Adia Mendelson-Maoz
Biographic Data
| ID | 793410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adia Mendelson-Maoz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adia |
| FAMILY NAME | Mendelson-Maoz |
| SIGNATURE | MENDELSON-MAOZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Literature, Language and Arts, The Open University of Israel, Ra’anana, Israel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
Multiculturalism in Israel
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 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 …
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 …
Multiculturalism in Israel
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…
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)