CRN	14076	Distribution	C
Course No.	ANTH 256
Title	Race and Ethnicity in Brazil
Professor	Mario Bick
Schedule	Mon Wed 10:00 am - 11:20 am OLIN 303

Cross-listed: AADS, Jewish Studies, LAIS, SRE

Brazil, in contrast to the United States, has been portrayed by Brazilians and others, as a “racial democracy’. The course examines the debate over the “problem of race” in its early formulation shaped by scientific racism and eugenics, especially the fear of degeneration. It then turns to the Brazilian policy of the 19^th and early 20^th centuries of branquemento (whitening) which was the basis of large-scale migration to Brazil from all major regions of Europe. These “ethnic” populations settled mainly in southern and south central Brazil leading to significant regional differences in identity politics and racial attitudes. The interplay of “racial” vs. “ethnic” identities is crucial to understanding the allocation of resources and status in Brazilian society. Inequality in contemporary Brazil is explored in terms of the dynamics of racial ideologies, the distribution of national resources and the performance of identity as shaped by “racial” and “ethnic” strategies. The groups to be discussed are: indigenous/native Brazilians, the Luso-Brazilians, Afro-Brazilians, Japanese Brazilians, Euro-ethnic Brazilians, and Brazilians of Arab and Jewish descent.

CRN	14095	Distribution	D
Course No.	HEB 102
Title	Elementary Hebrew II
Professor	Hezi Brosh
Schedule	Tu Wed Th 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm LC 118

The second in a two‑semester introduction to modern Hebrew as it is spoken and written in Israel today. Beginning with script and pronunciation, the course works rapidly into a wide range of texts and topics that build active and passive lexicon as well as grammatical structures. Differences between standard and colloquial Hebrew and significant aspects of Israeli culture are highlighted. Indivisible.

CRN	14452	Distribution	C
Course No.	HIST 3101
Title	Modern Israeli and Palestinian Societies: A Research Seminar
Professor	Joel Perlmann
Schedule	Tu 4:30 pm – 6:50 pm OLIN 204

Cross-listed: Human Rights, Jewish Studies

This course gives students the opportunity to explore a topic of their choosing (in consultation with the instructor) in the form of an extended term paper. The course will serve especially well for students with some background in the subject area, for example from the recent Bard course offerings on the history of the Arab-Israel conflict and on the sociology of modern Israel. However, students without this background may be admitted with the consent of the instructor; they may be asked to complete some background reading before the spring semester. Topics on Jewish and/or Arab life can cover any dimension of (post-1920) historical or contemporary developments – including, but not restricted to, aspects of the conflict between the two groups. Students should be prepared to discuss their ongoing work with each other and with the instructor throughout. Enrollment limited to 15. Students wishing to have the course count as a 300-level course in sociology may be able to do so by special arrangement with the instructor and with the program.

CRN	14110	Distribution	C
Course No.	PS 346
Title	Democrats, Theocrats, and Tyrants: Seminar on Middle East Politics
Professor	James Ketterer
Schedule	Wed 10:30 am - 12:50 pm OLIN 304

Cross-listed: Human Rights, Jewish Studies

This seminar is designed to give students an overview of approaches to the study of Middle Eastern politics, a background in selected salient issues, and a general knowledge of significant political events in the region. The course material covers a variety of topics in the Arab World, including the Mashreq (Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc.) and the Maghreb (North Africa). The course also focuses on the non-Arab Middle Eastern countries of Israel and Iran - and to a lesser extent Turkey. Within that context, the course examines issues central to both the study of the region and the mastery of key concepts in comparative politics. These include the role of Islam in Middle Eastern politics, chances for and obstacles to democratization, terrorism, the development of institutions, the ways and means of dictatorships, and revolution. Readings will include Ajami’s Dream Palace of the Arabs, Munson’s Islam and Revolution in the Middle East, Esposito’s Islam and Democracy, Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World (by Brynen, et. al.), Makiya’s Republic of Fear, Baaklini’s, Legislative Politics in the Arab World, and The Peace to End All Peace by David Fromkin. We will also watch some films including, The Battle of Algiers, Lawrence of Arabia, and Wedding in Galilee.

CRN	14064	Distribution	C
Course No.	REL 123
Title	Religious Foundations of Western Civilization
Professor	Bruce Chilton / Jacob Neusner
Schedule	Tu Th 4:30 pm - 5:50 pm OLIN 202

Cross-listed: Jewish Studies, Theology

2 credits The history of Western civilization, from late antiquity and the fall of Rome, through the founding of Europe, to the Middle Ages, Renaissance, two Reformations (Protestant and Catholic), Enlightenment, 19th century Romanticism, and to the present day, represents a working out of a grand conversation between the religions of the West, Judaism and Christianity, and the politics and culture of Europe (encompassing the European overseas diasporas). In four large divisions, comprising a total of fourteen topical units, this course will describe the high points of the history of West. The survey will show how religion has laid the foundations of Western civilization and for much of history how it has defined the issues of politics and culture of the West. Representative cases of literature, philosophy, music, architecture and art will illustrate the interplay of religion and politics, religion and culture, from Augustine to the Cathedral to Baroque music in the Catholic Reformation, and on into deism and the American experiment, for example. The Islamic component of European civilization will enter in at appropriate points. Readings will stress descriptive, narrative history, on the one side, and living expressions of sentiment, intellect, and emotion by participants at the great ages of that history, on the other. Preference given to first-year students.