Jewish Studies (JWST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.
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- Schedule of Classes - June 19, 2018 12:09PM EDT
- Course Catalog - March 23, 2018 2:31PM EDT
Classes
JWST 1102
Course Description
Intended for beginners. Provides a thorough grounding in reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking. Students who complete the course are able to function in basic situations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
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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
- MTWRF White Hall B14
Instructors
Shoer, S
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Additional Information
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
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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
- MTWRF White Hall B14
Instructors
Shoer, S
JWST 1987
Course Description
Why were Jews virtually invisible in films made during the Hollywood's "golden age"? Is this a surprise, given the leading role played by American Jews in founding the studio system? Writing about the ... 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 Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
Instructors
Shapiro, E
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
JWST 2100
Course Description
The course is aimed at training students in exact and idiomatic Hebrew, expanding vocabulary and usage of grammatical knowledge, and acquiring facility of expression in both conversation and writing. Uses ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 2100
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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
- MTWR White Hall 114
Instructors
Scharf, N
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Additional Information
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.
JWST 2575
Course Description
This course will survey the cultic practices and beliefs of ancient Babylonia and Assyria, the two major civilizations of Mesopotamia. We will examine the major myths of this region, e.g., Ishtar's Descent ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2575, NES 6575, RELST 2575
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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 Rockefeller Hall 115
Instructors
Tenney, J
JWST 2580
Course Description
How is the memory of the Holocaust kept alive by means of the literary and visual imagination? Within the historical context of the Holocaust and how and why it occurred, we shall examine major and widely ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2580, ENGL 2580
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 236
Instructors
Schwarz, D
JWST 2629
Course Description
This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, especially those that eventually came to be included in the New Testament. Through the lens of the Gospel ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2613, NES 2629, RELST 2629
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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 Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
JWST 2676
Course Description
Articulating and elaborating religious justifications for war is a cultural practice unique to the three monotheistic traditions and their respective textual communities. This notion and its practice have ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MEDVL 2676, NES 2676, RELST 2676
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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 142
Instructors
Brann, R
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- F Lincoln Hall B08
Instructors
Staff
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- F White Hall 110
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Sibley Hall 115
Instructors
Brann, R
JWST 3102
Course Description
Students will be practicing and enhancing conversational skills. The course aims to improve the four language skills while stressing listening comprehension and various forms of discussions including practical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3102
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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 114
Instructors
Scharf, N
JWST 3655
Course Description
This course examines the historic diversity of the modern Middle East, exploring histories of inter-communal contact and conflict. We begin by investigating the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the impact ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3743, NES 3655, NES 6655
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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 Lincoln Hall B08
Instructors
Starr, D
JWST 4520
Course Description
From Jerusalem to Rome, from Shanghai to Marrakesh, Jews and cities have been shaping each other for thousands of years. This course ranges through time and space to examine how Jewish and other "minority" ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4620, ANTHR 7620, HIST 4520, HIST 6520, JWST 7520, NES 4520, NES 7520
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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
- R White Hall B02
Instructors
Sampson, E
JWST 4558
Course Description
This course examines how memory has been expressed in Jewish tradition in physical and spatial form, especially through the creation of commemorative objects, records, markers, monuments and museums. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4558, ARKEO 6558, ARTH 4558, ARTH 6558, JWST 6558
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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
- R White Hall 110
Instructors
Gruber, S
JWST 4644
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 6644, NES 4644, NES 6644
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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
- W White Hall 114
Instructors
Monroe, C
JWST 4913
Course Description
This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depradations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, GERST 6413, JWST 7913, NES 4913, NES 7913
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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
- R McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Boyarin, J
JWST 4992
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 ... view course details
JWST 6558
Course Description
This course examines how memory has been expressed in Jewish tradition in physical and spatial form, especially through the creation of commemorative objects, records, markers, monuments and museums. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4558, ARKEO 6558, ARTH 4558, ARTH 6558, JWST 4558
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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
- R White Hall 110
Instructors
Gruber, S
JWST 6644
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 4644, NES 4644, NES 6644
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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
- W White Hall 114
Instructors
Monroe, C
JWST 7520
Course Description
From Jerusalem to Rome, from Shanghai to Marrakesh, Jews and cities have been shaping each other for thousands of years. This course ranges through time and space to examine how Jewish and other "minority" ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4620, ANTHR 7620, HIST 4520, HIST 6520, JWST 4520, NES 4520, NES 7520
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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
- R White Hall B02
Instructors
Sampson, E
JWST 7913
Course Description
This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depradations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, GERST 6413, JWST 4913, NES 4913, NES 7913
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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
- R McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Boyarin, J