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Current Courses

GERMAN

GETR 3470: Literature of the Holocaust

Jeffrey Grossman | TR 11–12:15 | New Cabell Hall 364 | Lecture (3) 

This course examines how writers working in various genres, modes and media seek to respond to the event commonly referred to as the Holocaust.

GETR/HIEU 3505: History and Fiction, Hitler

Manuela Achilles | MW 2–3:15 | New Cabell Hall 485 | Sem (3) 

Explores the relationship between facts and fiction in the representation of the past. Course materials range from archival sources and scholarly articles to novels, films, paintings, sculptures, poems and other creative articulations of the historical imagination. The role of the new media and media analysis in the representation of history will also be examined.

HEBREW

HEBR 1020: Introduction to Modern Hebrew II

Ohad Reznick | MTWRF 10:00-10:50am | New Cabell Hall 411 | Lecture (4)

HEBR 2020: Intermediate Modern Hebrew

Ohad Reznick | MWF MTWR 9–9:50am | New Cabell Hall 411 | Lecture (4)

HEBR 3020: Advanced Modern Hebrew II

Zvi Gilboa | TBA | TBA | TBA

HISTORY

HIST 2014: Fascism: A Global History

Manuela Achilles & Kyrill Kunakhovich | MW 9–9:50am | Gilmer Hall 390 | Lecture (3)

This class studies fascism as an ideology, movement, and regime in a global framework.

HIEU 2101: Jewish History I: The Ancient & Medieval Experience

Caroline Kahlenberg | MW 8:30–9:45am | New Cabell Hall 032 | Lecture (3)

This course surveys the pre-modern Jewish historical experience from antiquity through the sixteenth century.

HIST 3501: Modern Jewish History through Literature and Film

Caroline Kahlenberg | W 3:30–6pm | Nau Hall 241 | Lecture (3)

This course examines short stories, memoirs, documentaries, and feature films to study themes in modern Jewish history.

HIEU 3692: The Holocaust

Victoria Barnett | MoWe 11:00am - 11:50am | Nau Hall 211 | Lecture (3)

This introductory course will cover the complex history of the Holocaust & the complex human and political dynamics of this history, with a special focus on using primary sources.

MESALC

MEST 3131: Macho Men & Submissive Women (?): Gender in Contemporary Hebrew Fiction

Ohad Reznick | TR 12:30–1:45 | New Cabell Hall 303 | Lecture (3)

Examining representations of gender, this course will analyze novels written by major Jewish-Israeli authors, both women and men, in order to understand the contemporary struggle of Jewish-Israeli society with issues of gender.

POLITICS

PLCP 3500: Politics of the Holocaust

Gerard Alexander | MW 2–3:15pm | Nau Hall 211 | Lecture (3)

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELJ 1210: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Philip Tite | MW 2–2:50pm | Gibson Hall 211 | Lecture (3)

This course focuses on the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel in the light of the Hebrew Bible/Old

RELJ 2024: Jewish Muslim Relations

Jessica Andruss | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Gibson Hall 142 | Lecture (3)

In this course we will explore the complex history of interaction between Jews and Muslims from seventh-century Arabia to the present day.

RELJ 2030: Judaism, Roots, and Rebellion

Elizabeth Alexander | MWF 1–1:50pm | New Cabell Hall 338 | Lecture (3)

This course explores the myriad ways that contemporary Jews balance the complexities of modern life with the demands of an ancient heritage.

RELJ 2040: American Judaism

Asher Biemann | MW 2–3:15pm | Nau Hall 141 | Lecture (3)

This course explores the diverse forms of Jewish religious life in America.

RELJ 3170: Modern Jewish Thought

Asher Biemann | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Gibson Hall 242 | Lecture (3)

This course offers an introduction into the major themes of Modern Jewish Thought.

RELJ 3355: Prophecy in Islam and Judaism

Jessica Andruss | TuTh 9:30–10:45am | Gibson Hall 142 | Lecture (3)

Prophecy provides the theme for our comparative inquiry into two sacred scriptures (the Qurʾān and the Hebrew Bible) alongside the rich traditions of Muslim and Jewish interpretive literature.