RELI476

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RELI476

Contemporary Israeli Literature in Translation RELI476 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	20	17	Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

The seminar will focus on recent short stories and novels in English translation as they express and shape current cultural and social pre-occupations among Israelis. Some of the themes examined will include individual search for identity, the relations of Diaspora and Homeland, pioneer ideology, the lingering shadow of the Holocaust, the relations between Jewish Israelis and Arabs.

MAJOR READINGS

Short stories and novels by A. Oz, A.
Appelfeld, A.B. Yehoshua and others.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Class reports, frequent short papers, one longer paper, final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

For those students in the semi;nar with advanced Hebrew there will be an optional half-credit group tutorial available to read and discuss in Hebrew portions of the weekly assignments. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RELI

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Wistinetzki, I; Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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