Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
6-2023
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Program
Biography and Memoir
Advisor
Wayne Koestenbaum
Subject Categories
Ethnomusicology | Fiction | Nonfiction | Other American Studies | Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Yiddish Language and Literature
Keywords
Klezmer, Memory, Nostalgia, New York City, Childhood Overmedication, Identity
Abstract
This thesis is a series of three memoiristic essays around the vortex of identity. The first is an exploration of how childhood overmedication split the continuity of the author’s self-conception. The second traces the slipperiness of Jewish and Queer identifications detailing their synthesis in the klezmer revival in New York City in late 1980s and early 90s. The third is a polyphonic narration of the recovery of a lost klezmer’s life story in the face of the silence of time and slaughter.
Recommended Citation
Horowitz, Daniel, "Babel" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/5323
Included in
Ethnomusicology Commons, Fiction Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Other American Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Yiddish Language and Literature Commons
