Courses for Spring 2024
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ANEL 4100-401 | First Year Akkadian II | Joshua A. Jeffers | VANP 402 | T 12:00 PM-2:59 PM | A continuation of First Year Akkadian I, this class teaches the grammar of the Akkadian language with emphasis on developing skills in the cuneiform writing system and reading of selected texts. | ANEL6100401 | |||||
ANEL 4200-401 | Beginning Sumerian | Stephen J. Tinney | An introduction to the grammar and writing system of the Sumerian language | ANEL6200401 | |||||||
ANEL 6100-401 | First Year Akkadian II | Joshua A. Jeffers | VANP 402 | T 12:00 PM-2:59 PM | A continuation of 1st Year Akkadian I, this class builds on the lessons of that class on the grammar of the Akkadian language with emphasis on developing skills in the cuneiform writing system and reading of selected texts. To take this class without first having taken 1st Year Akkadian I requires permission of the instructor. | ANEL4100401 | |||||
ANEL 6200-401 | Beginning Sumerian | Stephen J. Tinney | An introduction to the grammar and writing system of the Sumerian language | ANEL4200401 | |||||||
ANEL 6350-001 | Akkadian Letters | Joshua A. Jeffers | VANP 402 | M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Readings in Akkadian letters from ancient Mesopotamia. | ||||||
ANEL 6750-401 | Old Egyptian | David P Silverman | MUSE 328 | M 10:15 AM-1:14 PM | This course is an introduction to the language of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. The grammar of the period will be introduced during the early part of the semester, using Ededl's ALTAGYPTISCHE GRAMMATIK as the basic reference. Other grammatical studies to be utilized will include works by Allen, Baer, Polotsky, Satzinger, Gilula, Doret, and Silverman. The majority of time in the course will be devoted to reading varied textual material: the unpublished inscriptions in the tomb of the Old Kingdom offical Kapure--on view in the collection of the University Museum; several autobiographical inscriptions as recorded by Sethe in URKUNDEN I; and a letter in hieratic (Baer, ZAS 93, 1966, 1-9). | AFRC6750401 | |||||
ARAB 0100-401 | Elementary Arabic I | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 202 WILL 202 |
TR 8:30 AM-9:59 AM MW 8:30 AM-9:29 AM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB6100401 | |||||
ARAB 0200-401 | Elementary Arabic II | Radwa El Barouni | WILL 318 WILL 317 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
This course is a continuation of first semester Elementary Arabic, and builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale. | ARAB6200401 | |||||
ARAB 0200-402 | Elementary Arabic II | Abdulrahman Atta | BENN 24 BENN 139 |
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This course is a continuation of first semester Elementary Arabic, and builds on the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale. | ARAB6200402 | |||||
ARAB 0400-401 | Intermediate Arabic IV | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 302 WILL 302 |
MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM |
This is the continuation of the first semester Intermediate Arabic. This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students will achieve Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB6400401 | |||||
ARAB 0400-402 | Intermediate Arabic IV | Radwa El Barouni | DRLB 2C4 DRLB 4C4 |
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This is the continuation of the first semester Intermediate Arabic. This course is also proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that students will achieve Intermediate High according to the ACTFL scale. | ARAB6400402 | |||||
ARAB 0600-401 | Advanced Intermediate Arabic II | Amel Mili | WILL 304 BENN 139 |
R 12:00 PM-1:29 PM MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This course is a continuation of first semester Advanced Intermediate Arabic. Emphasis continues to be on all four language skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, & Writing. The readings for the class are chosen from actual texts from both medieval and modern Arabic in a variety of fields and subjects. Students will be expected to give classroom presentations and to write short essays in Arabic. Evaluation will be both Achievement- and proficiency- based. | ARAB6600401 | |||||
ARAB 4050-401 | Arabic Readings in Belles-Lettres: Resistance from Pre-Islamic Arabia to Palestine | Huda Fakhreddine | Through engaging with authentic texts, this advanced class aims to activate the language skills students have learned in previous language courses. We will read selections from Arabic poetry and prose and will respond to them in writing, discussion and translation. We will focus on close reading, relying on our knowledge of grammar. We will also work to develop writing, comprehension, and speaking skills through short critical responses and oral presentations. All class discussions will be conducted in Arabic. |
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ARAB 6100-401 | Elementary Arabic I | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 202 WILL 202 |
MW 8:30 AM-9:29 AM TR 8:30 AM-9:59 AM |
This is the beginners course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It will introduce you to the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in the standard means of communication in the Arab World. The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing you, the learner, in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Evaluation is done by the more traditional testing methods (vocabulary tests, dictations, grammar and translation exercises). We anticipate that by the end of this course, students will range in proficiency from Novice High to Intermediate Low on the ACTFL scale; in other words (using the terminology of the government's Foreign Service Institute), from 'incipient survival' to 'full' survival' in the native-speaking environment. | ARAB0100401 | |||||
ARAB 6200-401 | Elementary Arabic II | Radwa El Barouni | WILL 317 WILL 318 |
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM |
This course is a continuation of ARAB 0100/ARAB 6100. For the second semester: completion of the first semester or permission of the instructor. | ARAB0200401 | |||||
ARAB 6200-402 | Elementary Arabic II | Abdulrahman Atta | BENN 139 BENN 24 |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
This course is a continuation of ARAB 0100/ARAB 6100. For the second semester: completion of the first semester or permission of the instructor. | ARAB0200402 | |||||
ARAB 6400-401 | Intermediate Arabic IV | Abdulrahman Atta | WILL 302 WILL 302 |
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM MW 10:15 AM-11:14 AM |
This course is a continuation of Intermediate Arabic III at the graduate level. | ARAB0400401 | |||||
ARAB 6400-402 | Intermediate Arabic IV | Radwa El Barouni | DRLB 2C4 DRLB 4C4 |
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This course is a continuation of Intermediate Arabic III at the graduate level. | ARAB0400402 | |||||
ARAB 6600-401 | Advanced Intermediate Arabic II | Amel Mili | WILL 304 BENN 139 |
R 12:00 PM-1:29 PM MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This course is a continuation of Advanced Intermediate Arabic I at the graduate level. | ARAB0600401 | |||||
ARAB 6750-401 | Arabic Readings in Belles Lettres | Huda Fakhreddine | Through engaging with authentic texts, this advanced class aims to activate the language skills students have learned in previous language courses. We will read selections from Arabic poetry and prose and will respond to them in writing, discussion and translation. We will focus on close reading, relying on our knowledge of grammar. We will also work to develop writing, comprehension, and speaking skills through short critical responses and oral presentations. All class discussions will be conducted in Arabic. | ARAB4050401 | |||||||
