In the wake of multiculturalism and post-modern ideas about art and culture, there is a wave of Jewish artists and thinkers focusing on a very specific area: how Jewish identity is articulated in the arts.

Douglas Rosenberg lead this fascinating mini-course, sharing his insider expertise in the ways Jewish identity is explored, both in theory and practice, in visual and performing arts today.

Douglas Rosenberg is a founding director of the Conney Project on Jewish Arts at the Mosse-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants for his work in media and the visual arts, including the Director’s Prize at the International Jewish Video Festival for his film My Grandfather Dances made in partnership with choreographer Anna Halprin. In addition to teaching at UW-Madison, Rosenberg lectures across the country and abroad.