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Classes
NES 1561
Course Description
This course will introduce students to the study of the Ottoman Empire from its inception in the late 13th century until the early part of 19th century. The classes will follow the main timeline of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 1561
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Minawi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 1602
Course Description
This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of the ancient ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 1702, CLASS 1702
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 1660
Course Description
Globalization may seem like a recent hot topic, but it was already very much in vogue 1000 years ago when Norse explorers burst out of Scandinavia to journey as far as North America, Azerbaijan, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 1660, MEDVL 1660
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Falk, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 1916
Course Description
The seminar will explore the global phenomenon of urbanism across different historical and geographical contexts. Students will collaboratively develop creative and critical insights regarding cityscapes ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW McGraw Hall 215
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Hagay, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
NES 1945
Course Description
As the founder of Islam, Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in history. An important source for his life is the Sira of Ibn Ishaq (d. 761) as redacted by Ibn Hisham (d. 833), a biography that ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B02
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
NES 2201
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 2225
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Rizvi, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: NES 1312 or permission of instructor.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 2515
Course Description
This course explores the major debates that define the study of contemporary Iran. Drawing from ethnographic works, literary criticism, intellectual histories and more, we will examine historical events ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2415, RELST 2515, SHUM 2515
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2655
Course Description
At the beginning of the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, appeared in Arabia and by the end of the century, Muslims had defeated the Byzantines and Persians and created an empire that stretched from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2530, MEDVL 2655, RELST 2655
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2668
Course Description
The course surveys the history and culture of pharaonic Egypt from its prehistoric origins down to the early first millennium bce. Within a chronological framework, the following themes or topics will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2668
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2674
Course Description
This course examines major trends in the evolution of the Middle East in the modern era. Focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries and ending with the "Arab Spring," we will consider Middle East history ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2674, GOVT 2747, HIST 2674
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Sibley Hall 211
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall B15
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 103
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall 398
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2754
Course Description
This course examines Near East's rich and diverse literary heritage. We will read a selection of influential and wondrous texts from ancient to modern times, spanning geographically from the Iberian peninsula ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2754, JWST 2754, SHUM 2754
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G26
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For updated course description, see syllabus.
NES 3325
Course Description
Designed for those students who have either taken Intermediate Urdu or are at the same level of competency in reading and writing skills. The goals of this class are to improve Urdu literary reading and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 3325
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 103
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Rizvi, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: Intermediate Urdu or same level of written and oral proficiency.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 3612
Course Description
This course will investigate the social and political histories of Afghanistan from the late 19th century through the present day. Drawing from religious treatises, intellectual histories, ethnographies, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3612, ANTHR 6612, NES 6612
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3686
Course Description
The course is a survey of Feminist Islamic thinkers from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, and their diaspora, featuring both French and Arabic texts in English translation. The purpose of the course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3685, FGSS 3686, FREN 3685
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall B14
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Terhmina, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3850
Course Description
What explains authoritarian resilience in the Middle East? What are the causes and consequences of Islamist political attitudes and behavior? What is the historical legacy of colonialism and empire in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3313, JWST 3850
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 262
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Blackman, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall G26
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4346
Course Description
This class will study an important example of resistance, that is, several armed revolts against Imperial Rome during the first two centuries of our era. Africa, Asia, and Europe all saw such rebellions. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CLASS 4346, CLASS 6346, HIST 4346, HIST 6346, JWST 4346, JWST 6346, NES 6346
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 4605
Course Description
This seminar examines the dynamics of modern collective identities which dominated the Egyptian public sphere in the long twentieth century. We will explore the underpinnings and formation of territorial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4650, HIST 4091, NES 6605
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4696
Course Description
Media is a notoriously unwieldly concept, at once self-evident and generalizable beyond the bounds of conceptual utility. Yet one feature that tends to inhere in both the narrowest and broadest of definitions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4692, COML 6692, NES 6696, PMA 4692, PMA 6692, SHUM 4692, SHUM 6692
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 109
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Vaziri, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4700
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 6700, RELST 4310, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4991
Course Description
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 the course. For ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
NES 4998
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
NES 4999
Course Description
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
NES 6221
Course Description
This seminar presents an introduction to Judeo-Arabic through the study of selected classical texts and the study of its grammar and lexicon. Because Judeo-Arabic combines elements of Hebrew and Arabic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARAB 6221, JUARA 6221, JWST 6221, MEDVL 6221, RELST 6221
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 413
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6346
Course Description
This class will study an important example of resistance, that is, several armed revolts against Imperial Rome during the first two centuries of our era. Africa, Asia, and Europe all saw such rebellions. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CLASS 4346, CLASS 6346, HIST 4346, HIST 6346, JWST 4346, JWST 6346, NES 4346
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Strauss, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 6547
Course Description
In this seminar we will explore the Ottoman Empire's presence in the continent, and the continent's influence on the rest of the Ottoman Empire. In addition to the focus on the history of Ottoman North ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 6547, HIST 6547
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 156
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Minawi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6605
Course Description
This seminar examines the dynamics of modern collective identities which dominated the Egyptian public sphere in the long twentieth century. We will explore the underpinnings and formation of territorial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4650, HIST 4091, NES 4605
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6612
Course Description
This course will investigate the social and political histories of Afghanistan from the late 19th century through the present day. Drawing from religious treatises, intellectual histories, ethnographies, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3612, ANTHR 6612, NES 3612
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6696
Course Description
Media is a notoriously unwieldly concept, at once self-evident and generalizable beyond the bounds of conceptual utility. Yet one feature that tends to inhere in both the narrowest and broadest of definitions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4692, COML 6692, NES 4696, PMA 4692, PMA 6692, SHUM 4692, SHUM 6692
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 109
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Vaziri, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6700
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, RELST 4310, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6722
Course Description
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
NES 6991
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
NES 7758
Course Description
What is "religion," and how can we use material culture to investigate ancient beliefs and rituals? This course (1) explores major themes and problems in the archaeology of ancient Greek religion, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 7758, ARKEO 7758, CLASS 7758, RELST 7758
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Morrill Hall 102
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person