Brooklyn College, Spring 2014

DAY COURSES:

JUST 3011: Land and Cultures of Israel
A survey of the history and culture of Israel.
TUE 11:00-12:15PM
THUR 11:00-1:05PM
Professor Sara Reguer

JUST 3012: Jewish Religion and Tradition
Jewish intellectual history from the Biblical through the Talmudic period.
TUE/THUR 2:15-3:30 PM
Professor David Brodsky

JUST 3036 /HIST 3102: Mystics,Pietists,and Heretics: Topics in Early Modern Jewish History
Explores aspects of the intellectual and cultural history of the Jews from the expulsion of Spanish Jewry in 1492 to the French Revolution in 1789.
TUE/THUR 3:40-4:55 PM
Professor Sharon Flatto

JUST 3535/CMLT 3625: Literature of the Holocaust
The impact of the Holocaust as reflected in contemporary literature.
MON/WED 2:15-3:30 PM
Professor Robert M. Shapiro

JUST 4024: The Dead Sea Scrolls
An introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls and their significance for biblical and Tulmud studies, and for the early history of Judaism and Christianity.
TUE/THUR 5:05-6:20PM
Professor David Brodsky

JUST 5531W: Independent Research I
{Writing Intensive}
Senior thesis for majors.
Professor Sara Reguer

EVENING COURSES:

JUST 3013: From Ghetto to Emancipation
The study of major developments in early modern Jewish culture, tradition and history from the early modern period through the twenty-first century.
TUE/THUR 6:30-7:45 PM
Professor Sharon Flatto

JUST 4752: Special Topics 2: Indelible Shadows: Movies and the Holocaust
Holocaust history through theatrical cinema. Examination of topics, styles, conventions,
accuracy, and distortion.
TUE/THUR 2:15-3:30 PM
Professor Robert M. Shapiro

GRADUATE:

JUST 7785G: Independent Study
TBA
Professor Sara Reguer

CORE CURRICULUM:

CORC 3111: Classical Jewish Texts: Moving Toward Modernity
A survey of classical ancient, medieval and modern Jewish texts.
TUE/THUR 11:00 AM-12:15 PM
Professor David Brodsky

CORC 3111: Classical Jewish Texts: Moving Toward Modernity
A survey of classical ancient, medieval and modern Jewish texts.
TUE/THUR 2:13-3:30PM
Professor Sharon Flatto

CORC 3205: The Jewish Diaspora
Global connections as reflected in the network of Jewish communities dispersed across the planet for more than 2,500 years.
TUESDAY 6:30-9:15 PM
Professor Robert M. Shapiro

HEBREW:

HEBR 1003: Intermediate Hebrew 1
Elementary 2 or equivalent required.
MON/WED 12:50-2:05 PM
Professor Yael Lavender-Smith

YIDDISH:

YIDM 1001: Elementary 1
Focus on conversation, reading and writing skills.  No prior knowledge presumed, but sense of humor required.
MON/WED 3:40-4:55 PM
Professor Robert M. Shapiro

STUDIES IN RELIGION:

RELG 3005: Religions of India, China & Japan
Development of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, with emphasis on origins, teachings, and role in culture. Uniquefeatures of spirituality in these religions through comparison with the Abrahamic traditions and secular societies.
TUE/THUR 9:30-10:45 PM
Professor Lisa Schwebel

RELG 3030/CLAS 3200: Greek and Roman Mythology
Classical myths and modern theories of mythology.
MON/WED 12:50-2:05 PM
Professor Katherine Lu Hsu

RELG 3055/POLS 3156: Brooklyn & Its Religions
Current politics of Brooklyn, theories of political power, sites of religious practice and religious history in the borough.
FRIDAY 12:15-2:45 PM
Professor Ken Estey

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