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Comparative Cultural Studies Autumn 2013

Interdepartmental Courses for Autumn 2013

Courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Comparative Cultural Studies area of concentration offered in Autumn 2013. Go to requirements to see the range of courses that may fulfill requirements for Comparative Cultural Studies. Consult your Comparative Studies adviser to be sure the courses you choose are appropriate for your particular program. In some cases, courses not listed below may, given relevant content, be substituted at the discretion of your adviser.

Comparative Studies

  • 2214 Introduction to Sexuality Studies, TR 935-1055
  • 2281 American Icons, MWF 3-355
  • 2301Intro to World Literature, WF 355-515, Berman
  • 2322 Intro to Latino Studies, TR 1245-205, Delgadillo
  • 2340 Intro to Cultures of Science and Technology, TR 935-1055, Coleman
  • 2341Technology, Science, and Society, TR 910-1005 and recitation, Fish
  • 2350 Intro to Folklore, WF 1110-1230
  • 2360 Intro to Comparative Cultural Studies, MWF 1130-1225
  • 2370 Intro to Comparative Religion, MW 910-1005 and recitation, Kasulis
  • 3607 Film and Literature as Narrative Art, M 1210-2 and WF 1240-135
  • 3686 Cultural Studies of American Popular Musics, WF 1110-1230, Shank
  • 3990 Approaches to Comparative Studies, TR 1110-1230, Horn
  • 4658 Folklore of the Americas, WF 220-340, Borland
  • 4661 The City and Culture, TR 220-340, Coleman
  • 4805 Literature of the Americas, TR 355-515, Delgadillo
  • 4808 Utopia and Anti-Utopia, TR 220-340, Holland
  • 4845 Gender, Sexuality, and Science, WF 1245-205, Jesser
  • 4877 Myth and Ritual, Jones, TR 935-1055, Jones
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 220-340, Stevens
  • 4990 Senior Seminar, TR 355-515, Berman
  • 5957.02 Folklore in Circulation, WF 1245-205, Noyes

African American and African Studies

  • 2201 Major Readings in African American and African Studies, TR 220-340, Scott
  • 2218 Black Urban Experience, TR 1110-1230, Goings
  • 2288 Bebop to Doowop to Hiphop: The Rhythm and Blues Tradition, TR 935-1055
  • 3230 Black Women: Culture and Politics, TR 1245-205, Scott
  • 3342H Magic, Religion, and Ritual in Africa, WF 1245-205, Brodnicka
  • 3361 Psychology of the Black Experience, TR 1245-205, Myers
  • 4535 Topics in Black Masculinity, TR 1245-205, Drake
  • 4582 Studies in African American Literature, MWF 1240-135, Kalu; TR 935-1055, Scott
  • 4584H Literature and Modern Experience in Africa, TR 630-750, Korang
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 220-340, Stevens

Anthropology

  • 2202 Peoples & Cultures: Intro to Cultural Anthropology, MWF 1020-1115; TR 1110-1230; MWF 1130-1225; TR 1220-340
  • 2202H Peoples & Cultures: Intro to Cultural Anthropology, MWF 1020-1115; MWF 1130-1225; TR 1245-205
  • 3525 History of Anthropological Theory, MWF 1130-1225, Moritz; TR 1245-205
  • 5614 Ethnobotany, MWF 150-245, Gremillion
  • 5624 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology: The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Society, and Eating, MWF 910-1005, Cohen

Chinese

  • 4405 China in Chinese Film, WF 220-340, Bender

Communication

  • 2511 Visual Communication Design, WF 1110-1230, Carrizo; WF 220-340, Carrizo; TR 935-1055, Carrizo
  • 2540 Intro to Communication Technology, MWF 3-355, DeAndrea
  • 3413 Media Entertainment, TR 1110-1230, Knobloch-Westerwick
  • 3440 Mass Communication and Society, TR 1245-205, Nathanson
  • 3444 Advertising and Society, TR 1110-1230, Nathanson
  • 3513 Video Games and the Individual, TR 1245-205, Fox
  • 3545 Human-Computer Interaction, TR 355-515, Lee
  • 3554 Social Implications of Technology, TR 220-340, Lee
  • 3668 Intercultural Communication, TR 1245-205, Ortiz
  • 4554 Social Media, TR 935-1055, Lee
  • 4814 Political Communication, MWF 150-245, Eveland

East Asian

  • 5475 Women Writers, Culture, and Society in East Asia, TR 220-340, Fukumori

English

  • 2263 Intro to Film, MW 935-1055 and recitation, Gardner
  • 2264 Intro to Popular Culture Studies, WF 220-340
  • 2270 Intro to Folklore, WF 1110-1230
  • 2277 Intro to Disability Studies, TR 935-1055
  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, TBA
  • 3364 Special Topics in Reading Popular Culture, WF 1110-1230, Winstead
  • 3372 Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, WF 220-340, Heaphy
  • 3378 Special Topics in Film and Literature, WF 935-1055, Aldama
  • 4576.02 Critical Theory II: 1900 to Present, TR 220-340, McHale
  • 4578 Special Topics in Film, WF 1245-205, Aldama; TR 220-340, Beja; TR 355-515, Chen
  • 4581 Special Topics in U.S. Ethnic Literatures, WF 935-1055, Ponce
  • 4583 Special Topics in World Literature in English, WF 935-1055, Jani
  • 4592 Special Topics in Women’s Literature, WF 8-920, Winstead

