Near Eastern Studies (NES)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

NES 1312

This class is an introductory class for beginners. This course will teach students how to listen, speak, read and write Urdu through vocabulary, grammar, oral and written activities, with an emphasis on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: URDU 1125

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5870 NES 1312   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rizvi, N

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: HINDI 1101 or permission of instructor.

NES 1602

This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman Mediterranean. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 1702CLASS 1702

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7658 NES 1602   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 1777

Intended for advanced beginners. Builds further competence in reading, writing, oral comprehension, speaking and grammar. Course material is presented and discussed in the context of Ashkenazi ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 1777JWST 1777

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8339 NES 1777   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Forman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 1921

The eleventh century Muslim poet Rumi called love "the water of life." While Islam today is often viewed through the lens of politics and violence, this class will provide an introduction to the mystical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18426 NES 1921   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

NES 1933

Ruins move people to write. They inspire poets and philosophers, archaeologists and anthropologists, geographers and architects to think about the remnants of the worlds humans create, abandon, and destroy. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18427 NES 1933   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

NES 1960

Though science fiction is a genre of literature traditionally far removed from the study of the Ancient Near East, they are both united in their efforts to describe cultures (be they real or imaginary), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18428 NES 1960   SEM 101

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staley, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

NES 2167

Representations of masculinity play important roles in modern Hebrew texts. Through introduction to scholarship on gender and sexuality, students learn to critically analyze Hebrew texts featuring such ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 2167

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18222 NES 2167   SEM 101

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Hollander, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2202

This course is designed to develop competence in Urdu reading and writing for students with a first-year knowledge of Hindi and knowledge of Urdu script. The goal of this course is to improve listening, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: URDU 2226

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5725 NES 2202   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rizvi, N

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Prerequisite: NES 2201 or permission of instructor.

NES 2522

This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2522CLASS 2630JWST 2522

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7760 NES 2522   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2599

This course explores the history of medicine and other sciences in the ancient Near East, broadly defined. In addition to medicine, the other scientific disciplines covered in this course include mathematics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 2599RELST 2599

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18208 NES 2599   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2601

The pyramids and mummies of Egypt, the ziggurats of Babylonia, and the armies of Assyria are all part of the legacy of the ancient Near East. This course serves as a basic introduction to the history, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 2601

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18885 NES 2601   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Tenney, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2644

This course is an introduction to Jewish identities, values, and practices from the ancient to modern era. Organized thematically, it examines Judaism as a religious phenomenon, with a particular emphasis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 2644RELST 2644

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7766 NES 2644   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2649

Whether it is politics, society, the law, sexuality, popular culture or minorities' rights, the media are saturated with news on Islam. This course introduces topical issues in Islam as a religious, historical, ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2247RELST 2247SHUM 2247

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16650 NES 2649   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2661

A survey of the history and development of ships and seafaring as revealed by shipwrecks, boat burials, texts, art, and other evidence. The role of nautical technology and seafaring among the maritime ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2661

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7764 NES 2661   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2688

Following the conquests of Alexander, the ancient civilization of Egypt came under Greek rule. This period is best known for its famous queen Cleopatra, the last independent ruler of ancient Egypt. But ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2688ASRC 2688CLASS 2688HIST 2688

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16508 NES 2688   LEC 001

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 16509 NES 2688   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 16510 NES 2688   DIS 202

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2688ASRC 2688CLASS 2688HIST 2688

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20075 NES 2688   LEC 002

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

  • 20074 NES 2688   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

  • 20076 NES 2688   DIS 204

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

NES 2695

This course offers an introduction to the history of Christianity from the first century through the seventeenth and perhaps a bit beyond. Our emphasis will be on the diversity of Christian traditions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2636MEDVL 2695RELST 2695

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18344 NES 2695   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2790

What does it mean to call a film is "Jewish"? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews—actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17413 NES 2790   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Shapiro, E

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 2812

An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16930 NES 2812   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kirk, A

      Sansom, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 3519

In the conditions of strict censorship and numerous limitations on various forms of political organization and activism, literature and cinema, especially Iran's internationally acclaimed art cinematography, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3519

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7741 NES 3519   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 3655

This course examines the historic diversity of the modern Middle East, exploring histories of inter-communal contact and conflict. We begin by investigating the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the impact ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  • 18201 NES 3655   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 3750

This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3950ASIAN 3375SHUM 3750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18191 NES 3750   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 3887

This class analyzes the phenomenon of political uprising through the case study of the Iranian Revolution.  Undoubtedly one of the watershed moments of the twentieth century, it was declared by political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 6887RELST 3887

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18186 NES 3887   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4560

Requirement for NES majors. In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 6560

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4406 NES 4560   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4618

