(formerly Exercise Science)

(formerly Exercise Science)

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement. A variety of writing skills emphasized with assignments ranging from resumes to scientific writing (formerly Exercise Science).

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement. A variety of writing skills emphasized with assignments ranging from resumes to scientific writing (formerly Exercise Science).

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement. A variety of writing skills emphasized with assignments ranging from resumes to scientific writing (formerly Exercise Science).

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement. A variety of writing skills emphasized with assignments ranging from resumes to scientific writing (formerly Exercise Science).

(formerly Exercise Science)

Historically, the figure of the "Jew" has been thought of as male. Making male experience normative has in turn shaped how Judaism itself has been understood. Shifting the basic terms and focus to include attention to women, gender, and sexuality significantly re-shapes our understanding of both Judaism and of Jewish culture/history. This course not only "fills in the blanks" of the missing women of Jewish history and tradition, but attends to questions of contemporary forms of Jewish women's and men's gendered lives, identities and sexualities.

Survey of antisemitism through its various stages of historical development, from ancient times to the present. Primary focus on the intellectual, religious, political, and social roots of Jew-hatred. Special attention to its impact on Jewish life and thought, and to the range of Jewish re-sponses to anti-semitism. Topics include: the Jews in Graeco-Roman society; medieval Christendom and Islam; the emergence of modern political and racial anti-semitism. (Gen.Ed. HS, DG)

What part does humor play in Jewish culture? This course examines Jewish humor in literature, folklore, film, TV, and stand-up comedy. Topics include: the origins of modern Jewish humor, Yiddish satire and comedy, Jewish role in popular culture in the US, Europe, and Israel, and the relationship of Jewish humor to antisemitism. (Gen. Ed. AT, DG)