Middle Eastern Studies (MES)
MES 301C Gateway to the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 301 and Middle Eastern Studies 301C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 301J The Ancient Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey the history of the Middle East from the beginning of the Neolithic period (9000 BCE) through the invasion of the region by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE and into the pre-Islamic era. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 3), History 306Q, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 301J, Middle Eastern Studies 301J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AHC 310.3, HIS 306Q
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 301K Introduction to the Middle East: Religious, Cultural, and Historical Foundations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A survey of the history and civilization of the Middle East from the sixth to the fourteenth century. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306K, Middle Eastern Studies 301K, Religious Studies 314 (Topic: Intro M East: Rel/Cul/Hist Fnd), 314K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 306K, R S 314K
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 301L Introduction to the Middle East: Adjustment and Change in Modern Times 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The responses of the societies of the Middle East and North Africa (Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel, and the Arab world) to Western cultural and political challenges, primarily since about 1800. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 303D, 314 (Topic 3), History 306J, 306N (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 301L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 303D, HIS 306J
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 304M Ancient Cities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the urban centers of the ancient Mediterranean world. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 304C (Topic: Ancient Cities), 304M, Middle Eastern Studies 304M, Urban Studies 304M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C C 304M, URB 304M
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310 Topics in Middle Eastern Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Studies of areas and issues in the Middle East and North Africa. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
Topic 1: Introduction to Islam. The beliefs, theology, history, and main social and legal institutions of Islam, including the concept of God and society, the role of women, and Islamic government and movements. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 310, Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic 1), Religious Studies 311 (Topic 3: Introduction to Islam).
Topic 2: Women and Gender in Judaism. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 341 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic 2), 325 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Religious Studies 311 (Topic 4: Women and Gender in Judaism), 361 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism), Women's Studies 301 (Topic 9: Women and Gender in Judaism), 340 (Topic: Women and Gender in Judaism).
Topic 3: Introduction to the Old Testament. Introduction to the many interpretations of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) and its meaning in the context of its historical and cultural setting in the ancient Near East. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 305G, Jewish Studies 311 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic 3), 310C, Religious Studies 313C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 4: Social Transformation of Love and Relationships. Examination of the social, psychological, and spiritual perspectives toward the ideas of love and intimacy; how love and intimacy interact with rapid social, economic, and cultural change; and how the subsequent change transformed the social world and the meaning of love. Subjects include the aspects of self and identity; differentiation in the context of love in the modern age; the family and the individual; the impact of industrialization on private lives and the public order; gender, communication, love; intercultural love and intimacy; and personal choice and arranged marriages. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Social Transformation of Love and Relationships), 310 (Topic 4), Sociology 308 (Topic: Social Transformation of Love and Relationships), 308L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: SOC 308L Core Curriculum: 080
Topic 5: Introduction to Music in World Cultures. Exploration of practices, beliefs, and issues through the study of various musical genres in the regions of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 303M, Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Introduction to Music In World Cultures), 310 (Topic 5), Music 303M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged. Same as: MUS 303M Core Curriculum: 050
Topic 6: Jewish Civilization: Beginnings to 1492. Introduction to the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people from around 1000 BC to the end of the medieval period. Subjects may include ancient Israel, late Second Temple sectarianism, the rise of Christianity, rabbinic Judaism, medieval Jewish philosophy, Jewish mysticism, and Hebrew poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), 306N (Topic 10), Jewish Studies 304M, 311 (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Jewish Civilization: Beginnings to 1492), 310 (Topic 6), Religious Studies 313 (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), 313M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 306N.10, J S 304M, R S 313M
Topic 8: Introduction to Jewish Studies. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310L (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), 311D, Jewish Studies 301, 311 (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), 310 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 313 (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), 313D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 311D, J S 301, R S 313D
MES 310.4 Social Transformation of Love and Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of the social, psychological, and spiritual perspectives toward the ideas of love and intimacy; how love and intimacy interact with rapid social, economic, and cultural change; and how the subsequent change transformed the social world and the meaning of love. Subjects include the aspects of self and identity; differentiation in the context of love in the modern age; the family and the individual; the impact of industrialization on private lives and the public order; gender, communication, love; intercultural love and intimacy; and personal choice and arranged marriages. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Social Transformation of Love and Relationships), 310 (Topic 4), Sociology 308 (Topic: Social Transformation of Love and Relationships), 308L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 308L
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310.5 Introduction to Music in World Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Exploration of practices, beliefs, and issues through the study of various musical genres in the regions of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 303M, Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Introduction to Music In World Cultures), 310 (Topic 5), Music 303M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged.
Same as: MUS 303M
Core Curriculum: 050
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310.6 Jewish Civilization: Beginnings to 1492 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people from around 1000 BC to the end of the medieval period. Subjects may include ancient Israel, late Second Temple sectarianism, the rise of Christianity, rabbinic Judaism, medieval Jewish philosophy, Jewish mysticism, and Hebrew poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), 306N (Topic 10), Jewish Studies 304M, 311 (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Jewish Civilization: Beginnings to 1492), 310 (Topic 6), Religious Studies 313 (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), 313M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 306N.10, J S 304M, R S 313M
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310.8 Introduction to Jewish Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310L (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), 311D, Jewish Studies 301, 311 (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), 310 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 313 (Topic: Jewish Studies: An Introduction), 313D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 311D, J S 301, R S 313D
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310C Introduction to the Old Testament 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the many interpretations of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) and its meaning in the context of its historical and cultural setting in the ancient Near East. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 305G, Jewish Studies 311 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic 3), 310C, Religious Studies 313C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 305G, J S 311.4, R S 313C
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310D Introduction to Islam 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The beliefs, theology, history, and main social and legal institutions of Islam, including the concept of God and society, the role of women, and Islamic government and movements. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 301M (Topic 15), History 306N (Topic 7), Islamic Studies 310, Middle Eastern Studies 310D, Religious Studies 319. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 301M.15, HIS 306N.7, R S 319
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310N Introduction to Modern North Africa 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the major themes of North African history from the sixteenth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Intro to Modern North Africa), 306N (Topic 12), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Intro Modern North Africa), 310N, Religious Studies 317 (Topic: Intro Modern North Africa), 317N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 306N.12, R S 317N
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310P Revolution and Decolonization in North Africa 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the history of anti-colonial struggles in North Africa and the victory over European colonial powers. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Revltn/Decoloniztn N Africa), 310P, Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Revltn/Decoloniztn N Africa), 310P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 310P
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 310R Introduction to Middle East Religions 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the religious landscape of the Middle East including the various expressions of Eastern Christianity, Islam, and Judaism as well as Zoroastrianism. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 310R, Jewish Studies 310R, Middle Eastern Studies 310R, Religious Studies 310R. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: J S 310R, R S 310R
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 311 The History of Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the history of Israel, from the emergence of the modern Zionist movement beginning in 1881 to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: History of Israel), 311J, Jewish Studies 311 (Topic: History of Israel), 311 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: History of Israel), 311. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 311J, J S 311.7
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 311C Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Introduction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the intertwined historical developments of the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and explores the principal beliefs and practices of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 304 (Topic: Judaism, Christianity, Islam), History 304R, Islamic Studies 311 (Topic 2), Jewish Studies 311 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 311C, Religious Studies 304. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 304R, J S 311.2, R S 304
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
MES 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Middle Eastern Studies 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded to work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
MES 323C Engaging the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 323 and Middle Eastern Studies 323C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 301 or Middle Eastern Studies 301C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 127 Middle Eastern Cultural Exchange 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides an opportunity for students to interact with peer groups in Middle Eastern countries in which Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish are spoken. Students engage in a variety of cultural activities and correspond with peer groups via blogs and Internet discussion forums. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 328D Material Cultures of Coexistence 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Dicuss Muslims living in regions where non-Islamic socio-political systems and infrastructures predominate, exploring the material cultures produced in places where Islam did not originate as, or is not, the dominant authority. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328D, 374 (Topic: Material Cultures of Coexistence), Middle Eastern Studies 328D, 342 (Topic: Material Cultures of Coexistence), Religious Studies 359R, 361 (Topic: Material Cultures of Coexistence). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ARH 328D, R S 359R
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Middle Eastern Studies 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
MES 331C History of the Ottoman Empire 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A survey of Ottoman society and culture and of the empire's place on the world scene. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 331C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 331O Twentieth-Century Arab World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to 20th-century Arab world history, primarily focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean, including Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt. Explore the transformation of this region from a single cultural and political entity under imperial Ottoman rule, through colonial rule to the age of the nation-state and its struggles. Discuss key themes including colonial rule and relation to Europe and the US, Arab nationalism, revolutionary modernism, the impact of Zionism and Israel, the Palestinian revolution, the emergence of political Islam, civil wars, and the oil revolution. Examine internal and external forces and pivotal processes that have shaped the region over the past century through political, social, intellectual, and economic factors. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366N (Topic: 20th Century Arab World), 331O, Middle Eastern Studies 331O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 331O
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 334C Music Cultures of the Middle East, Past and Present 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A historical and ethnomusicological survey of the Arab, Turkish, and Persian music cultures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 334C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341 Topics in the Middle East: Social Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Geography of the Middle East. Major elements of physical and social environment in the region extending from Egypt to Afghanistan. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 328, Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 3: Geography of the Middle East), 341 (Topic 1). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Business in Emerging Markets. Only one of the following may be counted: International Business 372 (Topic 2), 373, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 3: The Cities of the Middle East. Anthropological and sociological analysis of space, with a special emphasis on urban theory and culture in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 51), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 3), Urban Studies 354 (Topic 15). Same as: ANT 324L.51 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 4: Development Communication. Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 4) and Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Arab-Israeli Politics. In-depth study of domestic, regional, and international factors involved in politics in the Middle East, including simulation of diplomatic interaction in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Government 320L and Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Same as: GOV 320L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 6: Negotiating Urbanization: Case Studies in Turkey. Examines local and transnational forces that have driven and continue to drive contemporary urbanization in Turkey. Focuses on key issues that emerge in rapidly growing cities of the developing world, such as growing income inequality and socioeconomic exclusion, environmental challenges, and rising violence. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 326 (Topic: Negotiating Urbanization in the Middle East: Case Studies in Turkey), 341 (Topic 6), Turkish 372 (Topic: Negotiating Urbanization in the Middle East: Case Studies in Turkey), Urban Studies 354 (Topic: Negotiating Urbanization in the Middle East: Case Studies in Turkey), 354 (Topic 9), 322U. Same as: URB 322U
Topic 7: Gender Politics in the Islamic World. Study of the Islamic world and major sociological concepts such as gender, social organizations, culture, and politics. Examines how culture is mediated by politics, resulting in diverse interpretations of Islam and in different policies with respect to women's rights. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 8), 358G, Sociology 336G, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 44). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 358G, SOC 336G, WGS 340.44 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 8: Multicultural Israel. Examines the complex social fabric that comprises contemporary Israeli society, and that shapes Israeli identity, practice and politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322D, 325L (Topic: Multicultural Israel), Jewish Studies 365 (Topic: Multicultural Israel), 365C, Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Multicultural Israel), 341 (Topic 8). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 322D, J S 365C Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Topic 9: Islam and Politics. An introduction to Islamic political thought. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 364C, 365N (Topic: Islam and Politics), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Islam and Politics), 373 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Islam and Politics), 341 (Topic 9), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Islam and Politics), 358C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 364C, R S 358C Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Topic 10: Cultural Geographies of Israel. Examines critical spatial theory, landscape phenomenology, histories of Zionist architecture and urban planning as applied to Israel from the Yishuv period to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322G, Jewish Studies 311 (Topic: Israel: Space/Place/Landscape), 365D, Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 322G, J S 365D Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Topic 11: Rule of Law in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366O, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 11), Religious Studies 358L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366O, R S 358L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 12: Muslim Women in Politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Muslim Women in Politics), 324N, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 12), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 19), 358D, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 56). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 324N, R S 358D, WGS 340.56 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 13: Sex and Sexuality in the Muslim World. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 372 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 13), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 358J, Sociology 321K (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 342S, Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 335 (Topic 20). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 358J, SOC 342S, WGS 335.20 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 18: Contemporary Jerusalem. Explore what life is like in today's contested, rapidly growing, and increasingly diverse Jerusalem. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 323Q, Jewish Studies 365 (Topic: Contemporary Jerusalem), 365 (Topic 18), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 18), Religious Studies 365K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 323Q, J S 365.18, R S 365K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 19: Ottoman State and Society. Explore the social and economic life, religion, law, government, ideology, arts, and sciences of the Ottomans. Examine the Ottoman political governance and the course of its development through a socio-historical lens. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 364G, Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Ottoman State and Society), 341 (Topic 19). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 364G Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Topic 20: The Politics and Art of Iran's Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising. Analyze the politics and art of Iran's 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising movement. Develop a digital humanities resource on the movement through collaboration. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Poltcs/Art Iran's Wmn/Lf/Frdm), 341 (Topic 20), Sociology 341D, Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: SOC 341D, WGS 340S.5 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 22: Veiling in the Muslim World. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372F, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 358V, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 372F, R S 358V, WGS 340.11 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
