Amia Lieblich ( he, עמיה ליבליך; born 1939) is an Israeli psychologist and writer known for her work in

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Academic career

Lieblich is professor emeritus from

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, where she has also served as

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of students. After her retirement from Hebrew University she was a faculty member at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo for a few years. Subsequently she has been serving as the president of The Academic College of Society and the Arts, located at a campus in Netanya. Lieblich's research focuses on various aspects of Israeli society including military service, the Kibbutz movement, life stories of women, and the "new family" in Israel.Golan, A: "Life, and Nothing But". Haaretz, 2008
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, the eleven-book series "The Narrative Study of Lives."

Published works (English)

*''Tin Soldiers on Jerusalem Beach'' (Pantheon, 1978) *''Kibbutz Makom'' (Pantheon, 1981) *''Transition to Adulthood During Military Service'' (SUNY Press, 1989) *''Seasons of Captivity: the Inner World of POWs'' (NYU Press, 1994) *''Conversations with Dvora: An Experimental Biography of the First Modern Hebrew Woman Writer'' (UC Press, 1997) *''Narrative Research: Reading, Analysis, and Interpretation'' (With Rivka Tuval-Mashiach and Tamar Zilber, Sage, 1998) *''Learning about Lea'' (Athena, 2003) *''In spite of everything: the story of a bi-national community (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lieblich, Amia 1939 births Living people Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty Israeli women psychologists