Monday, September 22, 2014
4:00pm
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JEWISH STUDIES FACULTY STUDENT RESEARCH SEMINAR
(Conferences / Seminars / Lectures)
"Huwiya/Zehut: Identity and Language in the Israeli Bilingual Sitcom 'Arab Labor'"
Marc Bernstein, Michigan State University
Dr. Bernstein explores linguistic issues surrounding the Arabic-speaking protagonists in the popular Israeli sitcom "Arab Labor." He discusses the "blended Israeli Arabic," a unique dialectical variant containing embedded Hebrew words and phrases drawn from specific semantic fields, which, at critical junctures, determines plot direction and undergirds a critique of both Palestinian-Israeli and Jewish-Israeli societies. Co-sponsored by Jewish Studies and Muslim Studies.
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