Об этом курсе: This course deals with the Israeli politics, economy, society and culture, since its creation in 1948 till today. It analyzes the construction of the Israeli historical narrative as an identity-building narrative, intending to inculcate a collective memory to a diverse society. We will focus on key events and essential components that shaped the Israeli society from the fifties till the present. We will also discuss the changes that the Israeli society experiences in its almost seventy years of existence and how it affects its politics and culture. Among the topics we will discuss issues such as immigration, economic transformation, political upheaval, religious Zionism and post-Zionism, privatization and Americanization, Holocaust increasing role in shaping Israel's identity, diversity and multiculturalism, as well as the enduring conflict with the Palestinians and the Arab world. In order to receive academic credit for this course you must successfully pass the academic exam on campus. For information on how to register for the academic exam – https://tauonline.tau.ac.il/registration Additionally, you can apply to certain degrees using the grades you received on the courses. Read more on this here – https://go.tau.ac.il/b.a/mooc-acceptance Teachers interested in teaching this course in their class rooms are invited to explore our Academic High school program here – https://tauonline.tau.ac.il/online-highschool * This course is a joint effort of Tel Aviv University & Israel Institute (www.israelinstitute.org) * This course uses media material from various archives, courtesy to Yad Vashem Archive for their help. * This course is self-paced. Once you register, you can participate in the course anytime, as often as you wish and over any stretch of time
Автор: Tel Aviv University
Преподаватели: Professor Eyal Naveh, General History
General History professor at Tel Aviv University and at the Kibbutzim College of Education
Преподаватели: Professor Asher Susser, Senior Research Fellow
Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
| Уровень | Начинающий |
| Выполнение | 5 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: Hebrew |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
Israeli Society: The First Years 1948-1967
In the first two decades of its existence the new state of Israel faced many challenges. Israelis at this period faced economic difficulties, insecure boarders, political challenges and social upheavals. Led by the Labor party, the new state absorbed huge numbers of Jewish immigrants who came primarily from Arab countries, as well as a significant number of Holocaust survivors. These projects and others required a collective effort and a spirit of commitment at the expense of individual needs and aspirations. Thus we can define Israeli society in those years as a mobilized society.
13 видео, 2 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Introduction
- Видео: The Israeli Political System
- Видео: The First Years - A Political review
- Reading: The Armistice - Moshe Sharett
- Видео: Security Threats and Military Operations
- Discussion Prompt: The murder of Roi Rotberg and Moshe Dayan's eulogy
- Reading: The Kfar Qasim massacre court trial
- Видео: Economic Difficulties and Economic Growth
- Видео: Facing mass Immigration and the Challenge of Absorption - Part 1
- Discussion Prompt: The Challenge of Absorption
- Видео: Facing mass Immigration and the Challenge of Absorption - Part 2
- Видео: The Eichmann Trial
- Видео: International Relations and Domestic Policy
- Видео: A Man & A Symbol: Ben Gurion's Leadership – An interview with Prof. Zeev Tsachor (In Hebrew - Please use subtitles)
- Видео: Popular Culture and Common Life in the fifties and Sixties - An interview with Prof. Orit Rozin
- Видео: Summary
Оцениваемый: Evaluate your knowledge
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Israel, Between War and Peace 1967-1979
From the late Sixties until the late Seventies Israeli society experienced two major wars that had a huge impact on life in the country, as well as one peace agreement that altered the status of Israel in the area and reinvigorated hope for a better future.
9 видео, 2 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: The path towards the Six-Day War - Political view
- Reading: The path towards the Six-Day War - Civilian view
- Discussion Prompt: The path towards the Six-Day War
- Видео: The Six-Day War
- Видео: The Impact of the War on Israeli society: Geography, demography, economy, politics, defense, culture, the issue of the territories
- Discussion Prompt: Different views regarding the "Fruits of the War"
- Видео: The Yom Kippur war
- Видео: The Impact of the war on the Israeli society: political impact, economic, shattering of Israeli identity
- Видео: Non-Parliamentary political organization - Settlement movement
- Видео: Non-Parliamentary political organization - Peace Now
- Видео: Peace with Egypt
- Видео: The relations with Egypt - Interview with Shimon Shamir
Оцениваемый: Quiz
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
Israel - A Society in transition 1977-1995
In this lesson we will discuss the essential developments that transformed Israeli society at the end of the twentieth century.
