AKPIA@HARVARD: FALL 2009 COURSE OFFERINGS
HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE 222m. ARCHITECTURE IN THE EARLY MODERN MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE - (NEW COURSE)
Gülru Necipoğlu-Kafadar and Alina A. Payne
Architecture of the eastern Mediterranean basin (at Italian, Ottoman, and Mamluk courts) with emphasis on cross-cultural encounters and transmission of the Romano-Byzantine heritage, science and technology, architectural practice, ornament, urban design, military, religious and domestic architecture.
AKPIA@HARVARD: SPRING 2010 COURSE OFFERINGS
HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE 121k. ISLAMIC ORNAMENT AND THE AESTHETICS OF ABSTRACTION - (NEW COURSE)
Gülru Necipoğlu-Kafadar
In conjunction with a Harvard conference on "Ornament" in fall 2010, critically explores interpretations of Islamic ornament. Themes include orientalism and ornamentalism, discourses on the "arabesque," resonances of non-figural abstraction with modernism and postmodern aesthetics.
LITERATURE AND ARTS B-35. THE AGE OF SULTAN SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT: ART, ACHITECTURE, AND CEREMONIAL AT THE OTTOMAN COURT
Gülru Necipoğlu-Kafadar
The "Golden Age" of Ottoman-Islamic visual culture in the 16th century, considered within its ceremonial and historical contexts, with focus on architecture, miniature painting, and the decorative arts. The urban transformation of Byzantine Constantinople into Ottoman Istanbul, the formation of an imperial architectural style, and artistic contacts with contemporary European and Islamic courts are stressed. Art and architecture of Safavid Iran and Mughal India are considered as a comparative backdrop. Themes include the role of centralized court ateliers in propagating canons of taste, the emphasis on decorative arts in a culture that rejected monumental sculpture and painting, and representations of the East by European artists in the Orientalist mode.
ISLAMIC STUDIES-RELATED@HARVARD: 2009-10 COURSE OFFERINGS
HARVARD FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
General EducationCULTURE AND BELIEF 12. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND HIS PROPHET: RELIGION, LITERATURE, AND THE ARTS IN MUSLIM CULTURESFreshman Seminars
Ali S. Asani (The Study of Religion)
CULTURE AND BELIEF 27 (FORMERLY JEWISH STUDIES 55). TEXT AND CONTEXT: JEWS AND THEIR BOOKS IN PAGAN, CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM SURROUNDINGS
Rachel L. Greenblatt (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
*FRESHMAN SEMINAR 34J. MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN LOVE POETRY
Luis M. Girón Negrón*FRESHMAN SEMINAR 42K. COMPARATIVE LAW AND RELIGION
Ofrit Liviatan*FRESHMAN SEMINAR 42N. COMPARATIVE NATIONAL SECURITY OF MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES
Charles David Freilich
Anthropology
ANTHROPOLOGY 1660 (FORMERLY ANTHROPOLOGY 155). WHAT IS ISLAM? ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
John S. Schoeberlein
ANTHROPOLOGY 1668. MUSLIMS IN THE LANDS OF THE "MILITANT GODLESS": POST-SOCIALISM, RELIGION AND IDENTITY - (NEW COURSE)
John S. Schoeberlein
ANTHROPOLOGY 2690. MIDDLE EAST ETHNOGRAPHY: DISCOURSE, POLITICS, AND CULTURE
Smita Lahiri and Ramyar Dagoberto Rossoukh
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
UYGHUR A. ELEMENTARY UYGHUREconomics
Mark C. Elliott
UYGHUR B. ELEMENTARY UYGHUR
Mark C.Elliott
ECONOMICS 1341. THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF MIDDLE EASTERN DEVELOPMENT
Eric Chaney
Government
