Jewish Law and Critical Theory

Harvard HLS

Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This course explores the intersections between Jewish law and critical theory, with an emphasis on the ways in which critical theory can inform and challenge ancient Jewish thought. Students will engage with a range of theoretical perspectives, including anthropology, feminist theory, and postcolonial theory, and apply these perspectives to a variety of Jewish texts and traditions. Through careful reading of Jewish texts from the Babylonian Talmud,…