Of the thesis entitled: Still Wandering: Tales from the Diaspora
As human beings, we are compelled to establish relationships and develop communities; we practice finding meaning in these things. However, no matter how much effort goes into their creation, and no matter how rich they are, they are always subject to an end—what they start as is not what they become. This too resonates with all things built; the memory of what a place was, inhabits what they are, and what they will be.
My thesis is a pilgrimage: within the excavation of documents, retellings of personal accounts, and site visits, I attempt to illuminate a group of people that risk being lost to the passing of time. It is within these stories that my family is brought to life, animating the houses, synagogues and other buildings that they once occupied. It is a reminder and a celebration of transience and the value of inhabiting it, if only for a brief amount of time.
The examining committee is as follows:
Supervisor:
Andrew Levitt, University of Waterloo
Committee Members:
Robert Jan van Pelt, University of Waterloo
Jane Hutton, University of Waterloo
External Reader:
Marta Marin-Domine, Director, Centre for Memory and Testimony Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Thursday,
September
13,
2018
6:00
PM
BRIDGE Centre
for Architecture +
Design
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.