Courses
New Course! Early Modern Iran: Continuity and Change
This course is an opportunity and invitation to explore themes and topics in politics and society in Iran from 1500 to 1900 CE. The course invites students to read, discuss, and reflect on trends and events that shaped early modern politics and society in Iran through the lens of primary and secondary sources, including narrative and archival sources in translation. Topics include the changing dynamics of state-building, religious transition, revivalist movements, women in politics and society, modernization paths in response to European global hegemony, and center-periphery relations concerning linguistic and religious minorities.
Dr. Kioumars Ghereghlou
FALL 2024
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Course List
For a representative, rather than comprehensive, list of courses that count towards the minor, see the Related Courses tab of the Bulletin. Other courses may also fulfill the requirements; students should consult their Iranian Studies minor adviser concerning which courses might fulfill minor requirements.
Courses Not Currently Offered
ANTHRO
- ANTHRO 102 : Cults: Mystics and Messiahs in a Modern World
ARTHIST
COMPLIT
- COMPLIT 134A : Classics of Persian Literature (COMPLIT 234)
- COMPLIT 234 : Classics of Persian Literature (COMPLIT 134A)
- COMPLIT 249C : Contemporary Iranian Theater (GLOBAL 249C)
HISTORY
INTLPOL
- INTLPOL 217 : The Future of Global Cooperation (PUBLPOL 217)
JEWISHST
MUSIC
PERSLANG
- PERSLANG 1A : Accelerated First-Year Persian, First Quarter
- PERSLANG 22 : Second-Year Modern Persian, Second Quarter
- PERSLANG 103 : Third-Year Persian, Third Quarter
POLISCI
- POLISCI 118P : U.S. Relations with Iran
- POLISCI 211N : Nuclear Politics (POLISCI 311N)
- POLISCI 311N : Nuclear Politics (POLISCI 211N)