Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

FSEM 164 - WHO IS (NOT) A JEW?

Long Title: WHO IS (NOT) A JEW?
Department: Humanities Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Explore problems with identity--ethnic, political, spiritual-- in the case of the other Jew. Consider themes of anti-Semitism and philosemitism, insider and outsider, tradition and innovation. Examine competing views purveyed through diverse media such as literature, film, art, and music. Selected texts from St. Paul, Shakespeare, Dickens, Marx, George Eliot, Freud, Chagall, Cynthia Ozick, Bob Dylan, and Woody Allen. This course is limited to first year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: RELI 164.