This course provides a close look at Palestinian cultural and literary production within the State of Israel. Muslim and Christian Palestinian citizens of Israel. With the support of region-specific theory, and through a continuous engagement with (the English translation of) literature, music, film, spoken word, visual art, political speeches, and newspaper articles, you will develop a critical understanding of the multifaceted, contemporary manifestation of Palestinian voices in Israel.

How do we know what we know, and why do we feel what we feel, about Israel/Palestine? This course challenges us to reflect on this question by offering key perspectives on both the modern history of Palestine/Israel, on the one hand; and the modern history of film, on the other, through a unique set of "outsider" films about Israel/Palestine from across the Middle East and South Asia.

The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with guidance in developing their undergraduate capstone projects. The initial portion of the course will be heavy on readings, while the latter portion will be structured as a series of hands-on workshops that draw on the insights of the earlier readings, in order to guide students through a semester-long research project of their choosing.

Independent study for advanced students of Hebrew. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Independent Study in Hindi

Independent study in a special field under the direction of a faculty member in MESALC. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Independent study for advanced students of Persian. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

This course is meant to give students training in advanced Sanskrit

Thesis composition under the direction of a MESALC faculty member serving as thesis advisor and a second faculty member serving as second reader. The second faculty member may be from outside MESALC. Prerequisite: DMP major and instructor permission.