Dr. Tal Kohavi
CV
Education
2007 - Ph.D. Summa cum Laude, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Cultural Anthropology
Between Dance and Anthropology. Supervisor: Professor Zali Gurevitch
1997 M.A. studies as part of direct Ph.D. Program, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Personal program in Anthropology and Critical Theory.
Research paper instead of thesis: The World according to Habermas
Academic Presentations
Bodily knowledge: Anthropological Practice as a Corporeal praxis, paper presented at the Department Seminar, The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, May 2009.
"be yourself and keep smiling": on Truth and obligation in Dance, paper presented at the Anthropological Forum, Haifa University, November 2008.
"The potential and threat of Juissance in Dance", paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Israeli Sociological Asocciation, February 2006 .
"To hold the Ends in the Middle: On Postcolonial Research in Israel", paper presented at the Summer School for Advanced Studies, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, September 2005.
"From Gallina to Sonya: The Paradox of Classical Training in Contemporary Dance", paper presented at the Israeli Anthropological Association conference, May, 2000.
"Body-Memory-Dance: Reflections on 'Aide Memoire' by Rami Be'er", paper presented at a conference: "Contemporary Dance, Cultural Identity and History", Firenze, January 2000.
"Between Dance and Anthropology: Primary Impressions", paper presented at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, November 1999.
Grants, Scholarships, Honors
2008 The Bahat prize for Best Academic Manuscript for 2008
2002-3 Ford Foundation ( Haguda Hayisraelit Le’kranot Mechkar) Writing Grant
2002 The Eshkol Institute Scholarship, Faculty of Social Sciences Hebrew University
The Shaine Center for Research in Social sciences, Writing Grant
2001 The Shaine Center for Research in Social Sciences, Research Grant
2000 The Eshkol Institute Scholarship, Faculty of Social Sciences Hebrew University
Lafer Scholarship for Gender Studies
The Shaine Center for Research in Social sciences, Research Grant
1999 Lafer Scholarship for Gender Studies
The Eshkol Institute, Scholarship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hebrew University
The Shaine Center for Research in Social Sciences, Research Grant
1998 Lafer Scholarship for Gender Studies
1997 Friends of the Hebrew University: Prize for outstanding young scholar
1997 The Yonina Talmon Prize for best MA Research Paper
Research
Contemporary Anthropological Theory
Contemporary Anthropological methodology and Practices.
The Body as a cultural phenomenon,
Corporeal knowledge, Bodily Knowledge and Corporeality
Body-Identity-Performance
Contemporary Dance Theories
Sexuality and Performativity
Courses
B.A. and M.A. courses and seminars in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Gender Studies program, The Hebrew University:
2009-2010 Qualitative Methodology MA, Faculty of Art Tel Aviv University
2007-2008 The Body and Knowledge: Contemporary Perspectives, Ben Gurion University
2007-2008 Performance of Gender and Sexuality in Cultural/Political Contexts, Ben Gurion University
2006-2007 Between Dance and Anthropology, MA Seminar
2004-2006 Body-Identity-Performance, MA Seminar
2004-2005 Qualitative Research Method, MA Course
2004 Qualitative and Anthropological Research Methods, Tel-Aviv University
2001-2002 Body/Knowledge: Contemporary Perspectives
2001-2002 Glocality: Contemporary perspectives on Trans-national processes in the nation-state and beyond, MA seminar, co-teaching with Prof. S.N. Eisenstadt
2001-2003 Sex, Gender and Sexuality
2000 Anthropology of the Body
2000-2002 Performances of Sexuality in Cultural Contexts
1997-2000 “To Make A Body”: Anthropological Thoughts on the Body as a Cultural carrier
1997,1999 The Construction of Collective Identities: Inclusions and Exclusions, MA seminar, Co-teaching with Prof. S.N. Eisenstadt
1998 The Construction of Collective Identities and the Legal System: The Relations between State and Religion, MA seminar, Co-teaching with Prof. S.N. Eisenstadt and Prof. Ruth Gavison
1997-2001 Body and Knowledge: Feminist Perspectives
1994-2002 Instructor in the course: "Society and Culture" (Introduction to Anthropology), Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1996-1997 Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology, The University Hospital "Sha’arei Tzedek”
1998-2000 The Arts in Society: A Critical Perspective, Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, The Israeli Campus, Jerusalem
Last Updated Date : 13/09/2022