ARAB 7000-301 | Topics in Islamic Studies | Joseph E. Lowry | VANP 523 | M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Topics vary from year to year in accordance with the interests and needs of students. Although this course typically focuses on premodern Arabic texts, the readings reinforce MSA reading skills. | ||||||
HEBR 0100-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 205 | MTWR 3:30 PM-4:29 PM | An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to continue in the language. | HEBR5100401, JWST0100401 | |||||
HEBR 0200-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | Ibrahim Miari | EDUC 120 | MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | A continuation of first semester Elementary Modern Hebrew, which assumes basic skills of reading and speaking and the use of the present tense. Open to all students who have completed one semester of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5200401, JWST0200401 | |||||
HEBR 0300-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew III | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 1 | MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5300401, JWST0300401 | |||||
HEBR 0400-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | BENN 201 | MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5400401, JWST0400401 | |||||
HEBR 0400-402 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 205 | MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR5400402, JWST0400402 | |||||
HEBR 1000-401 | Advanced Modern Hebrew: Modern Israeli Culture | Joseph L Benatov | BENN 24 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | In this course students are introduced to the vibrant world of contemporary Israeli culture by reading some of the best plays, poems, short stories and journalism published in Israel today. They also watch and analyze some of Israel's most popular films, TV programs, and videos. Themes include Jewish-Arab relations, the founding of the State, family ties and intergenerational conflict, war and society, and the recent dynamic changes in Israel society. Students must have taken four semesters of Hebrew at Penn or permission of instructor. Since the content of this course may change from year to year, students may take it more than once (but only once for credit). | HEBR6000401, JWST1000401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
HEBR 5100-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 205 | MTWR 3:30 PM-4:29 PM | An introduction to the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Hebrew. A grade of B- or higher is needed to proceed to the next level. | HEBR0100401, JWST0100401 | |||||
HEBR 5200-401 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | Ibrahim Miari | EDUC 120 | MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | A continuation of Elementary Modern Hebrew I, which assumes basic skills of reading and speaking and the use of the present tense. Open to all students who have completed one semester of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0200401, JWST0200401 | |||||
HEBR 5300-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew III | Ibrahim Miari | WILL 1 | MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | Development of the skills of reading, writing, and conversing in modern Hebrew on an intermediate level. Open to all students who have completed two semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0300401, JWST0300401 | |||||
HEBR 5400-401 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | BENN 201 | MTWR 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0400401, JWST0400401 | |||||
HEBR 5400-402 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew IV | Joseph L Benatov | WILL 205 | MTWR 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. Open to all students who have completed three semesters of Hebrew at Penn with a grade of B- or above and new students with equivalent competency. | HEBR0400402, JWST0400402 | |||||
HEBR 6000-401 | Advanced Modern Hebrew: Conversation & Writing | Joseph L Benatov | BENN 24 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | After four semesters of language study, it's time to enter the vibrant world of contemporary Israeli culture. In this course students read some of the best plays, poems, short stories, and journalism published in Israel today. They also watch and analyze some of Israel's most popular films, TV programs, and videos. Themes include Jewish-Arab relations, the founding of the State, family ties and intergenerational conflict, war and society, and the recent dynamic changes in Israel society. HEBR 054 or permission of instructor. Since the content of this course may change from year to year, students may take it more than once (but only once for credit). | HEBR1000401, JWST1000401 | |||||
NELC 0002-401 | Making of the Middle East | Paul M. Cobb | COLL 200 | TR 8:30 AM-9:59 AM | This is the second half of the Near East sequence. This course surveys Islamic civilization from circa 600 (the rise of Islam) to the start of the modern era and concentrates on political, social, and cultural trends. Although the emphasis will be on Middle Eastern societies, we will occasionally consider developments in other parts of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Spain, where Islamic civilization was or has been influential. Our goal is to understand the shared features that have distinguished Islamic civilization as well as the varieties of experience that have endowed it with so much diversity. | HIST0830401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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NELC 0003-401 | Origin and Culture of Cities | Richard L Zettler | FAGN 114 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | The UN estimates that 2.9 of the world's 6.1 billion people live in cities and that this percentage is rapidly increasing in many parts of the world. This course examines urban life and urban problems by providing anthropological perspectives on this distinctive form of human association and land use. First we will examine the "origin" of cities, focusing on several of the places where cities first developed, including Mesopotamia and the Valley of Mexico. We will then investigate the internal structure of non-industrial cities by looking at case studies from around the world and from connections between the cities of the past and the city in which we live and work today. | ANTH0103401, URBS0003401 | Cross Cultural Analysis History & Tradition Sector |
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NELC 0012-001 | Visible Language: History of Writing Systems | Timothy Hogue | MUSE 329 | MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | This will cover the history of the invention of writing with a focus on Cuneiform, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Mayan Glyphs, Chinese, the Alphabet, and their subsequent history down to their digital descendants. Writing will be analyzed as a technology with major social and cognitive effects. | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC0012001 | |||||
NELC 0014-401 | Jerusalem: Holy City | Timothy Hogue | WILL 218 | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course will survey the cultural history of Jerusalem over three millennia with a special focus on its configuration as contested, sacred space in multiple traditions (including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and others). The course will address how Jerusalem acquired its “holy” status on both a micro-level (via sacred spaces within the city) and macro-level (as a target for pilgrimage in competition with other cities in the region). These aspects of the city will be analyzed both as they are depicted in texts and as they are attested in the art and architecture found in Jerusalem and in similar cities in the broader Mediterranean/Middle East. The course will examine how sacred space and sacred urbanism are produced through interactions with texts, artifacts, and built environments. | JWST0014401, JWST6414401, NELC6414401, RELS0250401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC0014401 | ||||
