Modern Israel Studies Seminar: Birth of the Ashkenazi-Mizrahi Controversy on the ‘Arab Question’ (1910-12)

Yaacov Yadgar’s research revolves around issues of Jewish identity, religion, politics, and secularism. He focuses on placing Israel in theoretical and epistemological frameworks that bear obvious relevance beyond the specific case history. His scholarship is multidisciplinary, encompassing Jewish, political, cultural, religious, and media studies. He concentrates on Israeli socio-politics (especially Israeli Judaism) and on the epistemological, historical, and political dimensions of Israeli identity.
Conference: 26-28 January 2018, University of Oxford
Deadline for the submission of proposals: 15 September 2017
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