Jewish Studies 288 - History of Israel

Focusing on the developments of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this course provides foundational knowledge of the region, as well as some of the major debates among historians about topics like the emergence and trajectories of Jewish and Palestinian nationalism, Zionist settlement and Arab resistance, the British mandate and colonialism, and the politics of memory. Concluding with some of the present challenges facing the state of Israel and the Palestinian territories, this course prepares students to analyze contemporary reports and journalism using historical context.