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The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the technologies underlying cryptocurrencies, as well as their broader ecosystem. After...

The aim of this 15-credit module is to develop your skills and confidence as a writer. It will help you to understand the differences between school and...

The aim of this 15-credit module is to develop your skills and confidence as a writer. It will help you to understand the differences between school and university study. You will have the opportunity to discuss with a tutor and with a small group of fellow students how best to approach research and writing at university, and will learn how your work will be assessed. The module is taught in small-group tutorials over the first half of the first term and assessed by a 2,500-word essay and portfolio of formative assignments completed over the course of the term.

Comparative Literary Studies|Cultural Studies|Hebrew and Jewish Studies|Middle Eastern Languages and Cultural Studies|Polish Language and Cultural Studies|Russian and East European Languages and Cultural Studies

This module addresses Yiddish culture from a variety of angles and traces these topics from the Middle Ages into the present day. Issues we will address...

This module addresses Yiddish culture from a variety of angles and traces these topics from the Middle Ages into the present day. Issues we will address include:

What are different ways of analysing Yiddish and Yiddish culture, from both scholarly and popular perspectives?
	How have notions of Yiddish and Yiddish culture changed over time and across geographic boundaries?
	How does Yiddish culture relate to Jewish history and Ashkenazic spirituality?
	What is the relationship between Yiddish and sources of power and authority?
	How have Yiddish speakers documented their own lives and how do people depict Yiddish today?
	What is the role of religion, gender, and class in Yiddish culture?
	How do topics such as taverns, food, ethnography, weddings, and humour inform our understanding of Yiddish culture?
	How do literary texts help us understand the world of Ashkenazic Jewry?
 

All readings are in English, with Yiddish versions available.