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Stanford Univerity, CA 94305

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poetry and poetics
Hebrew Literature
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Dibur, Literary Journal
On Dwelling
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Israel and Hebrew at Stanford
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Vered Karti Shemtov

Eva Chernov Lokey Senior Lecturer
Hebrew and Comparative Literature

Vered Karti Shemtov teaches Hebrew language and literature at the  department of Comparative Literature and the Middle Eastern Program at Stanford University.  She is  the direcotr of the Hebrew and Israel project at Stanford and the founder and  co-editor-in chief of the journal Dibur.  She served as the Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Jewish Studies until 2011.   Some of Shemtov's recent publications include: Changing Rhythms: Towards a Theory of Prosody in Cultural Context, Bar Ilan Press, Israel 2012,  several co-ediited issues including: Spoken Word, Written Word: Rethinking the Respresentation ofSpeech in Literature (2015), 1948: History and Responsibility (2013) and Jewish Conceptions and Practices of Space (2005).  Shemtov published numerous articles on the works of Yehudah Amichai, Michal Govrin, A.B Yehoshua, Zruya Shalev, and others and the entry on “Hebrew Poetry: 1781-2010”  in the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Revised edition.  Shemtov currently serves as the chair fo the Literature Comittee for the National Organization for Professors of Hebrew.

COURSES

COMPLIT 283 Masterpieces of Hebrew Literature from the Bible to the Present (JEWISHST 243)
  • Winter 2013-14

This course presents and reflects on some of the canonical works of Hebrew literature, from biblical era to the present. Discussing works such as the Wisdom Books and selections from the Midrash; and reflecting on important periods such as the Golden Age of Jewish Culture in Spain, the Renaissance, and contemporary Israeli literature, we will highlight linguistic innovation, as well as crucial thematic and philosophical concerns. Readings include the Book of Job, Psalm, Ibn Gabirol, Mapu, Rachel, Goldbegr, Agnon, S. Yizhar, Amichai, Oz and more.

COMPLIT 283 Masterpieces of Hebrew Literature from the Bible to the Present (JEWISHST 243)
  • Autumn 2014-15

This course presents and reflects on some of the canonical works of Hebrew literature, from biblical era to the present. Discussing works such as the Wisdom Books and selections from the Midrash; and reflecting on important periods such as the Golden Age of Jewish Culture in Spain, the Renaissance, and contemporary Israeli literature, we will highlight linguistic innovation, as well as crucial thematic and philosophical concerns. Readings include the Book of Job, Psalm, Ibn Gabirol, Mapu, Rachel, Goldbegr, Agnon, S. Yizhar, Amichai, Oz and more.

COMPLIT 145 Reflection on the Other: The Jew and the Arab in Literature (AMELANG 126, JEWISHST 106)
  • Winter 2014-15

How literary works outside the realm of Western culture struggle with questions such as identity, minority, and the issue of the Other. How the Arab is viewed in Hebrew literature, film and music and how the Jew is viewed in Palestinian works in Hebrew or Arabic (in translation to English). Historical, political, and sociological forces that have contributed to the shaping of these writers' views.nnGuest lectures about the Jew in Palestinian literature and music.

COMPLIT 145 Reflection on the Other: The Jew in Arabic Literature, the Arab in Hebrew Literature (AMELANG 126, JEWISHST 106)
  • Autumn 2013-14

How literary works outside the realm of western culture struggle with questions such as identity, minority, and the issue of the other. How the Arab is viewed in Hebrew literature and how the Jew is viewed in Arabic literature. Historical, political, and sociological forces that have contributed to the shaping of the writer's views. Arab and Jewish (Israeli) culture.

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