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Danielle Gurevitch, a Cultural Ethnologist, Danielle Gurevitch has contributed to numerous articles, serving as an editor for four books and authoring two herself. Her expertise spans a range of fields, including speculative fiction, Israel and Jewish literature, comparative literature, and gender studies. Notable among her recent publications is "The Palgrave Handbook for Global Fantasy" (2023), which she co-edited with Elana Gomel, as well as "Women are Skilled with Witchery," a collaborative work with Dov Schwartz slated for publication in 2024.
Gurevitch is the founder and chair of the 'Dangoor Centre' at the Faculty of Humanities at Bar Ilan University since its establishment in 2008, is dedicated to fostering global dialogue and understanding through the Humanities. This interdisciplinary approach encompasses literature, art, languages, music, the study of religions, and philosophy. The primary objective of the center is to serve as an instrumental tool for eradicating ignorance, bridging prejudices, and facilitating intercultural dialogue, thus providing a platform for the sharing of humanistic values.
The center's activities are concentrated within three main domains of thought and practice: the history of ideas, cultural diplomacy, and contemporary cultural studies. Furthermore, in her capacity as Chief Editor, Danielle oversees three book series that facilitate the intersection of humanities and cultural bridge-building: "History of Ideas" (Hebrew), "Interpretation of Cross Cultures" (English), and the Jewish Bookshelf Open Access Digital Library (Arabic), which are integral components of the Dangoor Centre's initiatives. https://dangoorcentre.com/
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
… → Jun 1992
Award Date: 1 Jun 1992
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The riddle of Helene and the revenge of Yosef: new Reading in S. Y. Agnon’s The Lady and the Peddler
Gurevitch, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Modern Jewish Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Male authors venerating mothers surviving trauma to advocate for peace: a comparative reading of Big Breasts and Wide Hips and To the End of the Land
Xiu, G. & Gurevitch, D., 2025, In: Israel Affairs. 31, 4, p. 671-690 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Women without Guilt, Men without Shame: Defining Cultural Marital Distrust in the Jewish Tale ‘The Rabbi Whose Wife Turned Him into a Werewolf’
Gurevitch, D., 2025, In: Folklore (United Kingdom). 136, 1, p. 84-104 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reflections on Jewish nationalism, militarism and ageing masculinity in Yoram Kaniuk’s novel Scums
Gurevitch, D., 2024, In: Israel Affairs. 30, 4, p. 688-706 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The image of Jews in selected Chinese translations: reading in the Merchant of Venice and Oliver Twist
Gao, X., Gurevitch, D. (Editor), Weissbrod, R. (Editor) & Woodsworth, J. (Editor), 2024, 310 p.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review