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Term: Fall 2013

JDST 201: Introduction to Judaic Studies (100/2595)

MW 12:30-01:45 PM Aug 26-Dec 06

Haas, P

An introduction to the academic study of Judaic religion and culture, this course does not presuppose any previous study of, or experience with, Judaism. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on a variety of methods to examine the diverse issues that make up the current field of Judaic Studies. The course will examine the Jewish experience across time and space, and may include some "field" experience, such as a visit to a synagogue or to the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. Required for the minor in Judaic Studies.

JDST 228: The Jewish Image in Popular Film (100/9317)

TR 01:15-02:30 PM Aug 26-Dec 06

Neulander, J

Class will meet in Mather House Room 2 on 11/07/13

JDST 254: The Holocaust (100/9321)

TR 10:00-11:15 AM Aug 26-Dec 06

Geller, J

This class seeks to answer fundamental questions about the Holocaust: the German-led organized mass murder of nearly six million Jews and millions of other ethnic and religious minorities. It will investigate the origins and development of racism in modern European society, the manifestations of that racism, and responses to persecution. An additional focus of the course will be comparisons between different groups, different countries, and different phases during the Nazi era. Offered as HSTY 254, RLGN 254, ETHS 254, and JDST 254.

JDST 314: Mythologies of the Afterlife (100/9316)

TR 10:00-11:15 AM Aug 26-Dec 06

Neulander, J

This course provides a multidisciplinary approach to the idea of an afterlife, and its manifestation in diverse cultures. We will examine the way varying views of the afterlife influence religion, popular culture and palliative care, and how human creativity has shaped the heavens, hells, hauntings and holidays of diverse populations over time and across space. Students will come to see the afterlife as an integral part of human history and experience, not only because it helps people die with better hope, but because it helps them to live more richly. Offered as RLGN 314 and JDST 314.