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| Arabic | |
| ARAB 116 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 126 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 216 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 226 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 256 | Introduction to Levantine Arabic-I (0) |
| This course intends to introduce the students to colloquial Levantine Arabic by enabling them to communicate in Levantine Arabic, the colloquial spoken in Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land, and Western Jordan Prerequisite: First Year Arabic | |
| ARAB 266 | Introduction to Levantine Arabic-II (0) |
| This course intends to introduce the students to colloquial Levantine Arabic by enabling them to communicate in Levantine Arabic, the colloquial spoken in Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land, and Western Jordan Prerequisite: First year Arabic and ARAB 0256/2256 | |
| ARAB 1010 | Elementary Arabic (4) |
| Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. | |
| ARAB 1016 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 1020 | Elementary Arabic (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAB 1026 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Arabic (4) |
| This course is intended for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Arabic, but with little or no reading and writing ability in Standard Arabic (MSA). The course focuses on reading and writing Arabic and aim to help students to: (a) achieve control of the Arabic sounds, (b) be able to write and speak in MSA, (c) and express themselves clearly in written form on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| ARAB 1559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 6) |
| New Course in Arabic | |
| ARAB 2010 | Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Prerequistes: ARAB 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 2017 | Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I (4) |
| The primary goal of the course is to teach the student to communicate clearly and to give a good base for continued learning. Foreign languages are not acquired only in class; foreign languages are acquired through the students own efforts during and outside of class. For this reason, great emphasis is placed on learning through listeningnot only to other speakers, but to ones own voice repeating the language structures and vocabulary. | |
| ARAB 2020 | Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAB 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 , 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| ARAB 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Arabic II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Arabic, but with reading and writing ability equivalent to ARAB 1020. The course focuses on reading and writing Arabic. The goals of this course are to help students: (a) achieve a basic level of reading competency with rich vocabulary; (b) express themselves clearly in written Arabic on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. |
| ARAB 2250 | Conversational Arabic (3) |
| Introduces students to spoken Arabic, with oral production highly emphasized. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 2256 | Introduction to Colloquial Arabic I (0.5) |
| This course intends to introduce students to a variety of colloquial Arabic by enabling them to communicate with native speakers in the region where this variety is spoken. The focus will be on vocabulary and expressions used in daily life.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 and ARAB 1020, or instructor's permission. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014 | |
| ARAB 2266 | Introduction to Colloquial Arabic II (0.5) |
| This course is a continuation of ARAB 2256. The course intends to introduce students to a variety of colloquial Arabic by enabling them to communicate with native speakers in the region where this variety is spoken. The focus will be on the vocabulary and expressions used in daily life.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1010, ARAB 1020, and ARAB 2256. or instructor's permission Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014 | |
| ARAB 3010 | Advanced Arabic I (3) |
| The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3019 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Arabic group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 3020 | Advanced Arabic II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAB 3230 | Arabic Conversation and Composition (3) |
| Using a communicatively oriented, proficiency-based approach the course will focus on the communicative prodution skills (speaking and writing) in the language through a combination of interactive classroom activities, take-home assignments and group work. Emphasis will be on the development of these two skills. Students will also be introduced to aspects of the Arab culture to build cultural awareness and communicative competence. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2018 | |
| ARAB 3240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 3259 | Advanced Arabic for Business (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course aims to provide advanced training in developing linguistic and communicative skills in business Arabic. The business topics cover data & communication, finance, insurance, law & contract, research & production, marketing, transport, travel, meetings, and conferences. Instructor permission. |
| ARAB 3330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 3672 | Review of Arabic Grammar (3) |
| In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| ARAB 3810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 4010 | Advanced Arabic III (3) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 4020 | Advanced Arabic IV (3) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARAB 4120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers' period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisites: ARAB 5830 or 5840, or instructor's permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ARAB 4230 | Love, War, and Diaspora in Hoda Barakat's Writings (3) |
| In this course, we will examine the themes of love, war, and diaspora in the literature of the Lebanese writer, Hoda Barakat. Some of the topics that will interest us are: the role of the author as a witness to the Lebanese civil war, the challenges of rewriting history, recreating the homeland's image in diasporic locales, collective and individual memories and its role in trauma recall and testimony. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ARAB 4245 | Readings in Classical Arabic Prose (3) |
| Students will gain insight and learn to appreciate some of the most influential "Arab" literary figures and some of the most celebrated classical Arabic prose masterpieces. Students will also broaden their critical and comparative perspectives with regard to some of the most important literary and cultural issues related to the overall poetics and politics of the Arabic-Islamic heritage. Prereq: ARAB 3020 or Instructor Permission. | |
| ARAB 4450 | The Other in Premodern Arabic Sources (3) |
| This course explores the unduly studied corpus of Arabic writings that describes the encounters with and perception of the Other. Much effort will be devoted to investigate medieval and early modern Arab-Muslim views of the Other in a cross-generic selection of non-religious Arabic prose such as travelogues, diplomatic memoirs, captivity reports, marvels, folktales, literary debates/boasting, and poetry. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2017 | |
| ARAB 4559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 4993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Arabic Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 5230 | Love, War, and Diaspora in Hoda Barakat's Writings (3) |
| In this course, we will examine the themes of love, war, and diaspora in the literature of the Lebanese writer, Hoda Barakat. Some of the topics that will interest us are: the role of the author as a witness to the Lebanese civil war, the challenges of rewriting history, recreating the homeland's image in diasporic locales, collective and individual memories and its role in trauma recall and testimony. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| ARAB 5240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 5245 | Readings in Classical Arabic Prose (3) |
| Students will gain insight and learn to appreciate some of the most influential 'Arab' literary figures and some of the most celebrated classical Arabic prose masterpieces. Students will also broaden their critical and comparative perspectives with regard to some of the most important literary and cultural issues related to the overall poetics and politics of the Arabic-Islamic heritage. | |
| ARAB 5310 | Introduction to the Arab World and Its Languages (3) |
| A general survey of the linguistic, geographical, historical, social, religious, cultural, and artistic aspects of the modern Arab world. Attention given to the Arabic language, family, gender relations, the Arab experience in the U.S., Arab American relations, the role of the past and of social change, and Arab art and music. | |
| ARAB 5330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 5410 | Advanced Arabic III (3) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5420 | Advanced Arabic IV (3) |
| This course focuses on reading texts in Modern Standard Arabic of different genres. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 5559 | New Course in Arabic (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 5810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 5830 | Topics in Arabic Prose I (3) |
| Emphasis on reading modern Arabic prose, and writing descriptive and narrative short essays. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5840 | Topics in Arabic Prose II (3) |
| Exposure to selected reading material in modern Arabic prose, and writing of short essays, summaries, and descriptive pieces in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5830 or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5850 | Media Arabic (3) |
| Examination of electronic (television and radio) and print (newspapers, magazines, periodic publications) Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or ARAB 3010/5010 and 3020/5020, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5870 | Media Arabic II (3) |
| A survey of print and electronic media, news and news reports, analysis, commentaries from or about the Arab world, intended to increase students' familiarity with the language used in news as reported in Arabic-media venues. Â Prerequisite:Â ARAB 5850, completion of ARAB 5530 and 5540 or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 6559 | New course in Arabic (3) |
| This course is to allow 6000-level new courses to be taught for one semester | |
| ARAB 6672 | Review of Arabic Grammar (3) |
| The course treats in depth aspects of Arabic Grammar. It enables leaners to produce orally and in writing samples of Modern Standard Arabic. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| ARAB 7120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers' period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology.
