Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Advanced Modern Hebrew
Term
2025A
Subject area
JWST
Section number only
401
Section ID
JWST1000401
Course number integer
1000
Meeting times
TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Joseph L Benatov
Description
In this course students are introduced to the vibrant world of contemporary Israeli culture by reading some of the best plays, poems, short stories and journalism published in Israel today. They also watch and analyze some of Israel's most popular films, TV programs, and videos. Themes include Jewish-Arab relations, the founding of the State, family ties and intergenerational conflict, war and society, and the recent dynamic changes in Israel society. Students must have taken four semesters of Hebrew at Penn or permission of instructor. Since the content of this course may change from year to year, students may take it more than once (but only once for credit).
Course number only
1000
Cross listings
HEBR1000401, HEBR6000401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No