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Middle East Studies (MDES)

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MDES 201w: The Middle East (4.0 units)

Introduction to the natural and cultural diversity of the Middle East.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
41550D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	21 of 25	Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani	DMC158

MDES 345p: Power and Authority in the Middle East (4.0 units)

A comparative examination of social relations of power and institutions with a special focus on intellectual traditions, the law, and social movements.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
41537D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	17 of 19	Bandar Alsaeed	DMC154

MDES 441w: Cities of the Middle East (4.0 units)

An examination of the economic, political and cultural forces operating in a number of Middle Eastern cities.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
41501R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 19	Bandar Alsaeed	DMC254

Crosslist MDES 449: Multilingual Encounters (4.0 units)

Exploration of multilingual encounters in literary works, films, and theoretical texts. Topics may include immigrant languages, dialects, jargons, imaginary or hybrid languages, theories of translation.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the COLT department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in COLT 448.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
22055D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 18	Adam Spanos	DMC207	PDF (278226 KB)

MDES 490: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not for graduate credit.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
41549D	001	2.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 4		OFFICE

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