Lown 302 Seminar on Nationalism and Religion in the Middle East - Examines major issues in the development of nationalism and its interaction with religion in the Arab countries, Israel, Turkey, and Iran in the 20th century. Lown 103 Continuing Literary Arabic - Continuation of ARBC 10a. Continuing Yiddish - Continues the study of grammar begun in YDSH 10a. Writing and speaking skills receive more emphasis than in the previous course, and students begin to build vocabulary and reading skills that will enable them to approach more complex texts. The history and culture of Eastern European Jewry is studied through Yiddish songs, films, and literature.
Students discuss assigned texts in Yiddish.
Written assignments emphasize the development of fluency and grammatical accurary. Focusing on contemporary literature, this course explores shades of Diaspora across the globe.