NELC 0060-601 | Art of Mesopotamia | Anastasia A Amrhein | JAFF B17 | MW 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | Visual expression was first developed in Mesopotamia in the same environment as the invention of writing. This lecture class will introduce the arts of the major periods of Mesopotamian History ending with the "cinematic" effects achieved by the Assyrian artists on the walls of the royal palaces. The strong connection between verbal and visual expression will be traced over the three millennia course of Mesopotamian civilization from the earliest periods through the imperial art of the Assyrians and Babylonians of the first millennium BCE. The class and the assignments will regularly engage with objects in the collections and on display in the galleries of the Penn Museum. | ARTH2240601 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 0200-001 | Land of the Pharaohs | Kristina Ball Donnally Jacob Robert Mohr Glenister Josef W Wegner |
COLL 200 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course provides an introduction to the society, culture and history of ancient Egypt. The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of the characteristics of the civilization of ancient Egypt and how that ancient society succeeded as one of the most successful and long-lived civilizations in world history. | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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NELC 0215-401 | The Religion of Ancient Egypt | David P Silverman | MUSE 328 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | Weekly lectures (some of which will be illustrated) and a field trip to the University Museum's Egyptian Section. The multifaceted approach to the subject matter covers such topics as funerary literature and religion, cults, magic religious art and architecture, and the religion of daily life. | NELC6125401, RELS0215401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 0225-401 | The World of Cleopatra | Jennifer Houser Wegner | COHN 392 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | The figure of Cleopatra is familiar from modern stories, legends, and film. Was this famous woman a brazen seductress or a brilliant political mind? How many of these presentations are historically accurate? This class will examine the Ptolemaic period in Egypt (305-30 BCE), the time period during which Cleopatra lived, in an attempt to separate myth from reality. The Ptolemaic period is filled with political and personal intrigue. It was also a time of dynamic multiculturalism. Arguably one of the most violent and fascinating eras in ancient Egyptian history, the Ptolemaic period is largely unknown and often misunderstood. This course will examine the history, art, religion and literature of Egypt's Ptolemaic period which culminated in the reign of Cleopatra VII. | NELC6110401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 0302-401 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew II | Joshua A. Jeffers | VANP 402 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | A continued introduction to the grammar of Biblical Hebrew, focusing on the verbal system, with an emphasis on developing language skills in handling Biblical texts. A suitable entry point for students who have had some Modern Hebrew. | NELC5212401 | |||||
NELC 0318-401 | Abrahamic Faiths & Cultures: Create Community Course | Talya Fishman | MEYH B5 | M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | The aim of this course is to design a Middle School curriculum on “Abrahamic Faiths and Cultures” that will subsequently be taught in local public schools. First two hours will be devoted to study and discussion of primary and secondary sources grouped in thematic units. These will explore Jewish, Christian and Islamic teachings on topics including God, worship, religious calendar, life cycle events, attitudes toward religious others; internal historical developments. During the last seminar hour, we will learn from West Philadelphia clergy members, Middle School Social Studies teachers and principals about what they regard as necessary, and incorporate their insights. During the last hour, West Philadelphia clergy members, Middle School Social Studies teachers and principals will share with us what they believe is needed to enable the course to succeed. Class participants will attend prayer services on fieldtrips to a range of West Philadelphia houses of worship. In future semesters, some class participants may teach the resulting curriculum in selected neighborhood schools. | RELS0318401, URBS0318401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC0318401 | ||||
NELC 0330-401 | Themes in Jewish Trad: Jewish Political Thought & Action | Talya Fishman | WILL 201 | MF 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | Course topics will vary; they have included The Binding of Isaac, Responses to Catastrophes in Jewish History, Holy Men & Women (Ben-Amos); Rewriting the Bible (Dohrmann); Performing Judaism (Fishman); Jewish Political Thought (Fishman); Jewish Esotericism (Lorberbaum) Democratic culture assumes the democracy of knowledge - the accessibility of knowledge and its transparency. Should this always be the case? What of harmful knowledge? When are secrets necessary? In traditional Jewish thought, approaching the divine has often assumed an aura of danger. Theological knowledge was thought of as restricted. This seminar will explore the "open" and "closed" in theological knowledge, as presented in central texts of the rabbinic tradition: the Mishnah, Maimonides and the Kabbalah. Primary sources will be available in both Hebrew and English. | JWST0330401, NELC6305401, RELS0335401 | History & Tradition Sector Cross Cultural Analysis |
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NELC 0355-401 | Medieval and Early Modern Jewry | Joshua Teplitsky | PCPE 200 | TR 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | Exploration of intellectual, social, and cultural developments in Jewish civilization from the rise of Islam in the seventh century to the assault on established conceptions of faith and religious authority in 17th century Europe, that is, from the age of Mohammed to that of Spinoza. Particular attention will be paid to the interaction of Jewish culture with those of Christianity and Islam. | HIST1610401, JWST1610401, RELS1610401 | Cross Cultural Analysis History & Tradition Sector |
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NELC 0615-USW | Modern Arabic Literature | This course is a study of modern Arabic literary forms in the context of the major political and social changes which shaped Arab history in the first half of the twentieth century. The aim of the course is to introduce students to key samples of modern Arabic literature which trace major social and political developments in Arab society. Each time the class will be offered with a focus on one of the literary genres which emerged or flourished in the twentieth century: the free verse poem, the prose-poem, drama, the novel, and the short story. We will study each of these emergent genres against the socio-political backdrop which informed it. All readings will be in English translations. The class will also draw attention to the politics of translation as a reading and representational lens. | COML0615USW | Cross Cultural Analysis Arts & Letters Sector |
