Jewish Studies and Israel Studies in the Twenty-First Century

Klaus Hödl teaches the history of Israel and related topics at Graz University. His latest book, Jews inViennese Popular Culture around 1900, will be published in late 2019. Carsten Schapkow is L. R. Brammer Jr. presidential professor in history at the University of Oklahoma, where he also serves as the director of the Center for the Study of Nationalism. His most recent book is Role Model and Countermodel: The Golden Age of Iberian Jewry and German-Jewish Culture during the Era of Emancipation (Lexington Books).

Introduction: Carsten Schapkow (University of Oklahoma)



Defining the Field: Bible Studies and Beyond



David Ben-Gurion, the Bible, and the Case for Jewish Studies and Israel Studies, Alan Levenson (University of Oklahoma.)
Meta-Halacha and Real Life: Using Jewish Thought Methodology in Solving Religion and State Issues in Contemporary Israel , Yossi Ben-Harush (Hebrew University Jerusalem)



Defining the Borders of Israel Studies



Israel, Palestine, and Holy Land Studies in Post-Soviet Territory: Views, Trends, and Prospects, Dzimitry Shavialiou (Belarusian State University)
Israel in the Mirror of Iran: An Iranian Approach to Jewish and Israeli Messianism, Amir Rezaeipanah (Shahid Behesti University Tehran)
Turkish Jews’ Perspectives on Israel, Özgür Kaymak (University of Istanbul)
Israel Studies, the Jewish Challenge, Yaacov Yadgar (University of Oxford) and Yakov M. Rabkin (Université de Montréal)



The Place of Israel Studies Contested?



Israel Studies, Intersectionality, and the Changing American College Scene, Aharon Klieman (Tel Aviv University)
Intersections between Israel Studies and Israel Education: Language-use and Educational Programming, Shlomit Attias (Levinsky College of Education Tel Aviv)



The Middle Eastern Angle



Jewish Studies as Transdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies: Notes from Tunisia, Achim Rohde (University Marburg)
Methodological Canaanism: The Case for a Rupture between Jewish Studies and Israel Studies, Johannes Becke (Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg)



The Future of Israel Studies



Thinking Big: Connecting Classical Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies Past, Present, Presence, and Israel Studies, Dani Kranz (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)
Intersections of Jewish Studies and Israel Studies: Israeli Haredim , Tryce Hyman (University of Oklahoma)



About the Contributors