YIDDISH BB – Intermediate Yiddish II

YIDDISH BB – Intermediate Yiddish II

Semester: Spring
Offered: 2022
Instructor: Sara Feldman
Meeting Time: M, T, Th 3:00pm-4:15pm

Continuation of Yiddish BA. Students will further develop their Yiddish reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension skills. Focus will be on working with a wide variety of textual and cultural materials spanning the Yiddish-speaking world in the modern era. Course materials include selections from Yiddish fiction, poetry, drama, film, music, the press, and historical documents. Students will become familiar with the language’s dialects, writing conventions, and historical development. Course activities will introduce students to the latest developments in online Yiddish publishing and digital humanities scholarship.

Recommended Prep: Yiddish BA or permission of the instructor.

For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.