AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (Div. II)

Chair, Professor WILLIAM R. DARROW

Advisory Committee: Professors: DARROW, MACDONALD, MCFARLAND. Associate Professors: E. D. BROWN, D. EDWARDS. Assistant Professors: BURTON, DOSS, FLEISCHACKER, GOLLIN, KRAUS, MUTONGI, ROUHI**. Senior Lecturer: E. GRUDIN.

African and Middle Eastern Studies is an interdisciplinary program focusing on the politics, societies, cultures, and historical development of the peoples of Africa and the Middle East. The program offers a wide range of courses in the area, as well as opportunities to study abroad and possibilities for graduate fellowships and careers.

Students considering completing the program are urged to register with the Chair of the program during their sophomore year. Normally, students will be expected to take six courses from at least three different departments. One of these courses should be from among the "Concepts Courses" listed below. Four should be from the "Core Courses." The sixth course will be African and Middle Eastern Studies 401. In special cases the Chair may permit substitution of an approved Winter Study Project, or work completed elsewhere, for one or more of the electives. Proposals for Honors Work in African and Middle Eastern Studies, normally involving at least a one semester thesis and an oral examination, must be submitted in writing by the beginning of the senior year and approved by the African and Middle Eastern Studies Committee.

Fulfillment of the requirements of the program will be recorded on the student's official transcript.

Concepts Courses

All students are required to take at least one of the following courses, preferably near the beginning of their program.

ANSO 205 Ways of Knowing

Anthropology 101 The Scope of Anthropology

Anthropology 102/Environmental Studies 106 Human Evolution: Down from the Trees, Out to the Stars

Anthropology/Environmental Studies 209 Human Ecology

Economics 204/Environmental Studies 234 Economic Development in Poor Countries

Economics/Environmental Studies 212 Sustainable Development

Economics 215 The World Economy

Political Science 120 World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations

Political Science 140 Other People's Politics: The Powers of Nationalism

Core Courses

All students are expected to take four of the following electives. Note that students are normally expected to present courses from at least three different disciplines to complete the program, and that in special cases credit can be given for a WSP or work done elsewhere.

Anthropology 224 Middle East Cultures

Anthropology 245 Theory in Africa: Topics in the Anthropological Study of Africa

Anthropology/Religion 273 Sacred Geographies

Anthropology 331 Witchcraft, Sorcery, and Magic

ArtH 282 Majesty and Mythology in African Art

Classics/Religion 203 Introduction to Judaism

Critical Languages 201-202 (Arabic, Hebrew, or Swahili)

Economics 213 Economic Development in Africa

History/Environmental Studies 116 Environmental History of Africa

History 269 A Survey of Modern African History, 1800-Present

History 270 Early African History Through the Era of the Slave Trade

History 275/Religion 231 The Origins of Islam: God, Empire, and Apocalypse

History 278/Religion 232 Women and Islam

History 325 South Africa and Apartheid

History 363/Religion 234/AMES 401 Religion and Revolution in Iran

History 373 African Political Thought

Music 125 Music Cultures of the World

Religion 233 Islamic Mysticism: The Sufis

Religion/Classics 274 Women's Religious Experiences in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Religion/Classics 275 Identity and Cultural Difference in Greco-Roman Egypt

Religion 278T Two Premodern Philosophies of History