The Israeli Experience

What makes up Israeli identity and in what ways has it changed across time? What makes Israeli society so complex? How did a country of refugees and kibbutzniks turn into a Startup Nation? What are the political and economic challenges Israel is facing today?

This course explores the Israeli experience – past, present, and (even) future – through four key dimensions, each given by a different lecturer: migrations and identities; politics and communications; gender and society; technology and enterprise. By this multidisciplinary approach and by the diversity of themes, the course creates a broad portrayal of Israel and Israeli-ness. Furthermore, work will be done in mixed teams of international and domestic students to make the learning process more interactive and productive.

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