Requirements
Israel: History, Politics, Culture, Identity
CAS JS285 Mts w/ HI 392, LH 284
Tu/Th: 9:30-10:45
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120)
Using a broad array of readings, popular music, documentaries, film and art, this course explores Israel’s political system, culture, and society, including the status of minorities in the Jewish state; post-1967 Israeli settlement projects; and the struggle for Israel’s identity. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing- Intensive Course, The Individual in Community, Critical Thinking.
Instructor: Professor Tamara Lotner Lev
Comparative Development in the Middle East
CAS IR 312/PO 369
TuTh 9:30-10:45
This course surveys pertinent topics relating to the socio-economic and political development of the Middle East and North African throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will explore and critical analyze themes relating to colonialism and state formation and statebuilding, regime types, oil and rentierism, civil society, authoritarianism and democratization, military spending, gender relations, Islamist movements, elections, revolutions and social movements, territorial disputes, foreign intervention, and sectarianism and identity politics. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Critical Thinking.
Instructor: Professor Shamiran Mako
Electives
World Cultures of the Jews
CAS JS 100
MWF 10:10-11:00
Introduces students to the study of Judaism in its many forms, by exploring Jewish communities across the globe today, their different historical origins and cultural contexts, and strategies of preserving cohesion and transnational solidarity. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.
Instructor: Professor Matthew Creighton
Israeli Culture through Film (in English translation)
CAS JS/LH 283
TuTh 12:30-1:45
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (WR 120 or equivalent) – Israeli society, from its origins to contemporary times, through the medium of film. Topics include immigration; war; the ongoing impact of the Holocaust on Israeli society; trials of women; war; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Introduction to film analysis and interpretive methods. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration.
Instructor: Professor Abigail Gillman
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
CAS JS 286 (4 Credits) Mts w/ HI 393
A1 MWF 11:15-12:05: Professor Dotan Greenvald
B1 MWF 12:30-1:45: Professor Dotan Greenvald
C1 TR 2-3:15: Professor Nahum Karlinsky
History of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, analysis of conflicting narratives through primary sources and film. Students present their own reflections on the conflict and debate possibilities of resolution. Counts toward majors and minors in History, International Relations, Middle East & North Africa Studies, and Jewish Studies. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
Israeli Popular Music
CAS LH 330/JS 280
MWF 12:20-1:10
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLH212) or equivalent. – Advanced-intermediate Hebrew language and culture course for those who have completed at least four semesters’ college Hebrew or equivalent. Introduction to Israeli cultural history through music. Students expand vocabulary and further develop writing, reading, listening, and conversational skills in Hebrew. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
Instructor: Mira Angrist
Elementary Modern Arabic 2
CAS LY 112
A1: Professor Giselle Khoury-Disano
MWF 10:10-11:00
TuTh 9:30-10:45
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY111) – Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Novice High level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
Second Year Modern Arabic 1
CAS LY 211
MWF 10:10-11:00
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY112) – Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Intermediate Low level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
Instructor: Professor Salima Slimane
Second Year Modern Arabic 2
CAS LY 212
MWF 11:15-12:05
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY211) – Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Intermediate Mid level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
Instructor: Professor Giselle Khoury-Disano
Levantine Colloquial Arabic 1
CAS LY 214
TuTh 11:00-12:15
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY112) , or equivalent. – To enhance oral communicative ability in colloquial Levantine Arabic. Introduces vocabulary, grammatical features, and cultural skills essential for informal communication with speakers of Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, and Jordanian Arabic. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Teamwork/Collaboration.
Instructor: Professor Luluah Mustafa
Third Year Modern Arabic 1
CAS LY 303
TuTh 2:00-3:15
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLY212) – Advances proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic to the Intermediate Mid level. Expands vocabulary repertoire. Practice speaking, listening, reading, writing using engaging materials and real-life communicative activities. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
Instructor: Professor Giselle Khoury-Disano