MES 341.10 Cultural Geographies of Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines critical spatial theory, landscape phenomenology, histories of Zionist architecture and urban planning as applied to Israel from the Yishuv period to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322G, Jewish Studies 311 (Topic: Israel: Space/Place/Landscape), 365D, Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 322G, J S 365D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.11 Rule of Law in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366O, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 11), Religious Studies 358L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 366O, R S 358L
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.12 Muslim Women in Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Muslim Women in Politics), 324N, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 12), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 19), 358D, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 56). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 324N, R S 358D, WGS 340.56
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.13 Sex and Sexuality in the Muslim World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 372 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 13), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 358J, Sociology 321K (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 342S, Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic: Sex/Sexuality Muslim World), 335 (Topic 20). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 358J, SOC 342S, WGS 335.20
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.18 Contemporary Jerusalem 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore what life is like in today's contested, rapidly growing, and increasingly diverse Jerusalem. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 323Q, Jewish Studies 365 (Topic: Contemporary Jerusalem), 365 (Topic 18), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 18), Religious Studies 365K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 323Q, J S 365.18, R S 365K
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.19 Ottoman State and Society 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the social and economic life, religion, law, government, ideology, arts, and sciences of the Ottomans. Examine the Ottoman political governance and the course of its development through a socio-historical lens. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 364G, Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Ottoman State and Society), 341 (Topic 19). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 364G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.20 The Politics and Art of Iran's Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analyze the politics and art of Iran's 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising movement. Develop a digital humanities resource on the movement through collaboration. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Poltcs/Art Iran's Wmn/Lf/Frdm), 341 (Topic 20), Sociology 341D, Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 341D, WGS 340S.5
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.22 Veiling in the Muslim World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372F, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 358V, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 372F, R S 358V, WGS 340.11
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.3 The Cities of the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Anthropological and sociological analysis of space, with a special emphasis on urban theory and culture in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 51), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 3), Urban Studies 354 (Topic 15).
Same as: ANT 324L.51
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.5 Arab-Israeli Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In-depth study of domestic, regional, and international factors involved in politics in the Middle East, including simulation of diplomatic interaction in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Government 320L and Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Same as: GOV 320L
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.6 Negotiating Urbanization: Case Studies in Turkey 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines local and transnational forces that have driven and continue to drive contemporary urbanization in Turkey. Focuses on key issues that emerge in rapidly growing cities of the developing world, such as growing income inequality and socioeconomic exclusion, environmental challenges, and rising violence. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 326 (Topic: Negotiating Urbanization in the Middle East: Case Studies in Turkey), 341 (Topic 6), Turkish 372 (Topic: Negotiating Urbanization in the Middle East: Case Studies in Turkey), Urban Studies 354 (Topic: Negotiating Urbanization in the Middle East: Case Studies in Turkey), 354 (Topic 9), 322U.
Same as: URB 322U
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.7 Gender Politics in the Islamic World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of the Islamic world and major sociological concepts such as gender, social organizations, culture, and politics. Examines how culture is mediated by politics, resulting in diverse interpretations of Islam and in different policies with respect to women's rights. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 8), 358G, Sociology 336G, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 44). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 358G, SOC 336G, WGS 340.44
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.8 Multicultural Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the complex social fabric that comprises contemporary Israeli society, and that shapes Israeli identity, practice and politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322D, 325L (Topic: Multicultural Israel), Jewish Studies 365 (Topic: Multicultural Israel), 365C, Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Multicultural Israel), 341 (Topic 8). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 322D, J S 365C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 341.9 Islam and Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to Islamic political thought. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 364C, 365N (Topic: Islam and Politics), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Islam and Politics), 373 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Islam and Politics), 341 (Topic 9), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Islam and Politics), 358C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 364C, R S 358C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342 Topics in the Middle East: Arts and Humanities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Introduction to Arabic Literature. General survey of major themes, genres, and artists in the Arabic literary tradition from the sixth century to the modern era. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 13), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 1). Same as: C L 323.13 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Loyalty and Rebellion in Arabic Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 3: Memory and Identity in Ancient Arabia. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 4: The Arabian Nights. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 4). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Israel Through Its Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 15), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 5). Same as: C L 323.15, J S 363.17 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 6: Love and the State in Contemporary Israeli Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 6), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 6). Same as: J S 363.7 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 7: Postmodernist Israeli Literature. Study of the first decades of Israeli literature. Themes include the establishment of a new state in the aftermath of the Holocaust, conflict between Israel and Arab nations, and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 7). Same as: J S 363.19 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 8: The Sacred and the Secular in Contemporary Jewish Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 10), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 353 (Topic 3), 353L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: J S 363.10, R S 353L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 9: Mizrahi Writing in Israel. Only one of the following may be counted: Hebrew 346 (Topic 9), Jewish 363 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 9). Same as: HEB 346.9, J S 363.8 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 412L (or 312L) or 320L with a grade of at least C.
Topic 10: Persian Literature, Past and Present. Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 10) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 11: Iranian Women Writers. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 11), WGS 340 (Topic 10). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 12: Images of the West and Westerners in Persian Fiction. Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 12) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 13: Iranian Literature in Exile. Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 13) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 14: Iranian Film and Fiction. Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 14) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 14) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 15: Classical Islamic Studies. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 15), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 15), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Classical Islamic Studies), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 10). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 16: The Qur'an. Explore the history, language, style, and themes of the Qur'an. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 37), Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic 1), Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 16), Religious Studies 325G, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 54). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.37, CTI 375.1, R S 325G, WGS 340.54 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 17: Envisioning Muslims: The Middle Ages and Today. Covers the representation of Muslims in the dominant cultural media of the European Middle Ages and in the contemporary world of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Modern cultural media includes film and digital visual media. Readings are selected to show how Europeans envisioned Muslims, and how Muslims envisioned themselves. Only one of the following may be counted: English 360S (Topic 3), Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Envisioning Muslims), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 17). Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 18: Saracens in Medieval Literature. Muslims, Arabs, Turks, Persians, Berbers, and Moors were often identified in literature and historical texts under the invented group name Saracens. Course explores who, and what, a Saracen is. Includes selected readings of literature, historical documents, and critical scholarship on Saracens in European medieval romances and epics, crusade literature, travel narratives, maps, and polemical treatises. For critical contrast, readings also include Islamic texts on, or by some of the most famous (or infamous) Saracens known to medieval Europe. English 350E (Topic 2) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 18) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 19: Self-Revelation in Women's Writing. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 330N, 372E (Topic 8), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 19), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 330N, C L 323.4
Topic 20: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species). Same as: C L 323.3 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 21: Rome and Jerusalem. A study of daily life in Israel during the Roman period, focusing on Jerusalem, ancient Palestinian synagogues and churches, Jewish and Christian symbolism, agriculture, warfare, and burial practices. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 3), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Rome and Jerusalem), History 321G, Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 21), Religious Studies 365 (Topic 1), Urban Studies 353 (Topic: Rome and Jerusalem). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 22: Biblical Archaeology. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Biblical Archaeology), History 364G (Topic: Biblical Archaeology), Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: Biblical Archaeology), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Biblical Archaeology). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 23: The Dead Sea Scrolls. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 1), History 364G (Topic 3), 364E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 17), Middle Easterm Studies 342 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 353D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AHC 330.1, HIS 364E, J S 364.4, R S 353D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 24: Sufism and Islamic Mysticism. Muslim debates of Sufism; the historical development of Sufi beliefs regarding theology, religious laws, expression, and popular social practices. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 340 (Topic: Sufism and Islamic Mysticism), Asian Studies 340 (Topic 8), History 364G (Topic: Sufism and Islamic Mysticism), Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 320 (Topic 16: Sufism: Islamic Mysticism and Spirituality), 342 (Topic 24), Religious Studies 341 (Topic: Sufism and Islamic Mysticism), 358 (Topic 4). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 25: Politics of Court Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic 3), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 6), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 26: Arab Women Poets. Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic 2), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 27: Islamic Law. Designed to give students a foundation in the substantive teachings of the shariah, which comprises not only what we normally think of as law, but also ethics and etiquette. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 27), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 9), 358K, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 27). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 358K, WGS 340.27 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 28: Gender in North and West Africa. Examines gender discourses through North African and West African literary works by looking at the role(s) played by Islam and Christianity in the creation of the identities of African men and women. Includes discussion of the question of what gender is, and whether it is socially constructed. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340S, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 28), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 34). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 29: In Search of King David. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: In Search of King David), 363 (Topic 20), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: In Search of King David), 321 (Topic 18), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: In Search of King David), 342 (Topic 29), Religious Studies 365 (Topic: In Search of King David), 365 (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 30: Iranian Culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Iranian Culture), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 10), Middle Eastern Languages and Culture 321 (Topic: Iranian Culture), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (Topic 20), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Iranian Culture), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 30), Persian 372 (Topic: Iranian Culture). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 31: Palestine and the Palestinians: A Journey Through Time. Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic: Palestine and the Palestinians), 360L (Topic 10), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 31). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 32: Women Filmmakers in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 32), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 55). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 33: Love in the East and West. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 36), Core Texts and Ideas 343, 345 (Topic 10), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 33). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.36, CTI 343 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 34: The Religions of the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 340 (Topic: Religions of the Middle East), 340 (Topic 6), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic: Religions of the Middle East), 342 (Topic 34), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Religions of the Middle East), 358 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours per week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 35: Islamic Theology. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic 2), 357, Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 27), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 35), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 14), 358U. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 357, R S 358U Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 36: Rumi and the Persian Sufi Tradition. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 12), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 28), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 36). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 37: Biblical Prophecy. An introduction to the diversity of prophetic literature in the Old Testament, its historical development, social context, and Near Eastern parallels. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354P, 375 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy), 363 (Topic 28), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy), 353N, 361 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 354P, J S 363.28, R S 353N Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 38: Comparative Jewish Literature: Israel, France, and the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 38), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 38). Same as: J S 363.22 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 39: The Middle East in World Poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Middle East in World Poetry), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Middle East in World Poetry), 373 (Topic 14), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Middle East in World Poetry), 321 (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Middle East in World Poetry), 342 (Topic 39). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 40: Gender and Art in the Muslim World. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372 (Topic 46), 374D, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 15), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 31), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 40), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 20), 358W, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 62). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 374D, R S 358W, WGS 340.62 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 42: Archaeology of Greek Prehistory. Explore the development of complex societies in ancient Greece by studying its prehistory through archaeology. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 8), Classical Civilization 340 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 33), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 42). Same as: AHC 325.8, C C 340.8