Prerequisites: ARAB 5830 or 5840, or instructor's permission. Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ARAB 8559 | New Course in Arabic (3) |
| New Course in Arabic
Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| ARAB 8993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Arabic. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Arabic in Translation | |
| ARTR 3245 | Arabic Literary Delights (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, we will venture into the fascinating words and worlds of premodern Arab-Islamic leisure and pleasure. We will focus specifically on the literary representation of and socio-cultural/theosophical debate on humor, pleasantry, wit, frivolity, eating, feasting, banquets crashing, dietetics, erotology, aphrodisiacs, sexual education and hygiene. |
| ARTR 3290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduction to the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels and plays). Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARTR 3350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women's literature, this course examines all Arab women's literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013 |
| ARTR 3450 | Global Masterpieces from the Classical Islamicate World (3) |
| The course explores the literary masterworks of some of the most celebrated prose authors of the Classical Islamicate World. Students will develop an appreciation for the development of the intellectual history of what may be called, not without reservation, the medieval and early modern Middle East (including North Africa, al-Andalus and Sicily). Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ARTR 3490 | Arab Cinemas (3) |
| The course will concentrate on cinemas of Egypt, the Maghrib (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) as well as Syrian and Palestinian films. It will examine major moments in the history of these cinemas and the political developments that have inevitably had a major influence on filmmaking in the region. | |
| ARTR 3559 | New Course in Arabic in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course is meant to work with students on major works of Arabic literature in English translation | |
| ARTR 5245 | Arabic Literary Delights (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course we will focus specifically on the literary representation of and socio-cultural/theosophical debate on humor, pleasantry, wit, frivolity, eating, feasting, banquets crashing, dietetics, erotology, aphrodisiacs, sexual education and hygiene. We will organize the course around selected readings from a variety of premodern Arabic jocular, culinary and erotological literature available in English translations. |
| ARTR 5290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduction to the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels, and plays). Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARTR 5350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women's literature, this course examines all Arab women's literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2013 |
| ARTR 5450 | Global Masterpieces from the Classical Islamicate World: A Comparative Appr (3) |
| This course explores the literary masterworks of some of the most celebrated authors of the classical Islamicate world (500-1500). Drawing on both classical Arabic-Islamic and modern Western theories, we will further form comparative insights into the poetics and politics of the humanist topics encountered across our literary journeys into the rich corpus of Arabic-Islamic adab (belles-lettres). Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| ARTR 5490 | Arab Cinemas (3) |
| The course will concentrate on cinemas of Egypt, the Maghrib (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) as well as Syrian and Palestinian films. It will examine major moments in the history of these cinemas and the political developments that have inevitably had a major influence on filmmaking in the region. | |
| ARTR 5559 | New Course in Arabic in Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course is meant to work with students on major works of Arabic literature in English translation. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| Bengali | |
| BENG 1559 | New Course in Bengali (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BENG 2559 | New Course in Bengali (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| BENG 3559 | New Course in Bengali (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in teh subject of Bengali. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| Hebrew | |
| HEBR 116 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR 1016. | |
| HEBR 126 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR 1026. | |
| HEBR 216 | intensive intermediate Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR 2016. | |
| HEBR 226 | Intensive Intermediate Hebrew (0) |
| This is the non-credit option for HEBR2026. | |
| HEBR 1010 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew I (4) |
| An introduction to the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and writing system of modern Israeli Hebrew. By the end of this sequence students have mastered the core grammatical principles of Hebrew, along with a basic vocabulary of 1000 words, and they are able to read and understand simple texts and carry out simple conversation. Includes material on Israeli culture, history, and politics. | |
| HEBR 1016 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| HEBR 1020 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HEBR 1010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 1026 | Intensive Introductory Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Prerequisite: HEBR 1016 or equivalent | |
| HEBR 1410 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (3) |
| First half of a year-long introduction to biblical Hebrew, using an innovative language-learning approach. Through communicative activities in an immersive environment, students acquire oral and aural capacities naturally, in Hebrew. These capacities enable students to internalize the language and thus achieve the overall course goal: read simple biblical Hebrew prose with immediate comprehension. No prerequisites. | |
| HEBR 1420 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Second half of a year-long introduction to biblical Hebrew, using an innovative language-learning approach. Through communicative activities in an immersive environment, students acquire oral and aural capacities naturally, internalize the language, and efficiently develop the ability to read biblical Hebrew prose with immediate comprehension. Students read the prose portions of the Book of Jonah and master basic Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 1410 or the equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 2010 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4) |
| Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of grammar, with special attention to verb conjugation, noun declension, and syntactic structure, and their occurrence in texts which deal with modern Israeli culture and values. These texts, which include excerpts from newspapers and fiction, introduce 600 new words and expose the learner to political and other issues of modern Israel. Prerequisite: HEBR 1020 with grade of C or above, or instructor permission. | |
| HEBR 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Prerequisite: HEBR 1016 & 1026 or equivalent | |
| HEBR 2020 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HEBR 1020 with grade of C or above, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Hebrew (3) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute.
Prerequisite: HEBR 1016, 1026 & 2016 or equivalent | |
| HEBR 2410 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (3) |
| Readings in the prose narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 1420 or the equivalent | |
| HEBR 2420 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Readings in the poetry of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and poetics. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR/RELJ 2410 or the equivalent Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HEBR 3010 | Advanced Modern Hebrew I (3) |
| This course focuses on the conjugation of weak, or hollow verbs, and the passive of all conjugations. It also continues the study of subordinate clauses with special attention to adverbial clauses and their use. Texts for the course, which form the basis for class discussion in Hebrew and exercises in Hebrew composition, are drawn from various genres. Prerequisite: HEBR 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HEBR 3020 | Advanced Modern Hebrew II (3) |
| Prerequisite: HEBR 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HEBR 4993 | Independent Study in Hebrew (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study for advanced students of Hebrew. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HEBR 8993 | Independent Study in Hebrew (1 - 3) |
| Students whose proficiency in Modern Hebrew has already reached the advanced level, or alternatively students who for their research focus on Hebrew Literature in translation, will pursue an independent study that will focus on the reading and interpretation of texts, as well as the analysis of media.
