Part of the Jewish Studies Seminar series
搁厂痴笔:听听
Have you had a glimpse of the mesmerizing music videos of ultra-Orthodox women celebrities like Bracha Jaffe or Devorah Schwartz, captivating over half a million viewers on YouTube? Or the myriad films and Yiddish plays crafted by Hasidic girls in Montreal and New York? Probably not.
Part of the Jewish Studies Seminar series
搁厂痴笔:听
Music is a major site for remembering the Jewish presence in Algeria, and in many ways works against dominant discourses of Muslim-Jewish conflict and Jewish outsider status. But digging deeper uncovers multiple ways to read Muslim-Jewish intimacy around music, some of which edge into rivalry, hierarchy, and difference. This talk weighs these multiple interpretations, drawing on historical archives and contemporary memory in Algeria and in France.