Shai Ginsburg, Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Chair of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Department

Office Location:	John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27708-0414
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://asianmideast.duke.edu/people/shai-ginsburg

Teaching (Spring 2024):  (typical courses)

• CMAC 660S.01, GAMES, PLAY, AND SELFHOOD Synopsis

  Perkins 072, M 01:25 PM-03:55 PM

  (also cross-listed as ISS 660S.01, VMS 660S.01)

• AMES 541S.01, JEWS AND THE END OF THEORY Synopsis

  Crowell 107, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

  (also cross-listed as ICS 541S.01, JEWISHST 541S.01, LIT 580S.01)

Office Hours:

Thursday 9:30-11:30 &
Friday 11:30-1:30
Or By Appointment

Education:

Ph.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	2001
M.A.	Hebrew University (Israel)	1995
MA in Comparative Literature	The Hebrew University, Jerusalem	1995
B.A.	Hebrew University (Israel)	1992
BA in Comparative Literature and Philosophy	The Hebrew University, Jerusalem	1992

Specialties:

Hebrew

Research Interests: Hebrew Literature, Israeli Cinema, Critical Theory, Film Theory, Nationalism

Areas of Interest:

Hebrew Literature
Israeli Cinema
Jewish Cinema
Critical Theory
Film Theory
Nationalism

Keywords:

Deconstruction • Documentary films • Games • Hebrew literature, Modern • Israeli literature • Nationalism and literature

Recent Publications

1. Ginsburg, S, IMAGE, WORD, LAND, Hebrew Studies, vol. 64 (January, 2023), pp. 255-268 [doi]
2. Ginsburg, S, Tangled Roots: The Emergence of Israeli Culture (December, 2020)
3. Ginsburg, S, From Here to Elsewhere and Back in Israeli-Hebrew Children’s Literature, in Since 1948 Israeli Literature in the Making (October, 2020), SUNY Press, ISBN 9781438480503  [abs]
4. Ginsburg, S; Banbaji, A, Introduction, Mikan no. 20 (April, 2020), pp. 5-25
5. Ginsburg, S; Barzilai, M, Rereading Hebrew Speech, Mikan no. 20 (April, 2020), pp. 198-227