2018-2019 University Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 University Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CORE 174C - Multi-Ethnic Israel


Examines the diverse society of Israel, and its transformation from “Melting Pot” to “Multi-Ethnic Society.” It focuses on different Jewish and non-Jewish ethnic groups, their cultural traditions, and how ethnicity itself has played a central role in shaping Israeli society. Students begin with a study of the Zionist movement and the corresponding waves of immigration of Jews to Israel. Some issues addressed along the way include: the Zionist movement’s attitudes towards the ‘negation of the Diaspora,’ the ‘melting-pot approach’ to diversity, the range and types of ‘Sephardic protests’ that arose over the years and the politics of ethnicity as it has been witnessed in and through events like the rise of the ‘Shas’ (religious-political) Party. The objective is to examine the political, sociological, and cultural implications of this demographic composition and how it manifests in contemporary Israel—in social life, music, film and popular culture.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: No Junior, Senior
Area of Inquiry: None
Liberal Arts CORE: Communities & Identities


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