Adia Mendelson‐Maoz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6677389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adia Mendelson‐Maoz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adia |
| FAMILY NAME | Mendelson‐Maoz |
| SIGNATURE | MAOZ A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Open University of Israel |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7362-674X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
In Memoriam
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Gad Barzilai (1958–2023), who died on 10 April 2023. Gadi was an influential scholar in the fields of law and political science. He served as the president of the Association for Israel Studies (AIS) from 2011 to 2013. His leadership, exceptional scholarship, and vision helped shape the field of Israel studies and foster important intellectual debates on issues pertinent to Israeli society
Memory and space in the autobiographical writings of Amos Oz and Ronit Matalon
This article discusses the autobiographical writings of Amos Oz and Ronit Matalon and focuses on A Tale of Love and Darkness (2002) and The Sound of Our Steps (2008). Although the novels differ in terms of era, language, ethnic background, and the gender of the narrator/protagonist, the core plot of mother and child, the spatial concepts of home, garden, and land, and other shared structural elements invite comparison. This reading nevertheless p…
The Fallacy of Analogy and the Risk of Moral Imperialism
This article discusses the role of analogy within the ethics of reading. It examines how Israeli literature uses analogies when reflecting on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Many literary texts that depict the Israeli–Palestinian conflict draw analogies between the Israeli Jewish people and the Palestinians, between specific individuals on both sides, or between historical traumas. These analogies are designed to bridge gaps and encourage empat…
The Face of the Dead Other
The Face of the Dead Other:A Levinasian Reading of Contemporary Israeli Novels by A.B. Yehoshua and Shifra Horn Adia Mendelson-Maoz (bio) In 1948, French philosopher Emanuel Levinas condemned art as "the very event of obscuring, a descent of the night, an invasion of shadow" ("Reality and its Shadow" 132). Echoing Plato's criticism in the Republic, Levinas rejects ontological claims that art is something that can give us knowledge: "art does not …
Multiculturalism in Israel
"By analyzing its position within the struggles for recognition and reception of different national and ethnic cultural groups, this book offers a bold new picture of Israeli literature. Through comparative discussion of the literatures of Palestinian citizens of Israel, of Mizrahim, of migrants from the former Soviet Union, and of Ethiopian-Israelis, the author demonstrates an unexpected richness and diversity in the Israeli literary scene, a re…
Borders, Territory, and Sovereignty in the Works of Contemporary Israeli Women Writers
FundingThis research was supported by the Open University of Israel’s Research Fund (grant no. 37056)
The road to 'Yerussalem' -Asteraiand the Hebrew literature of Beta Israel
The immigration of the Beta Israel community from Ethiopia to Israel during the 1980s and the 1990s posed a challenge to Israeli society in relation to its ability to know, understand, and absorb a Jewish community with differing religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. For the Beta Israel, immigrating to Israel created a rift between their dream of returning to Jerusalem, a dream that would only be fulfilled after a journey of suffering, and …
The Jewish Works of Sayed Kashua Subversive or Subordinate
This article discusses the place of Hebrew and Jewish images and stereotypes in the works of the Israeli-Arab Hebrew writer Sayed Kashua. When describing his Arab protagonists, Kashua portrays both the stereotype of the oppressed Diaspora Jew, who is trying to blend in and hide his identity, and the stereotype of the Israeli Jew, the image that many of Kashua's protagonists aspire to imitate. The article argues that adopting those images and ster…
Amos Oz’s a Tale of Love and Darkness Within the Framework of Immigration Narratives in Modern Hebrew Literature
Jewish immigration to Eretz Israel is one of the constitutive narratives of Israeli nationality. The Zionist enterprise cast immigration and assimilation in a positive light by using the Hebrew word aliyah to describe immigration to Israel, linked to the notion of people returning to their homeland. In reality, however, the immigration process was often diametrically opposed to the optimistic aliyah story. Most immigrants, once in Israel, found t…
The road to 'Yerussalem' -Asteraiand the Hebrew literature of Beta Israel
