Name: Feverish: Illness, Empathy, & Jewish Identity
Start: 2019-09-08T15:00:00+1200
End: 2019-09-08T16:00:00+1200

Please note, this is a draft programme and is subject to change.
Events on 31 Aug & 1 Sept are located in Auckland. Events on 7 & 8 Sept are located in Wellington.

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Feverish: Illness, Empathy, & Jewish Identity

Gigi Fenster’s PhD proposal was an unusual one – she would induce a fever in herself. She hoped that this self-induced fever would help her break free from rationality and make her life a work of art. What followed was three years of research into fever- its history, its uses in medicine, and its relationship with her Jewish identity. Gigi’s second book, Feverish was born out of this PhD research. In this session, Gigi will discuss a few particular chapters in the history of fever, focusing on those that impacted on Jewish lives. She will also consider recent reports linking orthodox Jews with measles outbreaks, and how these mirror historic events in New York.

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Gigi Fenster

Gigi Fenster's first book, The Intentions Book, was a finalist in the New Zealand Post Book Awards and was longlisted for the Commonwealth Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Award. Her second book, Feverish, traces her quest to induce a fever in herself, and the questions around bravery... Read More →

Sunday September 8, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm NZST
Van Staveren Room Wellington Jewish Community Centre

Society & Community

LIMMUD NZ 2019

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Gigi Fenster