Jewish Refugee Poetry in Shanghai

4-week course / In person on Fridays, July 12, 19, 26, & August 2

10am-12noon

Classoom B2200

Fee: $60.00

Join visiting Professor Duosi Meng, Senior Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois-Chicago as she guides participants through utilizing poetry written by Jewish refugees as a lens to explore the Jewish diaspora in Shanghai from 1938-1948. The exploration will address questions surrounding the collision of eastern and western cultures in China and include a comparative analysis examining the nuances between poems authored by refugees and those crafted by renowned authors in exile. Copies of poems will be provided in class.

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