Prerequisite: HEBR 3010 Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 | |
| Hebrew in Translation | |
| HETR 3559 | New Course in Hebrew Translation (1 - 4) |
| The course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Hebrew Translation. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| Hindi | |
| HIND 1010 | Elementary Hindi-Urdu (4) |
| Introductory training in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Hindi and Urdu. | |
| HIND 1020 | Elementary Hindi-Urdu (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HIND 1010. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| HIND 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Hindi (4) |
| This course is designed for heritage students who have some prior, informal proficiency in Hindi. Students work on their listening and speaking skills and achieve basic reading and writing skills so that they can handle simple written texts and converse appropriately on day-to-day situations with grammatical accuracy and suitable vocabulary. | |
| HIND 1310 | Intensive Hindi Script and Grammar Review for Heritage Students (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This class is designed to introduce and improve all aspects of the Hindi language. We learn the script in detail and learn enough grammar for students to move on to Intermediate or Advanced Hindi. Most course material will be handouts specially designed for this class and online listening materials. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HIND 1559 | New Course in Hindi (3) |
| One-time course offerings in Hindi at the 1000 (first and second semester) level. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| HIND 2010 | Intermediate Hindi (4) |
| Introduction to various types of written and spoken Hindi; vocabulary building, idioms and problems of syntax; and conversation in Hindi. Prerequisite: HIND 1020 or equivalent. | |
| HIND 2020 | Intermediate Hindi (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: HIND 2010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| HIND 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Hindi (4) |
| This course is designed for heritage students who have some prior, informal proficiency in Hindi. Students work on their listening and speaking skills and achieve basic reading and writing skills so that they can handle simple written texts and converse appropriately on day-to-day situations with grammatical accuracy and suitable vocabulary. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIND 3010 | Advanced Hindi Readings I (3) |
| Readings are drawn from areas of particular interest to the students involved, and include readings from various disciplines. Prerequisite: HIND 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3011 | Hindi in Contemporary Media (3) |
| Language is a dynamic entity, and it keeps on changing. In HIND-3011, we will learn and build upon our knowledge of Hindi through social media, TV commercials, News, legendary Bollywood dialogues and songs that never lose their charm, and podcasts. The efforts to excel in Hindi reading, writing, speaking, and listening will remain the pivot for the course to improve your confidence in Hindi. | |
| HIND 3012 | Learn Hindi via Bollywood (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course uses Bollywood cinema as course material to learn more about the culture related to Hindi, expand your Hindi language skills, and make you competent to use Hindi even more efficiently. This course emphasizes individual learning styles and preferences and advances all the aspects of the Hindi Language. We explore how language and culture are interrelated with the help of some Bollywood movies. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| HIND 3019 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Hindu group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIND 3020 | Advanced Hindi II (3) |
| Prerequisite: HIND 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIND 3230 | Readings in Hindi (3) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3240 | Readings in Hindi (3) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3559 | New Course in Hindi (3) |
| This course is to allow 3000-level new courses in HIndi to be taught for one semester. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022 | |
| HIND 4993 | Independent Study in Hindi (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Hindi Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIND 5010 | Advanced Hindi I (3) |
| Readings are drawn from areas of student interest and include readings from various disciplines. Restricted to area studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: HIND 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 8993 | Independent Study in Hindi (1 - 3) |
| Restricted to area studies majors and minors. | |
| Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures | |
| MESA 1000 | From Genghis Khan to Stalin: Invasions and Empires of Central Asia (3) |
| Survey of Central Asian civilizations from the first to the twenty-first centuries, with particular emphasis on nomadism, invasions, conquests, and major religious-cultural developments. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| MESA 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and Philosophical Inquiry. | |
| MESA 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| MESA 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to MESAorical Perspectives. | |
| MESA 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| MESA 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, MESAematical, and Physical Inquiry | |
| MESA 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| MESA 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| MESA 1559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern and South Asian studies. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| MESA 2010 | Literatures of South Asia and the Middle East (3) |
| An introductory course in non-Western literatures that emphasizes genres with no clear Western equivalents. The reading list varies, but the texts, read in translation, usually come from Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu. | |
| MESA 2110 | Intro to Middle East / South Asia Film History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | "Transnational Circuits of Cinema: An Introduction to Middle East - South Asia Film History" - Since its very inception as a traveling fairground attraction, cinema has been a globally-circulating medium. This course begins in the moment of early cinema and proceeds through the contemporary moment, with a focus on Middle East - South Asia genealogies of filmmaking. |
| MESA 2125 | Gateway to the Middle East & South Asia (3) |
| From the ancient history of games like chess and backgammon, to sports like badminton and falconry, to the "Great Game" of imperial conquests, this course offers a theme-based gateway to the long-connected regions of the Middle East and South Asia. Over the semester, we'll explore this region of the world through short stories, films, tv shows, games themselves, and cameo visits by other faculty--all on the topic of "playing games"! | |
| MESA 2300 | Crossing Borders: Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Survey of the Indian Ocean history from 8000 BCE to present. Includes rise of major religions in the area, dynamics of trade, including the influence of European expansion and the resistance to it. |
| MESA 2350 | Women and Media in the Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| In this course we will study depictions and images of women in news media in selected countries (Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan) as well as in the American media. We will especially compare images of women in mainstream news media with those available in online media channels or social news networks. We will also examine the changing status of women journalists worldwide, with a special focus on their role in the Arab Spring. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| MESA 2360 | Women and Social Media in the Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| Women in the Middle East and South Asia have embraced social media as a tool for expressing their identities and promoting causes important to them. This course examines women's use of social media in five selected countries -Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and Pakistan - and investigates how it simultaneously enables and limits women's empowerment. | |
| MESA 2559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies. Course was offered Fall 2022, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| MESA 2700 | Recent Revolutions in the Islamic World (3) |
| This introductory course surveys recent revolutionary movements sweeping across the Islamic World, from North Africa, the Middle East into Asia, including the "Arab Spring." Key course questions include: Why rebel? Why now? What for? How? Are they spreading, failing, or being 'hijacked?' What roles have external actors played? What would Jefferson think? Course was offered Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013 | |
| MESA 3010 | Men and Women of South Asia and the Middle East (3) |
| Focuses on literature of South Asia and the Middle East (Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit) which depicts the world as seen through the eyes of men and women; includes poetry and prose from ancient to modern times. | |
| MESA 3110 | Sustainable Environments Middle East and South Asia (3) |
| From arid cities to irrigated fields, hot deserts to high mountains, the Middle East and South Asia encompasses a range of environments for thinking through the relationships between nature and society, people and animals, human and nonhuman worlds. | |
| MESA 3111 | Film Festivals and Global Media Cultures: ME/SA Spotlight (3) |
| "Film Festivals and Global Media Cultures: Middle East- South Asia Spotlight"- With an emphasis on transnational film festival histories and collective media cultures in the Middle East and South Asia, this course offers a semester-long study of film festivals, as an intersection of historical and media industry approaches to cinema. Tie-ins will include comparative analyses of local film cultures and film festivals. | |
| MESA 3120 | Classics of Islamic Literature: Islamic Mystical Writing (3) |
| This course surveys the classics of Islamic mystical writing, spanning from the Middle East to South Asia and the Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Indian vernacular languages. With an eye to both form and content, we will examine the literary productions - both poetry and prose - of some of the most influential Sufi figures in Islamic history, including Rabi`a, Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz, Khusrow, Bulleh Shah, and others. Readings in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2017 | |
| MESA 3345 | Islam, Science, and the Environment (3) |
| Part one surveys the history of science in the Islamic world, focusing on scientific developments that emerged from the encounter with Greek, Sanskrit, and European cultures. Muslim conceptions of the relationship between science and religion will also be examined. Part two explores contemporary Islamic scientific thought, focusing on Muslim responses to the environmental crisis, utilizing water pollution and India's Yamuna River as a case study. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| MESA 3380 | A Thousand and One Nights at the Cinema (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is devoted to the longstanding screen histories of A Thousand and One Nights. We will investigate the way in which the text has variously congealed into a cinematic genre in its own right; a catapult for explorations of the fantastic, iterated as the wonders of technology/medium and sensuality; a contested site of negotiating Orientalist desires and stereotypes; and a platform for reflection upon the question of storytelling itself. |
| MESA 3381 | Spies in Action: Cine-Media Worlds of Espionage (3) |
| This course explores the cinematic and media worlds of fictional spies. We'll consider histories of espionage and zoom in on the Cold-War-era heyday of modern espionage and fictional spies. By following the narrative, formal, and historical geographies of spy genres in and beyond the Middle East and South Asia, we'll connect depictions of espionage and gadgetry to perspectives on seeing and being in the modern world. | |
| MESA 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to the peoples, cultures, and histories of the Middle East through an examination of language-use. We focus on Israel/Palestine--and the contact between Hebrew and Arabic--as a microcosm for the region as a whole. Readings present ethnographic, linguistic, and literary perspectives on language, identity, and the general processes of SELF/OTHER constructions in contexts of political and military confrontation. Prerequisites: previous coursework in Anthropology, Linguistics, or Middle East Studies. | |
| MESA 3559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies | |
| MESA 3650 | Introduction to Linguistic Typology (3) |
| Human languages appear on the surface to be very different from one another. Closer examination reveals that languages differ in systematic ways and that more than half of them can be divided into a relatively small number of basic types. In this course we will identify and study some of these basic patterns and explore possible reasons for their existence. The course will introduce students to basic grammatical structure and function. | |
| MESA 4559 | New Course in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course (or Topic) in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016 | |
| MESA 4991 | Four-Year Major Seminar (3) |
| Required capstone course that studies the Middle East and South Asia from a diversity of perspectives--languages, literatures, anthropology, history, politics, and religion. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing, major in Middle Eastern Studies or in South Asian Studies | |
| MESA 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study in a special field under the direction of a faculty member in MESALC. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MESA 4998 | Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis (0) |
| Thesis research under the direction of a MESALC faculty member serving as thesis advisor and a second faculty member serving as second reader. The second faculty member may be from outside MESALC.
