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JEWISHST 147B

The Jewish Short Story (COMPLIT 127B)

UNITS:3-4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-A-II, WAY-CE

Short stories from around the Jewish world including works by Philip Roth, Grace Paley, S.Y. Agnon, F. Kafka, E. Keret, B. Singer, Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud, biblical myths and more. The class will engage with questions related to the short story as a literary form and the history of the short story. Reading and discussion in English. Note: To be eligible for WAYS credit, you must take the course for a Letter Grade.

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 26077
0 / 30 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Shiram, Gilad, Shemtov, Vered
units

JEWISHST 147B: The Jewish Short Story (COMPLIT 127B)

3-4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE

Short stories from around the Jewish world including works by Philip Roth, Grace Paley, S.Y. Agnon, F. Kafka, E. Keret, B. Singer, Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud, biblical myths and more. The class will engage with questions related to the short story as a literary form and the history of the short story. Reading and discussion in English. Note: To be eligible for WAYS credit, you must take the course for a Letter Grade.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — Shiram, Gilad, Shemtov, Vered (Undergrad)

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