Teaching Israel Studies

Global, Virtual, and Ethnographic Approaches to Active Learning
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-16914-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 518 g

This book presents pedagogical strategies for today’s diverse Israel Studies classrooms. It offers Israel-specific innovations for online teaching, tested methods for organizing global virtual exchanges that uplift marginalized voices in Israel, including Palestinian voices, and an intellectual and political overview of the field. Informed by the author’s experiences in the classroom and principles shared with her by fellow instructors, the book provides a guide to developing an Israel Studies syllabus or integrating Israel Studies units into an existing curriculum

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weinreb, Amelia Rosenberg

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Start Here: The Opening Day of Class.- 3. Start Now: History Can Wait.- 4. Start With Them: Ethnic Studies and “Others”.- 5. Start With Feeling: Yours.- 6. Continue With Feeling: In the Classroom.- 7. Study Abroad, Inc.: Israel Studies and Today’s Global Programs.- 8. The New Global Classroom: Hybrid, Virtual, and Nearly There.- 9. Israel Studies’ Global Reach: An Expanding Field.- 10. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Amelia Rosenberg Weinreb is a cultural anthropologist and lecturer for New York University-Tel Aviv and The Hebrew Univerisity of Jerusalem, Israel. She previously taught Israel Studies courses for thirteen years at the University of Texas at Austin as an associate professor of instruction.