Class Roster - Fall 2021 - Subject

JWST 1101

Elementary Modern Hebrew I

Intended for beginners. Provides a thorough grounding in reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking. Students who complete the course are able to function in basic situations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1101
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4828 JWST 1101 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Shalom - Book 1: A Beginners Comprehensive Course In Modern Hebrew Author Shoer	Shoer	9781547049660 Createspace	$18.50 - $24.50

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1101
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4829 JWST 1101 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 11:20am - 12:10pm White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Shalom - Book 1: A Beginners Comprehensive Course In Modern Hebrew Author Shoer	Shoer	9781547049660 Createspace	$18.50 - $24.50

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Instruction Mode: In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 1103

Elementary Modern Hebrew III

Sequel to HEBRW 1101-HEBRW 1102. Continued development of reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking skills. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1103
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4835 JWST 1103 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 12:25pm - 1:15pm White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Shalom - Book 3: A Comprehensive Course In Modern Hebrew Author Shoer	Shoer	9781548201050 Createspace	$18.50 - $24.50

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 1776

Elementary Yiddish I

Provides an introduction to reading, writing, aural comprehension, speaking and grammar, as well as to some of the basic elements of Ashkenazi Jewish culture. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 1776, NES 1776
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8354 JWST 1776 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 10:30am - 11:20am
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Kraemer, A

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	In Eynem : The New Yiddish Textbook Author Schulman	Schulman	9781734387230 National Yiddish Book Center	$104.25 - $139.00

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative and will be streamed from Yale University using videoconferencing technology. Students who may have a scheduling conflict with the published course time should contact the instructor.

JWST 1987

FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

Why were Jews virtually invisible in films produced during the Hollywood's "golden age"? Is this a surprise, given the leading role played by American Jews in founding the studio system? Writing about ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

19607 JWST 1987 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm White Hall B04
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Shapiro, E

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Hollywood And Hitler, 1933-1939 Author Doherty	Doherty	9780231163934 Ingram Lightning Source	$17.25 - $22.95

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Additional Information

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

JWST 2159

The First Historians

In European history, the Greeks tend to get credit for inventing almost everything – philosophy, art, literature, science, democracy. Naturally, they also get credit for inventing history. The names Thucydides ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2159
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

20148 JWST 2159 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 7:30pm - 8:45pm McGraw Hall 215
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Litvak, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 2501

Kosher and Halal Food Regulations

This course explores kosher and halal food practices as a way to understand how the global food industry accommodates diverse and competing religious, cultural, and scientific approaches to food. The essential ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FDSC 2500
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6701 JWST 2501 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:00pm - 2:15pm Morrison Hall 146
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Regenstein, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 2580

Imagining the Holocaust

How is the memory of the Holocaust kept alive by means of the literary and visual imagination? Within the historical context of the Holocaust and how and why it occurred, we shall examine major and widely ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2580, ENGL 2580
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16753 JWST 2580 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Schwarz, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	2 Vol : Maus Author Spiegelman	Spiegelman	9780679748403 Random House, Inc.	$25.50 - $34.00
Required	Austerlitz (Edition: 10) Author Sebald	Sebald	9780812982619 Random	$13.50 - $18.00
Required	Badenheim 1939 Author Appelfeld	Appelfeld	9781567923919 David Godine	$12.00 - $15.95
Required	Fatelessness Author Kertesz	Kertesz	9781400078639 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	$12.75 - $17.00
Required	Imagining The Holocaust Author Schwarz	Schwarz	9780312233013 St. Martin's Press	$22.50 - $29.99
Required	Last Of The Just Author Schwarz-Bart	Schwarz-Bart	9781585670161 Overlook Press, The	$12.75 - $16.95
Required	Night (Edition: 2) Author Wiesel	Wiesel	9780374500016 Farrar, Straus	$9.00 - $12.00
Required	Painted Bird (Edition: 2) Author Kosinski	Kosinski	9780802134226 Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated	$12.00 - $16.00
Required	Periodic Table Author Levi	Levi	9780805210415 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	$11.25 - $15.00
Required	Schindler's List Author Keneally	Keneally	9781982151041 Washington Square Press	$13.50 - $17.99
Required	Shawl Author Ozick	Ozick	9780679729266 Random House, Inc.	$10.50 - $14.00
Required	Survival In Auschwitz W/new Afterword Author Levi	Levi	9780684826806 Touchstone	$12.75 - $17.00
Required	The Diary of a Young Girl Author Frank	Frank	9780553577129 Random House Publishing Group	$6.00 - $7.99
Required	The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War Author Gilbert	Gilbert	9780805003482 Holt	$27.00 - $36.00
Required	The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945 (Edition: 10) Author Dawidowicz	Dawidowicz	9780553345322 Random House Publishing Group	$13.50 - $18.00
Required	This Way For Gas Author Borowski	Borowski	9780140186246 The Penguin Group	$12.00 - $16.00

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Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 2599

Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

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: NES 2599, RELST 2599
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18291 JWST 2599 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am Savage Hall 200
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Mokhtarian, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 2630

Brazil to Brooklyn: Jewish Cultures of the Americas

Jewish cultures in the New World are far more diverse than most Americans realize. Some know the history of Ashkenazi (German and Eastern European) Jews, most of whom immigrated to the U.S. between 1880-1920. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2630, COML 2630, ENGL 2630, RELST 2620
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16768 JWST 2630 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:20am - 12:10pm Statler Hall 441
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Branfman, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 2686

The U.S. and the Middle East

This course examines the history of the United States' involvement with Middle East beginning with evangelical efforts in the 19th century and President Wilson's engagement with the colonial powers in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2686, HIST 2686, NES 2686
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18017 JWST 2686 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:00am Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A History of the Middle East Author Mansfield, Peter	Mansfield, Peter	9780143121909	$17.25 - $23.00
Required	A World of Trouble: The White House and the Middle East - From the Cold War to the War on Terror Author Tyler	Tyler	9780374532000 Farrar, Straus	$18.75 - $25.00
Required	Beyond America's Grasp: A Century of Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East Author Cohen	Cohen	9780312655440 Picador	$17.25 - $23.00
Required	The Dispensable Nation Author Nasr, Vali	Nasr, Vali	9780345802576	$12.00 - $16.00
Required	The Middle East and the United States: History, Politics, and Ideologies (Edition: 6) Author Lesch	Lesch	9780813350585 Routledge	$41.25 - $54.95

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18021 JWST 2686 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B06
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18022 JWST 2686 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18023 JWST 2686 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:20am - 12:10pm White Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18024 JWST 2686 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:25pm - 1:15pm White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18025 JWST 2686 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:30pm - 2:20pm White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18026 JWST 2686 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:40pm - 3:30pm White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 2724

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is a repository of ancient Israelite religious, political, social, historical, and literary traditions. For the modern reader these ancient traditions are often obscured ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2724, RELST 2724
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18042 JWST 2724 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 9:40am - 10:55am Ives Hall 109
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament Author Coogan, Michael D	Coogan, Michael D	9780190903756	$52.50 - $69.99
Required	Jewish Study Bible (Edition: 2) Author Jewish Publication Society	Jewish Publication Society	9780199978465 Oxford University Press	$33.75 - $45.00

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JWST 2754

Wondrous Literatures of the Near East

This course examines Near East's rich and diverse literary heritage. We will read a selection of influential and wondrous texts from ancient to modern times, spanning geographically from the Iberian peninsula ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2754, NES 2754, SHUM 2754
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18031 JWST 2754 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:25am - 12:40pm McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Starr, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 2920

Jewish Modernity

In the past two centuries, Jewish men and women have adapted remarkably well to the modern condition, embracing the opportunities associated with higher education, city life, industrial capitalism and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2910, NES 2620, RELST 2910
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18770 JWST 2920 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:45pm - 4:00pm Morrill Hall 404
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Litvak, O

