17.911
Reading Seminar in Social Science
Israel: History, Culture and Identity
Nahum Karlinsky, Pat Gercik, Tobie Weiner
Tue, Thu, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 11am-01:00pm, 2-151
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit
Reading and discussion of special topics in the fields of social science. Open to advanced undergraduates by arrangement with individual staff members. 17.909 is taught P/D/F.
The purpose of this class is to give a basic understanding of modern Israel through lectures, discussions and projects. The class provides insight into modern Israeli politics, culture and identity. Among the topics to be explored are: Israeli regime and society; ethnic relations in Israel; the Palestine-Arab minority in the Jewish state; is there a unique Israeli culture?; Israel's settlement projects and the struggle for Israel's identity.
Contact: Pat Gercik, gercik@mit.edu
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17.920
Special Topics in Political Science
Martin Luther King Jr. Design Seminar
Tobie Weiner
Mon-Fri, Jan 7-11, 14-18, 22-25, 28-1, 03-05:00pm, E51-325
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 90 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 12 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
Create and design an installation in Lobby 10 or develop a group project to benefit the MIT or Boston/Cambridge community for MIT's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in 2008. The first two weeks we'll discuss the ideas and goals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as themes surrounding all struggles against oppression and for equality, in order to create a design to connect people, in a figurative way, to such struggles. Students will work together and with faculty and staff in the MIT community to design the installation or collaborate on a project. The second two weeks of IAP we will break up into work groups to build the installation and/or develop and produce specific group projects.
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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