Background
Ayala Emmett was born on August 4, 1935, in Israel in Tel Aviv and grew up in Ra’anana.
Jerusalem
Hebrew University
Rochester, NY, USA
University of Rochester
(In this powerful and timely book, Ayala H. Emmett examine...)
In this powerful and timely book, Ayala H. Emmett examines the political roles of women in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Emmett's insights come from numerous trips to the region that included in-depth interviews with many of the participants. Excerpts from the interviews give voice to the women who played vitally important yet often overlooked roles in the political transformations of the contemporary Middle East. Emmett's observations on women's actions in political venues have global implications, transcending the specific political and social contexts of the region and shedding light on both the strengths of female activism and the resistances of male political institutions. Emmett investigates the successes and failures of women in the Israeli political landscape, particularly the harassment experienced during the leadership of Right and ultra-Right groups before the ascension to office of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Her account of women's activism in Israel provides a rich backdrop for viewing the compelling events that have taken place in the Middle East throughout the 1990s and offer insights into the future of women's political activism, both in the ever-changing Israeli political climate and in the broader world of women in politics. "Brilliant in conception and theory, based on superb fieldwork, and clearly written for both specialist and non-specialist reader." --Maurie Sacks, Montclair State University "A groundbreaking study. . . .Ayala Emmett brings an unusual voice of clarity into the muddled politics of the Middle East. Where most studies ignore or marginalize women's role in the peace process, Emmett highlights women as political actors and shows their capacity to bridge the chasm between two hostile peoples." --Cynthia Saltzman, Rutgers University, Camden Ayala Emmett is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Rochester. In this powerful and timely book, Ayala H. Emmett examines the political roles of women in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Emmett's insights come from numerous trips to the region that included in-depth interviews with many of the participants. Excerpts from the interviews give voice to the women who played vitally important yet often overlooked roles in the political transformations of the contemporary Middle East. Emmett's observations on women's actions in political venues have global implications, transcending the specific political and social contexts of the region and shedding light on both the strengths of female activism and the resistances of male political institutions. Emmett investigates the successes and failures of women in the Israeli political landscape, particularly the harassment experienced during the leadership of Right and ultra-Right groups before the ascension to office of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Her account of women's activism in Israel provides a rich backdrop for viewing the compelling events that have taken place in the Middle East throughout the 1990s and offer insights into the future of women's political activism, both in the ever-changing Israeli political climate and in the broader world of women in politics. "Brilliant in conception and theory, based on superb fieldwork, and clearly written for both specialist and non-specialist reader." --Maurie Sacks, Montclair State University "A groundbreaking study. . . .Ayala Emmett brings an unusual voice of clarity into the muddled politics of the Middle East. Where most studies ignore or marginalize women's role in the peace process, Emmett highlights women as political actors and shows their capacity to bridge the chasm between two hostile peoples." --Cynthia Saltzman, Rutgers University, Camden Ayala Emmett is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Rochester.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0472089307/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(Israeli women do not enjoy the equality, status, and powe...)
Israeli women do not enjoy the equality, status, and power often attributed to them by the media and popular culture. Despite significant achievements and progress, as a whole they continue to earn less than their male counterparts, are less visible and influential in the political arena, do not share equal responsibilities or privileges in the military, have unequal rights and freedoms in family life and law, and are less influential in shaping the nation's self image and cultural orientation. Bringing together classic essays by leading scholars of Israeli culture, this reader exposes the hidden causes of ongoing discrimination and links the restrictions that Israeli women experience to deeply entrenched structures, including colonial legacies, religious traditions, capitalism, nationalism, and ongoing political conflict. In contrast, the essays also explore how women act creatively to affect social change and shape public discourse in less ostensible ways. Providing balanced perspectives from the social sciences and the humanities, this comprehensive reader reflects both an emerging consensus and exciting diversity in the field. It is the definitive text for courses in Israeli women's studies. Israeli women do not enjoy the equality, status, and power often attributed to them by the media and popular culture. Despite significant achievements and progress, as a whole they continue to earn less than their male counterparts, are less visible and influential in the political arena, do not share equal responsibilities or privileges in the military, have unequal rights and freedoms in family life and law, and are less influential in shaping the nation's self image and cultural orientation. Bringing together classic essays by leading scholars of Israeli culture, this reader exposes the hidden causes of ongoing discrimination and links the restrictions that Israeli women experience to deeply entrenched structures, including colonial legacies, religious traditions, capitalism, nationalism, and ongoing political conflict. In contrast, the essays also explore how women act creatively to affect social change and shape public discourse in less ostensible ways. Providing balanced perspectives from the social sciences and the humanities, this comprehensive reader reflects both an emerging consensus and exciting diversity in the field. It is the definitive text for courses in Israeli women's studies.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813536162/?tag=2022091-20
2005
anthropologist educator author
Ayala Emmett was born on August 4, 1935, in Israel in Tel Aviv and grew up in Ra’anana.
Emmett received her bachelor's degree in English Literature, Sociology, and Anthropology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem Israel in 1973 and obtained her master's degree and a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Rochester in 1977 and 1980, respectively.
Emmett joined the faculty of the department of anthropology at the University of Rochester in 1981, starting her career there first as a research associate. During the period from 1984 till 2000, she worked as a lecturer, assistant professor and associate professor there. From that year till 2014, Emmett was a professor of anthropology at the university.
In January 2014 Emmett was appointed professor emeritus of anthropology at the university and still holds this position there. She is also the founder and director of Seeds for College Foundation, a foundation to support inner-city minority students to graduate high school and go to college and one of the founders of JWCR (Jewish Women for Child Refugees) in Rochester.
During her long career, Emmett was also a visiting professor at Haifa University and Empire State College of the State University of New York and the president of Temple Beth David and a current member of Congregation BHBI and Temple Brith Kodesh.
(Israeli women do not enjoy the equality, status, and powe...)
2005(In this powerful and timely book, Ayala H. Emmett examine...)
1996Emmett grew up in an Orthodox Socialist community.
Emmett is a member of the American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Society, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, Society for Cultural Anthropology, Society for Humanistic Anthropology, Society for Medical Anthropology, Society for Feminist Anthropology and Northeastern Anthropological Association.