10 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: The political turnover and the rise of the "National traditional block"
- Reading: Sephardi discrimination feelings
- Видео: Economic transformation
- Видео: The 1st Lebanon war
- Видео: The Palestinian uprising (1st Intifada)
- Видео: Immigration
- Видео: Towards negotiations with the Palestinians
- Видео: The Oslo accords
- Видео: Peace with Jordan
- Видео: Rabin's Assassination
- Discussion Prompt: Learning from the tragedy
Оцениваемый: Quiz
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
Changing Identity
This segment of the course attempts to explore the very elusive topic of Israel’s changing identity.
7 видео, 3 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Americanization and Globalization: Politics and Culture
- Discussion Prompt: The Americanization process
- Видео: The Jewish context: Israel-Diaspora relationship
- Discussion Prompt: The Melting pot
- Видео: Towards a Multi-Cultural Society
- Reading: President Reuven Rivlin address regarding the fragmentation of the Israeli society
- Reading: Author Amos Oz arguing for cultural diversity
- Видео: Zionism, Post-Zionism & Religious Zionism
- Discussion Prompt: A fictional monologue of a "post –Zionist"
- Discussion Prompt: Post-Zionist or Anti-Zionist?
- Discussion Prompt: Messianic Zionism: Deviation or Evolution?
- Reading: Author Aharon Appelfeld, a Holocaust survivor, testifies:
- Видео: The Memory of the Holocaust as a Basis for Collective Identity
- Видео: The Memory of the Holocaust and the IDF (Israeli army) - An interview with Dr. Tammy Hoffman
- Discussion Prompt: The lessons of the Holocaust
Оцениваемый: Quiz
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Israel in the 21th century
The last part of the course will explore current issues that characterize Israel today. The "Start Up Nation", Social inequality, the Political fragmentation & the difficulties of being situated in the unstable and non-democratic Muslim Middle East.
8 видео
- Видео: Economic growth and Transformation - The Start-Up nation
- Discussion Prompt: Tycoons Controlling the economy
- Видео: Israeli society Probes, Challenges, The social protest and its results
- Discussion Prompt: Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami warns of a real emergency:
- Видео: Israeli Democracy Political Fragmentation and Discontent
- Видео: The 2nd intifada, Gaza withdrawal and wars
- Видео: The Transformation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (State Actors and non-State Players)
- Видео: Jewish and Democratic: Challenges and tensions
- Discussion Prompt: Jewish and/or Democratic
- Видео: Jewish and Democratic or Jewish vs Democratic? - An interview panel (In Hebrew - Please use subtitles)
Оцениваемый: Quiz
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Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is Israel's largest institution of higher learning – with over 30,000 students and more than 125 schools and departments in nine faculties. Global in outlook and impact, it is consistently ranked among the world's top 100 universities, as well as the top 20 institutions in terms of scientific citations. A spirit of openness and innovation is evident in all of TAU's teaching and research activities, breaking down barriers between disciplines, and boldly striving to address the twenty-first century's most pressing challenges.
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No le califiqué con 5 estrellas únicamente por la falta de una bibliografía que me permita mejorar los conocimientos adquiridos en el curso
Excellent course. I learned a lot about Israel's identity, culture and contradictions. In addition, the course clearly addresses the security issues experienced by Israel from its inception to the present day. The current debate on Israeli society about Israel being a Judaic and Democratic state - and what this, in fact means - was a differential in the course. I enjoy every week and lesson.
An excellent course! Great teachers and very interesting interviews. I loved it and learnt a lot. Many thanks and many greetings from Madrid / Antonia
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I was looking for something to help me to learn and understand the State of Israel. I find this course very intereseting and higly recomendable. More tan I expected.