Between Israel and the Diaspora
Dr. Melissa Weininger is Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at California State University, Northridge. Her research focuses on Hebrew and Yiddish literature, with an emphasis on contemporary Israeli literature. Her other research interests include gender, nationalism, and popular culture, with a particular interest in Israeli television. Her book Beyond the Land: Diaspora Israeli Culture in the 21st Century, examines the meanings and uses of diaspora in contemporary Israeli literature and art. With Shayna Weiss, she also writes a newsletter on Israeli pop culture called It’s No Ibiza. Her work has recently appeared in the journal Studies in American Jewish Literature as well as several edited volumes, including Applying Jewish Ethics: Beyond the Rabbinic Tradition, The Routledge Handbook of Literary Translingualism, and Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making.