James Getz

James Getz

  • College of Liberal Arts

    Associate Professor - Instructional

    Programs
    • Intellectual Heritage

    Affiliated Faculty

    Programs
    • Global Studies
Office Location

Mazur Hall, 833

Expertise

Intellectual Heritage, Babylonian Witchcraft, Canaanite Necromancy, Ritual, Ancient Near East, Gilgamesh, Jerusalem, Religion, Role Playing

Biography

Dr. Getz has a Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. Their primary foci of research are ritual and religion in the ancient Near East, as well as the use of role playing pedagogy in higher education. 

Website

Selected Publications

  • Current projects include a new translation of the Gilgamesh Epic, and a Reacting to the Past scenario based off the first Jewish War.

Courses Taught

  • Intellectual Heritage 1: The Good Life
  • Intellectual Heritage 2: The Common Good
  • History: Ancient to 1500
  • Race in the Ancient Mediterranean
  • Ancient Cities: Jerusalem