ISRAEL HERITAGE CLASSROOM COMMITTEE
ANNUAL MEETING AND GUEST LECTURE
Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program in the
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Wednesday November 19,
2014, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Frick Fine Arts
Building, Room 204
KEYNOTE LECTURE
PROFESSOR NOAM SHOVAL
"JERUSALEM'S GEOPOLITICAL QUESTION"
Jerusalem is the heart
of a religious, ethnic, national, and political conflict and is often defined
as a polarized and contested city. In addition to the segregation
between Jews and Arabs, the Jewish population residing in
Jerusalem is also divided along religious lines. As a result, much of
the academic literature describes Jerusalem as polarized and divided. However,
these analyses are based solely on data regarding housing patterns. Professor Shoval’s presentation challenges
this paradigm of Jerusalem, measuring segregation not only by where residents
spend their nights but by their daytime activity as well. The study’s main
source is a high-resolution database (in time [seconds] and space [meters])
that includes 16,000 residents of Jerusalem that were all tracked with GPS
devices for a 24-hour period and then interviewed. This presentation generates
greater understanding of Jerusalem’s current urban and social geography.
It offers a more complex view of the city, which may contradict prevailing
notions of static segregation.
Report by the
2014 Israel Heritage
Room Scholarship Winner
Katherine Martin
Overview of the Israel
Heritage Room and
Scholarship
Opportunities for Students
Susan Rosenberg, Chair, Israel Heritage Room Committee
Adam Shear, Director, Jewish Studies Program
Refreshments will be
served * Free admission * For more information, contact jsp@pitt.edu
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