Yiddish is far from “dead” or “dying,” with many exciting new developments in the Yiddish language and culture since the beginning of the new millennium. This symposium brings together international scholars to present their research on areas of innovation in Yiddish since the year 2000.
Saturday evening begins with an opening session from 7:30-9:30 pm and a performance talk on "Yiddish and Judeo-Spanish Songs" by Judith Cohen of York University. Saturday's event takes place at Library and Archives, Canada.
“A che servono i Greci e i Romani? L'Italia e la cultura umanistica” (What are the Classics good for? Italy and humanistic culture)
The talk will be in Italian.
Talk by Prof. Maurizio Bettini, Director of the Institute of Anthropology of the Ancient World at the University os Pisa.
31 October 2016 – at 12:00
Hamelin (Arts) 509 University of Ottawa
70 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa
In collaboration with the Italian Culture Institute in Toronto.
Christopher Kloeble will read from his critically acclaimed novel Meistens alles sehr schnell (Almost everything very fast) in German and English. 1:00 pm, Simard Hall, Room 125. Free admission, everyone welcome.
Une exposition de de livres rares et une une conférence universitaire à l'occasion du 500e anniversaire du début de la Réforme protestante et le 150e anniversaire de la fondation du Canada
5 au 7 octobre 2017, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa
Swiss-German author Christian Kracht and his American translator Daniel Bowles will read and discuss passages in the German original (published in 2012) and English translation (2015) from Kracht's novel Imperium: A Fiction of the South Seas, following an introduction and Q&A with the author by Arnim Seelig, McGill University.
