Literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research interests are: narratives of stability and instability; ethnographic aspects of rabbinic literature; feminist literary interpretation; folk narrative and cultural theory; and proverbs.
Christoph Markschies
FELLOW
Humboldt University of Berlin
Christoph is a professor in the Department of Theology at Humboldt University of Berlin. His research interests are: history and literature of ancient Christianity; history of Christianity and Jewish-Christian relations in Late Antiquity; Gnosticism; and Greek and Roman religion.
Arkady Kovelman
FELLOW
Moscow State University
Arkady is a professor in the Center for Jewish Studies at Moscow State University. His research interests are Hellenistic and Jewish culture.
Alon Confino
FELLOW
University of Virginia
Alon is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Virginia. His research interests are: modern German and European history; and cultural history, memory, nationhood and historical method.