“As if I came from another planet: Jewish Life in Montreal”/ “Als sei ich von einem anderen Stern: Jüdisches Leben in Montreal”
Verena Stefan is a Swiss German writer and poet who has resided in Montreal since 1998. In her writing it is said that she “understands the complexity of words and their tendency to drift in meaning. She weaves together several languages and spans continents, with each shift reinforcing the inherent ambiguity of communication.” She will be reading in German and English from her book.
October 5, 7:30 PM Schapiro 241
Sponsored by the Department of German and Russian and the Programs in Jewish Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.