Carolina Summer Reading Program 2002 | Approaching the Qur'án: Related UNC-Chapel Hill Courses

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Approaching the Qur'án: UNC-Chapel Hill Courses
Related to the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations

Courses Available in Fall 2002 Semester

African and African-American Studies

AFRI 61 "African Women," Professor Roberta Ann Dunbar
AFRI 70 "Policy Problems in African Studies," Professor Bereket Selassie
AFRI 121 "East Africa," Professor Julius Nyang'Oro
AFRI 122 "West Africa," Professor Roberta Ann Dunbar
AFRI 124 "North-East Africa," Professors Bereket Selassie and Julius Nyang'Oro
SWAH 001-002 "Introductory Kiswahili," Adjunct Professor Alphonse S. Mutima
SWAH 003-004 "Intermediate Kiswahili," Adjunct Professor Alphonse S. Mutima

Anthropology

ANTH 129/ASIA 129/FOLK 129 "Culture and Power in Southeast Asia," Professors James Peacock, Don Nonini, and Margaret Wiener
ANTH 142/RELI 142/FOLK 142 "Religion and Anthropology," Professor James Peacock
ANTH 188/RELI 288/FOLK 288 "Observation and Interpretation of Religious Action," Professor James Peacock
ANTH 199/RELI 199 "Globalization and Local Islam in Asia," Professors James Peacock and Carl Ernst
ANTH 199 "Islam and Globalism," Professor James Peacock and Dr. Chad Haines
RELI 90/ANTH 90 "African-American Religions," Professor Edward Curtis

Art

ART 22/ASIA 22 "Introduction to Asian Art," Professor Pika Ghosh
ART 69/ASIA 67 "Empire and Expression: The Arts Under the Mughal Dynasty in South Asia," Professor Pika Ghosh
ART 82 "Art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land, 1095-1291," Professor Jaroslav Folda
ART 124/ASIA 124 "Sacred Space and Urban Centers in South Asia," Professor Pika Ghosh
ART 128/ASIA 128 "Art and Ritual in South Asia," Professor Pika Ghosh
ART 350 "Studies in the Interpretation of Crusader Style in the 13th Century" (graduate seminar), Professor Jaroslav Folda
ART 360 "South Asian Sculpture" (graduate seminar), Professor Pika Ghosh
CLAR 189/ART 189 "Anatolian Archaeology," Professor G. Kenneth Sams

Asian Studies

ANTH 129/ASIA 129/FOLK 129 "Culture and Power in Southeast Asia," Professors James Peacock, Don Nonini, and Margaret Wiener
ARABIC 101-102 "Introductory Arabic," Professors Nadia Yaqub and Sahar Amer
ARABIC 103-104 "Intermediate Arabic," Professor Nadia Yaqub and Sahar Amer
ARABIC 105-106 "Advanced Arabic," Professor Nadia Yaqub and Sahar Amer
ARABIC 33 "Introduction to Arab Culture," Professor Nadia Yaqub
ARABIC 133 "Classical Arabic Literature in Translation," Professor Nadia Yaqub
ARABIC 134 "Topics in Modern Arabic Literature in Translation," Professor Nadia Yaqub
ART 22/ASIA 22 "Introduction to Asian Art," Professor Pika Ghosh
ART 69/ASIA 67 "Empire and Expression: The Arts Under the Mughal Dynasty in South Asia," Professor Pika Ghosh
ART 124/ASIA 124 "Sacred Space and Urban Centers in South Asia," Professor Pika Ghosh
ART 128/ASIA 128 "Art and Ritual in South Asia," Professor Pika Ghosh
ASIA 6J "Lovers and Beloveds: East and West" (First-Year Seminar), Professor Shantanu Phukan
ASIA 40 "Film & Novel in India," Professor Shantanu Phukan
ASIA 70 "Survey of Indian Literarure," Lecturer Allison Busch
ASIA 133 "Introduction to Indian Literature in Translation," Professor Shantanu Phukan
ASIA 134/RELI 176 "Religious Conflict and Narrative in India," Professor Shantanu Phukan
BENG 001-002 "Elementary Bengali," Lecturer Nilanjana Dutta
GEOG 167/ASIA 167, "Tropical Asia," Professor Melinda Meade
HNUR 101-102 "Elementary Hindi-Urdu," Professors Shantanu Phukan and Lecturer Allison Busch
HNUR 103-104 "Intermediate Hindi-Urdu," Professors Shantanu Phukan and Lecturer Allison Busch
HNUR 105-106 "Advanced Hindi-Urdu," Professors Shantanu Phukan and Lecturer Allison Busch
HIST 32A/ASIA 32A "Southeast Asia to the Early 19th Century," Visiting Professor Tony Day
HIST 32B/ASIA 32B "Southeast Asia Since 19th Century," Visiting Professor Tony Day
HIST 35A/ASIA 35A "South Asia to 1750," Professor Yasmin Saikia
HIST 35B/ASIA 35B "South Asian History Since 1750," Professor Yasmin Saikia
INTS 6/ASIA 6 "Cultural Encounters: The Arab World and the West" (First Year Seminar), Professor Sahar Amer
INTS 140/ASIA 140 "Orientalist Fantasies and Economic Realities," Professor Sahar Amer
INDO 101-102 "Elementary Indonesian," Lecturer Ita Bruce
INDO 103-104 "Intermediate Indonesian," Lecturer Ita Bruce
PRSN 001-002 "Elementary Persian," Adjunct Instructor Lila Paydarfar
PRSN 003-004 "Intermediate Persian," Adjunct Professor Ali Paydarfar
RELI 39/ASIA 39 "Asian Religions," Professor James H. Sanford