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NELC 0620-301 | Food in the Islamic Middle East: History, Memory, Identity | Heather Sharkey | WILL 320 | M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | In the tenth century, a scholar named Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq produced an Arabic manuscript called Kitab al-Tabikh (The Book of Cooking). This volume, which compiled and discussed the recipes of eighth- and ninth-century Islamic rulers (caliphs) and their courts in Iraq, represents the oldest known surviving cookbook of the Arab-Islamic world. Many more such cookbooks followed; in their day they represented an important literary genre among cultured elites. As one food historian recently noted, there are more cookbooks in Arabic from before 1400 than in the rest of the worlds languages put together. Ibn Sayyars cookbook can help us to think about the historical and cultural d ynamics of food. In this class, we will focus on the Middle East across the sweep of the Islamic era, into the modern period, and until the present day, although many of the readings will consider the study of food in other places (including the contemporary United States) for comparative insights. The class will use the historical study of food and foodways as a lens for examining subjects that relate to a wide array of fields and interests. These subjects include economics, agricultural and environmental studies, anthropology, literature, religion, and public health. With regard to the modern era, the course will pay close attention to the consequences of food for shaping memories and identities including religious, ethnic, national, and gender-based identities particularly among people who have dispersed or otherwise migrated. It will also focus considerably on the politics of food, that is, on the place of food in power relations. Among the questions we will debate are these: How does food reflect, shape, or inform history? By approaching the study of Middle Eastern cultures through food, what new or different things can we see? What is the field of food studies, and what can it offer to scholars? What is food writing as a literary form, and what methodological and conceptual challenges face those who undertake it? | Cross Cultural Analysis Humanties & Social Science Sector |
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NELC 0680-401 | Civilizations at Odds? The United States and the Middle East | Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet | MCNB 285 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | America has often been depicted in the Middle East either as a benevolent superpower or an ill-meaning enemy – in other words, foe or friend, Satan or saint. In America, too, stereotypes of the Middle East abound as home to the uber-wealthy, tyrants, and fanatics. This course will explore the relationship between the United States and the Middle East by moving beyond such facile depictions. We will read works of history and political analysis to shape our understanding of this relationship and to explore cross-cultural perspectives. Our goal is to understand why a century of interaction has sometimes done little to bring peace and greater understanding between these two intertwined communities. By reading a range of historical accounts, we will consider the origins of this cultural and diplomatic encounter. The readings will shed light on the extent of America’s involvement in the Middle East in the twentieth century. We will consider the impact of oil diplomacy on U.S.-Middle East relations, as well as the role of ideology and culture, in an effort to comprehend the antagonism that exists on a state-to-state level in some contexts. Most importantly, we will grapple with the ways in which international politics disrupts the lives of citizens trapped in the throes of political turmoil. | HIST1788401 | |||||
NELC 0700-401 | Iranian Cinema: Gender, Politics and Religion | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 220 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This seminar explores Iranian culture, society, history and politics through the medium of film. We will examine a variety of cinematic works that represent the social, political, economic and cultural circumstances of contemporary Iran, as well as the diaspora. Along the way, we will discuss issues pertaining to gender, religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and the role of cinema in Iranian society and beyond. Discussions topics will also include the place of the Iranian diaspora in cinema, as well as the transnational production, distribution, and consumption of Iranian cinema. Films will include those by internationally acclaimed filmmakers, such as Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Asghar Farhadi, Bahman Ghobadi, Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Dariush Mehrjui, Tahmineh Milani, Jafar Panahi, Marjane Satrapi and others. All films will be subtitled in English. No prior knowledge is required. | CIMS0700401, COML0700401, GSWS0700401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 1000-401 | Iraq: Ancient Cities and Empires | Richard L Zettler | EDUC 114 | W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Iraq: Ancient Cities and Empires is a chronological survey of the ancient civilization that existed in the drainage basin of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers from the early settled village farming communities of the 7th millennium BCE to the middle of the 1st millennium BCE, when Nebuchadnezzar II ruled Babylon and much of the Middle East. Though organized period by period, NELC 241 explores various social, political, economic, and ideological topics, exposing students to various strands of evidence, including settlement survey data, excavated architectural remains, artifacts, and documentary sources, as well as an eclectic mix of theoretical perspectives. The course aims to provide students with a strong foundation for the further study of the ancient and pre-modern Middle East. | ANTH1020401, NELC6020401, URBS1020401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 1700-401 | Introduction to Persian Poetic Tradition | Fatemeh Shams Esmaeili | COHN 204 | MW 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course introduces some of the major genres and themes of the millennium-old Persian poetic tradition from ancient to modern Iran. Epic and romance, love and mysticism, wine and drunkenness, wisdom and madness, body and mind, sin and temptation are some of the key themes that will be explored through a close reading of poems in this course.The course suits undergraduate students of all disciplines, as it requires no prior knowledge of or familiarity with the Persian language or the canon of Persian literature. All teaching materials are available in English translation. Students are expected to attend seminars and take part in discussions | NELC5710401 | Cross Cultural Analysis Arts & Letters Sector |
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NELC 1905-401 | GIS for the Digital Humanities and Social Sciences | Emily L Hammer | PCPE 201 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course introduces students to theory and methodology of the geospatial humanities and social sciences, understood broadly as the application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis techniques to the study of social and cultural patterns in the past and present. By engaging with spatial theory, spatial analysis case studies, and technical methodologies, students will develop an understanding of the questions driving, and tools available for, humanistic and social science research projects that explore change over space and time. We will use ESRI's ArcGIS software to visualize, analyze, and integrate historical, anthropological, and environmental data. Techniques will be introduced through the discussion of case studies and through demonstration of software skills. During supervised laboratory sessions, the various techniques and analyses covered will be applied to sample data and also to data from a region/topic chosen by the student. | AAMW6460401, ANTH1905401, NELC6900401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 2567-401 | Sex and Power in the Middle East: Unveiling Women's Lives | Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet | MCNB 410 | T 3:30 PM-6:29 PM | How did Middle Eastern women and men really live? What impact did tradition have on practices of veiling, seclusion, and politics? How did attitudes toward intimacy and sexuality change over time? This course strives to answer these questions by offering a comparative perspective on people's lives in the modern Middle East (Southwest Asia) and North Africa. We begin in the 19th