Call for Papers: Postgraduate Conference on Jewish Studies in Scandinavia

Conference organised in collaboration with Lund University, Centre for Religious Studies

HJS research student Noa Ben-David is arranging an event that will offer an opportunity for postgraduate students working in the area of Jewish Studies in Scandinavia to engage in meaningful discussions, form a network, and present their research. The event is an interdisciplinary conference dedicated to the study of Jewish histories, cultures, and languages across the Nordic region.

The past few years have seen a growing recognition in the academic community of the need for intellectual forums which can be accessed irrespective of location or financial means. Our event will meet this demand, providing an online platform where postgraduate and early career researchers working on some aspect of Jewish life in Scandinavia can build connections and share research in a fruitful and encouraging environment. 

This year’s pilot will be completely live and online, comprising panels of 20-minute papers and discussion. We seek to bring together researchers from across departments and universities, to form a Fellesskap – a sense of fellowship – in our interdisciplinary field. To help participants meet and connect with one another, the event will offer plenty of opportunities for virtual socialising.

Conference Date: Monday-Tuesday, 13-14 May 2024, online.

Keynote speakers: Prof Lily Kahn & Dr Riitta Valijärvi, UCL | Dr Jon Reitan, NTNU

We encourage creative proposals centring on Jewish ideas, objects, individuals, and communities in the broad Nordic region. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Early and modern histories and cultures 
• Linguistics and languages 
• Literatures and communication
• Sociological approaches to Jewish integration and identifications 
• Transnational perspectives

Please submit a 200 word abstract and a short biographical note to Noa Ben-David uclhben@ucl.ac.uk by Monday 8 April 2024. Feel free to get in touch via this email address if you have any questions.