060068 VO+UE The Representation of Israels Society in Israeli Cinema (2010S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Friday
05.03.
14:00 - 15:30
Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
Friday
19.03.
14:00 - 17:30
Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
Friday
16.04.
14:00 - 17:30
Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
Friday
30.04.
14:00 - 17:30
Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
Friday
14.05.
14:00 - 17:30
Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
Friday
28.05.
14:00 - 17:30
Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
Friday
18.06.
14:00 - 17:30
Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Until the 1980s, Israeli society pursued a social ideal that derived from European-Socialist-Zionist dominance and the (real or virtual) experience of the Holocaust. Social unity and uniformity was forged by different institutions and organizations (army, kibbutz-movement, trade unions). Recent cultural multiplicity and the ideological-political diversity are due to the fact that the Zionist, European and socialist ideal, whether together or separately, have ceased to serve as a basis for national consensus.
Assessment and permitted materials
active participation (50 %)
2 short written papers (20 % + 30%)
2 short written papers (20 % + 30%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This course aims at discussing contemporary Israeli society, based on an analysis of Israeli movies. After a general presentation of historical facts, the course will explore the different ethnic, cultural, ideological, and religious sectors in Israeli society. Starting out with the identity of second-generation Holocaust survivors, the course will introduce the students to the fascinating, yet problematic reality of a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society that needs to negotiate its national consensus anew. (Includes screening of 6 feature films)
Examination topics
Introductory lecture, discussion of secondary literature, movie screening, guided discussion of movies (with questionnaires)
Reading list
Guy Ben-Porat, Israeli Society: Diversity, Tensions, and Governance, Israel since 1980, Guy Ben-Porat et. al. (Eds.), Cambridge et. al., 2008, pp. 9-41 (background).
Dalia Ofer, 50 Years of Israeli Discourse in the Holocaust: Characteristics and Dilemmas, Israeli Identity in Transition, Anita Shapira (Ed.), Westport, CN, et. al., 2004, pp. 137-162 (Aviyas Summer).
Ronit Lentin, Israel and the Daughters of the Shoah: Reoccupying the territories of Silence, New York/Oxford, 2000, pp. 117-156 (Aviyas Summer).
Ella Shohat, Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. (115) 138-155 (Sallah Shabati).
Howard M. Sachar, A History of Israel from the Rise of Zionism to Our Time, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 21996, pp. 395-405 (Sallah Shabati).
Henry Near, The Kibbutz Movement, vol.1, Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 1-6; vol. 2, London et. al., 1997, pp. 180-187, 262-276, 298-308, Appendix 2 (Sweet Mud).
Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky, Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel, London et. al., 1999, p. 55-77 (Campfire).
Theodore H. Friedgut, Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union: Their Influence and Identity, Israeli Identity in Transition, Anita Shapira (Ed.), Westport, CN, et. al., 2004, pp. 185-211 (Yana's Friends).
Susan Sered, What Makes Women Sick? Maternity, Modesty, and Militarism in Israeli Society, Hannover and London, 2000, pp. 68-95 (Close to Home).
Dalia Ofer, 50 Years of Israeli Discourse in the Holocaust: Characteristics and Dilemmas, Israeli Identity in Transition, Anita Shapira (Ed.), Westport, CN, et. al., 2004, pp. 137-162 (Aviyas Summer).
Ronit Lentin, Israel and the Daughters of the Shoah: Reoccupying the territories of Silence, New York/Oxford, 2000, pp. 117-156 (Aviyas Summer).
Ella Shohat, Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. (115) 138-155 (Sallah Shabati).
Howard M. Sachar, A History of Israel from the Rise of Zionism to Our Time, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 21996, pp. 395-405 (Sallah Shabati).
Henry Near, The Kibbutz Movement, vol.1, Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 1-6; vol. 2, London et. al., 1997, pp. 180-187, 262-276, 298-308, Appendix 2 (Sweet Mud).
Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky, Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel, London et. al., 1999, p. 55-77 (Campfire).
Theodore H. Friedgut, Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union: Their Influence and Identity, Israeli Identity in Transition, Anita Shapira (Ed.), Westport, CN, et. al., 2004, pp. 185-211 (Yana's Friends).
Susan Sered, What Makes Women Sick? Maternity, Modesty, and Militarism in Israeli Society, Hannover and London, 2000, pp. 68-95 (Close to Home).
Association in the course directory
BA, MA: U1-155, U2-252; alt Bakk, Mag: U45
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