Spring 2008 Courses on Religion and Politics, by Department

*Note: Courses were selected based on the mention of religion or religious topics in the description. There may be other courses we are unaware of that focus on religion.

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 4B
Course Title:     Africa: History and Culture
Location:          TuTh 1230-2P, 102 MOFFITT
Instructor:         NWOKEJI, G

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 131
Course Title:     Caribbean Societies and Cultures
Location:          Tu 2-5P, 100 WHEELER
Instructor:         LAGUERRE, M S

ANTHROPOLOGY 119
Course Title:     Special Topics in Medical Anthropology
Location:          Tu 2-5P, 15 2224 PIEDMNT
Instructor:         SCHEPER-HUGHES, N
Note:    "Violence, Social Suffering and Human Rights"

GROUP IN BUDDHIST STUDIES C50
Course Title:     Introduction to the Study of Buddhism
Location:          TuTh 1230-2P, 2 LECONTE
Instructor:         THE STAFF

GROUP IN BUDDHIST STUDIES C114
Course Title:     Tibetan Buddhism
Location:          TuTh 330-5P, 103 GPB
Instructor:         THE STAFF

GROUP IN BUDDHIST STUDIES C126
Course Title:     Buddhism and the Environment
Location:          TuTh 11-1230P, 209 DWINELLE
Instructor:         WILLIAMS, D

GROUP IN BUDDHIST STUDIES C220
Course Title:     Seminar in Buddhism and Buddhist Texts
Location:          M 3-6P, 104 DWINELLE
Instructor:         THE STAFF

GROUP IN BUDDHIST STUDIES C223
Course Title:     Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts
Location:          F 2-5P, 204 WHEELER
Instructor:         HELLER, N L

GROUP IN BUDDHIST STUDIES C225
Course Title:     Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts
Location:          Tu 3-6P, 201 WHEELER
Instructor:         WILLIAMS, D

CELTIC STUDIES 170
Course Title:     Topics in Celtic Studies-- "Celtic Christianity" 
Location:          TuTh 1230-2P, B51 HILDEBRAND
Instructor:         KLAR, K A

CLASSICS 161
Course Title:     Gender, Sexuality, and Culture in the Ancient World
Location:          TuTh 2-330P, 170 BARROWS
Instructor:         GRIFFITH, M

GERMAN 168
Course Title:     Yiddish Literature and Culture in Translation
Location:          MWF 1-2P, 262 DWINELLE
Instructor:         ADLER PECKERAR, R
Note:    "Yiddish and Humor"

HISTORY 185A
Course Title:     History of Christianity to the Crusades
Location:          TuTh 930-11A, 213 WHEELER
Instructor:         ELM, S

INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES 150
Course Title:     Advanced Studies in International and Area Studies
Location:          TuTh 930-11A, 30 WHEELER
Instructor:         ZOOK, D C
Note:    "The Indian Diaspora in Silicon Valley Cosmopolitanism"

IAS 150.5      Justice and Accountability in Times of War, Genocide, and Terrorism,
W: 1:00-4:00 - 460 Stephens
Lecture, 4 Units, CCN: 46475
Instructor: D. Cohen / E. Stover

JEWISH STUDIES 101
Course Title:     The Cultural Legacies of the Jews
Location:          MW 10-11A, 209 DWINELLE
Instructor:         ALTER, R B

MES 20      Perspectives on the Middle East
Th: 4:00-6:00 - 88 Dwinelle
Seminar, 2 Units, CCN: 57003
Instructor: A. Abukhalil

MES 130.2      Jews and Muslims
M,W: 4:00-5:30 - 106 Stanley
Lecture, 4 Units, CCN: 57011
Instructor: E. Gottreich

NEAR EASTERN STUDIES C135
Course Title:     Jewish Civilization I: The Biblical Period
Location:          TuTh 11-1230P, 110 WHEELER
Instructor:         LOEPP, D E

NEAR EASTERN STUDIES C104
Course Title:     Babylonian Religion
Location:          TuTh 2-330P, 20 WHEELER
Instructor:         TANAKA, T W

NEAR EASTERN STUDIES 160
Course Title:     Religions of Ancient Iran
Location:          MW 4-530P, 30 WHEELER
Instructor:         SCHWARTZ, M

PACS 84      Sophomore Seminar: Religion, Peace, and Conflict
Tu: 4:00-6:00 - 234 Dwinelle
Seminar, 2 Units, CCN: 66703
Instructor: A. Azevedo

PACS 127      Human Rights & Global Politics
M,W: 4:00-5:30 - 200 Wheeler
Lecture, 4 Units, CCN: 66715
Instructor: J. Shackford-Bradley

PACS 128AC       Human rights and U.S. Foreign Policy
Tu,Th: 2:00-3:30 - 103 Moffitt
Lecture, 4 Units, CCN: 66718
Instructor: C. Henry

PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES 190
Course Title:     Senior Seminar
Location:          Tu 4-7P, 241 CORY
Instructor:         ZOOK, D C
Note:    "Eternal Questions of Peace and Conflict"

RELIGIOUS STUDIES C104
Course Title:     Babylonian Religion
Location:          TuTh 2-330P, 20 WHEELER
Instructor:         TANAKA, T W

RELIGIOUS STUDIES C164
Course Title:     Religion in Medieval India
Location:          TuTh 11-1230P, 206 WHEELER
Instructor:         DALMIA, V

RELIGIOUS STUDIES C182
Course Title:     Sociology of Religion
Location:          MWF 1-2P, 3 LECONTE
Instructor:         NESBIT, P

RELIGIOUS STUDIES 190
Course Title:     Topics in the Study of Religion
Location:          TuTh 330-5P, 534 DAVIS
Instructor:         BURLEIN, A
Note:    "Theories of the Religious Self"

SCANDINAVIAN 106
Course Title:     The Works of Hans Christian Andersen
Location:          TuTh 330-5P, 122 WHEELER
Instructor:         SANDERS, K L

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES R5B
Course Title:     Under Western Eyes
Location:          TuTh 930-11A, 205 DWINELLE
Instructor:         TIWON, S C

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES 120 1 & 2
Course Title:     Topics in South and Southeast Asian Studies
Location:          TuTh 1230-2P, 235 DWINELLE
Instructor:         EDWARDS, P S
SEC 1              "Buddhism in Modern Southeast Asia"