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Note: You must establish a session for Winter Academic Term 2002 on wolverineaccess.umich.edu in order to use the link "Check Times, Location, and Availability". Once your session is established, the links will function. Courses in Judaic StudiesThis page was created at 5:24 PM on Fri, Mar 22, 2002. Winter Academic Term, 2002 (January 7 - April 26)Open courses in Judaic Studies Wolverine Access Subject listing for JUDAIC Winter Academic Term '02 Time Schedule for Judaic Studies. JUDAIC 102 / YIDDISH 102. Elementary Yiddish II.Courses in YiddishSection 001.Instructor(s): Vera Szabo (verele@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Yiddish 101. (3). (LR). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is the second of a two-term sequence designed to develop basic skills in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Yiddish. Active class participation is required, as are periodic quizzes, exams, a midterm and final.
JUDAIC 202 / YIDDISH 202. Intermediate Yiddish II.Courses in YiddishSection 001.Instructor(s): Vera Szabo (verele@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Yiddish 201. (3). (LR). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is the fourth term of a language sequence in Yiddish. The course is designed to develop fluency in oral and written comprehension, and to offer a further understanding of the culture within which Yiddish has developed. Special emphasis will be devoted to reading material. Course grade will be based on exams, quizzes, written work, and oral class participation.
JUDAIC 296 / HJCS 296 / RELIGION 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust.Section 001.Instructor(s): Elliot K Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).
Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. See Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies 296.001.
JUDAIC 317. Topics in Judaic Studies.Section 001 – Politics of Culture in Hebrew Literature: Ethnicity. Meets with HJCS 491.001 and Comparative Literature 490.002.Instructor(s): Ruth Tsoffar (rtsoffar@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of nine credits. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. See Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies 491.001.
JUDAIC 333. Yiddish Literature in Translation.Section 001 – Introduction to Yiddish Literature and Folklore – The Golden Tradition.Instructor(s): SzaboPrerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course will introduce students to the development of Yiddish literature during the 19th and 20th century and its connections to Eastern European Yiddish folklore. We will get acquainted with the substance of Yiddish folklore, explore the channels through which it entered modern Yiddish literature, and examine how folklore inspired Yiddish fiction, drama, and poetry. We will look at how secular Yiddish writers emerged from traditional Jewish society and how their writings portray its transformation. We also will peek into similar developments in other forms of art, e.g., painting and music. Among the writers whose works will be read are Sholem Aleichem, Sh. Ansky, Y.L. Perets, Itsik Manger, M.L. Halpern, Anna Margolin, and I.B. Singer. Course requirements include weekly reading assignments, active classroom participation, one short oral presentation by each student, and three essays of three-five pages. There are no prerequisites for taking this course, and knowledge of Yiddish is not expected.
JUDAIC 467 / HJCS 577 / RELIGION 471. Seminar: Topics in the Study of Judaism.Section 001 – Models of Jewish Renewal.Instructor(s): Elliot K Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of nine credits. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. See Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies 577.001.
JUDAIC 495. Independent Studies.Section 888 – The Psychology of Ethnic Conflict: Poles, Jews, Ukrainians. (1 credit). Meets with REES 410.001 and Psychology 401.009. Meets March 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, and 25. (Drop/Add deadline=March 12).Instructor(s): John J HartmanPrerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). Mini/Short course Credits: (1-3). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($10) required. Course Homepage: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/regionalstudies/polish/hartmanminicourse.html See Russian and East European Studies (REES) 410.001.
JUDAIC 496. Independent Studies.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). Credits: (1-3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. An independent studies course under the supervision of one of the Judaic Studies faculty members.
JUDAIC 498. Senior Thesis.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Senior thesis research. Under the supervision of one of the Judaic Studies faculty members.
JUDAIC 500. Independent Study in Judaic Studies.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be elected three times. Credits: (1-3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. An independent studies course under the supervision of one of the Judaic Studies faculty members.
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