Micah's research broadly explores the relationship between Yiddish, Folklore, and the archive. Drawing on media studies, performance studies, and diaspora and transnational studies, they are currently researching the glitches in transmission of modern Yiddish subjecthood through early 20th century radio. They hold a BA in History and Urban Studies from Bowdoin College, where they researched the politics of placemaking at three Jewish housing cooperatives in the Bronx. As a Fulbright Scholar based in Morocco, they studied the memory of Muslim-Jewish entanglements in the city of Essaouira. More recently, they have been facilitating a Yiddishist storytelling group calledZamler Collective to reimagine ways of engaging with ancestry through participatory archiving.
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Archivist
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Folklore
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