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Moshe LazarProfessor of Comparative LiteratureContact Information E-mail: lazar@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-0103 Office: THH 156T |
Education
- M.A. , Hebrew University, 1/1951
- Ph.D. , Sorbonne, 1/1957
Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
- professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1977-
- Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Tel Aviv, 01/01/1971-01/01/1977
- Chairman, Department of Romance Languages, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 01/01/1957-01/01/1971
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
This professor of drama and comparative literature has a range of expertise in European cultural traditions. Moshe came to USC in 1977 on a visiting appointment from Tel Aviv University, where he founded the School of Visual and Performing Arts. At USC, Lazar founded the first comparative literature program, which has since become a department in the College.
He has produced scholarly work on medieval literature in Old French, Spanish, and Provençal. He also writes on and for the contemporary theatre, particularly in French, and translates modern European plays into Hebrew and English. Since 1960, he has published more than 48 scholarly articles and 50 books in various languages (Hebrew, French, Spanish, Ladino)
Research Keywords
medieval and comparative literature, drama, romance philology, judeo-romance languages
Research Specialties
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) Texts (1500-2000); Judeo-Italian Texts (1500-1750).
Detailed Statement of Research Interests
Judeo-Spanish (medieval and Renaissance Texts), Modern Plays.
Honors and Awards
- Publication of book edited by M. Lazar in honor of his contributions to Tel Aviv University, 5/2006-
- USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, USC Parents Association: Teaching &Mentoring, 2006-2007
- USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, Awarded to faculty who have excelled in the areas of teaching, research and service to the University, 2003