IAFS/JWST/GSLL 3600 - Tu 3:30-6 PM Uses a transnational lens to explore contemporary debates about Jewish people, places and practices of identity and community; places that Jews have called "home," and what has made, or continues to make those places "Jewish"; issues of Jewish homelands and diasporas; gender, sexuality, food and the Jewish body; religious practices in contemporary contexts. Readings drawn primarily from contemporary journalism and scholarship. Satisfies core requirement: human diversity Limited to 18 students