History

HIS194L Exile, Diaspora, and Displacement: Jewish Lives from North Africa to the Middle East

From Medieval Spain, Ottoman Salonica, 20th-century Baghdad, present day Casablanca, and beyond, this course examines Jewish experiences of exile, diaspora, and displacement, as well as how to read memoir and biography as sources in their broader historical context.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements and two upper-division history courses. Enrollment is restricted to junior and senior history majors and Jewish studies majors and minors.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Spring

Instructor

Alma Heckman