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Syllabus Defining Status in the Modern State: Citizens, Nationals and Refugees — Maham Ayaz (Spring 2021)
Maham Ayaz
Maham Ayaz
Defining Status in the Modern State: Citizens, Nationals and Refugees (NEJS 85a) Instructor: Maham Ayaz Essential Readings for the course: Castes, Stephen and Mark J. Miller. The Age of Migration.…
Syllabus Ethnic Minorities in the Modern State of Israel – Rima Farah (Spring 2021)
Rima Farah
Rima Farah
Ethnic Minorities in the Modern State of Israel (HBRW 152b) Instructor: Rima Farah Course Narrative: Israel was established as a Jewish nation-state. However, the state is characterized by its…
Syllabus Israeli Music (2018)
Mark Kligman, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Mark Kligman, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Essential Reading Philip V. Bohlman, “Afterword Shireh ‘Am, Shireh Medinah (Folk Song, National Song) in Hans Nathan," ed. Israeli Folk Music: Songs of the Early Pioneers (Madison, WI: A-R Editions, 1994), pp.…
Syllabus Israeli Art and Visual Culture (2018)
Gannit Ankori, Professor of Fine Arts and Chair in Israeli Art, Department of Fine Arts and Schusterman Center for Israel Studies
Gannit Ankori, Professor of Fine Arts and Chair in Israeli Art, Department of Fine Arts and Schusterman Center for Israel Studies
Contemporary Art by Israeli and Palestinian Artists During the session on campus, we will view, analyze and interpret visual culture from Israel, with emphasis on contemporary art. Given our limited…
Syllabus Zionist Settlement – Colonialism or Colonization? (2018)
Ilan Troen, Stoll Family Chair in Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Ilan Troen, Stoll Family Chair in Israel Studies, Brandeis University
This SIIS faculty syllabus provides a comprehensive list of essential readings related to Zionism and the settling of land in Palestine/Israel. The syllabus also includes material on important debates related to…
Syllabus Palestinian Nationalism - One Century Overview (2018)
As'ad Ghanem, Head of the Government and Political Philosophy Department at the School of Political Science, University of Haifa
As'ad Ghanem, Head of the Government and Political Philosophy Department at the School of Political Science, University of Haifa
Presentation Powerpoint View in PDF format. Essential Readings As'ad Ghanem. 2009 "Palestinian Politics after Arafat: The Predicament of the 'Palestinian National Movement'," Journal of Developing Societies, Vol. 24:4, pp. 465–487…
Syllabus The U.S. and Peace Negotiations (2018)
Daniel Kurtzer, Lecturer and S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Princeton University
Daniel Kurtzer, Lecturer and S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Princeton University
Presentation Powerpoint View in PDF format. Essential Reading Ilan Goldenberg, Lessons from the 2013–2014 Israeli-Palestinian Final Status Negotiations, Voices from the Field Series, Center for a New American Security,…
Syllabus Palestinian History and State Formation (2018)
Abigail Jacobson, Senior lecturer at the Department of Islamic and Middle Easter Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Abigail Jacobson, Senior lecturer at the Department of Islamic and Middle Easter Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Presentation Powerpoint View in PDF format. Essential Reading Abdel Monem Said Ali, Shai Feldman, Khalil Shikaki, Arabs and Israelis: Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East (Pelgrve, 2013), pp. 7-84 (ch. 1-2)…
Syllabus Music in Israeli Life and Culture (2019)
Mark Kligman, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Mark Kligman, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Essential Readings: Philip V. Bohlman, "Afterword Shireh ‘Am, Shireh Medinah (Folk Song, National Song)" in Hans Nathan, ed. Israeli Folk Music: Songs of the Early Pioneers (Madison, WI: A-R Editions, 1994), pp.…
Syllabus Mizrachi Jews in Israel (2019)
Bryan Roby
Bryan Roby
Required Readings: Khazzoom, Aziza. “Mizrahim, Mizrachiut, and the Future of Israeli Studies.” Israel Studies Forum 17, no. 2 (2002): 94–106. Lubin, Alex. “Black Panther Palestine.” Studies in American Jewish Literature…
Syllabus Gender in Israel (2019)
Shayna Weiss, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Israel Studies, United States Naval Academy
Shayna Weiss, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Israel Studies, United States Naval Academy
Presentation Powerpoint View in PDF format. The study of gender in Israel is closely linked to an examination of its founding ideology, Zionism. Zionism, the movement for collective settlement…