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Shai Ginsburg

Shai Ginsburg

Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
shai.ginsburg@duke.edu
Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708-0414
John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27708-0414
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Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2015 - Present Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Department · 2020 - Present Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News

Published August 21, 2025
The Strange Case of Duke’s Still Living Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Published August 19, 2025
Milion proti Netanjahuovi. Izraelci v ulicích volají po ukončení války
Published February 17, 2025
‘Morally repulsive’: Faculty react to Trump’s proposed US Gaza takeover

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Recent Publications

Towards a Materialist History of Hebrew Literature in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

Journal Article Shofar · January 1, 2024 Scholars of Hebrew literature commonly perceive the early years of the twentieth century as a time of crisis for Hebrew literature. While Yiddish literature was gaining an ever-greater readership, Hebrew literature saw its readership rapidly dissipating. D ... Full text Cite

IMAGE, WORD, LAND

Book Review Hebrew Studies · January 1, 2023 Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · 2001 Ph.D.
Hebrew University (Israel) · 1995 M.A.
Hebrew University (Israel) · 1992 B.A.

External Links

Shai Ginsburg's Web Page