Ariella Linovski
Ariella Linovski (b. 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 and at the University of Oxford.
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.
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.