Writing Memoir: Place and Person
Seminar with award-winning author & lecturer, Ilana Blumberg
November 3, 09:30-15:15
Who we are is shaped powerfully by where we are. Our homes and streets and neighborhoods, our childhood towns or cities, are more than just the "setting"; they make some lives and life choices possible, and others impossible.
In this workshop, we will consider the relationship between who we understand ourselves to be, the places we have found and find ourselves, and the actions or events that have happened and can happen in those places. We will also think about what travel, or relocation, can mean for our identities. Together, we will look at some models of this sort of writing and experiment with writing it ourselves. Readings will be sent out two weeks in advance of the seminar. Ilana Blumberg Details:Minimum/Maximum No. Participants: 10/16
Cost: 400 NIS in advance, 450 NIS on the door (if places still available). This includes light snacks and tea/coffee, not lunch. Location: Talbiya, Jerusalem (more details upon registration). Registration: Sign up below and we will be in touch. Payment can be made via bank transfer, cheque/check or cash (by special arrangement).. Cancellation policy: If you cancel within one week of the class and your place cannot be filled, you will be asked to cover the total cost of the seminar. |
Ilana Blumberg is the incoming director of the Shaindy Rudoff Program in Creative Writing at Bar-Ilan University where she teaches creative nonfiction. She is the author of Houses of Study: a Jewish Woman among Books (U Nebraska Press, 2007; Bison Books, 2009), winner of the 2007 Sami Rohr Choice Award and finalist for both the National Jewish Book Award in Women's Studies and the Moment Magazine Award for Emerging Writers. She is the author of the scholarly monograph Victorian Sacrifice: Ethics and Economics in Mid-Century Novels (Ohio State UP, 2015) and has published widely on Victorian literature. Ilana won teaching awards from the University of Pennsylvania and Michigan State University before joining the English Department of Bar Ilan University in 2014. She lives in Jerusalem with her family.
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Previously taught by Ilana Blumberg - How We Came To Be Ourselves: Writing Autobigraphy
Testimonials:
'Thank you so much for organizing such a successful seminar. I have had a lot on my mind these past few months and it was cathartic for me get a new perspective through the contributions and insights delivered in this seminar. Ilana is a marvelous moderator and without exception I believed in my fellow attendees' stories while empathizing and sharing tears and laughter.'
- Lynn
'I highly recommend taking Ilana's workshops. She gives a great balance between looking at well-written and published pieces while encouraging the participants to discover and generate their own ideas.' - Anna
Testimonials:
'Thank you so much for organizing such a successful seminar. I have had a lot on my mind these past few months and it was cathartic for me get a new perspective through the contributions and insights delivered in this seminar. Ilana is a marvelous moderator and without exception I believed in my fellow attendees' stories while empathizing and sharing tears and laughter.'
- Lynn
'I highly recommend taking Ilana's workshops. She gives a great balance between looking at well-written and published pieces while encouraging the participants to discover and generate their own ideas.' - Anna