Dr. Adva Balzam holds a PhD in clinical psychology from Tel Aviv University and is a faculty member at the School of Media Studies, the College of Management Academic Studies, Israel. She previously created and directed documentary television series, including Zmadim (Couples), Made in Israel, Golshei Sapot (Couch Surfing), and Hamaarechet (The Newsdesk). Her research addresses the meeting of psychoanalysis and culture, with an emphasis on documentary cinema, trauma, and gender. Her recent publications are "Full, Full of Ruffles": Ronit Elkabetz and Hysteria as a Confusion of Tongues (Ot, 13, 2025, in Hebrew; https://humanities.tau.ac.il/sites/humanities.tau.ac.il/files/media_server/all-units/Ot12/Adva_Balzam.pdf) and, with Dan Arav, Trauma-Selfie: Active Victimhood in War (Media, War & Conflict, 2026; https://doi.org/10.1177/17506352261477308).
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