Near Eastern Studies (NES)Arts and Sciences
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Classes
NES 1312
Course Description
This class is an introductory class for beginners. This course will teach students how to listen, speak, read and write Urdu through vocabulary, grammar, oral and written activities, with an emphasis on ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 1125
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 331
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Fatima, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: HINDI 1101 or permission of instructor.
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NES 1777
Course Description
Intended for advanced beginners. Builds further competence in reading, writing, oral comprehension, speaking and grammar. Course material is presented and discussed in the context of Ashkenazi ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 1777, JWST 1777
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF Stimson Hall G24A
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Kraemer, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
NES 1960
Course Description
Though science fiction is a genre of literature traditionally far removed from the study of the Ancient Near East, they are both united in their efforts to describe cultures (be they real or imaginary), ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF White Hall B02
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staley, C
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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 2204
Course Description
This course is designed for students who are interested in reading the language of the Qur'an with accuracy and understanding. The first week (4 classes) will be devoted to an introduction of the history ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARAB 2204, ASRC 2204, RELST 2204
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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
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Younes, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2461
Course Description
This seminar utilizes recent research on the concept of "minorities" in West Asia and North Africa during the late Ottoman period, through the age of European colonialism, and the rise of nationalism. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2461
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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
- MW McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Minawi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2546
Course Description
This introductory course explores the roles of amulets, love potions, curse tablets, and many other magical practices in ancient Greek and Roman societies. In this course, you will learn how to invoke ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2846, ARKEO 2846, CLASS 2646
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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
- MW Uris Hall 202
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Please contact Linda Brown (lmb296@cornell.edu) if you would like to be placed on the waiting list. Please include your netID, the cross-listing and discussion section you would like to enroll in, and your academic level in Fall 2021.
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- T Uris Hall G24
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
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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 G24
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2565
Course Description
Heritage typically conjures images of a glorified human past, and evokes sentiments of care for lost or endangered cultures that symbolize humanity's diversity. But heritage is also the foundation for ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2465, ARKEO 2465
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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 Sibley Hall 101
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Smith, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2644
Course Description
This course is an introduction to Jewish identities, values, and practices from the ancient to modern era. Organized thematically, it examines Judaism as a religious phenomenon, with a particular emphasis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2644, RELST 2644
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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 Rockefeller Hall 103
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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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, NES 6668
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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 G76-Lewis
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
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. 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
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Karakoc, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2701
Course Description
An exploration of the archaeology and art of the Aegean region and of its neighbors during the Bronze Age, ca. 3000-1000 BCE: the origins and precursors of the Classical World. The course will investigate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2271, ARKEO 7271, CLASS 2770, CLASS 7770, NES 7701
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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 Rockefeller Hall 105
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Manning, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2790
Course Description
What does it mean to call a film is "Jewish"? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews—actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2790, JWST 2790, PMA 2490, VISST 2790
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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 110
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Shapiro, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2812
Course Description
An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2812, CLASS 2812, LING 2212, SHUM 2812, STS 2812, VISST 2812
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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
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Kirk, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 2985
Course Description
This course explores the multifaceted interactions between ancient Egypt and the Classical world, from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. We will look at both archaeological and textual evidence (in English ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2285, ARKEO 2285, CLASS 2685
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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 110
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
Sansom, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
Sansom, S
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Barrett, C
Sansom, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3519
Course Description
In the conditions of strict censorship and numerous limitations on various forms of political organization and activism, literature and cinema, especially Iran's internationally acclaimed art cinematography, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3519, NES 6519
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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
- MW Rockefeller Hall 115
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Gocheleishvili, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3542
Course Description
This course will take the students through the age of reforms in the Ottoman Empire, the rising of nationalism, and the encroachment of colonialism in the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3542
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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
- MW White Hall 106
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Minawi, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3717
Course Description
This class examines modern articulations of identity by and about two distinct Jewish diasporas: Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews. Sephardic Jews trace their origins to the Iberian Peninsula prior to the end ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3744, JWST 3717, JWST 6777, NES 6777
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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
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3720
Course Description
This course focuses on how Biblical texts represent women in ancient Israel, and how the Bible's representations constitute both a fabrication and a manifestation of social life on the ground. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3721, FGSS 6721, JWST 3720, JWST 6720, NES 6720, RELST 3720, RELST 6720
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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
- MW Sibley Hall 115
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 3750
Course Description
This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3950, ASIAN 3375, SHUM 3750
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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
- MW A D White House 110
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Ghosh, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 3888
Course Description
This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3888, JWST 6888, NES 6888, RELST 3888, RELST 6888
