| Scheduling Abbreviation | Semester | Department | Course Number | Section | Course Title | Units | Instructor | ME Content | Crosslisted As | Date/Time | Location | Marker | Course Description |
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| africam | Spring 2008 | African American Studies | 04B | 1 | Africa: History and Culture | 4 | Nwokeji, G. | 15% | | TuTh 12:30 - 2 | 102 Moffitt | YES | Emphasis on social, political, and economic change in 20th century Africa; with further emphasis upon the roles of modernization, urbanization, and the emergence of contemporary African states. |
| anthro | Spring 2008 | Anthropology | 139 | 1 | Controlling Processes | 4 | Nader, L. | 15% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | F295 Haas | YES | This course will discuss key theoretical concepts related to power and control and examine indirect mechanisms and processes by which direct control becomes hidden, voluntary, and unconscious in industrialized societies. Readings will cover language, sci |
| anthro | Spring 2008 | Anthropology | 183 | 1 | Anthropological Study of Africa | 4 | Moore, D.S. | 15% | | TuTh 3:30-5 | 213 Wheeler | YES | This course explores anthropological perspectives on African history, culture, politics, and social relations. We examine classical as well as contemporary perspectives within Africanist anthropology.
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| anthro | Spring 2008 | Anthropology | 240B | 1 | Fundamentals of Anthropological Theory | 4 | Pandolfo, S. | 15% | | TuTh 2-5 | 221 Kroeber | YES | Anthropological theory and practice--following the rest of the world--have been undergoing important restructuring in the past decade. The course is organized to reflect this fact. We will begin by looking at recent debates about the nature and purpose of |
| anthro | Spring 2008 | Anthropology | 250X | 1 | Ethnography | 4 | Nader, L. | 33% | | W 10-12 | 115 Barrows | YES | |
| anthro | Spring 2008 | Anthropology | 290 | 1 | Sociocultural Survey | 4 | Pandolfo, S. | 25% | | M 4-6 | 221 Kroeber | YES | |
| arch | Spring 2008 | Architecture | 111 | 1 | Introduction to Housing: An International Survey | 3 | AlSayyad, N. | 33% | CP 111 | TuTh 12:30-2 | 112 Wurster | YES | Examines housing issues (social, cultural, and policy) ranging from micro-scale (house) to macro-scale (city) presented with a comparison of housing situations in developed and developing countries. |
| arch | Spring 2008 | Architecture | 170B | 1 | An Historical Survey of Architecture & Urbanism | 4 | Littmann, B.W. | 25% | | TuTh 12:30-2 | 155 Dwinelle | YES | The first part of this sequence studies the ancient and medieval periods; the second part studies the period since 1400; the aim is to look at architecture and urbanism in their social and historical context. |
| arch | Spring 2008 | Architecture | 219A | 1 | Design and Housing in the Developing World | 3 | AlSayyad, N. | 33% | | Tu 9:30-11 | 214B Wurster | YES | |
| cy plan | Spring 2008 | City and Regional Planning | 111 | 1 | Introduction to Housing: An International Survey | 3 | AlSayyad, N. | 33% | Arch 111 | TuTh 12:30-2 | 112 Wurster | YES | See Arch 111 |
| cy plan | Spring 2008 | City and Regional Planning | 231 | 1 | Housing in Developing Countries | 3 | AlSayyad, N. | 33% | Arch 219A | Tu 9:30-11 | 214B Wurster | YES | See Arch 231 |
| classic | Spring 2008 | Classics | 010B | 1 | Introduction to Roman Civilization | 4 | Murphy, T.M. | 15% | | MWF 10-11 | 2040 VLSB | YES | This course presents an overview of the highlights of Roman civilization with particular emphasis on major literary works and how they reflect Roman culture. The discussion sections will provide supplementary information and an opportunity to discuss topics addressed in the lectures. |
| com lit | Spring 2008 | Comparative Literature | 232 | 1 | Secular Rewritings for the Sacred: Modernity, Intertextuality and the Traditional Jewish Bookcase | 4 | Kronfeld, C. | 50% | | M 2-5 | 211 Dwinelle | YES | Comparative investigation of a literary topic requiring the study of both Near Eastern and Western documents. |
| com lit | Spring 2008 | Comparative Literature | 260 | 1 | Problems in Literary Translation | 4 | Alter, R.B. | 50% | | Tu 2-5 | 214 haviland | YES | This course is conceived as an advanced workshop in literary translation, founded on the assumption that the practice of translation is fundamental to the study of literature. Each student should have a semester-long translation project (a collection of poems or stories, part of a novel, a long poem, a memoir, etc.). |
| env des | Spring 2008 | Environmental Design | 100 | 1 | The City: Theories and Methods in Urban Studies | 4 | Roy, A. | 25% | | TTh 5-6:30 | 112 Wurster | YES | This course is concerned with the study of cities. Focusing on great cities around the world - from Chicago to Los Angeles, from Rio to Shanghai, from Vienna to Cairo it covers of historical and contemporary patterns of urbanization and urbanism.
