Dr. L. Juliana Claassens
The myriad ways in which the book of Jonah has found expression in art, music, and literature indicates just how deeply ingrained Jonah has become in the Western consciousness. This lecture proposes that the book of Jonah can be read as literature as the narrative representation of traumatic experience in the form of literary symbols served as a way for the original readers to work through their trauma. Future interpretative communities connected to Jonah as well in terms of a shared experience of trauma as contemporary authors, artists, and poets sought to understand their situation within the contours of the words and images found in Jonah. These interpretations that highlight Jonah and Literature help us connect with experiences of suffering across time and space, even while recognizing that each traumatic experience is unique to a particular community.
This talk will take place on Wednesday, November 20th at 12:00 Pm in the Brown Alley Room, Weinstein Hall.
Reghan Ruf, '21, majored in biology and religious studies at the University of Richmond. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in biogeochemistry at the University of Akron. Listen to her insights on how her studies in religious studies and biology have complemented each other.
Rhiannon Graybill, Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein & Gilbert M. and Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Jewish Studies, published Narrating Rape: Shifting Perspectives in Biblical Literature and Popular Culture by SCM Press.
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Rhiannon Graybill, Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein & Gilbert M. and Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Jewish Studies, received the American Academy of Religion's 2022 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies for the book Texts after Terror: Rape Sexual Violence, and the Hebrew Bible. The annual competition recognizes new scholarly publications that make significant contributions to the study of religion. This year, 2022 and 2023 awards were announced simultaneously.
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Rhiannon Graybill, Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein & Gilbert M. and Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Jewish Studies, published Lee Edelman and the Queer Study of Religion.
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Rhiannon Graybill, Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein & Gilbert M. and Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Jewish Studies, published Jonah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary by Yale University Press.
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