An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18106 NES 4618   SEM 101

    • T Mann Library 102
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  • 20937 NES 4618   SEM 102

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4628

What is "Gnosticism" and why has it come to be so hotly debated among scholars and in our contemporary media? What is the Gospel of Judas and are its ideas "heretical"? Who wrote the Gospel of Thomas and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18002 NES 4628   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4659

This course examines the raw materials and discursive processes by which Biblical scribes fabricated a history of ancient Israel that featured static and defensible geographic and genealogical boundaries. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17849 NES 4659   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4666

This reading seminar will explore the expansion and influence of mass media in the Middle East from the late nineteenth to the turn of the twenty-first century.  We will examine how the intersection of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4666HIST 6666NES 6666

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17974 NES 4666   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4691

What does it mean to live in the aftermath of slavery? How has the human history of slavery contributed to the production of "natural" values that we take for granted—such as community, property, citizenship, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19219 NES 4691   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Vaziri, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4700

Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image. A commonplace in the scholarly literature surrounding late medieval visual culture in Spain is that it was always "late".  The Spaniards lagged behind the Italians ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image

  • 16840 NES 4700   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 4721

This course focuses on issues of conflict, peace, and reconciliation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Both regions exemplify how issues ranging from nationalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7578 NES 4721   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program. Essay required for selective admission to field-trip.

NES 4992

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5603 NES 4992   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5604 NES 4992   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Weatherspoon, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5605 NES 4992   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5606 NES 4992   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5607 NES 4992   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5608 NES 4992   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5609 NES 4992   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5610 NES 4992   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5611 NES 4992   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Shoer, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5612 NES 4992   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5613 NES 4992   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5686 NES 4992   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5792 NES 4992   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Tenney, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5864 NES 4992   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6700 NES 4992   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Hollander, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 4998

Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5697 NES 4998   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    NES 4998 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8716 NES 4998   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8717 NES 4998   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8718 NES 4998   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8719 NES 4998   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8720 NES 4998   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8721 NES 4998   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Tenney, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8722 NES 4998   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8723 NES 4998   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8724 NES 4998   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 4999

Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5024 NES 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    NES 4999 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email cmc40@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8706 NES 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8707 NES 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8708 NES 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8709 NES 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8710 NES 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8711 NES 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8712 NES 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8713 NES 4999   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Tenney, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8714 NES 4999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8715 NES 4999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 6560

Requirement for NES majors. In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 4560

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6630 NES 6560   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6618

An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18111 NES 6618   SEM 101

    • T Mann Library 102
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  • 20941 NES 6618   SEM 102

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6628

What is "Gnosticism" and why has it come to be so hotly debated among scholars and in our contemporary media? What is the Gospel of Judas and are its ideas "heretical"? Who wrote the Gospel of Thomas and ... view course details

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  • 18007 NES 6628   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6655

This examines the historic diversity of the modern Middle East, exploring histories of inter-communal contact and conflict. We begin by investigating the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the impact of ... view course details

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  • 18207 NES 6655   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6659

This course examines the raw materials and discursive processes by which Biblical scribes fabricated a history of ancient Israel that featured static and defensible geographic and genealogical boundaries. ... view course details

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  • 17853 NES 6659   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6666

This reading seminar will explore the expansion and influence of mass media in the Middle East from the late nineteenth to the turn of the twenty-first century.  We will examine how the intersection of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4666HIST 6666NES 4666

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17976 NES 6666   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6691

What does it mean to live in the aftermath of slavery? How has the human history of slavery contributed to the production of "natural" values that we take for granted—such as community, property, citizenship, ... view course details

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  • 19228 NES 6691   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Vaziri, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6700

Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image. A commonplace in the scholarly literature surrounding late medieval visual culture in Spain is that it was always "late".  The Spaniards lagged behind the Italians ... view course details

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  • Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image

  • 16846 NES 6700   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6722

A series of lectures on a range of themes in the discipline sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Presentations include lectures by invited speakers and works in progress presented by faculty ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7625 NES 6722   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6887

This class analyzes the phenomenon of political uprising through the case study of the Iranian Revolution.  Undoubtedly one of the watershed moments of the twentieth century, it was declared by political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 3887RELST 3887

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18181 NES 6887   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

NES 6992

For graduate students who wish to do intensive reading on a focused topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member that has agreed to supervise the course. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5025 NES 6992   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5131 NES 6992   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5137 NES 6992   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5614 NES 6992   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5615 NES 6992   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5616 NES 6992   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Weatherspoon, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5617 NES 6992   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5618 NES 6992   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Scharf, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5619 NES 6992   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5620 NES 6992   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5865 NES 6992   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Tenney, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5866 NES 6992   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7238 NES 6992   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Ozer Griffin, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7365 NES 6992   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies