103 - Hebrew Conversation and Writing

Reinforces reading and writing at the intermediate to mid-high level with a stress on conversation and oral comprehension. Contemporary cultural and social aspects are presented though selections from non-fiction and short fiction, films and TV programs. Prerequisite: Hebr 3-4 or permission of instructor.
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Hebrew 120/1 - Advanced Hebrew Literature

Close readings of modern Hebrew literature from the 19th century to the present. Readings, class discussions and writing are in Hebrew. Prerequisite: Hebr 104, 106, or permission of instructor.
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Classics 100 - Modern Hebrew Literary Classics

Prose and poetry of a century of writing from the beginning of the Hebrew literary renaissance to contemporary Israeli literature. Discussions stress historical development and authors’ treatments of tradition and modernity. All readings are in translation.
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Classics 101 - Israeli Society and Culture: Literary Perspectives

A study of Israeli literature reflecting such contemporary issues as Zionism and its critics, ethnic and religious strife, images of Arabs, the impact of the Holocaust, the Intifida in literature and other contemporary Israeli cultural realities. All readings are in translation.
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