After Israel Towards Cultural Transformation

How might the idea of social transformation be stimulated in the state of Israel, a society with a historical investment in producing a deprivation of life? After Israel argues that militarism, the state of war, and the ethnic divide must all go; but crucially, it asserts that this will never be achieved through any form of imposed political model.

This bold and original book claims that a future of mutual prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians depends on two interconnected forces: collaborative struggle and cultural innovation. It examines practices such as Arabic-Hebrew bilingual education, various ArabJewish activist networks, and the emergence of a number of arts and culture activities and groups.

Calling for the scrambling of identity categories in order to break down ethnic divides, this book shows how the cultivation of new social, cultural, and professional practices can overcome the dialogical disabilities born out of the Zionist historical triumph.

Marcelo Svirsky is a Lecturer in International Studies at the School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, Australia. He teaches subjects in International Studies and researches on Middle East politics, and continental European philosophy; his focus is on social transformation, activism and revolutionary action, and bilingual education. He has recently published Arab-Jewish Activism in Israel/Palestine, and Agamben and Colonialism (with Simone Bignall).

Introduction
1. A Debt to Life
2. The After
3. Collaborative Struggle
4. Cultural Innovation
Conclusions
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