Middle East Studies Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies SPRING 2014 Course Offerings JSIS SLN 15393 A: JSIS 202 A CULTURAL INTERACTIONS (5 Cr) C. D. ROBINSON SLN 15394 A: JSIS 202 AA QZ Other QZ Sections available MWF: 10:30-11:20 GUG 220 TTh (QZ) 12:30-1:20 THO 134 CULTURAL INTERACTIONS IN AN INTERDEPENDENT WORLD This course introduces a critical approach to understanding the relationship between culture and politics by examining the problem of political violence and armed conflict and its relationship to society and culture in the post-wwii world. We adopt an ethnographic perspective to examine the these questions through the examination of processes of political violence and armed conflict in the daily lives of ordinary people, drawing on case studies from the US, South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. JSIS A SLN 15487: JSIS A 457 A ISSUES ARAB MEDIA (5 Cr) K. AHMED w/arab 496 A (SLN: 10333) (Taught in ARABIC; third year background ) MTWThF: 10:30-11:20 FSH 107 CURRENT ISSUES IN THE ARAB MEDIA. Critical discussions on the dominant issues confronting the Arab world today. Examines Arab societies as they face the challenges of contemporary globalism. Emphasizes language proficiency and cultural competence. Taught in Arabic. Recommended: third-year Arabic. SLN: 15490: JSIS A 465 A INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (5 Cr) F. LORENZ w/law B 595 A (SLN: 15779) MW 1:30 3:20 DEN 311 NOTE: plus two class meetings 1:30-3:20 in Law School on 4/19/14 and 5/3/14 Investigates International Humanitarian Law (sometimes called the Law of Armed Conflict), the field concerned with rules developed by civilized nations to protect the victims of armed conflict, including the Geneva Conventions. Case studies include the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as developments in Afghanistan & Iraq. SLN 15508: JSIS A 546 A SEM MIDDLE EAST STUDIES (2 Cr) J. MIGDAL M 12:30 1:20 THO 211 SPEC TOPICS ON THE NEAR & MIDDLE EAST Middle Eastern historiography, Islamic law, Islamic theology, relations between the Middle East and the world economy, political structures, social movements in the Middle East. SLN 15509: JSIS A 560 A SEMR TURKISH STUDIES (2 Cr) R. KASABA M 12:30 1:20 TBA Recent research and writings focused on the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Credit /no credit only. JSIS C 1
SLN 15559: JSIS C 220 A INTRODUCTION NEW TESTAMENT (5 Cr) M. WILLIAMS TTh 9:30 11:20 KNE 110 Modern scholarly methods of research and analysis in dealing with New Testament books and their interpretation. Genres of various books (gospel, epistle, sacred history, apocalypse); problems of the relationships among author, material, and intended audience; relationships between theme and image. SLN 15560: JSIS C 250 A JEWISH CULTURAL HISTORY (5 Cr) D. NAAR w/hist 250 A (SLN: 14664) TTh 1:30 3:20 CDH 135 Introductory orientation to the settings in which Jews have marked out for themselves distinctive identities as a people, a culture, and as a religious community. Examines Jewish cultural history as a production of Jewish identity that is always produced in conversation with others in the non-jewish world. SLN 15570: JSIS C 454 A ISRAEL: THE 1 ST 6 CENTURIES BCE (3 Cr) G. MARTIN w/near E 454 A (SLN: 17209) TTh 1:30 2:50 DEN 216 Traces the Israelites, from the Babylonian destruction of the Jerusalemite Temple (586 BCE) to events following the destruction of the second Temple (first century CE). Focuses on primary historical and literary sources as well as archaeological and artistic evidence. No knowledge of Hebrew or the Bible. JSIS D SLN 15573: JSIS D 472 A PEOPLES & CULTURES OF CENTRAL & INNER ASIA (5 Cr) M. HEDAYAT w/near E 472 A (SLN: 17211)/ANTH 422 (SLN: 10304) MTWThF 9:30 10:20 SAV 139 Introduces Central and Inner Asia with a multidisciplinary, comparative survey of the cultures and societies of contemporary China's Inner Asia (Mongolia, Xinjiang - Eastern Turkestan, Tibet and Manchuira), the contemporary Muslin Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), and the adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Iran. SLN 15575: JSIS D 572 A PEOPLES & CULTURES OF CENTRAL & INNER ASIA (5 Cr) M. HEDAYAT w/near E 572 A (SLN: 17244)/ANTH 522 (SLN: 10318) MTWThF 9:30 10:20 THO 217 Introduces Central and Inner Asia with a multidisciplinary, comparative survey of the cultures and societies of contemporary China's Inner Asia (Mongolia, Xinjiang - Eastern Turkestan, Tibet and Manchuira), the contemporary Muslin Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), and the adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Iran. ANTHROPOLOGY SLN: 10285: ANTH 269 A SPEC TOPICS: ISLAM & POPULAR CULTURE (5 Cr) M. PEREZ SLN 10286: ANTH 269 AA QZ Other QZ Sections available TTh 1:30-3:20 KNE 110 W (QZ) 9:30-10:20 MOR 116 This course explores the meaning of Islam as expressed through popular culture. We will critically examine how Muslims and others use popular cultural forms to represent, express, and contest the meaning of Islam. Drawing on the insights of anthropological analysis, we will consider key issues in the study of representation including religion, gender, race, class, ethnicity, power, privilege and inequality. Our sources will include films, television programs, music, comic books and graphic novels, comedic performances, and novels. 2
SLN: 10293: ANTH 318 A ISLAM & MUSLIM SOCIETIES (3 Cr) M. PEREZ TTh 10:30-11:50 THO 325 Examines diverse expression and experiences of Islam from anthropological perspective. Considers Islam as a lived experience by emphasizing everyday lives of Muslims in context through ethnographic accounts. Covers range of issues including identity, rituals, gender, and political Islam. Prerequisite: one 200-level anthropology course. SLN: 10294: ANTH 323 A HUMAN RIGHTS LAW(5 Cr) A. OSANLOO SLN: 10295: ANTH 323 AA QZ Other QZ Sections available w/lsj 321 A (SLN: 16041) MW 9:00-10:20 GWN 201 TTh (QZ) 8:30-9:20 ART 006 Introduces the complexities of issues surrounding human rights. Examines human rights concerns through critical analyses, taking into account legal, social, economic, and historical variables. SLN 10304: ANTH 422 A PEOPLES & CULTURES OF CENTRAL & INNER ASIA (5 Cr) TBA w/jsis D 472 A (SLN: 15573)/NEAR E 472 (SLN: 17211) MTWThF 9:30 10:20 SAV 139 Introduces Central and Inner Asia with a multidisciplinary, comparative survey of the cultures and societies of contemporary China's Inner Asia (Mongolia, Xinjiang - Eastern Turkestan, Tibet and Manchuira), the contemporary Muslin Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), and the adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Iran. SLN 10318: ANTH 522 A PEOPLES & CULTURES OF CENTRAL & INNER ASIA (5 Cr) TBA w/jsis D 572 A (SLN: 15575)/NEAR E 572 A (SLN: 17224) MTWThF 9:30 10:20 THO 217 Introduces Central and Inner Asia with a multidisciplinary, comparative survey of the cultures and societies of contemporary China's Inner Asia (Mongolia, Xinjiang - Eastern Turkestan, Tibet and Manchuira), the contemporary Muslin Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), and the adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Iran. COMPARATIVE LITERATURE SLN 11724: C LIT 441 A LITERATURE & THE HOLOCAUST(5 Cr) N. SOKOLOFF w/near E 441 A (SLN: 17208) MW: 10:30 12:20 SAV 168 Examines fiction, poetry, memoir, diaries, monuments, film, and pop culture from several languages and cultural milieus, with emphases on English and Hebrew. Topics include survivor testimony, shaping of collective memory, the second generation, Holocaust education and children's literature, gender and the Holocaust, and fantasy and humor as responses to catastrophe. HISTORY SLN 14850: HSTAM 518 A LATE ANTIQUITY (5 Cr) J. WALKER 3
Add Code (History Grad Office) M: 12:30 2:20 SMI 111 Examines various topics in the transformation of the ancient world from the third-century crisis of the Roman Empire to the rise of Islamic civilization. Serves as the field course for masters and Ph.D. students. This graduate seminar explores the role of animals in the religions of the ancient world, defined here as the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Europe from prehistory to the Christianization of the Roman Empire. SLN 14664: HIST 250 A JEWISH CULTURAL HISTORY (5 Cr) D. NAAR w/jsis C 250 A (SLN: 15560) TTh: 1:30 3:20 CDH 135 Introductory orientation to the settings in which Jews have marked out for themselves distinctive identities as a people, a culture, and as a religious community. Examines Jewish cultural history as a production of Jewish identity that is always produced in conversation with others in the non-jewish world. SLN 14687: HIST 498 D COLLOQUIUM IN HISTORY (5 Cr) D. NAAR Add Code (History Grad Office) W: 1:30 3:20 ART 006 FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO AMERICA: JEWISH, CCHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM DIASPORAS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. SLN 14687: HIST 498 D TOPICS IN HISTORY (5 Cr) A. BET-SHLIMON Add Code (History Grad Office) T: 1:30 3:20 DEN 309 URBAN HISTORIES OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST LAW. SOCIETIES, AND JUSTICE SLN: 16041: LSJ 321 A HUMAN RIGHTS LAW(5 Cr) A. OSANLOO SLN: 16042: LSJ 321 AA QZ Other QZ Sections available w/anth 323 A (SLN: 10294) MW 9:00-10:20 GWN 201 TTh (QZ) 8:30-9:20 ART 006 Introduces the complexities of issues surrounding human rights. Examines human rights concerns through critical analyses, taking into account legal, social, economic, and historical variables. LINGUISTICS SLN 15939: LING 451 A PHONOLOGY I (5 Cr) S. HARGUS w/ling 551 A (SLN: 15951) MW: 10:30 12:20 MGH 228 Patterning of sounds and gestures in human languages; analysis in generative phonological framework. This class is an introduction to phonology, abstract properties of sounds (and signs) in the world s languages. SLN 15940: LING 452 A PHONOLOGY II (5 Cr) E. KAISSE w/ling 552 A (SLN: 15952) MW: 10:30 12:20 MGH 295 4
Speech sounds, mechanism of their production, and structuring of sounds in languages; generative view of phonology; autosegmental and metrical phonology. Prerequisite: LING 451. Advances in phonological description and theory from the last few decades: optimality theory, tone, intonation, feature geometry, rule ordering and opacity, metrical stress theory, phonetics-phonology interface, limits on abstractness. POLITICAL SCIENCE SLN: 18338: POL S 203 A INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (5 Cr) J. MERCER SLN: 18339: POL S 203 AA (QZ) Other QZ Sections available MWF: 9:30-10:20 SMI 120 TTh: (QZ) 8:30-9:20 SAV 155 The world community, its politics, and government. We will discuss the rise of the modern state system, the origins of WWI, the Cold War, the Gulf and Iraq Wars, genocide in Rwanda, free trade, globalization, North-South relations, the environment, and human rights. SLN: 18410: POL S 407 A INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT (5 Cr) E. KIER SLN: 18411: POL S 407 AA (QZ) Other QZ Sections available MW: 11:30-12:50 SAV 260 TTh: (QZ) 8:30-9:20 SAV 130 Examines different theoretical explanations for the causes of war, including the role of international, state, organizational, and individual factors. War is a central feature of international politics. We will examine these questions by focusing on World War I, World War II, the Persian Gulf War, and the war in Iraq. The course concludes with a discussion of the ethics of war. NEAR EASTERN COURSES IN ENGLISH (for Information Call Near East Dept. - 543-6033) SLN: 17205: NEAR E 253 A IRANIAN REVOLUTION (3 Cr) S. ALAVI TTh: 1:30-2:50 SAV 264 Includes critical readings of the 1979 Iranian Revolution as represented in essays, fiction, poetry, memoir, speeches, film, and other arts. Examines the ways that writers, artists, politicians, and intellectuals have depicted the origins and development of the Islamic Republic and the legacy of the revolution in Iranian society and culture today. SLN 20505: NEAR E 404 A IDENTITY IN MIDDLE EAST (5 Cr) H. ELKHAFAIFI w/near E 596 C (SLN: 17227) MW: 1:30 3:20 SAV 130 LANGUAGE, CONFLICT, AND IDENTITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SLN 17207: NEAR E 436 A ARAB-AMERICAN WRITERS (3 Cr) T. DEYOUNG TTh: 3:30-4:50 DEN 205 Explores the influence of Arab American writing both in the United States and the Arab world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Discusses issues of emigration to the United States from the Arab world and its impact on the formation of a distinctive Arab American identity. Prerequisite: either NEAR E 211 or NEAR E 212. 5
SLN 17208: NEAR E 441 A LITERATURE & THE HOLOCAUST (5 Cr) N. SOKOLOFF w/c LIT 441 A (SLN: 11724) MW: 10:30 12:20 SAV 168 Explores the influence of Arab American writing both in the United States and the Arab world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Discusses issues of emigration to the United States from the Arab world and its impact on the formation of a distinctive Arab American identity. Prerequisite: either NEAR E 211 or NEAR E 212. SLN 17209: NEAR E 454 A ISRAEL: THE FIRST 6 CENTURIES (3 Cr) G. MARTIN w/jsis C 454 A (SLN: 15570) MW: 1:30 2:50 DEN 216 Traces the Israelites, from the Babylonian destruction of the Jerusalemite Temple (586 BCE) to events following the destruction of the second Temple (first century CE). Focuses on primary historical and literary sources as well as archaeological and artistic evidence. No knowledge of Hebrew or the Bible. SLN 17210: NEAR E 458 A BABYLONIAN TALMUD (5 Cr) TBA w/jsis B 458 A (SLN: 15544) TTh: 11:30 1:20 THO 334 Introduction to the Babylonian Talmud, the classic collection of rabbinic literature. Literary and historic methodologies contextualize the Talmud in the setting of other ancient religious literatures and track the processes of its literary development. SLN 17211: NEAR E 472 A PEOPLES & CULTURES OF CENTRAL & INNER ASIA (5 Cr) TBA w/near E 572 A (SLN: 15575) w/anth 422 A (SLN: 10304) w/jsis D 472 A (SLN: 15573) MTWThF: 9:30 10:20 SAV 139 Introduces Central and Inner Asia with a multidisciplinary, comparative survey of the cultures and societies of contemporary China's Inner Asia (Mongolia, Xinjiang - Eastern Turkestan, Tibet and Manchuria), the contemporary Muslim Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), and the adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Iran. SLN 17213: NEAR E 496 A SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) I. CIRTAUTAS w/near E 596 A (SLN: 17225) (Grads only) MW: 1:30 2:50 DEN 302 KYRGYZSTAN: CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRY PROFILES The course will discuss mainly the works and lives of Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Turkmen writers and intellectuals during 1) the period from 1917 until Stalin's death in 1953, 2) the post -Stalin period 1953-1985 and 3) the period of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), 1985-1991. SLN 17214: NEAR E 496 B SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) I. CIRTAUTAS w/near E 596 B (SLN: 17226) (Grads only) MW: 3:00 4:20 DEN 310 FOLKTALES ALONG THE SILKROAD SLN 17216: NEAR E 496 D (TO BECOME NEAR E 415) SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) H. MAHMOOD MW: 3:30 4:50 SAV 132 6
ISLAM IN JEWISH CONTEXTS, JUDAISM IN MUSLIM CONTEXTS SLN 17217: NEAR E 496 E SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) M. HEDAYAT w/near E 596 D (SLN: 17228) (Grads only) ThF: 3:30 4:50 PCAR 293 SLN: 17212 SISME 490 A SUPERVISED STUDY (Var Cr 1-6) TO BE ARRANGED INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL REQUIRED SLN: 17220 SISME 498 A SENIOR ESSAY (Cr 5) TO BE ARRANGED INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL REQUIRED SLN: 17221 SISME 499 A UNDERGRAD RESEARCH (Var Cr 1-6) TO BE ARRANGED SLN: 17222 SISME 499 B INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL REQUIRED SLN: 17229 SISME 600 A INDEPENDENT STUDY/RESEARCH (Var Cr 1-10) TO BE ARRANGED (GRAD STUDENTS ONLY) INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL REQUIRED SLN: 17230 SISME 700 A MASTERS THESIS (Var Cr - 1-10) TO BE ARRANGED APPLICATION AVAILABLE IN. NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGE COURSES (for Information Call Near East Dept. - 543-6033) ARABIC ARAB 413 A (SLN: 10327) Obtain Add Code from Instructor ARAB 413 B (SLN: 10328) Obtain Add Code from Instructor ARAB 413 C (SLN: 10309) Obtain Add Code from Instructor ARAB 423 A (SLN: 10330) See NELC advisor for Add Code ARAB 461 A (SLN: 10331) Obtain Add Code from Instructor ELEM ARABIC S. BENSON 5 MTWThF: 10:30-11:20 DEN 311 ELEM ARABIC S. BENSON 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20 DEN 311 ELEM ARABIC R. MAHMOUD 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20 SAV 164 INTERMED ARABIC K. AHMED 5 MTWThF: 9:30-10:20 EEB 026 MODERN PROSE T. DEYOUNG 3 TTh: 1:30-2:50 MGH 254 ARAB 496 A (SLN: 10333) w/arab 596 (SLN: 10337) See NELC advisor for Add Code SPEC STUDIES: ADVANCED ARABIC 3 RD QUARTER: CURRENT EVENTS IN ARAB MEDIA (TAUGHT IN ARABIC) K. AHMED 5 MTWThF: 10:30-11:20 FSH 107 7
ARAB 496 B (SLN: 10334) w/arab 596 B (SLN:10338) See NELC advisor for Add Code ARAB 496 C (SLN: 10335) w/arab 596 C (SLN:10339) See NELC advisor for Add Code SPEC STUDIES: ADVANCED ARABIC 3RD QUARTER: CURRENT EVENTS IN ARAB MEDIA (TAUGHT IN ARABIC) SPEC STUDIES: ADVANCED ARABIC 3RD QUARTER: CURRENT EVENTS IN ARAB MEDIA (TAUGHT IN ARABIC) K. AHMED 3 MW: 1:30-2:50 LOW 102 K. AHMED 3-5 TTh: 3:30-4:50 SAV 158 ARAB 413 A (SLN: 10332) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from ARAB 499 A (SLN: 10336) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from (1-6 Cr) TO BEARRANGED ARAB 600 A (SLN:10340) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH (Grads only) Prior Approval from (1-10 Cr) TO BEARRANGED ARAMIC ARAMIC 421 A (SLN: 10341) PREREQUISTE: HEBR 426 or higher or permission of instructor BIBLICAL ARAMAIC G. MARTIN 5 MWF: 10:30-11:50 DEN 312 EGYPT EGYPT 423 A (SLN: 13463) READINGS IN COPTIC M. WILLIAMS 3 Th: 12:30-2:20 MGH 288 HEBREW HEBR 250 A (SLN: 20377) HEBREW LANG & CULTURE H. KHAZZAM- HOROVITZ 2 WF: 12:30-1:20 SAV 158 HEBR 413 A (SLN: 14634) PREREQUISTE: HEBR 412 or equivalent ELEM MODERN HEBREW H. KHAZZAM- HOROVITZ 5 MW: 9:30-11:20 DEN 310 F: 9:30-10:20 MGH 288 HEBR 423 A (SLN: 14636) INTERMED MODERN HEBREW T. ROMANO 5 TTh: 9:30-11:20 CMU 228 F: 10:30-11:20 DEN 310 HEBR 426 A (SLN: 14637) BIBLICAL HEBREW PROSE TBA 5 MWF: 10:30-11:50 DEN 213 HEBR 451 A (SLN: 14638) INTRO TO HEBREW LIT TBA 3 TTh: 2:30-3:50 ART 004 HEBR 490 A (SLN: 14639) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from HEBR 499 A (SLN: 14640) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from 8 1-6 TO BE ARRANGED
