Podcasts

שיח חוקרים עם ידין דודאי

 

ליאת מספרת על נשים, גברים, רופאים ואחיות במזרח התיכון במאתיים השנה האחרונות, על מגיפת הכולירה הקטלנית שפרצה במצריים ב-1947 ועל איך התגברו עליה אז (ובדרך נותנת למצרים ציון גבוה על מה שעשו), איך בכלל פנתה לעסוק בנושאים הללו, וגם מה מרגש אותה מאוד עד היום בעבודתה, ומה היא מייעצת לסטודנטיות וסטודנטים שרוצים לעסוק במדעי הרוח.

 

 

Medicine in the Middle East, 1830-1950

The conversation discusses the beginnings of modern medicine in the region, the establishment of medicine schools from Istanbul to Baghdad to Cairo, the identity and activities of the practitioners and the health contrasts between urban centers in the region and the countryside. A recurring theme is the continued interaction between the Middle East and the broader world in particular Europe, demonstrated through politics as well as scientific debates. The conversation also covers certain events such as the cholera outbreaks in the region and their context.

מגיפת הכולרה במזרח התיכון - היסטוריה גדולה בקטנה

 

Marginalized Women in Khedival Egypt

 

With political and economic developments in 19th century Egypt, the lives of women began to change in dramatic ways. From the rise of wage labor and the restructuring of rural households to the emergence of women's movements and publications, pre-colonial Egypt witnessed numerous transformation in the realm of gender. In this episode, Liat Kozma shares her research regarding some of the most marginalized women in Egyptian society during this period of change. Manumitted slaves, doctors and midwives, factory employees, and sex workers were some groups of women who left many historical traces in the police, court, and medical records of the Khedival government.

 

Sexology in Hebrew and Arabic

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, scientists and physicians the world over began to think of sex as something that could be studied and understood through rational methods. In places like Germany, these sexologists were associated with progressive political movements that combated stigmatization of homosexuality and contraception and broke taboos regarding issues such as impotence and masturbation. In this episode, Liat Kozma examines how sexology traveled and transformed in Middle Eastern contexts through the writings of Egyptian doctors and Jewish exiles.