I.B. Singer 2022 Conference
The 2022 "New Approaches to I.B. Singer" international conference took place March 27-29, 2022.
The conference began with the keynote address "Is Isaac Bashevis Singer a Yiddish Writer?" from Aaron Lansky, the founder of the Yiddish Book Center. You can read a brief recap on Twitter.
This keynote was co-sponsored by the Harry Ransom Center.
Conference Schedule
The keynote address was in the Prothro Theater at the Harry Ransom Center.
All panels were in the West Conference Room of the Glickman Conference Center (RLP 1.302B).
- Academic Keynote
March 28, 9.00-10.00
- Panel 1: Singer's Life-Writing, chaired by Jan Schwarz
March 28, 10.30-12.30
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- Panel 2: Singer's World Literature, chaired by Alan Astro
March 28, 14.30-16.30
- Panel 3: Gender and Performance, chaired by Itzik Gottesman
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- Panel 4: Translating Singer – via Zoom, chaired by Jonathan Kaplan
March 29, 9.00-10.30
David Stromberg (Hebrew University): “An American Invention: Isaac Bashevis Singer and Simple Gimpl”
Rachel Mines (Independent Scholar, Vancouver): “Gaining in Translation”
Respondent: Anita Norich (University of Michigan)
- Panel 5: Singer's Family and Afterlife, chaired by Jan Schwarz
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