GOVERNMENT 20. FOUNDATIONS OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Steven R. LevitskyGOVERNMENT 50. INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS
Arthur P. Spirling*GOVERNMENT 90VK. ISLAM IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA: COMPARATIVE HEGEMONIES AND LIBERATIONS - (NEW COURSE)
Thomas Simons
GOVERNMENT 1204. JIHAD IN WORLD POLITICS
Jocelyne Cesari (Divinity School)
History
HISTORY 1270. FRONTIERS OF EUROPE: UKRAINE SINCE 1500
Serhii PlokhiiHISTORY 1285. RUSSIA AND THE GREAT EURASIAN STEPPE
Kelly A. O’Neill-Uzgiris
HISTORY 1877B (FORMERLY *HISTORY 78B). HISTORY OF THE NEAR EAST, 1055-1500: CONFERENCE COURSE
Roy MottahedehHISTORY 1878A. OTTOMAN STATE AND SOCIETY I (1300–1550)
Cemal Kafadar
HISTORY 1891. UNDERSTANDING THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE 1945: THE BASIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STRUCTURES - (NEW COURSE)
E. Roger Owen
HISTORY 2882. READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF IRAQ, 1900-2006: SEMINAR
E. Roger Owen
HISTORY 2884. TOPICS IN OTTOMAN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY: SEMINAR
Cemal Kafadar
HISTORY 2885. INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVAL RESEARCH IN OTTOMAN HISTORY: PROSEMINAR
Cemal KafadarHISTORY 2886. TOPICS IN ISLAMIC HISTORY: SEMINAR
Roy Mottahedeh
HISTORY 2887B. DEBATES IN THE POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST: SEMINAR
E. Roger Owen
History of Science
HISTORY OF SCIENCE 109. SCIENCE AND RELIGION IN THE MIDDLE EAST: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DEBATES
Ahmed Ragab
HISTORY OF SCIENCE 161. THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
Mario Biagioli
Literature and Comparative Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 252. THE LITERATURES OF MEDIEVAL IBERIA: APPROACHES AND DEBATES IN THEIR COMPARATIVE STUDY - (NEW COURSE)
Luis M. Girón Negrón
Music
MUSIC 190R. TOPICS IN WORLD MUSIC: PROSEMINAR
Richard K. Wolf
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
EARLY IRANIAN CIVILIZATIONS 102. OLD IRANIAN RELIGION/ZOROASTRIANISM
P. Oktor SkjaervoEARLY IRANIAN CIVILIZATIONS 103. MANICHEISM
P. Oktor Skjaervo
JEWISH STUDIES 135. JEWISH-ARAB ENCOUNTERS: THE CLASSICAL AGE
Bernard SeptimusISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS 145. INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY
Khaled El-Rouayheb*ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS 241R. APPROACHES TO STUDYING INDO-MUSLIM CULTURE AND SOUTH ASIAN ISLAM
Ali S. Asani
Arabic
ARABIC A. ELEMENTARY ARABICPersian
Mostafa Atamnia and staff
ARABIC BA (FORMERLY ARABIC 120A AND 121A). INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I
William E. Granara and staff
ARABIC BB (FORMERLY ARABIC 120B AND 121B). INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II
William E. Granara and staff
ARABIC 130A. UPPER-LEVEL CLASSICAL ARABIC I
Khaled El-Rouayheb
ARABIC 130B. UPPER-LEVEL CLASSICAL ARABIC II
Khaled El-Rouayheb
ARABIC 131A. UPPER-LEVEL MODERN ARABIC I
Sayed Abdallah Ali Elsisi
ARABIC 131B. UPPER-LEVEL MODERN ARABIC II
Sayed Abdallah Ali Elsisi
ARABIC 133. UPPER-LEVEL SPOKEN MODERN STANDARD ARABIC
Sayed Abdallah Ali Elsisi
ARABIC 135. COLLOQUIAL EGYPTIAN ARABIC
Sayed Abdallah Ali Elsisi
ARABIC 146R. HISTORY OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGES
Wolfhart P. Heinrichs
ARABIC 150R. HISTORY OF CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE: SEMINAR
Wolfhart P. Heinrichs
ARABIC 158. MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE SEMINAR: LEBANESE CIVIL WAR IN FICTION
William E. Granara
