A close reading of selected works of modern Hebrew fiction, poetry, and drama in their cultural and historical contexts. Topics vary from year to year and include literature and politics, eros and gender, memory and nationalism, Middle-Eastern and European aspects of Israeli literature and culture.

In this course we will read modern Hebrew poetic and prose works by women that engage with a variety of themes, from Zionist settlement and war to marriage and sex. Even though women have been actively engaged in the shaping of modern Hebrew cultures, their contributions are still often overlooked. We will examine the works of canonical and lesser-known women writers of Hebrew, whose works have not been translated into English. This course will offer an opportunity to engage with these works directly, since all primary source readings will be in Hebrew. Discussions will also be in Hebrew, and secondary source materials will be in English or Hebrew.

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