<p>Lecture, three hours. No background on or prior interest in history or region or arts required. Land variously known by names of Zion, Holy Land, Palestine, and Israel is not just one place. It is a realm of imagination, envisioned and re-envisioned throughout history. It is at once real and surreal, sturdy and fragile, all-enduring and ephemeral. Examination of selected works of literature, performance, visual arts, film, and media by Israeli and Palestinian artists, as well as Western artists with interest in region. Looking beyond headlines and facile cultural clichés for deeper insights arts can offer into cultural conflict and community at large, to emerge with surprising conclusions. Letter grading.</p>

Theater

The school's comprehensive arts curriculum gives motivated students the means to challenge the constructs around them as multifaceted artists and scholars, filled with the knowledge, insight, and point of view to create meaningful experiences pointing toward a better world.

School of Theater, Film, and Television

The department offers comprehensive training for the profession, including study of theater’s long history and rich literature.

General Education — Literacy & Cultural Analysis (Arts & Humanities)

General Education — Visual & Performance Arts Analysis & Practice (Arts & Humanities)

General Catalog

Israel and Palestine: Communities, Conflicts, Cultures, and Arts in Middle East

THEATER 103I

4 units