Near Eastern Studies (NES)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

NES 1591

This course is designed for first year students interested in how ideas – across time and with changing valences – shape and help us navigate our world. At stake are conversations and contestations across ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GERST 1191, PHIL 1991

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7785 NES 1591   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fleming, P

      Monroe, L

      Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7786 NES 1591   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Pereboom, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7787 NES 1591   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7788 NES 1591   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fleming, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 1927

In this class, students are introduced to Jewish mystical and magic literatures spanning from the ancient to modern era, with a particular focus on the belief in supernatural demons and angels. Readings ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3101 NES 1927   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

NES 2204

This course is designed for students who are interested in reading the language of the Qur'an with accuracy and understanding. The first week (4 classes) will be devoted to an introduction of the history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARAB 2204, ASRC 2204, RELST 2204

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15320 NES 2204   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2345

In this class, students are introduced to the broad scope of the city of Jerusalem’s political and religious history from its origins until today. Some topics the class covers include: the Jebusite origins ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15384 NES 2345   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Mokhtarian, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2433

Why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids, and why did they stop building them? Why did they depict things in ways that seem stiff and unnatural? Is ancient Egyptian art ?art?? These are some of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2433, ARTH 2240

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15367 NES 2433   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Miller, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2462

In this course we will read some of the most influential micro-history writers and explore examples of different subgenres of microhistory, such as individual biographies, family histories, social histories ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2462, SHUM 2462

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10511 NES 2462   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Minawi, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10512 NES 2462   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 2522

This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2522, CLASS 2630, JWST 2522

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15339 NES 2522   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2546

This introductory course explores the roles of amulets, love potions, curse tablets, and many other magical practices in ancient Greek and Roman societies. In this course, you will learn how to invoke ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2846, ARKEO 2846, CLASS 2646

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5965 NES 2546   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2591

What is cinema? Does film represent the world, or does it create new ones? Does film help us understand how we see and think, or has it changed our very forms of perception? In this course, students contemplate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2591, PMA 2591

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15402 NES 2591   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Vaziri, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2622

Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian empire in 330 BCE changed the ancient world forever, expanding the Greek world beyond the Mediterranean as far as India. In this course we will look at the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2616

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10585 NES 2622   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Prussin, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2668

The course surveys the history and culture of pharaonic Egypt from its prehistoric origins down to the early first millennium bce. Within a chronological framework, the following themes or topics will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2668

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15205 NES 2668   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2674

This course examines major trends in the evolution of the Middle East in the modern era. Focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries and ending with the Arab Spring, we will consider Middle East history with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2674, GOVT 2747, HIST 2674

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15257 NES 2674   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15258 NES 2674   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15259 NES 2674   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15260 NES 2674   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15261 NES 2674   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2727

What does it mean to be queer in the Middle East? How do queer Muslims and Arabs navigate their sexuality around contemporary legal barriers to same-sex sexual intercourse and social disapprobation? How ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15389 NES 2727   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Lawrence, J

      Tolan-Szkilnik, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2750

These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17080 NES 2750   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Rebhi, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For course description, see https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses.

NES 2754

This course examines Near East's rich and diverse literary heritage. We will read a selection of influential and wondrous texts from ancient to modern times, spanning geographically from the Iberian peninsula ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15277 NES 2754   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 2812

An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5989 NES 2812   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).

NES 2847

Is Afghanistan part of Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East? Is it truly the 'graveyard of empires'? Why are great powers so interested in intervening in this country? Why did Britain, the Soviet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 2847

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13748 NES 2847   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hozoori, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3212

An introduction to some of the major thinkers and philosophical developments in the Islamic world from the 9th to the 14th centuries CE. Figures include Muslim thinkers such as Al-Kindi, Al-Razi, Al-Farabi, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3212, PHIL 3212

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14998 NES 3212   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • MacDonald, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3414

What does it mean to be Jewish and Arab? In this course we will read and analyze representations of this contested identity in memoirs, essays, fiction, and film by and about Arab Jews. We will study the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15393 NES 3414   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3455

This seminar will engage in a serious of close readings of select narrative texts (in translation) from the Hebrew Bible with a focus on literary techniques and aesthetic values informing their composition. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 3455, RELST 3455

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15372 NES 3455   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3519

In the conditions of strict censorship and numerous limitations on various forms of political organization and activism, literature and cinema, especially Iran's internationally acclaimed art cinematography, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3519

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15332 NES 3519   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Gocheleishvili, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3539

This course examines the culture and society of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) from 711, when Islam arrived in Iberia, until 1492 and the demise of Nasrid Granada. Through extensive discussion and analysis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15282 NES 3539   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3542

This course will take the students through the age of reforms in the Ottoman Empire, the rising of nationalism, and the encroachment of colonialism in the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3542

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10420 NES 3542   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Minawi, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10421 NES 3542   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 3588

The purpose of the course is to place the Bible within the context of a larger ancient world that can be explored by systematic excavation of physical remains. Students will become familiar with archaeological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15324 NES 3588   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3722

Students will practice critical, close reading and examination of historical primary sources that are essential for the study of modern Jewish nationalism and statehood. In our discussions, we will identify ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 3722

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15366 NES 3722   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Burns, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 3724

What happens after death? If there is an Afterlife, how is it connected to earthly life? What would the Afterlife actually look like? What role does God or Satan play in the Afterlife? Since the earliest ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15359 NES 3724   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4215

