Near Eastern Studies (NES)Arts and Sciences

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NES 1312

This class is an introductory class for beginners. This course will teach students how to listen, speak, read and write Urdu through vocabulary, grammar, oral and written activities, with an emphasis on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: URDU 1125

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  4243 NES 1312   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Rizvi, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: HINDI 1101 or permission of instructor.

NES 1968

The landscapes and built environments that surround us are not merely silent, neutral backgrounds for objects and events.  Instead, they can be viewed as agents that create multiple layers of meaning: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19788 NES 1968   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Redina-Thomas, M

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

NES 2202

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: URDU 2226

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5950 NES 2202   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Rizvi, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: NES 2201 or permission of instructor.

NES 2204

This course is designed for students who are interested in reading the language of the Qur'an with accuracy and understanding. The first week (4 classes) will be devoted to an introduction of the history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 2204ASRC 2204RELST 2204

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5745 NES 2204   SEM 101

    • MTWR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2367

This course is a counter-history of modern humanitarianism, humanitarian law, and human rights, with perspectives from the Near East. Humanitarianism aspires to fulfill the promise of human rights. It ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2637SHUM 2367

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18182 NES 2367   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Polat, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2555

This course will introduce students to the study of sex and sexuality in the medieval and early modern Islamic World, ending at the dawn of the twentieth century; we will begin with the study of desire ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 2555MEDVL 2555RELST 2555

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18190 NES 2555   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2644

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: JWST 2644RELST 2644

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5240 NES 2644   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2661

A survey of the history and development of ships and seafaring as revealed by shipwrecks, boat burials, texts, art, and other evidence. The role of nautical technology and seafaring among the maritime ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2661

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18164 NES 2661   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2688

Following the conquests of Alexander, the ancient civilization of Egypt came under Greek rule. This period is best known for its famous queen Cleopatra, the last independent ruler of ancient Egypt. But ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2688ASRC 2688CLASS 2688HIST 2688

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19251 NES 2688   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19252 NES 2688   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19253 NES 2688   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2812

An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 11598 NES 2812   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).

NES 3212

An introduction to some of the major thinkers and philosophical developments in the Islamic world from the 9th to the 14th centuries CE. Figures include Muslim thinkers such as Al-Kindī, Al-Rāzī, Al-Fārābī, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19385 NES 3212   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3448

Sufism, popularly understood as Islamic mysticism, is a loose name given to a broad and diverse collection of beliefs, practices and groups that range and vary across time and space. Going from a small ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3448MEDVL 3448RELST 3448

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18673 NES 3448   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3519

In the conditions of strict censorship and numerous limitations on various forms of political organization and activism, literature and cinema, especially Iran's internationally acclaimed art cinematography, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3519NES 6519

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5238 NES 3519   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3523

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 and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 3523PUBPOL 3523RELST 3523

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18505 NES 3523   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3530

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

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Syllabi: none
  • 18156 NES 3530   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3550

The Purpose of this course is to trace the development of Monotheism from its origins in Israelite/Canaanite polytheism. We will examine worship of the God, Yahweh and other deities in ancient Israel, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18172 NES 3550   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3588

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
  • 18166 NES 3588   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3722

Students will practice critical, close reading and examination of historical primary sources that are essential for the study of modern Jewish nationalism and statehood. In our discussions, we will identify ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 3722

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18703 NES 3722   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Burns, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3750

This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ANTHR 3950ARTH 3755ASIAN 3375SHUM 3750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17393 NES 3750   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17394 NES 3750   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 3802

We will consider two basic questions: did the ancient Greeks and Romans have a concept of race or racial identity? If not, what were the dominant collective identities they used to classify themselves ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3802HIST 3802

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19262 NES 3802   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Giannella, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4337

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRGL 4337ILRGL 6337NES 6337

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5927 NES 4337   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bishara, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4354

A seminar on the archaeology of the Byzantine Empire, from the late Roman through to the early modern periods. Topics to be covered include: long-term changes in settlement patterns and urban development; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18832 NES 4354   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Anderson, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4513

