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Middle East Studies (MDES)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/mesp
- D class assignments available in THH309; phone 740-1188.
Introduction to the history and the study of the Middle East from ancient to modern times
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HIST department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in HIST 180.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36970D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 35 of 49 | Ramzi Rouighi | THH114 |    | |
| 36971D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 14 of 24 | Ali Kulez | THHB10 | | |
| 36972D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 21 of 25 | Ali Kulez | SOSB41 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41532R | 001 | Lecture-Discussion | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 16 | Hani Khafipour | THH106 | |
Presents critical perspectives to analyze U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, including the discourses surrounding energy security, military interventionism, globalization, democracy promotion, and terrorism.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41541R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 1 of 20 | Dina Jadallah | WPH200 | Word (45656 KB) | |
Surveys prominent debates in the Arab world, examining how media and intellectual production reflect, shape, and/or contest prevailing ideas and practices in the public sphere.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41537R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 1 of 20 | Dina Jadallah | VKC153 | Word (45773 KB) | |
Survey of major political, economic, and cultural developments in the Middle East on the basis of documents, literature, and film produced in the region. Duplicates Credit in former HIST 280.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HIST department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in HIST 383.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36999D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 19 | Ramzi Rouighi | VKC258 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22055R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Veli Yashin | PDF (115578 KB) | |
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 3 | OFFICE | |