Prerequisite: DMP major and instructor permission. | |
| MESA 4999 | Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II (6) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Thesis composition under the direction of a MESALC faculty member serving as thesis advisor and a second faculty member serving as second reader. The second faculty member may be from outside MESALC.
Prerequisite: DMP major and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| MESA 5110 | Transnational Circuits of Cinema, Middle East-South Asia Film History (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course begins in the era of early cinema and proceeds through the contemporary moment, with a focus on Middle East -- South Asia genealogies of filmmaking. Its emphasis remains on the quintessentially transnational histories (parallels, intersections, circuits) of these cinemas - e.g., the centrality of popular Egyptian cinema within the Arab world; the prolific circulation of Hindi cinema across and beyond South Asia. |
| MESA 5120 | Classics of Islamic Literature: Islamic Mystical Writing (3) |
| This course surveys the classics of Islamic mystical writing, spanning from the Middle East to South Asia and the Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Indian vernacular languages. With an eye to both form and content, we will examine the literary productions -- both poetry and prose -- of some of the most influential Sufi figures in Islamic history, including Rabi'a, Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz, Khusrow, Bulleh Shah, and others. Readings in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2017 | |
| MESA 5559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies | |
| MESA 6559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3) |
| New course in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies. | |
| MESA 8993 | Independent Study II (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study II Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MESA 8995 | MA Research Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Required course for all candidates for the Master of Arts in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. During this course the final paper, required for the MA, is written. Includes instruction in research methodology, data analysis and a history of academic research on these areas. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| MESA 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for MA Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. | |
| MESA 8999 | Non-Topical Research, MA (1 - 12) |
| For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 1100 | Introduction to the Middle East (3) |
| Introduces Middle Eastern economy and environment, society, gender issues, history and politics, secularism-law-religion, languages and literatures, music and the visual arts. Emphasizes the Ottoman, colonial, and post-colonial periods. | |
| MEST 2270 | Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East (3) |
| Introduces the cultural traits and patterns of contemporary Arab society based on scholarly research, recent field work, and personal experiences and observations in the Arab world. Taught in English; no knowledge of Arabic is required. | |
| MEST 2280 | A Guide to Medieval Baghdad (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The course will introduce students to the political history of Abbasid Baghdad from 762 to about 1300 CE. The Abbasids -- monarchs of the Arab/Islamic Empire -- reigned for 500 years, mostly from Baghdad, though many historians hold that their decision-making authority largely collapsed by the mid-10th century. The course will also introduce students to the study of early Arabic/Islamic historiography through the close study of primary texts. |
| MEST 2450 | Languages of Nationhood: Sociolinguistics in Israel (3) |
| This course looks at the social life of languages in Israel. Beginning historically with the philosophical debates about language, identity, and nationhood swirling around the 19th century European Jewish communities, we examine how the revival of Hebrew contributed to the establishment of the Israeli state in the 20th century, and how processes of language change have influenced political and aesthetic life in Israel today. Course was offered Spring 2021 | |
| MEST 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 2470. |
| MEST 2559 | New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3) |
| New Course in Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 2600 | Major Dimensions of Classical-Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (3) |
| Introducing the cultural dimensions of Classical and Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (600-1400 CE). We will study how Arabs approach their worldly life and pleasures through literature; organize their social domain by ethical-law; construct their spirituality and worldview through religion; react to nature by science; and attempt to resolve the internal and external inconsistencies of their culture through theology, philosophy and mysticism. | |
| MEST 2610 | Major Dimensions of the Modern Arab World (3) |
| This class aims to develop an understanding of the global significance of the 330 million Arabs as the fourth largest community in the world and Arabic as the fifth largest spoken language in a historical and thematic manner from the Ottomans (1400 CE) to the present. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| MEST 2620 | Aspects of Creativity in Arab-Islamic Heritage:Translated Classical Reading (3) |
| This course aims to expose students to samples of original translated texts from the creative heritage of the Arab-Islamic civilization Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| MEST 3110 | Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures (3) |
| Explores some of the basic issues of women's identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature. | |
| MEST 3131 | Macho Men and Submissive Women (?): Gender in Contemporary Hebrew Fiction (3) |
| Examining representations of gender, this course will analyze novels written by major Jewish-Israeli authors, both women and men, in order to understand the contemporary struggle of Jewish-Israeli society with issues of gender. | |
| MEST 3225 | Cultural Authenticity in a Modern Middle Eastern Society (3) |
| The course offers students a first-hand regional experience in the Middle East through an exploration of multiple sites in Jordan. Throughout the program, students will be gaining knowledge about the multi-ethnic and pluralistic components that comprise the Jordanian society. In turn, participation in the course will develop students' cultural competence, and thus contribute to their ability to become thoughtful global citizens. | |
| MEST 3240 | Israel/Palestine Through Literature and Film (3) |
| This course will approach the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of literature and film. We will study memoirs, short stories, documentaries, and feature films in order to think about several broader historical themes, including: the relationship between religion and nationalism, the role of colonialism in the Middle East, the links between history and memory, and the meaning of homeland. Course was offered Fall 2024 | |
| MEST 3282 | The Ottoman Empire: State, Society, Culture (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this course, we will examine the history of the Ottoman Empire through social, political and cultural changes and transformations. We will do this through concepts and phenomena such as state and empire formation, capitalism, class struggle, imperialism, colonialism, orientalism, nationalism, nation-building, patriarchy, and ethnic engineering. We will discuss each period and theme within a global framework. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| MEST 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3) |
| Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 3470. Prerequisite: Prior coursework in anthropology, middle east studies, or linguistics, or permission of the instructor. | |
| MEST 3490 | Dangerous in Danger: Refuge and Otherness in Times of Crisis (3) |
| In this course, we will examine how the current refugee crisis may be seen as a radical event of a scope that reaches beyond Europe and the Middle East. We will be looking at previously-shaped images of nation, religion, migration, and integration, as well as asylum, refuge, and citizenship. Ultimately, we will be using our newly gained knowledge as a tool to understand cultural inclusion and societal exclusion both "far away" and "at home." Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2021 | |
| MEST 3492 | The Afro-Arabs and Africans of the Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| This course offers an in-depth historical, philological, and socio-cultural exploration into the representation of the Afro-Arab and the African as depicted across a wide range of Arabic and Islamicate chronicles, saints' lives, and (mainly) folk epics, among sundry other genres. In the course of the semester, special attention will be given to significant moments in the history of Afro-Arab and Arab-African encounters. | |
