Schedule of Classes — Undergraduate and Graduate / Spring 2012 / Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Notes for Undergraduate Students
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Notes for Graduate Students
Continuation Class Please refer to the University Bulletin for specific details regarding registration. Students who should register for CONT 500a Full-time Graduate Research should use sage class #5668; students who should register for CONT 450a Part-time Graduate Research should use sage class #5632.
To view course description, please click on the course # link.
(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
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| 8284 | NEJS 104A 1 |
Comparative Semitic Languages
[ hum ] |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Wright,David | View Books | ||
| 8286 | NEJS 113A 1 |
The Bible in Aramaic
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Wright,David | View Books | ||
| 8288 | NEJS 126B 1 |
Agadic Literature: The Ethics of the Fathers with Avot d'Rabbi Nathan
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
17 / 999 / 0 |
Kimelman,Reuven R | View Books | ||
| 6472 | NEJS 135A 1 |
The Modern Jewish Experience
[ hum ] |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Sheppard,Eugene R | View Books | ||
| 8435 | NEJS 140A 1 |
Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages
[ hum ss wi ] |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Decter,Jonathan P. | View Books | ||
| 6240 | NEJS 141A 1 |
Russian Jews in the Twentieth Century
[ hum ] |
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM Shiffman Humanities Ctr125 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Freeze,ChaeRan Yoo | View Books | ||
| 6250 | NEJS 162A 1 |
American Judaism
[ hum ss wi ] |
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201 |
Open
22 / 999 / 0 |
Sarna,Jonathan | View Books | ||
| 8400 | NEJS 171A 1 |
Modern Jewish Literatures: Text, Image and Context
[ hum wi ] |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr201 |
Open
4 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman,Ellen | View Books | ||
| 8291 | NEJS 173B 1 |
American Jewish Writers in the Twentieth Century
[ hum ] |
T
5:00 PM–7:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Fishman,Sylvia | View Books | ||
| 8292 | NEJS 174B 1 |
Israeli Women Writers on War and Peace
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr218 |
Open
4 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel,Ilana | View Books | ||
| 8293 | NEJS 177A 1 |
The Holocaust in Israeli and Jewish Literature
[ hum ] |
Block L
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124 |
Open
17 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel,Ilana | View Books | ||
| 8685 | NEJS 177B 1 |
Judeo-Arabic Literature
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr218 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Decter,Jonathan P. | View Books | ||
| 8294 | NEJS 181A 1 |
Jews on Screen: "Cohen's Fire Sale" to the Coen Brothers
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block S2
T 2:00 PM–4:50 PM Sachar International Ctr 117 Th 5:00 PM–5:50 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG11 |
Open
20 / 999 / 0 |
Rivo,Sharon Pucker | View Books | ||
| 8295 | NEJS 186A 1 |
Introduction to the Qur'an
[ hum nw ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002 |
Open
48 / 999 / 0 |
Lumbard,Joseph E. B. | View Books | ||
| 8458 | NEJS 189B 1 |
Memory Wars: Collective Memory, Political Myths and History
[ hum ] |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Mandel Ctr for Humanities328 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Feige,Michael | View Books | ||
| 8678 | NEJS 195A 1 |
Muhammad: The History of a Prophet
[ hum ] |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Lumbard,Joseph E. B. | View Books | ||
| 6254 | NEJS 197B 1 |
Political Cultures of the Middle East
[ hum nw wi ] |
Block S1
M 2:00 PM–4:50 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
20 / 999 / 0 |
Makiya,Kanan Mohamed | View Books | ||
(200 and above) Primarily for Graduate Students |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 8720 | NEJS 200B 1 |
Old Babylonian Akkadian Texts
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
4 / 999 / 0 |
Abusch,I. Tzvi | View Books | ||
| 8296 | NEJS 202B 1 |
Akkadian Mythological/Religious Texts II
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block L
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Abusch,I. Tzvi | View Books | ||
| 6592 | NEJS 235B 1 |
Philosophy of Jewish Education
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Th
8:30 AM–11:20 AM
ASAC 204 |
Open
18 / 20 / 0 |
Levisohn,Jon A | View Books | ||
Hebrew and Yiddish Courses |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 2022 | HBRW 10A 1 |
Beginning Hebrew
See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block B
M,W,Th 9:00 AM–9:50 AM ASAC_209 Block G T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM ASAC_209 |
Open
7 / 20 / 0 |
Porath,Bonit | View Books | ||
| 2024 | HBRW 20B 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center109 |
Open
19 / 20 / 0 |
Shorr,Esther | View Books | ||
| 2026 | HBRW 20B 2 |
Intermediate Hebrew
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201 |
Open
13 / 20 / 0 |
Alotaibi,Sulaiman Khalaf | View Books | ||
| 2028 | HBRW 34A 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 T 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Shiffman Humanities Ctr120 |
Closed
25 / 20 / 0 |
Brosh,Aliza | View Books | ||
| 2030 | HBRW 34A 2 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th,F
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Closed