Classics

CLAR 20 "Ancient Cities," Professors Donald Haggis and Nicola Terrenato
CLAR 47 "Archaeology of the Ancient Near East," Professor G. Kenneth Sams
CLAR 48 "Archaeology of Egypt," Professor Donald Haggis
CLAR 51 "History of Early Christian and Byzantine Art," Professor Carolyn L. Connor
CLAR 189/ART 189 "Anatolian Archaeology," Professor G. Kenneth Sams

English

ENGL 50.1/WMST 150 "Women Writing in South Asia," Professor Rashmi Varma
ENGL 49E "Mapping English: An Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures from Africa, the Caribbean and South Asia," Professor Rashmi Varma
ENGL 390.1 "Postcolonial Theory: Genealogies and Futures" (graduate seminar), Professor Rashmi Varma

Folklore

Geography

GEOG 167/ASIA 167 "Tropical Asia," Professor Melinda Meade

History

HIST 6J "Nations, Borders and Identities" (First-Year Seminar), Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 18 "The World Since 1945," Professor Yasmin Saikia
HIST 20 "Twentieth Century Africa," Professor Lisa Lindsay
HIST 32A/ASIA 32A/INTS 32A "Southeast Asia to the Early 19th Century," Visiting Professor Tony Day
HIST 32B/ASIA 32B/INTS 32B/PWAD 32B "Southeast Asia Since 19th Century," Visiting Professor Tony Day
HIST 35A/ASIA 35A "South Asia to 1750," Professor Yasmin Saikia
HIST 35B/ASIA 35B "South Asian History Since 1750," Professor Yasmin Saikia
HIST 36/RELI 25 "Introduction to Islamic Civilization," Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 37/RELI 26 "Later Islamic Civilization and the Modern Muslim World," Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 38 "Introduction to the History of West Africa," Professor Lisa Lindsay
HIST 46H "A Century of Protest in the Middle East" (honors seminar), Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 46H "When Worlds Collide: European Colonialism in Africa and Asia" (honors seminar), Professor Lisa Lindsay
HIST 77 "The Middle East in the Modern Era," Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 78 "The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade," Professor Lisa Lindsay
HIST 90 "India Constructed/Contested," Professor Yasmin Saikia
HIST 90 "Nation and Nationalism in South Asia," Professor Yasmin Saikia
HIST 100.1 "Middle East and the West," Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 100 "Women and Gender in African History," Professor Lisa Lindsay
HIST 139 "Technology, Imperialism, and Popular Culture: Global History, 1840-1939," Professor James L. Hevia
HIST 180 "History of the African Diaspora," Professor Lisa Lindsay
HIST 195A "Women in the Middle East," Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 196 "Revolution in the Modern Middle East," Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 205A "European Expansion and Global Interaction, c. 1450-1800" (graduate seminar), Professor Peter Coclanis

International and Area Studies

INTS 6/ASIA 6 "Cultural Encounters: The Arab World and the West" (First Year Seminar), Professor Sahar Amer
INTS 140/ASIA 140 "Orientalist Fantasies and Economic Realities," Professor Sahar Amer

Journalism and Mass Communication

JOMC 391.3 "Media in the Middle East and Western Europe," Visiting Professor Christine Ogan

Medicine

PATH 214/PATY 219/PATY 419 "History of Medicine," Professor Henry A. Azar

Religious Studies

ANTH 142/ RELI 142/FOLK 142 "Religion and Anthropology," Professor James Peacock
ANTH 188/RELI 288/FOLK 288 "Observation and Interpretation of Religious Action," Professor James Peacock
ANTH 199/RELI 199 "Globalization and Local Islam in Asia," Professors James Peacock and Carl Ernst
ASIA 134/RELI 176 "Religious Conflict and Narrative in India," Professor Shantanu Phukan
HIST 36/RELI 25 "Introduction to Islamic Civilization," Professor Sarah Shields
HIST 37/RELI 26 "Later Islamic Civilization and the Modern Muslim World," Professor Sarah Shields
RELI 6J2 "Re-Introducing Islam" (First-Year Seminar), Professor Carl Ernst
RELI 21 "Introduction to Old Testament," Professor Armin A.J.C. Lange
RELI 39/ASIA 39 "Asian Religions," Professor James H. Sanford
RELI 55 "Legends of Genesis," Professor Armin A.J.C. Lange
RELI 60 "Islamic Religion in Thought and Practice," Professor Carl Ernst
RELI 90/ANTH 90 "African-American Religions," Professor Edward Curtis
RELI 99.48 "Religion in Israel," Professor Yaakov Ariel
RELI 99 "Readings in Islamic Literature: The Many Voices of Modern Islam," Professor Edward Curtis
RELI 113 "Biblical Hebrew," Lecturer Wilda Gafney
RELI 114 "Beginning Hebrew," Lecturer Wilda Gafney
RELI 115-116 "Classical Hebrew," Lecturer Wilda Gafney
RELI 171 "Sufism and the Healing Arts," Professors Carl Ernst and Bruce Lawrence (Duke University)

Romance Languages

FRENCH 330 "Orientalism and the Discourse on the Other" (graduate seminar), Professor Sahar Amer

Sociology

SOCI 6E2 "Sociology of the Islamic World" (First-Year Seminar), Professor Charles Kurzman

Women's Studies

ENGL 50/WMST 150 "Women Writing in South Asia," Professor Rashmi Varma

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