French

  • 3201 French Literary and Visual Texts, TR 1245-205
  • 5205 Black Africa and Diaspora, TR 1245-205, Thiam
  • 5701 Topics in French and Francophone Cinema, WF 1245-205, Flinn

Geography

  • 2500 Cities and Their Global Spaces, TR 935-1055, Medvedkov
  • 3600 Space, Power, and Political Geography, TR 1245-205, Cox

German

  • 2251 German Literature and Popular Culture, MW 1110-1230, Schuman; TR 220-340, Holznienkemper
  • 3252 The Holocaust in Literature and Film, TR 355-515

History

  • 2045 History of American Religion to the Civil War
  • 2065 Colonialism at the Movies, TBA, Newell
  • 2070  Intro to Native American History, TR 355-515
  • 2075 Intro to U.S. Latino/a History, TR 935-1055, Fernandez
  • 2079 Asian American History, TBA
  • 2081 African American History from 1877, TR 355-515, Jeffries
  • 2475 History of the Holocaust, TR 1245-205, Judd
  • 2610 Intro to Women and Gender in the U.S., MWF 910-1005; MWF 3-355
  • 2610H Intro to Women and Gender in the U.S., TR 1245-205
  • 2630 History of Modern Sexualities, MWF 1020-1115
  • 3017 The Sixties, TR 110-1230, Boyle
  • 3040 The American City, MWF 910-1005
  • 3085 African American History through Contemporary Film, M 215-500, Jeffries
  • 3600 Studies in Women’s and Gender History, MWF 910-1005
  • 3630 Same-Sex Sexuality in a Global Context, TR 935-1055

History of Art

  • 2901 Introduction to World Cinema, TR 935-1055; TR 530-650
  • 3901 World Cinema Today, WF 220-340; TR 530-650
  • 5641 Postmodernism, TR 355-515

International Studies

  • 3850 Introduction to Globalization, MWF 1130-1225, Yosha
  • 4661 The City and Culture, TR 220-340, Coleman

Italian

  • 3222 Modern Italian Media, WF 355-515
  • 4225 Italian Identities, TR 1245-205

Modern Greek

  • 2240H Travels to Greece: The Search for a Cultural Ideal, MW 935-1055, Jusdanis

Philosophy

  • 2400 Political and Social Philosophy, MWF 1130-1225, Turner
  • 2450 Philosophical Problems in the Arts, MWF 150-245

Portuguese

  • 4597.01 Coloniality and Postcoloniality in the Literatures of Portugal and the Porguguese-Speaking World, MW 1110-1230, Pereira

Russian

  • 3460 Modern Russian Experience through Film, TR 935-1055, Hashamova

Sociology

  • 2340 Sex and Love in Modern Society, TR 220-340
  • 2382 Sociology of Asian American Life, WF 935-1055

Spanish

  • 2389 Soanish in the U.S.: Language as Social Action, MWF 1130-1225, Babel
  • 4557.10 Survey of Latino Literature in the U.S., TR 8-920am, Puga
  • 4560 Introduction to Spanish American Culture, TR 1110-1230, Rodriguez  
  • 4580 Latin American Film, MW 1110-1230, Romero
  • 4581 Spanish Film, T 530-720 and R 530-650
  • 4590H Interdisciplinary Protocols: Identity and National Formation in Latin America: Perspectives form Literature, TR 1245-205, Unzueta

Theatre

  • 2100 Intro to Theatre, TR 1130-1225 and recitation, Dekker; TR 3-505, Dekker
  • 2100H Intro to Theatre, TR 1130-1225, Constantinidis; WF 220-340, Ferris; WF 1110-1230, Reilly
  • 3731 Theatre Histories and Literatures, WF 1110-1230, Ferris 

 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 

  • 2215 Reading Women Writers, TR 1115-1230, Swenson
  • 2230 Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Popular Culture, TR 8-920, Rossie; MWF 1130-1225, Hancock; WF 935-1055, Burrington
  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, MWF 8-855, Benson
  • 2340 Latina Experience in the U.S., MWF 1240-135, LaTorre
  • 2550 History of Feminist Thought, WF 1110-1230, Burack
  • 2750H Natives and Newcomers: U.S. Immigration and Migration, TR 1245-205, Fernandez and Wu
  • 3306 Gender, Media, and New Technologies, TR 1245-205, Keating
  • 3317 Hollywood, Women, and Film, MWF 150-245,Fuller; M 215-5pm, Tobin
  • 3370 Sexualities and Citizenship, WF 935-1055, Gabbard
  • 3505 Feminist Perspectives on Globalization, TR 355-515, Sengupta
  • 4510 American Women’s Movements, TR 530-650, Burrington
  • 4520 Women of Color and Social Activism, TR 935-1055, Livingston
  • 4527 Studies in Gender and Cinema, TR 220-340, Mizejewski
  • 4845 Gender, Sexuality, and Science, WF 1245-205, Jesser
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 220-340, Stevens
  • 5624 Women and Social Change in Latin America, W 215-5, Rakowski

Yiddish

  • 3399 The Holocaust in Yiddish  and Ashkenazic Literature and Film, TR 1245-205