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Middle East Studies (MDES)
Introduction to the natural and cultural diversity of the Middle East through the prism of globalization and sustainability.
41550D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 25 | Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani | THH217 | | ![session dates](/ws/soc_archive/soc/wp-content/themes/cardinal_v2_classes/images/calendar_sm.gif.pagespeed.ce.UHqdCQ0iRU.gif) |
Examines Iran from antiquity to modernity, emphasizing the complex interplay of cross-cultural continuity, rupture and transformation that marks the country's long history.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
41560D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 21 of 23 | Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani | DMC203 | | ![session dates](/ws/soc_archive/soc/wp-content/themes/cardinal_v2_classes/images/calendar_sm.gif.pagespeed.ce.UHqdCQ0iRU.gif) |
Explores the modern Middle East by focusing on the process of globalization.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
41500D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 13 of 19 | Ramzi Rouighi | THH113 | | ![session dates](/ws/soc_archive/soc/wp-content/themes/cardinal_v2_classes/images/calendar_sm.gif.pagespeed.ce.UHqdCQ0iRU.gif) |
Major strands of Islamic political thought from early Islam through the classical Islamic period to contemporary developments and transformations.
41552D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 8 of 19 | Ramzi Rouighi | DMC154 | | ![session dates](/ws/soc_archive/soc/wp-content/themes/cardinal_v2_classes/images/calendar_sm.gif.pagespeed.ce.UHqdCQ0iRU.gif) |
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.
41526D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-10:50am | MWF | 20 of 20 | Mehdi Faraji | THH205 | | ![session dates](/ws/soc_archive/soc/wp-content/themes/cardinal_v2_classes/images/calendar_sm.gif.pagespeed.ce.UHqdCQ0iRU.gif) |
Examines contemporary Arab state-society relations using literature to illustrate how people construct meanings and portray issues of national, social, and cultural significance.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
41538D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | Canceled | Sarah M.A. Gualtieri | | | ![session dates](/ws/soc_archive/soc/wp-content/themes/cardinal_v2_classes/images/calendar_sm.gif.pagespeed.ce.UHqdCQ0iRU.gif) |
Examination of a relevant and timely issue in Middle East Studies.
41519D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 13 of 19 | Sarah M.A. Gualtieri | KAP159 | | ![session dates](/ws/soc_archive/soc/wp-content/themes/cardinal_v2_classes/images/calendar_sm.gif.pagespeed.ce.UHqdCQ0iRU.gif) |
Individual research and readings. Not for graduate credit.