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Female fans in blue and white (and yellow): interrelations between ethnonational and gender identity in the construction of female fandom / Levental, Orr; Kharanbeh, Saleh

Levental, Orr	Journal Article
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This article examines female basketball fandom in Israel, concentrating on the relationship between gender and ethnonational identity in sport. It is based on two preliminary assumptions: (a) sport is considered a masculine sphere of interest; (b) sport in general, and fandom in particular, are part of the unique sociocultural life; hence patterns of Israeli female fandom are influenced by collective-Israeli ethnonational and gender identity. The article follows the qualitative-narrative approach, using in-depth interviews. Its findings revealed symbiotic relationships between fans’ ethnic-national identity and their fandom for Maccabi Tel Aviv and views of the team’s players.

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Israel ; Gender ; Sport ; Tel Aviv ; Fandom ; Basketball ;
Maccabi

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Israeli Arab teachers in Jewish schools / Kharanbeh, Saleh

Kharanbeh, Saleh	Journal Article
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Recently there has been a growing tendency among Israeli Arab teachers to work in Jewish schools. This trend has several sociopolitical and economic reasons but is generally viewed as a welcome development that should be encouraged. Based on interviews with ten Arab teachers in Jewish schools, this article seeks to delve into their living experience and understand their motivations and aspirations, as well as the obstacles they encounter. Its findings underscore two main obstacles that need to be surmounted: cultural differences and lower mastery of the Hebrew language, on the one hand, and the tension attending a different ethnic/national identity from that of the taught audience, on the other.

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Education ; Israel ; Integration ; Ethnic Identity ; Palestinians ; Teachers ;
Israeli Arabs ; Jewish Schools

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