BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Location: Perth\, \;\nAustralia\nDate(s) of Event: 2/11/201 8 - 2/12/2018\nDeadline for Submission: 8/1/2017\nWebsite: http://www.aajs .org.au/\nDescription:\nKeynoters include the Hon. Rev. Dr Lynn Arnold AO (former premier of South Australia) and Professor Jaky Troy (University of Sydney)\nPsalm 132 is perhaps the paradigmatic text for the interplay of memory and emotion in the construction of both Jewish history and the Jewi sh self. The psalmist lays the groundwork for the depiction and understand ing of exile\, and provides the paradigm for over 2000 years of fears\, an xieties\, hopes and aspirations\, which for some culminates in the establi shment of the State of Israel in 1948. This paradigm corresponds with the messianic hopes\, which emphasize the optimistic future rather than the tr agic present or past.\n\nWhile memory and emotion have shaped the discours e about the Holocaust\, and equally become significant reference points fo r reading Jewish history as a whole\, they\, particularly emotion\, have b een relatively de-emphasized in both rabbinic discussions of Halacha and a cademic analyses of Jewish rituals and practices. Even Jewish Mystical spe culation is largely presented in a rationalist mode. Hasidism\, is perhaps the primary exception to this pattern\; this is specifically found in the Baal Shem Tov's rejection of the basis of the rabbinic system of his time \, with a concomitant focus on emotion rather than reason as the fundament al basis of religious experience. Arguably\, HaBad has provided a mechanis m for moving Hasidic discourse back towards emphasis on reason.\n\nGeograp hy\, particularly Zion\, has been a consistent focus for memory and emotio n expressed in longing. This trope is first expressed in the quotation fro m Psalms\, it is also the heart and power of the poetry of Yehuda HaLevi. The importance of place is the heart of modern Zionism\, and is one of the most significant motivators in modern Jewish life and thought.\n\nThis Au stralian Association for Jewish Studies (AAJS) conference\, to take place in Perth\, Western Australia on 11-12 February 2018\, seeks to redress the absence of these tropes in the understanding of Jewish practice and law\, as well as exemplifying its importance in aspects of Jewish thought and h istorical experience\; it also seeks to provide a forum for wider discussi ons of memory and emotions as they touch on all aspects of Judaism.\n\nAAJ S 2018 Perth\, entitled "By the Rivers of Babylon: Memory\, Emotion and Je ws"\, will provide a trans-disciplinary forum for addressing perspicacious ly both memory and emotion -- both providing a basis for challenging and u nderstanding their implications. It also seeks from the opposite direction to reassess our understanding of Judaism by resorting to general theories of memory and emotion. We hope that AAJS 2018 Perth would act as an epist emological bridge\, as an antidote for parallel discourses surrounding Mem ory\, Emotion and Jews.\n\nProposed papers can look at the theme from any angle\, for example psychological\, linguistic\, philosophical\, anthropol ogical\, theological\, musical\, political\, biological\, historical\, cro ss-cultural. Papers on other topics would be considered too.\n\nWould you please submit your 250-word abstract BY 1 August 2017 to Seth.kunin@curtin .edu.au (Subject: AAJS 2018 Perth Abstract).\n\nNotice of acceptance will be sent out by 1 September 2017.\n\nVisit www.aajs.org.au for details.\nFo r further information\, please contact:\nSeth.kunin@curtin.edu.au DTEND:20170803T035900Z DTSTAMP:20240329T081133Z DTSTART:20170802T035800Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:AAJS (Australian Association for Jewish Studies) 2018: By the River s of Babylon: Memory\, Emotion and Jews UID:RFCALITEM638472966939482648 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Location: Perth\, \;
\nAustralia\nDate(s) of Event: 2/11/2018 - 2/12/2018
\nDeadline for Submissi
on: 8/1/2017
Website: http://www.aajs.org.au/
\nDescription:
\nKeynoters in
clude the Hon. Rev. Dr Lynn Arnold AO (former premier of South Australia)
and Professor Jaky Troy (University of Sydney)
\nPsalm 132 is perhaps
the paradigmatic text for the interplay of memory and emotion in the cons
truction of both Jewish history and the Jewish self. The psalmist lays the
groundwork for the depiction and understanding of exile\, and provides th
e paradigm for over 2000 years of fears\, anxieties\, hopes and aspiration
s\, which for some culminates in the establishment of the State of Israel
in 1948. This paradigm corresponds with the messianic hopes\, which emphas
ize the optimistic future rather than the tragic present or past.
\n<
br />\nWhile memory and emotion have shaped the discourse about the Holoca
ust\, and equally become significant reference points for reading Jewish h
istory as a whole\, they\, particularly emotion\, have been relatively de-
emphasized in both rabbinic discussions of Halacha and academic analyses o
f Jewish rituals and practices. Even Jewish Mystical speculation is largel
y presented in a rationalist mode. Hasidism\, is perhaps the primary excep
tion to this pattern\; this is specifically found in the Baal Shem Tov's r
ejection of the basis of the rabbinic system of his time\, with a concomit
ant focus on emotion rather than reason as the fundamental basis of religi
ous experience. Arguably\, HaBad has provided a mechanism for moving Hasid
ic discourse back towards emphasis on reason.
\n
\nGeography\, p
articularly Zion\, has been a consistent focus for memory and emotion expr
essed in longing. This trope is first expressed in the quotation from Psal
ms\, it is also the heart and power of the poetry of Yehuda HaLevi. The im
portance of place is the heart of modern Zionism\, and is one of the most
significant motivators in modern Jewish life and thought.
\n
\nT
his Australian Association for Jewish Studies (AAJS) conference\, to take
place in Perth\, Western Australia on 11-12 February 2018\, seeks to redre
ss the absence of these tropes in the understanding of Jewish practice and
law\, as well as exemplifying its importance in aspects of Jewish thought
and historical experience\; it also seeks to provide a forum for wider di
scussions of memory and emotions as they touch on all aspects of Judaism.<
br />\n
\nAAJS 2018 Perth\, entitled "By the Rivers of Babylon: Memor
y\, Emotion and Jews"\, will provide a trans-disciplinary forum for addres
sing perspicaciously both memory and emotion -- both providing a basis for
challenging and understanding their implications. It also seeks from the
opposite direction to reassess our understanding of Judaism by resorting t
o general theories of memory and emotion. We hope that AAJS 2018 Perth wou
ld act as an epistemological bridge\, as an antidote for parallel discours
es surrounding Memory\, Emotion and Jews.
\n
\nProposed papers c
an look at the theme from any angle\, for example psychological\, linguist
ic\, philosophical\, anthropological\, theological\, musical\, political\,
biological\, historical\, cross-cultural. Papers on other topics would be
considered too.
\n
\nWould you please submit your 250-word abst
ract BY 1 August 2017 to Seth.ku
nin@curtin.edu.au (Subject: AAJS 2018 Perth Abstract).
\n
\n
Notice of acceptance will be sent out by 1 September 2017.
\n
\n
Visit www.aajs.org.au
for details.
For further information\, please contact:
\nSeth.kunin@curtin.edu.au