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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 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 Ben-Gurion and Jabotinsky (2017)
Rachel Fish, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Rachel Fish, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Essential Readings Arthur Hertzberg’s The Zionist Idea, David Ben-Gurion “The Imperatives of the Jewish Revolution” pp.605-619 Colin Shindler’s The Rise of the Israeli Right: From Odessa to Hebron. “An Army…
Syllabus Religion and Society (2018)
Yehudah Mirsky, Associate Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Yehudah Mirsky, Associate Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Required Reading Yehudah Mirsky, "A Tale of Two Judaisms," Daily Beast, June 1, 2012 Yehudah Mirsky, "History's Most Powerful Rabbi," First Things, December 2013 Recommended Reading "The State of Israel," The…
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 Hebrew Literature: Narrating the Nation (2018)
Ilana Szobel, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature, Brandeis University
Ilana Szobel, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature, Brandeis University
This SIIS faculty syllabus provides an illustrative selection of modern Hebrew literature through which one can better understand Israeli history, society, and culture. The session utilizes a variety of literature,…
Syllabus Israeli Politics (2017)
Brent Sasley, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington
Brent Sasley, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington
Required Readings Brent Sasley and Harold Waller, Politics in Israel: Governing a Complex Society, (Oxford University Press, 2017). Chapters 3, 8, 9. Recommended Readings Taub…
Syllabus Israeli Society (2018)
Steven M. Cohen, Research Professor of Jewish Policy at HUC-JIR and Director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at Stanford University
Steven M. Cohen, Research Professor of Jewish Policy at HUC-JIR and Director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at Stanford University
Essential Reading “Israel’s Religiously Divided Society,” Pew Research Center, March 8, 2016 "Together and Apart: Israeli Jews’ Views on their Relationship to American Jews and Religious Pluralism," Findings from the Survey of Israeli Jews…
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 Israel and the Middle East (2018)
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 Jewish and Democratic: Religion, State, and Cultural Duality (2018)
Yedidia Stern, Vice President of Research at the Israel Democracy Institute and Professor of Law at Bar-Ilan University
Yedidia Stern, Vice President of Research at the Israel Democracy Institute and Professor of Law at Bar-Ilan University
This SIIS faculty syllabus provides a comprehensive introduction to the relationship between state and religion in Israel, as well as the cultural products of this complex issue. Essential Reading…
Syllabus Israel’s Foreign Policy (2018)
Uri Bialer, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Visiting Professor at the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Uri Bialer, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Visiting Professor at the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
This SIIS faculty syllabus provides a in-depth look at the history and development of Israel's foreign policy goals and addresses a number of critical issues, including: the Arab-Israeli conflict, migration,…
Syllabus Introducing Israeli Cinema (2018)
Rachel Harris, Assistant Professor of Israeli Literature and Culture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Rachel Harris, Assistant Professor of Israeli Literature and Culture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Essential Reading Rachel S. Harris “Through the Lens of Israeli Cinema: A Review” Jewish Film & New Media: An International Journal, Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2015, pp. 220-231 ---…
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 The Multiplicities of Zionism (2018)
Rachel Fish, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Rachel Fish, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Required Reading Arthur Hertzberg, The Zionist Idea : A Historical Analysis and Reader, (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1997), ISBN/ISSN: 0827606222 – Introduction: pp. 15-100 – Theodor Herzl:…
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 Israeli Society (2018)
David Ellenson, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, and Visiting Professor, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
David Ellenson, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, and Visiting Professor, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
Essential Readings: David Ellenson,The Rock from Which They Were Cleft, Jewish Review of Books, Winter 2012 Donna Robinson Divine, Citizenship and Democracy in Israel in: S. I. Troen & R. Fish (eds.), Essential Israel…
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 Israeli Politics (2018)
Brent Sasley, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington
Brent Sasley, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington
Presentation Powerpoint View in PDF format. Required Readings Brent Sasley and Harold Waller, Politics in Israel: Governing a Complex Society, (Oxford University Press, 2017). Chapters 3, 8, 9.…
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 Walker Robins - American Evangelicals and Israel
Walker Robins
Walker Robins
Presentation Powerpoint View in PDF format. Essential Readings: Shalom Goldman, "Introduction: the Two Zionisms," from Zeal for Zion (UNC, 2014) Richard Cogley, "The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Restoration…
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 Arabs in a Jewish State – Dilemmas of National Identity (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 provides a comprehensive list of materials on Arab and Palestinian identity in Israel, collective identity, law and Israeli democracy, and more. Presentation Powerpoint View in…
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 Gender in Israel (2018)
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…
Syllabus U.S. Jews and Israel (2019)
Steven Bayme, Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department of the American Jewish Committee and of the Koppelman Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations
Steven Bayme, Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department of the American Jewish Committee and of the Koppelman Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations
Essential Reading Steven Bayme, “American Jewry and the State of Israel: How Intense the Bonds of Peoplehood?”, Jewish Political Studies Review, vol. 20 nos. 1-2 (Spring 2008), 7-21. Peter Beinart,…
Syllabus Israel's Economy (2019)
Amotz Asa-el
Amotz Asa-el
Benjamin Netanyahu, A Place Among the Nations, (Bantam, 1993) ISBN-10: 0553089749 Shimon Peres, "A Changing World," in Battling for Peace (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1995), pp. 313-325 David Rosenberg, "The Enterprise as…
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 The Multiplicities of Zionism (2019)
Rachel Fish, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Rachel Fish, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Required Reading Arthur Hertzberg, The Zionist Idea : A Historical Analysis and Reader, (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1997), ISBN/ISSN: 0827606222 – Introduction: pp. 15-100 – Theodor Herzl:…
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's Foreign Policy (2019)
Tamara Wittes
Tamara Wittes
Essential Readings: Shai Feldman and Tamara Cofman Wittes, “Everyone Loves Israel Now,” ForeignPolicy.com 26 March 2018, accessible at https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/26/why-everyone-loves-israel-now/ Charles Freilich, Zion’s Dilemmas: How Israel Makes National Security…
Syllabus Teaching with Technology in the Israel Studies Classroom (2019)
Rachel Deblinger
Rachel Deblinger
Please read the following short articles and blog posts. Please keep in mind that these are all texts I have assigned to my students and would encourage you to assign…
Syllabus Israel: Jewish and Democratic? (2019)
Alexander Kaye
Alexander Kaye
Gavison, Ruth. “Jewish and Democratic? A Rejoinder to the ‘Ethnic Democracy’ Debate.” Israel Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 1999, pp. 44–72. Smooha, Sammy. “Ethnic Democracy: Israel as an Archetype.” Israel…
Syllabus Hebrew Literature: Narrating the Nation (2019)
Ilana Szobel, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature, Brandeis University
Ilana Szobel, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature, Brandeis University
This SIIS faculty syllabus provides an illustrative selection of modern Hebrew literature through which one can better understand Israeli history, society, and culture. The session utilizes a variety of literature,…
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 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…
Syllabus Americans in Israel: From the 19th Century to the Present (2019)
Jonathan Sarna, University Professor and the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History; Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program; and Incoming Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University
Jonathan Sarna, University Professor and the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History; Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program; and Incoming Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University
Presenation Powerpoint View in PDF format. Essential Reading Michael B. Oren, Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present, W.W. Norton, 2011, pp. 3-7,…
Syllabus Americans in Israel: From the 19th Century to the Present (2018)
Jonathan Sarna, University Professor and the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History; Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program; and Incoming Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University
Jonathan Sarna, University Professor and the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History; Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program; and Incoming Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University
Presenation Powerpoint View in PDF format. Essential Reading Michael B. Oren, Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present, W.W. Norton, 2011, pp. 3-7,…
Syllabus Introducing Israeli Cinema (2019)
Rachel Harris, Assistant Professor of Israeli Literature and Culture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Rachel Harris, Assistant Professor of Israeli Literature and Culture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Essential Reading Rachel S. Harris “Through the Lens of Israeli Cinema: A Review” Jewish Film & New Media: An International Journal, Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2015, pp. 220-231 ---…
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…
Syllabus The Zionist Idea: Sources, Advocates, and Critics - David Ellenson (Fall 2017)
David Ellenson, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, and Visiting Professor, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
David Ellenson, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, and Visiting Professor, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
NEJS 160 B: The Zionist Idea: Sources, Advocates, and Critics Brandeis University Fall 2017 Professor David Ellenson Course Description The Zionist idea is an “old-new” one. On the one hand,…
Syllabus Zionist Settlement (2019)
Liora Halperin
Liora Halperin
Prof. Liora Halperin (University of Washington) Essential Reading Shafir, Gershon. Land, Labor and the Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1882-1914. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. Yuval Ben-Bassat &…
Syllabus The Impact of the Shoah on Israeli Society (2019)
Laura Jockusch
Laura Jockusch
Required Reading: Dalia Ofer, “The Past that Does Not Pass: Israelis and Holocaust Memory,” Israel Studies 14,1 (2009), 1-35. Yehiam Weitz, “The Holocaust on Trial: The Impact of…
Syllabus Israel and the Environment (2019)
Shay Rabineau, Assistant Professor of Israel Studies; Associate Director, Center for Israel Studies, Binghamton University
Shay Rabineau, Assistant Professor of Israel Studies; Associate Director, Center for Israel Studies, Binghamton University
Summary: Outside Israel, discussions of “Israel and the environment” often focus on Israeli technological innovations, such as drip irrigation and large-scale desalination, that have proven useful in sustaining human populations…
Syllabus Religion and Society (2019)
Yehudah Mirsky, Associate Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Yehudah Mirsky, Associate Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University
Dear All, I'm greatly looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks. In our meeting we'll be talking about "religion and society," a cast topic in any situation and…