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Joel Berkowitz

  • Professor, English
  • Director, Center for Jewish Studies

Education

  • PhD, Theatre, City University of New York Graduate Center, 1995
  • MA, Theatre, Hunter College, 1991
  • BA cum laude, English, University of Pennsylvania

Teaching Schedule

Course Num Title Meets
ENGLISH 344-001 Modern Drama: Diverse Voices in American Drama MW 1pm-2:15pm

Teaching Interests

  • Ethnic literature in the United States
  • Modern drama Jewish literature
  • Yiddish literature and culture
  • Modern Jewish history

Research Interests

  • Yiddish theatre and drama
  • Jewish theatre and drama
  • Digital humanities
  • Translation for the stage

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Selected Publications

Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage: Essays in Drama, Performance, and Show Business Ed. Berkowitz, Joel B., and Henry, Barbara. 2012.
Berkowitz, Joel B. “The Many Languages of Yiddish Drama” Changing The Subject: Marvin Carlson and Theater Studies, 1959-2009 Ed. Roach, Joseph. University of Michigan Press. (2009): 238-60.
. Landmark Yiddish Plays: A Critical Anthology Ed. Berkowitz, Joel B., and Dauber, Jeremy. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. 2006.
Berkowitz, Joel B. “Yiddish Theater” Encyclopedia Judaica 19.2nd ed. (2006): 677-85.
Berkowitz, Joel B. Yiddish Theatre: New Approaches Oxford: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. 2003.
Berkowitz, Joel B. Shakespeare on the American Yiddish Stage Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press. 2002.