NELC 159 - Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture in Translation

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Arts & Letters Sector. All Classes. Gold. The course is taught in English and the texts are in translation. The content of this course changes from year to year, and therefore, students may take it for credit more than once. This course examines cinematic and literary portrayals of love and war created by Israeli men and women from the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 to date. Many of the works are situated, and therefore discussed, in their historical contexts. Unlike the American tradition, Israeli consciousness understates the "pursuit of happiness." The "tug of war" between individual needs and the committment to collective, national causes, is an overarching theme in Israeli fiction, poetry and film. Additionally, in the early decades of the state's existence great emphasis was placed on a homogenous national identity, while differences were often intentionally suppressed. This struggle between individual aspirations and identity, versus the nees of the collective is reflected in the arts, and crosses lines of gender and genre, age and ethnic background.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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