Sheera Talpaz to Study Poets of Israel and Palestine as Fulbright U.S. Scholar</h1> <article> <h1>Sheera Talpaz to Study Poets of Israel and Palestine as Fulbright U.S. Scholar</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:09:10 +0000</p> <span>Sheera Talpaz to Study Poets of Israel and Palestine as Fulbright U.S. Scholar</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-07-06T17:09:10-04:00" title="Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 17:09">Thu, 07/06/2023 - 17:09</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="/node/252571">Sheera Talpaz</a>, an assistant professor of <a href="/node/3356">comparative literature</a> and <a href="/node/3416">Jewish studies</a> at �鶹��Ƶ, will spend the 2023-24 academic year in Israel and Palestine as a <a href="https://fulbrightscholars.org/">Fulbright U.S. Scholar</a>. Her research there will support the completion of a forthcoming book on national poets of the region.</p> <p>Talpaz, who earned a PhD in comparative literature from Princeton University, specializes in modern Hebrew and Arabic literatures with a focus on the intersection of politics, poetry, and literary reception. As part of Fulbright’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Research Program, she will study the phenomenon of the national poet in Jewish/Israeli and Palestinian literature and culture.</p> <p>Through her research, she seeks to define the concept of the national poet and include close looks at the works and reception of poets like Yehuda Amichai, Mahmoud Darwish, and Haim Nahman Bialik, as well as the marginalization of female poets like Fadwa Touqan and Esther Raab.</p> <p>“Although these poets have been discussed and written about extensively, the ideas or phenomena of the ‘national poet’ and ‘national poetry’ have not been adequately defined or comprehensively historicized to account for national poetry in Hebrew/Israeli and Palestinian cultures and literatures,” she says.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">�鶹��Ƶ professor’s research will culminate in a book on national poets of the conflict-riddled region.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-07-10T12:00:00Z">Mon, 07/10/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Kate Kaput</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2414">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25316">Comparative Literature</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25386">Jewish Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25241">Peace and Conflict Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/comparative-literature" hreflang="und">Comparative Literature</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/jewish-studies" hreflang="und">Jewish Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy of Sheera Talpaz</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-32098" class="paragraph paragraph--type--pb-el-bq paragraph--view-mode--default"> <blockquote class="blockquote--quotemark" data-text-color-red data-text-size-giant> <p>It’s important to me to bring major Hebrew- and Arabic-language poets into conversation with each other rather than keeping literatures and cultures siloed.”</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-27746" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p>Talpaz was raised in a bilingual English- and Hebrew-speaking home and began studying Hebrew poetry as a teenager. Years later, while pursuing her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan, she was introduced to the works of Palestinian poets and began learning Arabic. The experience ultimately compelled her to immerse herself in the study of comparative literature, kicking off a decade of research on the concept of the national poet.</p> <p>“I wanted to understand how poets and poetry came to matter and what kinds of social and political functions they served, since there seemed to be a connection between political crisis and the popularity of poetry,” she says. “It’s important to me to bring major Hebrew- and Arabic-language poets into conversation with each other rather than keeping literatures and cultures siloed.”</p> <p>Talpaz plans to spend two months this fall living in Israel and conducting research at Tel-Aviv University, followed by two months in the Palestinian territories, where she seeks institutional affiliation at Al-Quds University. The time abroad offers critical access to archives and other materials that will fill in gaps in her research, allowing her to complete the final chapter of her manuscript. She hopes to secure a contract for the book, tentatively titled <em>Resistance and Reluctance: On the ‘National Poets’ of Palestine/Israel</em>, by spring 2024.</p> <p>“Ultimately,” she says, “I’m aiming at a comprehensive view of this phenomenon because I couldn’t find what I was looking for when I learned about it and because there are so many elements about it that fascinate me.”</p> <hr> <p><em>The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides opportunities for college and university faculty and other professionals to teach, conduct research, and pursue specialized projects in more than 135 countries. A program of the U.S. Department of State, it seeks to strengthen and expand relationships between the U.S. and other nations. The program boasts more than 400,000 distinguished alumni, including 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 62 Nobel Prize Laureates, 78 MacArthur Foundation Fellows, and thousands of leaders spanning the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Melissa Fleming ’86, Head of Communications for the United Nations, Returns for April 10 Talk</h1> <p>eburnett — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:26:12 +0000</p> <span>Melissa Fleming ’86, Head of Communications for the United Nations, Returns for April 10 Talk</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-04-05T10:26:12-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 10:26">Wed, 04/05/2023 - 10:26</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Melissa Fleming, the Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations and a 1986 graduate of �鶹��Ƶ College, will return to her alma mater to discuss her career and her �鶹��Ƶ roots in a 4:30 p.m. lecture on Monday, April 10. It will take place in Hallock Auditorium (in the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, 122 Elm St.) and will be followed by a Q&A session. This event is open to all �鶹��Ƶ students, faculty, and staff with OCID, as well as invited guests.</p> <p>Titled “<a href="/events/uniting_for_progress_the_united_nations_vital_role_in_our_shared_future">From �鶹��Ƶ to the World: My Journey with the United Nations</a>,” Fleming’s talk will trace her path from �鶹��Ƶ, from which she earned a degree in German studies, through her current role leading the UN’s Department of Global Communications, which is responsible for informing global audiences about the state of the world and building support for the organization’s work and goals.</p> <p>On Tuesday, April 11, Fleming will also address the Cleveland Council on World Affairs in a program titled “How the UN is Tackling Global Crises: An Insider’s Perspective.” She will explain the role of the UN and how it is working to improve lives across the globe, and make a case for why Ohio and the UN are natural partners in the work toward a more peaceful, sustainable, just, and humane world. She will also share stories from her personal journey, which has taken her from New York, Geneva and Vienna, to emergency situations and refugee camps throughout the world. </p> <p>The Cleveland talk takes place at 5:30 p.m. at the Union Club (1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland). Admission is free for students; <a href="https://www.ccwa.org/events/melissafleming/">advance registration is available</a> on the council website.</p> <p>Fleming, who holds a master of science in journalism from Boston University, is also a <a href="https://www.ted.com/speakers/melissa_fleming">TED speaker</a>, the author of the book <a href="https://www.ahopemorepowerful.com/"><em>A Hope More Powerful than the Sea</em></a>, and the host of the award-winning UN podcast <a href="https://www.un.org/awake-at-night"><em>Awake at Night</em></a>. Her �鶹��Ƶ visit is made possible through the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Topics to include Fleming's path after �鶹��Ƶ and recent UN initiatives.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-04-05T12:00:00Z">Wed, 04/05/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Office of Communications</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2583">College of Arts and Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2368">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25241">Peace and Conflict Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/politics" hreflang="und">Politics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy of the United Nations</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>