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JWST 1102
Elementary Modern Hebrew II

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HEBRW 1102

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3555 JWST 1102   SEM 101

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    • MTWR White Hall B14
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Shoer, S

  • For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HEBRW 1102

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3558 JWST 1102   SEM 102

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    • MTWR White Hall B14
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Shoer, S

  • For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 1777
Elementary Yiddish II

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 1777, YIDSH 1777

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17554 JWST 1777   SEM 101

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    • MTWR White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Forman, D

JWST 2100
Intermediate Modern Hebrew

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HEBRW 2100

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3548 JWST 2100   SEM 101

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    • MTWR White Hall B14
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Shoer, S

  • For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 2462
Personal Histories of Global Events: Microhistorical Approaches to the Writing of Global History

In this course we will read some of the most influential micro-history writers and explore examples of different subgenres of microhistory, such as individual biographies, family histories, social histories ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2462, NES 2462, SHUM 2462

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18584 JWST 2462   SEM 101

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    • TR McGraw Hall 366
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Minawi, M

  • 18585 JWST 2462   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Minawi, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

JWST 2599
Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East

This course explores the history of medicine and other sciences in the ancient Near East, broadly defined. In addition to medicine, the other scientific disciplines covered in this course include mathematics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 2599, NES 2599, RELST 2599

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7066 JWST 2599   LEC 001

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JWST 2644
Introduction to Judaism

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 2644, RELST 2644

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5902 JWST 2644   LEC 001

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    • MW Statler Hall 198
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Litvak, O

JWST 2790
Jewish Films and Filmmakers: Hollywood and Beyond

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2790, PMA 2490, VISST 2790

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6118 JWST 2790   LEC 001

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    • TR White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Shapiro, E

JWST 3102
Advanced Modern Hebrew II

This is the second course in our third-year Modern Hebrew language sequence. Like its predecessor, it focuses on developing speech proficiency, reading and listening comprehension, and writing. It does ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HEBRW 3102

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6154 JWST 3102   SEM 101

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    • MTWR Uris Hall 438
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Goldfeld, A

JWST 3175
Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition: Inquisitors, Heretics, and Truth in the Early Modern World

This course uses the history of the Spanish Inquisition, and the richness of its archival records, to explore the variety of ways in which the pursuit of heresy was intertwined with transforming how knowledge ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3175, NES 3175, SHUM 3175

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18524 JWST 3175   LEC 001

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    • TR Morrill Hall 106
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Juni, M

  • 18525 JWST 3175   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

JWST 3200
The Viking Age

This course aims to familiarize students with the history of Scandinavia, ca. 800-1100 ad. Although well known as a dramatic chapter in medieval history, this period remains enigmatic and often misunderstood. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3200, MEDVL 3200, NES 3200

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17635 JWST 3200   LEC 001

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    • TR Uris Hall 262
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Falk, O

  • 17636 JWST 3200   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

JWST 3222
Early Modern Philosophy

This course is an advanced study of a central concept, problem, or figure in 17-18th century philosophy. Spring 2024: This course will be an in-depth inquiry into the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3222

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19478 JWST 3222   LEC 001

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  • This course will be an in-depth inquiry into the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, a Dutch-Jewish modern philosopher — a key figure of radical Enlightenment who left a profound mark on German Idealists like Hegel and on 20th century continental philosophy. We will spend the term reading through his magnum opus, the Ethics, in the light of this influence and in light of his debts to medieval Jewish philosophy (especially Maimonides) and to Cartesianism.

JWST 3523
Judeophobia, Islamophobia, Racism

Islamophobia and Judeophobia are ideas and like all ideas they have a history of their own. Although today many might think of Islamophobia or Judeophobia as unchangeable—fear of and hatred for Islam and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 3523, PUBPOL 3523, RELST 3523

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17655 JWST 3523   LEC 001

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    • R Washington, DC
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Brann, R

  • Taught in Washington, D.C.

JWST 3687
The US and the Middle East

This seminar examines the history of the United States' involvement with Middle East beginning with evangelical efforts in the 19th century and President Wilson's engagement with the colonial powers in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17660 JWST 3687   SEM 101

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  • Taught in Washington, D.C.

JWST 3732
Jewish Law, State Law

The concept of law plays a central role in Judaism. We often use the word 'law' to describe obligatory Jewish religious practices. But is that 'law,' as compared with state law? Legal systems in the U.S. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 3732, RELST 3734

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6911 JWST 3732   SEM 101

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    • MW Sibley Hall 208
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Juni, N

JWST 4474
Race and Identity in the Atlantic World

This course explores the intricacies of identity-making and processes of racialization in the Atlantic World from ca. 1500 onward. The range of topics covered include the encounters between Europeans and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4474, HIST 6474, JWST 6474, SHUM 4474

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18538 JWST 4474   SEM 101

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    • R Uris Hall 312
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Juni, M

  • 18539 JWST 4474   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

JWST 4695
Crossing the Apocalypse

How do we cross from an era of destruction and devastation to one of hope and possibility?  When we see the signs of endings and extinctions all around us, can we move forward with courage and creativity? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17165 JWST 4695   SEM 101

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JWST 4992
Independent Study - Undergraduate

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5369 JWST 4992   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

JWST 6474
Race and Identity in the Atlantic World

This course explores the intricacies of identity-making and processes of racialization in the Atlantic World from ca. 1500 onward. The range of topics covered include the encounters between Europeans and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4474, HIST 6474, JWST 4474, SHUM 4474

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18541 JWST 6474   SEM 101

  •  
    • R Uris Hall 312
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Juni, M

  • 18542 JWST 6474   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

JWST 6695
Crossing the Apocalypse

How do we cross from an era of destruction and devastation to one of hope and possibility?  When we see the signs of endings and extinctions all around us, can we move forward with courage and creativity? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17171 JWST 6695   SEM 101

  •