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Write Like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals

Sep 8, 2025   12:00 pm  
Lucy Ellis Lounge (LCLB 1080), 707 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Lecture
Sponsor
The Program in Jewish Culture and Society
Contact
Brett Kaplan
E-Mail
bakaplan@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Ronnie Grinberg examines how masculinity and Jewishness were linked in the minds of the New York intellectuals. Men and women, Jews and non-Jews in the group, all embraced a secular Jewish machismo that at its core prized verbal combativeness, polemical aggression, and an unflinching style of argumentation. Light lunch will be provided.

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