Dr. Lavie’s research focuses on the experience of ethnic and national minorities in the cultural industries, utilizing the Palestinian-Israeli actors and actresses to explore such a phenomenon. The study's main objective is to examine the experiences and self-perceptions of Palestinian-Israeli television actors and actresses as part of a precarious, yet prestigious, labor environment. It seeks to understand how these cultural workers navigate the various pressures inflicted on them and how it intersects with expressions of their national and ethnic identities.