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Professor Yaron Peleg serves as the Kennedy-Leigh Professor of Modern Hebrew Studies at the University of Cambridge, with dual affiliation to the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Jesus College, where he holds positions as Fellow, Tutor, and Director of Studies in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. His academic journey spans multiple prestigious institutions including George Washington University, Princeton University, and Brandeis University.
Professor Peleg earned his BA in Film Studies from Emerson College in Boston (1989) followed by a PhD in Hebrew literature from Brandeis University (2000). Prior to Cambridge, he taught at Princeton University and served as Director of the Hebrew Language Program at George Washington University for a decade (2002-2012).
His scholarly work focuses on modern Hebrew literary history, Israeli cinema, and Israeli cultural formation, with particular emphasis on the creation of native Hebrew culture in Palestine/Eretz Israel during the twentieth century. Professor Peleg's research spans diverse areas including Zionism and orientalism, homoeroticism in Hebrew literature, postzionist cultural shifts of the 1990s, and cinematic representations of gender, ethnicity (Ashkenazi/Mizrahi), and religious identities. His interdisciplinary approach combines literary analysis, film studies, and cultural history to examine complex identity formations within Israeli society.
Professor Peleg's publication trajectory reveals a progression from foundational literary studies to increasingly sophisticated analyses of Israeli cinema and contemporary culture, with recent work showing heightened attention to religious identities in Israeli media. His scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with evolving cultural dynamics while maintaining deep connection to Hebrew literary traditions.
As editor-in-chief of the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies and associate editor of Prooftexts, Professor Peleg significantly contributes to academic discourse in his field. He actively mentors graduate students including Xinyi Chen (researching Hebrew-Arabic literary encounters) and Nathanel Stawski (studying early German Zionist conservatism).
At Cambridge, Professor Peleg teaches courses spanning Hebrew literature, Israeli culture, Middle Eastern studies, and advanced Hebrew language, providing students with comprehensive engagement across linguistic, literary, and cultural dimensions of Hebrew and Israeli studies.
