GERMAN
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.
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
Ohad Reznick | MTWRF 10:00-10:50am | New Cabell Hall 411 | Lecture (4)
Ohad Reznick | MWF MTWR 9–9:50am | New Cabell Hall 411 | Lecture (4)
Zvi Gilboa | TBA | TBA | TBA
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Gerard Alexander | MW 2–3:15pm | Nau Hall 211 | Lecture (3)
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
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
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.
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.
Asher Biemann | MW 2–3:15pm | Nau Hall 141 | Lecture (3)
This course explores the diverse forms of Jewish religious life in America.
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.
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.