Jews in Space on Screen! Zoom Event with Professor Jenny Caplan
Join Jenny Caplan, Associate Professor and The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati, on Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7 PM eastern for a discussion on "Jews in Space on Screen!" Amy Weiss, Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History at the University of Hartford, will moderate the discussion.The event will take place on Zoom.
Mel Brooks' 1981 promise to bring "Jews in Space" to life was finally realized in 2023 in the epilogue of A History of the World Part II, but there have been plenty of Jews in space on screen in between. From alien characters accused of perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes like Star Wars' Watto or the Ferengi of the Star Trek universe to explicit Jewish storylines on Babylon 5 and Firefly, Jewish characters and themes have had a place in science fiction film and television.
This event is part of the 2024 - 2025 public programming associated with the University of Hartford's Museum of Jewish Civilization’s exhibit, “Jews in Space: Members of the Tribe in Orbit.” This event is co-sponsored by the UConn Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life. The exhibit was created by the Center for Jewish History and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. It was generously funded in part by CT Humanities, the Feltman Family Fund, the Jewish Community Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, and a NASA Connecticut Space Grant.
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Contact Email
amweiss@hartford.edu
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