Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies

Please note our new campus address. For the 2008-09 academic year, you can find us at 300 Eliot Hall.

Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies is an interdisciplinary program of the School of Arts and Sciences whose purpose is to explore the historical experience; literary, religious, and cultural expression; and political and material life of the Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern civilizations. The program incorporates diverse disciplinary perspectives, including history, religious studies, literary criticism, language, anthropology, archaelogy, political science, and film studies.

The Program in Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies is located in Eliot Hall, Room 300, on the Danforth Campus at Washington University. Please contact our acting director, Prof. Martin Jacobs (mjacobs@wustl.edu), or our administrative assistant, Debra M. Schwartz (jines@wustl.edu; (314) 935-8567) for more information. They will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Our director, Prof. Pamela Barmash, is on research leave during the 2008-09 academic year.

Washington University in St. Louis
Program in Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies
Campus Box 1121; One Brookings Drive; St. Louis, MO 63130-4899