Berlin is a city with many faces: in the last century alone, it has been at the center of two World Wars, the site of the Cold War and the Wall, as well as the epicenter of unification and European integration of East and West. The Fall 2017 Berlin program will explore the city of

JSIS 240 (JSIS 478) – Winter 2017 T/Th 130-320,   ANDERSON HALL  008 A small state in the southeastern corner of Europe, modern Greece features on the global juncture more often than one might anticipate from a state of its size, economy and demographics.  Taking this paradox as its starting-point, the course focuses on various issues in

PORT 110-Autumn 2016 Lectures M-F 9:30-10:20/ 11:30-12:20, LOW 115 Portuguese is a language spoken by approximately 260 million people and is a considered a critical language by the US National Security Education Program (NSEP). Course Highlights: Communicative approach in class. Online Language Exchange with Students in Brazil. Conversation sessions in The Portuguese Seattle Meetup group.

JSIS A 482, Winter 2017 Lectures TTH 1:30-3:20 In this course, coming Winter Quarter 2017, we will read and discuss significant novels by Knut Hamsun, as well as comparing them with works by other modernist writers (James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, etc.). Our goal is to explore European culture, psychological and social issues in the period leading

JSIS A 301—Autumn 2016 Lectures TTH 1:30-2:50, Smith 211 | Quiz Section F (varies) What will become of European integration? Europe is recovering from the financial crisis of 2008 while dealing with the ongoing refugee crisis. The UK might have left the EU by the time this class starts, and Central and Eastern European countries

JSIS A 302 – Autumn 2016 Lecutres TTH 2:30-4:20, Denny 112 The course is an interdisciplinary exploration of Greece’s troubled relationship with Western Europe by focusing on modern Greek political, social, cultural and economic issues.  Special attention will be placed on the current economic and migrant crisis in Greece, and on the ways it impacts Greece’s

The program will take Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) students to the University of Washington Rome Center for a firsthand look at the historical, political, and cultural issues that will help define the new Europe. The program will make use of the unique setting in Rome, home of key embassies, international organizations and the