Course
Course 15 credits • YIDC01
In this course you will explore Sholem Aleichem's narrative art in relation to the creation of a modern Jewish culture in Russia and the United States during the period 1883-1914.
Sholem Aleichem's most important works include his monologues Milkman Tevye, Railway Stories and Menakhem Mendel. These works are discussed and analyzed in relation to the crisis that Russian Jewish culture underwent from the beginning of the 1880s until the outbreak of the Second World War. Sholem Aleichem's encounter with American culture - the stay in the United States in 1905-1906 and the emigration to the United States in 1914 - is discussed on the basis of his plays that were filmed and staged at Jewish theaters.
In summary, you will learn in what respects Sholem Aleichem's unique art of storytelling is the main contribution to the creation of a modern, Jewish culture.
Study period:
autumn semester 2026
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
distance course
Study period:
2026-08-31 – 2027-01-17
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-E1020
Eligibility:
General requirements and studies equivalent to Swedish Upper Secondary School courses English 6/English level 2
First Admission Round
Internationell ansökan
Autumn semester 2026
Late application
Possibly opens March 31