Fall Session 2007
685:101:01 Elementary Modern Hebrew I	Index # 26963	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:101:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 563:101. This course develops primary language skills through extensive practice in reading and writing. Since emphasis is put on the sentence as a unit of language, students are engaged from the very beginning in creative writing and speech. Basic competence in grammar and comprehensive reading is achieved as well. Communication skills are enhanced by engaging in conversations based on everyday situations and on a variety of cultural topics. No previous knowledge of Hebrew Required. Instructor: Moshenberg Monday, Wednesday, Thrsday 09:50am - 11:10am Murray Hall 208, CAC
685:101:02 Elementary Modern Hebrew I	Index # 26964	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:101:02. Please note: credit not given for both this course and Elementary Modern Hebrew 563:101. This course develops primary language skills through extensive practice in reading and writing. Since emphasis is put on the sentence as a unit of language, students are engaged from the very beginning in creative writing and speech. Basic competence in grammar and comprehensive reading is achieved as well. Communication skills are enhanced by engaging in conversations based on everyday situations and on a variety of cultural topics. No previous knowledge of Hebrew Required. Instructor: Levy Monday, Wednesday, Thrsday 11:30am - 12:50pm Scott Hall – 205, CAC
685:101:03 Elementary Modern Hebrew I	Index # 32768	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:101:03. Please note: credit not given for both this course and Elementary Modern Hebrew 563:101. This course develops primary language skills through extensive practice in reading and writing. Since emphasis is put on the sentence as a unit of language, students are engaged from the very beginning in creative writing and speech. Basic competence in grammar and comprehensive reading is achieved as well. Communication skills are enhanced by engaging in conversations based on everyday situations and on a variety of cultural topics. No previous knowledge of Hebrew Required. Instructor: TBD Monday, Wednesday, Thrsday 11:30am - 12:50pm Center for Jewish Studies – 206, CAC
685:102:01 Elementary Modern Hebrew II	Index #28254	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:102:01. Prereq: 01:685:101 OR 01:563:101 OR Placement Test. Please note: credit not given for both this course and Elementary Mod. Hebrew 563:102.. A continuation of Elementary Modern Hebrew 101, this course further develops primary language skills that were introduced in the previous semester. Basic competence in the four areas of language (comprehensive reading, creative writing, grammar and speech) is acquired through extensive practice of grammar, reading various Hebrew and Israeli texts and writing. Communication skills are enhanced by engaging in conversations based on everyday situations. Instructor: Levy Monday, Wednesday, Thrsday 09:50am-11:00am Murray Hall – 115, CAC
685:103:01 Elementary Persian	Index #26654	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Students with prior knowledge of Persian must take a placement test, given by the Middle Eastern studies program, to determine their level of language competence.Basic speaking and writing systems of Persian as employed in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and other parts of Asia. Instructor: Sprachman Monday, Thursday, Friday 12:00-01:20 pm Beck Hall – 221, LIV
685:105:01 Elementary Turkish I	Index #32540	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Teaches the basics of oral and written communication in modern Turkish as employed in Turkey. Elementary proficiency entails knowledge of 750 words and of the fundamentals of Turkish grammar. Instructor: Tunagur Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:50- 11:10 am Bishop House - 211 CAC
685:127:01 Elementary Arabic	Index # 26950	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 013:127:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and Elementary Arabic 013:127. This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge, or very limited knowledge of the Arabic language.  Teaching and learning in this course is proficiency oriented and places emphasis on the functional use of Arabic and communication in context by means of the four language skills:  listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Arab and Middle Eastern culture is an integral part of this course.  Each new lesson presented in class will raise issues of cultural understanding and awareness and will require students to engage in group-related activities.  Laboratory practicum is integrated in class to help students improve their aural/oral skills.  This course is not open to native Arabic speakers or to students with more than two years of Arabic in high school, except by instructor approval. Instructor: Alsiadi Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:50-11:10am Murray Hall - 113 CAC
685:127:02 Elementary Arabic	Index # 26949	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 013:127:02. Please note: credit not given for both this course and Elementary Arabic 013:127. This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge, or very limited knowledge of the Arabic language.  Teaching and learning in this course is proficiency oriented and places emphasis on the functional use of Arabic and communication in context by means of the four language skills:  listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Arab and Middle Eastern culture is an integral part of this course.  Each new lesson presented in class will raise issues of cultural understanding and awareness and will require students to engage in group-related activities.  Laboratory practicum is integrated in class to help students improve their aural/oral skills.  This course is not open to native Arabic speakers or to students with more than two years of Arabic in high school, except by instructor approval. Instructor: Soueid Monday, Wednesday, Thursday9:50-11:10am Murray Hall - 111, CAC
