Middle East Studies Studies - Jackson School of International Studies

Middle East Studies
Studies
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
SPRING 2013
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
1
JSIS
(SLN: 15239) JSIS 202 A CULTURAL INTERACTIONS (5 Cr) C. D. ROBINSON
(SLN: 15240) JSIS 202 AA QZ
Other QZ Sections available
MWF 12:30-1:20 SMI 120
TTh AA QZ 12:30-1:20 MEB 245
Cultural interaction among societies and civilizations, particularly Western and non-Western. Intellectual, cultural,
social, and artistic aspects; historical factors.
(SLN: 15255) JSIS 479 A SPEC TOPICS IN JEWISH STUDIES (5 Cr) S. SHALOM
F 11:30-2:20 ART 312
THE JEWISH WEDDING IN ART AND CULTURE: FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN ISRAEL
(SLN: 15270) JSIS 490 B SPEC TOPICS RELIGION (3 Cr) N. SOKOLOFF
w/NEAR E 496 D (SLN: 17041)
MW 2:30 – 3:50 SAV 155
PRAYERS AND POEMS: JEWISH TRADITIONS
(SLN: 15276) JSIS 498 C ADVANCED READINGS (5 Cr) N. PIANKO
w/NEAR E 496 D (SLN: 17041)
M 2:30 – 4:20 THO 215
ZIONISM, NATIONALISM, AND SOVEREIGNTY.
JSIS 493 A (SLN: 15272) SENIOR RESEARCH (5 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED: INSTR CODE. THO 111
JSIS 499 A (SLN: 15279) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH (1-6 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED: INSTR CODE. THO 111
JSIS 499 B (SLN: 15280) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH (1-6 Cr)
JSIS 600 A (SLN: 15289) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH (VAR Cr) TO BE ARRANGED: INSTR CODE. THO 111
JSIS 700 A (SLN:15291) MASTER’S THESIS (1-10 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED: INSTR CODE. THO 111
JSIS A
(SLN: 15324) JSIS A 457 A ISSUES ARAB MEDIA (5 Cr) A. AIT HAMD
Taught in Arabic; Third year
background required
Add code: Instructor
w/ARAB 496 A (SLN: 10334)/ARAB 596 A (SLN: 10337)
MTWThF 9:30-10:20 SMI 407
Critical discussions on the dominant issues confronting the Arab world today. Examines Arab societies as they face
the challenges of contemporary globalism. Emphasizes language proficiency and cultural competence.
(SLN: 15325) JSIS A 465 A INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARN LAW (5 Cr) F. LORENZ

