2022 Fall

ANTHRO 189 004 - LEC 004

Special Topics in Social/Cultural Anthropology

Israel, Palestine, Holy Land: Tourism Imaginaries and Practices

Jackie Simon Feldman

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Anthro/Art Practice Bldg 221

Class #:32315

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Anthropology

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 2

Enrolled: 23

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 25

Waitlist Max: 5

Open Reserved Seats:

1 unreserved seats

1 reserved for Anthropology Majors

Hours & Workload

9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Final Exam

WED, DECEMBER 14TH

08:00 am - 11:00 am

Wheeler 224

Course Catalog Description

Various topics covering current research theory, method; issues of social and cultural concern; culture change, conflict, and adaptation. May combine more than one subdiscipline of Anthropology.

The territory between the Mediterranean and the Jordan has been viewed as the land of the Bible, cradle of civilization, ancestral homeland, tinderbox of conflict or sun-drenched paradise. Through pilgrimage and tourism, Israelis and Palestinians present their own identities and understandings in negotiation with various Western imaginaries. Through the prism of anthropology, we will examine this contact zone as a mirror of Israeli and Palestinian society. Examples will include heritage sites, Christian pilgrimage itineraries, Holocaust memorials, museums, visits to former Palestinian villages, volunteer activism, and gay tourism.