During my years as a Biologist and specialist on animal behviour:
After graduating with an B.Sc. (Tel Aviv university), Galia joined a team of animal behaviourists to study the facial expressions of Japanese Macaques monkeys in Nagano, Japan.
As part of her M.Sc, Galia has studied the nocturnal behaviour of Bottle-nose dolphins in the Dolphin reef, Eilat, under the supervision of Prof. Todt Dietmar, Berlin University.
Galia’s M.A focused on East Asian cultures and Buddhist thought (2006-10).
The M.A and PhD constitute an investigation into the metaphorical and philosophical significance of abstract and concrete gates in ancient China.
Presenting papers in the following Conferences:
8th International Conference on Daoist Studies Living Dao Today: Views and visions; Lake Amersee near Munich, Germany 2012
Daoism: Tradition and Transition 9th International Conference on Daoist Studies Boston University, May 29-June1, 2014
Daoism: Self, Science, and Society. 10th International Conference on Daoist Studies –Sanyi Tian-An-Tai-Ho Retreat Center, Miaoli, Taiwan, 26-29 May 2016
Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) kongrees, Solothurn Switzerland, November 2017
Academic Papers:
Galia Dor. 2013 . “The Chinese Gate: A Unique Void for Inner Transformation”. The Journal Of Daoist Studies (6). pp.1-28
Forthcoming books and chapters in edited volumes:
SUNY Press: “Gates between Order and Chaos”.
Routledge: a chapter titled “Sacredness and Water in Contemporary Japanese Architecture: a Reinterpretation of Ancient Traditions”/in a volume edited by Anat Geva.
