BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170509T000000Z DTEND:20170509T013000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Rice Lecture: Melissa Weininger: Women and War in Israeli Culture DESCRIPTION:What are the consequences for women of Israeli military culture and the image of the ideal Israeli man\, a soldier whose masculinity is linked to militarism\, and who is the primary unit of the nation? Several works of literature and popular culture in Israel have recently explored these questions\, including Shani Boianjiu's novel "The People of Forever are Not Afraid" and Talya Lavie's film "Zero Motivation." Dr. Melissa Weininger\, Lecturer in Modern Hebrew at Rice University\, will discuss these contemporary representations of women in the Israeli military and the challenge they present to dominant conceptions of Israeli national identity and Zionist ideals of masculinity. Tickets are $10 each. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:What are the consequences for women of Israeli military culture and the image of the ideal Israeli man\, a soldier whose masculinity is linked to militarism\, and who is the primary unit of the nation? Several works of literature and popular culture in Israel have recently explored these questions\, including Shani Boianjiu&rsquo\;s novel "\;The People of Forever are Not Afraid"\; and Talya Lavie&rsquo\;s film "\;Zero Motivation."\; Dr. Melissa Weininger\, Lecturer in Modern Hebrew at Rice University\, will discuss these contemporary representations of women in the Israeli military and the challenge they present to dominant conceptions of Israeli national identity and Zionist ideals of masculinity. Tickets are $10 each. LOCATION:Barshop Jewish Community Center 12500 N. W. Military Hwy. San Antonio\, TX 78231 UID:e.700.3205 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260602T172659Z URL:http://business.southtexaspartnership.org/events/details/rice-lecture-melissa-weininger-women-and-war-in-israeli-culture-3205 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR