Time Schedule:
Naomi B. Sokoloff
CHID 250
Seattle Campus
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
Class description
Examines fiction and film, as well as selected poetry, popular songs, and essays, to explore diverse groups within contemporary Israeli society. Topics include the sabra ideal, holocaust survivors, Sephardic/Mizrahi communities, religious and secular Jews, Israel' s Arab minority, and questions of gender.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Small lecture/discussion.
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
One exam and three 5-6 page essays. This is a W course.
Exam, essays, class participation (including in-class writing assignments).