Note: Plus two class meetings
1:30-3:20 in Law School on 4/19/13 and 5/3/13
LAW H 542 (SLN: 15651)
MW 1:30-3:20 EXED 110
Investigates International Humanitarian Law (sometimes called the Law of Armed Conflict), the field concerned
with rules developed by civilized nations to protect victims of armed conflict, including the Geneva Conventions.
Case studies include the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as developments in Afghanistan and
Iraq.
(SLN: 15338) JSIS A 546 A SEM MID EAST STUDIES (2 Cr) J. MIGDAL
T 12:30 – 1:20 THO 331
SPEC TOPICS ON THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST
Middle Eastern historiography, Islamic law, Islamic theology, relations between the Middle East and the world
economy, political structures, social movements in the Middle East.
JSIS B
(SLN: 15350) JSIS B 220 A INTRO NEW TESTAMENT (5 Cr) M. WILLIAMS
(SLN: 15351) JSIS B 220 AA QZ
Other QZ Sections available
TTh 11:30-1:20 KNE 210
F AA QZ 12:30-1:20 CMU 226
Modern scholarly methods of research and analysis in dealing with New Testament books and their interpretation.
Genres of various books (gospel, epistle, sacred history, apocalypse); problems of the relationships among author,
material, and intended audience; relationships between theme and image.
(SLN: 15357) JSIS B 269 A HOLOCAUST, HISTORY & MEMORY (5 Cr) D. NAAR
(SLN: 15358) JSIS B AA QZ
Other QZ Sections available
w/HIST 269 A (SLN: 14520)
TTh 1:30-3:20 AND 223
F AA QZ 10:30-11:20 MEB 235
Modern scholarly methods of research and analysis in dealing with New Testament books and their interpretation.
Genres of various books (gospel, epistle, sacred history, apocalypse); problems of the relationships among author,
material, and intended audience; relationships between theme and image.
(SLN: 15377) JSIS B 457 A THE HISTORY OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION (3 Cr) G. MARTIN
w/NEAR E 457 A (SLN: 17035)
MW 1:30-2:50 DEN 216
Traces biblical interpretation and translation technique from the earliest translations of the Hebrew Bible (Old
Testament) to the various historical literary, deconstructionist, and holistic strategies of more recent times. Adopts a
"hands-on" approach to the material and explores various hermeneutics by applying them in class.
(SLN: 15378) JSIS B 458 A BABYLONIAN TALMUD (5 Cr) O. HAYON
w/NEAR E 458 (SLN: 17036)
TTh 11:30-1:20 THO 231
Introduction to the Babylonian Talmud, the classic collection of rabbinic literature. Literary and historic
methodologies contextualize the Talmud in the setting of other ancient religious literatures and track the processes
of its literary development.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
SLN: 10297 ANTH 318 A ISLAM MIDDLE EAST CULT (3 Cr) M. PEREZ
TF 10:30 – 1 1:50 THO 325
PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF THE ISLAMIC MIDDLE EAST
Survey of cultures and peoples of Islamic Middle East and North Africa. First half of the course emphasizes the
integration of peasant, urban, and nomadic societies in the traditional culture and economy; the second half
concentrates on the transformation of the traditional life styles through the process of westernization and
modernization.
HISTORY
(SLN: 14520) HIST 269 A HOLOCAUST, HISTORY & MEMORY (5 Cr) D. NAAR
(SLN: 14521) HIST 269 AA QZ
Other QZ Sections available
See also joint list:
JSIS B 269 A (SLN: 15357)
TTh 1:30 - 3:20 AND 223
F AA QZ 10:30-11:20 MEB 235
Modern scholarly methods of research and analysis in dealing with New Testament books and their interpretation.
Genres of various books (gospel, epistle, sacred history, apocalypse); problems of the relationships among author,
material, and intended audience; relationships between theme and image.
LINGUISTICS
(SLN: 15759) LING 452 A PHONOLOGY II (5 Cr) E. KAISSE
w/LING 552 A (SLN: 15771)
TTh 10:30 – 12:20 MGH 295
Speech sounds, mechanism of their production, and structuring of sounds in languages; generative view of
phonology; autosegmental and metrical phonology. Prerequisite: LING 451.LAW, SOCIETIES AND
JUSTICE
(SLN: 15907) LSJ 510 A TOPICS IN LAW & SOC (5 Cr) A. OSANLOO
W 1:30 – 4:20 SMI 109
“GENDER AND LAW IN MUSLIM MAJORITY SOCIETIES”
Gender and Law in Muslim Majority Societies: This is an advanced graduate seminar examining the social realities
of gender and law in Muslim-majority states. The readings examine post-colonial state building as a process that
contributes to contemporary articulations of Islam and gender roles in the region, and to building a coherent past,
often in dialogue with the colonial project of modernity.
MUSIC
SLN: 16808 MUSIC 512 SEMINAR ETHNOMUSICOLGY SUNARDI
Th 130-420 MUS 212
THINKING ABOUT ISLAM AND THE ARTS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
(SLN: 18198) POL S 325 A ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT (5 Cr) Y. DUMAN
(SLN: 18199 ff) POL S 325 AA - QZ
Other QZ sessions available
MWF: 11:30-12:20 SMI 211
3

