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MIDDLE EAST CONCENTRATION
Middle Eastern Studies
Middle Eastern Studies is defined both by geography and by culture. The majority of its inhabitants are Muslim, but Christians and Jews have also played important roles in shaping Middle Eastern societies. The region has been the setting for major developments that have affected the course of human history; and, in the twentieth century, the discovery of oil has guaranteed its continuing importance to international affairs and the world economy. The AMES concentration in Middle Eastern Studies offers insight into the region from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. Consequently, there are many possibilities for concentrations that go beyond current courses and faculty staffing and could include Independent or Off-Campus study. Students should work closely with an adviser in the area of their interest. The Middle East faculty strongly encourages the sustained study of at least one relevant Middle Eastern language.
Middle East Concentration
- Ten courses
Six of the ten courses, including the culminating experience, must be non-language courses, and each student establishes his or her core concentration.
- Middle East courses should be chosen from the list of approved courses below.
- AMES 85 (Independent Research)
An independent study focused on a Middle East topic may be pursued under the direction of a member of the faculty with Middle East specialization. No more than two may count toward the concentration.
- One course must be the culminating experience, which may be satisfied through one of the following:
AMES 91 or, by petition to the AMES Chair, an advanced seminar from another department or program
AMES 86 (Advanced Independent Research)
AMES 87 (Honors Thesis)
Faculty offering Middle East courses:
Ilona Ben-Moshe (DAMELL)
Ada Cohen (Art History)
John A. Hall (Sociology)
Lorice Kasbari (DAMELL)
Ted Levin (Music)
C. H. MacEvitt (Religion)
Abeer Mohammad Al-Kazimi (DAMELL)
Mostafa Ouajjani (DAMELL)
Nurit Ben Yehuda (DAMELL)
APPROVED MIDDLE EAST COURSES
AMES
- 5 Thought and Change in the Middle East and Central Asia (identical to Anthropology 27)
- 6 Islam: An Anthropological Approach (identical to Anthropology 19)
- 8 Introduction to Islam (identical to Religion 8)
- 14 The Eye of the Beholder: Introduction to the Islamic World (identical to History 5.2)
- 15 Modern Islam (identical to Religion 16)
- 17 Introduction to Hebrew and Israeli Culture (identical to Hebrew 10 and Jewish Studies 20.2)
- 19 Writing Gender in Islamic Space (identical to Women's and Gender Studies 49)
- 33 Discovering an Islamic City (Fez FSP)
- 54 Arabic as a Cultural System (Fez FSP)
Anthropology
- 19 Islam: An Anthropological Approach
- 23 Civilization of the Ancient Near East
- 24 Civilization of Ancient Egypt
- 27 Thought and Change in the Middle East and Central Asia
Art History
- 17 History of Islamic Art and Visual Culture
- 20 The Art of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East
Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures
AMELL
- 17 Discourse, Culture and Identity in Asia and the Middle East (identical to Linguistics 50)
Arabic
- 10 Introduction to Arab Culture
- 21, 22, 23 Intermediate Arabic
- 24 Formal Spoken Arabic
- 31, 32, 33 Advanced Arabic
- 59 Independent Advanced Study in Arabic Language and Literature
- 61 Topics in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture
- 62 Topics in Classical Arabic Literature and Culture
- 63 Themes in Arabic Literature and Culture
- 81 Topics in Arabic Literature and Culture
Hebrew
- 10 Introduction to Hebrew and Israeli Culture
- 21, 22 Intermediate Hebrew
- 31 Advanced Hebrew
- 51 Biblical Hebrew and Its Ethos
- 59 Independent Advanced Study in Hebrew Language and Literature
- 61 Topics in Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture
- 62 Topics in Classical Hebrew Literature and Culture
- 63 Themes in Hebrew Literature and Culture
- 81 Topics in Hebrew Literature and Culture
Comparative Literature
- 53 Middle Eastern Literature
Geography
- 41 Gender, Space and Islam
- 48 Geographies of the Middle East
Government
- 14 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- 46 Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
- 81.11 Economic Development and Reform in the Middle East
History
- 5.2 The Eye of the Beholder: Introduction to the Islamic World (cross-listed with AMES 14)
- 6 The Arab World in the Twentieth Century
- 68 History of North Africa from the Arrival of Islam to the Present (Trumbull)
- 69 Islam in Africa (Trumbull)
- 70 History of the Middle East, 622 to 1258
- 70 History of the Middle East, 1258 to 1914
- 71 Social History of the Contemporary Middle East
- 95 The Mongols
- 96 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Jewish Studies
- 10 History and Culture of the Jews: The Classical Period
- 15 Cities of the Biblical World: An Archaeological Approach
- 50 Archaeology of Israel
Religion
- 4 Religion of Israel: The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
- 6 Introduction to Judaism
- 8 Introduction to Islam
- 16 Modern Islam
- 23 Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Myth: Interpreting Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
- 33 Christians, Jews and Muslims in the Age of the Crusades
- 60 Classical and Medieval Judaism
- 61 Modern Judaism
- 62 Jewish Mysticism
- 70 Islamic Mysticism (Sufism)
- 72 The Qur'an and the Prophet
- 73 Advanced Topics in the Study of Islam
Sociology
- 49 Lower Division Special Topics Courses--Social Origins and Outcomes of Islamic Fundamentalism (Parsa)
Women's and Gender Studies
- 49 Writing Gender in Islamic Space
The following courses may be applied to the Middle East track upon petition to the AMES Steering Committee. This petition must be submitted before the course begins. Written work done in these courses must be focused upon Middle Eastern topics. Students wishing to take such a course in their last term at Dartmouth must submit their petition no later than the fifth week of their penultimate term. When the course is complete, students must submit all written work to the Steering Committee for final approval of the course as counting toward the degree. The courses are: Anthropology 15: Political Anthropology; Sociology 25: Democracy and Democratization in Developing Countries; Sociology 66: The Sociology of International Development; Sociology 67: Social Movements.
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Middle East track