Jewish Studies Courses (Classics and Religious Studies) (JSTU)
JSTU Courses
This is a list of courses with the subject code JSTU. For more information, see Classics and Religious Studies (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in the catalog.
JSTU:1001 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 3 s.h.
Introduction to sacred literature, beliefs, and rituals of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; historical and contemporary relationship between these three Abrahamic religions. GE: Historical Perspectives. Same as CLSA:1001, RELS:1001.
JSTU:2068 Jews in Popular Culture 3 s.h.
Exploration of a wide variety of ways in which Jewish people represent themselves through production of cultural media. Same as CLSA:2068, RELS:2068.
JSTU:2149 Introduction to Jewish Studies 3 s.h.
Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Jewish studies; topics include history from ancient origins to the present, sociology of Jewish life in the U.S. and internationally, ethical and religious principles and practices, Jewish embeddedness in non-Jewish societies, and controversies within and surrounding the Jewish world. GE: Understanding Cultural Perspectives. Same as HIST:2149, RELS:2240, SJUS:2240.
JSTU:2153 Modern Jewish Cultures 3 s.h.
Cultures in diverse geographic settings as developed and expressed through media, entertainment, the arts, foodways, religion and ritual, and more. Same as HIST:2153, RELS:2153.
JSTU:2155 Global Jewish History 3 s.h.
Examines the Jewish experience in the modern period. Jewish history is global (the focus will be on Jews in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, and Latin America). Each community has participated in local politics and in the creation of local cultures, while remaining part of a Jewish Diaspora, held together to varying degrees by ethnic identity and religious tradition. Students will study how Jewish identity is constructed and how Jews negotiate their relationships with each other, with non-Jews in their local societies, and with other Jewish communities. GE: Understanding Cultural Perspectives. Same as HIST:2155.
JSTU:2156 Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel 3 s.h.
Examines relations between Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities in Palestine during the Ottoman and Mandate periods, and between Jewish groups and Arab-Israelis after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. After an introduction to ethnicity, nationality, and religious identity from a theoretical perspective, focus will be on Ashkenazi Jews, Middle Eastern Jews, and Palestinian Arabs. Students will engage with important contemporary issues in Arab-Israel relations. GE: Understanding Cultural Perspectives. Same as HIST:2156.
JSTU:2431 Biblical Aramaic 3 s.h.
This course introduces the basics of Biblical Aramaic grammar and syntax and provides an introduction to the Biblical lexicon. There will be extensive grammatical exercises, both in class and at home, as well as frequent opportunities to apply grammatical and lexical knowledge to the Biblical text. Recommendations: Biblical Hebrew recommended. Same as CLSA:2431, RELS:2431.
JSTU:2432 Targumic Aramaic 3 s.h.
Language used by Targums—Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible—for use in the study of interpretative traditions of later Jewish groups. Same as CLSA:2432, RELS:2432.
JSTU:2477 Ancient Apocalypses 3 s.h.
Exploration of the ancient origins of apocalyptic imagination; Jewish and Christian tradition of apocalypse—revelation or unveiling; apocalyptic versions ancient and modern; communities reckoning with crisis; imagining a world remade. Same as CLSA:2477, RELS:2477.
JSTU:2560 Food and Identity in the Modern World: The Secular and Sacred 3 s.h.
Understanding how food influences and is influenced by social, political, and cultural factors. GE: International and Global Issues. Same as IS:2560.
JSTU:3245 The English Bible 3 s.h.
Study of the Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament; students become familiar with its legacies in English language and literature. Same as ENGL:3247.
JSTU:3423 The Middle East: Policy and Diplomacy 3 s.h.
Nineteen states and entities of North Africa and the Middle East; issues of governance, development strategies, domestic politics, and approach to democracy and national identity; regional politics and important transnational issues; role of political Islam; impacts of the Arab Spring, terrorism, oil, role of women in society, ongoing and historic conflicts; briefings, discussions, presentations. Same as POLI:3423.