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060082 SE Women in Israeli Society: Myth and History (2011S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

Language: English, Hebrew

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 02.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 09.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 16.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 23.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 30.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 06.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 13.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 04.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 11.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 18.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 25.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 01.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 08.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 15.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 22.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 29.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Israeli Society is perceived as a young, dynamic and modern. Create by young and revolutionary pioneers, men and women; with a socialist-Zionist dedication to the ideal of class and gender equality.
" So how come these women were marginalized again, finding themselves in the communal kitchen and laundry or other occupations considered secondary in the hierarchy of pioneering values?
" Why are women as subjects and agents of change missing from historical accounts on Israel and Zionism?
" What are the reasons for the gender asymmetries in Israeli society? (Asymmetries between men and women; between Ashkenazi, Mizrahi; Jewish and Palestinian women).
" What role did Jewish religion play in creating the disparity?
" Has the interdependence of Zionism and Masculinity pushed women and feminism to the periphery?
" How do topics such as the Israeli-Arab conflict, or militarism and security, influence the process of creating gender hierarchy?

Assessment and permitted materials

- Active participation in class
- One referat during the semester
- Seminar paper (about 20 pages)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

In order to answer these questions and more we will use primary sources and secondary literature. We will investigate the collective history of the Israeli society, as well as personal stories. We will de-construct and reconstruct the nationalist mythology, look at the variety of social aspects of the society in order to grasp the picture of the women condition in society. We will analyze cultural representations of women, looking for example into literary and cinematographic canons.

Reading list

Yael Azmon, Will You listen to My Voice? Representations of Women in Israeli Culture, Hkibutz hameuchad, 2001.

Association in the course directory

BA, MA: U1-255, U1-255-1 oder U1-255-2, U2-253; alt Bakk: U45

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