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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 History of the State of Israel - Alexander Kaye (Fall 2019)
Alexander Kaye
Alexander Kaye
History of the State of Israel (NEJS 145a) Instructor: Alexander Kaye Course Description This course is a survey of the political, social and cultural history of the State of Israel.…
Syllabus Parallel Narratives (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 explores the Arab-Israeli conflict and the history of Arab-Jewish relations in Palestine/Israel through the notion of "parallel narratives." The readings illustrate both Israeli and Palestinian historical…
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 Political Islam – The Case of Hamas (2018)
Elie Rekhess, Visiting Crown Chair in Middle East Studies, Northwestern University; Senior Research Fellow, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University
Elie Rekhess, Visiting Crown Chair in Middle East Studies, Northwestern University; Senior Research Fellow, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University
This SIIS faculty syllabus explores the history and features of political Islam with an emphasis on Hamas. The history and nature of Hamas is examined in relation to Islamic fundamentalism…
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 Palestinian Politics and Peacemaking (2019)
Ghaith al-Omari, Senior Fellow, Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship, The Washington Institute
Ghaith al-Omari, Senior Fellow, Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship, The Washington Institute
Essential Readings Ghaith Al-Omari, “Palestinian Succession: An Overview Of Institutional Turmoil,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, No. 28, October 2015. Ghaith Al-Omari: Oslo’s Mangled Legacy Hussein Agha and Ahmad…
Syllabus Israeli National Security and the Conflict (2019)
Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt
Charles D. Freilich, "National Security Decision-Making in Israel: Processes, Pathologies, and Strengths," Middle East Journal, Vol. 60, No. 4, Autumn 2006, pp. 635-663. Col. Alon Paz, Transforming Israel's Security…
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 The U.S. & Peace Negotiations (2019)
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
Daniel Kurtzer, “Choices Facing the United States: Greater Israel or Global Israel?” Israel Studies, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Fall 2018), pp. 246-252. Daniel Kurtzer, “Waiting for Uncle Sam: ‘Ten Commandments’…
Syllabus Parallel Narratives (2019)
Ilan Troen, Stoll Family Chair in Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Ilan Troen, Stoll Family Chair in Israel Studies, Brandeis University
This SIIS faculty syllabus explores the Arab-Israeli conflict and the history of Arab-Jewish relations in Palestine/Israel through the notion of "parallel narratives." The readings illustrate both Israeli and Palestinian historical…
Syllabus Israel and the Middle East (2019)
Asher Susser, Professor of History and Senior Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Tel Aviv University
Asher Susser, Professor of History and Senior Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Tel Aviv University
This SIIS faculty syllabus explores the relationship between Israel and the Middle East in terms of the Arab-Israeli conflict and political developments in the Middle East. Essential Reading Asher…
Syllabus Legal Controversies in Israeli History - Alexander Kaye (Spring 2019)
Alexander Kaye
Alexander Kaye
NEJS 160 - Legal Controversies in Israeli History Spring 2019 Instructor: Alexander Kaye (NEJS) Course Description This course will explore key issues in the politics, culture and society of…