Developments within the field, as well as the advent and ascendancy of cultural studies as a disciplinary model, have led the present generation of Yiddish scholars to look beyond the inherited language-and-literature paradigm to one in which Yiddish culture in its various manifestations (linguistic, textual, material, etc.) is viewed as a national culture-the culture of Ashkenaz.
The merger of the Yiddish and Ashkenazic Studies Program with the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures positions the Program in an appropriately European context, draws upon existing strengths (German-Jewish literary and cultural studies, Holocaust studies) within the Department, creates opportunities for creative synergy, and leads the discipline in a direction appropriate for the present historical moment.
Yiddish Minor
The minor in Yiddish consists of Yiddish 104 and an additional 20 credit hours in Yiddish or allied courses at the 200 level or above. At least two Yiddish language courses must be included in the 20 credit hours of course work. Up to six hours of overlap between the minor and the BER/GEC/LAR will be permitted with the approval of the advisor. Once the Minor Program Form has been approved by a faculty advisor in the Yiddish Program, the student must file the form with a college/school counselor.
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