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Winter 2005 Judaic Studies offerings
Core Courses
Open to adult learners, high school and college students
Pre-registration preferred, onsite registration possible at first class
History 454/554 Philosophers, Mystics, and Messiahs
- Jewish Life and Culture in the Medieval Period
Tuesday/Thursday 2 - 3:50 pm
Broadway Hall 222, SW Broadway & College
Michael Weingrad CRN 45012/45013 or non-credit
4 credits
Jewish experience in medieval Islam and Christendom seen through poetry, kabbalah and Jewish mysticism, philosophy, letters, memoirs, and other cultural documents.
Michael Weingrad (PhD U Washington) joins PSU's J Studies faculty after a year at Harvards Center for Jewish Studies
History 497U/597 The Bible through Film
Monday/Wednesday 4:40 - 6:30 Neuberger 11
Alon Raab CRN 41395/41415 or non-credit
4 credits
Old and New Testaments, seen through the lens of US and European filmmakers. How does the modern medium of film reconstruct biblical narrative and moral discourse?
Film critic for the Portland Alliance, Alon Raab taught the course in 2004 at UO and PSU.
Hebrew 102 - Introductory Modern Hebrew
Tuesday/Thursday 6:40 - 8:30 pm
Neuberger Hall 386
Ema Horovitz CRN 41345 or non-credit
4 credits
Second in three-course beginning sequence for study of grammar and syntax, reading, writing, and speaking. Prerequisite: Hebrew 101 or equivalent.
Hebrew 299 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew Term II
Tuesday/Thursday 4:40 - 5:55 pm
Neuberger Hall 366
Ema Horovitz CRN 44295 or non-credit
3 credits
Second in three-course intermediate sequence for study of grammar and syntax, reading, writing, and speaking. Prerequisite: Hebrew 299 Term I or equivalent.
Ema Horovitz (BA Hebrew Language) Tel Aviv University has taught at PSU since 2002. Contact: emahorovitz@hotmail.com
The Bible as
Literature
ENG 318 MWF 9-10:05 Neuberger 11
Deanne Westbrook CRN 41003
Study of the types of literature in Old and New Testaments with Memphasis on how Biblical expression reflects the cultural and historical experiences of Jews and Christians.
Contemporary German Novel
German 441U/541 MWF 2 - 3:05 Cramer 403
Timm Menke (725-3506) CRN 45146
Six contemporary German novels by Günter Grass, W.G. Sebald, Thomas Brussig and others that engage current discussions about the reunification of Germany, postmodern philosophy in literature, Germans as victims of World War Two, and the fate of German Jews after the Holocaust.
Middle East Studies
International Studies 247A Tuesday/Thursday
12:30-11:45 Cramer Hall 225
John Swarthout CRN 41444
Interdisciplinary survey of contemporary Middle Eastern societies from the perspectives of anthropology, geography, history, and politics.
Politics of North Africa (Seminar)
Politics 407U/507 Tuesday 2-5:40 pm Broadway Hall 224
John Damis CRN 45083/44926 Focusing on Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya since independence,
plus the disputed territory of the Western Sahara, the seminar focuses
on the political system and the operation of politics in these countries
as they struggled with problems of development and challenges to
political stability.
History 497U/597 The Bible through Film
Monday/Wednesday 4:40-6:30 Neuberger 11
Alon Raab CRN 41395/41415 or non-credit
Old and New Testaments, seen through the lens of US and European
filmmakers. How does the modern medium of film reconstruct biblical
narrative and moral discourse?
4 credits Film critic for the Portland Alliance, Alon Raab taught the course in
2004 at UO and PSU.
Politics 407U/507 Politics of North Africa (Seminar)
Tuesday 2:00 - 5:40 pm Broadway Hall 224
John Damis CRN 45083/44926 Focusing on Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya since independence,
plus the disputed territory of the Western Sahara, the seminar focuses
on the political system and the operation of politics in these countries
as they struggled with problems of development and challenges to
political stability.
If you are not enrolled at PSU, please contact 503 72 LEARN for fee information and registration by phone. Full course descriptions available from instructors. For information about Judaic Studies courses and resources, see www.judaic.pdx.edu or email Professor Robert Liebman, Academic Director, liebmanr@pdx.edu 503-725-3601.
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