century and move quickly to the twentieth century when social policies and politics shaped gender relations. We will consider the birth and popularity of fashion industries, beauty contests, journalism, the visual arts, television, and challenges to norms of sexuality. Part of the class will also engage with traditionalist rejection of such new social and cultural trends. From Iran to Algeria, women and men grappled with culture wars that centered on gender, sexuality, and power. To make the learning process interactive, we will watch video clips, documentaries, and interviews as we delve into this ongoing tug-of-war. | GSWS2353401, HIST2353401, SOCI2947401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 2900-401 | Who Owns the Past? Archaeology and Politics in the Middle East | Emily L Hammer | WILL 5 | W 12:00 PM-2:59 PM | This course explores the role of cultural heritage and archaeological discoveries in the politics of the Middle East from the nineteenth century to the recent aftermath of the Arab Spring. We will explore how modern Middle East populations relate to their pasts and how archaeology and cultural heritage have been employed to support particular political and social agendas, including colonialism, nationalism, imperialism, and the construction of ethnic-religious identities. Although it was first introduced to the Middle East as a colonial enterprise by European powers, archaeology became a pivotal tool for local populations of the Middle East to construct new histories and identities during the post-World War I period of intensive nation-building after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. To understand this process, we will first look at the nineteenth-century establishment of archaeology by institutions like the Penn Museum. Then we will move on to individual case studies in Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Iran, and the republics of former Soviet Transcaucasia to look at the role of archaeology and cultural heritage in the formation of these countries as modern nation-states with a shared identity among citizens. We will conclude with an examination of the recent impact of the Islamic State on material heritage in Syria and Iraq, the changing attitudes of Middle Eastern countries toward foreign museums, and the role of UNESCO in defining Middle Eastern sites of world heritage. The course will also include field trips to the Penn Museum. | ANTH1925401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | ||||
NELC 2950-401 | Living World in Archaeological Science | Katherine M Moore Chantel E. White |
MUSE 190 | TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | By focusing on the scientific analysis of archaeological remains, this course will explore life and death in the past. It takes place in the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM) and is team taught in three modules: human skeletal analysis, analysis of animal remains, and analysis of plant remains. Each module will combine laboratory and classroom exercises to give students hands-on experience with archaeological materials. We will examine how organic materials provide key information about past environments, human behavior, and cultural change through discussions of topics such as health and disease, inequality, and food. | ANTH2267401, ANTH5267401, CLST3303401, CLST5303401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC2950401 | ||||
NELC 3410-401 | Age of Sultans, 1100-1500 | Paul M. Cobb | JAFF 104 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | In this course, we will examine the social and political history of the Islamic Near East in its medieval centuries, from the coming of the Saljuq Turks to the rise of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires. Special topics include: the Eleventh-Century Transformation; Crusades and Jihads, the Mamluk Institution; Knowledge and Power; The Mongol Invasions; Timur and His Legacy; Gunpowder Empires. This course requires basic prior knowledge of Islam and the Near East, such as prior enrollment in NELC 102 or equivalent. Note that undergraduates must register for the course as NELC 338; graduate students must register for the course as NELC 638. Undergraduates are not permitted to register under the graduate number. | NELC6410401 | |||||
NELC 3560-401 | Gunpowder, Art and Diplomacy: Islamic Empires in the Early Modern World | Oscar Aguirre Mandujano | CANCELED | In the sixteenth century, the political landscape of the Middle East, Central Asia, and India changed with the expansion and consolidation of new Islamic empires. Gunpowder had transformed the modes of warfare. Diplomacy followed new rules and forms of legitimation. The widespread use of Persian, Arabic and Turkish languages across the region allowed for an interconnected world of scholars, merchants, and diplomats. And each imperial court, those of the Ottomans, the Safavids, and the Mughals, found innovative and original forms of expression in art and literature. The expansion of these Islamic empires, each of them military giants and behemoths of bureaucracy, marked a new phase in world history. The course is divided in four sections. The first section introduces the student to major debates about the so-called gunpowder empires of the Islamic world as well as to comparative approaches to study them. The second section focuses on the transformations of modes of warfare and military organization. The third section considers the cultural history and artistic production of the imperial courts of the Ottomans, the Mughals, and the Safavids. The fourth and final section investigates the social histories of these empires, their subjects, and the configuration of a world both connected and divided by commerce, expansion, and diplomacy. | HIST1300401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | |||||
NELC 4505-401 | Islamic Intellectual Tradition | Joseph E. Lowry | EDUC 201 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This comprehensive survey of the traditions of rational thought in classical Islamic culture is distinguished by its attempt to contextualize and localize the history of what is best described as philosophy in Islam, including not only the Islamic products of the Hellenistic mode of thought but also religious and linguistic sciences whose methodology is philosophical. The course examines the influence of these different disciplines upon each other, and the process of the Islamic "aspecting" of the Greek intellectual legacy. The readings thus include not only the works of Hellenized philosophers (falasifa) of Islam, but also those of theologians (mutakallimun), legists (fiqh scholars), and grammarians (nahw/lugha scholars). No prerequisites. | NELC5505401 | Cross Cultural Analysis | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC4505401 | |||
NELC 5212-401 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew II | Joshua A. Jeffers | VANP 402 | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | A continued introduction to the grammar of Biblical Hebrew, focusing on the verbal system, with an emphasis on developing language skills in handling Biblical texts. A suitable entry point for students who have had some Modern Hebrew. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permission of instructor required. | NELC0302401 | |||||
NELC 5405-401 | Manuscript Arts in the Islamic World | Marianna Simpson | VANP 627 | R 10:15 AM-1:14 PM | This hands-on seminar will explore the long tradition of manuscript-making and manuscript-makers in the Islamic world, using the extensive collections of Arab, Persian, Turkish and Indian volumes at the University of Pennsylvania and the Free Library of Philadelphia. These include copies of the Qur'an (Islam's holy text) and other religious, scientific, historical and literary texts. Emphasis will be placed on traditional materials and artistic techniques, specifically calligraphy, binding, illumination and illustration, as well as on production methods and the historical, social, and economic contexts in which manuscripts were made, used and collected from early Islamic times to the early modern period. Also at issue will be the ways that Islamicate manuscripts were transformed over the centuries as they journeyed from their diverse places of origin (Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Iran, India, etc.) to Philadelphia. The goal is to develop the art historical skills involved in the study of Islamicate codices, through close examination, discussion and presentation, and to recognize that every manuscript has a story. Most of the class sessions will be held either at the Kislak Center in Van Pelt Library or at the Free Library on the Parkway. | ARTH5360401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC5405401 | ||||
NELC 5505-401 | Islamic Intellectual Tradition | Joseph E. Lowry | EDUC 201 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This comprehensive survey of the traditions of rational thought in classical Islamic culture is distinguished by its attempt to contextualize and localize the history of what is best described as philosophy in Islam, including not only the Islamic products of the Hellenistic mode of thought but also religious and linguistic sciences whose methodology is philosophical. The course examines the influence of these different disciplines upon each other, and the process of the Islamic "aspecting" of the Greek intellectual legacy. The readings thus include not only the works of Hellenized philosophers (falasifa) of Islam, but also those of theologians (mutakallimun), legists (fiqh scholars), and grammarians (nahw/lugha scholars). No prerequisites. Additional advanced-level assignments can be given for graduate credit. | NELC4505401 | |||||
NELC 5710-401 | Introduction to Persian Poetic Tradition | Fatemeh Shams Esmaeili | COHN 204 | MW 5:15 PM-6:44 PM | This course introduces some of the major genres and themes of Persian poetry from ancient to modern Iran. Epic and romance, love and mysticism, wine and drunkenness, wisdom and madness, body and mind, sin and temptation are some of the key themes that will be explored through a close reading of poems in this course. The course suits students of all disciplines, as it requires no prior knowledge of or familiarity with the Persian language or the canon of Persian literature. All teaching materials are available in English translation. Students are expected to attend seminars and take part in discussions. | NELC1700401 | |||||
NELC 5925-401 | Geophysical Prospection for Archaeology | Jason Herrmann | MUSE 190 | M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Near-surface geophysical prospection methods are now widely used in archaeology as they allow archaeologists to rapidly map broad areas, minimize or avoid destructive excavation, and perceive physical dimensions of archaeological features that are outside of the range of human perception. This course will cover the theory of geophysical sensors commonly used in archaeological investigations and the methods for collecting, processing, and interpreting geophysical data from archaeological contexts. We will review the physical properties of common archaeological and paleoenvironmental targets, the processes that led to their deposition and formation, and how human activity is reflected in anomalies recorded through geophysical survey through lectures, readings, and discussion. Students will gain experience collecting data in the field with various sensors at archaeological sites in the region. A large proportion of the course will be computer-based as students work with data from geophysical sensors, focusing on the fundamentals of data processing, data fusion, and interpretation. Some familiarity with GIS is recommended. | AAMW5720401, ANTH5720401, CLST7315401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC5925401 | ||||
NELC 5999-004 | Independent Study: Classics of Hebrew Poetry | Nili R Gold | Independent study in courses with Near Eastern content for MA students | ||||||||
NELC 5999-012 | Abrahamic Faiths & Cultures: Create Community Course | Talya Fishman | Independent study in courses with Near Eastern content for MA students | ||||||||
NELC 6020-401 | Iraq: Ancient Cities and Empires | Richard L Zettler | EDUC 114 | W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Iraq: Ancient Cities and Empires is a chronological survey of the ancient civilization that existed in the drainage basin of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers from the early settled village farming communities of the 7th millennium BCE to the middle of the 1st millennium BCE, when Nebuchadnezzar II ruled Babylon and much of the Middle East. Though organized period by period, NELC 241 explores various social, political, economic, and ideological topics, exposing students to various strands of evidence, including settlement survey data, excavated architectural remains, artifacts, and documentary sources, as well as an eclectic mix of theoretical perspectives. The course aims to provide students with a strong foundation for the further study of the ancient and pre-modern Middle East. | ANTH1020401, NELC1000401, URBS1020401 | |||||
NELC 6110-401 | The World of Cleopatra | Jennifer Houser Wegner | COHN 392 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | The figure of Cleopatra is familiar from modern stories, legends, and film. Was this famous woman a brazen seductress or a brilliant political mind? How many of these presentations are historically accurate? This class will examine the Ptolemaic period in Egypt (305-30 BCE), the time period during which Cleopatra lived, in an attempt to separate myth from reality. The Ptolemaic period is filled with political and personal intrigue. It was also a time of dynamic multiculturalism. Arguably one of the most violent and fascinating eras in ancient Egyptian history, the Ptolemaic period is largely unknown and often misunderstood. This course will examine the history, art, religion and literature of Egypt's Ptolemaic period which culminated in the reign of Cleopatra VII. | NELC0225401 | |||||
NELC 6125-401 | The Religion of Ancient Egypt | David P Silverman | MUSE 328 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | Weekly lectures (some of which will be illustrated) and a field trip to the University Museum's Egyptian Section. The multifaceted approach to the subject matter covers such topics as funerary literature and religion, cults, magic religious art and architecture, and the religion of daily life. | NELC0215401, RELS0215401 | |||||
NELC 6305-401 | Themes Jewish Tradition: Iberian Conversos: Jew-Christian? | Talya Fishman | WILL 201 | MF 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | Course topics will vary; they have included The Binding of Isaac, Responses to Catastrophes in Jewish History, Holy Men & Women (Ben-Amos); Rewriting the Bible (Dohrmann); Performing Judaism (Fishman); Jewish Political Thought (Fishman); Jewish Esotericism (Lorberbaum) Democratic culture assumes the democracy of knowledge - the accessibility of knowledge and its transparency. Should this always be the case? What of harmful knowledge? When are secrets necessary? In traditional Jewish thought, approaching the divine has often assumed an aura of danger. Theological knowledge was thought of as restricted. This seminar will explore the "open" and "closed" in theological knowledge, as presented in central texts of the rabbinic tradition: the Mishnah, Maimonides and the Kabbalah. Primary sources will be available in both Hebrew and English. | JWST0330401, NELC0330401, RELS0335401 | |||||
NELC 6410-401 | Age of the Sultans: 1100-1500 | Paul M. Cobb | JAFF 104 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | After the “golden age” of the Islamic Near East in the early Middle Ages, the empires controlled by the caliphs began to fragment and political power devolved to a constellation of local dynasties, princelings, and entirely new ethnic and religious groups. This course traces the changes wrought by this fragmentation in the Islamic Near East’s political, social, and cultural history. It is a period rivaled in its creativity only by the early Islamic era that preceded it. It was in this period that saw the arrival of Turkish groups in large numbers, and saw the cosmopolitan Islam of earlier centuries challenged by the arrival of European Crusaders, pagan Mongol hordes, and movements of reform from within. In many ways, much of what we think of today as “Islam” or “Islamic” are products of this period. Special topics include: the Eleventh-Century Transformation; Crusades and Jihads, the Mamluk Institution; Knowledge and Power; The Mongol Invasions; Timur and His Legacy; Gunpowder Empires. | NELC3410401 | |||||
NELC 6414-401 | Jerusalem: Holy City | Timothy Hogue | WILL 218 | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course will survey the cultural history of Jerusalem over three millennia with a special focus on its configuration as contested, sacred space in multiple traditions (including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and others). The course will address how Jerusalem acquired its “holy” status on both a micro-level (via sacred spaces within the city) and macro-level (as a target for pilgrimage in competition with other cities in the region). These aspects of the city will be analyzed both as they are depicted in texts and as they are attested in the art and architecture found in Jerusalem and in similar cities in the broader Mediterranean/Middle East. The course will examine how sacred space and sacred urbanism are produced through interactions with texts, artifacts, and built environments. | JWST0014401, JWST6414401, NELC0014401, RELS0250401 | |||||
NELC 6900-401 | GIS for the Digital Humanities and Social Sciences | Emily L Hammer | PCPE 201 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course introduces students to theory and methodology of the geospatial humanities and social sciences, understood broadly as the application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis techniques to the study of social and cultural patterns in the past and present. By engaging with spatial theory, spatial analysis case studies, and technical methodologies, students will develop an understanding of the questions driving, and tools available for, humanistic and social science research projects that explore change over space and time. We will use ESRI's ArcGIS software to visualize, analyze, and integrate historical, anthropological, and environmental data. Techniques will be introduced through the discussion of case studies and through demonstration of software skills. During supervised laboratory sessions, the various techniques and analyses covered will be applied to sample data and also to data from a region/topic chosen by the student. | AAMW6460401, ANTH1905401, NELC1905401 | |||||
NELC 6950-401 | Archaeometallurgy Seminar | Vanessa Workman | MUSE 190 | F 8:30 AM-11:29 AM | This course is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of archaeological metals. Topics to be discussed include: exploitation of ore and its transformation to metal in ancient times, distribution of metal as a raw materials, provenance studies, development and organization of early metallurgy, and interdisciplinary investigations of metals and related artifacts like slag and crucibles. Students will become familiar with the full spectrum of analytical procedures, ranging from microscopy for materials characterization to mass spectrometry for geochemical fingerprinting, and will work on individual research projects analyzing archaeological objects following the analytical methodology of archaeometallurgy. | AAMW5520401, ANTH5252401, CLST7314401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=NELC6950401 | ||||
NELC 9999-102 | Independent Study: Genesis & Psalms | Timothy Hogue | Directed research or candidacy exam and proposal preparation. | ||||||||
PERS 0200-401 | Elementary Persian II | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 319 WILL 2 |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM W 12:00 PM-12:59 PM |
This course is designed to help you build upon what you have learned in Elementary Persian I. Emphasis is placed on using the language for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing-as well as culture, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation-are integrated into the course. Students must either have successfully completed Elementary Persian I, or take the departmental exam. | PERS5200401 | |||||
PERS 0400-401 | Intermediate Persian II | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 316 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | In this course, we will continue to address a broader variety of cultural topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is place on actively using Persian for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students must have successfully completed either Intermediate Persian I or Persian for Heritage Speakers I, or take the departmental placement exam. | PERS5400401 | |||||
PERS 2100-401 | Advanced Persian II: Persian Belle-Letters | Fatemeh Shams Esmaeili | WILL 316 | MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | This advanced Persian content course is a highly interactive, media-based seminar for students who have successfully completed Advanced Persian I (PERS 2000). Throughout this course students will dive deep into the history of Persian media, music, and cinema by reading secondary sources in Persian about their inception and evolution as well as close reading and analysis of the movies and media productions in Persian. The course is designed to improve students’ ability to understand and practice everyday conversations and spoken Persian used in Persian social media platforms, movies, broadcasting service. | PERS6250401 | |||||
PERS 5200-401 | Elementary Persian II | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 2 WILL 319 |
W 12:00 PM-12:59 PM TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM |
This course is designed to help you build upon what you have learned in Elementary Persian I. Emphasis is placed on using the language for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing-as well as culture, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation-are integrated into the course. Students must either have successfully completed PERS-011, or take the departmental exam. | PERS0200401 | |||||
PERS 5400-401 | Intermediate Persian II | Mahyar Entezari | WILL 316 | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | In this course, we will continue to address a broader variety of cultural topics in order to increase your proficiency in linguistic as well as cultural terms. Emphasis is place on actively using Persian for interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Therefore use of English is restricted. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are integrated into the course, as are culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students must either have successfully completed PERS 613 or PERS 617, or take the departmental placement exam. | PERS0400401 | |||||
PERS 6250-401 | Advanced Persian II | Fatemeh Shams Esmaeili | WILL 316 | MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | A continuation of Advanced Persian I, students will advance their skills in reading and listening, as well as in writing and speaking to near fluency. Graduate students may have additional assignments. | PERS2100401 | |||||
TURK 0200-401 | Elementary Turkish II | Feride Hatiboglu | CANCELED | This course is a continuation of Elementary Turkish I and is designed to strengthen and extend students' listening, speaking, reading and writing competence and to deepen an understanding of Turkish people in Turkey. By the end of this course, students will be able to handle a variety of day to day needs in Turkish-speaking settings and engage in simple conversations. Students can expect to be able to order food and drinks, purchase things, and to be able to be familiar with current social topics. Students will be able to talk about all tenses, present, future, past, past continuous, make comparisons, describe people and things in detail, make travel plans, make reservations in hotels and holiday resorts, write complaint letters. By the end of the course, students will be able to talk about their studies and their plans for the future. Also, students will develop reading strategies that should allow them to understand the general meaning of articles, and short literary texts. Students will learn practical life in Turkey and will explore Turkish culture on the internet. | TURK5200401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=TURK0200401 | |||||
TURK 0200-402 | Elementary Turkish II | Feride Hatiboglu | WILL 220 | TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | This course is a continuation of Elementary Turkish I and is designed to strengthen and extend students' listening, speaking, reading and writing competence and to deepen an understanding of Turkish people in Turkey. By the end of this course, students will be able to handle a variety of day to day needs in Turkish-speaking settings and engage in simple conversations. Students can expect to be able to order food and drinks, purchase things, and to be able to be familiar with current social topics. Students will be able to talk about all tenses, present, future, past, past continuous, make comparisons, describe people and things in detail, make travel plans, make reservations in hotels and holiday resorts, write complaint letters. By the end of the course, students will be able to talk about their studies and their plans for the future. Also, students will develop reading strategies that should allow them to understand the general meaning of articles, and short literary texts. Students will learn practical life in Turkey and will explore Turkish culture on the internet. | ||||||
TURK 0400-401 | Intermediate Turkish II | Feride Hatiboglu | WILL 203 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | Expands students writing and speaking competence in Turkish, increases vocabulary, and helps students' practice effective reading and listening strategies. Our In-class discussions are based on role-plays and weekly readings and news reports from TV and newspapers. We create Discussion wil take place in this course and let them and students will communicate through, threaded discussions, chat rooms and skype. The review of grammar will not be the primary focus of the course. Students' will, expand and deepen their knowledge of grammar will be extended through specific grammar exercises. They Students will have the opportunity to practice and read about the cultural and historical issues and get prepared for an advanced level Turkish. | TURK5400401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=TURK0400401 | ||||
TURK 4300-680 | Advanced Turkish Culture & Media II | Feride Hatiboglu | WILL 843 | T 5:15 PM-7:14 PM | Similar to Advanced Turkish Culture & Media I, in this course students also will have exposure to social Turkish clubs and to establish their own. They will arrange their Turkish tea parties and learn about Turkish cuisine. Expose Turkish daily news and media will be discussed in class. Students will have chance to interview interview Turkish businessman, writer, journalists in class and/or skype or zoom people in Turkish. Team spirit or ethics with those of the United States. Students will present and prepare a drama. Mainly students will create and decide their activities and discussions. and the instructor will just monitor them most of time. They will continue watching Turkish movies and expose to Turkish culture through these films. After each movie discussions and essay writings will be expected. | TURK5900680 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=TURK4300680 | ||||
TURK 4500-401 | Ottoman Turkish I | Feride Hatiboglu | GLAB 100 | R 3:30 PM-6:29 PM | This course is an introduction to Ottoman Turkish with basic characteristics. Ottoman Turkish through readings in printed selections will be exercised with different techniques. Students will learn Persian and Arabic effects on Ottoman Turkish. They will be able to read simple texts at the end of this course. General information on Ottoman Turkish will be given to students during this course. This course will be offered one semester during the school year. Not open to auditors | TURK6700401 | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202410&c=TURK4500401 | ||||
TURK 5200-401 | Elementary Turkish II | Feride Hatiboglu | CANCELED | This course is a continuation of Elementary Turkish I and is designed to strengthen and extend students' listening, speaking, reading and writing competence and to deepen an understanding of Turkish people in Turkey. By the end of this course, students will be able to handle a variety of day to day needs in Turkish-speaking settings and engage in simple conversations. Students can expect to be able to order food and drinks, purchase things, and to be able to be familiar with current social topics. Students will be able to talk about all tenses, present, future, past, past continuous, make comparisons, describe people and things in detail, make travel plans, make reservations in hotels and holiday resorts, write complaint letters. By the end of the course, students will be able to talk about their studies and their plans for the future. Also, students will develop reading strategies that should allow them to understand the general meaning of articles, and short literary texts. Students will learn practical life in Turkey and will explore Turkish culture on the internet. Graduate students will have additional assignments. | TURK0200401 | ||||||
TURK 5400-401 | Intermediate Turkish II | Feride Hatiboglu | WILL 203 | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | Expands students writing and speaking competence in Turkish, increases vocabulary, and helps students' practice effective reading and listening strategies. Our In-class discussions are based on role-plays and weekly readings and news reports from TV and newspapers. We create Discussion wil take place in this course and let them and students will communicate through, threaded discussions, chat rooms and skype. The review of grammar will not be the primary focus of the course. Students' will, expand and deepen their knowledge of grammar will be extended through specific grammar exercises. They Students will have the opportunity to practice and read about the cultural and historical issues and get prepared for an advanced level Turkish. | TURK0400401 | |||||
TURK 5900-680 | Advanced Turkish Culture & Media II | Feride Hatiboglu | WILL 843 | T 5:15 PM-7:14 PM | Similar to Advanced Turkish Culture & Media I, in this course students also will have exposure to social Turkish clubs and to establish their own. They will arrange their Turkish tea parties and learn about Turkish cuisine. Expose Turkish daily news and media will be discussed in class. Students will have chance to interview interview Turkish businessman, writer, journalists in class and/or skype or zoom people in Turkish. Team spirit or ethics with those of the United States. Students will present and prepare a drama. Mainly students will create and decide their activities and discussions. and the instructor will just monitor them most of time. They will continue watching Turkish movies and expose to Turkish culture through these films. After each movie discussions and essay writings will be expected. | TURK4300680 | |||||
TURK 6700-401 | Ottoman Turkish I | Feride Hatiboglu | GLAB 100 | R 3:30 PM-6:29 PM | This course is an introduction to Ottoman Turkish with basic characteristics. Ottoman Turkish through readings in printed selections will be exercised with different techniques. Students will learn Persian and Arabic effects on Ottoman Turkish. They will be able to read simple texts at the end of this course. General information on Ottoman Turkish will be given to students during this course. This course will be offered one semester during the school year. Not open to auditors | TURK4500401 |