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| Spring 2008 | Gender & Women's Studies | 10 | | Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies | 4 | Alfonso, D.R. | 25% | | MW 10-12 | 88 Dwinelle | YES | Introduction to questions and concepts in gender & women's studies. Critical study of the formation of gender and its intersections with other relations of power, such as sexuality, racialization, class, religion, and age. |
| Spring 2008 | Gender & Women's Studies | 144 | | Alternate Sexualities in a Transnational World | 4 | Towghi, F. | 15% | | TuTh 3:30-5 | 123 Wheeler | YES | This course engages with contemporary narrations produced by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual postcolonial subjects through genres such as autobiography, fiction, academic writing, film, journalism, and poetry.
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| Spring 2008 | Gender & Women's Studies | 20 | | Introduction to Feminist Theory | 4 | Rodriguez, J.M. | 25% | | TuTh 9:30-11 | 210 Wheeler | YES | Why study theory? How, and from where, does the desire to theorize gender emerge? What does theory do? What forms does theory take? What is the relationship between theory and social movements? This course will introduce students to one of the most exciti |
| Spring 2008 | Gender & Women's Studies | 210 | | Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies | 4 | Rodriguez, J.M. | 25% | | M 2-5 | 78 Barrows | YES | A cross-disciplinary examination of specific problems in the study of gender, women, and sexuality. Topics will vary; for example, representations of motherhood, women in the public sphere, work and gender, globalization of gender, and the history of sexuality.
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| Spring 2008 | Gender & Women's Studies | 220 | | Research Seminar | 4 | Thompson, C.M. | varies | | TBA | TBA | YES | Members of the seminar will present their ongoing dissertation research and mutually explore the interdisciplinary dimensions and implications of their work. |
| geog | Spring 2008 | Geography | 214 | 1 | Development Theories & Practices | 4 | Hart, G P | 25% | | Tu 4-7 | 575 McCone | YES | This course examines how concepts and theories of "development" have been produced, maintained, used, and challenged in different regions of the world economy. It will offer a framework for analyzing how changing and contending models of development both |
| geology | Spring 2008 | Geography | 214 | 1 | Development Theories & Practices | 4 | Hart, G P | 25% | | Tu 4-7 | 575 McCone | YES | This course examines how concepts and theories of "development" have been produced, maintained, used, and challenged in different regions of the world economy. It will offer a framework for analyzing how changing and contending models of development both |
| geology | Spring 2008 | Geography | C112 | 1 | History of Development and Underdevelopment | 4 | Hart, G P | 33% | DS 100 | TuTh 2-3:30 | 105 North Gate | YES | *Applicable to the MES major if all three papers are written on a Middle Eastern topic. This course examines how concepts and theories of "development" have been produced, maintained, used, and challenged in different regions of the world. It will offer a |
| geog | Spring 2008 | Geography | C112 | 1 | History of Development and Underdevelopment | 4 | Hart, G P | 33% | DS 100 | TuTh 2-3:30 | 105 North Gate | YES | *Applicable to the MES major if all three papers are written on a Middle Eastern topic. This course examines how concepts and theories of "development" have been produced, maintained, used, and challenged in different regions of the world. It will offer a |
| history | Spring 2008 | History | 100 | 3 | Jews and Muslims | 4 | Gottreich, E.R. | | MES 130, Section 2 | MW 4-5:30 | 106 Stanley | YES | In discussions of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict or other Middle Eastern conflagrations, one often hears the claim that such struggles arise from (and indeed are inevitable because of) “ancient hatreds” endemic to a region in which religious war is simply the norm. |
