THEATER 103IIsrael and Palestine: Communities, Conflicts, Cultures, and Arts in Middle East
Theater · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
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.
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Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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