ARAB 600 A (SLN: 14641) INDEPNDENT STDY/RSCH (Grads only) Prior Approval from PERSIAN PRSAN 413 A (SLN: 18483) PREREQUISTE: PRSAN 412 or equivalent PRSAN 413 B (SLN: 18484) PREREQUISTE: PRSAN 412 or equivalent PRSAN 423 A (SLN: 18485) PREREQUISTE: PRSAN 422 or equivalent PRSAN 452 A (SLN: 18485) NOTE: This is an Advanced Persian language course. ELEM PERSIAN S. SHAMS 5 MTWThF: 9:30-10:20 SAV 136 ELEM PERSIAN S. SHAMS 5 MTWThF: 10:30-11:20, SAV 136 INTERMED PERSIAN S. SHAMS 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20, SAV 136 MODERN PERSIAN LIT S. ALAVI 3 TTh: 3:30-4:50 SAV 130 PRSAN 490 (SLN: 18488) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from PRSAN 499 (SLN: 18489) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from PRSAN 600 (SLN: 18490) INDEPNDENT STDY/RSCH (Grads only) Prior Approval from TURKIC TKIC 429 A (SLN: 19958 ) INTERMEDIATE UYGUR T. MAWKANULI 5 Cr TTh: 10:00-11:20, SAV 137 W: 10:00-11:20 MGH 085 TKIC 496 A (SLN: 19960 ) w/tkic 596 A (SLN: 19963) (Grads) TKIC 496 B (SLN: 19961 ) SPEC STUDY: INTERMED KAZAK SPEC STUDY: UZBEK LANGUAGE PRACTICE, USE, AND APPLICATION T. MAWKANULI 3-5 Cr TWTh: 11:30-12:20 MGH 284 I. CIRTAUTAS 3 Cr F: 2:00-3:50 DEN 311 TKIC 490 A (SLN: 19959) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from TKIC 499 A (SLN: 19962) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from (3-5 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED TKIC 600 A (SLN: 19964) INDEPENDENT STUDY/RSCH Prior Approval from TURKISH 9
TKISH 413 A (SLN: 19965 ) PREREQUISTE: TKISH 412 or equivalent TKISH 423 A (SLN: 19966 ) MUST BE ENROLLED IN TKISH 422. ELEM TURKISH Z. SEVINER 5 Cr MTWThF: 9:30-10:20 THO 202 INTERMED TURKISH M. YUCEL 5 Cr MTWThF: 10:30-11:20 TBA TKISH 456 A (SLN: 19968 ) INTRO TO OTTOMAN TURKISH TBA 3 Cr TTh: 1:30-2:50 DEN 217 TKISH 490 A (SLN: 19969) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from TKISH 499 A (SLN: 19970) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from TKISH 600 A (SLN: 19964) INDEPENDENT STUDY/RSCH (Grads) Prior Approval from UGARITIC UGARIT 453 A (SLN: 20211) UGARITIC III S. NOEGEL 3 Cr T: 10:30-11:50 DEN 213 Th: 10:30-11:50 PAR 206 SLN: 16255 NEAR E 210 A ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (5 Cr) S. KURU SLN: 17676 SISME 210 A SLN: 16256 NEAR E AA - QZ Other QZ sessions available MW: 3:00-4:20 KNE 210 F: (QZ) 12:30-1:20 DEN 313 Major developments in Islamic civilization from advent of Islam in seventh century to present. Islamic history, law, theology, and mysticism, as well as the politics, cultures, and literatures of the various Islamic societies. SLN: 16264 NEAR E 251 A JEWISH LIT & FILM (3 Cr) N. SOKOLOFF w/c LIT 357 (SLN: 16264) TTh: 1:30-3:20 SAV 131 Major themes of Jewish life treated in modern narrative and cinema. Topics include religious tradition and modernity. Jewish immigration to America, responses to the Holocaust and Zionism. SLN: 16265 NEAR E 411 A DIGITAL MEDIA (5 Cr) S. WATERS w/near E 511 (SLN: 16275) THE MID EAST & CENTRAL ASIA w/dxarts 511 (SLN: 12644) APPLY FOR ADD CODE ON WEBSITE: catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/ survey/stacy/45643 TTh: 9:30-11:20 RAI 221 Hands-on, project-based approach to imaging, new media, electronic text, databases, metadata and accessibility, rights management, and other issues central to contemporary humanities research on the Middle East and Central Asia. SLN: 176266 NEAR E 454 A ISRAEL 1ST 6 CENTURIES (3 Cr) G. MARTIN w/sisje 454 (SLN: 17960) 10
