HJS News
UCL Festival of the Arts May 7-17
Start:
May 7, 2013 1:00:00 PM
End:
May 17, 2013 7:30:00 PM
Location:
various venues, UCL Bloomsbury Campus More...
Europe and the Holocaust - Shifts in Public Debates in Poland, Germany and the UK
The panel investigates shifts in the role of the Holocaust in European
public debates in the recent past. Contrasting developments in Poland,
Germany, and Great Britain, we will identify common threads as well as
differences in perceiving, presenting, memorizing the mass murder of
European Jewries.
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Graduate Student Conference: Jewish Spirituality in Eastern Europe
The Yiddish Forverts has recently published a report from the Graduate Student Conference on ‘Jewish Spirituality in Eastern Europe – a Textual Perspective,’ held at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL on 6-7 June, 2012. The article, authored by conference participant Adi Mahalel (Columbia University), is available online on the website of the Forverts: http://yiddish.forward.com/node/4589 More...
New publication: The Russian-Jewish Diaspora and European Culture, 1917-1937
Over a period of three years, the Hebrew and Jewish Studies Department at
UCL has been cooperating in a research project devoted to 'Cultural Continuitiy
in the Diaspora: Paris and Berlin in 1917-1937', based at the Department of
European Studies and Modern Languages, University of Bath, and in cooperation
with the Centre for European and International Studies at the University of
Portsmouth. The project had been funded by the Leverhulme Trust Academic
Collaboration-International Network scheme. Among the initiators of the project
had been the late John D. Klier. More...
International Graduate Student Conference 2012
The Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at UCL is pleased to announce plans for an International Graduate Student Conference, devoted to explorations of multiple aspects of Jewish spirituality in Eastern Europe, to be held on 5th and 6th of June 2012 in London. The conference organizers invite graduate students and recent PhD holders to submit their proposals. We welcome presentations addressing any aspect of the religious history and religious culture of Eastern European Jewry, with an emphasis on their textual products. We are particularly interested in proposals which open up new perspectives and pose new questions regarding conceptual frameworks and traditional definitions used to describe Eastern Europe in the field of Jewish Studies. Topics may include:
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Continuing Education
Courses | Term Dates | Location | Access | Course Fee | Invoice
Courses
Details of HJS courses can be downloaded here. The timetable is available on the departmental website in May. Bibliographies and syllabi are available to download in early August. Do make sure that you have this information before the course begins.
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Term Dates
The academic year is divided into three terms, with two reading weeks (see UCL Term dates). The UCL Term begins on Monday 1 October 2012.
In accordance with departmental policy on Jewish holidays, no teaching will take place on the following dates: Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd, Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th October. Missed classes will be made up during Reading Week (5th-6th November) or as arranged by individual lecturers. Please consult with your course lecturer.
Location
The UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies is located on the third floor of Foster Court. The Departmental Office is in room 318, third floor, Foster Court.
All classes are taught on the UCL campus (see UCL maps). These are subject to change at short notice due to circumstances beyond our control. Nearest tube stations are Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Northern and Victoria Lines), Euston Square (Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan Lines), and Euston (Northern and Victoria Lines).
Access
There is a lift in Foster Court. However, other UCL buildings may be difficult for students with physical disabilities. Before making an applications, CE students are advised to contact the Departmental Office. This information will be treated in confidence and is only requested in order that UCL may offer advice on the facilities that are available for students with disabilities.
To book a place, complete and return the application form and the UCL Visitor Registration Form. Your details will be added to the UCL system and you will be eligible for a UCL Visitor ID card.
Course Fee
The standard fee is £500 per course unit (i.e. a course which ordinarily meets for two hours a week over two terms). The cost of a half course unit is £250. Should you wish to pay in two instalments, please indicate this on your application form. For this fee, CE students are entitled to sit in the class, receive all course materials and handouts. If you would like to sit the termly/end of year examinations and/or submit coursework/essays, please discuss this with the relevant lecturer at the first class. CE students can access the UCL library for reference use. (The fee does not include borrowing privileges.) CE students are also entitled to a computer account for the duration of the course. Once registered, CE students will be sent details of their account.
Invoice
UCL Finance Division will invoice CE students. Please return the remittance slip together with your cheque (made payable to UCL) to The Financial Services Office, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. Please note that credit card payments are not accepted.
For further information, contact the HJS Departmental Office:
Telephone: 020 7679 7171 Email: jewish.studies@ucl.ac.uk
Disclaimer:
The information given above is accurate at the time of publication. However, the UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies reserves the right to cancel / amend courses.
Please note that the UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies reserves the right to refuse admission.
