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Comparative Cultural Studies Spring 2013

Interdepartmental Courses for Spring 2013

Courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Comparative Cultural Studies area of concentration offered in Spring 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, MWF 910-1005, Trimble
  • 2281 American Icons, TR 220-340
  • 2301Intro to World Literature, TR 935-1055, Shea
  • 2322 Intro to Latino Studies, TR 935-1055, Delgadillo
  • 2341Technology, Science, and Society, WF 910-1005 and recitations, Fish
  • 2350 Intro to Folklore, TR 1110-1230, Cashman
  • 2350H Intro to Folklore, WF 935-1055, Shuman
  • 2370 Intro to Comparative Religion, TR 1245-205 and recitation, Urban
  • 3360 Intr to Globalizationand Culture, TR 355-515, Berman
  • 3645H Cultures of Medicine, WF 1110-1230, Fish
  • 3646 Cultures, Natures, Technologies, TR 935-1055, Livingston
  • 3686 Cultural Studies of American Popular Musics, MWF 1020-1115
  • 3689 Transnationalism and the Americas, TR 935-1055  
  • 3990 Approaches to Comparative Studies, WF 1110-1230
  • 4565 History of Literacy, TR 935-1055, Graff
  • 4655 Studies in Ethnography, TR 1110-1230, Coleman
  • 4661 The City and Culture, WF 220-340, Moumtaz
  • 4808 Utopia and Anti-Utopia, WF 1245-205, Jesser
  • 4846 Social Studies of Objects and Networks, TR 935-1055, Armstrong
  • 4871 Religion and American Politics, WF 935-1055, McVicar
  • 4872H Varieties of Christianity, WF 220-340, Reff
  • 4875 Gender, Sexuality, and Religion, WF 220-340, McVicar
  • 4877 Myth and Ritual, TR 1110-1230, Jones
  • 4903/4903E World Literature: Theory and Practice, TR 220-340, Jusdanis
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 1245-205, Stevens
  • 4972 Theory and Method in the Study of Religion, TR 935-1055
  • 4990 Senior Seminar, WF 910-1055, Holland
  • 5691 Topics in Comparative Studies: Religious Pluralism and Tolerance, W 1110-205, Maymind
  • 5691 Topics in Comparative Studies: Ethnography, Film, Festival, TR 1110-1230, Borland
  • 5864 Modernity and Postmodernity: Concepts and Theories, T 220-515, Coleman
  • 5871 Japanese Religious Tradition, WF 1245-205, Kasulis

African American and African Studies

  • 2201 Major Readings in African American and African Studies, MWF 150-245; MWF 3-355
  • 2270 Intro to Black Popular Culture, WF 1110-1230
  • 3376 African American Art, TR 220-340, Van Beurden
  • 3440 Theorizing Race, WF 1110-1230, Noble
  • 4571 Black Visual Culture and Popular Media, M 215-5
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 1245-205, Stevens

Anthropology

  • 2202 Peoples & Cultures: Intro to Cultural Anthropology, MWF 8-855; TR 1110-1230; MWF 1130-1225; TR 220-340; MWF 3-355
  • 2202H Peoples & Cultures: Intro to Cultural Anthropology, MWF 1020-1115, Smith
  • 3334 Zombies: The Anthropology of the Undead, MWF 910-1005, Cohen
  • 3400 Contemporary Views of the Ancient Near East: Orientalism, Archeology, and Nationalism
  • 3525 History of Anthropological Theory, TR 8-920, Smith; MWF 1240-135, Moritz
  • 5626 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Economic Anthropology, MWF 1130-1225, Cohen

Chinese

  • 4406 China Pop: Contemporary and Popular Culture and Media in Greater China, WF 1245-205, Inwood
  • 4407 Eco-literature in China, WF 220-340, Bender

