Section Info: JWST-269-01

Course Title: Citizens and Subjects: Jews in the Modern World

Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026

Term: Fall Semester 2026

Description: This course examines key themes in Jewish intellectual, religious, and political life from the late 17th century to the present. We examine: the effect of civil emancipation and the Enlightenment on Jewish philosophy and theology; Jews as both architects of modern thought and the paradigmatic Other in European liberal nation-states; the transformation of traditional Jewish religious rituals and belief systems in response to dramatic social and political life; new patterns of gender and family organization; the effect of antisemitism, Zionism, and imperialism on Jewish politics; and contemporary Jewish intellectual innovation, including feminist and queer thought.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Mara Benjamin		benjamin@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026	Discussion	Tuesday and Thursday	01:45PM - 03:00PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
CRPE0001	CRPE-1: CRPE - Major Pathway/Minor	This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE major pathway and the CRPE minor.
CRPE0003	CRPE-3: Critical Social Thought - Major Pathway	This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Critical Social Thought major pathway.
PRI0001		Used to identify primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion

Cross-listed Sections

JWST-269-01 Citizens and Subjects

RELIG-269-01 Citizens and Subjects

Course Availability
Section status: Open	Capacity: 23	Enrollment: 0	Available: 23	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.