{"product_id":"teaching-the-arab-israeli-conflict-9780814346778","title":"Teaching the Arab-Israeli Conflict","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePedagogical resource to help faculty prepare courses on the Arab-Israeli conflict in any discipline.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arab-Israeli conflict has become a touchstone of international politics and a flash point on college campuses. And yet, how do faculty teach such a contentious topic in class? Taught not only in international relations, peace and conflict resolution, politics and history, and Israel and Middle Eastern studies courses but also in literature, sociology, urban planning, law, cinema, fine art, and business--the subject guarantees wide interest among students. Faculty are challenged to deal with the subject's complexity and the sensitive dynamics it creates. The result is anxiety as they approach the task and a need for guidance. \u003ci\u003eTeaching the Arab-Israeli Conflict \u003c\/i\u003eedited by Rachel S. Harris is the first book designed to meet this need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eTeaching the Arab-Israeli Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e brings together thirty-nine essays from experienced educators who reflect on the challenges of engaging students in college classrooms. Divided into seven sections, these personal essays cover a broad range of institutional and geographical settings, as well as a wide number of academic disciplines. Some of the topics include using graphic novels and memoirs to wrestle with the complexities of Israel\/Palestine, the perils of misreading in the creative writing classroom as border crossing, teaching competing narratives through film, using food to teach the Arab-Israeli conflict, and teaching the subject in the community college classroom. Each essay includes suggestions for class activities, resources, and approaches to effective teaching. Whether planning a new course or searching for new teaching ideas, this collection is an indispensable compendium for anyone teaching the Arab-Israeli conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel S. Harris is associate professor of Israeli literature and culture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Ideological Death: Suicide in Israeli Literature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWarriors, Witches, Whores: Women in Israeli Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(Wayne State University Press, 2017). She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eNarratives of Dissent: War in Contemporary Israeli Arts and Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(Wayne State University Press, 2011) and \u003ci\u003eCasting a Giant Shadow: The Transnational Shaping of Israeli Cinema.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492141895954,"sku":"9780814346778","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9882fe0f-5ab4-47d9-8bc5-fcdae3cf2926.jpg?v=1730572870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/teaching-the-arab-israeli-conflict-9780814346778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}