Jewish Cultures and Societies
Gilad Sharvit, Towson University
Shakespearean Studies
Tanya Pollard, Brooklyn College and CUNY
Petrarch’s Canzoniere stands as one of the greatest and most influential collections of love poetry ever written. A.M. Juster, a celebrated poet and translator, brings Petrarch’s vision to life with precision and grace, offering a rendition that is both...
History of the Book
Michael Legaspi, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
Douglas Stuart is the author of Shuggie Bain (NYT bestseller; 2020 Booker Prize) and Young Mungo (British Book Award finalist).
Theater and Performance
Carrie Preston, Boston University; Sean Metzger, UCLA
Buddhist Studies Forum
Paula Arai, Institute of Buddhist Studies
Women, Gender, and Culture in the Early Modern World
Rachel Trubowitz, University of New Hampshire
Musics Abroad
Maria Sonevytsky, Bard College
German Studies: New Perspectives
Andreas Kilcher, ETH-Zürich
What are we to make of Nolan’s reworking of this Homeric epic? How does his version adapt the ancient story and shape the narrative through cinematic techniques? What does the film and its reception tell us about our own time and its relationship to the...
Medieval Studies
Jack Tannous, Princeton University
