New Books in Israel Studies

Prof. Penslar, Prof. Yadgar, and Prof. Peleg will discuss some fundamental themes in Israel Studies through their recently published books:

Professor Derek Penslar, Zionism: An Emotional State (Key Words in Jewish Studies), New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 2023
Professor Yaacov Yadgar, To Be a Jewish State: Zionism as the New Judaism, New York, NYU Press, 2024
Professor Yaron Peleg, New Hebrews: Making National Culture in Zion, Cambridge University Press, 2025

This new books event is part of the joint Harvard, Cambridge, and Oxford workshop “Transnational Belonging, Identity and Emotion: Current Themes in Israel Studies”.

Date: 25 June 2025, 17:30
Venue:
St Antony's College
62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
See location on maps.ox

Details: The Pavilion Room
Speakers: Professor Yaacov Yadgar, Professor Yaron Peleg (University of Cambridge), Professor Derek Penslar (Harvard)
Organising department: Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
Organisers: Alissa Symon (University of Oxford), Alban Dafa (University of Oxford), Dr David Borabeck (University of Oxford), Dr Yair Berlin (University of Cambridge)
Organiser contact email address: middle.east@area.ox.ac.uk
Host: Dr David Borabeck (University of Oxford)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://forms.office.com/e/k6Nnemg9KF
Audience: Public
This talk features in the following public collections:
- OSGA Collection
Editor: Charlotte Guillain