LHIS
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Israel/Palestine from 1840 - Today: A Transnational History

Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: History

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students
Israel/Palestine: 1840 - Today
Spring 2025
Taught By: Philip Keisman
Section: A

CRN: 15703

Credits: 4

The many populations that live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean sea have for decades drawn world-wide attention. This is not by accident; the state of affairs in Israel/Palestine is the result of centuries of global politics. Only through a transnational perspective can historians fully understand the modern history of the region and its people. Considering the often tense and volatile environments in which conversations about contemporary Israel/Palestine take place, while this course will hone in on a multi-vocal, rigorous historical perspective, it will also be conducted in a way that can hold space for the voices in the room to learn from a place of safe curiosity. Expect to encounter new facts and to reconsider old assumptions. Topics include, but are not limited to: the larger contexts of European colonialism, the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of Arab Nationalism, Zionism and antizionism within the Jewish community, Jewish vulnerability within the nation-state system, the international Jewish philanthropic complex, the Cold War and American Hegemony, the Holocaust and Jewish exile from Arab lands, the Nakba, the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, the shifting alliances of the 1970s, the first intifada and the post-colonial model of resistance, Oslo, the second intifada, the settler movement and its impacts on Palestinian lives, the Separation wall, growing Israeli/US institutional ties during the war on terror era, the election of Hamas and blockade of Gaza, the IDF incursions into Gaza before 2023, Israeli-Arabs and Israeli civil society, and the events of the last year.

College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)

Department: History (HIS)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: Yes

* Seats available but reserved for a specific population.

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 7:08am EST 12/13/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday, Wednesday
Times: 10:00am - 11:40am
Building: Eugene Lang 65 W11th
Room: 262
Date Range: 1/20/2025 - 5/12/2025