COML0320 - Modern Hebrew Literature and Film in Translation: The Image of Childhood in Literature and Film

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Modern Hebrew Literature and Film in Translation: The Image of Childhood in Literature and Film
Term
2023A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
401
Section ID
COML0320401
Course number integer
320
Meeting times
R 10:15 AM-1:14 PM
Meeting location
COHN 203
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Nili R Gold
Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the rich art of Modern Hebrew and Israeli literature and film. Poetry, short stories, and novel excerpts are taught in translation. The course studies Israeli cinema alongside literature, examining the various facets of this culture that is made of national aspirations and individual passions. The class is meant for all: no previous knowledge of history or the language is required. The topic changes each time the course is offered. Topics include: giants of Israeli literature; the image of the city; childhood; the marginalized voices of Israel; the Holocaust from an Israeli perspective; and fantasy, dreams & madness.
Course number only
0320
Cross listings
CIMS0320401, JWST0320401, NELC0320401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Arts & Letters Sector
Use local description
No