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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 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4008
Course Description
In recent years, scholars in Indigenous studies, Black studies, Asian American studies, Latinx studies, and Arab American studies have discussed variant dispossessions that influence their own cultural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4008, ENGL 4928, SHUM 4008
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Ghanayem, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4334
Course Description
Continental philosophy fuels contemporary media theory. The connection runs so deep, critics have accused media theorists of producing nothing intellectually new. From Edmund Husserl's phenomenological ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4354, COML 6354, NES 6334
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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
- T White Hall 114
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Vaziri, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4351
Course Description
Topic Spring 22: Spiral Relief Columns. In this seminar, we will consider the Roman medium of the spiral relief column (beginning with the Columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius) and its reception ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 6351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Spiral Relief Columns
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4560
Course Description
Requirement for NES majors. In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 6560
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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
- M Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4721
Course Description
This course focuses on issues of conflict, peace, and reconciliation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Both regions exemplify how issues ranging from nationalism ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4721, DSOC 4721, GOVT 4723, IARD 4721, JWST 4721, STS 4721
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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 Cornell In Washington DC
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 4767
Course Description
How does nature and the environment shape religious traditions? And what impacts do religious thought and practice have on the environment? These two questions are at the heart of this seminar in which ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4767, JWST 6767, NES 6767, RELST 4767, RELST 6767
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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
- T Uris Hall 398
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4795
Course Description
A comparative and interdisciplinary seminar whose focus is the visual world created by the pan-Mediterranean (Iberian Peninsula, Maghreb, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and Persia) culture of "Courtly Love" ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4305, ARTH 6305
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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
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 4922
Course Description
What is the role of ethics in archaeology today? What principles shape the discipline's response to serious dilemmas? What is the relationship between ethics and politics in archaeology? This seminar provides ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4222, ANTHR 7222, ARKEO 4222, ARKEO 7222, NES 6922
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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
- W McGraw Hall 125
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Khatchadourian, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 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
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
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
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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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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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
Regular Academic Session.
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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
- TBA
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
NES 4999 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email cmc40@cornell.edu to request a permission number.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 6334
Course Description
Continental philosophy fuels contemporary media theory. The connection runs so deep, critics have accused media theorists of producing nothing intellectually new. From Edmund Husserl's phenomenological ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4354, COML 6354, NES 4334
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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
- T White Hall 114
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Vaziri, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6351
Course Description
Seminar topics rotate each semester. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4351, ARKEO 6351, ARTH 4351, ARTH 6351, CLASS 4752, CLASS 7752, MEDVL 4351, MEDVL 6351, NES 4351, RELST 4351, RELST 6351, VISST 4351, VISST 6351
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Spiral Relief Columns
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Anderson, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6519
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3519, NES 3519
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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
- MW Rockefeller Hall 115
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Gocheleishvili, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6560
Course Description
Requirement for NES majors. In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 4560
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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
- M Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6642
Course Description
Topic: Late Antiquity. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 7682, HIST 6300
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Late Antiquity
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 158
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Rebillard, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6668
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2668, NES 2668
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6720
Course Description
This course focuses on how Biblical texts represent women in ancient Israel, and how the Bible's representations constitute both a fabrication and a manifestation of social life on the ground. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3721, FGSS 6721, JWST 3720, JWST 6720, NES 3720, RELST 3720, RELST 6720
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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
- MW Sibley Hall 115
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Monroe, L
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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 6767
Course Description
How does nature and the environment shape religious traditions? And what impacts do religious thought and practice have on the environment? These two questions are at the heart of this seminar in which ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4767, JWST 6767, NES 4767, RELST 4767, RELST 6767
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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
- T Uris Hall 398
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6777
Course Description
This class examines modern articulations of identity by and about two distinct Jewish diasporas: Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews. Sephardic Jews trace their origins to the Iberian Peninsula prior to the end ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3744, JWST 3717, JWST 6777, NES 3717
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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
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6888
Course Description
This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3888, JWST 6888, NES 3888, RELST 3888, RELST 6888
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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 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6922
Course Description
What is the role of ethics in archaeology today? What principles shape the discipline's response to serious dilemmas? What is the relationship between ethics and politics in archaeology? This seminar provides ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4222, ANTHR 7222, ARKEO 4222, ARKEO 7222, NES 4922
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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
- W McGraw Hall 125
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Khatchadourian, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
NES 6992
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
NES 7701
Course Description
An exploration of the archaeology and art of the Aegean region and of its neighbors during the Bronze Age, ca. 3000-1000 BCE: the origins and precursors of the Classical World. The course will investigate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2271, ARKEO 7271, CLASS 2770, CLASS 7770, NES 2701
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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 Rockefeller Hall 105
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Manning, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person