Professor Phyllis Lassner will be a Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellow at the ÃÛÌÒTV from 2014 - 2017.
Visiting Fellow and Host
Fellow:
Professor Phyllis Lassner, Professor of Instruction, The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies, Northwestern University, USA
Host:
Professor Clare Hanson, English, Humanities
Aims of the collaboration
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To enhance collaboration between the Parkes Institute (Southampton) and the Crown Family Center Northwestern)
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To conduct an interdisciplinary research project on the topic of espionage and exile.
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To publish a co-edited essay collection based on a series of seminars and symposia at both institutions
Fellowship activities in 2015
Professor Lassner made her first Fellowship visit to the ÃÛÌÒTV in March 2015. Activities included:
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Visit to the Parkes Centre for Jewish Relations and tour of the archives
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Writers in Conversation event, 16 March
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Espionage and Exile Symposium, 18 March
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MA workshop on spy fictions
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Lifelong Learning Day on Jewish / non-Jewish relations, 22 March
Fellowship activities in 2016
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Session on "Soviet Russia as Escape Route from the Holocaust" at
"Shades of Jewish Soviet Life" International Workshop
, Southampton, May 2016
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Masterclass with MA English students, May 2016
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Workshop on Holocaust with undergraduate students, May 2016
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Preparation for future publication
Fellowship activities in 2017
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International symposium "Visual Representations of the Holocaust", Southampton, April 2017
Useful links
The Parkes Institute