GSI - MIDEAST ; Fall
Listed on 2026-07-15
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Education / Teaching
Middle School
Graduate Student Instructor, Middle East Studies, Fall 2026
The Department of Middle East Studies is currently accepting applications for Fall 2026 semester GSI available positions:
One 35% GSI position in MIDEAST 200:
Introduction to the Middle East One 50% GSI position in MIDEAST 207:
The Land of Israel/Palestine Through the Ages
Course descriptions and additional course information for each course can be found on the LSA Course Guide.
MIDEAST 200:
Introduction to the Middle East This course introduces students to the political, social, and cultural history of the Middle East, spanning from the emergence of written cultures in Mesopotamia and Egypt (c. 3200 BCE) to the early twenty-first century CE. The course lectures, readings, and visuals are geared toward providing students with a grounding in the historical avenues of demographic movement and cultural exchange, formations of power and authority, innovations in science and technology, and interactions with global events that have distinguished the diverse experiences and heritages of people who live or have lived in the lands between the Nile and Oxus Rivers, a region generally referred to as the "Middle East."
Through this overview, students will gain an understanding of the significant impact that this region has had on the course of world events and cultural development from the Bronze Age to the present day.
MIDEAST 207:
The Land of Israel/Palestine through the Ages This course explores the region of the Middle East known as Israel by some and Palestine by others. It outlines the historical events that occurred in that territory from the earliest days of the past to the present, analyzes the various factors (political, economic, cultural, and religious) that shaped its development, and introduces empires and nations that ruled the land as well as the people who inhabited its cities and villages.
The course will pay careful attention to matters related to issues of Race and Ethnicity; the volatile story of this land will here serve as a laboratory for examining the interrelation between race, ethnicity, and religion across three millennia.
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