There have been speculations, both founded and unfounded, about African positions on the Middle East. As an integral part of the international community, Africa as a whole has maintained keen interest ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4210, ASRC 6210, NES 6215

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17061 NES 4215   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Grovogui, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4320

An introduction both to the History of Art and to an interdisciplinary approach to research and analysis through close study of these two works. Beginning with a sampling of Said's Orientalism and its ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4320, ARTH 6320, NES 6320

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5219 NES 4320   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4337

This course introduces students to the history, evolution and trajectory of state-labor relations, labor activism, and the politics of unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As the region ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRGL 4337, ILRGL 6337, NES 6337

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14214 NES 4337   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Bishara, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4355

This seminar explores the relationship between archaeology and modernity in its various dimensions. We examine how archaeological knowledge and practice have been tied to modern thought, including modernity’s ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 4355, ARKEO 7355, NES 6355

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15375 NES 4355   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4550

The Phoenicians have long been an enigma, a people defined by distant voices. Originating from present-day Lebanon, they were Semitic speakers, renowned seafarers and transmitters of an innovative alphabet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15328 NES 4550   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4557

How and why do landscapes come to inspire the religious imagination? And why do religious practices, rituals, traditions, and beliefs take place in particular landscapes? This seminar treats these questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15334 NES 4557   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4672

This seminar examines the emergence of national identities, nationalist movements, and nation-states in the modern Arab world. First, we will examine various approaches to the question of nationalism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15307 NES 4672   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 4992

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15211 NES 4992   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    See https://as.cornell.edu/registrar/independent-study for more information on applying for Independent Study.

NES 4998

Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15297 NES 4998   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15298 NES 4998   IND 602

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15299 NES 4998   IND 603

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15300 NES 4998   IND 604

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15301 NES 4998   IND 605

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15302 NES 4998   IND 606

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15303 NES 4998   IND 607

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15304 NES 4998   IND 608

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15305 NES 4998   IND 609

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 15306 NES 4998   IND 610

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

NES 4999

Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15226 NES 4999   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15227 NES 4999   IND 602

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15228 NES 4999   IND 603

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15229 NES 4999   IND 604

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15230 NES 4999   IND 605

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15231 NES 4999   IND 606

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15232 NES 4999   IND 607

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Younes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15233 NES 4999   IND 608

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15234 NES 4999   IND 609

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15235 NES 4999   IND 610

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15236 NES 4999   IND 611

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To request a permission number, contact Chris Capalongo (cmc40).

NES 6215

There have been speculations, both founded and unfounded, about African positions on the Middle East. As an integral part of the international community, Africa as a whole has maintained keen interest ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4210, ASRC 6210, NES 4215

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17062 NES 6215   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Grovogui, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6320

An introduction both to the History of Art and to an interdisciplinary approach to research and analysis through close study of these two works. Beginning with a sampling of Said's Orientalism and its ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4320, ARTH 6320, NES 4320

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5221 NES 6320   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Robinson, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6337

This course introduces students to the history, evolution and trajectory of state-labor relations, labor activism, and the politics of unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As the region ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRGL 4337, ILRGL 6337, NES 4337

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14216 NES 6337   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Bishara, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6355

This seminar explores the relationship between archaeology and modernity in its various dimensions. We examine how archaeological knowledge and practice have been tied to modern thought, including modernity’s ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 4355, ARKEO 7355, NES 4355

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15370 NES 6355   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Khatchadourian, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6414

What does it mean to be Jewish and Arab? In this course we will read and analyze representations of this contested identity in memoirs, essays, fiction, and film by and about Arab Jews. We will study the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15396 NES 6414   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Starr, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6539

This course examines the culture and society of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) from 711, when Islam arrived in Iberia, until 1492 and the demise of Nasrid Granada. Through extensive discussion and analysis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15288 NES 6539   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6550

The Phoenicians have long been an enigma, a people defined by distant voices. Originating from present-day Lebanon, they were Semitic speakers, renowned seafarers and transmitters of an innovative alphabet ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  • 15348 NES 6550   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6557

How and why do landscapes come to inspire the religious imagination? And why do religious practices, rituals, traditions, and beliefs take place in particular landscapes? This seminar treats these questions ... view course details

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  • 15344 NES 6557   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Haines-Eitzen, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6588

The purpose of the course is to place the Bible within the context of a larger ancient world that can be explored by systematic excavation of physical remains. Students will become familiar with archaeological ... view course details

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  • 15351 NES 6588   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6672

This seminar examines the emergence of national identities, nationalist movements, and nation-states in the modern Arab world. First, we will examine various approaches to the question of nationalism, ... view course details

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  • 15346 NES 6672   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Fahmy, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6722

A series of lectures on a range of themes in the discipline sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Presentations include lectures by invited speakers and works in progress presented by faculty ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 15353 NES 6722   SEM 101

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Monroe, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6724

What happens after death? If there is an Afterlife, how is it connected to earthly life? What would the Afterlife actually look like? What role does God or Satan play in the Afterlife? Since the earliest ... view course details

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  • 15362 NES 6724   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

NES 6992

For graduate students who wish to do intensive reading on a focused topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member that has agreed to supervise the course. view course details

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  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15237 NES 6992   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

NES 7758

What is religion, and how can we use material culture to investigate ancient beliefs and rituals? This course (1) explores major themes and problems in the archaeology of ancient Greek religion, and (2) ... view course details

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  • 17579 NES 7758   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Barrett, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person