Shay Rabineau

Chair of Judaic Studies/ Associate Professor of Israel Studies

Judaic Studies

Background

Shay Rabineau is Associate Professor of Israel Studies and chair of the Department of Judaic Studies. His book Walking the Land: A History of Israeli Hiking Trails (Indiana University Press, 2023) received the 2024 Yonathan Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies from the Association for Israel Studies. His research and teaching are at the intersection of history, politics, and environment in the modern Middle East.

Select Publications

Walking the Land: A History of Israeli Hiking Trails (Indiana University Press, 2023)

Education

PhD, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, 2013
BA, English Writing, University of Oklahoma, 2003

Research Interests

Walking and waymarking in Israel
Trailology
The Dead Sea environmental crisis
Political geography of the Middle East

Teaching Interests

History of the State of Israel
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Environmental history of the Middle East
Trails, pilgrimage, and walking

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