Mendele Personal Notices and Announcements
________________________________ November 24, 2013 To minimize wear and tear on the untershames, three requests: 1.Send time-sensitive notices well in advance. 2. Send material as plain text to [email protected] as plain text (no HTML, other coding, or attachments and write MENDELE PERSONALS in the subject line. 3. Correspond directly with the person who or organization which has posted the notice, *not* with your ever-beleaguered untershames. * __________________________________________________________________* *Call for Papers: Viskonsin! Tales from Yiddish Wisconsin* * Symposium* The Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce "Viskonsin! Tales from Yiddish Wisconsin," a symposium on Yiddish culture in the upper Midwest. This symposium seeks to uncover the often under-explored history of Yiddish culture in the Midwest, which emerged from the same historical trends that brought Yiddish immigrants to larger eastern cities but unfolded differently as those immigrants landed amongst a different mix immigrant groups in different landscapes and often smaller communities. Delving into this history is a fascinating and important facet of the global Midwest. This symposium will feature invited speakers, community history panels, and a participatory concert / sing-along that calls up the rich history of Yiddish community singing, prominent especially in the history of the Workmen's Circle. In gathering as a group of scholars and community members committed to unearthing this history, we seek to bring together existing scholarship and resources and foster continuing work on the subject. The symposium will take place on the UW-Madison campus in Memorial Library, room 126 on Friday, March 28, 2014. An associated choral concert and community sing-along featuring the Madison Yiddish Choir is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, 2014. *Proposals* We welcome proposals for presentations on any aspect of Yiddish culture in the upper Midwest, originating from any disciplinary perspective, including musicology / ethnomusicology, history, media history, etc. We especially welcome contributions related to musical cultures and Yiddish culture in smaller communities. Although the title is a reference to the state of Wisconsin, papers exploring other areas of the upper Midwest are also welcome. Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes. Proposals should include the presentation title and an abstract of approximately 350 words. Proposals should be submitted via email to [email protected]. The body of your email should include your full name, professional affiliation, email address, phone number, and the title of your paper. Submit your abstract (with title) to the email as a .doc or .txt attachment; the attachment should contain no identifying information other than the title of your presentation. Submissions are due no later than *Wednesday, February 12, 2014**. *The chosen presenters will be notified via email no later than Friday, February 21. ****************************** Henry Sapoznik Director Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture The University Club 432 East Campus Mall Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1319 (608) 263-1936 http://mayrentinstitute.wisc.edu [email protected] -----------____________________________________________________________ Please do not use the "reply" key when writing to Mendele. Instead, direct your mail as follows: Responses to Mendele Personal Notices & Announcements should be sent directly to the person whom or organization which posted the item. 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