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Classes
NES 1561
Course Description
This course will introduce students to the study of the Ottoman Empire from its inception in the late 13th century until the early part of 19th century. The classes will follow the main timeline of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: HIST 1561
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Hollister Hall 366
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Minawi, M
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Staff
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- W McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 1602
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 1702, CLASS 1702
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- WF Corson-Mudd A106
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 1660
Course Description
Globalization may seem like a recent hot topic, but it was already very much in vogue 1000 years ago when Norse explorers burst out of Scandinavia to journey as far as North America, Azerbaijan, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: HIST 1660, MEDVL 1660
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Savage Hall 100
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Falk, O
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 1776
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 1776, JWST 1776
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Kraemer, A
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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.
NES 1923
Course Description
Judaism, Christianity, Islam feature vibrant trees in their mythopoetics; without trees, these religions would look different. With the recent renaissance in tree studies, which shows that trees think ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Sibley Hall 142
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Westermayer, M
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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/.
NES 1984
Course Description
What is the Hebrew Bible and why should one read it? While many people view it as a divinely-given text and a legal source, this course approaches it as a great literary compendium enjoyed by readers for ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW McGraw Hall 215
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Hollander, P
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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/.
NES 1997
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the earliest Jewish interpreters of the Bible. What did these interpreters of the Bible believe, and how did they interpret the Bible? And what do their writings teach ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 312
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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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/.
NES 2008
Course Description
This course analyses autobiographical writings by authors who experienced settler colonialism, forced removals, and historical erasure. The course is intended to help answer questions around voice, indigeneity, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2008, ENGL 2908, SHUM 2008
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Ghanayem, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2201
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 2225
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 121
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Rizvi, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: NES 1312 or permission of instructor.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 2276
Course Description
This course explores the relationships between the senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting), emotions (fear, happiness, sadness, etc.), and religion, especially religious practices and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 2276
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2599
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2599, RELST 2599
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Savage Hall 200
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2610
Course Description
The Near East is often defined by "firsts": the first cities, writing, and complex societies. Archaeology has long looked to the region for explanations of the origins of civilization. The Middle East ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2010, ARKEO 2010
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Baker Laboratory 219
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Khatchadourian, L
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Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2620
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2910, JWST 2920, RELST 2910
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Morrill Hall 404
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Litvak, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2655
Course Description
At the beginning of the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, appeared in Arabia and by the end of the century, Muslims had defeated the Byzantines and Persians and created an empire that stretched from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2530, MEDVL 2655, RELST 2655
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2686
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2686, HIST 2686, JWST 2686
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Brann, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F White Hall B06
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2724
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2724, RELST 2724
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Ives Hall 109
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2754
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2754, JWST 2754, SHUM 2754
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3255
Course Description
An introduction to the art, history, and literature of the Byzantine Empire, its neighbors, and successors, ca. 500-1500. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3255, ARTH 6255, CLASS 3655, MEDVL 3255
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3325
Course Description
Designed for those students who have either taken Intermediate Urdu or are at the same level of competency in reading and writing skills. The goals of this class are to improve Urdu literary reading and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 3325
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 331
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Rizvi, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: Intermediate Urdu or same level of written and oral proficiency.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 3530
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3530, MEDVL 3530, RELST 3530
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3677
Course Description
As the founder of Islam Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in world history. An important source for his life is the Sira of Ibn Ishaq (d. ca. 761), a biography that opens with Muhammad's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3677, HIST 6677, MEDVL 3677, MEDVL 6677, NES 6677, RELST 3677
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Sibley Hall 211
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3735
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3737, JWST 3735
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- M White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Abulof, U
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3805
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3805, JWST 3805
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Abulof, U
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3850
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3313, JWST 3850
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Mcgraw Hall 165
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Blackman, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- R Sibley Hall 115
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- F Sibley Hall 101
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4337
Course Description
This course introduces students to the history, evolution and trajectory of state-labor relations, labor activism, and the politics of unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As the region ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILRIC 4337, ILRIC 6337, NES 6337
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 112
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Bishara, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4520
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4620, ANTHR 7620, HIST 4520, HIST 6520, JWST 4520, JWST 7520, NES 7520
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Sampson, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4542
Course Description
This senior/graduate seminar will tackle some of the main debates in the historiography of the Middle Eastern, by focusing on the history of Middle East during the period of Ottoman rule. The Middle East ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4542, HIST 6442
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall B02
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Minawi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4644
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 4644, JWST 6644, NES 6644
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4654
Course Description
This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4254, ANTHR 7254, ARKEO 4254, ARKEO 7254, ARTH 4754, ARTH 6754, CLASS 4754, CLASS 7754, MEDVL 4754, MEDVL 6754, NES 7654
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- M Sibley Hall 318
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4663
Course Description
What does it mean to consider something a failure? What happens when a movement or campaign never quite gets off the ground, never got the traction they wanted, when a dream never comes to fruition? This ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4493, ANTHR 7493, COML 4261, COML 6261, NES 6663, SHUM 4663, SHUM 6663
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 110
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4991
Course Description
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 the course. For ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
NES 4998
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
NES 4999
Course Description
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
NES 6330
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 6330, MEDVL 6330, RELST 6330
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
NES 6337
Course Description
This course introduces students to the history, evolution and trajectory of state-labor relations, labor activism, and the politics of unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As the region ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILRIC 4337, ILRIC 6337, NES 4337
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 112
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Bishara, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6644
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 4644, JWST 6644, NES 4644
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 104
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6663
Course Description
What does it mean to consider something a failure? What happens when a movement or campaign never quite gets off the ground, never got the traction they wanted, when a dream never comes to fruition? This ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4493, ANTHR 7493, COML 4261, COML 6261, NES 4663, SHUM 4663, SHUM 6663
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 110
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6677
Course Description
As the founder of Islam Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in world history. An important source for his life is the Sira of Ibn Ishaq (d. ca. 761), a biography that opens with Muhammad's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3677, HIST 6677, MEDVL 3677, MEDVL 6677, NES 3677, RELST 3677
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Sibley Hall 211
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6722
Course Description
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
NES 6960
Course Description
New forms of German literature emerged in the wake of transnational labor migration, especially after 1989. Taking leave of a sociological model that interprets this literature only in terms of intercultural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6960, GERST 6960
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall 185
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Adelson, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6991
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
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.
NES 7520
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4620, ANTHR 7620, HIST 4520, HIST 6520, JWST 4520, JWST 7520, NES 4520
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall B14
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Sampson, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 7654
Course Description
This seminar provides a higher-level general introduction to, and survey of, contemporary theories, methods, and approaches in the archaeology of the Mediterranean world. Rather than focusing on a specific ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4254, ANTHR 7254, ARKEO 4254, ARKEO 7254, ARTH 4754, ARTH 6754, CLASS 4754, CLASS 7754, MEDVL 4754, MEDVL 6754, NES 4654
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Sibley Hall 318
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person