The Elizabeth A. Clark Center for Late Ancient Studies (EAC-CLAS) is pleased to welcome Dr. Asa Eger (UNCG) to give a lecture entitled "The Fortress of the Figs: Cross-Cultural Materialities and… read more about The Fortress of the Figs: Cross-Cultural Materialities and Identities on the Byzantine-Islamic Frontier »
The Rudnick Lecture at the Duke Center for Jewish Studies on Israel and World Affairs, is pleased to welcome Arie Dubnov, Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, who holds the Max… read more about Rudnick Lecture presents Arie Dubnov: “Writing the History of Israel: Past, Present and Future.” »
Arie Dubnov will discuss his current book research project, tentatively entitled Dreamers of the Third Empire/Temple, which examines ties between Zionist and British imperial thinkers in interwar… read more about British Federalism and Visions of Statehood: The Case of Zionism and Partitions Across the Empire »
This lecture explores the role of the desert line-defined as the demarcation between areas receiving more or less than 200 mm of annual rainfall-in shaping the linguistic milieu of the surrounding… read more about Since When Does Rain Fall Here? Hebrew and Arabic along the Desert Axis—A Linguistic Analysis of Environmental Discourse »
Cate Knothe (T'24) returns to Duke to screen her documentary film: "Now It's a Strange House" with Ethan Grossman. Cinematography by Lilit Danielyan. Through interweaving recently captured digital… read more about Film Screening: Now It’s a Strange House »
Yitzhak Lewis discusses his most recent book: "Games of Inheritance: Kabbalah, Tradition and Authorship in Jorge Luis Borges," Rutgers University Press, 2025.Games of Inheritance explores the thought… read more about Book Talk: "Games of Inheritance: Kabbalah, Tradition and Authorship in Jorge Luis Borges" »
The North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar welcomes Adam Cohn to present on a work in progress.Adam Cohn is Assistant Professor of Spanish and faculty in Jewish Studies at the University of North… read more about NCJSS Welcomes Adam Cohn »
The North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar welcomes Tamar Hess, senior lecturer and chair of the Department of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her scholarship focuses on… read more about NCJSS Welcomes Tamar Hess »
This half-day symposium brings together scholars to celebrate the achievements of Marc Brettler in the field of Hebrew Bible, Jewish Studies, public education, and interreligious engagement. In… read more about Celebrating Marc Brettler's Scholarship: The Bible in the Public Square Revisited »