Middle Eastern Studies Program, Jewish Studies Program, Historical Studies Program, and Rosenberg Foundation Present
Theodor Herzl, Race, and Empire
Monday, September 12, 2016
Kline, College Room
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Derek Penslar
Oxford, Harvard, and the University of Toronto
During this brown bag lunch Prof. Penslar will discuss his current research on journalistic writings by Theodor Herzl that flesh out ideas about colonialism, race, and empire. His work juxtaposes Herzl's diaries, written in private but intended for a public audience, with his journalism, which was produced for the public yet at times expressed deeply private feelings. The textual interplay reveals that Herzl was deeply embedded in fin de siècle racial and colonial discourse, thought of colonized peoples with a complex mixture of sympathy and antipathy, and held starkly divergent views about Africa and the Orient.Oxford, Harvard, and the University of Toronto
For more information, call 845-758-7453.
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Kline, College Room