Teaching Israel Studies

Amelia Rosenberg Weinreb is a cultural anthropologist and lecturer for New York University-Tel Aviv and The Hebrew Univerisity of Jerusalem, Israel. She previously taught Israel Studies courses for thirteen years at the University of Texas at Austin as an associate professor of instruction.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: Navigating the Classroom

1.       Introduction

2.       Start Here: The Opening Day of Class

3.       Start Now: History Can Wait

4.       Start With Them: Ethnic Studies and "Others"

Part II: Global, Virtual, and Ethnographic Approaches

7.       Study Abroad, Inc.: Israel Studies and Today's Global Programs

8.       The New Global Classroom: Hybrid, Virtual, and Nearly There

9.       Israel Studies' Global Reach: An Expanding Field

10.   Conclusion

Appendix: Keywords Supplement: An Extended Glossary of "Upsetting" Terms in Israel Studies Courses