Introduction to the Modern Middle East

This course presents students with a multidisciplinary analysis of diversity and change in the modern Middle East. The ultimate goal of the course is to provide students with an enlarged perspective of the political, economic, social and theological issues in the Middle East and its diaspora, with close attention to diverse social categories such as race, religion, gender and ethnicity. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for IntStds 2200. Cross-listed in IntStds.