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Syllabus Images of Jews in Islamic Countries - 13143
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Last update 07-01-2022
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: History of Jewish People & Contemporary Jewry

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Prof Yaron Ben-Naeh

Coordinator Email: yaronbn@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: on appointment

Teaching Staff:
Prof Yaron Ben-Naeh

Course/Module description:
Since the mid-nineteenth century Jews in Islamic countries were an exotic subject for photography, mainly by Europeans. We shall try and extract any data about Jewish life from these photographs, that so far have not been systematicaly "read" by historians

Course/Module aims:

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
the use of photos as a source for communal and cultural history

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: analyzing selected photos

Course/Module Content:
see below

Required Reading:
see hebrew

Additional Reading Material:
see hebrew

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 50 %
Project work 50 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
exam at home

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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