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Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Seminar MT 2025
Theme: Trauma in Biblical Texts
Mondays, 14.30-16.00
Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Convened by Katherine E. Southwood
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Timing: Mondays 14:30-16:00
Organising department: Faculty of Theology and Religion
Talks:
Monday 20 October 2025
Trauma and Ideology in the Book of Lamentations
Date: 20 October 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Danilo Verde (University of Cambridge)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 27 October 2025
The Book of Jeremiah as a Cultural Trauma Narrative
Date: 27 October 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Christl Maier (Marburg University)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 3 November 2025
Trauma Theories, Category Mistakes, and Postexilic Judah as a Traumatized Society
Date: 3 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
David Janzen (Durham University)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 10 November 2025
Deception, Subversion, and Femininity in the book of Esther and the Joseph Narrative
Date: 10 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Rebekah Van Sant-Clark (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 24 November 2025
Animal Metaphors for Trauma and Illness in the Psalms
Date: 24 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Rosanne Liebermann (Aarhus University)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 1 December 2025
Trauma, Self-Defence, and Revenge in Esther
Date: 1 December 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Alexiana Fry (University of Copenhagen)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Editor:
Karina Atudosie