TTh: QZ AA 8:30-9:20 SAV 162
The politics of conflicting ideologies: Zionism and Arab nationalism; formation of the state of Israel; development of
Palestinian nationalism; Arab-Israeli wars. Re-emergence of Palestinian activism; domestic sources of foreign
policy; the role of the superpowers. This class will explore the causes, development, and implications of the Arab-
Israeli conflict from its inception in the late 19th century until the present day.
NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CIVILIZATION
(for Information Call Near East Dept. - 543-6033)
(SLN: 17034) NEAR E 410 A MIDDLE EAST THROUGH CINEMA (3 Cr) S. KURU
w/NEAR E 510 A (SLN: 17047)
TTh: 3:30-4:50 DEN 312
Analyzes the function of cinema in shaping communal and individual identities in Middle Eastern cultures.
Examines topics including religious transformation, violence, identity, gender, immigration, and exile through film
screenings, discussions, and supplementary readings.
(SLN: 17035) NEAR E 457 A THE HISTORY OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION (3 Cr) G. MARTIN
See above: Joint w/JSIS B 457 A (SLN: 15377)
MW: 1:30-2:50 DEN 216
Traces biblical interpretation and translation technique from the earliest translations of the Hebrew Bible (Old
Testament) to the various historical literary, deconstructionist, and holistic strategies of more recent times. Adopts a
"hands-on" approach to the material and explores various hermeneutics by applying them in class.
(SLN: 17036) NEAR E 458 A BABYLONIAN TALMUD (5 Cr) O. HAYON
See above: Joint w/JSIS B 458 A (SLN: 15378 )
TTh: 11:30-1:20 THO 231
Introduction to the Babylonian Talmud, the classic collection of rabbinic literature. Literary and historic
methodologies contextualize the Talmud in the setting of other ancient religious literatures and track the processes
of its literary development.
(SLN: 17038) NEAR E 496 A SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) I. CIRTAUTAS
w/NEAR E 596 A (SLN: 17049)
MW: 1:30-2:50 DEN 305
KYRGYZ AUTHOR, CHYN GYZ AITMATOV
The course "Central Asian Turkic Country Profiles: UZBEKISTAN", to be followed by a similar course in Spring
2013 focusing on Kazakhstan, will concentrate on significant developments in Uzbekistan since independence in
1991.
(SLN: 17039) NEAR E 496 B SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) I. CIRTAUTAS
w/NEAR E 596 B (SLN: 17050)
MW: 3:00-4:20 DEN 311
CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRY PROFILES: KAZ AKHSTAN
The course "Central Asian Turkic Country Profiles: UZBEKISTAN", to be followed by a similar course in Spring
2013 focusing on Kazakhstan, will concentrate on significant developments in Uzbekistan since independence in
1991.
(SLN: 17040) NEAR E 496 C SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) H. ELKHAFAIFI
w/NEAR E 596 C (SLN: 17051)
M: 1:30-3:50 SAV 157
LANGUAGE, CONFLICT, AND IDENTITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
(SLN: 17041) NEAR E 496 D SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) N. SOKOLOFF
4

See above: Joint w/ JSIS 490 B (SLN: 15270)
MW: 2:30-3:50 SAV 155
PRAYERS AND POEMS: JEWISH TRADITION
(SLN: 17042) NEAR E 496 E SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) T. DEYOUNG
w/NEAR E 596 E (SLN: 17052)
(Course taught in English)
MF: 3:30-4:50 SAV 166
ARABIC ETHICAL TREATISE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
(SLN: 17043) NEAR E 496 F SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) S. NOEGEL
TTh: 1:30-2:50 PAR 313
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN: INTENSIVE HIEROGL YPHIC EGYPTIAN
(SLN: 17044) NEAR E 496 G SPEC STUDIES (3 Cr) TBA
w/NEAR E 596 E (SLN: 17053)
TTh: 8:30-9:20 GWN 301
HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT
(SLN: 17048) NEAR E 524 A ISLAMIC LAW (4 Cr) C. LOMBARDI
w/LAW B 556 B (SLN: 15574)
MW: 1:30-3:20 LAW 118
Selected topics in Islamic law that highlight major aspects of Islamic civilization.
NEAR E 490 A (SLN: 17037)
NEAR E 498 A SLN: 17045)
NEAR E 499 A (SLN: 17046)
SUPERVISED STUDY
SENIOR ESSAY
UNDERGRAD RESEARCH
Topics in Digital Research
NEAR E 600 A (SLN: 17054) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH
(Grads only)
NEAR E 700 A (SLN: 17055) MASTER’S THESIS
(Grads only)
ARABIC
ARAB 413 A (SLN: 10329)
Entry Code required
ARAB 413 B (SLN: 10330)
Entry Code required
5
Prior Approval from
Instructor required
Prior Approval from
Instructor required
Prior Approval from
Instructor required
Prior Approval from
Instructor required
Application and entry
code available in
Den 229
NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGE COURSES
(for Information Call Near East Dept. - 543-6033)
(1-6 Cr)
(5 Cr)
(1-6 Cr)
(1-10)
(1-10)
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
ELEM ARABIC S. BENSON 5 MTWThF: 10:30-
11:20
DEN 316
ELEM ARABIC S. BENSON 5 MTWThF: 11:30-
12:20,
DEN 316

