Middle East and North Africa Studies

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Studies is an area of curricular development at Oberlin, guided by the Middle East and North Africa Studies Committee. Courses relevant to the study of the MENA region may be found in a number of programs/departments, including: Arabic; Art; French and Italian; Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies; History; Jewish Studies; Politics; Religion; and Sociology.

Middle East and North Africa Courses

Middle East and North Africa Courses Offered in Other Programs or Departments

ARBC 101 - Beginning Arabic I Semester Offered: First Semester
ARBC 102 - Beginning Arabic II Semester Offered: Second Semester
ARBC 201 - Intermediate Arabic Semester Offered: First Semester
ARBC 202 - Intermediate Arabic II Semester Offered: Second Semester
FREN 373 - Introduction à la littérature francophone Semester Offered: First Semester
HIST 121 - History of the Middle East and North Africa, from the Rise of Islam to 1800 Semester Offered: First Semester
HIST 122 - The Emergence of the Modern Middle East Semester Offered: Second Semester
HIST 131 - Jewish History From Biblical Antiquity to 1492 Semester Offered: First Semester
HIST 132 - Jewish History II: Spanish Expulsion to the Present Semester Offered: Second Semester
JWST 101 - Elementary Modern Hebrew I Semester Offered: First Semester
JWST 102 - Elementary Modern Hebrew II Semester Offered: Second Semester
JWST 131 - Jewish History from Biblical Antiquity to 1492 Semester Offered: First Semester
JWST 132 - Jewish History II: Spanish Expulsion to the Present Semester Offered: Second Semester
JWST 151 - Modern Jewish Thought Semester Offered: Second Semester
JWST 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins Semester Offered: Second Semester
JWST 237 - Gender and Sexuality in Jewish Society, Antiquity to Modernity Semester Offered: First Semester
JWST 303 - Anthropological Approaches to the Study of the Bible: Kinship and the Family of Ancient Israel Semester Offered: Second Semester
POLT 117 - Intro to Comp Politics of MENA Semester Offered: First Semester
POLT 122 - Colloquium: Israel-Palestine Conflict Semester Offered: Second Semester
POLT 264 - Issues of Democratization in MENA Semester Offered: Second Semester
POLT 311 - Politics of Pluralism in MENA Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 102 - Introduction to Religion: Roots of Religion in the Mediterranean World Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 108 - Introduction to Religion: Women and the Western Traditions Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 109 - Introduction to Religion: Jerusalem: Negotiating Sacred Space Semester Offered: First Semester
RELG 205 - Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Near Eastern Context Semester Offered: First Semester
RELG 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 250 - Introduction to Judaism Semester Offered: First Semester
RELG 251 - Modern Jewish Thought Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 270 - Islam Semester Offered: First Semester
RELG 272 - Introduction to the Qur’an Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 275 - Religion and Politics in the Modern Muslim World Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 278 - Islam and Visual Culture Semester Offered: Second Semester
RELG 303 - Anthropological Approaches to the Study of the Bible: Kinship and the Family in Ancient Israel Semester Offered: Second Semester