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Faculty from the Late Antique-Medieval-Early Modern Faculty Working Group are teaching the following courses at Brooklyn College in spring 2026. These courses were open as of December 11, 2025.
Tyranny, Democracy, Empire, i.e., ancient cultures Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:50–2:05 p.m., Professor Brian Sowers
Searching For God Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m., Professor David Brodsky
Special Topics: Gaming the Past (tabletop/video games) Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m., Professor Kevin Nobel
Shakespeare II Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m., Professor Marie Rutowski
Special Topics: Ancient and Medieval China Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:40–4:55 p.m., Professor Andrew Meyer
JUST 1145 Classical Jewish Texts (Pathways: World Cultures & Global Issues) Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:15–3:30 p.m., Professor Sharon Flatto
Have you ever wished you had more familiarity with the classical Jewish canon? A deeper knowledge of its key works, their historical context, and their role in traditional Judaism? This course will address these issues by exploring the masterpieces of Jewish literature that have profoundly influenced world religions, culture, and philosophy. It will begin by analyzing a range of genres of early Jewish sources, from the Bible to Maimonides. Subsequently, students will disentangle the layers and intertextuality of modern Jewish texts and films, which often riff on earlier classics, including thought-provoking works from Shalom Aleichem to the Coen brothers.