Topic 43: Persian Art: Past and Present. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Persian Art: Past and Present), 373 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Persian Art: Past and Present), 321 (Topic 35), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Persian Art: Past and Present), 342 (Topic 43). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 44: Graffiti and Poster Art in the Islamic World. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 59), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 36), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 44), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 21), 359C, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 67). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 324L.59, R S 359C, WGS 340.67 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 45: Lost Languages and Decipherment. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 330 (Topic 4), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 348 (Topic 21), Linguistics 350 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 321 (Topic 37), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 342 (Topic 45). Same as: AHC 330.4, C C 348.21 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 51: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. Delve into all areas of Egyptian daily life from the dawn of the dynasties to the age of Cleopatra. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340Q, 374C (Topic 7), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 51). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340Q, C C 348.24 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 52: Abraham and Abrahamic Religions. Examines the figure of Abraham as portrayed in the Bible and the reception of that portrayal in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354, 375 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), 363D, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), 342 (Topic: 52), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), 353G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 354, J S 363D, R S 353G Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Topic 53: Angels, Demons, and Magic in Early Christianity. Examine angelology, demonology and magic influence on the lives of early Christians and Christianity. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Angel/Demon/Magic Early Cen), 342 (Topic 53), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Angel/Demon/Magic Early Cen), 353C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 353C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 54: Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity. Examine individual and communal forms of Christian monasticism from the first through fifth centuries CE. Explore the social, economic and religious factors that may have made a life of self-denial attractive to many early Christians and the role of authority in these movements. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity), 348C, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity), 342 (Topic 54), Religious Studies 365 (Topic: Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity), 365D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C C 348C, R S 365D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 55: Ancient Egypt. Discussion of Egypt's culture, language, and history from the prehistorical period (13,000 BC) to the New Kingdom (1069 BC). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340G, 374C (Topic: Ancient Egypt), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Ancient Egypt), 342 (Topic 55). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340G, C C 348.11 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 56: Israel and Palestine: A Cultural Perspective. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 64), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 40), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 56). Same as: C L 323.64, J S 363.23 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 57: Divine Persuasion in Biblical Times and Place. Explore the use of persuasive strategies in an ancient and non-Western culture, that of the Hebrew Bible. Using rhetorical techniques, analyze three types of texts: narratives of interactions between ordinary people and God; interactions between people, God, and authorized prophets; and prayers in prose and poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 363 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 342 (Topic 57), Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 330E (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: J S 363.24, RHE 330E.13 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and one of the following: English 303C, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, or Tutorial Course 303C.
Topic 58: Islamic Ethics. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 340 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 340 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 342 (Topic 58), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 358R, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 340 (Topic 80). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 358R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 59: Classic Lyric Poems. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Classic Lyric Poems), 323 (Topic 61), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Classic Lyric Poems), 342 (Topic 59). Same as: C L 323.61 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 60: The Persian Epic and Popular Culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Persian Epic/Pop Culture), 321P, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Persian Epic/Pop Culture), 342 (Topic 60). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 61: Forugh Farrokhzad and Her Poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), 323 (Topic 62), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), 342 (Topic 61), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), 340 (Topic 79). Same as: C L 323.62 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 62: Iranian and Iranian-American Identity. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 63), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321C, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Iran/Iranian-Amer Ident), 342 (Topic 62), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 81). Same as: C L 323.63, WGS 340.81 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 63: Twentieth-Century Persian Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: 20th Cen Persian Literature), 323 (Topic 66), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: 20th Cen Persian Literature), 342 (Topic 63). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.66 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 64: Youth and Violence in the Middle East and Eurasia. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 323 (Topic 65), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 342 (Topic 64), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 325 (Topic 42). Same as: C L 323.65, REE 325.42 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 65: Debating Genesis. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 363 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 321D, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 342 (Topic 65), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 353M. Same as: J S 363.26, R S 353M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 66: Law and Justice in the Bible. Examine the legal traditions of the Torah (Pentateuch) and what they reveal about the practice of law and justice in ancient Israel and the wider biblical world. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354L, Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Law/Justice in the Bible), 342 (Topic 66), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Law/Justice in the Bible), 353K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 354L, J S 363.30, R S 353K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 67: The Book of Job. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354J, 375 (Topic: The Book of Job), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: The Book of Job), 363 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: The Book of Job), 342 (Topic 67), Religious Studies 361 (Topic: The Book of Job), 365 (Topic: The Book of Job), 365J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 354J, J S 363.29, R S 365J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 68: The Five Books of Moses. Study the socio-historical circumstances that gave shape to the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Examine how these five books achieved the status of sacred literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354F, 375 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 364 (Topic 15), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 342 (Topic 68), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 353R, 361 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 354F, J S 364.15, R S 353R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 69: Cultural Translation. Examine theoretical readings and concrete examples of how translation politics, translation-induced reconstruction of literary systems, censorship, manipulation, and market dynamics affect the production, distribution, and reception of translated products in the realm of arts and entertainment, news media and politics, and various academic disciplines in the Middle East, United States, and beyond. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 77), European Studies 347 (Topic 53), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Cultural Translation), 342 (Topic 69), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 47). Same as: C L 323.77, EUS 347.53, REE 325.47 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 70: Soundtrack of Revolutions. Examine the significance of music in the social and political uprisings of countries across the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 364F, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Soundtrack of Revolutions), 342 (Topic 70), Sociology 320S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 364F, SOC 320S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 71: Humor and Hardship in Arabic Literature. Examine Arabic literary works (ninth through twentieth centuries) that display humor and its unspoken counterpart, hardship. Consult modern theories of humor and premodern Arabic-Islamic ideas of the jocular. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 76), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Humor/Hrdship In Arabic Lit), 342 (Topic 71). Same as: C L 323.76 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 72: Major Islamic Texts. Introduction to key religious, philosophical, and political ideas from part of the Islamicate world through sustained readings of core texts. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Major Islamic Texts), 342 (Topic 72), Religious Studies 342C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 364I, R S 342C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 73: Contemporary Middle Eastern Cinema. Introduction to some of the most pertinent social and political themes in celebrated films across Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, and Israel and Palestine. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366N, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Contemp Middle Eastern Cinema), 342 (Topic 73), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Contemp Middle Eastern Cinema). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366N Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 74: Global Cult Cinema. Explore the relationship between movies and fans within a global perspective. Examine case studies from and through the Middle East to understand the resonance of cult media texts around the world. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Global Cult Cinema), 342 (Topic 74), Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic: Global Cult Cinema). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing
Topic 75: Envisioning Muslims: The Middle Ages and Today. Examine representations of Muslims in the dominant cultural media of the European Middle Ages, and in cultural media of the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Explore how Europeans envisioned Muslims, and how Muslims envisioned themselves. Only one of the following may be counted: English 323D (Topic: Envisn Muslim:Mid Age/Today), 323T, 360S (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 17), 342 (Topic 75). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: E 323T Additional prerequisite: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Topic 76: Childrearing in Israel. Examine the coalescence of educational theories and national aspirations in the process of shaping child-rearing practices within the Jewish population of Palestine under the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate and into the first two decades of the State of Israel. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 32), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Childrearing in Israel), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 76). Same as: J S 363.32 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 77: The Shock of Modernity in the Middle East. Explore cross cultural contacts between the East and the West during the modern period. Analyze Islamic civilization in the Middle East of the modern era by addressing the development of religion, law, government, and morality during and after the colonial period. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366P, History 331I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Modernity in the Mid East), 342 (Topic 77), Religious Studies 359K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366P, HIS 331I, R S 359K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 78: Modern Egypt in Film and Fiction. Explore the history and culture of modern Egypt through selected readings in twentieth-century film and fiction. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340I, History 334F, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 342 (Topic 78), Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 352 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340I, HIS 334F, RTF 352.3 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 79: Culture in Turkey: Myths and Realities. Explore how Turkish culture is neither static nor monolithic but is continuously contested and redefined. Investigate tensions between secularism and Islam, Orientalist and Occidentalist fantasies, and imperialist and nationalist desires to better understand the sociopolitical dynamics that define Turkish society today. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Turkey: Myths and Realities), 342 (Topic 79). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 334I Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 80: Cultures of Revolution in the Middle East. Examine the cultural production that surrounds key moments of political and social change in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343E, Government 366R, History 334G, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Cultures of Revolution), 342 (Topic 80). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 343E, GOV 366R, HIS 334G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 81: Gender and Translation in the Arab World. Examine complex politics and poetics behind the translation and marketing of Arab women's writing in the West. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 325D, Asian Studies 343C, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Gndr and Trnsltn/ and Arab World), 342 (Topic 81), Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 325D, ANS 343C, WGS 340S.1 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 82: Arab Francophonie. Explore French-language cultural production by authors of Arab origin in France and across France's former colonial and mandate territories. Examine the fraught relationship many of these authors have with French language, literature, and culture, in dialogue with postcolonial theory. Only one of the following may be counted: French Civilization 341 (Topic: Arab Francophonie), 341F, or Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 82). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: F C 341F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 83: Media and the Middle East. Addresses the role of media in the Middle East, considering communication texts, processes and industries in political, social, economic, and cultural contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Media and the Middle East), 342 (Topic 83), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Media and the Middle East), 352 (Topic 1). Same as: RTF 352.1 Additional prerequisite: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Topic 85: Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near East. Explore myths and legends contained in a variety of ancient sources, including texts from Israel, Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348N, History 334D, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 85), Religious Studies 359L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C C 348N, HIS 334D, R S 359L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 86: Minorities in the Middle East. Explore the diversity of ethnic and religious minorities found in the Middle East through their history, languages, beliefs, and cultures. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Minorities in the Mid East), 342 (Topic 86), Religious Studies 359O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 359O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 87: Ancient Mediterranean Religion and Astrology. Explore the role of astrology in ancient Mediterranean religious life. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348R, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 87), Religious Studies 353I, 361 (Topic: Relg/Astrology Anc Mediterr). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 88: Multiculturalism in Jordan. Explore how past, present, local, and regional events inform current Jordanian culture and identity. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334Q, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Multiculturalism in Jordan), 342 (Topic 88), Religious Studies 359J, 361 (Topic: Multiculturalism in Jordan). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 334Q, R S 359J
Topic 89: Introduction to the Music of the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Introduction to Music of the Middle East), 342 (Topic 89), Music 342 (Topic 7). Same as: J S 363.21, MUS 342.7
MES 342.1 Introduction to Arabic Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
General survey of major themes, genres, and artists in the Arabic literary tradition from the sixth century to the modern era. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 13), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 1).
Same as: C L 323.13
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.10 Persian Literature, Past and Present 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 10) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.11 Iranian Women Writers 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 11), WGS 340 (Topic 10).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.13 Iranian Literature in Exile 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 13) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.14 Iranian Film and Fiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 14) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 14) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.16 The Qur'an 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the history, language, style, and themes of the Qur'an. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 37), Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic 1), Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 16), Religious Studies 325G, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 54). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C L 323.37, CTI 375.1, R S 325G, WGS 340.54
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.19 Self-Revelation in Women's Writing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 330N, 372E (Topic 8), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 19), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 330N, C L 323.4
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.2 Loyalty and Rebellion in Arabic Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 2).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.20 Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species).
Same as: C L 323.3
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.22 Biblical Archaeology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Biblical Archaeology), History 364G (Topic: Biblical Archaeology), Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: Biblical Archaeology), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Biblical Archaeology).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.23 The Dead Sea Scrolls 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 1), History 364G (Topic 3), 364E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 17), Middle Easterm Studies 342 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 353D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AHC 330.1, HIS 364E, J S 364.4, R S 353D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.25 Politics of Court Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic 3), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 6), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.26 Arab Women Poets 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic 2), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.27 Islamic Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to give students a foundation in the substantive teachings of the shariah, which comprises not only what we normally think of as law, but also ethics and etiquette. Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 27), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 9), 358K, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 27). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 358K, WGS 340.27
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.28 Gender in North and West Africa 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines gender discourses through North African and West African literary works by looking at the role(s) played by Islam and Christianity in the creation of the identities of African men and women. Includes discussion of the question of what gender is, and whether it is socially constructed. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340S, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 28), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 34). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 340S
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.3 Memory and Identity in Ancient Arabia 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 3).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.31 Palestine and the Palestinians: A Journey Through Time 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic: Palestine and the Palestinians), 360L (Topic 10), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 31).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.32 Women Filmmakers in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 32), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 55).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.33 Love in the East and West 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 36), Core Texts and Ideas 343, 345 (Topic 10), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 33). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C L 323.36, CTI 343
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.35 Islamic Theology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic 2), 357, Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 27), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 35), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 14), 358U. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 357, R S 358U
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.36 Rumi and the Persian Sufi Tradition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 12), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 28), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 36).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.37 Biblical Prophecy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the diversity of prophetic literature in the Old Testament, its historical development, social context, and Near Eastern parallels. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354P, 375 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy), 363 (Topic 28), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy), 353N, 361 (Topic: Biblical Prophecy). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 354P, J S 363.28, R S 353N
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.38 Comparative Jewish Literature: Israel, France, and the United States 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 38), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 38).
Same as: J S 363.22
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.4 The Arabian Nights 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 4).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.40 Gender and Art in the Muslim World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372 (Topic 46), 374D, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 15), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 31), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 40), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 20), 358W, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 62). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 374D, R S 358W, WGS 340.62
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.42 Archaeology of Greek Prehistory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the development of complex societies in ancient Greece by studying its prehistory through archaeology. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 8), Classical Civilization 340 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 33), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 42).
Same as: AHC 325.8, C C 340.8
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.44 Graffiti and Poster Art in the Islamic World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 59), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 36), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 44), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 21), 359C, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 67). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 324L.59, R S 359C, WGS 340.67
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.45 Lost Languages and Decipherment 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 330 (Topic 4), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 348 (Topic 21), Linguistics 350 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 321 (Topic 37), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Lost Languages & Decipherment), 342 (Topic 45).
Same as: AHC 330.4, C C 348.21
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.5 Israel Through Its Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 15), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 5).
Same as: C L 323.15, J S 363.17
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.51 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Delve into all areas of Egyptian daily life from the dawn of the dynasties to the age of Cleopatra. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340Q, 374C (Topic 7), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 51). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 340Q, C C 348.24
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.52 Abraham and Abrahamic Religions 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the figure of Abraham as portrayed in the Bible and the reception of that portrayal in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354, 375 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), 363D, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), 342 (Topic: 52), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Abraham & Abrahamic Religions), 353G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 354, J S 363D, R S 353G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.53 Angels, Demons, and Magic in Early Christianity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine angelology, demonology and magic influence on the lives of early Christians and Christianity. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Angel/Demon/Magic Early Cen), 342 (Topic 53), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Angel/Demon/Magic Early Cen), 353C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 353C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.54 Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine individual and communal forms of Christian monasticism from the first through fifth centuries CE. Explore the social, economic and religious factors that may have made a life of self-denial attractive to many early Christians and the role of authority in these movements. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity), 348C, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity), 342 (Topic 54), Religious Studies 365 (Topic: Hermits, Monks, and Saints in Early Christianity), 365D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C C 348C, R S 365D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.55 Ancient Egypt 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of Egypt's culture, language, and history from the prehistorical period (13,000 BC) to the New Kingdom (1069 BC). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340G, 374C (Topic: Ancient Egypt), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Ancient Egypt), 342 (Topic 55). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 340G, C C 348.11
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.56 Israel and Palestine: A Cultural Perspective 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 64), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 40), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 56).
Same as: C L 323.64, J S 363.23
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.57 Divine Persuasion in Biblical Times and Place 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the use of persuasive strategies in an ancient and non-Western culture, that of the Hebrew Bible. Using rhetorical techniques, analyze three types of texts: narratives of interactions between ordinary people and God; interactions between people, God, and authorized prophets; and prayers in prose and poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 363 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 342 (Topic 57), Rhetoric and Writing 330E (Topic: Persuasion Bible Time/Place), 330E (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: J S 363.24, RHE 330E.13
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and one of the following: English 303C, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, or Tutorial Course 303C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.58 Islamic Ethics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Islamic Studies 340 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 340 (Topic 9), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 342 (Topic 58), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 358R, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Islamic Ethics), 340 (Topic 80). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 358R
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.59 Classic Lyric Poems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Classic Lyric Poems), 323 (Topic 61), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Classic Lyric Poems), 342 (Topic 59).
Same as: C L 323.61
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.6 Love and the State in Contemporary Israeli Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 6), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 6).
Same as: J S 363.7
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.60 The Persian Epic and Popular Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Persian Epic/Pop Culture), 321P, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Persian Epic/Pop Culture), 342 (Topic 60).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.61 Forugh Farrokhzad and Her Poetry 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), 323 (Topic 62), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), 342 (Topic 61), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Forugh Farrokhzad/Her Ptry), 340 (Topic 79).
Same as: C L 323.62
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.62 Iranian and Iranian-American Identity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 63), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321C, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Iran/Iranian-Amer Ident), 342 (Topic 62), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 81).
Same as: C L 323.63, WGS 340.81
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.63 Twentieth-Century Persian Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: 20th Cen Persian Literature), 323 (Topic 66), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: 20th Cen Persian Literature), 342 (Topic 63). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C L 323.66
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.64 Youth and Violence in the Middle East and Eurasia 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 323 (Topic 65), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 342 (Topic 64), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Youth/Violence Mid East/Eur), 325 (Topic 42).
Same as: C L 323.65, REE 325.42
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.65 Debating Genesis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 363 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 321D, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 342 (Topic 65), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Debating Genesis), 353M.
Same as: J S 363.26, R S 353M
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.66 Law and Justice in the Bible 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the legal traditions of the Torah (Pentateuch) and what they reveal about the practice of law and justice in ancient Israel and the wider biblical world. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354L, Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Law/Justice in the Bible), 342 (Topic 66), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: Law/Justice in the Bible), 353K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 354L, J S 363.30, R S 353K
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.67 The Book of Job 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354J, 375 (Topic: The Book of Job), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic: The Book of Job), 363 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: The Book of Job), 342 (Topic 67), Religious Studies 361 (Topic: The Book of Job), 365 (Topic: The Book of Job), 365J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 354J, J S 363.29, R S 365J
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.68 The Five Books of Moses 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study the socio-historical circumstances that gave shape to the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Examine how these five books achieved the status of sacred literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 354F, 375 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 364 (Topic 15), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 342 (Topic 68), Religious Studies 353 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses), 353R, 361 (Topic: The Five Books of Moses). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: CTI 354F, J S 364.15, R S 353R
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.69 Cultural Translation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine theoretical readings and concrete examples of how translation politics, translation-induced reconstruction of literary systems, censorship, manipulation, and market dynamics affect the production, distribution, and reception of translated products in the realm of arts and entertainment, news media and politics, and various academic disciplines in the Middle East, United States, and beyond. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 77), European Studies 347 (Topic 53), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Cultural Translation), 342 (Topic 69), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 47).