| history | Spring 2008 | History | 109C | 1 | The Middle East from 1750 to the Present | 4 | Tamari, S. | 100% | | Tu/Th 3:30-5 | 180 Tan | YES | What are US troops doing in Iraq and how is that related to the Islamic Revolution in Iran? What are the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and how have they impacted other developments in the region? This course focuses on these and other issues |
| history | Spring 2008 | History | 280F | 3 | Social History of the British and French Colonial Mandates in the Middle East | 4 | Tamari, S. | 100% | | | | YES | This course will cover the transformations in Greater Syria following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the French Mandate governments in Syria and Lebanon, and British rule over Palestine and Trans-Jordan.
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| Spring 2008 | IASTP - Development Studies | 100 | 1 | History of Development and Underdevelopment | 4 | Hart, G P | 33% | Geog 112 | TuTh 2-3:30 | 105 North Gate | YES | See Geography C112 |
| ias | Spring 2008 | IASTP-International Studies | 045 | 1 | Survey of World History | 4 | Karras, A.L. | 15% | | TuTh 9:30-11 | 2040 VLSB | YES | This course focuses on benchmarks of the history of various nations and civilizations. It begins with the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese, but emphasizes world developments since the 15th century. The purpose of the course is to gain a better understa |
| m e stu | Spring 2008 | IASTP-Middle Eastern Studies | 020 | 1 | Middle East Perspectives | 2 | Abukhalil, A. | 100% | | Th 4-6 | 88 Dwinelle | YES | Seminar designed to introduce beginning undergraduates to topics of contemporary importance in the Middle East. |
| m e stu | Spring 2008 | IASTP-Middle Eastern Studies | 109 | 1 | Model Arab League | 3 | AlSayyad, Nezar | 100% | | W 5:30-7:30 | 235 Dwinelle | YES | This class consists of preparation for and participation in the 2007 West Coast Model Arab League. |
| m e stu | Spring 2008 | IASTP-Middle Eastern Studies | 130 | 1 | Israel and the Palestinian Economy: Perceptions and Realities, 1967-2007 | 2 | Arnon, A. | 100% | Economics 190 | Tu 2-5 | 110 Barker | YES | This course will focus on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank and Gaza, areas occupied by Israel in 1967. The course will emphasize the internal developments and the economic links between the Palestinian and the Israeli economies concerning trade, labor and financial matters. |
| m e stu | Spring 2008 | IASTP-Middle Eastern Studies | 130 | 2 | Jews and Muslims | 4 | Gottreich, E.R. | 100% | History 100, Section 3 | MW 4-5:30 | 106 Stanley | YES | In discussions of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict or other Middle Eastern conflagrations, one often hears the claim that such struggles arise from (and indeed are inevitable because of) “ancient hatreds” endemic to a region in which religious war is simply the norm. |
| m e stu | Spring 2008 | IASTP-Middle Eastern Studies | H195B | 1 | Honors in Middle Eastern Studies | 4 | Karras, A.L. | 100% | | TBA | TBA | YES | |
| Spring 2008 | IASTP-Peace & Conflict Studies | 119 | 2 | Causes of Intra-state War and Peace | 4 | Cipolat, U.A. | 15% | | TuTh 9:30-11 | 123 Wheeler | YES | Course will focus on specific issues of current research and issues in the field of peace and conflict studies. Topics will be different each term and reflect the current research of the instructor. Students will be required to do extensive reading on a w |
| Spring 2008 | IASTP-Peace & Conflict Studies | 127 | 1 | Human Rights & Global Politics | 4 | Shackford-Bradley, J. | 15% | | MW 4-5:30 | 200 Wheeler | YES | After World War II, we witnessed a "revolution" in human rights theory, practice, and institution building. The implications of viewing individuals as equal and endowed with certain rights is potentially far reaching as in the declaration that individuals hold many of those rights irrespective of the views of their government. |
