Sean Sidky
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@Ssidky1
Research, writing, pedagogy, & Yiddish | Scholar of American Judaism, Holocaust lit., & Yiddish lit. | He/him/his
Submissions are still open to propose a paper or workshop for #Farbindungen25!! The deadline is this Friday, November 15, midnight EST. We are so excited to read about all of your ideas and research for Bad Yiddish! farbindungen.com/2025
What is "bad?" What is "Yiddish?" We've got to know! Don't forget to take a look at the #Farbindungen25 call for papers for our 2025 conference - "Bad Yiddish!" Proposals are due November 15. We look forward to hearing from you! farbindungen.com/2025
Northwestern President Michael Schill changed the student code of conduct *THIS MORNING* to ban tents from campus as students set up their Palestine protest encampment. And he threatened students with suspension, expulsion or criminal charges. chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-w…
It's always a freylekhn purim when you can read about very real and certainly not fictitious developments in the world of online yiddish conferencing! We don't want to egg you on, but nu, click the link, don't be chicken! ingeveb.org/blog/cfpurim-f…
Getting into an online twitter spat with the @AuschwitzMuseum was probably not the best look for John Boyne. However, unlike the trans community, who have no influence or power, the museum commands respect... Maybe this is why John walked away?... lithub.com/irish-writer-g…
it's a bird... it's a plane... it's DEAR issue four, out now! check out pieces by eleven wonderful authors here: dearpoetryjournal.com 🤠🌻💫👀❤️🫡🥰💐🌸🌊🍐🥥
Many of the papers from the #Farbindungen24 conference, including our keynote talk, can now be viewed at our YouTube channel at the link below! Take a look! @farbindungen/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@farbindungen/…
my review of @MikhlDarling’s new play in @ingeveb, the the first original full-length american Yiddish drama to be produced for a general audience in seven decades! לייענט! ingeveb.org/blog/review-of…
Check out this review by #Farbindungen organizer (and on of next year's co-chairs) Sean Sidky (@Ssidky1) of Shira Gorshman’s "Meant to Be," compiled and translated by Faith Jones! ingeveb.org/articles/revie…
