RELI 175F
Fall 2026
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CJST 175F |
How do we define "humanness" and what assumptions do we make about our own distinctions between "humans" and "animals" when we define humanness? This course will look at the process of constructing the human category in the ancient world and Hebrew Bible and then compare that process to our own modern conceptions of humanness. In what ways are they similar and in what ways are they different? How can ancient examples of the human category inform our own ethical understandings of what it means to be human? |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Religion) |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
All readings will be available online via Moodle
The Jewish Study Bible
The New Oxford Annotated Bible
Giogrio Agamben, The Open
Selections from Jacques Derrida
Selections from Sylvia Wynter
Selections from Donna Haraway
Selections from Michele Foucault
Selections from Tracy Lemos, Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and Comparative Contexts
Selection from Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular
Curated Primary Texts from the Hebrew Bible and ancient West Asia
Curated Secondary Scholarship in Animal Studies
Curated Secondary Scholarship on the History of Ancient Israel
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Examinations and Assignments:
An In-Class Presentation of 8-10 minutes
An In-Class Midterm Exam
An In-Class Final Exam
4 Short (5-10 minutes) in Class Quizzes
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course satisfies the "Historical Tradition" and "additional course" requirement for the Religion major/minor.
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| Instructor(s): Walker,Tanner Ethan Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: RSCSEM; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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