HJST Undergraduate Syllabi(click on course title for sample syllabus)Ethnic Groups in American History V57.0621 Diner. Explores ethnic group life in America, focusing on the ways in which migrations have shaped this crucial aspect of the nation's history. This phenomenon will be looked at from the seventeenth century onward until the present as to how women and men who migrated to America came to define themselves as members of particular ethnic groups and how those definitions changed over time. Various aspects of group life--work, religion, food, family, language, politics, community performance, and more--will be examined. Jewish Philosophy in the Medieval World V78.0425 Wolfson. Readings (in translation) and analysis of representative selections from the writings of the major Jewish philosophers of the Middle Ages. Emphasizes the Kuzari of Yehuda Halevi and the Guide to the Perplexed of Moses Maimonides. Special attention is paid to the cultural context in which these works were produced. History of Jewish Women in America V78.0185 Diner. Identical to V57.0541. Explores the history of Jewish women in America. It asks how their experiences differed from those of Jewish women in Europe, from those of Jewish men in America, and from other American women. It examines the economic, religious, educational, and cultural patterns of Jewish women from the earliest settlement of Jews in America in the 17th century through recent decades. Jews and Other Minorities in Nazi Germany V78.0720 Kaplan. Identical to V57.0720. The destruction of European Jewry has been a central focus in studying Nazi extermination policies. This course will examine the ways in which the Nazis sought to create a nation based on blood and race. It will study policies towards the so-called "enemies" of the Third Reich, including Jews, Sinti and Roma (Gypsies), the physically and mentally disabled, homosexuals, Afro-Germans, "asocials," etc. as well as how these policies interacted with each other. Memoirs and Diaries in Modern European Jewish History V50.0312 Kaplan. Freshman Honors Course. Analyzes modern Jewish history through the use of memoirs and diaries, which offer an abundance of detail about the public political, economic, social and religious worlds of individual Jews and provide valuable, often rare glimpses into the motivations and expectations of Jews regarding the non-Jewish world. Modern Jewish Philosophy V78.0640 Gottlieb, Wolfson. Explores seminal debates about Judaism and Jewishness from the 18th century to today. Topics to be discussed include the existence of God, the authority of Jewish law, and Jewish chosenness. Special attention is paid to the impact of major historical and ideological developments, including Enlightenment and Emancipation, the Holocaust, the founding of the State of Israel, and feminism. Spinoza and Jewish Philosophy V78.0107 Gottlieb. Baruch Spinoza has been considered the quintessential modern religious critic. This course will examine Spinoza's critique of Judaism in light of his medieval Jewish philosophical predecessors. Among the questions explored: Are miracles possible? What is prophecy? Is the Torah always True? Are the Jews the chosen people? Is Jewish law (Halakha) obligatory? The Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaism, and Christianity V78.0131 Schiffman. Identical to V90.0807, V77.0807. Survey of the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for the history of early Judaism and Christianity. Reading and discussion of English translations of the major texts. Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise and Its Aftermath V78.0424 Gottlieb. An in-depth study of Spinoza’s main political work, the Theological-Political Treatise. Among the topics to be discussed are prophecy and prophets, miracles and laws of nature, Spinoza and biblical criticism, Spinoza’s view of the Jewish Law, his political theory, and the book’s influence on the Enlightenment. |
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