21 / 20 / 0 |
Brosh,Aliza | View Books | ||
| 6302 | HBRW 41A 1 |
Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Intensive Conversation
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
ASAC_209 |
Open
13 / 20 / 0 |
Brosh,Aliza
Ringvald,Vardit |
View Books | ||
| 2032 | HBRW 44B 1 |
Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Israeli Culture and Media
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center103 F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM Golding Judaica Center103 |
Open
15 / 20 / 0 |
Shorr,Esther | View Books | ||
| 8256 | HBRW 121B 1 |
Let's converse in Hebrew, II
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,T,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr202 |
Open
11 / 20 / 0 |
Hascal,Sara | View Books | ||
| 9265 | HBRW 121B 2 |
Let's converse in Hebrew, II
[ fl hum ] Only open to students in The Brandeis-Middlebury Study Abroad Program in Hebrew. |
TBD |
Open
Consent Req. 0 / 999 / 0 |
Ringvald,Vardit | View Books | ||
| 2038 | HBRW 123B 1 |
Creative Reading and Writing in Hebrew II
[ fl hum wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
ASAC_209 F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM ASAC_209 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Hascal,Sara | View Books | ||
| 9266 | HBRW 123B 2 |
Creative Reading and Writing in Hebrew II
[ fl hum wi ] Only open to students in The Brandeis-Middlebury Study Abroad Program in Hebrew. |
TBD |
Open
Consent Req. 0 / 999 / 0 |
Ringvald,Vardit | View Books | ||
| 3650 | HBRW 167B 1 |
Back to the Roots: The Revival of Modern Hebrew
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th,F
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
ASAC_209 |
Open
14 / 20 / 0 |
Porath,Bonit | View Books | ||
| 3646 | HBRW 168B 1 |
Hebrew Language Teaching II
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block L
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM ASAC_209 |
Open
5 / 20 / 0 |
Ringvald,Vardit | View Books | ||
| 3648 | HBRW 170A 1 |
Take I: Hebrew through Israeli Cinema
[ fl hum wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes 4rth hr.-lab hr. TBA. |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM ASAC_209 |
Open
13 / 20 / 0 |
Ringvald,Vardit | View Books | ||
| 3824 | YDSH 20B 1 |
Continuing Yiddish
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman,Ellen | View Books | ||
| 6264 | YDSH 40B 1 |
Advanced Intermediate Yiddish
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman,Ellen | View Books | ||
Cross-Listed for the Judiac Studies Track |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 8215 | BISC 2B 1 |
Genes and the Human Story
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002 |
Open
41 / 50 / 0 |
Wangh,Lawrence J | View Books | ||
| 8385 | FA 68A 1 |
Israeli Art and Visual Culture: Forging Identities Between East and West
[ ca ] |
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Ankori,Gannit | View Books | ||
| 8283 | HUM 10A 1 |
The Western Canon
[ hum ] |
Understanding Evil&Hum Destiny:
Block H T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
26 / 999 / 0 |
Kimelman,Reuven R | View Books | ||
| 3882 | IMES 105A 1 |
War and Revolution in the Middle East
[ hum nw wi ] |
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
25 / 999 / 0 |
Makiya,Kanan Mohamed | View Books | ||
| 8446 | MUS 18B 1 |
Musical Evolution in the Land of Israel
[ ca ] The instructor of this course has been awarded a University Prize Instructorship (UPI). These prestigious awards give exceptional doctoral students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences the opportunity to design and teach an upper-division course in their field of research. Enrollment in this course is open to undergraduate students only. Instructor's Signature Required |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM Slosberg Music 215 |
Open
Consent Req. 16 / 20 / 0 |
Harel,Gilad | View Books | ||
| 8647 | PHIL 177B 1 |
Simone Weil
[ hum ] |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124 |
Open
18 / 999 / 0 |
Yourgrau,Palle | View Books | ||
| 8336 | WMGS 140A 1 |
Diversity of Muslim Women's Experience
[ ss ] |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
21 / 999 / 0 |
Shavarini,Mitra K. | View Books | ||
Cross-Listed for the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Track |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 8586 | ANTH 186B 1 |
Linguistic Anthropology
[ ss ] Instructor's Signature Required |
Block L
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Pearlman Hall 113 |
Open
Consent Req. 25 / 35 / 0 |
McIntosh,Janet | View Books | ||
| 8225 | CLAS 167B 1 |
Classical Myths Told and Retold
[ hum wi ] |
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG03 |
Open
42 / 999 / 0 |
Koloski-Ostrow,Ann Olga | View Books | ||
| 8659 | LING 110A 1 |
Phonological Theory
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block J
T,F 12:30 PM–1:50 PM Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex106 |
Open
19 / 999 / 0 |
Hung,Henrietta J | View Books | ||
| 8278 | LING 115A 1 |
Morphology
[ ss ] |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex119 |
Open
26 / 999 / 0 |
Goldberg,Lotus | View Books | ||
| 3818 | LING 125B 1 |
Linguistic Typology
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM Abelson-Bass-Yalem Physics 239 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Goldberg,Lotus | View Books | ||
Cross-Listed for the Hebrew Language Track |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 8385 | FA 68A 1 |
Israeli Art and Visual Culture: Forging Identities Between East and West
[ ca ] |
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Ankori,Gannit | View Books | ||