Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
HIST380 - MOD JEW INTEL & CULT HIS
Term
2017C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST380401
Registration notes
CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
COLLEGE HALL 315A
Instructors
RUDERMAN, DAVID
Description
An overview of Jewish intellectual and cultural history from the late 18th century until the present. The course considers the Jewish enlightenment Reform, Conservative and Neo-Orthodox Judaism, Zionist and Jewish Socialist thought, and Jewish thought in the 20th century, particularly in the context of the Holocaust. Readings of primary sources including Mendelsohn, Geiger, Hirsch, Herzl, Achad-ha-Am, Baeck, Buber, Kaplan, and others. No previous background is required.
Course number only
380
Use local description
No
Section Type
CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled