Contemporary Israeli Culture: Place, Space, and Migration

3 units · Undergraduate

This course explores contemporary Israeli culture through the lenses of place, space, and migration. The ideas of Diaspora and the Ingathering of the Exiles have played a central role in modern Zionism, and since 1948 migration to Israel from over 100 lands has produced a remarkably multicultural society and rich variety of lived environments. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2241H, JewshSt 2242, or 2242H. Cross-listed in JewshSt 2242.