Shachar Levanon is a PhD student in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations department. He holds an MA in Hebrew literature with a specialization in Yiddish literature from Ben-Gurion University in Israel. His MA thesis is a study of the poetry of Avot Yeshurun. Levanon’s current project explores urbanism, multilingualism and cultural identity in American literature written in Hebrew, Yiddish, and English. His dissertation brings together spatial theory, urban semiotics, cultural geography, and phenomenology by looking at the literary ecosystem of New York City.
This graduate student is available to deliver lectures to your K-12 classroom at no charge. All requests MUST be booked through the Middle East Center Speaker's Bureau.