ARABIC 160R. READINGS IN ARABIC HISTORIANS, GEOGRAPHERS, AND BIOGRAPHERS
Roy Mottahedeh
ARABIC 162. INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN ARAB WORLD: FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN AGE, 1798 TO 1920
William E. Granara and staff
ARABIC 170. INTRODUCTION TO THE ARAB WORLD II: POLITICS, RELIGION, AND CULTURE FROM WORLD WAR I TO PRESENT
William E. Granara and staff
ARABIC 240R. CLASSICAL ARABIC PHILOLOGY
Wolfhart P. Heinrichs
ARABIC 241AR. ADVANCED MODERN ARABIC BRIDGE: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE I
Khaled Al-Masri
ARABIC 241BR. ADVANCED MODERN ARABIC BRIDGE: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE II
Khaled Al-Masri
ARABIC 245R. CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE: SEMINAR
Wolfhart P. Heinrichs
ARABIC 248R. MEDIEVAL ARABIC WRITINGS ON LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM: SEMINAR
Wolfhart P. Heinrichs
ARABIC 249R. ARABIC PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS: SEMINAR
Khaled El-Rouayheb
PERSIAN A. ELEMENTARY PERSIAN
Dalia YasharpourPERSIAN 120A. INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN I
Dalia Yasharpour
PERSIAN 120B. INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN II
Dalia Yasharpour
PERSIAN 131R. ADVANCED PERSIAN
Dalia YasharpourPERSIAN 150R. READINGS IN PERSIAN HISTORIANS, GEOGRAPHERS AND BIOGRAPHERS
Roy Mottahedeh
Semitic Philology
SEMITIC PHILOLOGY 140. INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SEMITIC LANGUAGESTurkish
Instructor to be determined
SEMITIC PHILOLOGY 151. INTRODUCTION TO NORTHWEST SEMITIC EPIGRAPHY
Instructor to be determined
SEMITIC PHILOLOGY 220R. NORTHWEST SEMITIC EPIGRAPHY: SEMINAR
Instructor to be determined
TURKISH 120A. INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKISH IReligion
Himmet Taskomur
TURKISH 120B. INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKISH II
Himmet Taskomur
TURKISH 121A. ELEMENTARY UZBEK
William E. Granara and assistant
TURKISH 121B. ELEMENTARY UZBEK II
William E. Granara and assistant
TURKISH 125A. INTERMEDIATE UZBEK I
William E. Granara and assistant
TURKISH 125B. INTERMEDIATE UZBEK II
William E. Granara and assistantTURKISH 130R (FORMERLY TURKISH 130A). ADVANCED TURKISH
Himmet Taskomur
TURKISH 140A. INTRODUCTION TO OTTOMAN TURKISH I
Himmet Taskomur
RELIGION 11. WORLD RELIGIONS TODAY: DIASPORA, DIVERSITY AND DIALOGUE
Diana L. Eck
RELIGION 16 (FORMERLY RELIGION 1004). RELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Davíd L. Carrasco*RELIGION 1024. TOMB, RELIC, AND TRANSCENDENCE: SEMINAR
Kimberley C. Patton (Divinity School)RELIGION 1041. TRADITION AND ETHICS IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE - (NEW COURSE)
Jonathan Schofer (Divinity School)RELIGION 1433. CHRISTIANITY ALONG THE SILK ROAD - (NEW COURSE)
Charles Stang (Divinity School)
RELIGION 1802 (FORMERLY RELIGION 1555). INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC MYSTICISM: THE SUFI TRADITION
Ali S. Asani
*RELIGION 1816. ISMAILI HISTORY AND THOUGHT - (NEW COURSE)
Ali S. Asani
*RELIGION 1820 (FORMERLY *RELIGION 1585). MUSLIM SOCIETIES IN SOUTH ASIA: RELIGION, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY
Ali S. AsaniRELIGION 1825 (FORMERLY RELIGION 1590). THEMES IN FEMINISM AND ISLAM: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
Leila N. Ahmed (Divinity School)
Sanskrit and Indian Studies
URDU 101. INTRODUCTORY URDU-HINDI
Richard S. DelacyURDU 102. INTERMEDIATE URDU-HINDI
Naseem A. Hines
URDU 103A. ADVANCED URDU-HINDI
Amy BardURDU 103B. ADVANCED URDU-HINDI
Amy Bard
