Call for Papers

International Workshop:
American-Israeli Relations through Multidisciplinary Lenses

11-13 September 2016
University of Sussex, Brighton UK

Israeli-American relations have attracted a great deal of academic and public attention. Despite great interest, the existing research on this topic has concentrated mainly on diplomatic relations between the two countries, with a heavy America-centric proclivity. There is, however, more to the relationship.

The Chair in Modern Israel Studies, the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, The Centre for Middle East and North Africa (MENACS) and the American Studies Department at the University of Sussex are jointly organizing an international workshop dedicated to the study of the various facets of US-Israel relations. Scholars interested in participating in the workshop should send a 300-word proposal and a brief CV to Israel.usconf@gmail.com by January 31, 2016. We seek original work that can be revised for publication. Suggested themes may include, (but are not limited to) the following:

• US-Israel relations in the global context
• Social and cultural aspects of American-Israeli relations
• American-Israeli relations as a mutual process
• US in Israel and Israel in the US – ideological and religious aspects
• Israel, the United States and the Bible
• People and ideas behind Israeli-American relations
• Migration
• American Jews and Israel
• Israel and American Jews
• The American and Zionist dreams

We welcome proposals from all disciplines and particularly encourage comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives. Our intention is to publish an edited book based on the workshop papers.

Deadline for submission of paper proposals (abstracts): 31 January 2016.

Selection of paper proposals: 31 March 2016.

Pre-circulation of summary papers to discussants: 30 July 2016. 

If you have any further questions please contact Gideon Reuveni (G.Reuveni@sussex.ac.uk) or David Tal (d.tal@sussex.ac.uk).