MWF: 2:30-3:20 DEN 216 Traces the Israelites, from the Babylonian destruction of the Jerusalemite Temple (586 BCE) to events following the destruction of the second Temple (1st century CE). Focuses on primary historical and literary sources as well as archaeological and artistic evidence. No knowledge of Hebrew or the Bible is. SLN: 16267 NEAR E 457 A HISTORY OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION (3 Cr) G. MARTIN w/relig 457 (SLN: 17762) MWF: 1:30-2:20 DEN 216 Traces biblical interpretation and translation technique from the earliest translations of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) to the various historical literary, deconstructionist, and holistic strategies of more recent times. Adopts a "hands-on" approach to the material and explores various hermeneutics by applying them in class. SLN: 16269 NEAR E 496 A SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) I. CIRTAUTAS w/near E 596 A (SLN: 16276) w/sisre 490 A (SLN: 18003) TTh: 2:30-3:50 DEN 315 CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRY PROFILES: 20 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE be followed by a similar course in Spring 2011 focusing on Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, will concentrate on significant developments in both republics since independence in 1991. Starting with an overview of the conditions both republics inherited from the Russian/Soviet colonial rule, the discussion will proceed to specific developments which shaped the national identity of Uzbeks and Kazakhs in a post-colonial setting. The course will look at the initial goals and aspirations as expressed in the national anthems, flags and constitutions and will discuss the different roads the two republics chose in reviving their traditions and values. In both republics, attention to their state languages, their history, literature, education, environment and other aspects of their culture, including Islam, constitute important areas of their efforts to regain their self-esteem. Throughout the course, Kazakh and Uzbek sources will be consulted in English translation, mostly provided by the instructor. Course requirements: One final paper. Its topic and a short abstract are due in the 6th week of classes. SLN: 16270 NEAR E 496 B SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) I. CIRTAUTAS w/near E 596 B (SLN: 16277) w/sisre 590 F (SLN: 18004) MW: 1:30-2:50 DEN 315 THE KYRGYZ WRITER CHINGIZ AITMATOV IN CENTRAL ASIAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXT UZBEKISTAN", The course "Central Asian Country Profiles I: 20 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE, KAZAKHSTAN & to be followed by a similar course in Spring 2011 focusing on Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, will concentrate on significant developments in both republics since independence in 1991. Starting with an overview of the conditions both republics inherited from the Russian/Soviet colonial rule, the discussion will proceed to specific developments which shaped the national identity of Uzbeks and Kazakhs in a post-colonial setting. The course will look at the initial goals and aspirations as expressed in the national anthems, flags and constitutions and will discuss the different roads the two republics chose in reviving their traditions and values. In both republics, attention to their state languages, their history, literature, education, environment and other aspects of their culture, including Islam, constitute important areas of their efforts to regain their self-esteem. Throughout the course, Kazakh and Uzbek sources will be consulted in English translation, mostly provided by the instructor. Course requirements: One final paper. Its topic and a short abstract are due in the 6th week of classes. Regular class attendance is an absolute necessity. SLN: 16272 NEAR E 496 D SPEC STUDIES (5 Cr) R. BENTON w/near E 596 C (SLN: 16278) w/sisje 490 E (SLN: 17961) TTh: 1:30-3:20 DEN 313 HEBREW BIBLE IN MIDDLE AGES NEAR E 490 A SLN: 16268 SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from NEAR E 498 A SLN: 16273 SENIOR ESSAY Prior Approval from 11 (5 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED
NEAR E 499 A SLN: 16274 UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from NEAR E 600 A SLN: 16279 INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH Prior Approval from (Grads only) (1-10) TO BE ARRANGED NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGE COURSES (for Information Call Near East Dept. - 543-6033) ARABIC ARAB 413 A (SLN: 10307) Obtain Add Code from Instructor ARAB 413 B (SLN: 10308) Obtain Add Code from Instructor ARAB 413 C (SLN: 10309) Obtain Add Code from Instructor ARAB 423 A (SLN: 10310) See NELC advisor for Add Code ELEM ARABIC S. BENSON 5 MTWThF: 10:30-11:20 DEN 316 ELEM ARABIC S. BENSON 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20, DEN 316 ELEM ARABIC R. MAHMOUD 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20, HGT PS005 INTERMED ARABIC A. AIT HAMD 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20, THO 325 ARAB 496 A (SLN:10312) w/arab 596 A(SLN: 10315) w/sisme 480A(SLN: 17985) aaithamd@u.washington.ed u. Obtain ADD CODE SPEC ST IN ARABIC CURRENT ISSUES IN ARAB MEDIA (Taught in Arabic). (prerequisite: ARAB 423) See NELC advisor for add code A. AIT HAMD 5 MW: 3:30-5:20, DEN 312 ARAB 496 B (SLN: 10313) ARAB 596 B (SLN: 10316) MEDIEVAL ARABIC PROSE. Add Codes contact instructor or NELC advising at nelcua@ uw.edu T. DEYOUNG 5 TTh: 3:30-4:50, DEN 309 ARAB 490 A (SLN: 10311) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval ARAB 499 A (SLN: 10314) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval ARAB 600 A (SLN:10317) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH(Grads only) Prior Approval EGYPTIAN EGYPT 422 A (SLN:13029) Contact NELC advisor for add code READING IN COPTIC M. WILLIAMS 3 M: 2:30-4:20 THO 215 HEBREW HEBR 413 B (SLN:14108 ) Prerequisite HEBR 412 ELEM MODERN HEBREW H. KHAZZAM- HOROVITZ 5 MTWThF: 10:30-11:20 SAV 157 12
HEBR 423 A (SLN:14109) HEBR 456 A (SLN:14110) See NELC advisor for add code INTERMED MODERN HEBREW HEBREW POEMS /PRAYERS HEBR 490 A (SLN: 14111) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from HEBR 499 A (SLN: 14112) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from HEBR 600 A (SLN:14113) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH(Grads only) T. ROMANO 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20 THO 235 N. SOKOLOFF 3 MW: 2:30-3:50 DEN 311 Prior Approval from PERSIAN PRSAN 413 A (SLN: 17461) ELEMENTARY PERSIAN S. SHAMS 5 MTWThF: 9:30-10:20, HGT PS005 PRSAN 413 B (SLN: 17462) ELEMENTARY PERSIAN S. SHAMS 5 MTWThF: 10:30-11:20, HGT PS005 PRSAN 423 B (SLN: 17463) INTERMED PERSIAN S. DAAD 5 MTWThF: 11:30-12:20, TBA PRSAN 490 A (SLN: 17464) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval PRSAN 499 A (SLN: 17465) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval PRSAN 600 A (SLN:17466) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH (Grads only) Prior Approval TURKIC TKIC 416 A (SLN: 18959) Prerequisite: TKIC 415 INTRO TO KAZAKH T. MAWKANULI 3 TThF: 10:30-12:20 DEN 311 TKIC 429 A (SLN: 18960) Prerequisite: TKIC 428 INTERM UIGHUR T. MAWKANULI 5 TThF: 12:30-2:20 DEN 311 TKIC 490 A (SLN: 18961) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval TKIC 499 A (SLN: 18962) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval TKIC 600 A (SLN: 18963) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH(Grads only) Prior Approval TURKISH TKISH 413 A (SLN: 18964) Prerequisite: TKISH 412 TKISH 456 A (SLN: 18965) Prereq: TKISH 423 ELEM TURKISH S. KEBELI 5 MTWThF: 9:30-10:20, THO 325 INTRO OTTOMAN TKISH S. KURU 3 MW: 1:00-2:20, SAV 140 13
TKISH 490 A (SLN: 18966) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval TKISH 499 A (SLN: 18967) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval TKISH 600 A (SLN:18968) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH (Grads only) Prior Approval (1-6 Cr) (1-10 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED TO BE ARRANGED 14