This course explores the implications and significance of using textual materials as anthropological evidence. While participant observation remains the cornerstone of ethnography, literary, archival, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4013ANTHR 7013NES 6513

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18516 NES 4513   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4520

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
  • 18143 NES 4520   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sampson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4530

The Caucasus occupies a distinctive place in the historical and cultural imagination, a region long anchored to tropes of disobedience, punishment, and redemption. It is also a place in which liminality, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4030ANTHR 7030NES 6530

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18152 NES 4530   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4560

In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving attention to the historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 6560

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3168 NES 4560   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4992

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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4032 NES 4992   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4033 NES 4992   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weatherspoon, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4034 NES 4992   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4035 NES 4992   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4036 NES 4992   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4037 NES 4992   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4038 NES 4992   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4039 NES 4992   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4040 NES 4992   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Shoer, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4041 NES 4992   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4042 NES 4992   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4103 NES 4992   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4181 NES 4992   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4237 NES 4992   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4816 NES 4992   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

NES 4998

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4109 NES 4998   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5359 NES 4998   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5360 NES 4998   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5361 NES 4998   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5362 NES 4998   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5363 NES 4998   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5364 NES 4998   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5365 NES 4998   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5366 NES 4998   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5367 NES 4998   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, please contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

NES 4999

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3657 NES 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5349 NES 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5350 NES 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5351 NES 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5352 NES 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5353 NES 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5354 NES 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5355 NES 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5356 NES 4999   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5357 NES 4999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5358 NES 4999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

NES 6330

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

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Syllabi: none
  • 18160 NES 6330   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6337

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRGL 4337ILRGL 6337NES 4337

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5928 NES 6337   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bishara, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6354

A seminar on the archaeology of the Byzantine Empire, from the late Roman through to the early modern periods. Topics to be covered include: long-term changes in settlement patterns and urban development; ... view course details

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  • 18836 NES 6354   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Anderson, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6448

Sufism, popularly understood as Islamic mysticism, is a loose name given to a broad and diverse collection of beliefs, practices and groups that range and vary across time and space. Going from a small ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 6448MEDVL 6448RELST 6448

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18677 NES 6448   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6513

This course explores the implications and significance of using textual materials as anthropological evidence. While participant observation remains the cornerstone of ethnography, literary, archival, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4013ANTHR 7013NES 4513

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18521 NES 6513   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6519

In the conditions of strict censorship and numerous limitations on various forms of political organization and activism, literature and cinema, especially Iran's internationally acclaimed art cinematography, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3519NES 3519

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5713 NES 6519   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6530

The Caucasus occupies a distinctive place in the historical and cultural imagination, a region long anchored to tropes of disobedience, punishment, and redemption. It is also a place in which liminality, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4030ANTHR 7030NES 4530

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18154 NES 6530   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6553

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  • 18176 NES 6553   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6560

In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving attention to the historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 4560

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4766 NES 6560   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6588

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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  • 18170 NES 6588   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6700

Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details

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  • 18912 NES 6700   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6722

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  5217 NES 6722   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: Near Eastern Studies graduate students.

NES 6992

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3658 NES 6992   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3748 NES 6992   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3752 NES 6992   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4043 NES 6992   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4044 NES 6992   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4045 NES 6992   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weatherspoon, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4046 NES 6992   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4047 NES 6992   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4048 NES 6992   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4049 NES 6992   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Vaziri, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4238 NES 6992   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4239 NES 6992   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5049 NES 6992   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Ozer Griffin, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5150 NES 6992   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11643 NES 6992   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 7520

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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  • 18147 NES 7520   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sampson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 7701

An exploration of the archaeology and art of the Aegean region and of its neighbors during the Bronze Age, ca. 3000-1000 BCE: the origins and precursors of the Classical World. The course will investigate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 7271CLASS 7770

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20010 NES 7701   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Manning, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person