Class Roster - Spring 2023 - 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

3425 JWST 1102 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: 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

3428 JWST 1102 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 11:20am - 12:10pm White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 1710

The Jewish Atlantic: 1492-Present

Who were the Jews that first settled in the Americas and around the Atlantic? How did their experiences intersect with processes of colonization, empire-building, racialization, and the formation of an ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: HIST 1710, RELST 1710
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17084 JWST 1710 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:45pm - 4:00pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors
  
  Juni, M
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

17085 JWST 1710 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- W 11:20am - 12:10pm Sibley Hall 208
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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

17086 JWST 1710 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 11:00am Sibley Hall B10
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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

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

3418 JWST 2100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 12:25pm - 1:15pm White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 2195

Biography, History, and Modernity

Drawing on a combination of primary and secondary sources, this course explores the multiple forms and evolution of biographical writing from the Renaissance onward. We will interrogate the relationship ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2195
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17188 JWST 2195 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors
  
  Juni, M
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 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

17031 JWST 2522 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:25am - 12:40pm Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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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Instruction Mode: In Person
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 with tea and coffee in the Arab and Ottoman worlds. Archaeological and textual evidence will be used throughout to show the centrality of drinking in daily, ritual and political life.

JWST 2523

Judeophobia, Islamophobia, Racism

Islamophobia and Judeophobia are ideas and like all ideas they have a history of their own. Although today many might think of Islamophobia or Judeophobia as unchangeable---fear of and hatred for Islam ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COML 2523, GOVT 2523, NES 2523, RELST 2523
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17033 JWST 2523 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:00am Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

17209 JWST 2523 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

17210 JWST 2523 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:20am - 12:10pm White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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

17211 JWST 2523 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:25pm - 1:15pm White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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

17212 JWST 2523 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:30pm - 2:20pm White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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

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: BSOC 2599, NES 2599, RELST 2599
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17257 JWST 2599 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am Rockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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 2644

Introduction to Judaism

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

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Syllabi: none

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

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

Class Number & Section Details

6054 JWST 2644 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:45pm - 4:00pm White Hall 110
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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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Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 2790

Jewish Films and Filmmakers: Hollywood and Beyond

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2790, PMA 2490, VISST 2790
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

6368 JWST 2790 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:00pm - 2:15pm White Hall 110
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person

JWST 2958

Empires and Vampires: History of Eastern Europe

In the course we will study the history of the lands, peoples, and states of Eastern Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries as an integral part of modern Europlean and global history. We will ask what ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2958
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

6599 JWST 2958 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:45pm - 4:00pm Mcgraw Hall 165
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors
  
  Florea, 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: In Person

JWST 3102

Advanced Modern Hebrew II

This is the second course in our third-year Modern Hebrew language sequence. Like its predecessor, it focuses on developing speech proficiency, reading and listening comprehension, and writing. It does ... view course details

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Syllabi:

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

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

Class Number & Section Details

6445 JWST 3102 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWR 1:30pm - 2:20pm White Hall B14
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person

JWST 3588

Archaeology and the Bible

The purpose of the course is to place the Bible within the context of a larger ancient world that can be explored by systematic excavation of physical remains. Students will become familiar with archaeological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3588, NES 3588, NES 6588, RELST 3588, RELST 6588
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17094 JWST 3588 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 9:40am - 10:55am White Hall 106
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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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Instruction Mode: In Person

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, SHUM 3655
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17114 JWST 3655 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:25am - 12:40pm Sibley Hall 208
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person

JWST 3732

Jewish Law, State Law

The concept of law plays a central role in Judaism. We often use the word 'law' to describe obligatory Jewish religious practices. But is that 'law,' as compared with state law? Legal systems in the U.S. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 3732, RELST 3734
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17090 JWST 3732 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:00pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors
  
  Juni, 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: In Person

JWST 3888

Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity

This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 6888, MEDVL 3888, MEDVL 6888, NES 3888, NES 6888, RELST 3888, RELST 6888
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7112 JWST 3888 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:00pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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 4407

Hasidism: History, Community, Thought

The modern Jewish religious movement known as Hasidism began in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century and thrives today. We will approach Hasidism primarily through three avenues: recent critical social ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4407, ANTHR 7407, JWST 7404, NES 4407, NES 7404, RELST 4407, RELST 7404
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18018 JWST 4407 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:20am - 1:15pm McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person

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

17813 JWST 4520 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:40pm - 4:35pm White Hall 110
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: 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:

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

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17195 JWST 4540 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:25pm - 2:20pm Sibley Hall 318
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: In Person

JWST 4790

Spinoza and the New Spinozism

Spinoza was excommunicated, wrote under death threats, and has remained a scandal to philosophy, psychoanalysis, politics, ethics, literature. "Every philosopher has two philosophies, his own and Spinoza's" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4090, GERST 4290, GOVT 4769
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17739 JWST 4790 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:25am - 12:40pm White Hall 106
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors
  
  Waite, G
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 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 Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17318 JWST 4913 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:40pm - 4:35pm McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: 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

5378 JWST 4992 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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: Independent Studies

JWST 6150

Jews in German Literature and Culture Since 1945

Amidst widespread discussion of Holocaust memory as a globalized phenomenon, this seminar explores Jewish literature written in German since 1945. For these writers and their texts, the historical encounter ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 6150
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17646 JWST 6150 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:40pm - 4:35pm Goldwin Smith Hall 158
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors
  
  Adelson, 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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Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: Required readings in German. Class discussion in English. Enrollment limited to graduate students.

JWST 6888

Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity

This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3888, MEDVL 3888, MEDVL 6888, NES 3888, NES 6888, RELST 3888, RELST 6888
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7118 JWST 6888 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:00pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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.

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

Instruction Mode: In Person

JWST 7404

Hasidism: History, Community, Thought

The modern Jewish religious movement known as Hasidism began in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century and thrives today. We will approach Hasidism primarily through three avenues: recent critical social ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4407, ANTHR 7407, JWST 4407, NES 4407, NES 7404, RELST 4407, RELST 7404
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

18026 JWST 7404 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:20am - 1:15pm McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

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:

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

17808 JWST 7520 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:40pm - 4:35pm White Hall 110
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- 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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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

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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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

17323 JWST 7913 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:40pm - 4:35pm McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
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JWST 1102 Elementary Modern Hebrew II

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JWST 1710 The Jewish Atlantic: 1492-Present

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JWST 2100 Intermediate Modern Hebrew

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JWST 2195 Biography, History, and Modernity

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

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JWST 2523 Judeophobia, Islamophobia, Racism

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

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JWST 1102

Elementary Modern Hebrew II

JWST 1710

The Jewish Atlantic: 1492-Present

JWST 2100

Intermediate Modern Hebrew

JWST 2195

Biography, History, and Modernity

JWST 2522

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

JWST 2523

Judeophobia, Islamophobia, Racism

JWST 2599

Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

JWST 2644

Introduction to Judaism

JWST 2790

Jewish Films and Filmmakers: Hollywood and Beyond

JWST 2958

Empires and Vampires: History of Eastern Europe

JWST 3102

Advanced Modern Hebrew II

JWST 3588

Archaeology and the Bible

JWST 3655

Minorities of the Middle East

JWST 3732

Jewish Law, State Law

JWST 3888

Jews, Christians, and Others in Late Antiquity

JWST 4407

Hasidism: History, Community, Thought

JWST 4520

Jewish Cities