| MEST 3559 | New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | New course in Middle Eastern Studies. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| MEST 4991 | Middle East Studies Seminar (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Middle East Studies Seminar Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| MEST 5110 | Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures (1 - 3) |
| Explores some of the basic issues of women's identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature. | |
| MEST 5270 | Culture & Society of Contemp. Arab Mid. East (3) |
| This course will address some of the religious, socio-political, and historical factors that have contributed to the shaping of the Arab Middle East and Arab identity(s) in the modern age. From the rise of Islam in the 7th century A.D., to the Ottoman Empire, to the colonial remapping of the Middle East during the period of the two World Wars,to the Gulf and Iraq wars, this course will help students gain an understanding of modern Arab culture. | |
| MEST 5492 | The Afro-Arabs and Africans of the Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| This course offers an in-depth historical, philological, and socio-cultural exploration into the representation of the Afro-Arab and the African as depicted across a wide range of Arabic and Islamicate chronicles, saints' lives, and folktales, among sundry other genres. In the course of the semester, special attention will be given to significant moments in the history of Afro-Arab and Arab-African encounters. | |
| MEST 5559 | New Course in Middle Eastern Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern studies Course was offered Spring 2019, Fall 2014 | |
| MEST 5620 | The Middle East in Ethnographic Perspective (3) |
| Survey of the anthropological literature on the Middle East & N. Africa. Begins historically with traditional writing on the 'middle east' and proceeds to critiques of this tradition and attempts at new ways of constructing knowledge of this world region. Readings juxtapose theoretical and descriptive work toward critically appraising modern writers' success in overcoming the critiques leveled against their predecessors. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| MEST 6600 | Major Dimensions of Classical-Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (3) |
| Introducing the cultural dimensions of Classical and Medieval Arab-Islamic Civilization (600 - 1400 CE). We will study how Arabs approach their worldly life and pleasures through literature; organize their social domain by ethical-law; construct their spirituality and worldview through religion; react to nature by science; and attempt to resolve the internal and external inconsistencies of their culture through theology, philosophy and mysticism. | |
| MEST 6610 | Major Dimensions of the Modern Arab World (3) |
| This class aims to develop an understanding of the global significance of the 330 million Arabs as the fourth largest community in the world and Arabic as the fifth largest spoken language in a historical and thematic manner from the Ottomans (1400 CE) to the present. Course was offered Spring 2014 | |
| MEST 6620 | Aspects of Creativity in Arab-Islamic Heritage:Translated Classical Reading (3) |
| This course aims to expose students to samples of original translated texts from the creative heritage of the Arab-Islamic civilization Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| Pashto | |
| PASH 1010 | Elementary Pashto I (4) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 1010 and PASH 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours per week. Followed by PASH 1020. | |
| PASH 1020 | Elementary Pashto II (4) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 1010 and PASH 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours per week. Followed by PASH 2010. Prerequisites: C or better in PASH 1010, or permission of the instructor. | |
| PASH 2010 | Intermediate Pashto I (4) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 2010 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Pashto speakers. Four class hours. Followed by PASH 2020. Prerequisites: C or better in PASH 1020, or permission of the instructor. | |
| PASH 2020 | Intermediate Pashto II (4) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Pashto. PASH 2020 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Pashto speakers. Four class hours. Prerequisites: C or better in PASH 2010, or permission of the instructor. | |
| Persian | |
| PERS 1010 | Elementary Persian (4) |
| Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues. | |
| PERS 1020 | Elementary Persian (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues. Prerequisite: PERS 1010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PERS 1060 | Accelerated Persian (4) |
| This course is designed for Persian heritage students who many know spoken language to some extent, but they have not been exposed to formal or written language. It covers two semesters of Elementary Persian; emphasizing reading and writing skills, and the grammar of the language. Course was offered Spring 2016 | |
| PERS 2010 | Intermediate Persian (4) |
| Each course focuses on the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Special attention is paid to reading comprehension using selections from classical and modern Persian prose and poetry, preparing students for advanced studies in Indo-Persian language and literature. Prerequisite: PERS 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 2020 | Intermediate Persian (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Each course focuses on the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Special attention is paid to reading comprehension using selections from classical and modern Persian prose and poetry, preparing students for advanced studies in Indo-Persian language and literature. Prerequisite: PERS 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PERS 3010 | Advanced Persian I (3) |
| This course is designed to introduce the students to the world of Persian prose literature. We will read a variety of prose genre. We will look at the semantics, morphology, and syntax and analyze the topic vis-Ã -vis these aspects. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent | |
| PERS 3019 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Persian group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3020 | Advanced Persian (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | The goal of this course is to increase student's efficiency in reading modern texts; ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts, to poetry. although the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: Persian 3010 or instructor's permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 |
| PERS 3029 | Language House Conversation (1) |
| For students residing in the Persian group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PERS 3230 | Introduction to Classical Persian Literature (3) |
| A comprehensive, historical introduction to Persian poetry and prose from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Emphasizing the history and development of Persian poetry and prose, this advanced-level language course introduces various formal elements of Persian literary tradition. It analyzes literary texts and explores the linguistic structure, fine grammatical points, and syntactic intricacies of classical Persian. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3559 | New Course in Persian (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian. Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PERS 4993 | Independent Study in Persian (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent study for advanced students of Persian. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PERS 5020 | Readings in Modern Persian Prose Fiction (3) |
| Examines the works of this century's major writers, focusing on the development of modern Persian fiction as it reflects a changing society. Improves Persian reading ability and familiarity with Iran, its people, and its culture. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| PERS 5230 | Introduction to Classical Persian Literature (3) |
| A comprehensive, historical introduction to Persian poetry and prose from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Emphasizing the history and development of Persian poetry and prose, this advanced-level language course introduces various formal elements of Persian literary tradition. It analyzes literary texts and explores the linguistic structure, fine grammatical points, and syntactic intricacies of classical Persian. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equiv. | |
| PERS 5559 | New Course in Persian (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian. | |
| PERS 7559 | New Course in Persian (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian.
Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| PERS 8993 | Independent Study in Persian (1 - 3) |
| Independent study for advanced students of Persian. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Persian in Translation | |
| PETR 2559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic int he subject area of Persian Translation. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| PETR 3125 | #MahsaAmini: Revolution and Media (3) |
| This course examines the role of media in the formation, development, and outcomes of revolutions. Cases of the Iran Revolution of 2022, the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and the Constitutional Revolution of early 20th century will be discussed in depth and the part media played in the dissemination of ideas, news, propaganda, etc. in these socio-political movements will be explored. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| PETR 3131 | Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course aims to introduce students to Persian literature¿s contribution to global humanism through poetry and poetics. We'll explore how Persian romance novels in verse (masnavi) engage with themes like love, desire, beauty, and the Divine, and how these themes intersect with gender, religion, society, ethics, womanhood, and leadership. The main focus will be the narrative content, the poets' arguments, and the issues they raise |
| PETR 3220 | Twentieth-Century Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduces modern Persian literature in the context of Iranian society and civilization. Lectures and discussions follow the development of modern Persian poetry and prose, and trace the influence of Western and other literature, as well as Iranian literary and cultural heritage, on the works of contemporary Iranian writers. Facilitates understanding of contemporary Iran, especially its people, both individually and collectively, with their particular problems and aspirations in the twentieth-century world. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 3320 | Life Narratives & Iranian Women Writers (3) |
| This seminar examines life narratives and other forms of literary output by Iranian women writers. We will examine the ways these writers have desegregated a predominantly all-male literary tradition, as well as their arrival at the forefront of a bloodless social movement. Some of the genres to be investigated include novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, memoirs, and films. | |
| PETR 3322 | The Life and Poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad (3) |
| This course focuses on the life and art of Forugh Farrokhzad in a spectrum of genres that includes poetry, travel narratives, literary criticism, essays, and films by and about her. Although from the beginning of her literary career, Farrokhzad was a daring, often irreverent explorer of taboo topics, she was also deeply rooted in the Iranian culture. We study the body of her work to better understand Iran in the 1950-60s | |
| PETR 3340 | Poetics of Existentialist Persian Literature (3) |
| The existentialist literature of the Persian-speaking world has been a source of inspiration of poetics for the entire Middle East region. The objective of this course is the study of cognitive nuances embedded in the thematic and linguistic structure of Persian existentialist literature. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PETR 3342 | Life Narrative & Iranian Women Writers (3) |
| While women's autobiography has attracted growing scholarly attention as an evolving literary form, sustained scholarly study of the genre has largely focused on women's autobiography in Europe and North America, with only a small group of isolated scholars addressing women's autobiography in Islamic societies in general and Iran in particular. This course studies the genealogy and evolution of the genre. | |
| PETR 3345 | Revolution and Social Reform: Iran's Political Cinema (3) |
| In this course, we study the experimental cinema of post-revolutionary Iran. We will examine issues related to gender, culture and religion, and study film as a gateway into understanding the cultural, historical and political issues in contemporary Iran. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| PETR 3360 | Sex and the City: Stories of Love and Desire in Iran and Afghanistan (3) |
| Using a mix of cinema and literature, this course seeks to highlight how personal narratives of love and desire are often more than just individual stories. These stories don't exist in a vacuum; they are underwritten by the influence of politics on personal freedoms, the evolution and impact of gender roles, the tension between tradition and societal change, and the weight of cultural norms and expectations on individual choices. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| PETR 3559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic int he subject area of Persian Translation Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PETR 5125 | #MahsaAmini: Revolution and Media (3) |
| This course examines the role of media in the formation, development, and outcomes of revolutions. Cases of the Iran Revolution of 2022, the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and the Constitutional Revolution of early 20th century will be discussed in depth and the part media played in the dissemination of ideas, news, propaganda, etc. in these socio-political movements will be explored. Course was offered Fall 2023 | |
| PETR 5210 | Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| Reading from the works of major figures in classical Persian literature, especially Rudaki, Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Attar, Mowlavi, Sa'adi, and Hafez, as well as the most important minor writers of each period. Emphasizes the role of the Ma'shuq (the beloved), Mamduh (the praised one), and Ma'bud (the worshiped one) in classical verse, as well as the use of allegory and similar devices in both prose and verse. Taught in English. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| PETR 5220 | Twentieth-Century Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| Introduces modern Persian literature in the context of Iranian society and civilization. Lectures and discussions follow the development of modern Persian poetry and prose, and trace the influence of Western and other literature, as well as Iranian literary and cultural heritage, on the works of contemporary Iranian writers. Facilitates understanding of contemporary Iran, especially its people, both individually and collectively, with their particular problems and aspirations in the twentieth-century world. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 5320 | Life Narratives & Iranian Women Writers (3) |
| This seminar examines life narratives and other forms of literary output by Iranian women writers. We will examine the ways these writers have desegregated a predominantly all-male literary tradition, as well as their arrival at the forefront of a bloodless social movement. Some of the genres to be investigated include novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, memoirs, and films. | |
| PETR 5322 | The Life and Poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad (3) |
| This course focuses on the life and art of Forugh Farrokhzad in a spectrum of genres that includes poetry, travel narratives, literary criticism, essays, and films by and about her. Although from the beginning of her literary career, Farrokhzad was a daring, often irreverent explorer of taboo topics, she was also deeply rooted in the Iranian culture. We study the body of her work to better understand Iran in the 1950-60s Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| PETR 5345 | Revolution & Social Reform: Iran's Political Cinema (3) |
| In this course, we study the experimental cinema of post-revolutionary Iran. We will examine issues related to gender, culture and religion, and study film as a gateway into understanding the cultural, historical and political issues in contemporary Iran. Course was offered Spring 2022, Fall 2020 | |
| PETR 5360 | Sex and the City: Stories of Love and Desire in Iran and Afghanistan (3) |
| Using a mix of cinema and literature, this course seeks to highlight how personal narratives of love and desire are often more than just individual stories. These stories don't exist in a vacuum; they are underwritten by the influence of politics on personal freedoms, the evolution and impact of gender roles, the tension between tradition and societal change, and the weight of cultural norms and expectations on individual choices. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| PETR 5559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian Translation Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PETR 7559 | New Course in Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| New course in Persian Literature in translation. | |
| Sanskrit | |
| SANS 1010 | Elementary Sanskrit I (3) |
| Studies Sanskrit sounds, the Devanagari script, and basic grammar. | |
| SANS 1020 | Elementary Sanskrit II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A continuation of SANS 1010. Prerequisite: SANS 1010. Note: The following six courses are all intermediate level Sanskrit courses. They are offered two-by-two in a three-year rotation. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| SANS 3000T | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 10) |
| SANS 3012 | Selections from the Mahabharata (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Mahabharata, one of ancient India's major epics. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. |
| SANS 3014 | Selections from the Ramayana of Valmiki (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Ramayana of Valmiki, one of two major epics of ancient India, and the 'first poem' in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3016 | Selections from the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, the most important collection of story literature in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3018 | Jataka Tales (3) |
| This course centers on the Jataka tales. Class time will be devoted primarily to translation and grammatical analysis and secondarily to discussion of the content. This course has three objectives: 1. to shore up and expand your knowledge of grammar, 2. to expand your reading vocabulary and increase the speed of your reading comprehension, and 3. to introduce you to the Jataka tales in Sanskrit. | |
| SANS 3022 | The Bhagavadgita (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Bhagavadgita, a major religious text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3024 | Selections from the Upanisads (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020/5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Upanisads, a major spiritual text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. | |
| SANS 3026 | Selections from the Puranas (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the huge corpus of Puranic texts. Prerequisite: SANS 1020. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| SANS 3028 | Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa (3) |
| This course centers on selected passages from the Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa. Class time will be devoted primarily to translation and grammatical analysis and secondarily to discussion of the content. This course has three objectives: 1. to shore up and expand your knowledge of grammar, 2. to expand your reading vocabulary and increase the speed of your reading comprehension, and 3. to introduce you to the story of the Buddha in Sanskrit. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| SANS 3559 | New Course in Sanskrit (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| SANS 4010 | Classical Plays and Poetry (3) |
| A close reading of theatrical and poetic works from the classical period of Sanskrit literature, approximately 150 BCE to 1200 CE. | |
| SANS 4020 | Literary Theory (3) |
| A close reading of texts in South Asia's long history of literary theory. Texts readings include, but are not limited to, the Natyasastra, the Kavyalamkara of Bhamaha, the Kavyadarsa, the Kavyalamkara of Rudrata, the Sarasvatikanthabharana, the Kavyanusasana, the Kavyaprakasa, the Kavyalamakarasutravrtti, the Rasagangadhara, and the Dhvanyaloka. | |
| SANS 4030 | Philosophical Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 4040 | Philosophical Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 4051 | Vedic Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. | |
| SANS 4052 | Vedic Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. | |
| SANS 4053 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. | |
| SANS 4054 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. | |
| SANS 4993 | Independent Study In Sanskrit (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is meant to give students training in advanced Sanskrit Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| SANS 6014 | Selections from the Ramayana of Valmiki (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Ramayana of Valmiki, one of two major epics of ancient India, and the 'first poem' in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 5020 and graduate standing. | |
| SANS 6016 | Selections from the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, the most important collection of story literature in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 5020 and graduate standing. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| SANS 6022 | The Bhagavadgita (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Bhagavadgita, a major religious text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 5020 and graduate standing. Course was offered Fall 2015, Spring 2013 | |
| SANS 6024 | Selections from the Upanisads (3) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Upanisads, a major spiritual text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 5020. | |
| SANS 7030 | Philosophical Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 7040 | Philosophical Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 7051 | Vedic Texts I (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. Prerequisite: At least two courses from SANS 5012-5026. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| SANS 7052 | Vedic Texts II (3) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. Prerequisite: SANS 7051, a Sanskrit reading course in Religious Studies, or at least three courses from SANS 5012-5026. | |
| SANS 7053 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar I (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. Prerequisite: at least two courses from SANS 5012-5026. | |
| SANS 7054 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar II (3) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. Prerequisite: SANS 7053, a Sanskrit reading course in Religious Studies, or at least three courses from SANS 5012-5026. | |
| SANS 7559 | New Course in Sanskrit (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. Course was offered Spring 2020 | |
| SANS 8993 | Independent Study in Sanskrit (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent Study in Sanskrit. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| South Asian Studies | |
| SAST 1559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| The course will focus in on the period since 1990, when India took dramatic steps to reform its economic policies and re-set its relationships with other world powers. Students will be introduced to a wide range of initiatives taking place in a variety of public and privates sectors, and be encouraged through focused case studies to learn about opportunities for them to discover their own interests, possibly by studying in India with the UVa. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| SAST 1600 | India in Global Perspective (3) |
| The course will not be a conventional "introduction" to India which customarily emphasizes cultural history. Though there will be a short section at the beginning of the course that provides an overview of India's history, we will quickly move, after 6 class meetings, to the post-independence era, and focus in on the period since 1990, when India took steps to reform its economic policies and re-set its relationships with other world powers | |
| SAST 2050 | Classics of Indian Literature (3) |
| A survey of the foundational, formative and paradigmatic classic texts of the Indian Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, Islamic and Sikh religio-literary-cultural traditions. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SAST 2280 | Introduction to the Literature, Culture, and Arts of the Indian Subcontinent (3) |
| This course is an overview of the cultural dynamics as evident in the languages, literature and the arts from 2500BCE to the present. Drawing on a selection from the literary as well as writings on cultural history, miniature painting, music and cinema, the course will guide the students through the landmarks in the development of literature and the arts within a historical-cultural backdrop. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2022 | |
| SAST 2559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| New course in South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 2800 | The World According to South Asia (3) |
| This course approaches South Asia and its cultural diversity from the inside out, rather than from an `other' centered, western viewpoint. This course is not about the history of South Asia. It is about understanding the contemporary cultural milieu 'the world as seen reflexively and reflectively through a South Asian lens. We will be reading and discussing almost exclusively South Asian voices' opinions and perceptions. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| SAST 3300 | The Pleasures of Bollywood: Melodrama, Realism, Mythos (3) |
| This class will focus on cinema produced by the industry in Mumbai, popularly called Bollywood. Topics will include the relationship between fiction and documentation, between melodrama and realism, music and affect. Students will be taught the tools of film analysis and will be expected to watch and unpack films each week. They will also be expected to consider films in the social, political and economic contexts in which they were made. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| SAST 3450 | The Languages of South Asia (3) |
| An examination of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of South Asian languages from typological, social, and historical perspectives. No knowledge of a South Asian language or linguistics is required. | |
| SAST 3490 | Knowing South Asia: The Forms of Apprehension (3) |
| In this class we will examine how South Asia (primarily India, Pakistan, and Bangla Desh) came to be a legitimate area of academic investigation within the modern American and European university. How did the various disciplinary discourses pertaining to South Asia (anthropology, religious studies, art history, literature, etc.) get their starts? A close look at the history of British colonialism will serve as our point of departure. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| SAST 3559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 3650 | India in Global History (3) |
| Students will be exposed to alternative historiographical perspectives, using the longue duree view of the Indian Ocean world, embracing 2,000 years of cultural and economic interactions between the Middle East, East African Swahili coast, Europe and the coastal region of the present-day Indian state of Kerala. This learning experience will de-center the student's Euro-centric presuppositions of primacy. | |
| SAST 3701 | Business and Banking in South Asia (3) |
| South Asia, the region which stretches from Afghanistan to Burma and down to Sri Lanka, has been the center of thousands of years of trade and finance. In this course we will investigate the early history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance from about 1500 B.C to the early European merchant adventurers , the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history. | |
| SAST 3702 | Business and Banking in South Asia II: Gold, Cotton, Rice, Debt (3) |
| In this course we will investigate the history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance that include the early European merchant adventurers, joint stock companies and other collectives, the beginnings of share markets, the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history, and some of the theoretical questions that help us understand how business and banking worked. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| SAST 4559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| New Course in South Asian Studies Course was offered Spring 2015, Spring 2010 | |
