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  Fall 2008 Middle Eastern Studies Courses
 
 
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES COURSES FOR SUMMER TERM 2008
MESALC DEPARTMENT
ARAB 101
Elementary Arabic I (May 12 - June 6)
9:15-12:15
M-F
Sawaie
el-Araby
CAB B-20
ARAB 102
Elementary Arabic II (June 10 - July 8)
9:15-12:15
M-F
Sawaie
el-Araby
CAB B-20
MESA 210
 Muslims in a Hindu World (June 10 - July 8)
10:30-12:45
M-F
Strohl
CAB 122
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES COURSES FOR FALL 2008
ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT
ANTH 347 / 747
MESA 347 		Language and Culture in the Middle East
14:00 - 14:50
MW
Lefkowitz
CAB 138
FRENCH DEPARTMENT
FREN 348 Literature and Culture of North Africa
12:00-12:50
MWF
Bargach
CAB 330
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
HIAF 201 Early African History through the Era of the Slave Trade
9:30-10:45
TR
Miller
MRY 104
HIEU 209 Jewish History: Ancient to Modern Times
10:00-10:50
MW
Loeffler
CAB 138
HIEU 353 Jewish Culture and the History of Eastern Europe
15:30-16:45
MW
Loeffler
CAB 323
HIEU 360 German Jewish Culture and History
12:30-13:45
TR
Finder
Grossman
CAB 123
HIME 100 Harem and Beyond in the Middle East
13:00-15:30
M
Zarinebaf
WIL 141a
HIME 201 History of the Middle East and North Africa, 570-1500
11:00-12:15
TR
Zarinebaf
CAB 311
HISA 401 Partition of India
15:30-18:00
R
Nair
RFN 227a
See also: Other HISA courses that might qualify.
POLITICS DEPARTMENT
PLCP 341 Comparative Politics of the Middle East
11:00-12:15
TR
Quandt
WIL 402
PLIR 524 Arab-Israeli Peace
14:00-16:30
W
Quandt
CAB 318
RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT
RELI 207 Classical Islam
11:00-12:15
TR
Gianotti
PHS 204
RELI 311 Mohammad and the Qur'an
9:30-10:45
TR
Sachedina
CAB 332
RELI 540 Islamic Bioethics
15:30-18:00
T
Sachedina
PHS 210
RELI 576 Islamic Mystical Texts
15:30-18:00
W
Gianotti
CAB 430
RELJ 121 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
10:00-10:50
MW
Halvorson-Taylor
WIL 301
RELJ 201 Advanced Readings in Biblical Hebrew
11:00-11:50
MWF
Goering
WIL 141b
RELJ 203 Introduction to Judaic Traditions
9:30-10:45
TR
Alexander
CAB 341
RELJ 260 Judaism: Modernity and Secularization
11:00-12:15
TR
Biemann
CAB 320
RELJ 309 Israelite Prophets
14:00-15:15
MF
Goering
CAB 134
RELJ 322 Judaism and Zionism
12:00-12:50
MWF
Biemann
PV8 108
RELJ 332 Judaism, Medicine and Healing
9:30-10:45
TR
Ochs, V
BRN 328
RELJ 335 Jewish Social Ethics
14:00-15:15
TR
Ochs, P
CAB 118
RELJ 511 Religion and Culture of the Rabbis
15:30-18:00
M
Alexander
CLK 102
RELJ 735 Jewish Social Ethics
14:00-15:15
TR
Ochs, P
CAB 118
Biblical Hebrew Program
RELJ 111 Introduction to Classical Hebrew
13:00-13:50
MWF
Halvorson-Taylor
CLK G054

MESALC COURSES FOR FALL 2008
MEST Courses
MEST 110 Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilization and Culture
13:00 - 13:50
MWF
TBA
CAB 311
MESA Courses
MESA 347 Language and Culture in the Middle East
14:00 - 14:50
MW
Lefkowitz
CAB 138
Arabic Language
ARAB 101 Elementary Arabic I
various
M-F
el-Araby
---
ARAB 101 Elementary Arabic I
various
M-F
Obiedat
---
ARAB 201 Intermediate Arabic I
various
M-R
Ramadan
---
ARAB 227
ARAB 527 		Culture and Society in the Contemporary Arab Middle East
11:00 - 12:15
TR
al-Samman
CAB 338
ARAB 301
ARAB 501		 Readings in Literary Arabic
14:00 - 15:15
TR
Sawaie
CAB 119
ARAB 301H Language House Conversation
ARAB 323
ARAB 523		 Arabic Grammar and Composition
10:00 - 10:50
MWF
el-Araby
CAB B-31
ARAB 333 Arabic of the Qur'an and Hadith
14:00 - 15:15
TR
Obeidat
CAB 340
ARAB 386
ARAB 586		 Modern Fiction in Arabic
12:30 - 13:45
TR
al-Samman
CAB 338
ARAB 583 Topics In Arabic Prose
15:30 - 16:45
TR
Sawaie
CAB 119
Hebrew Language
HEBR 101 Beginning Modern Hebrew I
10:00 - 10:50
M-F
Harari-Spencer
CAB 225
HEBR 201 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
11:00 - 11:50
M-R
Harari-Spencer
CAB 225
HEBR 301 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
15:00 - 16:15
MW
Harari-Spencer
CAB 234
HEBR 493 Readings in Modern Hebrew I
14:00 - 15:15
T
Harari-Spencer
CAB 341
Urdu Language Program
HIND 101 Elementary Hindi-Urdu I

12:00 - 12:50

MWF
Chaussee
CAB 132
HIND 106 Accelerated Elementary Hindi-Urdu (for Heritage Learners)
12:00 - 12:50
MWF
Gour
CAB 247
URDU 201 Intermediate Urdu I
11:00 - 11:50
MWF
Chaussee
CAB 132
URDU 301
URDU 501		 Advanced Urdu I
14:00 - 15:15
TR
Chaussee
CAB 335
South Asian Literatures in Translation Program
SATR 311
SATR 511		 Modern Urdu Literature
14:00 - 15:15
TR
Farooqi
CAB B-26
Persian Language
PERS 101 Elementary Persian I
13:00 - 13:50
MWF
Hajibashi
CAB B026
PERS 201 Intermediate Persian I
11:00 - 11:50
MWF
Hajibashi
CAB 247
PERS 301H Language House Conversation
PERS 302
PERS 502 		Readings in Modern Persian Prose Fiction
15:15 - 16:30
MW
Hajibashi
CAB 224
PERS 323
PERS 523 		Introduction to Classical Persian Literature
12:30 - 13:45
TR
TBA
CAB B-28
PERS 337
PERS 537 		Culture of the Persian Speaking World
15:30 - 16:45
TR
TBA
SHH 211
Persian Literature in Translation Program
PETR 332
PETR 532		 Life Narratives and Iranian Women Writers
16:00 - 17:15
MW
Milani
TBA
Hindi, Urdu, and Sanskrit
See: MESALC Department Listings.

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Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures
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