Same as: C L 323.77, EUS 347.53, REE 325.47
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.7 Postmodernist Israeli Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of the first decades of Israeli literature. Themes include the establishment of a new state in the aftermath of the Holocaust, conflict between Israel and Arab nations, and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 7).
Same as: J S 363.19
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.70 Soundtrack of Revolutions 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the significance of music in the social and political uprisings of countries across the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 364F, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Soundtrack of Revolutions), 342 (Topic 70), Sociology 320S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 364F, SOC 320S
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.71 Humor and Hardship in Arabic Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine Arabic literary works (ninth through twentieth centuries) that display humor and its unspoken counterpart, hardship. Consult modern theories of humor and premodern Arabic-Islamic ideas of the jocular. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 76), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Humor/Hrdship In Arabic Lit), 342 (Topic 71).
Same as: C L 323.76
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.72 Major Islamic Texts 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to key religious, philosophical, and political ideas from part of the Islamicate world through sustained readings of core texts. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Major Islamic Texts), 342 (Topic 72), Religious Studies 342C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 364I, R S 342C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.73 Contemporary Middle Eastern Cinema 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to some of the most pertinent social and political themes in celebrated films across Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, and Israel and Palestine. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366N, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Contemp Middle Eastern Cinema), 342 (Topic 73), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Contemp Middle Eastern Cinema). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 366N
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.74 Global Cult Cinema 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the relationship between movies and fans within a global perspective. Examine case studies from and through the Middle East to understand the resonance of cult media texts around the world. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Global Cult Cinema), 342 (Topic 74), Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic: Global Cult Cinema).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.75 Envisioning Muslims: The Middle Ages and Today 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine representations of Muslims in the dominant cultural media of the European Middle Ages, and in cultural media of the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Explore how Europeans envisioned Muslims, and how Muslims envisioned themselves. Only one of the following may be counted: English 323D (Topic: Envisn Muslim:Mid Age/Today), 323T, 360S (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 17), 342 (Topic 75). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 323T
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.76 Childrearing in Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the coalescence of educational theories and national aspirations in the process of shaping child-rearing practices within the Jewish population of Palestine under the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate and into the first two decades of the State of Israel. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 32), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Childrearing in Israel), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 76).
Same as: J S 363.32
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.77 The Shock of Modernity in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore cross cultural contacts between the East and the West during the modern period. Analyze Islamic civilization in the Middle East of the modern era by addressing the development of religion, law, government, and morality during and after the colonial period. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366P, History 331I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Modernity in the Mid East), 342 (Topic 77), Religious Studies 359K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 366P, HIS 331I, R S 359K
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.78 Modern Egypt in Film and Fiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the history and culture of modern Egypt through selected readings in twentieth-century film and fiction. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340I, History 334F, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 342 (Topic 78), Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 352 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 340I, HIS 334F, RTF 352.3
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.79 Culture in Turkey: Myths and Realities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how Turkish culture is neither static nor monolithic but is continuously contested and redefined. Investigate tensions between secularism and Islam, Orientalist and Occidentalist fantasies, and imperialist and nationalist desires to better understand the sociopolitical dynamics that define Turkish society today. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Turkey: Myths and Realities), 342 (Topic 79). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 334I
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.8 The Sacred and the Secular in Contemporary Jewish Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 10), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 353 (Topic 3), 353L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: J S 363.10, R S 353L
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.80 Cultures of Revolution in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the cultural production that surrounds key moments of political and social change in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343E, Government 366R, History 334G, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Cultures of Revolution), 342 (Topic 80). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 343E, GOV 366R, HIS 334G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.81 Gender and Translation in the Arab World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine complex politics and poetics behind the translation and marketing of Arab women's writing in the West. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 325D, Asian Studies 343C, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Gndr and Trnsltn/ and Arab World), 342 (Topic 81), Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 325D, ANS 343C, WGS 340S.1
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.82 Arab Francophonie 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore French-language cultural production by authors of Arab origin in France and across France's former colonial and mandate territories. Examine the fraught relationship many of these authors have with French language, literature, and culture, in dialogue with postcolonial theory. Only one of the following may be counted: French Civilization 341 (Topic: Arab Francophonie), 341F, or Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 82). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: F C 341F
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.83 Media and the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Addresses the role of media in the Middle East, considering communication texts, processes and industries in political, social, economic, and cultural contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic: Media and the Middle East), 342 (Topic 83), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Media and the Middle East), 352 (Topic 1).
Same as: RTF 352.1
Pre/Corequisites: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.85 Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore myths and legends contained in a variety of ancient sources, including texts from Israel, Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348N, History 334D, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 85), Religious Studies 359L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C C 348N, HIS 334D, R S 359L
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.86 Minorities in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the diversity of ethnic and religious minorities found in the Middle East through their history, languages, beliefs, and cultures. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Minorities in the Mid East), 342 (Topic 86), Religious Studies 359O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: R S 359O
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.88 Multiculturalism in Jordan 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how past, present, local, and regional events inform current Jordanian culture and identity. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334Q, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Multiculturalism in Jordan), 342 (Topic 88), Religious Studies 359J, 361 (Topic: Multiculturalism in Jordan). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 334Q, R S 359J
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.89 Introduction to the Music of the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Introduction to Music of the Middle East), 342 (Topic 89), Music 342 (Topic 7).
Same as: J S 363.21, MUS 342.7
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342.9 Mizrahi Writing in Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Hebrew 346 (Topic 9), Jewish 363 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 9).
Same as: HEB 346.9, J S 363.8
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 412L (or 312L) or 320L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342C Art and Architecture of Late Antiquity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of early Christian and late Roman art and architecture, including related traditions, such as Jewish, Coptic, Armenian, Georgian, Persian,and Syriac. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 329N, Middle Eastern Studies 342C, Religious Studies 359Q. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ARH 329N, R S 359Q
Core Curriculum: 050
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342M Ancient Mediterranean Religion and Astrology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the role of astrology in ancient Mediterranean religious life. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348R, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 87), 342M, Religious Studies 353I, 361 (Topic: Relg/Astrology Anc Mediterr). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C C 348R, R S 353I
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 342S Sufism: Islamic Thought and Spirituality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore Sufism and other Islamic mystical traditions that color cultural milieus spanning four continents and fourteen centuries. Focus on the historical developments in the Islamic theosophical tradition, as well as the relationship between Sufism and poetics, colonialism, and post-colonial resistance movements. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 340 (Topic 8), 340Q, 361 (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism), History 339S, 366N (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism), Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism), 342 (Topic 24), 342S, Religious Studies 358 (Topic 4), 358I, 361 (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 340Q, HIS 339S, R S 358I
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343 Topics in the Middle East: History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Modern Egypt: A History. Critically examines the social, political, and intellectual dynamics that shaped the different forms of political community, economic organization, and public culture over the past century. Covers colonialism, liberalism, Arab socialism, authoritarian capitalism, and Islamic republicanism. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334E, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 334E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Re-forming the Arab East, 1914-Present. Introduction to the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century. Examines forces that transformed the area from a relatively peaceful region to a radicalized environment. Explores colonialism, nationalism, secular modernism, impact of Zionism, rise of political Islam, status of women, and the oil revolution. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331R, History 364G (Topic: Re-forming the Arab East), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 2). Same as: HIS 331R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 3: History of Iran to 1800. A survey of the social, economic, and religious components unique to Iran from the pre-Islamic empire of the Achaemenids through the development of Iran as a medieval and premodern Islamic state. History 331G and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Same as: HIS 331G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 4: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492. An introduction to the impact of Islam on Spain and North Africa, with emphasis on social, economic, and cultural development. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), History 375D, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 4), Religious Studies 345, 363 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492). Same as: HIS 375D, R S 345 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Medieval Islam: Faith and History. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 34), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 5), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 2), 358E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 6: Modern Iran. Explore the development of modern Iran; special attention is given to the impact of the West, the constitutional movement, nationalism, the oil crisis, and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331L, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 7: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj. Survey of the Hajj, Islam's major pilgrimage to Mecca and the nearby Holy Places. It will examine the Islamic pilgrimage from its beginnings in the seventh century C.E. through today. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj), 364G (Topic 14), 367E, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 343 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 358 (Topic 24), 358P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 367E, R S 358P Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 8: Prophet of Islam: His Life and Times. A detailed study of the prophet Muhammad's life and message, and of the means by which his life was recorded and popularized. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 2), 364D, Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 325. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 364D, R S 325 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 10: Origins of Monotheism. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 364 (Topic 13), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 343 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 358O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: J S 364.13, R S 358O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 11: Medieval Middle East History in One Hundred Objects. Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from the period of Late Antiquity (in the seventh century) to the rise of early modern empires of the Safavids, Ottomans, and Mughals (in the seventeenth century), through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328L, 363 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), History 339Q, 364G (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 328L, HIS 339Q Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 12: Modern Middle East History in One Hundred Objects. Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from 1500 to the present, through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328M, 366P (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), History 343E, 364G (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 12). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 328M, HIS 343E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 13: Arabs and Vikings: Art and Culture. Explore the art and culture of the global Middle Ages through close examination of recent films, popular and academic publications, and works of art and architecture that reveal the interconnection between the European and the Islamic worlds. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328N, 361L (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture) 362F, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture), 343 (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 328N, GSD 362F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 15: Africa and Rome. Explore the history of Roman Africa with emphasis on what is now Tunisia and northern Algeria. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340U, 370 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 374C (Topic: Africa and Rome), Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Africa and Rome), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 348P, History 321J, 364G (Topic: Africa and Rome), 366N (Topic: Africa and Rome), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 343 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340U, C C 348P, HIS 321J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 16: Jews: Nation or People. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366D, 366N (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 364 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 343 (Topic 16). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 366D, J S 364.16 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing
Topic 17: Restitution and Restorative Justice after the Holocaust. Examine attempts to find a measure of justice after the Holocaust. Explore themes of human rights and international law. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 346 (Topic 35), History 366E, 366N (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 364 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 343 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.35, HIS 366E, J S 364.17 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 20: Islam in the Early Modern World: Religion and Culture. Examine a history of the religious and cultural development across the Islamic world between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries, stemming from the rise of the Mongols and the end of the caliphate. Explore the early modern Muslim empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 367S, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 373 (Topic 20), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 343 (Topic 20), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 22), 359D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 367S, R S 359D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 21: Transnational Asia: From the Middle East to the Far East. Examine how various groups of people understood, experienced, and imagined concepts such as "the East" and "Asia" with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 361R, History 343C, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 343 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 361R, HIS 343C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 22: French Empire: The West and Islam. The development of regions within the Mediterranean, variously called the West and East or Europe and Islam, with an emphasis on the role of modern France and France's Mediterranean empire. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 7), 364Q, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 16), 358F. Three lecture hours for one semester. Same as: HIS 364Q, R S 358F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 23: Muslim Travelers and Traders. Introduction to modern Middle Eastern and Islamic history in the broader context of globalization, with a primary focus on the nineteenth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343D, History 343D, 366N (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), 343 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 343D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 343D, HIS 343D, R S 343D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 24: Arab Citizens of Israel. Examine the historical, social, and political processes of change experienced by the Palestinian-Arab community in Israel, including the fundamental aspects pertaining to the founding of Israel as "a Jewish and democratic state" and the relations between the Arab minority and the Jewish majority. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331D, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab Citizens of Israel), 343 (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331D, J S 364.24 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 25: The Arab-Israeli Conflict. Examine the elements of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the main figures involved, events, and turning-points in its history. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 364 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 343 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331E, J S 364.25 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 26: The Levant: From Colonialism to Coexistence. Examine the history of the Levant, a region that includes Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366T, History 334O, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Levant: Colonial/Coexistence), 343 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366T, HIS 334O, J S 364.26 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 27: Middle East Outlaws and Lawmen. Explore the evolution of crime and law enforcement in the modern Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366U, History 334P, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 27), 343 (Topic: Mid East Outlaws/Lawmen). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366U, HIS 334P Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 28: Food History of Asia and the Middle East. Explore the history of food and beverages in the Middle East and Asia, including Palestine/Israel, Egypt, Iran, India, China, and Japan. Investigate themes of identity, capitalism, and globalization to reflect on the role of food consumers in an interconnected world. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343F, History 343F, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Eat the East), 343 (Topic 28). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 343F, HIS 343F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 29: History of Sephardi Jews. Examine the early-modern networks established by the Sephardi Jews (Sephardim) across the Mediterranean and Atlantic, the rich Ladino Judeo-Spanish culture that thrived in the Ottoman Empire, and Sephardi encounters with the modern world. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325T, 366N (Topic: History of Sephardi Jews), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 29), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325T, J S 364.29, SPC 320C.11 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 30: Archaeology of Jesus's World. Explore archaeological methods in examining texts and artifacts from first century CE. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilzations 348T, Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 30), Religious Studies 353V, 361 (Topic: Archaeology of Jesus's World). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C C 348T, J S 365.19, R S 353V
Topic 31: Religions in the Ottoman Empire. Examine Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in the Ottoman Empire (fourteenth to twentieth centuries), with a focus on dynamics both within and between the communities. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325F, 366N (Topic: Religions in the Ottoman Empire), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 31), Religious Studies 359P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325F, J S 364.30, R S 359P
MES 343.1 Modern Egypt: A History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Critically examines the social, political, and intellectual dynamics that shaped the different forms of political community, economic organization, and public culture over the past century. Covers colonialism, liberalism, Arab socialism, authoritarian capitalism, and Islamic republicanism. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334E, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 334E
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.10 Origins of Monotheism 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 364 (Topic 13), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 343 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 358O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: J S 364.13, R S 358O
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.11 Medieval Middle East History in One Hundred Objects 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from the period of Late Antiquity (in the seventh century) to the rise of early modern empires of the Safavids, Ottomans, and Mughals (in the seventeenth century), through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328L, 363 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), History 339Q, 364G (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ARH 328L, HIS 339Q
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.12 Modern Middle East History in One Hundred Objects 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from 1500 to the present, through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328M, 366P (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), History 343E, 364G (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 12). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ARH 328M, HIS 343E
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.13 Arabs and Vikings: Art and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the art and culture of the global Middle Ages through close examination of recent films, popular and academic publications, and works of art and architecture that reveal the interconnection between the European and the Islamic worlds. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328N, 361L (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture) 362F, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture), 343 (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ARH 328N, GSD 362F
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.15 Africa and Rome 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the history of Roman Africa with emphasis on what is now Tunisia and northern Algeria. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340U, 370 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 374C (Topic: Africa and Rome), Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Africa and Rome), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 348P, History 321J, 364G (Topic: Africa and Rome), 366N (Topic: Africa and Rome), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 343 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 340U, C C 348P, HIS 321J
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.16 Jews: Nation or People 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: History 366D, 366N (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 364 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 343 (Topic 16). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 366D, J S 364.16
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.17 Restitution and Restorative Justice after the Holocaust 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine attempts to find a measure of justice after the Holocaust. Explore themes of human rights and international law. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 346 (Topic 35), History 366E, 366N (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 364 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 343 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: EUS 346.35, HIS 366E, J S 364.17
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.2 Re-forming the Arab East, 1914-Present 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century. Examines forces that transformed the area from a relatively peaceful region to a radicalized environment. Explores colonialism, nationalism, secular modernism, impact of Zionism, rise of political Islam, status of women, and the oil revolution. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331R, History 364G (Topic: Re-forming the Arab East), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 2).
Same as: HIS 331R
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.20 Islam in the Early Modern World: Religion and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine a history of the religious and cultural development across the Islamic world between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries, stemming from the rise of the Mongols and the end of the caliphate. Explore the early modern Muslim empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 367S, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 373 (Topic 20), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 343 (Topic 20), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 22), 359D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 367S, R S 359D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.21 Transnational Asia: From the Middle East to the Far East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how various groups of people understood, experienced, and imagined concepts such as "the East" and "Asia" with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 361R, History 343C, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 343 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 361R, HIS 343C
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.22 French Empire: The West and Islam 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The development of regions within the Mediterranean, variously called the West and East or Europe and Islam, with an emphasis on the role of modern France and France's Mediterranean empire. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 7), 364Q, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 16), 358F. Three lecture hours for one semester.
Same as: HIS 364Q, R S 358F
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.23 Muslim Travelers and Traders 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to modern Middle Eastern and Islamic history in the broader context of globalization, with a primary focus on the nineteenth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343D, History 343D, 366N (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), 343 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 343D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 343D, HIS 343D, R S 343D
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.24 Arab Citizens of Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the historical, social, and political processes of change experienced by the Palestinian-Arab community in Israel, including the fundamental aspects pertaining to the founding of Israel as "a Jewish and democratic state" and the relations between the Arab minority and the Jewish majority. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331D, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab Citizens of Israel), 343 (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 331D, J S 364.24
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.25 The Arab-Israeli Conflict 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the elements of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the main figures involved, events, and turning-points in its history. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 364 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 343 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 331E, J S 364.25
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.26 The Levant: From Colonialism to Coexistence 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the history of the Levant, a region that includes Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366T, History 334O, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Levant: Colonial/Coexistence), 343 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 366T, HIS 334O, J S 364.26
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.27 Middle East Outlaws and Lawmen 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the evolution of crime and law enforcement in the modern Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366U, History 334P, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 27), 343 (Topic: Mid East Outlaws/Lawmen). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 366U, HIS 334P
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.28 Food History of Asia and the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the history of food and beverages in the Middle East and Asia, including Palestine/Israel, Egypt, Iran, India, China, and Japan. Investigate themes of identity, capitalism, and globalization to reflect on the role of food consumers in an interconnected world. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343F, History 343F, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Eat the East), 343 (Topic 28). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 343F, HIS 343F
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.29 History of Sephardi Jews 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the early-modern networks established by the Sephardi Jews (Sephardim) across the Mediterranean and Atlantic, the rich Ladino Judeo-Spanish culture that thrived in the Ottoman Empire, and Sephardi encounters with the modern world. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325T, 366N (Topic: History of Sephardi Jews), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 29), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 325T, J S 364.29, SPC 320C.11
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.3 History of Iran to 1800 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A survey of the social, economic, and religious components unique to Iran from the pre-Islamic empire of the Achaemenids through the development of Iran as a medieval and premodern Islamic state. History 331G and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Same as: HIS 331G
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.30 Archaeology of Jesus's World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore archaeological methods in examining texts and artifacts from first century CE. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilzations 348T, Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 30), Religious Studies 353V, 361 (Topic: Archaeology of Jesus's World). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C C 348T, J S 365.19, R S 353V
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.31 Religions in the Ottoman Empire 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in the Ottoman Empire (fourteenth to twentieth centuries), with a focus on dynamics both within and between the communities. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325F, 366N (Topic: Religions in the Ottoman Empire), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 31), Religious Studies 359P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 325F, J S 364.30, R S 359P
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.4 Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the impact of Islam on Spain and North Africa, with emphasis on social, economic, and cultural development. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), History 375D, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 4), Religious Studies 345, 363 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492).
Same as: HIS 375D, R S 345
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.6 Modern Iran 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the development of modern Iran; special attention is given to the impact of the West, the constitutional movement, nationalism, the oil crisis, and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331L, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 331L
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.7 History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of the Hajj, Islam's major pilgrimage to Mecca and the nearby Holy Places. It will examine the Islamic pilgrimage from its beginnings in the seventh century C.E. through today. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj), 364G (Topic 14), 367E, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 343 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 358 (Topic 24), 358P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 367E, R S 358P
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 343.8 Prophet of Islam: His Life and Times 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A detailed study of the prophet Muhammad's life and message, and of the means by which his life was recorded and popularized. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 2), 364D, Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 325. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 364D, R S 325
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 351 Mediterranean Crossroads Seminar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Reading and discussion about the lands, cultures, and societies of the eastern Mediterranean from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Students prepare to study in the Middle East (in Middle Eastern Studies 352) and begin work on their individual research projects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered in the spring semester only.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 352 Mediterranean Crossroads Study Abroad Seminar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Students study and conduct research in the Middle East. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered in the summer session only.
Pre/Corequisites: Middle Eastern Studies 351.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 353 Mediterranean Crossroads Conference Course 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Under supervision of a faculty member, students complete their research projects following participation in Middle Eastern Studies 352. Conference course. Offered in the fall semester only.
