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People of the visitor book: Commemorative practices in Jerusalem's war museum

People of the visitor book: Commemorative practices in Jerusalem's war museum

FromTel Aviv Review


People of the visitor book: Commemorative practices in Jerusalem's war museum

FromTel Aviv Review

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Feb 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Prof. Chaim Noy is a professor of communications at the University of South Florida and the author of a new book Thank You For Dying for Our Country: Commemorative Texts and Performances in Jerusalem. He talks to host Gilad Halpern about his meticulous study of the visitor book at Jerusalem's most celebrated former battlefield, and the glimpse it offers into the make-up of Israeli society today.
Song: Sivan Talmor - Fire
This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
Feb 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.