From David to Joseph, Inside and Outside the Florentine Ghetto

A seminar by Dr Sefy Hendler (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) as a part of the School of Language, Literatures and Cultural Studies Seminar Series (SLLCS).

Long before Jews were confined within physical walls in the Florentine Ghetto, their place in society had already been shaped by other kinds of boundaries, religious, theological, social, and conceptual. This lecture examines the less visible forms of separation and connection through the biblical figures of Joseph and David. 

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies Seminar Series (SLLCS) promotes Literary and Cultural Studies, including political and social thought, narratology and imagology, film, textual and visual studies, questions surrounding language learning and translation studies, and also practice-led research. We encourage comparative, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, as our intellectual inquiry is in the service of national and international debate and knowledge advancement, particularly on the construction of identity and otherness in literature and culture. The seminar series provides a forum for the dissemination and exchange of current and developing research from staff and postgraduate researchers within the school, and also from national and international guest speakers.

This event is run in accordance with Trinity’s Dignity and Respect policy, and its commitment to nurturing a respectful and inclusive research culture.
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