Understanding Israel and Gaza with Jason Steinhauer

Understanding Israel and Gaza with Jason Steinhauer

This is a 6-meeting virtual class using the Zoom platform.

Tuesdays Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5 

7-8 pm CT

About this class:

A broad historical overview of the Middle East, particularly on Israel and Gaza. This course aims to offer contemporary information so that news consumers have a more solid historical framework when analyzing the current war between Israel and Hamas.

Instructor bio:

Jason Steinhauer is a bestselling author, public historian, podcast host, founder of the History Communication Institute, creator of History Club, Global Fellow at The Wilson Center, Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and an expert speaker on disinformation and media literacy for the US Department of State.

HND Value Statement

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Humanities North Dakota. However, in an increasingly polarized world, we at Humanities North Dakota believe that being open-minded is necessary to thinking critically and rationally. Therefore, our programs and classes reflect our own open-mindedness in the inquiry, seeking, and acquiring of scholars to speak at our events and teach classes for our Public University. To that end, we encourage our participants to join us in stepping outside our comfort zones and considering other perspectives and ideas by being open-minded while attending HND events featuring scholars who hold a variety of opinions, some being opposite of our own held beliefs.

Humanities North Dakota classes and events are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities