| Department |
Course Number |
Section |
Course Title |
Units |
Intructor |
Course Description |
Date/Time |
Location |
| Architecture |
219A |
1 |
Architecture and Urbanism in Developing Countries |
4 |
Professor Nezar AlSayyad |
Deals with issues related to urban and architectural
development in Africa and Asia with an emphasis on Islamic societies.
75% Middle East content. |
TBA |
TBA |
| Architecture |
175D |
1 |
Islamic Architecture and Urbanism |
4 |
Professor Hassan Uddin Khan |
Focuses on building and their contexts and on
the architects that built them. |
|
|
| Ancient History-Mediterranean Archaeology |
210 |
1 |
Seminar: Divination and Oracles in the Ancient
Near Eastern and Greek Worlds |
2-4 |
Professor A. W. Bulloch |
See NES 298.3. |
M 2:00-5:00 |
308C Doe Lib |
| Anthropology |
250K |
1 |
Colonialism and Post Colonialism |
4 |
Professor Marianne Ferme |
No course description available at this time.
Taught by Africa specialist. 50% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Anthropology |
250X |
7 |
Special Topics: Rethinking Ethnopsychiatry |
4 |
Professor Stefania Pandolfo |
No course description available at this time.
Taught by North Africa specialist. |
|
|
| Anthropology |
250X |
6 |
Special Topics: Classic Ethnographies |
4 |
Professor Laura Nader |
No course description available at this time.
Taught by Middle East specialist. |
W 12:00-2:00 |
125 Dwinelle |
| Architecture |
202A |
1 |
Studio Thesis |
5 |
Professor Nezar AlSayyad |
Taught by Middle East specialist. 25% Middle
East content. |
|
|
| Architecture |
279X |
1 |
Special Topic: Architectural History |
1-4 |
Professor Nezar AlSayyad |
No course description available at this time.
Taught by Middle East specialist. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
266 |
1 |
Nationalism, Colonialism, and Culture |
4 |
Professor Karl Britto |
Discusses nationalism as a generator of meaning
in colonial and postcolonial texts. Authors include Salman Rushdie,
Kateb Yacine, Assia Djebar. 25% Middle East content. |
|
|
| English |
107 |
1 |
The English Bible as Literature |
4 |
Professor Jenny Franchot |
Students will develop a confident familiarity
with the theological and historical basics of the Judeo-Christian
tradition but also a working acquaintance with the Bible's significance
in later Western art and narrative. 25% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Anthropology |
123E |
1 |
Archaeology of the Meditteranean |
4 |
Professor Mirjana Stevanovic |
Treats the East Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins
as a geographical unit and will provide the archaeological evidence
for its prehistoric and historical inhabitants. 50% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Anthropology |
134 |
1 |
Analysis of the Archaeological Record: Micromorphology
for the Archaeology of Complex Settlements |
4 |
Professor W. Matthews |
Students learn to use microscopes to detect traces
of behavior in environment within settlements and landscapes. Cases
studies from Western Asia, including Catalhoyuk in Turkey and Tell
Brak in Syria. |
|
|
| Anthropology |
188 |
1 |
Topics in Area Studies: Peoples and Cultures
of the Caucasus |
4 |
Professor S. Arutiunov |
Survey of the region's prehistory, followed by
discussion of basic features of the economy, material culture, beliefs
and behavioral patterns of Armenians, Azeris, Turkic-speaking highlanders,
Ossets, Georgians, etc. 50% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
040 |
1 |
Scripting the Spirit: Women Writing into and
out of Spiritual Traditions |
4 |
Ms. Sheila Jelen |
Christian, Jewish, Quaker and Native American
women find their writing voices within a religious or spiritual context.
Case material from modern Hebrew women writers. 25% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
155 |
1 |
Modern and Jewish Literatures |
4 |
Professor Chana Kronfeld |
Literary modernism read through the rich and
diverse literary production in Hebrew and Yiddish. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
170 |
2 |
The Medieval Frametale Genre: Its Hispano-Arabic
Roots |
4 |
Professor James Monroe |
Studies the structure, meaning and function of
the frametale genre, using examples from Arabic, Spanish, and English,
including animal fables, romances, etc. 50% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
H195 |
1 |
Senior Honors Thesis |
2-4 |
Staff |
Directed study centered upon preparation of an
honors thesis. |
TBA |
TBA |
| Near Eastern Studies |
298 |
1 |
New Kingdom Tomb Painting |
1-4 |
Professor Cathleen Keller |
No course description at this time. |
Tu 2:00-5:00p |
252 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
298 |
2 |
Seminar in Georgian subjects |
1-4 |
Dr. Shorena Kurtzikidze |
Attention given to the translation of the Georgian
Ethnographic Literature and Folklore and translation of historical
texts and poems. |
TuTh 3:30-5:00 |
102 Latimer |
| NES-Arabic |
001B |
1 |
Elementary Arabic (3 sections) |
5 |
Staff |
|
MTWThF 9-10, 10-11 |
80 Bar, 270 Bar |
| NES-Arabic |
100B |
1 |
Advanced Arabic |
3 |
Professor Muhammad Siddiq |
|
TuTh 12:30-2:00 |
102 Barrows |
| NES-Arabic |
200 |
1 |
Grammatical Tradition in Arabic |
3 |
Dr. John Hayes |
Study of selected grammatical phenomena of Arabic
based on readings from the classical Arabic grammarians, on the Western
study of linguistics in the Arab world, and on the Western grammatical
tradition. |
|
|
| NES-Cuneiform |
101B |
1 |
Intermediate Akkadian |
3 |
Professor Anne Kilmer |
|
|
|
| NES-Cuneiform |
200B |
1 |
Advanced Akkadian |
3 |
Professor Anne Kilmer |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Cuneiform |
210B |
1 |
Advanced Sumerian |
3 |
Professor Wolfgang Heimpel |
|
|
|
| NES-Egyptian |
100B |
1 |
Elementary Egyptian |
5 |
Professor Cathleen Keller |
|
|
|
| NES-Egyptian |
202B |
1 |
Egyptian Texts |
3 |
Mr. David Larkin |
Philological analysis of texts from a single
genre and period. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
001B |
1 |
Elementary Hebrew (2 sections) |
5 |
Instructor TBA |
|
MTWThF 11-12, 3-4 |
271 Bar/106 Dwi |
| NES-Hebrew |
100B |
1 |
Advanced Hebrew |
3 |
Ms. Rutie Adler |
|
TuTh 12:30-2:00 |
206 Wheeler |
| NES-Persian |
001B |
1 |
Elementary Modern Persian |
5 |
Dr. Jaleh Pirnazar |
|
MTWThF 9:00-10:00 |
271 Barrows |
| NES-Persian |
100B |
1 |
Intermediate Modern Persian |
5 |
Dr. Jaleh Pirnazar |
|
MTWThF 10:00-11:00 |
252 Barrows |
| NES-Persian |
101B |
1 |
Selected Readings in Persian Literature |
3 |
Dr. Jaleh Pirnazar |
|
TuTh 12:30-2:00 |
222 Wheeler |
| NES-Persian |
200B |
1 |
Advanced Persian |
3 |
Professor Hamid Algar |
|
|
|
| NES-Iranian |
110B |
1 |
Middle Persian |
3 |
Professor Martin Schwartz |
Manichaean Middle Persian texts with an introduction
to Pahlavi. |
|
|
| NES-Iranian |
201B |
1 |
Iranian Philology |
3 |
Professor Martin Schwartz |
Readings of texts in Avestan, western Middle
Iranian, and Sogdian, taken from Zoroastrian, Manichaean, and Buddhist
texts. |
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Semitic |
200A |
1 |
Studies in Comparative Semitics |
3 |
Dr. John Hayes |
Comparative Semitic phonetics, morphology, and
lexicography within the context of Afro-Asiatic linguistics. |
|
|
| NES-Turkish |
001B |
1 |
Elementary Modern Turkish |
5 |
Ms. Alya Algar |
|
MWThF, 12-1, Tu 2-4 |
271 Barrows |
| NES-Turkish |
100B |
1 |
Intermediate Modern Turkish |
5 |
Ms. Ayla Algar |
|
MTWThF 1-2 |
252 Barrows |
| NES-Turkish |
101B |
1 |
Reading Modern Turkish |
3 |
Ms. Ayla Algar |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Turkish |
104 |
1 |
Law Documents in Ottoman Turkish |
1 |
Professor Leslie Peirce |
No course description available at this time. |
|
|
| IASTP-Middle Eastern Studies |
190 |
1 |
Senior Thesis |
1-4 |
Staff |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| Religious Studies |
C119 |
1 |
The English Bible as Literature |
4 |
Dr. Jon R. Stone |
See English C107. |
TuTh 2:00-3:30 |
120 Latimer |
| Religious Studies |
130 |
1 |
Introduction to Judaism |
4 |
Dr. Christopher Morray-Jones |
The nature of classical Judaism, its major cultural
and intellectual expressions in the Middle Ages, and transformations
in the modern era. |
TuTh 12:30-2:00p |
9 Evans |
| Political Science |
139B |
1 |
Political Economies of Development and Underdevelopment |
4 |
Professor Kiren Chaudhry |
Exposes students to the main debates in the foeld
of economics and political development and underdevelopment. Taught
by Middle East specialist. 25& Middle East case material. |
TuTh 12:30-2:00p |
110 Barrows |
| IASTP-Peace & Conflict Studies |
151 |
1 |
International Conflict: Analysis and Resolution |
3 |
Dr. Jerry Saunders |
Examines the contemporary context and issues
of conflict by examining the evolution in thinking about conflict,
the resolution, and their application in practice. 25% Middle East
case material. |
TuTh 2:00-3:30 |
56 Barrows |
| Women's Studies |
142 |
1 |
Women's Lives Worldwide: Women in the Middle
East |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Explores the way women's lives worldwide have
been changed by globalization, new laws and economic activities, etc.
Focuses on a different world area each time it is taught. |
|
|
| Political Science |
202A |
1 |
Theory and Method in Political and Economic Development |
4 |
Professor Kiren Chaudhry |
Exposes graduate students to the main debates
in political and economic development. Focuses on the relationship
between the political and economic. Taught by Middle East specialist;
50% Middle East content. |
W 2:00-4:00p |
749 Barrows |
| Anthropology |
225 |
1 |
European and Near Eastern Prehistory |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
No course description available at this time. |
|
|
| Architecture |
100A |
1 |
Fundamentals of Architectural Design |
5 |
Instructor TBA |
Introductory course in the design of buildings.
Problems emphasize the major social, technological and environmental
determinants. |
|
|
| Architecture |
100B |
1 |
Fundamentals of Architectural Design |
5 |
Instructor TBA |
Introductory course in the design of buildings.
Problems emphasize the major social, technological and environmental
determinants. |
|
|
| Architecture |
111 |
1 |
Housing: An International Survey |
3 |
Professor Nezar AlSayyad |
Introduction to international housing from and
architecture and city planning perspective. Housing issues ranging
from micro-scale to macro-scale presented with comparisons between
developing and developed nations. 50% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Architecture |
170B |
1 |
A Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism |
4 |
Professor Kathleen James |
Examines the period since 1400 CE. Looks at architecture
and urbanism in their social and historical contexts. 25% Middle East
content. |
|
|
| History of Art |
016 |
1 |
Introduction to Islamic Art |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Introduction to the art and architecture of the
Islamic lands from the 7th to 17th centuries and the practice of art
history. |
|
|
| History of Art |
116A |
1 |
Topics in Islamic Art |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Treats in depth topics in Islamic architecture
and/or Islamic art. May include painting, calligraphy and book production. |
|
|
| History of Art |
116B |
1 |
Topics in Islamic Art |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Treats in depth topics in Islamic architecture
and/or art. Subjects addressed may include painting, calligraphy and
book production. |
|
|
| History of Art |
256 |
1 |
Seminar in Byzantine Art |
2-4 |
Instructor TBA |
No course description available at this time. |
|
|
| City and Regional Planning |
X270 |
1 |
Regional and Urban Development Strategies in
Third World Countries |
3 |
Professor Irene Tinker |
Competing theories of regional and urban distribution
of non-extractive industries and populations. Effects of natural resource
distribution, governmental services, and infrastructure. 25% Middle
East content. |
|
|
| Classics |
10A |
1 |
Introduction to Greek Civilization |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Study of the major developments, achievements,
and contradictions in Greek culture from the Bronze Age to the 4th
century BCE. Greek culture in relation to other ancient Mediterranean
cultures. 25% Middle East content. |
|
|
| Classics |
017B |
1 |
Introduction to the Archaeology of the Late Greek
and Roman World |
4 |
Professor Crawford Greenewalt |
The physical remains of the Hellenistic and Roman
worlds from 323BCE to the advent of Christianity will be studied as
a way to understand the culture of ancient Rome. 25% Middle East content. |
MWF 2:00-3:00 |
103 Moffitt |
| Classics |
029 |
1 |
Introduction to Greco-Roman Magic |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Study of magical practice in Greek and Roman
world. Attention paid to the Mediterranean context and, in particular,
Egyptian and Near Eastern influences on Greco-Roman traditions. 25%
Middle East content. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
030A |
1 |
Seminar in World Literature |
4 |
Various |
Exploration, in seminar format, of a topic in
world literature with roundtable discussions. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
030B |
1 |
Seminar in World Literature |
4 |
Various |
Exploration, in seminar format, of a topic in
world literature with roundtable discussion. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
120 |
1 |
The Biblical Tradition in Western Literature |
4 |
Professor Robert Alter |
Examination of selected aspects of the Biblical
tradition and their relevantce to the study of later literature. 50%
Middle East content. |
|
|
| Comparative Literature |
151 |
1 |
The Ancient Mediterranean World |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
The literature of Greece, Rome, the Biblical
lands, and other ancient civilizations in the Mediterranean basin. |
|
|
| French |
151A |
1 |
Francophone Literature |
4 |
Professor Karl Britto |
A study of Francophone literature: traditional
and French influences, structure, relationship between language and
message. 50% Middle East content. |
TuTh 2:00-3:30p |
54 Barrows |
| French |
251 |
1 |
Francophone Literature |
4 |
Professor Ann Smock |
Focuses on the relationship between oral and
written cultures in Francophone Africa and/or the Caribbean. 50% Middle
East content. |
|
|
| Geography |
167 |
1 |
The Middle East |
4 |
Professor Ghazi Falah |
The human geography of the Middle East, from
Egypt to Afghanistan. Physical, historical, and cultural background
to current social and economic problems of individual countries and
the area as a whole. |
MW 1:00-2:30 |
145 McCone |
| Geography |
263 |
1 |
Emerging Regions and Peoples of the Former Soviet
Union |
4 |
Professor David Hooson |
This seminar will analyze, evaluate, and speculate
about the geographical changes of recent years, especially the connections
between ethnology, economics, and ecology, and the crystallization
of meaningful regions in historical context. |
|
|
| History |
109A |
1 |
The Rise of Islam |
4 |
Professor Leslie Peirce |
The Middle East from the origins of Islam and
to the 13th century. The Arab conquests, the Islamic Empires, the
successor states, and the formation of Islam as a religion and culture. |
TuTh 3:30-5:00 |
210 Wheeler |
| History |
109B |
1 |
The Middle East, 1250CE-1750CE |
4 |
Professor Edhem Eldem |
The establishment of Turkish power in the Middle
East: Seljuks, Mongols, Ottomans, and Safavis. |
Place/Time/Location TBA |
|
| History |
109C |
1 |
The Middle East from the 18th Century to the
Present |
4 |
Professor Beshara Doumani |
The breaking of pre-modern empires and the formation
of national states in the Arab world, Turkey, and Iran; Islam and
nationalism. |
|
|
| History |
110 |
1 |
Inner Asia |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Origins, development, and dynamics of nomadic
societies; history of the Scythians, Hsiung-nu, Huns, Turks, and Mongols;
their relations with Greece, Rome, Iran, China, and Russia; conquest
of Inner Asia by Russia and China. |
|
|
| Legal Studies |
121 |
1 |
Law in the Bible |
3 |
Professor Michael E. Smith |
Topics include law as the divine commands, the
divine ordering of the creation, God's historical plan, wise maxims
for successful living, the superseding of law by grace and divine
freedom. Nearly all of the assigned readings are in the Bible. |
MWF 11:00-12:00p |
118 Barrows |
| Mass Communications |
160 |
1 |
International Media: Reporting the Middle East |
3 |
Mr. Ori Nir |
Case studies of the foreign mass media. Focus
may be on the press and publishing, broadcasting, documentaries, or
new media. |
|
|
| Music |
132 |
1 |
Music of the Middle East |
4 |
Professor Ben Brinner |
Music of the Middle East, including folk, art,
popular, and religious music of the Pan-Islamic and Israeli traditions. |
TuTh 2:00-3:30 |
128 Morrison |
| Near Eastern Studies |
015 |
1 |
Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Art: Egypt
and Mesopotamia |
4 |
Dr. Marian Feldman |
Introduces the arts of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
These two civilizations witnesses some of the first urban environment |
TuTh 3:30-5:00 |
103 Moffitt |
| Near Eastern Studies |
016 |
1 |
Introduction to Islamic Art |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
An introduction to the art and architecture of
Islamic lands from the seventh to the 17th centuries and to the practice
of art history. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
020 |
1 |
Mesopotamian History |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A survey of the political and cultural history
of Babylonia and Assyria from the time of the first written documents
to the Persian conquest. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
024 |
1 |
Freshman Seminar: "The Un/Knowable Other:
Orientalism Revisited" |
1 |
Professor Margaret Larkin |
|
Tu 3:00-4:00 |
190 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
025 |
1 |
Ancient Babylonian Legends and Myths |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Lectures on and readings of the Gilgamesh Epic,
Creation and Flood Myths and other Mesopotamian literary texts in
translation. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
032 |
1 |
Hebrew Literature in Translation |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Readings from all periods and genres of Hebrew
literature. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
034 |
1 |
Hebrew Bible in Translation |
3 |
Mr. David T. Stewart |
Readings from the Hebrew Bible in English translation. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
080 |
1 |
The Thousand and One Nights |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
The course will discuss, in a seminar context,
and from a broadly comparative perspective, three key works of medieval
narrative prose: the Thousand and One Nights, the Maqamat, and the
Book of Kalila and Dimna (fables of Bidpai). |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
092 |
1 |
Imagining Arab Civilization |
4 |
Professor Muhammad Siddiq |
This course examines major aspects of Arab culture
through literature, art, film, and other media. Questions of religious,
political, and philosophical nature co-exist in Arab culture and literary
conventions and aesthetic norms. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
100A |
1 |
Undergraduate Proseminar |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
The proseminar is designed to introduce undergraduates
to research methodologies and methods of critical analysis and to
foster the development of biliographic, analytical, writing and related
research skills requried for advanced seminar work. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
101A |
1 |
History of Ancient Egypt |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Chronological survey of the history of ancient
Egypt from Prehistoric times down to the conquest of Alexander the
Great. Particular attention will be paid to the textual record and
problems of its interpretation. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
101B |
1 |
History of Ancient Egypt |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Chronological survey of the history of ancient
Egypt from Prehistoric times down to the conquest of Alexander the
Great. Particular attention will be paid to the textual record and
problems of its interpretation. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
102A |
1 |
Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: Early Prehistory
Through the First Intermediate Period |
4 |
Professor Carol Redmount |
A survey of the archaeological materials available
for the reconstruction of Egyptian culture and society. |
TuTh 11:00-12:30p |
271 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
102B |
1 |
Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: The Middle and
New Kingdoms |
4 |
Professor Carol Redmount |
A survey of the archaeological materials available
for the reconstruction of Egyptian culture and society. |
TuTh 2:00-3:30 |
271 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
103 |
1 |
Religion of Ancient Egypt |
3 |
Professor Cathleen Keller |
A survey of the religious beliefs of the ancient
Egyptians, based primarily upon the written sources. |
TuTh 9:30-11:00 |
242 Hearst Gym |
| Near Eastern Studies |
105A |
1 |
Ancient Mesopotamian Documents and Literature |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A representative survey of the original 3rd-1st
millenium Cuneiform texts in translation. The Sumerian religious and
scholastic tradition; myths of creation, hymns, epics and early historical
material. |
TuTh 11:00-12:30p |
186 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
105B |
1 |
Ancient Mesopotamian Documents and Literature |
3 |
Dr. Daniel Foxvog |
A representative survey of Assyro-Babylonian
historical and legal documents and private and royal correspondence;
kingship and the cult; divination, astrology and magic; the classical
literary works in translation. |
TuTh 11:00-12:30 |
144 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
107 |
1 |
Ancient Egyptian Literature and Documents |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Historical and thematic survey of the major genres
of ancient Egyptian texts from the Old Kingdom through the Graeco-Roman
Period (ca. 2500 BC- 1st century AD). |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
109 |
1 |
Mesopotamian History |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Ancient Mesopotamian political, cultural, and
economic history from the invention of script to the Persian conquest
of Babylon will be presented in survey, and one topic will be selected
for in-depth study. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
111 |
1 |
Seminars |
4 |
Various |
|
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
120A |
1 |
Near Eastern Art: Neolithic through the Kassite
Periods |
4 |
Dr. Marian Feldman |
Examines in depth the artistic and architectural
production of Mesopotamia, concentrating on the Late Uruk through
Kassite/Middle Assyrian periods (3300-1100 BCE.) |
MWF 1:00-2:00p |
271 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
120B |
1 |
Near Eastern Art |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
The Iron Age through Sasanian times. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
121A |
1 |
Topics in Islamic Art |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
The course will treat in depth topics in Islamic
architecture and topics in Islamic art. Subjects addressed may include
painting, calligraphy, and book production. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
121B |
1 |
Topics in Islamic Art |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
The course will treat in depth topics in Islamic
architecture and topics in Islamic art. Subjects addressed may include
painting, calligraphy, and book production. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
123A |
1 |
Mesopotamian Archaeology |
4 |
Professor David Stronach |
A survey of the archaeology of Mesopotamia. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
123B |
1 |
Mesopotamian Archaeology |
4 |
Professor David Stronach |
A survey of the archeology of Mesopotamia. |
TuTh 4:00-5:30p |
271 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
124A |
1 |
Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean |
3 |
Professor Carol Redmount |
The aim of this course is to investigate specific
archeological problems by means of a general survey of archaeological
sites in Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, and Syria. The time period covered
will be Ceramic/Late Neolithic-Middle Bronze. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
130A |
1 |
History of Ancient Israel |
3 |
Mr. David T. Stewart |
The patriarchal age through the Hellenistic period. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
130B |
1 |
History of Ancient Israel |
3 |
Mr. David T. Stewart |
The patriarchal age through the Hellenistic period. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
131 |
1 |
Aspects of Biblical Religion |
4 |
Mr. David T. Stewart |
The teachings of ancient Israel's priests, prophets,
and sages on various universal problems. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
132 |
1 |
Judaism and Hellenism |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
The analysis of the impact of Hellenism on Judaism
through a detailed study of various apocryphal and pseudepigraphical
Alexandrian writings. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
134 |
1 |
Talmud and Midrash in Translation |
3 |
Professor Daniel Boyarin |
Reading in translation and discussion of selection
of Talmudic Midrashic literature, their use for a history of Jewish
thought and their historical development and place within the broader
Jewish and general context (1st-8th centuries Common Era). |
TuTh 9:00-11:00a |
102 Moffitt |
| Near Eastern Studies |
137 |
1 |
Modern and Contemporary Jewish Thought |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
An analysis of modern Jewish movements and ideas.
Topics include Spinoza, Hasidism, the Enlightenment, Jewish religious
movements in America, Zionism, Buber, Rosensweig, Kaplan, Heschel. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
140 |
1 |
Topics in Islamic Thought and Institutions |
3 |
Staff |
Selected topics from Islamic intellectual history. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
141 |
1 |
Modern and Contemporary Islamic Thought |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A survey of leading Muslim thinkers and movements
of the past two centuries. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
142 |
1 |
Shi'ite Islam |
3 |
Professor Hamid Algar |
The beliefs, traditions, and practices of the
Shi'ite school of Islam. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
143B |
1 |
Islam in Iran |
3 |
Professor Hamid Algar |
A general survey of the religious history of
Iran in the Islamic period, covering the rise and development of religious
institutions, the elaboration of the religious sciences, Sufism, and
sectarian movements. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
146A |
1 |
Islam |
3 |
Professor Hamid Algar |
A comprehensive and detailed instroduction to
the sources, doctrines, practices, and institutions of Islam, together
with their historical development and elaboration in a select number
of ethnic and geographic environments. |
TuTh 3:30-5:00 |
203 Wheeler |
| Near Eastern Studies |
146B |
1 |
Islam |
3 |
Professor Hamid Algar |
A comprehensive and detailed introduction to
the sources, doctrines, practices, and institutions of Islam, together
with their historical development and elaboration in a select number
of ethnic and geoographic environments. |
TuTh 2:00-3:30 |
102 Moffitt |
| Near Eastern Studies |
150A |
1 |
Arabic Literature in Translation |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Survey of Arabic literature from its origins
in pre-Islamic poetry through its historical development during the
Umayyad and Abbasid periods. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
150B |
1 |
Arabic Literature in Translation |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Survey of Arabic literature in its development
from the post-Abbasid period to the present. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
151 |
1 |
Folktales of the Middle East |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
An introduction to the art of the folktale as
practiced in the folk narrative traditions of the Middle East. Focus
on the cultural dynamics of the Arabic folktale. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
161 |
1 |
Introduction to Comparative Studies of Iranian
Languages |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Survey of the languages of the Iranian branch
of the Indo-European family of languages. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
162A |
1 |
History of Persian Literature |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Classical Persian literature from Firdawsi to
the 15th Century. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
162B |
1 |
History of Persian Literature |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Persian literature from the 15th century to the
contemporary period. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
170A |
1 |
Turkish Literature in Translation |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A study of Turkish literature in translation,
drawing on texts from the 8th to the 20th century. Readings will be
chosen to illustrate the development within specific genres: lyric
poetry, drama, folktale, etc. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
170B |
1 |
Turkish Literature in Translation |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A study of Turkish literature in translation,
drawing on texts from the 8th to the 20th century. Readings will be
chosen to illustrate the development within specific genres: lyric
poetry, drama, folktale, etc. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
173A |
1 |
Topics in the History of Central Asia and the
Turks |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A survey of the main themes in the cultural,
ethnic, and linguistic history of Central Asia and adjacent regions,
principally from the rise of Islam down to the present. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
173B |
1 |
Topics in the History of Central Asia and the
Turks |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A survey of the main themes in the cultural,
ethnic, and linguistic history of Central Asia and adjacent regions,
principally from the rise of Islam down to the present. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
292 |
1 |
Museum Internship |
4 |
Professor Cathleen Keller |
Jointly supervised by a professional staff of
a participating museum and a faculty member in the Art and Archaeology
division of the Department of Near Eastern Studies. |
TBA |
Hearst Museum |
| Near Eastern Studies |
295 |
1 |
Supervised Field Research in Archaeology |
2-12 |
Various |
Full time participation in an archaeological
excavation or exploratory survey, preceded by three hours of seminar
per week for one half of one semester, at the discretion of the instructor. |
|
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| Near Eastern Studies |
296 |
1 |
Problems in Egyptian Archaeology: Museum Archaeology
in the Egyptian Collection of the Hearst Museum |
4 |
Professor Carol Redmount |
Changing topics involving archaeology and ancient
Egypt. Focus may be regional, chronological, methodological, and/or
thematic. |
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Arabic |
015A |
1 |
Spoken Arabic |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
|
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
015B |
1 |
Spoken Arabic |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
|
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
017A |
1 |
Readings in Current Arabic Newspapers |
2 |
Instructor TBA |
Readings of current Arabic newspapers from various
countries. |
|
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| NES-Arabic |
017B |
1 |
Readings in Current Arabic Newspapers |
2 |
Instructor TBA |
Readings of current Arabic newspapers from various
countries. |
|
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| NES-Arabic |
104 |
1 |
Literary Arabic Usage |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Rapid reading of newspapers and literary texts.
Training in the usage of the literary language in writing and speaking
and development of skill in Arabic penmanship. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
104A |
1 |
Modern Arabic Prose |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Concentration on contemporary prose. Reading
and analysis of modern Arabic fiction, including short stories, drama,
the novel, and expository prose. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
104B |
1 |
Classical Arabic Prose |
3 |
Professor Margaret Larkin |
Concentration on Arabic of classical periods
of Arab and Islamic civilization. Reading and analysis of literary
texts of various genres, including essays, biography, and travel literature. |
TuTh 11:00-12:30 |
102 Barrows |
| NES-Arabic |
105 |
1 |
Classical Arabic Poetry |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Reading and literary analysis of classical poetry. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
105A |
1 |
Modern Arabic Poetry |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Readings and analysis of 20th century Arabic
poetry. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
106 |
1 |
Classical Arabic Prose |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Reading and literary analysis of classical prose. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
107 |
1 |
Arabic Historical and Geographical Texts |
3 |
Dr. John Hayes |
Readings from the classical historians and geographers
and from contemporary scholarship. Development of historiography. |
TuTh 9:30-11:00 |
C337 Cheit |
| NES-Arabic |
111A |
1 |
Survey of Arabic Literature (in Arabic): The
Classical Periods |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A literary-historical survey of Arabic literature
from pre-Islamic times to the middle of the thirteenth century, with
emphasis on the more important achievements of major Arab authors. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
111B |
1 |
Survey of Arabic Literature (in Arabic): The
Post-Abbasid and Modern Periods |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A literary-historical survey of Arabic literature
from the middle of the thirteenth century to the present. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
120A |
1 |
Styles of Arabic |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A survey of Arabic writing styles from pre-Islamic
times to the present. Regular readings drawn from the Arabic press
will complement the chronological/stylistic survey and add a comparative
perspective to it. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
120B |
1 |
Styles of Arabic |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A survey of Arabic writing styles from pre-Islamic
times to the present. Regular readings drawn from the Arabic press
will complement the chronological/stylistic survey and add a comparative
perspective to it. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
148 |
1 |
Literary Art of the Qur'an |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Examination of the literary and aesthetic features
of the Qur'an against the backdrop of pre-Islamic poetic and stylistic
conventnions, and the seminal influence of the sytle of the Qur'an
on the development of Arabic literature through the ages. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
201 |
1 |
Arabic Dialectology |
3 |
Dr. John Hayes |
Comparative analysis of the Arabic dialects;
their relationship to Classical Arabic and the Semitic langugages;
sociolinguists of diglossia; the emergence of Educated Spoken Arabic
and the future of Arabic. |
TuTh 3:30-5:00 |
C337 Cheit |
| NES-Arabic |
202 |
1 |
History of Arabic |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
The history of Arabic from its Semitic antecedents
through the formation of the modern dialects. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
209A |
1 |
Readings in the Qur'an |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Selected readings in Arabic from the Qur'an,
traditional Islamic exegesis, and other secondary material. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
209B |
1 |
Readings in the Qur'an |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Selected readings in Arabic from the Qur'an,
traditional Islamic exegesis, and other secondary material. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
210 |
1 |
Judeo-Arabic Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
A survey of literary, historical, and religious
material in Judeo-Arabic. Introduction to paleography, grammar, and
varieties of Judeo-Arabic style from 9th-13th centuries. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
212 |
1 |
Topics in Modern Arabic Literature: Poetry |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Intensive study of modern poetry in relation
to the cultural tradition. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
213 |
1 |
Topics in Modern Arabic Literature: Prose |
3 |
Professor Sonallah Ibrahim |
Intensive study of modern prose in relation to
the cultural tradition. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
221 |
1 |
Seminar in Non-Classical Arabic Literature |
1-4 |
Instructor TBA |
A close reading and careful literary analysis
of significant authors and specific topics in non-Classical Arabic
literature. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
245 |
1 |
Seminar: Modernist Arabic Poetics |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Examination of the origins, status, and funtion
of literary theory in the making of modern Arabic literature. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
301B |
1 |
Teaching Arabic |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
|
|
|
| NES-Cuneiform |
100A |
1 |
Elementary Akkadian |
5 |
Instructor TBA |
|
TuTh 9:30-11:00a |
12 Barrows |
| NES-Cuneiform |
100B |
1 |
Elementary Akkadian |
5 |
Dr. Daniel Foxvog |
|
TuTh 9:30-11:00 |
140 Barrows |
| NES-Cuneiform |
102B |
1 |
Elementary Sumerian |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
|
|
|
| NES-Cuneiform |
103A |
1 |
Intermediate Sumerian |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
|
|
|
| NES-Cuneiform |
103B |
1 |
Intermediate Sumerian |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
|
|
|
| NES-Cuneiform |
106A |
1 |
Elementary Hittite |
4 |
Professor Gary Holland |
|
MWF 11:00-12:00p |
102 Barrows |
| NES-Cuneiform |
106B |
1 |
Elementary Hittite |
4 |
Professor Gary Holland |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Cuneiform |
206A |
1 |
Advanced Hittite |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Reconstruction and critical reading of Hittite
texts belonging to different literary genres (epics, mythology, annals,
law codes, political treaties, rituals, etc.) or introduction to Hieroglyphic
Luwian. |
|
|
| NES-Cuneiform |
206B |
1 |
Advanced Hittite |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Reconstruction and critical reading of Hittite
texts belonging to different literary genres (epics, mythology, annals,
law codes, political treaties, rituals, etc.) or introduction to Hieroglyphic
Luwian. |
|
|
| NES-Arabic |
298 |
1 |
Seminar: The Arabic Novel |
3 |
Professor Sonallah Ibrahim |
|
|
|
| NES-Egyptian |
101A |
1 |
Intermediate Egyptian |
3 |
Professor Cathleen Keller |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Egyptian |
102B |
1 |
Elementary Coptic |
4 |
Instructor TBA |
Readings in Sahidic, other dialects. |
|
|
| NES-Egyptian |
201B |
1 |
Later Stages of Egyptian |
3 |
Mr. David Larkin |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Egyptian |
202A |
1 |
Egyptian Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Philological analysis of texts of a single genre
and period. |
|
|
| NES-Egyptian |
298 |
1 |
Seminar |
1-4 |
Instructor TBA |
|
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
101A |
1 |
Biblical Hebrew Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
The tools and procedure of biblical exegis applied
to simple narrative texts. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
101B |
1 |
Biblical Hebrew |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
The tools and procedure of biblical exegis applied
to simple narrative texts. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
102A |
1 |
Post-Biblical Hebrew Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Texts from the rabbinic period (mishnah, Tosefta,
Talmud, and Midrash) and an introduction to the languages of the rabbinic
texts. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
102B |
1 |
Post-Biblical Hebrew Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Texts from the rabbinic period (Mishnah, Tosefta,
Talmud, and Midrash) and an introduction to the languages of rabbinic
texts. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
103A |
1 |
Later Rabbinic and Medieval Hebrew Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Study of midrashic, exegetical, halakhic (legal),
poetic, apocalyptic, messianic, or historical texts. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
103B |
1 |
Later Rabbinic and Medieval Hebrew Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Study of midrashic, exegetical, halakhic (legal),
poetic, apocalyptic, messianic, or historical texts. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
105B |
1 |
The Structure of Modern Hebrew |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
An analysis of Hebrew grammar, syntax, semantics,
morphology, history of the language, fixed expressions, discourse
analysis, contrastive features of Hebrew and English in the context
of contemporary linguistic theories. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
201A |
1 |
Advanced Biblical Hebrew Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
The exegesis of a biblical book in the light
of its ancient Near Eastern background. |
|
|
| NES-Hebrew |
201B |
1 |
Advanced Biblical Hebrew Texts: Historical Linguistics
of Bible Hebrew |
3 |
Professor Ron Hendel |
A survey of the history and structure of Biblical
Hebrew, including phonology, morphology, and syntax. |
W 12-3/2-5 |
252 Barrows |
| NES-Hebrew |
202B |
1 |
Advanced Late Antique Hebrew Texts |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
Historical and literary study of Hebrew and Aramaic
Judaic texts (e.g., Talmud and Midrash). |
|
|
| DE-Cal-MCB |
098 |
1 |
Jewish Medical Ethics |
2 |
Student Instructor |
Begins Monday, 2/1/99. Contact Zach @ Atzg737@aol.com
or 666-0683. |
|
|
| DE-Cal-Dramatic Art |
098/198 |
1 |
Israeli Folk Dancing |
1 |
Student Instructor |
Tuesday evenings @ Hillel; CCN 18042 or 18192. |
|
|
| Anthropology |
158 |
1 |
Religion & Anthropology |
4 |
Professor Mariane Ferme |
|
TuTh 11:00-12:30p |
110 Barrows Hal |
| Anthropology |
250A |
1 |
Psychological Anthropology |
4 |
Professor Stefania Pandolfo |
|
W 12:00-2:00 |
144 Barrows |
| Classics |
170A |
1 |
Classical Archaeology |
4 |
Professor Crawford Greenewalt |
|
MWF 2:00-3:00p |
106 Moffitt |
| Comparative Literature |
002A |
1 |
Comparative World French Literature |
5 |
Instructor TBA |
|
MW 10:00-12:00p |
104 Dwinelle |
| Comparative Literature |
190 |
1 |
Senior Seminar: Various Middle East Topics |
4 |
Professor Robert Alter |
|
MW 10:00-12:00p |
204 Wheeler |
| History |
106A |
1 |
The Roman Republic |
4 |
Professor Erich Gruen |
|
MWF 10:00-11:00a |
126 Barrows |
| Linguistics |
215 |
1 |
Advanced Morphology |
3 |
Professor Sharon Inkelas |
Taught by a specialist in Turkish linguistics. |
TuTh 11:00-12:30p |
205 Wheeler |
| Music |
244 |
1 |
Ethnomusicology |
4 |
Professor Ben Brinner |
Taught by Middle East specialist |
W 9:00-12:00p |
242 Morrison |
| Near Eastern Studies |
001A |
1 |
The Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Law |
4 |
Mr. David Stewart |
|
MWF 10:00-11:00a |
140 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
155 |
1 |
1001 Nights in World Literature |
3 |
Professor Margaret Larkin |
|
TuTh 11:00-12:30 |
20 Wheeler |
| NES-Cuneiform |
200A |
1 |
Advanced Akkadian |
3 |
Professor Anne Kilmer |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Cuneiform |
210A |
1 |
Advanced Sumerian |
3 |
Instructor TBA |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| NES-Persian |
298 |
1 |
Seminar in Persian Literature |
1-4 |
Instructor TBA |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| IASTP-Peace & Conflict Studies |
020 |
1 |
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies |
4 |
Dr. Jerry Sanders |
|
MW 2:00-4:00p |
2060 VLSB |
| IASTP-Peace & Conflict Studies |
119 |
1 |
Multicultural Conflict Resolution |
3 |
Dr. Nancy Erbe |
|
TuTh 11:00-12:30 |
100 Wheeler |
| Political Science |
242 |
1 |
Topics in Middle Eastern Politics |
4 |
Professor Kiren Chaudhry |
|
F 2-4 |
791 Barrows |
| Psychology |
149 |
1 |
Top Labs Development Psychology |
3 |
Professor Dan Slobin |
|
W 2-4 |
1111 Tolman |
| Psychology |
290H |
3 |
Seminar: Language and Communication |
2 |
Professor Dan Slobin |
|
TBA |
TBA |
| Religious Studies |
111 |
1 |
Religious Discourse |
4 |
Professor Daniel Boyarin |
|
TuTh 9:30-11:00a |
102 Moffitt |
| Religious Studies |
120A |
1 |
Origins of Christianity |
4 |
Professor Birger Pearson |
|
TuTh 11:00-12:30 |
122 Wheeler |
| Religious Studies |
190 |
1 |
Physicians and Priests: Healing and Divine in
Late Antiquity |
3 |
Professor Suzanna Elm |
|
TuTh 9:30-11:00a |
433 Latimer |
| Rhetoric |
131 |
1 |
Religious Discourse |
4 |
Professor Daniel Boyarin |
|
TuTh 9:30-11:00a |
102 Moffitt |
| Undergrad-Interdisc Studies |
145 |
1 |
Interpreting the Queer Past |
4 |
Professor Daniel Boyarin |
|
TuTh 9:30-11:00a |
102 Moffitt |
| Women's Studies |
145 |
1 |
Interpreting the Queer Past |
4 |
Professor Daniel Boyarin |
|
TuTh 9:30-11:00a |
102 Moffitt |
| Journalism |
234 |
1 |
Reporting the Arab-Israeli Conflict |
3 |
Mr. Ori Nir |
Examines some of the main problems facing reporters
who cover Israel and the Palestinians. |
M 9:00-12:00p |
Journ Library |
| History |
024 |
2 |
Freshman Seminar: Women in the Roman Empire |
1 |
Professor Susanna Elm |
Looks at the lives of women from different socio-economic
backgrounds and religions (Pagan, Jewish, Christian) in the Roman
Empire, from 2nd to 5th century C.E. |
Tu 4:00-5:00p |
156 Dwinelle |
| Classics |
017A |
1 |
Archaeology of the Greek World |
4 |
Professor Crawford Greenewalt |
Traces the cultural revival, stimulated by ideas
from Egypt and the Near East, and the flowering of "Classical"
Greek culture. |
MWF 9:00-10:00a |
106 Moffitt |
| History |
103A |
1 |
Proseminar: Jews, Greeks and Romans: Jewish History
from the Maccabees to Bar-Kochba |
4 |
Professor Erich Gruen |
Explores the diverse and problematical character
of Jewish history in the Greco-Roman era, rebelliousness and accommodation,
self-governance and dependency, separatism and assimilation, homeland
and diaspora. |
|
|
| History |
103F |
2 |
Proseminar: Topics in the Social and Cultural
History of the Middle East |
4 |
Professor Beshara Doumani |
Graduate level seminar, open to some undergrads
with consent of the instructor. Discussion of the most important works
on the early modern and modern history of the Middle East published
over the past decade. |
|
|
| History |
103F |
3 |
Proseminar: Law and Society in the Early Modern
Middle East |
4 |
Professor Leslie Peirce |
Examines the social and religious lives of women
and men through the lens of the law. A major concern is the relationship
between law and culture. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
160 |
1 |
Religions of Ancient Iran |
3 |
Professor Martin Schwartz |
Principally devoted to Zoroastrianism and Manicheanism
but with some attention to Indo-Iranian origins and relevance of Iranian
religion in the history of Helenistic gnosticism, Judaism and Islam. |
TuTh 12:30-2:00 |
50 Barrows |
| Near Eastern Studies |
174 |
1 |
Law in the Early Modern Middle East |
3 |
Professor Leslie Peirce |
|
|
|
| History |
105C |
1 |
The Hellenistic World |
4 |
Professor Erich Gruen |
Spans the era from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra.
The achievements of Alexander, the struggle for power following his
death, new Greek kingdoms of Syria, Egypt, Macedon. |
|
|
| History |
177B |
1 |
History of Armenia |
4 |
Professor Stephan Astourian |
Survey course covers the period from the incorporation
of most of the Armenian plateau into the Ottoman Empire to the resignation
of President Levon Ter-Petrossian in February 1998. |
TuTh 2:00-3:30 |
105 Dwinelle |
| History |
280F |
1 |
Topics in the Social and Cultural History of
the Middle East |
4 |
Professor Beshara Doumani |
See History 103F.002. |
|
|
| History of Art |
154 |
1 |
Byzantine Art |
4 |
Professor Harvey Stahl |
Byzantine art from the 9th to 15th century, with
an emphasis on painting; interface between Byzantium and Islam; artistic
respone to political collapse. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
106B |
1 |
Egyptian Art |
4 |
Professor Cathleen Keller |
Stylistic and iconographic study of Egyptian
art and architecture from Predynastic times through the end of the
pharaonic period. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
122B |
1 |
Iranian Archaeology |
4 |
Professor David Stronach |
Survey of the archaeology of Iran from Paleolithic
times down to the Sassanian period. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
124B |
1 |
Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean |
3 |
Professor Carol Redmount |
Investigates specific archaeological problems
by means of agneral survey of archaeological sites in Cyprus, Jordan,
Israel and Syria. Ceramic/late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age period. |
|
|
| Near Eastern Studies |
126 |
1 |
Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road |
3 |
Dr. Sanjyot Mehendale |
Outlines and art and archaeology of the Silk
Roads from 5th century BCE to 10th century CE. Specific sites along
the Silk Roads will be explored in depth. Special attention paid to
eclecticism in Silk Road cultures brought about by movement of people |
TuTh 2:0-3:30 |
83 Dwinelle |
| Near Eastern Studies |
139 |
1 |
Modern Jewish Literature |
3 |
Professor Chana Kronfeld |
Trends and genres in modern Jewish literature
translated from Hebrew and Yiddish, with selected texts translated
from other Jewish languages, such as Ladino or Judeo-Arabic. |
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| Near Eastern Studies |
144 |
1 |
Sufism |
3 |