685:127:03 Elementary Arabic	Index #29496	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 013:128:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and Elementary Arabic 013:128. Placement test required for students with knowledge of spoken and/or written Arabic. This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge, or very limited knowledge of the Arabic language.  Teaching and learning in this course is proficiency oriented and places emphasis on the functional use of Arabic and communication in context by means of the four language skills:  listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Arab and Middle Eastern culture is an integral part of this course.  Each new lesson presented in class will raise issues of cultural understanding and awareness and will require students to engage in group-related activities.  Laboratory practicum is integrated in class to help students improve their aural/oral skills.  This course is not open to native Arabic speakers or to students with more than two years of Arabic in high school, except by instructor approval. Instructor: Ennaji Monday, Wednesday 6:10-8:00 pm Scott Hall 221, Scott Hall - 115, CAC
685:131:01 Intermed. Modern Hebrew	Index # 26966	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:131:01. Prereq: 01:685:102 or 01:563:102 or placement test. Please note: credit not given for both this course and Intermed. Mod. Hebrew 563:131. The objectives of this course are twofold: development of language skills and preparing the students to approach Hebrew literature in an analytical and comprehensive manner. Students develop conversational skills by regular participation in class presentations and discussions of current events and cultural issues. Advance grammatical forms are integrated into the reading material, which is selected from various Hebrew, sources such as Biblical, Talmudic, as well as modern Israeli stories. Instructor: Levy Monday, Wednesday,Thursday  09:50 - 11:10 am Scott Hall -220 CAC
685:202:01 Intro. to Iranian Studies	Index #	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Introduction to the study of Iranian culture and civilization from Achaemenian times to the present. Instructor: Djabini Wednesday 5:00-8:00 pm LIV Click here to download syllabus
685:203:01 Intermed. Persian	Index # 27123	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Prereq: 01:685:104 or permission of instructor. Intermediate Persian enables participants to read representative texts that require knowledge of 1,500-2,000 words and of the grammatical structures presented in elementary Persian. Participants acquire the skills needed to produce communicative Persian on the intermediate level. Instructor: Paul Sprachman Monday, Wednesday  03:20- 04:40 pm Lucy Stone Hall - B 205 LIV
685:207:01 Byzantium: Last Centr.	Index # 31777	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 510:207:01 and 489:207:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 510:207 and 489:207. This course explores two interacting developments, of dramatic importance for "the end of the middle ages" in the East Mediterranean. These are: (1) the gradual contraction, decline and fall of the Byzantine Empire (a.k.a., "The Roman Empire" in the east), and (2) the origins and expansion of the early Ottoman empire as Byzantium's successor state. The course begins with the impact of the infamous Fourth Crusade (in which the Latins ended up sacking, looting, and conquering Constantinople and huge chunks of the Byzantine Empire), explores the subsequent Latin Empire (1204-61) as a colonial regime, and then traces the political, military, socio-economic, and cultural fortunes of Byzantium from 1261 to the Fall in 1453. Special attention is given to interactions with western Europeans and the Turks in Asia Minor. In the last weeks of the course, students will participate in a seminar analyzing and discussing the major primary sources (in English translation!) for the siege and fall in 1453. Instructor: Reinert Monday, Wednesday 06:10 - 07:30pm Murray Hall - 210 CAC
685:208:01 Jewish Society & Culture I	Index # 31181	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:201:01 and 01:506:271:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 563:201, 506:271. This course will examine the social, economic, religious, and political experiences of the Jewish people from the crystallization of their national-religious consciousness in the Biblical period until the 15th century C.E. The religion and culture of the Jews will be discussed within the broader context of their environment. In the study of the ancient period, the course will survey the people of ancient Israel against the backdrop of ancient Near Eastern history and culture, starting with the emergence of the Israel in the land of Canaan c. 1200 B.C.E. through the compilation of the Mishna c. 220 C.E. Special areas of investigation will include the Babylonian Exile, the Second Temple period, the challenge of Hellenism, the Macabbean dynasty, the Jewish sects of late antiquity (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes), the Dead Sea Scrolls as a new source for Jewish historical and religious inquiry, the rise of Christianity, the Jewish revolts against Rome, and the importance of the Mishna as a code of law. In the study of the medieval era, the course will explore the consolidation and expansion of Rabbinic Judaism, the rise of Karaism as a challenge to the rabbis, the history of the Jews in both the Christian and Muslim spheres, theological debates between Judaism and Christianity, the joint cultural heritage of Jews and Muslims in the areas of poetry, philosophy, and science, the enterprise of biblical commentary, and the rise of Kabbalah. Instructor: TBD Monday, Wednesday 1:10-2:30pm Hardenbergh Hall -A7 CAC
685:210:01 Adv. Modern Hebrew	Index #	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 510:210:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 510:210. This course is designed to develop fluency and increase proficiency in reading and writing skills. The course provides an intensive training in Hebrew Grammar and syntax through the reading and analysis of short essays, and newspaper and magazine articles. Reading and writing assignments as well as creative writing and oral presentations are part of the course work. Instructor: Bryn-Noiman Monday, Wednesday 1:10-2:30pm Scott Hall -201 CAC
685:221:01 Intro. Qur'anic & Class. Arabic	Index #	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Introduces students to the language of the Qur’an, the sacred book of Islam.  Aims at basic literacy in Classical Arabic and ability to use the standard dictionaries and grammars as references for further study. Instructor: Haberl Monday, Wednesday, Friday 3:20-4:40 pm Lucy Stone Hall, LIV
685:227:01 Intermed. Arabic	Index # 26951	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 013:227:01. Prereq: 01:685:127 or 01:013:127. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 013:227. Continued development of oral and written proficiency. Elementary literary material and exposure to the culture. Instructor: Alsiadi, M Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30-12:50 pm Scott Hall - 201, CAC
685:227:02 Intermed. Arabic	Index # 28429	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 013:227:02. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 013:228. Continued development of oral and written proficiency. Elementary literary material and exposure to the culture. Instructor: Ennaji. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday  1:10-2:30 pm Scott Hall-204, Scott Hall 105 CAC
685:306:01 Multiple Identities of the ME	Index #	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Survey of the peoples, languages, and religions found in the contemporary Middle East, with a focus upon underrepresented groups and transnational issues.  Emphasizes their histories, their roles in the contemporary Middle East, and their evolving relationships with the dominant groups of the nations in which they are found. Instructor: Haberl Tuesday, Thursday 2:50-4:10 pm LSH, LIV Click Here to Download Syllabus
685:317:01 Globalitzation Non-West	Index # 27895	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Seeks to arrive at an assessment of how globalization is affecting the quality of life of the world’s citizenry, both in advanced industrialized countries and less developed countries (LDCs) in the non-Western world. The emphasis on globalization’s impact on democratic politics, namely political participation, civic consciousness, human rights and issues of social justice, represents our main concern and is what makes this a political science course. Instructor: Michael Rossi Tuesday, Thursday 9:50-11:10 am CAC Click Here to Download Syllabus
685:325:01 Prophet Muhammad	Index # 30501	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 840:325:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 840:325. The course is designed to acquaint the student with Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam. Although no prerequisite courses are required, the student is expected to familiarize him/herself with the basic beliefs, practices and history of Islam and the Muslim peoples of the world. Using the Sirah (biography) of the Prophet as a foundation, the students will explore various themes related to the study of the Prophet as a historical and religious figure. This will include the tensions and conflicts arising from the Muslim and non-Muslim interpretations of the Messenger and the message. Likewise, the various forms of veneration of the Prophet within the Islamic world will be investigated. Each student will be expected to supplement the required readings with extensive recommended readings in order to participate fully in class discussions and prepare for the research papers. Instructor:Pavlin Tuesday, Friday 10:55-12:15 pm DC Click Here to Download Syllabus
685:326:01,685:326:02 Islam	Index # 26967	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 840:326:01 and 925:326:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 840:326, 925:326. Muhammad and the development of Muslim beliefs and practices; major movements and their effects on historical and current events. Instructor: Dehghani, P. Monday, Thursday 10:55-12:15 pm DC
685:327:01 Adv. Arabic	Index # 27912	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 013:327:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 013:327. Prereq: 01:685:227 or 01:013:227 or placement test. Continued development of oral and written proficiency. Advanced literary material and exposure to the culture. Instructor: Ennaji Tuesday, Thursday 02:50-04:10 pm Hardenbergh Hall- A2 CAC
685:334:01 Intro. to 3rd World Cinema	Index # 30901	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
This course focuses on contemporary third world cinemas (chiefly dramatic and fictional films) from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Attention will be paid to thematic concerns as well as to the national, generic, and authorial features of a selected number of great films. The course will examine the social, ideological, and aesthetic aspects of the films. It will also cultivate understanding and appreciation both of local frameworks of knowledge and of recent theoretical developments in film and media studies. Issues and theories related to the definition of the so-called third world, third world cinema, modernism, postmodernism, colonialism, post colonialism, and representation of minorities and women will be examined. Instructor: Djabini Tuesday, Thursday 05:00-8:00 pm LCB - 110 LIV Click here to download syllabus
685:335:01 Shi'ite Religious Rituals	Index #34303	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Examination of the Persian Passion play Tazieh, its roots in Shi’ite history and its ritual and aesthetic dimensions. Instructor: Haberl Monday 5 SC - 119 CAC
685:336:01 Hisotry and Culture of Iran	Index # 34304	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
History of Iran from ancient times to the present; the forces that have shaped modern Iran. Instructor: Djabini Tuesday 01:40-04:40 pm LIV Click here to download syllabus
685:343:01 History of Zionism	Index # 28852	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 510:386:01 and 563:343:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course adn 510:386:01 and 563:343:01.. This course examines the Zionist idea from the precursors of Zionism to the founders of the modern State of Israel. Topics of study will include the thought of Moses Hess, the early Hovevei Zion societies, Herzl and his disciples, Ahad Ha-am and cultural Zionism, socialist Zionism, religious Zionism, Israel Zangwill’s Territorialism, Simon Dubnow’s idea of cultural autonomy and anti-Zionism. Instructor: Buzaglo, M. Tuesday, Thursday 04:30-5:50 pm CAC
685:345:01 Islam and Democracy in the Arab World	Index #35663	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:350:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 563:350. Examines the ongoing debate over the reluctance of the Arab World to embrace democracy following the "third wave of democratization" that engulfed the former Soviet Union, the Eastern European states, Latin America, and many parts of Africa. Also analyzes the correlation between Islam and Democracy and the different discourses of Islamic movements in the Arab World. Instructor: Abdeljaber Wednesday 5:00-8:00 pm LSH LIV
685:346:01 Media in the Arab World	Index #35644	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Instructor: Abdlejaber MW 5:35-6:55 HCK-214 D/C
685:350:01 Intro to the Modern Middle East	Index #20464	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Instructor: Sprachman T5-8pm LCB-110
685:351:01 Contemp. Politics in the ME	Index # 34306	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 790:351:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 790:351. Contemporary politics of the Middle East through scholarly literature and through documentary-type films dealing with socioeconomic and cultural influences on politics. Instructor: Abdeljaber Tuesday, Friday 08:40-10:00 am LSH- B115 LIV
685:395: Media and the Middle East	Index # 33142	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
The course examines Western discourses about the Middle East and the ways in which news and popular entertainment reflect or challenge larger political agendas Instructor:Kumar Monday 11:30-2:30pm CAC Click Here to Download Syllabus
685:437:01 20th Century Arabic Lit.	Index #27861	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 013:437:01 and 195:437:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 013:437, 195:437. Survey of representative works of Arabic literature in translation, including poetry, the novel, the short story, and plays. Emphasis on how new literary trends reflect sociocultural change in the Arab world, including debates over tradition, gender relations, and cultural pluralism. Instructor: Elbouzidy Tuesday, Friday 09:50-11:10 am SC- 207 - CAC
685:480:01 Intern. Mid East Studies	Index # 31058	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
By permission- Department Staff Students work in outreach projects or with a designated agency concerned with Middle Eastern affairs; requires an appropriately designed academic project, resulting in a paper. Instructor: BA ind. Proj. CAC
685:485:01 Jewish Lit. and Society	Index # 34308	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Cross-listed with 563:485:01. Please note: credit not given for both this course and 563:485. Traces the development of modern Israeli literature, from the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 to the present day. Of special interest will be the manner in which these stories define the quintessential Israeli hero and contend with the question of Israeli identity. Instructor:Bryn-Noiman Monday, Thursday SC-101 CAC
685:491:01 Indep. Study & Research	Index # 27055	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
By permission-Department Staff Independent project. Instructor: TBD BA ind. Proj.
685:495:01 Islamic Classics and the Greek Heritage	Index # 32201	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Instructor: Morewedge Tuesday, Thursday 1:10-2:30 pm SC CAC
685:495:02 Islamic Sects: Sunni and Shi'a Traditions	Index # 31998	9/04/2007 to 12/21/2007
Instructor: Morewedge Tuesday, Thursday 2:50-4:10 pm SC CAC
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Total Fall 2007: 39 Courses