Student-Faculty Seminar

The Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies is hosting a series of interdisciplinary seminars throughout the year aimed at promoting a sharing of research and ideas for graduate students and faculty working on projects related to the study of Israel.

The first seminar will welcome Dr. Loren Lerner (Department of Art History) on "Jerusalem Art History Journal; An Undergraduate eJournal: The Process and Product". As Project Director, Dr. Lerner will also be joined by Pata Macedo (Department of Design and Computation Arts), journal designer, along with six students who will showcase their research.

1. Charlotte Parent speaking on "Israeli Archaeology in Jerusalem: National Heritage, Identity, and Partiality";
2. Valerie Gauthier on "Symbols and Motifs: Depictions of the Heavenly Realm in Mordecai Ardon's At the Gates of Jerusalem";
3. Stéphanie Hornstein on "Expressing Exile as a Shared Experience: The Work of Steve Sabella";
4. Braden Scot on "From the Depths of the Matrixial Sea: Reviving Loss and Memory in Contemporary Israeli Art";
5. Amanda Charlebois on "The Artistic Apocalypse: Three Religious Depictions of the End of Days", and
6. Samantha Wexler who will be speaking on "Representations of Jesus in Early Christian Art."

Also presenting is Dr. Lorne Switzer (Department of Finance), who will be speaking on "The Benefits of International Diversification: The Case of Israel in a Nexus of Market Development, Corporate Governance and Structural Change"

We hope to see you there!