Kafka, Scholem, Benjamin: On Law and Crisis in 20th Century Jewish Thought

3 credits · Undergraduate

In this course, we will examine the illuminating disagreement between Gershom Scholem and Walter Benjamin - two of the giants of 20th Century Jewish thought - on the meaning of the Law in Franz Kafka's stories. We will see how their respective interpretive strategies have dramatically informed the theoretical landscape of contemporary Jewish and non-Jewish thought. FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar