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Podcast Series: When Home Becomes the BattlefieldOne Israeli, one Palestinian and one Kent State professor talk about life and terrorismPodcasts by Dave Sugerman, Kent State English StudentInterviews by Lisa Lambert, M.A. '05 In this three-part podcast series, Israeli and Kent State student Rita Gochberg, Palestinian and Kent State Assistant Director of Security Zaki Hazou and Distinguished Professor of Psychology Stevan Hobfoll discuss daily lives in hot zones like Jerselam and how the threat and reality of terrorism affects those lives. Part One: Rita GochbergIn the first part of the podcast series, Rita Gochberg, Kent State interior design student, talks about her daily life and military experiences in Israel. Many of the people she meets at Kent State and in the U.S. comment on how 'Americanized' she is. But as Gochberg explains, life in Jerselam isn't too different from the one we know in America.Part Two: Zaki HazouMetal detectors, check points, security guards. Zaki Hazou, assistant director of security for residence services, is a Palestinian who grew up in East Jerselam. In part two of the series, Hazou describes the experience of living in an environment in which the threat of terrorism is constant.Part Three: Stevan HobfollThe forthcoming third installment of the 'When Home Becomes the Battlefield' series will feature Stevan Hobfoll, Distinguished Professor of psychology at Kent State, discussing the affect terrorism and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have on nations in the Middle East. For more information about the the effects of ongiong terrorism and PTSD on health, read "When Home Becomes the Battlefield," the cover story from the Winter 2007 issue of Kent State Magazine. |