Lerna Ekmekcioglu, Professor of History and Gender Studies at MIT, specializing in Turkish and Armenian history, discusses Armenian demands for a “national home” in the newly founded Turkish Republic, in the 1920s

Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi, Professor (Emerita) of Comparative Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, discusses her recent book, a reading of five constitutive Jewish texts that paints a comprehensive and thought-provoking portrait of Jerusalem as a physical and symbolic place

Kimmy Caplan, Professor of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University, discusses his co-edited book “Contemporary Israeli Haredi Society: Profiles, Trends and Challenges,” building on an analysis combining sociological observations with a historical long-view

Prof. Hagar Kotef analyzes the concept of “home” as both a physical endeavor and an object of attachment, against the backdrop of the Zionist settlement and the dispossession of Palestinians that it entailed

How have the failings of the late 20th-century economic system affected governance, and vice-versa? Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator for the Financial Times, explains

Dr Yossi Harpaz discusses his book “Citizenship 2.0” and how the relationship between citizenship and other sociological categories, such as migration and national identity, has evolved

Prof. Jonathan Graubart discusses his book “Jewish Self-Determination Beyond Zionism: Lessons from Hannah Arendt and Other Pariahs,” offering a contemporary re-evaluation of early 20th-century thought on Jewish sovereignty and statehood

Prof. Derek Penslar discusses his forthcoming book “Zionism: An Emotional State,” an interdisciplinary attempt to study the history of Jewish nationalism through a history of emotions lens

Dr Shivi Greenfield discusses his book, “Judaism and Liberalism: A Metaphysical Tale of Two Siblings,” in which he claims that not only can the two coexist, they also stem from the same metaphysical source

Itamar Mann, Professor of Law at the University of Haifa, discusses his book “Humanity at Sea: Maritime Migration and the Foundations of International Law”