HIST 5009 Senior Colloquium: The Question of Palestine

Name: Senior Colloquium: The Question of Palestine
Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)

Senior History Major Standing. The Israeli war on Gaza (2023) is a reminder of the persistence of the Palestinian question. Terms such as dispossession, politicide, settler-colonialism, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and even genocide have been used in describing the Palestinian condition under Israeli rule. This course is a historical exploration and critique of the public discourses and academic frameworks that have been offered for understanding the question.

Course overview

Department: History
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Senior History Major Standing Only.

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Requirements fulfilled

History: Senior Honors Thesis, Senior Colloquium, or Making History Public (one course; 5000-level, history majors only) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Course evaluations

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Course rating: 4.86 / 5 · Excellent
7 responses
Instructor rating: 4.71 / 5 · Excellent
7 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Fall 2024

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Fall 2024	Dana Sajdi	4.9	4.7	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	10+ hrs/week	7 of 11

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Dana Sajdi
Spring 2027, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.71/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Dana Sajdi · Stokes Hall 261S W 03:00PM-05:25PM · Offered