| SAST 4991 | South Asian Studies Capstone Seminar (3) |
| This is the fourth-year capstone seminar for students majoring in South Asian Studies. This course will draw on the multidisciplinary interests of the students who participate to create a collaborative and collegial environment in which to investigate some of the foundational concepts and categories involved in the construction of "South Asia" as unified area of academic discourse. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| SAST 4993 | Independent Study (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study course Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| SAST 5300 | The Pleasures of Bollywood: Melodrama, Realism, Mythos (3) |
| This class will focus on cinema produced by the industry in Mumbai, popularly called Bollywood. Topics will include the relationship between fiction and documentation, between melodrama and realism, music and affect. Students will be taught the tools of film analysis and will be expected to watch and unpack films each week. They will also be expected to consider films in the social, political and economic contexts in which they were made. | |
| SAST 5400 | Popular culture in South Asia: Advertising, visual aesthetic, posters (3) |
| The course will look at the aesthetics of visual culture from the 19 th to the contemporary period. Students will be trained to consider popular culture, to think about the relationship between high art forms such as painting, photography and multi-media and the more seemingly mundane aesthetics of press photography, posters and billboards, teaching posters, commercial art and advertising, and the new spate of financial advertising. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| SAST 5559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 6701 | Business and Banking in South Asia (3) |
| South Asia, the region which stretches from Afghanistan to Burma and down to Sri Lanka, has been the center of thousands of years of trade and finance. In this course we will investigate the early history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance from about 1500 B.C to the early European merchant adventurers , the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history. | |
| SAST 6702 | Business and Banking in South Asia II: Gold, Cotton, Rice, Debt (3) |
| In this course we will investigate the history of this vast flow through the following: the highlights of the history of business and banking, trade and finance that include the early European merchant adventurers, joint stock companies and other collectives, the beginnings of share markets, the worlds and cultures that were implicated in that history, and some of the theoretical questions that help us understand how business and banking worked. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| SAST 7450 | The Languages of South Asia (3) |
| An examination of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of South Asian languages from typological, social, and historical perspectives. No knowledge of a South Asian language or linguistics is required. | |
| South Asian Literature in Translation | |
| SATR 2110 | Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia (3) |
| Travel writing is among the oldest forms of literature, especially in Asia. This course explores depictions of the Indian sub-continent by travel writers from Buddhist pilgrims to Arab geographers to colonial and post-colonial writers. | |
| SATR 3000 | Women Writing in India & Pakistan: 1947-Present (3) |
| We will read and critique the fiction and poetry of culturally specific regions while reflecting on the assumption that experiences and identities are fundamentally gendered. We will explore issues associated with women writing in regional languages to writing in mainstream languages like Hindi, Urdu and English. We will also examine how the publication and dissemination of women's texts are related to the women movements in India and Pakistan. Prerequisite: Completion of First Writing Requirement Course was offered Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| SATR 3110 | Modern Urdu-Hindi Literature (3) |
| This upper level course will comprise readings that will cover a broad spectrum of what constitutes the "modern" in Urdu and Hindi Literature. The course will track the historical beginning of Urdu-Hindi as a language, its development as a literary language and the complexities of the divide form one to two distinct languages: modern Hindi and modern Urdu. | |
| SATR 3300 | Literature & Society in South Asia: Breaking the Cast(e) (3) |
| Dalit literature is perhaps the most remarkable literary movement to emerge in post-independence India. It is the voice of the most marginalized section of India's population, those formerly known as untouchables. Until the advent of Dalit literature, the lives of Dalits had seldom been recorded in Indian literature. We will read fictional and non-fictional narratives of Dalit writers, and watch films to visualize and comprehend their lives. | |
| SATR 3350 | Languages of Love in South Asia: Bhakti and Beyond (3) |
| The course explores some of the most influential literatures of love and devotion to emerge from the Indian subcontinent. Starting with the Bhagavad-Gita -- the first South Asian text to dwell upon the idea of bhakti or "devotion" -- then to various other "classics" of South Asian love literature, spanning the Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Punjabi, Kashmiri, and other languages. Emphasis will be placed on Hindu and Islamic literature. | |
| SATR 3559 | New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation (3) |
| New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2010 | |
| SATR 5110 | Modern Urdu-Hindi Literature (3) |
| This upper level course will comprise readings that will cover a broad spectrum of what constitutes the "modern" in Urdu and Hindi Literature. The course will track the historical beginning of Urdu-Hindi as a language, its development as a literary language and the complexities of the divide form one to two distinct languages: modern Hindi and modern Urdu. | |
| SATR 5559 | New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation (3) |
| New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation | |
| SATR 7300 | Literature & Society in South Asia: Breaking the Cast(e) (3) |
| Dalit literature is perhaps the most remarkable literary movement to emerge in post-independence India. It is the voice of the most marginalized section of India's population, those formerly known as untouchables. Until the advent of Dalit literature, the lives of Dalits had seldom been recorded in Indian literature. We will read fictional and non-fictional narratives of Dalit writers, and watch films to visualize and comprehend their lives. | |
| Urdu | |
| URDU 1310 | Intensive Urdu Script & Grammar Review for Heritage Students (4) |
| In this class we will conduct an intensive review of the Nastaliq script and the basic grammar of the Urdu language.This is not a class for students with no prior knowledge of Urdu. Rather it is designed to take advantage of the familiarity you already have with Urdu by virtue of growing up in a family where Urdu is frequently spoken. The pace will be quick, with an eye to enabling you to proceed directly to a 2000- or 3000-level Urdu class. | |
| URDU 1559 | New Course in Urdu (3) |
| This course is to allow 1000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. | |
| URDU 2010 | Intermediate Urdu (4) |
| Introduces various types of written and spoken Urdu; vocabulary building, idioms, and problems of syntax; and conversation. Prerequisite: for URDU 2010: HIND 1020 or equivalent. | |
| URDU 2020 | Intermediate Urdu (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Prerequisite: for URDU 2020: URDU 2010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| URDU 3010 | Advanced Urdu I (3) |
| This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Pre-requisites: URDU 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 3020 | Advanced Urdu II (3) |
| This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Pre-requisites: URDU 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| URDU 3030 | Prostitutes, Murder, and Insanity: The Fiction of Sa'adat Hassan Manto (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | In this class we will conduct close readings (in Urdu!) of several of Manto's short fiction writings, and will discuss them in detail. There will be weekly assignments, a final take-home exam, and a final video project. Prerequisite: URDU 2020 or instructor permission. |
| URDU 3300 | Readings in Urdu Poetry: An Ongoing Mahfil (3) |
| This course will introduce advanced Urdu and Hindi students to some of the finest poetry in Urdu. Those who cannot read the Urdu script will have the option of reading the texts in Devanagari (the Hindi script). Some of the poets we will read are Mir, Ghalib, Dagh and Faiz. Course work will include brief analytical papers, as well as in-class presentations.
Prerequisites: URDU 3010 or 3020; or HIND 3010 or 3020; or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 3559 | New Course in Urdu (3) |
| This course is to allow 3000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. | |
| URDU 4993 | Independent Study in Urdu (1 - 3) |
| Independent Study in Urdu Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| URDU 6559 | New Course in Urdu (3) |
| This course is to allow 6000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| URDU 7300 | Readings in Urdu Poetry: An Ongoing Mahfil (3) |
| This course will introduce advanced Urdu and Hindi students to some of the finest poetry in Urdu. Those who cannot read the Urdu script will have the option of reading the texts in Devanagari (the Hindi script). Some of the poets we will read are Mir, Ghalib, Dagh and Faiz. Course work will include brief analytical papers, as well as in-class presentations.
Prerequisites: URDU 3010 or 3020; or HIND 3010 or 3020; or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 8993 | Independent Study in Urdu (1 - 3) |
| Independent study in Urdu language and/or literature.
Prerequisite: URDU 5010 or 5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |