2023 Fall
HISTORY 175E 001 - LEC 001
History of Modern Israel: From the Emergence of Zionism to Our Time
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
15
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 35
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, 9 to 8 hours of outside work hours, and 0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material.
Course Catalog Description
The class explores the history of the Zionist movement and the State of Israel in all its complexity and contradictions. What is Zionism? What are its roots? Is it a liberation movement? A religious cause? A colonial ideology? A set of state policies? And what is the relationship between Zionism and the modern State of Israel? How do Zionism and Israel look different when considered from the standpoint of Jewish, Palestinian, European, or Middle Eastern history? Exploring Zionism and Israel from its roots in the nineteenth century to the present, this class offers in-depth knowledge and discussion on all of these topics and more.
Class Description
Instructor Bio: Eran Kaplan is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor in Israel Studies at San Francisco State University. Previously he taught at Princeton, Cincinnati and Toronto. He is the author of several books on Israeli history and culture; the latest, from 2020, is Projecting the Nation: History and Ideology on the Israeli Screen.
Class Notes
Application for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) L&S Breadth is in process.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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Associated Sections
None