Yiddish Studies in the Digital Age: 10 Years of In geveb

In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studiespublished its first articles, essays, translations, and teacher resources in August of 2015. In the intervening decade, it has to a large degree achieved its founding goal, to become “a central address for the study of all things Yiddish.” A generation of students, culture producers, and emerging scholars of Yiddish have now come of age withIn gevebas a place to publish, to keep abreast of current research around the world, to find new translations to teach, and read reviews of everything from the latest scholarly publications to new Yiddish music, theater, and film. This roundtable brings together a group of scholars who have all been involved withIn gevebin a range of roles to reflect on what this “born digital” journal has contributed to the field of Yiddish studies. This panel will also reflect on the state of Yiddish studies more broadly over the past decade. The panel will conclude by asking what the next 10 years will hold for the field of Yiddish studies, and how scholarly and cultural spaces likeIn gevebwill need to adapt to be ready to serve a changing academic and cultural landscape.
Panelists include former Peer Review Associate forIn gevebElena Hoffenberg, founding co-editor ofIn geveband past president ofIn geveb’s board of directorsEitan Kensky, and members ofIn geveb’s board of directorsEddy PortnoyandRachel Rubinstein. The evening will be introduced and moderated by chief editor ofIn gevebJessica Kirzaneand president ofIn geveb’s board of directorsMadeleine Cohen.
Thursday, April 3 | 7:00pm ET
In person and on Zoom