Class Roster - Spring 2020 - 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: none

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

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

Class Number & Section Details

5284 JWST 1102 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B14
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
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

5287 JWST 1102 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall B14
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 1110

Beginning Biblical Hebrew

This course is designed to introduce students to the language, grammar, and vocabulary of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. By the end of the semester students will be able to read and understand a number ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1110, RELST 1110
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16541 JWST 1110 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Lincoln Hall B08
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 1777

Elementary Yiddish II

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 1777
Credits and Grading Basis

2 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

17511 JWST 1777 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 7:30pm - 9:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Forman, 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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
No audits permitted.

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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17408 JWST 1987 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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

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:

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

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

Class Number & Section Details

5275 JWST 2100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall B14
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 2522

Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2522, CLASS 2630, NES 2522
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16473 JWST 2522 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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: none

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

7105 JWST 2575 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & 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

7869 JWST 2580 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. 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

16465 JWST 2629 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:15am - 12:05pm Rockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

16512 JWST 2629 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall 104
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

16513 JWST 2629 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall 106
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 2644

Introduction to Judaism

Jewish communities have been established, flourished and often struggled for millennia, throughout much of the world, and in vital contact with a vast range of other peoples and cultures. This course examines ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2644, RELST 2644
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16477 JWST 2644 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 122
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 2728

Modern Middle Eastern Literature in Translation

In their acceptance speeches for the Nobel Prize in Literature, both the Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz (1988) and the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk (2006) situate their work between Eastern and Western ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2728, NES 2728
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16481 JWST 2728 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall G44
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 3104

Advanced Hebrew through Language, Media and Literature

The course focuses and explores the development and changes of Modern Hebrew in all aspects of Israeli and Jewish culture. A close reading of selected works of modern Hebrew fiction, poetry, drama in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3104
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16442 JWST 3104 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall 114
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 3697

History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

This course examines the history of the conflict between two peoples with claims to the same land (Palestine/Israel), from the rise of their national movements at the turn of the 20th century and their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3977, NES 3697
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16461 JWST 3697 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

16500 JWST 3697 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B06
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

16501 JWST 3697 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am Goldwin Smith Hall 164
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

16502 JWST 3697 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall B06
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

16503 JWST 3697 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm White Hall 114
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18399 JWST 3697 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm White Hall B02
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18400 JWST 3697 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm White Hall B02
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 4210

Topics in Modern Philosophy

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in "modern" Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 6210, PHIL 4220, PHIL 6220
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Section Topic

Topic: Spinoza on the Mind
Class Number & Section Details

16940 JWST 4210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Uris Hall 498
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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This course will focus on the work of the influential early modern Jewish philosopher, Baruch Spinoza, and in particular on his unorthodox views about the nature and scope of mindedness and thinking. Spinoza was a panpsychist: someone who holds that all things in nature -- even humble slugs -- think in some way and to some degree; he also held that all creaturely ideas (including human ideas) are just parts of a single, infinite, cosmic intellect; finally, he held that being thought about is a particular way of having existence, such that whenever I think about my cat, for example, this very cat comes to exist as a purely mental object, in addition to already existing as a furry, meowing, spatio-temporal creature. In addition to looking at these puzzling theses, we will also investigate how Spinoza understood intentionality (or thought's directedness at objects) more generally; how he understood what it takes to form an idea; how ideas represent or fail to represent things; the relation between creaturely minds and the divine intellect; and the relation between being and thought on the cosmic level. We will also spend time examining Spinoza's debt to his medieval Jewish philosophers, notably Maimonides and Gersonides, as well as Spinoza's influence on late 19th century and early 20th Idealists, who were drawn to Spinoza's philosophy by the central place it assigns to thought in nature.

JWST 4533

The Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City

American Jews have frequently been touted as a "model minority." This course will take a more critical look at the historical interactions between Jewish immigration, United States industrialization, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4533, ANTHR 4733, ILRLR 4533, ILRLR 7533, JWST 7533, NES 4533, NES 7533
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

9041 JWST 4533 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 4540

Moses Maimonides

Moses Maimonides who was born in Cordoba (1138), moved to Fez as a youth and died in Cairo (1204) is regarded by Jewish, Islamic, and Christian tradition alike as the most important Jewish religious ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 4540, MEDVL 6540, NES 4540, NES 6540, RELST 4540, SPAN 4540
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16446 JWST 4540 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 1:25pm - 3:20pm Uris Hall 375A
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 4545

