| Part II | Convenor: Professor Yaron Peleg |
Course Description 2024-25
This paper focuses on themes of interest and importance in Modern and Medieval Hebrew literature. It examines contemporary Israeli literature and culture from the last twenty or so years, primarily the transition from an ideological society to a capitalist, post-modern and post-Zionist society after the first intifada in 1987.
Form and Conduct
This paper is assessed by two coursework essays (of a maximum of 3,500 words, and minimum of 3,000 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography), one to be handed in on the first Tuesday of Lent term and one to be handed in on the first Tuesday of Easter term. A choice of three essay questions will be announced on the first day (Thursday) of fifth week in Michaelmas term and on the first day (Thursday) of fifth week in Lent term. Both essays will be subject to a mini-viva voce examination, conducted in person or online, at the end of Easter term. Both essays carry equal marks.
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