Negotiating National Boundaries: Palestinian and Jewish Women's Studies Students in Israel

This article examines the intersection of gender & national identity in an Israeli university, focusing on the Women's Studies classroom. Taking into consideration the overshadowing effect of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, we wondered how exposure to Women's Studies' egalitarian...

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Published inIdentities (Yverdon, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 505 - 538
Main Authors Blumen, Orna, Halevi, Sharon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2005
Subjects
Academic Disciplines
Arab Israeli Relations
Boundaries
College Students
Females
Jews
National Identity
Womens Studies
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Summary:This article examines the intersection of gender & national identity in an Israeli university, focusing on the Women's Studies classroom. Taking into consideration the overshadowing effect of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, we wondered how exposure to Women's Studies' egalitarian ethos & studying in a mixed PalestinianJewish classroom affects the feminist solidarity & national identity of young women students. In-depth interviews with eleven Palestinian & twelve Jewish Women's Studies' graduates indicate that solidarity between women of the two groups is built around women's issues, such as equal employment opportunities & reforms in the educational system. Considering the solidarity built around women's, as opposed to feminist, issues, it seems that national differences override the potential for a feminist solidarity. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1070-289X
DOI:10.1080/107028905003375