Hebrew and Judaic Studies Courses
This page displays the schedule of Bryn Mawr courses in this department for this academic year. It also displays descriptions of courses offered by the department during the last four academic years.
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Spring 2013
Fall 2013
| COURSE |
TITLE |
SCHEDULE/
UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS |
LOCATION |
INSTRUCTOR(S) |
| HEBR B001-001 |
Elementary Hebrew |
Semester / 1 |
Lecture: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF |
Thomas Hall 251 |
Amitai,A. |
|
Lecture: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM TTH |
Thomas Hall 251 |
|
| HEBR B211-001 |
Primo Levi, the Holocaust and Its Aftermath |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 2:15 PM- 3:45 PM TTH |
Taylor Hall D |
Dept. staff, TBA |
Spring 2014
2013-14 Catalog Data
HEBR
B001
Elementary Hebrew
Fall 2013
This is a year-long course. This course prepares students for reading classical religious texts as well as modern literary work. It covers grammar, composition, and conversation with primary emphasis on fluency in reading as well as the development of basic conversational skills.
Language Level 1
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B002
Elementary Hebrew
Spring 2014
This is a year-long course. This course prepares students for reading classical religious texts as well as modern literary work. It covers grammar, composition, and conversation with primary emphasis on fluency in reading as well as the development of basic conversational skills.
Language Level 1
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B101
Intermediate Hebrew
Not offered 2013-14
The course is designed for students who took the Elementary Hebrew course in Bryn Mawr or its equivalents in other institutions, assuming basic fluency in reading, writing, grammar, syntax, and conversation in Hebrew. It expands the knowledge of the above, while emphasizing reading, writing, and class discussions of modern literary works as well as some classical religious texts. It integrates textbooks' material with Hebrew videos and films, short stories and songs. Students who feel qualified to take this course, but have not taken Elementary Hebrew at Bryn Mawr, are encouraged to discuss it with the instructor. This is a year-long course.
Language Level 2
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B102
Intermediate Hebrew
Not offered 2013-14
The course is designed for students who took the Elementary Hebrew course in Bryn Mawr or its equivalents in other institutions, assuming basic fluency in reading, writing, grammar, syntax, and conversation in Hebrew. It expands the knowledge of the above, while emphasizing reading, writing, and class discussions of modern literary works as well as some classical religious texts. It integrates textbooks' material with Hebrew videos and films, short stories and songs. Students who feel qualified to take this course, but have not taken Elementary Hebrew at Bryn Mawr, are encouraged to discuss it with the instructor. This is a year-long course.
Language Level 2
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B110
Israeli Cinema
Not offered 2013-14
The course traces the evolution of the Israeli cinema from ideologically charged visual medium to a universally recognized film art, as well as the emergent Palestinian cinema and the new wave of Israeli documentaries. It will focus on the historical, ideological, political, and cultural changes in Israeli and Palestinian societies and their impact on films' form and content.
Division III: Humanities
Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC)
Critical Interpretation (CI)
Counts toward Film Studies
Counts toward Middle East Studies
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B115
Women in Judaism: History, Texts, Practices
Not offered 2013-14
This course will investigate the varied experiences of women in Jewish history. Cultural, religious, and theoretical perspectives will be engaged as we seek to illuminate the roles, practices, and texts of Jewish women, from the biblical matriarchs to Hasidic teenagers today. No previous knowledge of Judaism is required.
Division III: Humanities
Inquiry into the Past (IP)
Cross-listed as HIST B115
Counts toward Gender and Sexuality Studies
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B211
Primo Levi, the Holocaust and Its Aftermath
Fall 2013
A consideration, through analysis and appreciation of his major works, of how the horrific experience of the Holocaust awakened in Primo Levi a growing awareness of his Jewish heritage and led him to become one of the dominant voices of that tragic historical event, as well as one of the most original new literary figures of post-World War II Italy. Always in relation to Levi and his works, attention will also be given to other Italian women writers whose works are also connected with the Holocaust.
Division III: Humanities
Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC)
Cross-listed as ITAL B211
Cross-listed as COML B211
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B271
Topics in Judaic Studies
Not offered 2013-14
What happened in Jewish history between antiquity and the modern era, between composing the Talmud and receiving citizenship in European nations? As we try to understand how Jews got from there to here, this seminar will explore the diverse and sometimes astonishing forms of Jewish life in the medieval and early modern periods (approximately 1000-1800), with special focus on the evolution of Jewish relations with the majority culture. Topics will include the golden age of Jewry in Muslim Spain, the development of European anti-Jewish policies and persecutions, Jewish self-government, and cosmopolitanism, as well as many of the philosophers, mystics and would-be messiahs who sparked religious movements and change in the course of these tumultuous centuries.
Cross-listed as HIST B273
Counts toward Middle East Studies
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B283
Introduction to the Politics of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Spring 2014
This course is a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the politics of the region, using works of history, political science, political economy, film, and fiction as well as primary sources. The course will concern itself with three broad areas: the legacy of colonialism and the importance of international forces; the role of Islam in politics; and the political and social effects of particular economic conditions, policies, and practices.
Division I: Social Science
Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC)
Cross-listed as POLS B283
Cross-listed as HIST B283
Counts toward Middle East Studies
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B310
Topics in German Literature
Not offered 2013-14
This is a topics course. Course content varies. One additional hour of target language instruction TBA.
Division III: Humanities
Cross-listed as GERM B310
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B380
Topics in Contemporary Art
Not offered 2013-14
This is a topic course. Course content varies.
Division III: Humanities
Cross-listed as HART B380
Cross-listed as GERM B380
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HEBR
B403
Supervised Work
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