Modern Israel Part 2

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The impact of immigration and “multi-culturalism” on Israeli identities
• The contributions of literature and the arts to Israeli self-images
• Current debates and frictions inside of the Israeli society (along the lines of Jewish/Arab, secular/religious, European/Oriental divisions) and their reflection in the arts

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Display effective time management in the preparation of class and coursework assignments
• Critically assess large amounts of complex material
• Work independently in preparing class work and written assignments

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Understand key debates that have emerged from the divisions in Israeli society
• Analyse, interpret and use historical evidence

Indicative topics may include:

• a ‘Holocaust consciousness’ and the creation of a ‘geography of remembrance’, particularly in Jerusalem.
• German-Jewish heritage, the recent mass immigration from the former Soviet Union, the role of Israelis of Arab origin, and the situation of non-Jewish demographies in the country.
• The effect of the wars and of the occupation on Israeli society and try to understand its specific political system.
• Gender relations within Israeli society
• Personalities, from David Ben Gurion via Golda Meir to Benjamin Netanjahu.
• The representation of Israeli images in the arts, particularly in film and literature, in music and architecture,
• The specific situation of Israel in the larger contexts of world politics on the one hand and the inner-Jewish tension between Israel and the Diaspora on the other hand.

Teaching methods include:

• Seminars
• Interpretation and close analysis of sources

Learning activities include:

• Preparing introductory and background reading for each seminar
• Preparing oral presentations
• Analysis of source material

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.