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MIDEAST 200 - Introduction to the Middle East

Fall 2022, Section 001 - Issues in Race & Ethnicity

Instruction Mode: Section 001 is In Person (see other Sections below)

Subject: Middle East Studies (MIDEAST)

Department: LSA Middle East Studies

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Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

HU, RE

Credit Exclusions:

No credit granted to students who have taken NEAREAST 100.

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Primary Instructor:

Babayan,Kathryn

Start/End Date:

Full Term 8/29/22 - 12/9/22 (see other Sections below)

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Description

An introductory course on the diversity of peoples, cultures and economics, and politics of the Middle East. Topics will include religion (Judaism, Islam, Christianity), cities and nomads, women in the Middle East, economic change, social and political systems, and the world's first civilization of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

How is an interdisciplinary approach to the Middle East’s past useful for understanding the Middle East today? This class focuses on four current issues and events: “Arab Spring,” sacred geography, contagion/epidemics, and slavery. Together, we will think about the history of writing and graffiti, the politics and myths surrounding the holy cities of Jerusalem and Mecca, the knowledge and perception of plagues, and the practice of slavery, to grasp the Middle East historically.

How do citizens and governments in the Middle East recall the past and use it to give meaning to the present? Whether through protest movements or as tools to legitimize power and control, we will explore how historical concepts help us see ourselves and understand the Middle East differently.

Intended Audience:

Open to all undergraduates interested in the history of the Middle East

Class Format:

Two 90-minute lectures in addition to 1-hour discussion section weekly

Schedule

MIDEAST 200 - Introduction to the Middle East

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Section:

001 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

10661

Enroll Stat:

Open

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

1:00PM - 2:30PM

AUD A AH

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

002 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

10662

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Open

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 10:00AM

806 BMT

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

003 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

10663

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

11:00AM - 12:00PM

2245 NQ

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

004 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

15803

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

1:00PM - 2:00PM

2245 NQ

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

005 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

26944

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

2:00PM - 3:00PM

2336 MH

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

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