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Middle East Studies (MDES)
- https://dornsife.usc.edu/mdes
- D class assignments available in THH-256K; Phone: (213) 740-2795.
History and culture of modern Iran from the nineteenth century to present through historical and ethnographic approaches to Iran today, richly contextualizing events and people.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41532D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-10:50am | MWF | 9 of 19 | Mehdi Faraji | THH117 |  |
Explores contemporary Iranian society through the study of social tensions created by poverty-wealth, tradition-modernity, masculinity-femininity, and notions of religio-political authority as reflected in the literature and films of the country.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41526D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-1:50pm | MWF | 16 of 20 | Mehdi Faraji | THH211 | |
Critical perspectives on U.S. relations with the Middle East, including the discourses surrounding democracy and globalization.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41563R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Fayez Hammad | DMC211 | |
Introduction to problems and issues in the Middle East today: religio-ethnic rivalries, conflicting nationalisms and ideologies, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Middle East oil.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the IR department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in IR 362.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37869R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 46 of 48 | Fayez Hammad | DMC152 | |
Social, cultural, and political history of Egypt from Alexander to Cleopatra; state formation; immigration and cultural interaction between ethnic groups.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CLAS department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in CLAS 378.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19832R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 12 of 12 | Christelle Fischer-Bovet | OFFICE | |
Individual research and readings. Not for graduate credit.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41549D | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 1 | TBA | |