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Letter to the Father/Brief an Den Vater: Bilingual Edition Author Kafka	Kafka	9780805212662 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	$10.50 - $14.00
Required	Maus I : My Father Bleeds History Author Spiegelman	Spiegelman	9780394747231 Random House, Inc.	$12.00 - $16.00
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Princeton	$19.08
Canvas Delivered Course Material - Direct Bursar Billed After Trial or Opt-Out	Instant Access - see Canvas course Author Instant Access	Instant Access	Princeton	$17.55

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Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 3101

Advanced Modern Hebrew I

This constitutes the first course in our third year of the Modern Hebrew language sequence. Development of speech proficiency will be emphasized. Over the course of the semester, students will develop ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3101
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4669 JWST 3101 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 11:20am - 12:10pm White Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Hollander, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person
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JWST 3105

Life in Israel: Aspects of Israeli Society, Language and Literature

This course prioritizes reading comprehension through close reading of selected works of Modern Hebrew fiction, poetry, and drama grouped around a central theme and read in their cultural and historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3105
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17498 JWST 3105 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:00pm - 2:15pm White Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Hollander, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 3530

A Mediterranean Society and Its Culture

This course examines the cultural and historical interaction of Muslims and Jews from the emergence of Islam in the seventh century through the classical age of Islam down to the turn of the thirteenth ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3530, NES 3530, RELST 3530
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17950 JWST 3530 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:25pm - 2:20pm White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations Author Meddeb, Abdelwaha	Meddeb, Abdelwaha	9780691151274	$56.25 - $75.00
Required	A Mediterranean Society, an Abridgment in One Volume Author Goitein, S. D.	Goitein, S. D.	9780520240599	$27.75 - $36.95
Required	Cultures Of The Jews (v2) (ed Biale) (p) Author Biale	Biale	9780805212013 Schocken Books	$15.00 - $19.95
Required	The Jews Of Arab Lands: A History And Source Book Author Stillman	Stillman	9780827601987 Jewish Publication Society	$26.25 - $35.00

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JWST 3535

Moses to Modernity

This course is an introduction to Jewish philosophy – from Biblical texts to 20th century work. Our inquiries will span metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3535, RELST 3535
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17129 JWST 3535 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:25am - 12:40pm Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Hubner, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 3707

Hidden Identities Onscreen

From White Chicks to Blackkklansman, American film has often depicted characters who conceal their race or gender, like black male cops "passing" as wealthy white women. This class will examine how Hollywood ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3707, COML 3707, ENGL 3707, FGSS 3707, PMA 3507
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17203 JWST 3707 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 2:40pm - 3:30pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Branfman, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 3711

Sitcom Jews: Ethnic Representation on Television and on Stage

"Sitcom Jews" uses close media analysis, theoretical discussion, and student performances or media projects to examine the representation of Jews on television and on the Broadway stage from 1948-2017. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3717, PMA 3711
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7367 JWST 3711 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:40pm - 5:10pm M Van Rensselaer Hall 1106
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Winitsky, D

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity On The American Stage And Screen Author Bial	Bial	9780472069088 University Of Chicago Press	$19.50 - $25.95
Required	Something Ain'T Kosher Here: The Rise Of The 'Jewish' Sitcom Author Brook	Brook	9780813532110 Longleaf Services,Inc	$24.00 - $31.95

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JWST 3735

Human Conflict: From Existential Clash to Coexistence in Israel-Palestine

Throughout human history, and its modern incarnation, communities have clashed just as often as states. This course sheds light on ethnic communities and conflicts, explicating their historical dynamics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3737, NES 3735
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18607 JWST 3735 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:40pm - 4:35pm White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Abulof, U
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 3805

Israeli Politics

We are all the living dead – alive but bound to die, and know it. In this course we will learn how existential fears and anxieties shape our politics, partly through moral meaning-making. While the politics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3805, NES 3805
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8100 JWST 3805 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:40pm - 4:35pm McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Abulof, U
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 3850

Middle East Politics

What explains authoritarian resilience in the Middle East? What are the causes and consequences of Islamist political attitudes and behavior? What is the historical legacy of colonialism and empire in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3313, NES 3850
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18588 JWST 3850 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:05am - 9:20am Mcgraw Hall 165
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Blackman, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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18594 JWST 3850 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:40pm - 3:30pm Sibley Hall 115
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18595 JWST 3850 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:20am - 12:10pm Sibley Hall 101
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 4448

Death, Dying, and the Dead

Death is both the opposite of life and an intimate part of life. Though it comes to us all, human understandings of the process of dying and of our relations to the dead have varied widely. For many, the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4448, ANTHR 7448, JWST 7448
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17747 JWST 4448 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 9:05am - 11:00am Sibley Hall 208
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism Author Chajes	Chajes	9780812221701 University Of Pennsylvania Press	$20.00 - $26.50
Required	How We Die Author Nuland, Sherwin	Nuland, Sherwin	9780679742449	$12.75 - $17.00
Required	Illustrated Journal of the Plague Year Author Defoe, Daniel	Defoe, Daniel	9781952433146	$8.25 - $10.75
Required	Society of the Dead Author Ochoa	Ochoa	9780520256842	$22.50 - $29.95
Required	Subject To Death: Life And Loss In A Buddhist World Author Desjarlais	Desjarlais	9780226355870 University Of Chicago Press	$22.50 - $30.00
Required	To an Early Grave Author Markfield	Markfield	9781564782618 Dalkey Archive Press	$9.50 - $12.50
Required	When a Jew Dies Author Heilman, Samuel C.	Heilman, Samuel C.	9780520236783	$26.25 - $34.95

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JWST 4463

Modes of Jewish Textuality

From the Bible to the Babylonian Talmud to a graphic novel edition of the Book of Esther, texts--their composition, transmission, study and debate—have been at the core of Jewish culture for millennia, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4463, ANTHR 7463, COML 4463, COML 6463, JWST 7463
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17726 JWST 4463 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:40pm - 4:35pm McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 4520

Jewish Cities

From Jerusalem to Rome, from Shanghai to Marrakesh, Jews and cities have been shaping each other for thousands of years. This course ranges through time and space to examine how Jewish and other "minority" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4620, ANTHR 7620, HIST 4520, HIST 6520, JWST 7520, NES 4520, NES 7520
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17612 JWST 4520 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:40pm - 4:35pm White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Sampson, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 4644

Globalism and Collapse in the Late Bronze Age World

Several major and minor kingdoms situated around the Eastern Mediterranean basin flourished during the 14th -12th centuries BCE before a widespread violent collapse occurred around 1175. Thousands of cuneiform ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 6644, NES 4644, NES 6644
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17975 JWST 4644 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 8:30am - 11:00am White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 6330

A Mediterranean Society and Its Culture

This course examines the cultural and historical interaction of Muslims and Jews from the emergence of Islam in the seventh century through the classical age of Islam down to the turn of the thirteenth ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6330, NES 6330, RELST 6330
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17955 JWST 6330 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:20am - 1:15pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations Author Meddeb, Abdelwaha	Meddeb, Abdelwaha	9780691151274	$56.25 - $75.00
Required	A Mediterranean Society, an Abridgment in One Volume Author Goitein, S. D.	Goitein, S. D.	9780520240599	$27.75 - $36.95
Required	Cultures Of The Jews (v2) (ed Biale) (p) Author Biale	Biale	9780805212013 Schocken Books	$15.00 - $19.95
Required	Dream Of The Poem: Hebrew Poetry From Muslim Author Cole	Cole	9780691121956 Princeton University Press	$24.00 - $31.95
Required	The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart Author Ibn Pakuda	Ibn Pakuda	9781904113232 Littman Library Of Jewish Civilization, The	$26.25 - $34.95
Required	The Jews Of Arab Lands: A History And Source Book Author Stillman	Stillman	9780827601987 Jewish Publication Society	$26.25 - $35.00