ARAB 413 C (SLN: 10331)
Entry Code required
ARAB 423 A (SLN: 10332)
ARAB 496 A (SLN:10334)
w/JSIS A 457 A
(SLN: 15324)
aaithamd@uw.edu.
Obtain ADD CODE
ARAB 496 B (SLN: 10335)
w/ARAB 596 B (SLN:10338)
ELEM ARABIC R. MAHMOUD 5 MTWThF: 11:30-
12:20,
SAV 164
INTERMED ARABIC A. AIT HAMD 5 MTWThF: 8:30-9:20,
DEN 311
SPEC STUDIES IN ADVANCED
ARABIC:
CURRENT EVENTS IN ARAB
MEDIA (Taught in Arabic).
(prerequisite: 3 RD year background
required)
See NELC advisor for add code
GRAD LEVEL OF ARABIC IN
SONG. Prerequisite: Student must
have already taken ARAB 423.
6
A. AIT HAMD 5 MTWThF: 9:30-10:20,
SMI 407
H. ELKHAFAIFI 3
ARAB 490 A (SLN: 10333) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
ARAB 499 A (SLN: 10336) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
ARAB 600 A (SLN:10339) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH
(Grads only)
HEBREW
HEBR 413 A (SLN:14485 )
Prerequisite HEBR 412
HEBR 423 A (SLN:14486)
HEBR 426 A (SLN:14487)
HEBR 451 A (SLN:14488)
Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
ELEM MODERN HEBREW H. KHAZZAM-
HOROVITZ
INTERMED MODERN
HEBREW
BIBLICAL HEBREW PROSE
W: 1:30-3:50,
LOW 102
(1-6 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
(1-6 Cr) TO BE ARRANGED
(1-10
Cr)
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
5 MTWThF: 9:30-
10:20
SAV 158
T. ROMANO 5 MTWThF: 10:30-
11:20
PAR 313
G. MARTIN 5 MWF: 10:30-
11:50
INTRO TO HEBREW LIT N. SOKOLOFF 3
HEBR 490 A (SLN: 14489) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
HEBR 499 A (SLN: 14490) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
HEBR 600 A (SLN:14491) INDEPNDNT
STDY/RSCH(Grads only)
PERSIAN
PRSAN 413 A (SLN: 18289)
prerequisite: PRSAN 412
PRSAN 413 B (SLN: 18290)
prerequisite: PRSAN 412
Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
(1-6 Cr)
(1-6 Cr)
(1-10 Cr)
DEN 213
TTh: 2:30-3:50
CMU 228
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
ELEMENTARY PERSIAN S. SHAMS 5 MTWThF: 9:30-
10:20, DEN 311
ELEMENTARY PERSIAN S. SHAMS 5 MTWThF: 10:30-
11:20, DEN 311

PRSAN 423 A (SLN: 18291)
prerequisite: PRSAN 422
INTERMED PERSIAN
7
M. BADIEE 5 MTWThF: 11:30-
12:20, DEN 311
PRSAN 433 A (SLN: 18292) ADVANCED PERSIAN S. SHAMS 3 MW: 11:30-12:50,
DEN 314
PRSAN 490 A (SLN: 18293) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
PRSAN 499 A (SLN: 18294) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
PRSAN 600 A (SLN:18295) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH
(Grads only)
TURKIC
TKIC 416 A (SLN: 19667)
TKIC 439 A (SLN: 19668)
TKIC 496 A (SLN: 19670)
w/ TKIC 596 A
(SLN: 19673) Grad Level
TKIC 496 B (SLN: 19671)
Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
(1-6 Cr)
(1-6 Cr)
(1-10 Cr)
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
ELEM KAZAK T. MAWKANULI 5 TWTh: 10:00-
11:20
SMI 111
ADVANCED UYGUR T. MAWKANULI 3-5 TWTh: 11:30-
12:20
SPEC STUDY TURKIC:
ADVANCED KAZAK –
THIRD QUARTER
UZBEK LANG PRACTICE,
USE, AND APPLICATION
T. MAWKANULI 5
TKIC 490 A (SLN: 19669) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
TKIC 499 A (SLN: 19672) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
TKIC 600 A (SLN: 19674) INDEPNDNT
STDY/RSCH(Grads only)
TURKISH
TKISH 413 A (SLN: 19675)
Prerequisite: TKISH 412
TKISH 423 A (SLN: 19676)
Must be enrolled in TKISH
422
ELEM TURKISH
INTERMED TURKISH
3-5
MGH 284
TTh: 12:30-1:20
MGH 284
F: 1:30-3:20
MGH 085
I. CIRTAUTAS 3 F: 2:00-3:50
DEN 123
Prior Approval
from Instructor
required
Z. SEVINER
M. YUCEL
(1-6 Cr)
(1-6 Cr)
(1-10 Cr)
5
5
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
MTWThF: 9:30-
10:20,
THO 202
MTWThF: 10:30-
11:20
DEN 312
TKISH 456 A (SLN: 19677) INTRO OTTOMAN TKISH S. KURU 3 TTh: 1:30-2:50
TBA
TKISH 490 A (SLN: 19678) SUPERVISED STUDY Prior Approval from
Instructor required
TKISH 499 A (SLN: 19679) UNDERGRAD RESEARCH Prior Approval from
Instructor required
(1-6 Cr)
(1-6 Cr)
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229

TKISH 600 A (SLN:19680) INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH
(Grads only)
8
Prior Approval from
Instructor required
(1-10 Cr)
TO BE ARRANGED
DEN 229