Class Roster - Spring 2018 - Subject

JWST 1102

Elementary Modern Hebrew II

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:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5458 JWST 1102 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 9:05am - 9:55am White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5461 JWST 1102 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 1987

FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

Why were Jews virtually invisible in films made 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 the ... 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

17644 JWST 1987 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
- Instructors
  
  Shapiro, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

JWST 2100

Intermediate Modern Hebrew

The course is aimed at training students in exact and idiomatic Hebrew, expanding vocabulary and usage of grammatical knowledge, and acquiring facility of expression in both conversation and writing. Uses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 2100
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

5449 JWST 2100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Scharf, N
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 2575

Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

This course will survey the cultic practices and beliefs of ancient Babylonia and Assyria, the two major civilizations of Mesopotamia. We will examine the major myths of this region, e.g., Ishtar's Descent ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2575, NES 6575, RELST 2575
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7422 JWST 2575 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 115
- Instructors
  
  Tenney, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

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

8576 JWST 2580 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Instructors
  
  Schwarz, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 2629

New Testament/Early Christian Literatures

This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, especially those that eventually came to be included in the New Testament. Through the lens of the Gospel ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2613, NES 2629, RELST 2629
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

15984 JWST 2629 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Mcgraw Hall 165
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 2676

Holy War, Crusade, and Jihad from Antiquity to Present

Articulating and elaborating religious justifications for war is a cultural practice unique to the three monotheistic traditions and their respective textual communities. This notion and its practice have ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MEDVL 2676, NES 2676, RELST 2676
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

15973 JWST 2676 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:00am Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

16362 JWST 2676 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am Lincoln Hall B08
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

16363 JWST 2676 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall 110
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Class Number & Section Details

16364 JWST 2676 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am Sibley Hall 115
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 3102

Advanced Modern Hebrew II: Hebrew in a Changing World

Students will be practicing and enhancing conversational skills. The course aims to improve the four language skills while stressing listening comprehension and various forms of discussions including practical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3102
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

15941 JWST 3102 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Scharf, N
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 3655

Minorities of the Middle East

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:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3743, NES 3655, NES 6655
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16027 JWST 3655 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Lincoln Hall B08
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

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:

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

16780 JWST 4520 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall B02
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4558

Shaping Jewish Memory: Monuments, Memorials and Museums

This course examines how memory has been expressed in Jewish tradition in physical and spatial form, especially through the creation of commemorative objects, records, markers, monuments and museums. The ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4558, ARKEO 6558, ARTH 4558, ARTH 6558, JWST 6558
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16874 JWST 4558 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:10am - 1:10pm White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Gruber, S
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4644

Late Bronze Age World of Ugarit

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi:

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

16017 JWST 4644 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:00pm - 4:25pm White Hall 114
- 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 4913

Walter Benjamin

This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depradations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, GERST 6413, JWST 7913, NES 4913, NES 7913
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

15011 JWST 4913 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm McGraw Hall 215
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4992

Independent Study - Undergraduate

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.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8507 JWST 4992 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 6558

Shaping Jewish Memory: Monuments, Memorials and Museums

This course examines how memory has been expressed in Jewish tradition in physical and spatial form, especially through the creation of commemorative objects, records, markers, monuments and museums. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4558, ARKEO 6558, ARTH 4558, ARTH 6558, JWST 4558
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16877 JWST 6558 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:10am - 1:10pm White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Gruber, S
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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 6644

Late Bronze Age World of Ugarit

No description available. view course details

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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

16012 JWST 6644 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:00pm - 4:25pm White Hall 114
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

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

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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

16784 JWST 7520 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall B02
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 7913

Walter Benjamin

This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depradations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, GERST 6413, JWST 4913, NES 4913, NES 7913
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

15022 JWST 7913 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm McGraw Hall 215
- 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.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

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JWST 1102 Elementary Modern Hebrew II

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JWST 1987 FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

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JWST 2100 Intermediate Modern Hebrew

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JWST 2575 Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

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JWST 2580 Imagining the Holocaust

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JWST 2629 New Testament/Early Christian Literatures

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JWST 2676 Holy War, Crusade, and Jihad from Antiquity to Present

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JWST 3102 Advanced Modern Hebrew II: Hebrew in a Changing World

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JWST 3655 Minorities of the Middle East

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JWST 4520 Jewish Cities

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JWST 4558 Shaping Jewish Memory: Monuments, Memorials and Museums

JWST 1102

Elementary Modern Hebrew II

JWST 1987

FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

JWST 2100

Intermediate Modern Hebrew

JWST 2575

Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

JWST 2580

Imagining the Holocaust

JWST 2629

New Testament/Early Christian Literatures

JWST 2676

Holy War, Crusade, and Jihad from Antiquity to Present

JWST 3102

Advanced Modern Hebrew II: Hebrew in a Changing World

JWST 3655

Minorities of the Middle East

JWST 4520

Jewish Cities

JWST 4558

Shaping Jewish Memory: Monuments, Memorials and Museums

JWST 4644

Late Bronze Age World of Ugarit

JWST 4913

Walter Benjamin

JWST 4992

Independent Study - Undergraduate

JWST 6558

Shaping Jewish Memory: Monuments, Memorials and Museums

JWST 6644

Late Bronze Age World of Ugarit

JWST 7520

Jewish Cities

JWST 7913

Walter Benjamin