Join us for three exciting events this spring semester!
- Prof. Till van Rahden “Nationalism and its Discontents: Jewish Visions of Pluralism from the Era of Emancipation to the Hitler Years” on April 2nd in the IUI Campus Center (room 305); 5.30p reception, 6:00p talk
- a talk – and tasting! – by Indianpolis’ Brotgarten proprietors, Alice and Jeanette, on “German Bread Culture.” IUI Campus Center on April 9th at 6p.
- a talk by Dr. Leo Riegert (Kenyon College) on April 18th at the IUI Campus Center at 6p: “1/64th By Blood, and You Call Yourself a Native American?”
- Talk abstract:A certificate stating I am the descendant of an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe will serve as a springboard for raising questions of belonging that arise from this apparently straightforward document—questions that are both political and personal. I will discuss the quandaries of using blood in determining Native American citizenship and identity, historically and today, as well my own evolving sense of what it means for me to be “Indian.” This paper is part of a larger project that explores my personal experience growing up in two cultures—one Native American and indigenous, one German Catholic and immigrant—as well the relationship between that personal history and my academic work on German Jews.
All events are free and open to all. Limited parking vouchers will be available upon request.
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