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4.00 Credits
Developments in the perception of the "Other" from 1948 to the present in ideologically engaged literature.
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4.00 Credits
Clashes between ideology and reality in the State of Israel. Eastern and Western cultures and the human impact of different sociopolitical structures in Israel are considered, primarily through translations from works by Yizhar, Yehoshua, Kahana-Carmon, Hareven, Oz, Amichai, Avidan, and Almog.
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4.00 Credits
In-depth study of selected masterpieces by 20thcentury Hebrew writers. Appreciation of artistic achievements against the sociohistorical background and general cultural currents of the period. Selections include fiction, poetry, and literary criticism by and about several of the following writers: Agnon, Brenner, Gnessin, Yizhar, Alterman, Bialik, and Greenberg.
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4.00 Credits
In 1997, books by women writers reached the top of Israel's best-seller list for the first time ever. What made the contemporary boom in Israeli women's fiction possible? This course explores the place of national ideologies in Israeli culture and their conflict with feminist aspirations. Readings include writings by Israeli women, with special emphasis on the so-called second wave of the 1980s and 1990s through the present.
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4.00 Credits
Is there a "natural" fit between the sexes and the pacifist or military impulse? This question has been at the core of the discourse about women and peace ever since its inception in the 19th-century European peace movements. This course traces the history of this debate, placing it within the general theoretical discussion over essentialism versus social and cultural constructivism (or, more commonly, "nature" versus "nurture"). Readings include fiction, poetry, and essays by activists and theorists alike, from Europe, America, and the Middle East.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on a major issue in Jewish history, defined Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and announced by the instructor. The seminar involves students in reading both primary documents and the relevant secondary literature. It requires an original research paper.
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of the diverse roles played by the Hebrew Bible in constructions of Jewish identity and in cultural productions by Jews throughout the centuries. The Bible is examined, among other things, as a literary and artistic point of reference, a component of the Jewish education curriculum, a polemical tool, a reservoir of historical paradigms, and an object of modern scholarly study, as well as a source of Jewish religious norms and expressions. Differences between traditional and modern cultural uses of the Bible are highlighted.
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4.00 Credits
Explores the various ways that Christianity has been represented in Jewish sources from late antiquity through the Middle Ages. Particular attention is paid to the complex interface of the two traditions and the polemical attempts to draw sharp lines distinguishing them. The exploration of the status of alterity is a key factor in determining the boundaries that set the contours of identity of a given group. In this way, studying the representation of Christianity in Jewish sources discloses much about the cultural formation of Judaism.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Open to honors and nonhonors students. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Offered every semester.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to modern Greek. Provides students with the fundamentals of grammar, syntax, oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, and composition. Students develop the skills and vocabulary necessary to read simple texts and hold basic conversations. Students are introduced to modern Greek culture, history, and society, since the ultimate goal of the course is to enrich our understanding of multiple, living Greek realities through the language. Teaching materials include current newspaper articles, graded literary passages, songs, and various linguistic games.
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