| ARBI 101-01 |
Elementary Arabic
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
An introduction to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Introduction to speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab world.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
DENNY 21 |
| ARBI 201-01 |
Intermediate Arabic
Instructor: Mohammad Abu Shuleh
Course Description:
Introduction to conversation and composition building on the skills developed in 101 and 102.
Prerequisite: 102.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
DENNY 315 |
| ARBI 301-01 |
Advanced Arabic
Instructor: Mohammad Abu Shuleh
Course Description:
Advanced Arabic 301 builds on the linguistic and communication skills developed in Intermediate Arabic 202. Students will work on Arabic grammar, syntax, and style in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The course will continue with Al-Kitaab series and introduce supplemental authentic texts as appropriate. Prerequisite: 202.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 315 |
| Courses Offered in HEBR |
| HEBR 101-01 |
Elementary Modern Hebrew
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Introduction to the modern Hebrew language. Alphabet, phonics and grammatical structures. Emphasizes development of reading comprehension, composition and conversational skills.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
EASTC 112 |
| HEBR 201-01 |
Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Formal study of Hebrew language with emphasis on oral practice and writing skills.
Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
STERN 7 |
| Courses Offered in MEST |
| MEST 121-01 |
Middle East to 1750
Instructor: David Commins
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 121-01. The rise of Islam, the development of Islamic civilization in medieval times and its decline relative to Europe in the early modern era, 1500-1750.This course is cross-listed as HIST 121.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 203 |
| MEST 200-01 |
Arab Cinema: Women and Sexuality, Politics and Revolution
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
Cross-listed with WGSS 201-03 and FMST 210-02. This course introduces students to Arab society and culture through an exploration of Arab cinema, which has a long and rich tradition. Students will watch a representative selection of Arab films from across the Arab world that reflect the many challenges and narratives in the region. Through the films, we will explore Arab societies and cultures, especially women and sexuality, politics and revolution, and the role of religion and tradition in shaping public discourse and imagination on taboo topics including LGBTQ issues. In addition to weekly film viewings and discussions, we will read critical film and culture theory and analysis as they apply to Arab cinema. The class will be conducted in English and all films will have English subtitles.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
DENNY 104 |
| MEST 200-02 |
Arab Feminism: Then and Now, Image and Reality, Secular and Religious
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
Cross-listed with WGSS 201-04. This course will trace Arab feminism from its early years in Egypt and Tunisia to the present day. We will look at the work of the early pioneers fighting for equal rights for women while actively supporting nationalist, anticolonial movements in the region. We will then explore the gains that women made post-independence and the limits placed on their freedoms as voiced in their writing, filmmaking, and activism. Next, we will look at Islamic feminism in its many manifestations, its pursuit of a feminist re-interpretation of the Qu'ran, and role in shaping the dialogue on women's rights. We will focus on diverse voices from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. Throughout, we will hear women's voices directly in memoires, historical accounts, literature (poetry and short stories), essays, documentaries, and interviews.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| MEST 200-03 |
Israeli Cinema
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Cross-listed with RELG 233-01, JDST 233-01 and FMST 210-01. Israeli cinema has become increasingly diverse, critical, and multicultural and is often at the cutting edge of the Israeli cultural scene. Films provide an interesting lens to explore questions about Israeli life and identity: What was the experience of growing up in post-independence Israel? How were Holocaust survivors and new immigrants from Arab countries received during that period? What made kibbutz life distinct and how has it changed overtime? How is the impact of war and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict depicted in film? What is the role of gender in the construction of Israeli identity and how has the portrayal of Israeli men, women, and LGBT identities changed overtime? What are the distinct issues facing Orthodox and Ultraorthodox Israelis? How are marginalized groups (Israeli Arabs, Middle Eastern Jews, Russian Jews and Ethiopian Jews) portrayed in film? The course discusses trends and processes in Israeli cultural history and in current Israeli society, as represented in Israeli films from the 1960s to present day Israel. Screenings of Israeli films are a central part of the course. Films from present day Israel, including the most recent, as well as from earlier decades, create the ideological and cultural universe that the course illuminates.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
EASTC 314 |
| MEST 200-04 |
Religion and Politics in the Middle East & North Africa
Instructor: Ed Webb
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 290-02. Class participants will study aspects of how religion and politics interact in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a focus on the period from the First World War to the present. Each week or pair of weeks will address a new theme. Participants should look for connections between assigned texts across as well as within themes, building understanding cumulatively. The class will: consider varied perspectives on selected issues in the interactions of religions and politics in MENA; look for the interconnectedness of the local and the global; and help participants to develop skills to assess critically how we create knowledge about other peoples and cultures.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 203 |
| MEST 200-05 |
From Abraham to Al-Qaeda: Jews, Christians, and Muslims from their Origins to the Present
Instructor: Peter Schadler
Course Description:
Cross-listed with RELG 111-01 and HIST 219-01. This course will survey relations between Jews, Christians, and Muslims, from their origins up to the present day, with heavy attention to the premodern period, and to those areas under the political control of Muslims. We will, however, also consider the relations between these three in the modern period, and how the beliefs of these three groups have coincided and collided to generate specific tensions between them.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 317 |
| MEST 272-01 |
Islam and the West
Instructor: Erik Love
Course Description:
Cross-listed with SOCI 272-01. This course examines the contemporary relationship between the Islamic world and the Western world. In recent years, many interpretations of this relationship have developed, with some claiming a clash of civilizations is underway. The course critically engages the rapidly growing literature on this topic, while providing an introduction to the sociology of religion, an examination of so-called Western values and their Islamic counterparts, an analysis of key moments in recent history, and finally a survey of minority Muslim communities in the West.This course is cross-listed as SOCI 272. Offered every year.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 211 |