| ARBI 102-01 |
Elementary Arabic
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
Continued introduction to MSA with more advanced development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through a greater degree of interaction in the classroom.
Prerequisite: 101.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
DENNY 21 |
| ARBI 202-01 |
Intermediate Arabic
Instructor: Mohammad Abu Shuleh
Course Description:
Continued development of conversation and composition skills using current political and social events, stories, essays, and other materials as the topics for discussion and writing assignments.
Prerequisite: 201. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
DENNY 315 |
| ARBI 302-01 |
Advanced Arabic
Instructor: Mohammad Abu Shuleh
Course Description:
Advanced Arabic 302 builds on the linguistic and communication skills developed in Intermediate Arabic 202. Students will work on Arabic grammar, syntax, and style in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The course will continue with Al-Kitaab series and introduce supplemental authentic texts as appropriate. Prerequisite: 202.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 315 |
| ARBI 360-01 |
Arts of the Islamic World
Instructor: Mohammad Abu Shuleh
Course Description:
This course aims to present the genres of art of the Islamic world, including architecture, calligraphy, and decoration. During the course we will read and watch selected articles and reports to learn about the major aesthetic, cultural, social, and political themes related to the arts of the Islamic world. The readings and audiovisual materials will introduce students to a large number of new vocabulary words, as well as new grammatical rules, sentence structures, and phrases, thereby improving the linguistic level of each students. The course overall will emphasize the four main linguistic skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking through in-class activities and written and oral assignments.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
DENNY 315 |
| Courses Offered in HEBR |
| HEBR 102-01 |
Elementary Modern Hebrew
Instructor: Oren Yagil
Course Description:
Introduction to the modern Hebrew language. Alphabet, phonics and grammatical structures. Emphasizes development of reading comprehension, composition and conversational skills.Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent.
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12:30 PM-01:20 PM, MTWRF
ALTHSE 07 |
| Courses Offered in MEST |
| MEST 122-01 |
Middle East since 1750
Instructor: David Commins
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 122-01. Bureaucratic-military reforms of the 19th century in Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, European imperialism, regional nationalisms, contemporary autocratic regimes, and the politicization of religion.This course is cross-listed as HIST 122.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
DENNY 203 |
| MEST 200-01 |
The Good Invisible Soldier: Gender Equality and Disability in the U.S. Military
Instructor: Mireille Rebeiz
Course Description:
Cross-listed with WGSS 201-01. This course examines American veterans' stories of deployment in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan. It studies veterans' war stories and experiences upon returning to civilian life in the United States of America. The course focuses on memoirs, short stories, and other literary forms written or produced by veterans; it references popular media sources (film, television, political cartoons, and more) and includes discussions with veterans and enlisted members of the United States military. Through an intersectional lens, this course seeks to answer questions related to gender, violence, and disability. For instance, how do veterans tell war stories? Do women veterans have different experiences than men during and after deployment? How does the military view masculinity and disability in its various forms? What are some of the challenges veterans encounter integrating civilians life? How are veterans represented in popular media?
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| MEST 200-02 |
Middle Eastern Francophone Cinema
Instructor: Mireille Rebeiz
Course Description:
Cross-listed with FMST 210-04 and FREN 305-01. This class provides a general overview of Francophonie in the Maghreb (North Africa) and the Mashreq (Levant). It focuses on the relationship between previously colonized Arab countries like Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon and their former colonizer France. It examines literary and film productions from these countries and aims to show the way by which French and Arabs are represented in these narratives. It also seeks to study the human rights issues raised during the colonial and postcolonial areas, such as women's rights, legal and illegal migration, war, resistance to oppression and terrorism, cultural and religious identities.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
BOSLER 314 |
| MEST 200-03 |
Afro-Arabs and the Changing Discourse on Race in the Middle East and North Africa
Instructor: Nadia Alahmed
Course Description:
Cross-listed with AFST 320-04.
The course title is "Changing Discourse on Race in the Middle East and North Africa: Afro-Arabs and Ethno-racial formations in the Region" This interdisciplinary seminar examines the processes of racialization, identity formation and anti-Blackness in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Focusing on the experiences, cultures, and histories of Afro-Arab peoples in the region, the course will highlight how race and racism have been articulated throughout the centuries. It will explore the forces that shaped the discourse on race in MENA: from Sub-Saharan slavery to modern issues like the migrant and refugee crisis, globalization, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the growth and popularization of Hip-hop. Cross-listed with Middle East Studies.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 104 |
| MEST 200-04 |
China-Middle East Relations
Instructor: Joshua Yaphe
Course Description:
Cross-listed with EASN 206-03, INST 290-03 and POSC 290-02. This course will examine the evolving relations between China and the Middle East, from merchant travelers and religious scholars in the pre-modern period, to Mao's support for insurgent groups and liberation movements in the 1960s and 70s, to the growing economic trade and diplomatic engagement with authoritarian regimes of today. Beijing has developed a nuanced approach to the region, through diplomatic coordination in multilateral organizations, cultural and educational exchanges, and strategic investments with the potential for technology transfer. At the same time, Islam plays a complex role on both sides as they seek to balance security and religion, with governments under pressure to react to public calls for human rights. Students will apply their knowledge of International Relations concepts to this study of trans-regional activities taking place on a wide range of levels, including politics, economics, diplomacy, religion, technology, and defense and security affairs.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 211 |
| MEST 233-01 |
U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Arab World
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 290-01. This course introduces the students to the theory and practice of U.S. public diplomacy in the Arab world from a historical and a comparative perspective, looking at past challenges, successes and failures. The course examines the role of public diplomacy in the context of U.S. strategic interests in the region, U.S. efforts to promote democratic governance in the Arab world through the use of public diplomacy tools including traditional and new media, cultural exchanges, and educational programs. Students will debate whether public diplomacy should be integrated into the policy-making process, and how it could complement traditional diplomacy and advance political, military, and economic policies.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| MEST 500-01 |
The Labor Market and Meritocratic Aspirations in the Arab World
Instructor: Emily Kelahan
Course Description:
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| MEST 500-02 |
Rentierism in the Middle East
Instructor: David Commins
Course Description:
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