Ethan Pack been a Lecturer at UCLA since 2019 and has taught courses on Israeli literature, television and film sponsored by the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center. In Spring 2026, he will once again teach his well-received course, “Israel and Palestine on Film,” in the School of Film & Television. Ethan’s research focuses on Hebrew and Arabic literature, Middle Eastern film and Postcolonial Studies. He is working on a book manuscript entitled Routes of Displacement: Jewish Exile and Visionary Poetics. As a Research Fellow with the Center, Dr. Pack has moderated discussions with Israeli authors, playwrights and filmmakers at events and performances at UCLA and across Los Angeles. He also teaches courses on medieval Middle Eastern literature.