August 6, 2020

Courses

REL 532S: The Evil Eye in Material Culture from Late Antiquity to Islam

REL 532S: The Evil Eye in Material Culture from Late Antiquity to Islam

The phenomenon often referred to as the “evil eye,” is an enduring belief that harm can be exerted through the ...
REL 229D: From Agra to Istanbul: Islamic Art and Architecture in the Early Modern Era

REL 229D: From Agra to Istanbul: Islamic Art and Architecture in the Early Modern Era

From glittering gold domes to vibrantly colored illuminated manuscripts, this course examines Islamic art and architecture from the Indian subcontinent ...
REL 145: The Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

REL 145: The Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

What is the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament anyway? What are its main religious ides, how does it relate to the ...
REL 290: Jews in Ukraine

REL 290: Jews in Ukraine

When Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, thousands of refugees fled across Ukraine’s western border ...
CLST 307: Ancient Athenian Law

CLST 307: Ancient Athenian Law

NOTE: you don’t need to know anything about law or about Greek history to learn and profit and have fun ...
French 332: French Short Story

French 332: French Short Story

Brefs récits pour une longue vie, as 1 writer put it: FR 332 is designed to introduce you to short ...
Latin 308S: Latin Epistle

Latin 308S: Latin Epistle

Heloise and Abelard are perhaps the two most famous lovers in medieval history. Abelard was a brilliant scholar, who seduced ...
CLST 480S: Afterlife of the Classics

CLST 480S: Afterlife of the Classics

Our topic for this capstone seminar will be the Afterlife of the Classics. We will explore the appropriation of classical ...