The immigration of the Beta Israel community from Ethiopia to Israel during the 1980s and the 1990s posed a challenge to Israeli society in relation to its ability to know, understand, and absorb a Jewish community with differing religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. For the Beta Israel, immigrating to Israel created a rift between their dream of returning to Jerusalem, a dream that would only be fulfilled after a journey of suffering, and …
Amos Oz’s a Tale of Love and Darkness Within the Framework of Immigration Narratives in Modern Hebrew Literature
Jewish immigration to Eretz Israel is one of the constitutive narratives of Israeli nationality. The Zionist enterprise cast immigration and assimilation in a positive light by using the Hebrew word aliyah to describe immigration to Israel, linked to the notion of people returning to their homeland. In reality, however, the immigration process was often diametrically opposed to the optimistic aliyah story. Most immigrants, once in Israel, found t…
The Jewish Works of Sayed Kashua Subversive or Subordinate
This article discusses the place of Hebrew and Jewish images and stereotypes in the works of the Israeli-Arab Hebrew writer Sayed Kashua. When describing his Arab protagonists, Kashua portrays both the stereotype of the oppressed Diaspora Jew, who is trying to blend in and hide his identity, and the stereotype of the Israeli Jew, the image that many of Kashua's protagonists aspire to imitate. The article argues that adopting those images and ster…
Multiculturalism in Israel
"By analyzing its position within the struggles for recognition and reception of different national and ethnic cultural groups, this book offers a bold new picture of Israeli literature. Through comparative discussion of the literatures of Palestinian citizens of Israel, of Mizrahim, of migrants from the former Soviet Union, and of Ethiopian-Israelis, the author demonstrates an unexpected richness and diversity in the Israeli literary scene, a re…
Borders, Territory, and Sovereignty in the Works of Contemporary Israeli Women Writers
FundingThis research was supported by the Open University of Israel’s Research Fund (grant no. 37056)
The road to 'Yerussalem' -Asteraiand the Hebrew literature of Beta Israel
The immigration of the Beta Israel community from Ethiopia to Israel during the 1980s and the 1990s posed a challenge to Israeli society in relation to its ability to know, understand, and absorb a Jewish community with differing religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. For the Beta Israel, immigrating to Israel created a rift between their dream of returning to Jerusalem, a dream that would only be fulfilled after a journey of suffering, and …
The Face of the Dead Other
The Face of the Dead Other:A Levinasian Reading of Contemporary Israeli Novels by A.B. Yehoshua and Shifra Horn Adia Mendelson-Maoz (bio) In 1948, French philosopher Emanuel Levinas condemned art as "the very event of obscuring, a descent of the night, an invasion of shadow" ("Reality and its Shadow" 132). Echoing Plato's criticism in the Republic, Levinas rejects ontological claims that art is something that can give us knowledge: "art does not …
The Fallacy of Analogy and the Risk of Moral Imperialism
This article discusses the role of analogy within the ethics of reading. It examines how Israeli literature uses analogies when reflecting on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Many literary texts that depict the Israeli–Palestinian conflict draw analogies between the Israeli Jewish people and the Palestinians, between specific individuals on both sides, or between historical traumas. These analogies are designed to bridge gaps and encourage empat…
Memory and space in the autobiographical writings of Amos Oz and Ronit Matalon
This article discusses the autobiographical writings of Amos Oz and Ronit Matalon and focuses on A Tale of Love and Darkness (2002) and The Sound of Our Steps (2008). Although the novels differ in terms of era, language, ethnic background, and the gender of the narrator/protagonist, the core plot of mother and child, the spatial concepts of home, garden, and land, and other shared structural elements invite comparison. This reading nevertheless p…
In Memoriam
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Gad Barzilai (1958–2023), who died on 10 April 2023. Gadi was an influential scholar in the fields of law and political science. He served as the president of the Association for Israel Studies (AIS) from 2011 to 2013. His leadership, exceptional scholarship, and vision helped shape the field of Israel studies and foster important intellectual debates on issues pertinent to Israeli society
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Aesthetics (6 works) · Art (6 works) · Literature (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works)