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

Shai Ginsburg
Contact Info:
Office Location:  John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27708-0414
Email Address: send me a message
Web Page:  https://asianmideast.duke.edu/people/shai-ginsburg

Teaching (Spring 2025):  (typical courses)

  • CMAC 660S.01, GAMES, PLAY, AND SELFHOOD Synopsis
    Perkins 072, Th 10:05 AM-12:35 PM
    (also cross-listed as AMES 660S.01, GSF 660S.01, ISS 660S.01, VMS 660S.01)
Office Hours:

By Appointment
Education:

Ph.D.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor2001
M.A.Hebrew University (Israel)1995
MA in Comparative LiteratureThe Hebrew University, Jerusalem1995
B.A.Hebrew University (Israel)1992
BA in Comparative Literature and PhilosophyThe Hebrew University, Jerusalem1992
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:

Critical theory • Deconstruction • Documentary films • Games • Hebrew language • Hebrew literature, Modern • Israel--Politics and government--20th century • Israeli literature • Nationalism and literature

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Ginsburg, S, Towards a Materialist History of Hebrew Literature in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, Shofar, vol. 42 no. 2 (January, 2024), pp. 47-67, Project MUSE [doi]  [abs]
  2. Ginsburg, S; Nir, O, Introduction: Materialist Approaches to Jewish Culture, Shofar, vol. 42 no. 2 (January, 2024), pp. 1-20, Project MUSE [doi]
  3. Ginsburg, S, IMAGE, WORD, LAND, Hebrew Studies, vol. 64 (January, 2023), pp. 255-268 [doi]
  4. Ginsburg, S, Review of Marina Zilbergerts, The Yeshiva and the Rise of Modern Hebrew Literature, PaRDeS JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH STUDIES IN GERMANY, vol. 28 (2023), pp. 143-147 [doi]
  5. Ginsburg, S, Write Down, I Am a Woman, in Reel Gender: Palestinian and Israeli Cinema (January, 2022), pp. 173-195, ISBN 9781501394218

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