URDU 105R. TOPICS IN URDU-HINDI LITERATURE
Ali S. Asani and Naseem A. Hines
URDU 106R. ADVANCED ORAL PROFICIENCY IN URDU-HINDI - (NEW COURSE)
Naseem A. Hines
Social Studies
*SOCIAL STUDIES 98LG. ISLAM IN GERMANY, FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES - (NEW COURSE)
Melanie Adrian
*SOCIAL STUDIES 98LI. ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN EAST AND SOUTH ASIA - (NEW COURSE)
Kevin N. Caffrey
HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL
HDS 3602. INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGYKhaled El-Rouayheb
HDS 3604. THEMES IN FEMINISM AND ISLAM: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
LEILA AHMED
HDS 3623. INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN ARAB WORLD
William E. Granara
HDS 3625. MUSLIM SOCIETIES IN SOUTH ASIA: RELIGION, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY
Ali S. Asani
HDS 3626. THE MODERN ARAB WORLD SINCE WWI
William E. Granara
HDS 3627. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND HIS PROPHET: RELIGION, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS IN MUSLIM CULTURES
Ali S. Asani
HDS 3942. CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS: THE THEOLOGICAL DIMENSION
Jane Smith
HDS 3943. ISLAM IN THE WEST AFTER 9/11: RELIGION, LAW AND POLITICS
Jocelyne Cesari
HDS 3946. JIHAD AND WORLD POLITICS
Jocelyne Cesari
HDS 3947. ISLAMIC RULES ON WOMEN: MUSLIM FEMINISTS' CRITIQUE OF CLASSICAL LEGAL NORMS
Baber Johansen
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT
IGA-207. MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS AND POLICY
Tarek Masoud
IGA-307. RELIGION IN GLOBAL POLITICS
Monica Toft
IGA-333. JIHAD IN WORLD POLITICS
Jocelyne Cesari
IGA-340. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
F.Gregory Gause
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC LAW
Professor Baber Johansen (Harvard Divinity School)
ISLAMIC COMPARATIVE LAW
Marie-Claire Foblets
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
GHP505. SEX, REPRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Dr. A. Hill
GHP535. APPLIED DEMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS
Dr. A. Hill
HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL
GOVT E-1182. MUSLIMS IN EUROPE: BETWEEN INTEGRATION AND RADICALIZATIONJocelyne Cesari
GOVT E-1960. INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFLICT IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
Paul Beran
GOVT E-1961. COMPARATIVE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES OF MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES
Charles Freilich
GOVT E-1962. JIHAD: FROM CLASSICAL ISLAM TO BIN LADEN
Jocelyne Cesari
HSCI E-103. SCIENCE IN THE ISLAMIC MIDDLE AGES
Elaheh Kheirandish
RELI E-1550. UNDERSTANDING ISLAM AND CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM SOCIETIES
Ali S. Asani
AKPIA@HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN: 2009-10 COURSE OFFERINGS
1502. THE NEW GATE: PUBLIC SPACE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE RE-ORIENTATION OF HISTORIC ISTANBUL
A. Hashim Sarkis
4405. MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY: OTTOMAN/TURKISH CASE IN GLOBAL CONTEXT
Sibel Bozdogan
AKPIA@MIT: FALL 2009 COURSE OFFERINGS
COURSE 4.214J/11.314J. WORKSHOP: WATER, LANDSCAPE AND URBAN DESIGN
James Wescoat
COURSE 4.614. RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE AND ISLAMIC CULTURES
Nasser Rabbat
Nasser Rabbat
COURSE 4.623. MUGHAL LANDSCAPES: HISTORY, HERITAGE & DESIGN
James Wescoat
AKPIA@HARVARD: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND SYLLABI