| Spring 2008 | IASTP-Peace & Conflict Studies | 151 | 1 | International Conflict: Analysis & Resolution | 4 | Giovannini, F. | 15% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | 88 Dwinelle | YES | Inspired by the changed meaning of international conflict and the expanding mission of conflict resolution in the post-cold war era, this course will study the contemporary context and issues of conflict by examining the evolution in thinking about conflict, the resolution, and their application in practice. |
| Spring 2008 | Jewish Studies | 101 | 1 | The Cultural Legacies of the Jews | 2 | Alter, R. | 50% | | MW 10-11 | 209 Dwinelle | YES | The course is intended to give Jewish studies minors a general introduction to the field through a survey of eight major phases of Jewish cultural experiences. Considered in chronological order and embracing several different relevant disciplines (history |
| music | Spring 2008 | Music | 139 | 1 | Musical Dimensions of Islam: Islamic Practice, Musical Experssion | 4 | Fuson, T.B. | 100% | Music 74 | MWF 11-12 | 125 Morrison | YES | |
| music | Spring 2008 | Music | 74 | 2 | Musical Dimensions of Islam: Islamic Practice, Musical Experssion | 4 | Fuson, T.B. | 100% | Music 139 | MWF 11-12 | 125 Morrison | YES | |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 015 | 1 | Introduction to Near East Art & Archaelogy | 4 | Feldman, M. | 100% | | MWF 11-12 | 103 Moffitt | YES | The ancient Near East (present-day Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and Turkey) is considered the 'cradle of civilization.' This course surveys the major archaeological sites and monuments from the earliest settlements in the Neolithic (10,000- |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 106B | 1 | Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt | 4 | Kiser-Go, D. | 100% | | MW 4-5:30 | 223 Wheeler | YES | Stylistic and iconographic study of Egyptian art and architecture from Predynastic times through the end of the pharaonic period. Discussion sections will focus on Egyptian material in the Hearst Museum collection. Will cover the period from Predynastic times until the end of the First Intermediate Period (ca. 5000-2000 BC). |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 110 | 1 | Art and Archaeollogy of Ancient Egypt in the First Millennium B.C. | 3 | Li, Jean | 100% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | 123 Dwinelle | YES | The course surveys the art and/or archaeology of ancient Egypt in the first millennium B.C. It covers ancient Egyptian material culture of the Third Intermediate, Late, Ptolemaic, and Early Roman periods. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 126 | 1 | Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road | 3 | Mehendale, S. | 100% | | TuTh 3:30-5 | 54 Barrows | YES | Outlines the art and archaeology of the Silk Roads from 5th century BCE to 10th century CE. Specific sites along the Silk Roads will be explored in depth. Special attention paid to eclecticism in Silk Road cultures brought about by movement of people. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 140 | 1 | Topics in Islamic Thought and institutions | 3 | Hayes, J.L. | 100% | | MWF 3-4 | 106 Wheeler | YES | Selected topics from Islamic intellectual history. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 144 | 1 | Sufism: The Mysticism of Islam | 3 | Algar, H. | 100% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | 175 Barrows | YES | A general presentation of Sufism that, will seek to acquaint students with the place and function of Sufism in Islam; the main outlines of its history; the relationship between Sufism and literature, especially poetry; and the great diversity of Sufism as reflected in its geographic spread throughout the Muslim world. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 160 | 1 | Religions of Ancient Iran | 3 | Schwartz, M. | 100% | | MW 4-5:30 | 30 Wheeler | YES | Principally devoted to Zoroastrianism and Manicheanism but with some attention to Indo-Iranian origins, and relevance of Iranian religion for the history of Hellenistic Gnosticism, Judaism, and Islam. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 190A | 1 | Archaeology of Afghanistan | 4 | Mehendale, S. | 100% | | TuTh 2-3:30 | 223 Wheeler | YES | |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 220B | 1 | Seminar in Near Eastern Art | 4 | Feldman, M. | 100% | | F 1-4 | 252 Barrows | YES | Graduate seminar on specific aspects of the arts of Western and Central Asia. Topic to be announced at first seminar meeting. Students who take two semesters in succession may be assigned credit and grade at the end of the sequence. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 24 | 1 | Freshman Seminar | 1 | Siddiq, M. | 100% | | Tu 3:30-4:30 | 252 Barrows | YES | The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 24 | 1 | Freshman Seminar | 1 | Redmount, C.A. | 100% | | Tu 1-2 | 252 Barrows | YES | The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | 296 | 1 | Problems in Egyptian Art and Archaeology | 2, 4 | Redmount, C.A. | 100% | | Th 2-5 | 250A Barrows | YES | Changing topics involving ancient Egyptian art and archaeology. Focus may be regional, chronological, methodological, and/or thematic. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | C104 | 1 | Babylonian Religion | 3 | Tanaka, T.W. | 100% | | TuTh 2-3:30 | 20 Wheeler | YES | A survey of Babylonian religious beliefs and practices based on indigenous texts and monuments. Also listed as Religious Studies C104. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | C135 | 1 | Jewish Civilization I: The Biblical Period | 4 | Loepp, D.E. | 100% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | 110 Wheeler | YES | This is the first course in a sequence covers the biblical period and the period up to the destruction of the second temple. This course will explore the current state of our knowledge, including the legacy of ancient Near Eastern myth and religion, the history of Israelite religion, the literary features of biblical narrative, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. |
| ne stud | Spring 2008 | Near Eastern Studies | R2B | 1 | Reading and Composition in Modern Middle Eastern Texts | 4 | | 100% | | TuTh 3:30-5 | 223 Wheeler | YES | Expository writing based on analysis of selected modern Middle Eastern literatures in translation, such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish prose and/or poetry. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement. |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 01B | 1 | Elementary Arabic | 5 | Abusaad, R. | 100% | | MTWThF 9-10 | 252 Barrows | YES | This course emphasizes the functional usage of Arabic in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Authentic audio, video, and reading materials are presented from the beginning, and students are encouraged to be creative with t |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 01B | 2 | Elementary Arabic | 5 | Vivrette, J.C. | 100% | | MTWThF 10-11 | 223 Wheeler | YES | This course emphasizes the functional usage of Arabic in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Authentic audio, video, and reading materials are presented from the beginning, and students are encouraged to be creative with t |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 01B | 4 | Elementary Arabic | 5 | El Gendy, K.G. | 100% | | MTWThF 11-12 | 224 Wheeler | YES | This course emphasizes the functional usage of Arabic in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Authentic audio, video, and reading materials are presented from the beginning, and students are encouraged to be creative with t |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 020B | 1 | Intermediate Arabic | 5 | S'hiri, S. | 100% | | MTWThF 10-11 | 271 Barrows | YES | This course is proficiency