Member: transmutations

If you like Jewish books, check out my catalogue. I have several Jewish and Messianic books as well. You have a very nice catalogue too!

posted by c_curtis at 6:39 pm (EST) on Oct 14, 2007

Hi Robertus,

As you can probably tell, I'm pretty busy too. I'm currently taking a seminar on the Historiography of the Early Middle Ages (which requires about 1000 pages of reading a week), working on my thesis and preparing for another conference presentation in November (at the Haskins Conference in Washington DC). The maxim of the seminar instructor for grad students is "When you're hungry, eat; when you're tired, sleep; the rest of the time, read" and he appears to be assuming we'll taking it to heart. Roll on December...

guernicus

posted by guernicus at 7:54 pm (EST) on Oct 2, 2007

Hi fellow SFSU grad student! Yes, I imagine that we have passed by eachother at some time. I'm third year now. Finished my course work, now working on the pesky thesis. Funny thing, before applying to grad school in museum studies, I am going back and forth between grad school for medieval history or grad school museum studies. Museum studies won, decided my heart was working in museum education, and there were more opportunities for work in museum ed, than medieval history. Cheers, erinmuse

posted by erinmuse at 12:22 pm (EST) on Sep 27, 2007

Which do you think is more difficult: to profess or to practice [old-fashioned values]?

posted by theselkie at 2:29 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

Thanks for asking about the Jewish plays. There's a bunch of info about them on http://www.untitledtheater.com/GMS.htm. Any specific questions?

posted by EdwardEinhorn at 12:51 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

I like your summary about your library. I had pulled up your profile after seeing your review on "Givers Takers and Other Kinds of Lovers". It is nice to know that there are some other people out there in the world that have old-fashioned values.

posted by theselkie at 5:58 pm (EST) on Sep 10, 2007

Wow, talk about a late response! Sorry about that. I quit the group right after my first posting. Now have decided to join again. Low and behold, there was a message. I wasn't ignoring you, just didn't realize I had a question.
I've enjoyed my experience at SFSU. The museum studies department is very small. They only take about 22 new students each year.
It is a bit odd sometimes being with younger students. They tend not to get some of my references. I forget that some of these students have never experienced a record player, 8 track, or went to school in the non-computer age.
Other than that, it has been good. My biggest shock was the difference between a public college and private school. I also got my bachelors late in life, went to Mount St. Mary's weekend college. So entirely different format. You went all day on the weekend. So attending class weekly for only an hour was different to me.
Hope this helps a bit, and again, sorry for the delay.

posted by erinmuse at 11:32 am (EST) on Jan 29, 2007

Hi Robertus,

Good to hear from another medievalist and one interested in middle eastern history too. A fine combination! I've done some work on Jewish life in medieval Cairo, though so far my focus has been more upon the Muslim ulama (although the two subjects do intersect). Have you read Goitein's "Mediterranean Society?" It's a fascinating work and a tad more accessible than his larger geniza work.

Good luck with your reading. I've just received this semester's heap and it's... daunting. Although after last semester, I just have to tell myself that I can manage anything. Two reading colloquia (one on Middle Eastern historiography, one on the Black Death) were fascinating but a lot of work. This semester, I only have one reading colloquim (on World History - why Europe emerged as the leader in the industrial revolution in the early modern period) but I have my first conference presentation in March (at the Medieval Association of the Pacific, in LA) and the thought is terrifying. I see you've already crossed that hurdle, you lucky thing.

So what are you working on at the moment? I'd be happy to trade notes any time. Encouraging others through the grad school slog is always a good thing.

guernicus

posted by guernicus at 2:25 am (EST) on Jan 20, 2007