UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Course: JS 330. Women in the Jewish Experience (3)

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines a minority culture–women in Jewish communities from antiquity to the present. Course perspective is international, with significant focus on Mediterranean, West Asian and African Jewish societies. Contemporary topics such as sexuality, creative ritual, Israeli/Palestinian politics, and body image also are discussed. (Cross-listed with GWS 330.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)