Pre/Corequisites: Middle Eastern Studies 352.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 360 Conference Course 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual research, discussion, and writing of papers about various general and specialized Middle Eastern subjects. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 370 Practicum: Internships in Applied Middle Eastern Studies 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Research and staff experience working in an appropriate agency or business. May not be repeated for credit. At least six but no more than nine hours of work a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Completion of at least seventy semester hours of coursework, including twelve hours of Middle Eastern studies, and consent of the undergraduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 679H Honors Tutorial Course 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper on a special topic in middle eastern studies, to be completed during the second semester. Conference course for two semesters.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, admission to the Middle Eastern Studies Honors Program; for 679HB, Middle Eastern Studies 679HA.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
MES 380 International Business Fellows Seminar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Multidisciplinary seminar for students in area studies, business administration, law, and public policy. The faculty includes both academics and business leaders. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 6), International Business 395 (Topic: International Business Fellows Seminar), Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 380, Public Affairs 388K (Topic: International Business Fellows Seminar), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 380.
Same as: ANS 391.6, LAS 381.8, REE 380
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 381 Topics in Seminar in Middle Eastern Civilizations and Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced studies of various aspects of the civilizations and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Civilization of Ancient Israel.
Topic 2: The Environmental Impact and Economics of Water Scarcity.
Topic 3: Symbols and the Origins of Writing.
Topic 4: Biblical Archaeology: The Middle East.
Topic 5: The Satanic Verses. Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 395 (Topic 5: The Satanic Verses) and Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: The Arab World.
Topic 7: Iranian Film and Fiction. Middle Eastern Studies 324K (Topic 4: Iranian Film and Fiction) and 381 (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in Persian and consent of instructor.
Topic 8: The Art of Ancient Sumer.
Topic 9: Cross-Cultural Management.
Topic 10: Islamic Historiography.
Topic 11: Regional Geography of the Middle East and North Africa. Topics include developmental activity and spatial change in the Middle East, comparative regional studies. Same as: GRG 385.5
Topic 12: European Imperialism: British Empire. Study of the British Empire in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate adviser.
Topic 13: Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities.
Topic 14: Business and Politics in the Middle East.
Topic 15: Iran, Islamic Resurgence, and the Persian Gulf.
Topic 16: Ethnography and Literature: Perspectives on the Middle East.
Topic 18: Ottoman Egypt and Syria, 1516-1918.
Topic 19: Arab Society and Culture, 1500-1920.
Topic 20: Shamanism in Central Asia.
Topic 21: Islamic Reform Movements in the Nineteenth and Twentieth
Topic 22: Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Readings and research on the political systems of the Arab world, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. Precise topics vary. Same as: GOV 390L.4 Additional prerequisite: Twenty-four semester hours of coursework in government or related fields, and consent of the graduate adviser.
Topic 23: International Marketing and Middle Eastern Markets.
Topic 24: Seminar in Middle Eastern History.
Topic 25: Economic History of the Middle East.
Topic 26: Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia. Same as: LIN 396.4 Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 27: Islam, Nationalism, and Revolution.
Topic 28: Iranian Literature in Exile. Additional prerequisite: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in Persian and consent of instructor.
Topic 29: Environment and Development in the Middle East.
Topic 30: Language and Politics in Language Planning. Same as: EDC 385G.7 Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 31: Mapping the Middle East. Ways in which the Middle East is and has been represented cartographically. Cartographic representations of the region during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; the nature and evolution of a distinctive Islamic cartographic tradition; the role and use of maps during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries both in the extension of colonialism and in the creation of modern states; and the contemporary use, applications, and implications of geographic information systems in organizing and representing data spatially. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 32: The Jordan River Basin after the Peace Agreements. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 33: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 34: Development Communication. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: National Development and Social Change), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 34), 381 (Topic: National Development and Social Change), Radio-Television-Film 387D (Topic: Development Communication), 387D (Topic: National Development and Social Change). Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
Topic 35: Women in Islamic Societies. History 388K (Topic: Women in Islamic Societies) and Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 35) may not both be counted.
Topic 36: Business in Emerging Markets. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: Business in Developing Countries), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 36), 381 (Topic: Business in Developing Countries).
Topic 37: Intellectual History of Indo-Iranian Islam. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 390 (Topic 6), History 388K (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 394T (Topic: Intel Hist of Indo-Iran Islam), 394T (Topic 2). Same as: ANS 390.6, HIS 388K.2, R S 394T.2
Topic 38: Music Cultures of the Middle East: Past and Present.
Topic 39: Translating Arabic Texts. Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic 4: Translating Arabic Texts), 380C (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 39). Same as: ARA 380C.8
Topic 40: Theory and Practice in Literary Translation.
Topic 41: Gender, Clothing, and Identity in Muslim Society.
Topic 42: Introduction to Arabic Literature. General survey of major themes, genres, and artists in the Arabic literary tradition from the sixth century to the modern era. Additional prerequisite: Arabic 320L or the equivalent, and consent of instructor.
Topic 43: Loyalty and Rebellion in Arabic Literature. Additional prerequisite: Arabic 320L or the equivalent, and consent of instructor.
Topic 44: Modern Iranian History and Historiography.
Topic 45: Politics of Court Literature. Additional prerequisite: Arabic 420L (or 320L).
Topic 46: The Arabian Nights. Additional prerequisite: Arabic 320L or the equivalent, and consent of instructor.
MES 381.11 Regional Geography of the Middle East and North Africa 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics include developmental activity and spatial change in the Middle East, comparative regional studies.
Same as: GRG 385.5
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.22 Politics of the Middle East and North Africa 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Readings and research on the political systems of the Arab world, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. Precise topics vary.
Same as: GOV 390L.4
Pre/Corequisites: Twenty-four semester hours of coursework in government or related fields, and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.26 Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: LIN 396.4
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.29 Environment and Development in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.30 Language and Politics in Language Planning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: EDC 385G.7
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.33 Translation: Theory, History, and Practice 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.37 Intellectual History of Indo-Iranian Islam 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 390 (Topic 6), History 388K (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 394T (Topic: Intel Hist of Indo-Iran Islam), 394T (Topic 2).
Same as: ANS 390.6, HIS 388K.2, R S 394T.2
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.38 Music Cultures of the Middle East: Past and Present 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.39 Translating Arabic Texts 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Arabic 360L (Topic 4: Translating Arabic Texts), 380C (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 39).
Same as: ARA 380C.8
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 381.41 Gender, Clothing, and Identity in Muslim Society 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 383 Internships in Applied Middle Eastern Studies 3 Hours
9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Students conduct research and participate in other work in an appropriate agency or business. May not be repeated for credit. At least nine but no more than twelve hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 384 Topics in the Middle East: Social Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced studies of various aspects of social sciences in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: Middle Eastern Studies 381, 384, 385, 386. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and consent of the instructor and graduate advisor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Business in Emerging Markets. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: Business in Developing Countries), 381 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic: Business in Developing Countries), 384 (Topic 1).
Topic 2: Development Communication. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 2: Development Communication), Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 17), 384 (Topic 2), Radio-Television-Film 387D (Topic: Development Communication). Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
Topic 3: Law and Religion in the Modern Middle East. Examine the laws that govern religion and religious expression in Middle Eastern national constitutions, with a special focus on both the free exercise and establishment clause of Islam as the religion of the state. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 384 (Topic: Law/Religion Mod Mid East), 384 (Topic 3), Religious Studies 390T (Topic: Law/Religion Mod Mid East), 390T (Topic 7). Same as: R S 390T.7 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 6: Cities and Citizenship.
Topic 7: Culture, History, and Power.
Topic 8: Gender and Development.
Topic 9: International Journalism Crisis Coverage.
Topic 10: The Military in Politics.
Topic 11: Nationalism and Gender.
Topic 12: Comparative Middle Eastern Law. Exploration of legal structures of the modern Middle East from a comparative approach. Middle Eastern Studies 384 (Topic: Comparative Middle East Law) and 384 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
MES 384.10 The Military in Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 384.11 Nationalism and Gender 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 384.12 Comparative Middle Eastern Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Exploration of legal structures of the modern Middle East from a comparative approach. Middle Eastern Studies 384 (Topic: Comparative Middle East Law) and 384 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 384.3 Law and Religion in the Modern Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the laws that govern religion and religious expression in Middle Eastern national constitutions, with a special focus on both the free exercise and establishment clause of Islam as the religion of the state. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 384 (Topic: Law/Religion Mod Mid East), 384 (Topic 3), Religious Studies 390T (Topic: Law/Religion Mod Mid East), 390T (Topic 7).
Same as: R S 390T.7
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 384.6 Cities and Citizenship 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 384.7 Culture, History, and Power 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 384.8 Gender and Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385 Topics in the Middle East: History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced studies of various aspects of history in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: Middle Eastern Studies 381, 384, 385, 386. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing. Additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Middle East Police and Criminals. Examine scholarship on crime and criminals, as well as police and law enforcement across the Middle East. Discover how crime and law enforcement have evolved over the past two centuries in the Modern Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: History 388K (Topic: Middle East Cops/Criminals), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Middle East Cops/Criminals), 385 (Topic 1), 386 (Topic: Cops and Criminals).
Topic 2: Nationalisms in the Middle East. Examine theories, methods and debates associated with nationalism in the Modern Middle East, including the histories of national and translational manifestations of nationalism, as well as the nationalisms of minorities in the region, and thematic topics such as race and ethnicity, gender, historiography, and religion. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 390L (Topic: Nationalisms in Middle East), History 388K (Topic: Nationalisms in Middle East), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Nationalisms in Middle East), 385 (Topic 2).
Topic 3: Islamic Historiography.
Topic 4: Islamic Revolution of Iran. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Topic 5: Modern Iranian History and Historiography.
Topic 6: Shi'ite Religious and Political Ideologues.
Topic 7: Women in Islamic Societies. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 7), History 382N (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 7). Same as: ANS 391.7, HIS 382N.2
Topic 8: The Colonial Situation in Algeria and Beyond.
Topic 9: Method and Theory in Middle Eastern Studies.
Topic 10: Modern Arab Renaissance: An Inquiry.
Topic 11: State and Society in the Middle East.
Topic 12: European Imperialism: British Empire. Study of the British empire in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 3), History 380L (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 12). Same as: ANS 391.3, HIS 380L.1 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 13: The Ideas of the East. Examine the significance of the transnational movement of people, ideas, and goods in the process of constructing geocultural categories such as the West, the East, and Asia; and their subcategories such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391C, History 381 (Topic: Ideas of East: Global Hist), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Ideas of East: Global Hist), 385 (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 391C Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 14: Global Iran. Examine modern Iranian history from the nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on a body of scholarship that critiques methodological nationalism. Only one of the following may be counted: History 388K (Topic: Global Iran), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Global Iran), 385 (Topic 14).