Communication

  • 2442 Violence in Society and Violence in the Media, MWF 150-245, Bushman
  • 2511 Visual Communication DesignWF 1110-1230, Carrizo; TR 220-340, Carrizo; TR 935-1055, Carrizo
  • 2540 Intro to Communication Technology, MWF 1130-1225, Van Der Heide
  • 3413 Media Entertainment, TR 1110-1230
  • 3440 Mass Communication and Society, MWF 1240-135, Nathanson
  • 3444 Advertising and Society, TR 1110-1230
  • 3513 Video Games and the Individual MWF 1130-1225, Fox
  • 3545 Human Computer Interaction, TR 1245-205, Garrett
  • 3554 Social Implications of Technology, MWF 1240-135, Van Der Heide
  • 3662 Communication and Gender, TR 935-1055, Powers
  • 3668 Intercultural Communication, MWF 1130-1225, Ortiz
  • 4401 Mass Communication and Youth, MWF 1130-1225, Nathanson
  • 4406 Development of the Mass Media in America, MWF 1020-1115, Ross
  • 4554 Social Media, MWF 150-245, Fox
  • 4555 Computer Interfaces and Human Identity, TR 220-340, Lee
  • 4814 Issues and  Images in Political Communication, TR 935-1055, Pingree
  • 4853.01 New Media and Democracy, TWRF 1240-135, Pingree
  • 4853.02 Media and Social Movements, TWRF 1240-135, McDonald

English

  • 2263 Intro to Film, MW 1245-205 and recitation, O’Sullivan
  • 2264 Intro to Popular Culture Studies, WF 1110-1230
  • 2270 Intro to Folklore, TR 1110-1230, Cashman
  • 2270H Intro to Folklore, WF 935-1055, Shuman
  • 2277 Intro to Disability Studies, TR 935-1055
  • 3364 Special Topics in Reading Popular Culture, TR 220-340, Hewitt
  • 3378 Special Topics in Film and Literature, WF 1245-205
  • 4569 Digital Media and English Studies, TR 935-1055, Ulman
  • 4571 Studies in the English Language, WF 220-340, Modan
  • 4573.01 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, WF 1110-1230, Cherry
  • 4574 History and Theories of Writing, TR 220-340, Johnson
  • 4575 Special Topics in Literary Forms and Themes: Environmental Autobiography, TR 1110-1230, Ulman
  • 4576.03 Critical Theory III: Issues and Movements in Critical Theory, TR 1110-1230, Adeeko
  • 4577.02 Folklore Genres: Form, Meaning and Use, WF 1110-1230, Kaplan
  • 4578 Special Topics in Film, “Seventies Cinema: The Kael Era,” TR 935-1055, Conroy; WF 220-340, Erickson; “Racial, Sexual Interfaces: Film, New Media, Globalization,” TR 530-650, Chen
  • 4578H Special Topics in Film, “Imagining the Nation in American Popular Cinema,”TR 355-515, Friedman
  • 4579 Special Topics in Nonfiction, “Life Narratives,” TR 935-1055, Herman
  • 4583 Special Topics in World Literature in English, “Literatures of Oceania,” WF 935-1055
  • 4585 History of Literacy, TR 935-1055, Graff
  • 4592 Special Topics in Women’s Literature, “Labored Realisms: Autobiography, Gender, Immigration,” TR 1245-205, Hesford
  • 4595 Literature and Law, WF 1245-205, Simmons
  • 4597.02 American Regional Cultures in Transition, TR 8-920, Noyes

French

  • 2801 Classics of French Cinema, M 1005-1155 anf WF 1020-1115, Flinn
  • 3202 Literary and Visual Texts of the Francophone World, TR 220-340, Marx-Scouras
  • 3801 French-American Culture Wars, TR 1245-205, Willging
  • 5702 Studies in Contemporary French Cinema, M 215-5 and WF 910-1005, Parson  

Geography

  • 2500 Cities and Their Global Spaces, TR 220-340, Malecki
  • 3600 Space, Power, and Political Geography, WF 530-650
  • 3701 The Making of the Modern World, TR 935-1055, Malecki; MWF 1130-1225

German

  • 2251 German Literature and Popular Culture, WF 1110-1230, Hammermeister; WF 935-1055, Malkmus
  • 3252 The Holocaust in Literature and Film, WF 935-1055, Byram
  • 3351 Democracy, Fascism, and German Culture, WF 220-340, Spencer

