Ariella Levy

Ariella Linovski (born August 10, 1982) is a Jewish Canadian-born writer, activist and artist who has contributed to the fields of communication theory, post-zionism, and discourse theory.

Biography

Linovski is affiliated with the Communication and Culture program at York University in Toronto and has recently given lectures at international conferences at Queen's University, Belfast [ [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:1wpk3rwYbCAJ:www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPoliticsInternationalStudiesandPhilosophy/FileStore/NewsandEvents/BeyondtheNation/Filetoupload,79386,en.doc+ariella+linovski+beyond+the+nation&hl=iw&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=il&client=firefox-a Beyond the Nation? Critical Reflections on Nations and Nationalism in UnCertain Times] ] and at the University of Oxford [" [http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ptb/hope/h3/prog.html Hope: Probing the Boundaries] " conference program, September 2007.] .

Linovski is mostly concerned with the politics of identity and constructions of national identity in government and mainstream media discourse. The theoretical background of her work comes out of a Post-Structuralist and Post-Colonialist framework, often citing the work of scholars such as Judith Butler and Michel Foucault.

Linovski maintains a blog entitled "inappropriate musings on Jewish identity" where she mostly expresses her personal experiences in being Jewish and often presents a critique of the State of Israel for its discriminatory policies towards Palestinian Israelis.

Before becoming interested in politics, Linovski enjoyed a successful career as a pop singer, winning many awards for her debut LP "I Like to Sing" released in 1995.Fact|date=November 2007

Works

*"The Scandalously Impure: Hope for Transcending Cultural Norms", presented September 2007, Mansfield College, Oxford.
*"Nationalism in Ethnically Divided Societies: The State of Israel's National Identity during the Israel-Lebanon War of 2006",presented September 2007, Queen's University, Belfast.

References

External links

* [http://linovski.blogspot.com/ inappropriate musings on jewish identity]