MES 385.1 Middle East Police and Criminals 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine scholarship on crime and criminals, as well as police and law enforcement across the Middle East. Discover how crime and law enforcement have evolved over the past two centuries in the Modern Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: History 388K (Topic: Middle East Cops/Criminals), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Middle East Cops/Criminals), 385 (Topic 1), 386 (Topic: Cops and Criminals).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.10 Modern Arab Renaissance: An Inquiry 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.11 State and Society in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.12 European Imperialism: British Empire 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of the British empire in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 3), History 380L (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 12).
Same as: ANS 391.3, HIS 380L.1
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.13 The Ideas of the East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the significance of the transnational movement of people, ideas, and goods in the process of constructing geocultural categories such as the West, the East, and Asia; and their subcategories such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391C, History 381 (Topic: Ideas of East: Global Hist), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Ideas of East: Global Hist), 385 (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 391C
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.14 Global Iran 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine modern Iranian history from the nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on a body of scholarship that critiques methodological nationalism. Only one of the following may be counted: History 388K (Topic: Global Iran), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Global Iran), 385 (Topic 14).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.2 Nationalisms in the Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine theories, methods and debates associated with nationalism in the Modern Middle East, including the histories of national and translational manifestations of nationalism, as well as the nationalisms of minorities in the region, and thematic topics such as race and ethnicity, gender, historiography, and religion. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 390L (Topic: Nationalisms in Middle East), History 388K (Topic: Nationalisms in Middle East), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Nationalisms in Middle East), 385 (Topic 2).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.3 Islamic Historiography 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.4 Islamic Revolution of Iran 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.5 Modern Iranian History and Historiography 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.6 Shi'ite Religious and Political Ideologues 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.7 Women in Islamic Societies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 7), History 382N (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 7).
Same as: ANS 391.7, HIS 382N.2
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 385.9 Method and Theory in Middle Eastern Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386 Topics in the Middle East: Arts and Humanities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced studies of various aspects of the arts and humanities in the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted unless the topics vary: Middle Eastern Studies 381, 384, 385, 386. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing. Additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: The Arabic Humanities. Explore the traditions formed in pre-modern Islamic humanities. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 390D, Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: The Arabic Humanities), 386 (Topic 1), Religious Studies 390T (Topic 4). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 390D, R S 390T.4 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and Arabic 531L or 581N.
Topic 2: Iranian Film and Fiction. Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic 2) and Persian 384C (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Same as: PRS 384C.10
Topic 3: Reading Arabic Literature. Examine the canons of Arabic literature through readings in translation. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 386 (Topic: Reading Arabic Literature), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Reading Arabic Literature), 386 (Topic 3), Religious Studies 383T (Topic 3). Same as: R S 383T.3
Topic 4: Politics of Court Literature. Arabic 384C (Topic 2) and Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Arabic 420L (or 320L) or 531L with a grade of at least B. Additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Topic 5: Theory and Practice in Literary Translation.
Topic 6: Modern Arabic Poetry. Explore Arabic poetic production. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 386 (Topic: Modern Arabic Poetry), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Modern Arabic Poetry), 386 (Topic: 6). Additional prerequisite: Arabic 531L or 381N.
Topic 7: Arab Women Poets.
Topic 8: Arabo-Islamic Ode.
Topic 9: Classical Arabic Ahkbar.
Topic 10: Holy War Redux.
Topic 11: Islamic Ornament.
Topic 12: Islamic Studies: Disciplinary Introduction.
Topic 13: Loyalty and Rebellion in Arabic Literature.
Topic 14: Mizrahi Writing in Israel.
Topic 15: Post-Zionist Perspectives in Israeli Literature.
Topic 16: Readings in Contemporary Persian Political Writings.
Topic 17: Refiguring Loss in Contemporary Arabic Literature.
Topic 18: Seminar in Music, Gender, and Sexuality.
Topic 19: Women in Scripture.
Topic 20: Lebanon: Formation and Transformation.
Topic 21: Middle Eastern Modernities. Explore how Arabic literature and thought changed over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through extended studies of poetry and prose written in Arabic. Examine the relationship of modernity to modernist literature in order to define what modernism means in an Arab/ic context. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 390E, Comparative Literature 386 (Topic: Middle Eastern Modernities), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Middle Eastern Modernities), 386 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 390E Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and Arabic 531L or 381N or the equivalent.
Topic 22: Reading the Maghreb. Examine Maghrebi literature and film of both French and Arabic expression, along with works of psychoanalytic and postcolonial theory. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 385C (Topic 1), French 390N (Topic: Reading the Maghreb), 390N (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Reading the Maghreb), 386 (Topic 22). Same as: AFR 385C.1, FR 390N.1
Topic 23: Late Ottoman State and Society. Study of state and society in the late Ottoman Empire (c. 1700-1922), focusing on social and economic life, religion, law, government, ideology, arts, and sciences. Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Late Ottoman State & Society) and 386 (Topic 23) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 24: Islamic Feminism. Exploration of the idea, history, figures, and writings of Islamic feminism, covering the 20th and 21st century. Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Islamic Feminism) and 386 (Topic 24) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 25: Gender, Clothing, and Identity in Muslim Societies. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 380 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic: Gend/Cloth/Ident in Muslim Soc), 386 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: MEL 380.1 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 26: The New Middle East: A Critical Approach. Examine new analytical approaches to understanding the Middle East, including its social and political dynamics, utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 391 (Topic 36), Government 390L (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: New Middle East), 386 (Topic 26). Same as: ANT 391.36, GOV 390L.23
Topic 27: Gender, Islam and Representation in the Modern Middle East. Examine representations of women across majority Muslim countries and explore how women producers and consumers navigate within the framework of regulations set by religious and governmental bodies. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 391 (Topic 37), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Gender, Islam, Representatn), 386 (Topic 27), Religious Studies 390T (Topic 5), Women's and Gender Studies 393 (Topic: Gender, Islam, Representatn). Same as: ANT 391.37, R S 390T.5
Topic 28: The Qur'an and Its Interpretations. Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic 28) and Religious Studies 390T (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Same as: R S 390T.6
Topic 30: Space and Place in Literature. Examine how the representation of space and place in literature contributes to understanding the global, social, and cultural dynamics since the nineteenth century. Explore the poetics of space as expressed in literature from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Space and Place in Literature), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 381 (Topic: Space and Place in Literature), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Space and Place in Literature), 386 (Topic 30).
MES 386.1 The Arabic Humanities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the traditions formed in pre-modern Islamic humanities. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 390D, Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: The Arabic Humanities), 386 (Topic 1), Religious Studies 390T (Topic 4). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 390D, R S 390T.4
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Arabic 531L or 581N.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.11 Islamic Ornament 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.12 Islamic Studies: Disciplinary Introduction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.14 Mizrahi Writing in Israel 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.15 Post-Zionist Perspectives in Israeli Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.16 Readings in Contemporary Persian Political Writings 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.18 Seminar in Music, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.19 Women in Scripture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.2 Iranian Film and Fiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic 2) and Persian 384C (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Same as: PRS 384C.10
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.21 Middle Eastern Modernities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how Arabic literature and thought changed over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through extended studies of poetry and prose written in Arabic. Examine the relationship of modernity to modernist literature in order to define what modernism means in an Arab/ic context. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 390E, Comparative Literature 386 (Topic: Middle Eastern Modernities), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Middle Eastern Modernities), 386 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 390E
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Arabic 531L or 381N or the equivalent.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.22 Reading the Maghreb 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine Maghrebi literature and film of both French and Arabic expression, along with works of psychoanalytic and postcolonial theory. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 385C (Topic 1), French 390N (Topic: Reading the Maghreb), 390N (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Reading the Maghreb), 386 (Topic 22).
Same as: AFR 385C.1, FR 390N.1
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.23 Late Ottoman State and Society 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of state and society in the late Ottoman Empire (c. 1700-1922), focusing on social and economic life, religion, law, government, ideology, arts, and sciences. Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Late Ottoman State & Society) and 386 (Topic 23) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.24 Islamic Feminism 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Exploration of the idea, history, figures, and writings of Islamic feminism, covering the 20th and 21st century. Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Islamic Feminism) and 386 (Topic 24) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.25 Gender, Clothing, and Identity in Muslim Societies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 380 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic: Gend/Cloth/Ident in Muslim Soc), 386 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: MEL 380.1
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.26 The New Middle East: A Critical Approach 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine new analytical approaches to understanding the Middle East, including its social and political dynamics, utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 391 (Topic 36), Government 390L (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: New Middle East), 386 (Topic 26).
Same as: ANT 391.36, GOV 390L.23
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.27 Gender, Islam and Representation in the Modern Middle East 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine representations of women across majority Muslim countries and explore how women producers and consumers navigate within the framework of regulations set by religious and governmental bodies. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 391 (Topic 37), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Gender, Islam, Representatn), 386 (Topic 27), Religious Studies 390T (Topic 5), Women's and Gender Studies 393 (Topic: Gender, Islam, Representatn).
Same as: ANT 391.37, R S 390T.5
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.28 The Qur'an and Its Interpretations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic 28) and Religious Studies 390T (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Same as: R S 390T.6
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.3 Reading Arabic Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the canons of Arabic literature through readings in translation. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 386 (Topic: Reading Arabic Literature), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Reading Arabic Literature), 386 (Topic 3), Religious Studies 383T (Topic 3).
Same as: R S 383T.3
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.30 Space and Place in Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how the representation of space and place in literature contributes to understanding the global, social, and cultural dynamics since the nineteenth century. Explore the poetics of space as expressed in literature from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Space and Place in Literature), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 381 (Topic: Space and Place in Literature), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Space and Place in Literature), 386 (Topic 30).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.5 Theory and Practice in Literary Translation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.6 Modern Arabic Poetry 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore Arabic poetic production. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 386 (Topic: Modern Arabic Poetry), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Modern Arabic Poetry), 386 (Topic: 6).
Pre/Corequisites: Arabic 531L or 381N.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.7 Arab Women Poets 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 386.9 Classical Arabic Ahkbar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 389 Conference Course 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Middle Eastern Studies. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, consent of the instructor and graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 390M Applied Methods and Practice in Middle Eastern Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 194, 294, 394 Professional Development in Middle Eastern Studies 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
MES 097 Proseminar 0 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduces the incoming Master of Arts student cohort to the Center of Middle Eastern Studies' faculty and their research. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to first-semester Middle Eastern Studies (MA) majors.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in Middle Eastern studies and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Middle Eastern Studies 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 398R Master's Report 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Middle Eastern studies and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
MES 398T Supervised Teaching in Middle Eastern Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Teaching under the close supervision of a faculty member; weekly group meetings with the instructor, individual consultation, and reports throughout the teaching period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's