History

  • 2045 History of American Religion to the Civil War, TR 355-515
  • 2070  Intro to Native American History, time tba, Wallace
  • 2079 Asian American History, WF 1110-1230, Winans
  • 2111 Native Amer Peoples of the Andes, TR 355-515, Tyce
  • 2260 European Thought and Culture, 19th Cent
  • 2261 European Thought and Culture, 20th Cent, TR 935-1055, Kern
  • 2270 Love in the Modern World, WF 935-1055, Kern
  • 2630 History of Modern Sexualities, MWF 1020-1115
  • 2800 Intro to the Discipline of History, TR 935-1055, Ugland; MW 530-650, Baker; TR 935-1055; WF 1110-1230, Sessa; TR 1245-205, Baker; TR 1245-205, Beach; TR 1110-1230, Brakke; WF 935-1055, McDow; TR 8-920; TR 355-515, Staley
  • 2800H Intro to the Discipline of History, TR 935-1055, Boyle
  • 3017 The Sixties, TR 355-515
  • 3070  Native Amer History from European Contact to Removal, 1560-1820, TR 935-1055
  • 3630 Same-Sex Sexuality in a Global Context, TR 935-1055, Hamilton
  • 3642 Women in the Modern Europe: from the 18th Century to the Present, TR 1110-1230, Soland

History of Art

  • 2901 Introduction to World Cinema, TR 935-1055 and M 215-5  
  • 3901 World Cinema Today, WF 1110-1230, Green; W 515-8, Svede
  • 4640 Contemporary Art since 1945, WF 1110-1230, Paulsen
  • 5902 Classical Sound Cinema: 1927-1948, TR 220-340, Green

International Studies

  • 3850 Introduction to Globalization, TR 220-340, Cox

Japanese

  • 5400 Performance Traditions of Japan, TR 355-515, Quinn

Modern Greek

  • 2000 Athens: The Modern City, WF 935-1055
  • 2100 Greece and Beyond: The Crossing of Borders through Film, TR 935-1055, Anagnostu

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • 5204 Culture and Politics in Central Asia, TR 1245-205, Liu

Philosophy

  • 2450 Philosophical Problems in the Arts, MWF 910-1005
  • 3420 Philosophical Perspectives on Issues of Gender, TR 935-1055, Kerr

Portuguese

  • 4597.02 Representing Identity in the Cinema of the Portuguese-Speaking World, WF 1245-205

Russian

  • 3460 Modern Russian Experience through Film, TR 110-1230

Sociology

  • 2340 Sex and Love in Modern Society, TR 1110-1230
  • 2380 Racial and Ethnic Relations in America, TR 220-340, Edwards

Spanish

  • 2322 Spanish Society and the Arts, WF 1110-1230
  • 2520 Latin American Literature in Translation: Fictions and Realities, WF 935-1055
  • 4516 The 510 Mexican Studies, TR 355-515, Unzueta
  • 4555/4555E Indigenous, Colonial and National Literatures and Cultures of Spanish America, WF 220-340, Bell
  • 4560H Introduction to Spanish American Culture, TR 1110-1230, Corona
  • 4561H Introduction to the Culture of Spain, TR 935-1055, Cantarino
  • 5640 Globalization and Latin America: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches, TR 220-340, Trigo

Theatre

  • 2100 Intro to Theatre, TR 1130-1225  and recitations, Dekker
  • 2100H Intro to Theatre, TR 1245-205 and recitations, Constantinidis
  • 3731 Theatre Histories and Literatures, WF 1110-1230, Mozingo
  • 5771.04 American Voices, WF 220-340, Schlueter
  • 5771.06 International Theatre and Performance, WF 1245-205

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • 2215 Reading Women Writers, MWF 910-1005, Celleri; WF 1110-1230, Kaedbey; tba, Tai
  • 2230 Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Popular Culture, MWF 1020-1115, Stotlar; TR 1110-1230, Williams; WF 220-340, Austin
  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, WF 935-1055, Burrington
  • 2300 Approaches to Feminist Inquiry, TR 220-340, Mizejewski
  • 3317 Hollywood, Women, and Film, MWF 3-355, Fuller; TR 935-1055, Ziegenfuss
  • 3320 Topics in Women’s Studies, WF 1245-205, McKee
  • 3370 Sexualities and Citizenship, WF 220-340, Engel
  • 4401 Asian American Women: Race, Sex, and Representations, TR 220-340, Wu
  • 4520 Women of Color and Social Activism, TR 355-515, Livingston
  • 4524 Women and Work, TR 8-920, Swenson
  • 4540 Women of Color: Art, Literature and Culture, MW 220-340, Itagaki
  • 4560 Chicana Feminism, tba, Genetin
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 1245-205, Stevens
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Yiddish

  • 3399 The Holocaust in Yiddish  and Ashkenazic Literature and Film, WF 935-1055; TR 220-340

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