FYSM 211 - From Shylock to Seinfeld:Images of Jews and Judaism from Medieval to Modern Times

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Trinity College

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Jews and Judaism have haunted Christians and Christian culture since the two religions parted ways in the first century CE. Christians have imagined Jews to be killers of Christ, perpetrators of attacks on Christians, and leaders of world conspiracies. Shylock and Fagin still haunt the western imagination. At the same time, Jews survived through the long medieval centuries largely protected by church authorities and became citizens of modern European societies. What images of Jews were created by Christians and by Jews themselves We will read some foundational texts by Christians such as The Merchant of Venice, as well as autobiographies of Jews by Gluckl of Hameln and Leo de Modena. We will also study modern films and novels that capture images of Jews up through the present day. Ultimately, we will try to understand how traditional religious anti-Judaism evolved into modern racial anti-Semitism. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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www.Trincoll.edu

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(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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