oriented. Authentic reading in modern standard and classical Arabic and the understanding and application of grammatical and stylistic rules are emphasized. Students deliver oral presentations and write academic papers in Arabic |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 020B | 2 | Intermediate Arabic | 5 | Hatem, B. | 100% | | MTWThF 9-10 | 271 Barrows | YES | This course is proficiency oriented. Authentic reading in modern standard and classical Arabic and the understanding and application of grammatical and stylistic rules are emphasized. Students deliver oral presentations and write academic papers in Arabic |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 100B | 1 | Advanced Arabic | 3 | Siddiq, M. | 100% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | 102 Barrows | YES | Intensive reading and analysis of texts of different genres. Guest lectures, films, documentaries, oral presentations, research papers. Formal and informal styles of writing and correspondence. Extensive vocabulary building. |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 104B | 1 | Classical Arabic Prose | 3 | Larkin, M. | 100% | | TuTh 2-3:30 | 180 Barrows | YES | This course is designed for students who wish to concentrate on Arabic of the classical periods of Arab and Islamic civilization. Reading and analysis of literary texts of various genres, including essays, biography, and travel literature. |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 111B | 1 | Survey of Arabic Literature (in Arabic) | 3 | Siddiq, M. | 100% | | TuTh 12:30-2 | 102 Barrows | YES | |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 202 | 1 | History of Arabic | 3 | Hayes, J.L. | 100% | | MW 4-5:30 | 250A Barrows | YES | The history of Arabic from its Semitic antecedents through the formation of the modern dialects. |
| arabic | Spring 2008 | NES-Arabic | 220 | 1 | Seminar in Classical Arabic Literature | 3 | Larkin, M. | 100% | | Th 4-7 | 252 Barrows | YES | A close reading and careful literary analysis of significant authors and specific topics in Classical Arabic prose or poetry or both. |
| cuneif | Spring 2008 | NES-Cuneiform | 100B | 1 | Elementary Akkadian | 5 | Pearce, L.E. | 100% | | TuTh 9:30-11 | 121 Latimer | YES | |
| egypt | Spring 2008 | NES-Egyptian | 100B | 1 | Elementary Egyptian | 5 | Larkin, David B. | 100% | | TuTh 2-3:30 | 8A Barrows | YES | Introduction to Middle Egyptian grammar and texts. |
| egypt | Spring 2008 | NES-Egyptian | 103B | 1 | Selected Readings in Sumerian | 3 | Veldhuis, N.C. | 100% | | TuTh 12:30-2 | 12 Barrows | YES | Reading of texts selected for clarity of script, simplicity of vocabulary, and historical and cultural significance. |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 01B | 1 | Elementary Hebrew | 5 | Boyarin, C. | 100% | | MTWTF 10-11 | 252 Barrows | YES | |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 020B | 1 | Intermediate Hebrew | 5 | Adler, R. | 100% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | 252 Barrows | YES | |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 100B | 1 | Advanced Hebrew | 3 | Adler, R. | 100% | | TuTh 12:30-2 | 271 Barrows | YES | |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 104B | 1 | The Modern Hebrew Short Story | 3 | Kronfeld, C. | 100% | | W 2-5 | 252 Barrows | YES | An introductory study of selected topics in Hebrew literature from the European Enlightenment to contemporary Israeli poetry and fiction. |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 105B | 1 | The Structure of Modern Hebrew | 3 | Adler, R. | 100% | | W 2-5 | 271 Barrows | YES | An analysis of Hebrew grammar, syntax, semantics, morphology, history of the language, fixed expressions, discourse analysis, contrastive features of Hebrew and English in the context of contemporary linguistic theories. |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 107B | 1 | Biblical Hebrew Texts | 3 | Boyarin, C. | 100% | | TuTh 11-12:30 | 271 Barrows | YES | The tools and procedure of biblical exegesis applied to simple narrative texts. |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 204B | 1 | Advanced Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture | 3 | Kronfeld, C. | 100% | | M 2-5 | 252 Barrows | YES | Critical approaches to the history and textual practices of modern Hebrew poetry and fiction. Alternating focus between period, genre, and author, seminar topics include stylistic developments in Hebrew poetry and fiction from the Enlightenment to the pre |
| hebrew | Spring 2008 | NES-Hebrew | 298 | 1 | Historical Linguistics of Biblical Hebrew | 1 to 4 | Hendel, R.S. | 100% | | Tu 2-5 | 271 Barrows | YES | Special topics in Hebrew. Topics vary and are announced at the beginning of each semester. |
| iranian | Spring 2008 | NES-Iranian | 201B | 1 | Iranian Philology | 3 | Schwartz, M. | 100% | | MW 2-3:30 | 250A Barrows | YES | Reading of texts in Avestan, western Middle Iranian, and Sogdian, taken from Zoroastrian, Manichaean, and Buddhist texts. |
| persian | Spring 2008 | NES-Persian | 011B | 1 | Reading & Composition for Persian-Speaking Students | 5 | Pirnazar, J. | 100% | | MTWTF 9-10 | 206 Wheeler | YES | Designed for students with rudimentary knowledge of the Persian language: students who have oral skills (speaking/comprehension, though limited), but lack writing and reading abilities, and grammatical and syntactic knowledge. |
| persian | Spring 2008 | NES-Persian | 01B | 1 | Elementary Modern Persian | 5 | Zargar, C. | 100% | | MTWThF 9-10 | 223 Wheeler | YES | In this elementary course, students learn basic reading, writing, and conversation skills in Persian. |
| persian | Spring 2008 | NES-Persian | 100B | 1 | Intermediate Modern Persian | 5 | Pirnazar, J. | 100% | | MTWThF 8-9 | 205 Wheeler | YES | The student will further develop major skills of the language: reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension. |
| persian | Spring 2008 | NES-Persian | 101B | 1 | Selected Readings in Persian Literature | 3 | Pirnazar, J. | 100% | | TuTh 12:30-2 | 242 Dwinelle | YES | Readings in both prose and poetry, drawn chiefly from classical Persian literature, designed to increase reading skills and vocabulary and to provide a transition to the study of more challenging texts. |
| persian | Spring 2008 | NES-Persian | 102B | 1 | Readings in Classical Persian Prose | 3 | Ahmadi, W. | 100% | | TuTh 9:30-11 | 50 Barrows | YES | Systematic study of representative selections from all periods of classical Persian literature, with attention to the historical and intellectual context. |
| persian | Spring 2008 | NES-Persian | 103B | 1 | Classical Persian Poetry | 3 | Ahmadi, W. | 100% | | TuTh 2-3:30 | 50 Barrows | YES | Systematic study of poems belonging to all genres of classical Persian poetry, with consideration of questions of prosody, rhetoric, and style. |
| persian | Spring 2008 | NES-Persian | 298 | 1 | Seminar | 1 to 4 | Algar, H. | 100% | | TuTh 2-3:30 | 252 Barrows | YES | Special topics in Persian. Topics vary and are announced at the beginning of each semester. |
| semitic | Spring 2008 | NES-Semitics | 100B | 1 | Aramaic | 3 | Hayes, J.L. | 100% | | MWF 10-11 | 180 Barrows | YES | Biblical and Ancient Aramaic, including study of the Aramaic parts of Daniel and Ezra and the inscriptions and papyri from Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Persian Empire. Sequence begins Fall. |
| turkish | Spring 2008 | NES-Turkish | 01B | 1 | Elementary Modern Turkish | 5 | Algar, A. | 100% | | MTWTF 10-11 | 102 Barrows | YES | |
| turkish | Spring 2008 | NES-Turkish | 100B | 1 | Intermediate Modern Turkish | 5 | Algar, A. | 100% | | MTWThF 11-12 | 102 Barrows | YES | |
| turkish | Spring 2008 | NES-Turkish | 101B | 1 | Reading Modern Turkish | 3 | Algar, A. | 100% | | MWF 1-2 | 102 Barrows | YES | |
| pol sci | Spring 2008 | Political Science | 142A | 1 | Middle East Politics | 4 | Chaudhry, K | 100% | | MWF 10-11 | 155 Kroeber | YES | As the United States government cont |