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JWST 6644

Globalism and Collapse in the Late Bronze Age World

Several major and minor kingdoms situated around the Eastern Mediterranean basin flourished during the 14th -12th centuries BCE before a widespread violent collapse occurred around 1175. Thousands of cuneiform ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 4644, NES 4644, NES 6644
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17979 JWST 6644 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 8:30am - 11:00am White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 7448

Death, Dying, and the Dead

Death is both the opposite of life and an intimate part of life. Though it comes to us all, human understandings of the process of dying and of our relations to the dead have varied widely. For many, the ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4448, ANTHR 7448, JWST 4448
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17750 JWST 7448 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- F 9:05am - 11:00am Sibley Hall 208
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism Author Chajes	Chajes	9780812221701 University Of Pennsylvania Press	$20.00 - $26.50
Required	How We Die Author Nuland, Sherwin	Nuland, Sherwin	9780679742449	$12.75 - $17.00
Required	Illustrated Journal of the Plague Year Author Defoe, Daniel	Defoe, Daniel	9781952433146	$8.25 - $10.75
Required	Society of the Dead Author Ochoa	Ochoa	9780520256842	$22.50 - $29.95
Required	Subject To Death: Life And Loss In A Buddhist World Author Desjarlais	Desjarlais	9780226355870 University Of Chicago Press	$22.50 - $30.00
Required	To an Early Grave Author Markfield	Markfield	9781564782618 Dalkey Archive Press	$9.50 - $12.50
Required	When a Jew Dies Author Heilman, Samuel C.	Heilman, Samuel C.	9780520236783	$26.25 - $34.95

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 7463

Modes of Jewish Textuality

From the Bible to the Babylonian Talmud to a graphic novel edition of the Book of Esther, texts--their composition, transmission, study and debate—have been at the core of Jewish culture for millennia, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4463, ANTHR 7463, COML 4463, COML 6463, JWST 4463
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17732 JWST 7463 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:40pm - 4:35pm McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 7520

Jewish Cities

From Jerusalem to Rome, from Shanghai to Marrakesh, Jews and cities have been shaping each other for thousands of years. This course ranges through time and space to examine how Jewish and other "minority" ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4620, ANTHR 7620, HIST 4520, HIST 6520, JWST 4520, NES 4520, NES 7520
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17616 JWST 7520 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:40pm - 4:35pm White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Sampson, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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JWST 1101 Elementary Modern Hebrew I

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JWST 1103 Elementary Modern Hebrew III

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JWST 1776 Elementary Yiddish I

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JWST 1987 FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

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JWST 2159 The First Historians

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JWST 2501 Kosher and Halal Food Regulations

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JWST 2580 Imagining the Holocaust

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JWST 2599 Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

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JWST 2630 Brazil to Brooklyn: Jewish Cultures of the Americas

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JWST 2686 The U.S. and the Middle East

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JWST 1101

Elementary Modern Hebrew I

JWST 1103

Elementary Modern Hebrew III

JWST 1776

Elementary Yiddish I

JWST 1987

FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

JWST 2159

The First Historians

JWST 2501

Kosher and Halal Food Regulations

JWST 2580

Imagining the Holocaust

JWST 2599

Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

JWST 2630

Brazil to Brooklyn: Jewish Cultures of the Americas

JWST 2686

The U.S. and the Middle East

JWST 2724

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

JWST 2754

Wondrous Literatures of the Near East

JWST 2920

Jewish Modernity

JWST 3101

Advanced Modern Hebrew I

JWST 3105

Life in Israel: Aspects of Israeli Society, Language and Literature

JWST 3530

A Mediterranean Society and Its Culture

JWST 3535

Moses to Modernity