‘Women, Martyrdom, & Religious Drama in the Abrahamic Traditions’ (WOMARD)
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
September 24th, 2024
WOMARD is an ambitious new project that studies the dramatic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Shi’i Islam from a comparative perspective. Based at the University of Fribourg’s Department of English and led by Professor Elisabeth Dutton, this 4-year project will include a wide range of activities, from the editing and translation of Persian and Yiddish playscripts, to the staging of performances. Please join us for talks, short films, and lively discussion at one or both of the day’s sessions.
Lunchtime session: 12:00-13:00,
Welcome to WOMARD! Introducing the project, the team, and the traditions: Purim Shpil; European Christian Drama; and the Iranian Ta’ziyeh
University of Fribourg, Salle Laure Dupraz, MIS 11
Register to attend in person (we’d be delighted to see you in-person if you’re near Fribourg and can make it!)
Join us online via Zoom (we’ll also be delighted to see you)
Evening session: 17:00-18:30
Talks from the Team
University of Fribourg, MIS 03 3115
Prof. Sonya Yampolskaya, “Introduction to Purim Shpil: Biblical Drama and Carnival Satire.”
Prof. Elisabeth Dutton & Dr Lucy Deacon, “Unmasking the Transhistorical: The Medieval Mysteries and Iranian Taʿziyeh Compared.”
Dr Sara Khalili Jahromi & Lucy Deacon, “Preservation, Prohibition and Provenance: Addressing the Mysteries of the Cerulli Collection ofTaʿziyeh Manuscripts.”
Prof. Babak Rahimi, “Taʿziyeh: Rethinking a Devotional Tradition,” and short film: “Muharram in Bushehr.”
18:30 Apéritif (Hall Mosaique)
