Nancy E Berg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3958439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy E Berg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy E |
| FAMILY NAME | Berg |
| SIGNATURE | BERG N E |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Washington University St Louis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Paper Trail
The photocopy of a Passover Haggadah, a modest edition glossed in the Arabic of Iraqi Jews (written, as is customary, in Hebrew letters) leads to the contemplation of the recent and current status of the language and wades gently into the question of the hyphen. A few examples from literature, life, and especially life literature, are offered to illustrate the tongue's afterlife. The conclusion reveals partiality for continuity over rupture and f…
When Ibn Rushd Met Borges
This article both analyzes the East-West dialogue through which Ibn Rushd (Averroës) has been reintroduced to Western and Eastern audiences alike, and contributes to that dialogue. Using Haun Saussy’s concept of the membrane text, through which different cultures are imported, Jabbar Yussin Hussin’s short story “The Day in Buenos Aires” is read in conversation with Jorge Luis Borges’s story “Averroës’s Search.” Each story is rich with layers of m…
Arab Chains” and “The Good Things of Sepharad”
The following article has emerged from an experimental, interdisciplinary course, co-taught by the authors in the fall of 1996, entitled “Exile: Jews, Literature, and History.” From the dozens of primary texts used in the course, we have selected six to illustrate the literary-conceptual analysis employed. Beyond the intrinsic aesthetic appeal of the passages, they have been chosen to exemplify the diversity of relevant material: in genre (poetry…
Exile from Exile: Israeli Writers from Iraq
Exile from Exile: Israeli Writers from Iraq
Victoria's triumph: Answering the ethnic question
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Exile from Exile: Israeli Writers from Iraq
Victoria's triumph: Answering the ethnic question
Exile from Exile: Israeli Writers from Iraq
Arab Chains” and “The Good Things of Sepharad”
The following article has emerged from an experimental, interdisciplinary course, co-taught by the authors in the fall of 1996, entitled “Exile: Jews, Literature, and History.” From the dozens of primary texts used in the course, we have selected six to illustrate the literary-conceptual analysis employed. Beyond the intrinsic aesthetic appeal of the passages, they have been chosen to exemplify the diversity of relevant material: in genre (poetry…
When Ibn Rushd Met Borges
This article both analyzes the East-West dialogue through which Ibn Rushd (Averroës) has been reintroduced to Western and Eastern audiences alike, and contributes to that dialogue. Using Haun Saussy’s concept of the membrane text, through which different cultures are imported, Jabbar Yussin Hussin’s short story “The Day in Buenos Aires” is read in conversation with Jorge Luis Borges’s story “Averroës’s Search.” Each story is rich with layers of m…
Paper Trail
The photocopy of a Passover Haggadah, a modest edition glossed in the Arabic of Iraqi Jews (written, as is customary, in Hebrew letters) leads to the contemplation of the recent and current status of the language and wades gently into the question of the hyphen. A few examples from literature, life, and especially life literature, are offered to illustrate the tongue's afterlife. The conclusion reveals partiality for continuity over rupture and f…
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Middle East Politics and Society (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Arabic (1 works)