Sound, Silence, and the Sacred

From the ringing of Tibetan singing bowls to the quiet of desert monasticism, religious imagination and ritual is replete with sound and silence. Cityscapes resound with church bells and calls from the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4644, MUSIC 4345, NES 4545, NES 7545, RELST 4545
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16520 JWST 4545 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 1:25pm - 3:20pm White Hall B02
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 4649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

The concept of tradition often takes a back seat to modernity, but what does it mean to be part of a tradition? How does tradition revitalize and challenge received views and stimulate individual talent? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4624, GERST 4649, GERST 6649, JWST 6649, SHUM 4649, SHUM 6649
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17029 JWST 4649 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Redfield, 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 4721

Peace Building in Conflict Regions: Case Studies Sub-Saharan Africa Israel Palestinian Territories

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4721, DSOC 4721, GOVT 4723, IARD 4721, NES 4721, STS 4721
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

9468 JWST 4721 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 9:30am - 12:00pm Washington, DC
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Leuenberger, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program. Essay required for selective admission to field-trip.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

JWST 4913

Walter Benjamin

This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depredations 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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17041 JWST 4913 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

7823 JWST 4992 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 6112

Medieval Hebrew Poetry

Critical readings in medieval Hebrew lyrical and liturgical poetry and imaginative rhymed prose from tenth-century Islamic Spain to Renaissance and Baroque Italy. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 6112
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18091 JWST 6112 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

JWST 6210

Topics in Modern Philosophy

Advanced discussion of topics or authors in "modern" Western philosophy (circa the 17th and 18th centuries). view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4210, PHIL 4220, PHIL 6220
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

Section Topic

Topic: Spinoza on the Mind
Class Number & Section Details

16947 JWST 6210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Uris Hall 498
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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This course will focus on the work of the influential early modern Jewish philosopher, Baruch Spinoza, and in particular on his unorthodox views about the nature and scope of mindedness and thinking. Spinoza was a panpsychist: someone who holds that all things in nature -- even humble slugs -- think in some way and to some degree; he also held that all creaturely ideas (including human ideas) are just parts of a single, infinite, cosmic intellect; finally, he held that being thought about is a particular way of having existence, such that whenever I think about my cat, for example, this very cat comes to exist as a purely mental object, in addition to already existing as a furry, meowing, spatio-temporal creature. In addition to looking at these puzzling theses, we will also investigate how Spinoza understood intentionality (or thought's directedness at objects) more generally; how he understood what it takes to form an idea; how ideas represent or fail to represent things; the relation between creaturely minds and the divine intellect; and the relation between being and thought on the cosmic level. We will also spend time examining Spinoza's debt to his medieval Jewish philosophers, notably Maimonides and Gersonides, as well as Spinoza's influence on late 19th century and early 20th Idealists, who were drawn to Spinoza's philosophy by the central place it assigns to thought in nature.

JWST 6649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

The concept of tradition often takes a back seat to modernity, but what does it mean to be part of a tradition? How does tradition revitalize and challenge received views and stimulate individual talent? ... view course details

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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4624, GERST 4649, GERST 6649, JWST 4649, SHUM 4649, SHUM 6649
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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17032 JWST 6649 SEM 101
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- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
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  Redfield, J
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JWST 7533

The Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City

American Jews have frequently been touted as a "model minority." This course will take a more critical look at the historical interactions between Jewish immigration, United States industrialization, and ... view course details

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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4533, ANTHR 4733, ILRLR 4533, ILRLR 7533, JWST 4533, NES 4533, NES 7533
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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9045 JWST 7533 SEM 101
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- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Sampson, E
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JWST 7913

Walter Benjamin

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

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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, GERST 6413, JWST 4913, NES 4913, NES 7913
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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17046 JWST 7913 SEM 101
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- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
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JWST 1102 Elementary Modern Hebrew II

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JWST 1110 Beginning Biblical Hebrew

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JWST 1777 Elementary Yiddish 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 2522 Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History

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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 2644 Introduction to Judaism

JWST 1102

Elementary Modern Hebrew II

JWST 1110

Beginning Biblical Hebrew

JWST 1777

Elementary Yiddish II

JWST 1987

FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

JWST 2100

Intermediate Modern Hebrew

JWST 2522

Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History

JWST 2575

Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

JWST 2580

Imagining the Holocaust

JWST 2629

New Testament/Early Christian Literatures

JWST 2644

Introduction to Judaism

JWST 2728

Modern Middle Eastern Literature in Translation

JWST 3104

Advanced Hebrew through Language, Media and Literature

JWST 3697

History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

JWST 4210

Topics in Modern Philosophy

JWST 4533

The Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City

JWST 4540

Moses Maimonides