Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 102C. Conducted in English and Arabic, with all required readings in original Arabic only. Readings in modern Arabic literature, variably organized across or around particular trends, genres, topics, canonical authors, regional, or national literatures, mixing thematic and formal analyses of literary and critical texts and making use of film, video-clip, and song in approaching literary culture. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C141. Letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Seminar, three hours. Examination of selected topics on political, social, and intellectual history of ancient Israel. Exploration of how historical, social, and political contexts shaped and influenced interpretation and use of biblical texts. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 121A, 121B, 121C. Late Egyptian grammar and reading of both hieroglyphic and hieratic texts. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Lecture, three hours. In-depth study of the history of ancient Mesopotamia, from the earliest textual and material evidence to the end of the Ur III state circa 2000 BCE. Particular focus on rise of cities in Mesopotamia and formation of the first major unified polities, such as the kingdom of Sargon of Akkad, sometimes labeled the first empire in history. Overview of political, social, and cultural history of Mesopotamia, and engagement with primary source texts in translation to examine more personal perspectives of individuals throughout this period of history. Concurrently scheduled with course C106A. S/U or letter grading.
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Variable topics; consult Schedule of Classes for topics to be offered in specific term. Concurrently scheduled with course CM177. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 103A, 103B, 103C. Study of selected classical Persian texts. May be taken independently for credit.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Seminar, three hours. Selected topics on Islam. May be repeated for credit with topic change. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Lecture, two hours. Morphology and syntax of Syriac language; readings in Syriac translation of Bible and Syriac literature. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Seminar, two hours. Readings of texts from various dialects of Akkadian; selected problems in linguistic analysis of Akkadian dialects. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
