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Comparative Literature Autumn 2013

Interdepartmental Courses for Autumn 2013

Courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Comparative Literature area of concentration offered in Autumn 2013. Go to requirements to see the range of courses that may fulfill requirements for Comparative Literature. 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 Intro to Sexuality Studies, TR 935-1055
  • 2301 Intro to World Literature, WF 355-515, Berman
  • 2322 Intro to Latino/a Studies, TR 1245-205, Delgadillo
  • 2340 Intro to Cultures of Science and Technology, TR 935-1055, Coleman
  • 2341 Technology, Science and Society, TR 935-1005 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
  • 3302/3302E Translating Literatures and Cultures,  MW 935-1055, Fletcher
  • 3603 Love in World Literature, MWF 910-1005; MWF 1240-135; MWF 410-505
  • 3606 The Quest in World Literature, WF 935-1055, Reff
  • 3607 Film and Literature as Narrative Art, M 1210-200 and WF 1240-135
  • 3608 Representations of Experience of War, MWF 8-855; MWF 3-355; MWF 520-615
  • 3990 Appr to Comparative Studies, TR 1110-1230, Horn
  • 4808 Utopia and Anti-Utopia, TR 220-340, Holland
  • 4877 Myth and Ritual, TR 935-1055, Jones
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 220-340, Stevens
  • 4990 Senior Seminar, TR 355-515, Berman
  • 5668 Studies in Orality and Literacy, R 355-650, Webber
  • 5957.02 Folklore in Circulation, WF 1245-205, Noyes

African American and African Studies

  • 2251 Introduction to African Literature, MW 3-420, Mphande; WF 935-1055, Brodnicka
  • 2281 Intro to African American Literature, TR 1245-205, Cash; TR 1110-1230, Livingston; MWF 520-615, Cash
  • 4551 Topics in Africana Literature, MW 935-1055, Newsum
  • 4582 Special Topics in African American Literature, MWF 1240-135, Kalu; TR 935-1055, Scott
  • 4584H Literature and the Modern Expericence in Africa, TR 630-750, Korang

Arabic

  • *4626 Intro to the Arabic Qur'an, TR 1245-205, Moumtaz  
  • *5652 Contemporary Arabic Poetry and Drama, TR 1110-11230, Zeidan

Chinese

  • 2451 Chinese Literature in Translation, TR 1110-1230, Gibbs
  • 4405 China in Chinese Film, WF 220-340, Denton
  • 4406 China Pop: Contemporary Popular Culture and Media in Greater China
  • 4407 Eco-Literature in China, MF 220-340, Bender

Classics

  • 2220 Classical Mythology, MWF 1130-1225 and recitation, Lopez-Ruiz  
  • 2220H Classical Mythology, MWF 8-855; TR 220-340; WF 935-1055, McCullough
  • 3103 Comic Spirit in Antiquity, TR 1110-1230, Batstone

East Asian

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

English

  • 2201 Selected Works of British Lit: Medieval through 1800, MW 1130-1225 and recitation, Lockett
  • 2201H  Selected Works of British Lit: Medieval through 1800, TR 1110-1230, Kiser
  • 2202 Selected Works of British Lit: 1800 to Present, MW 910-1005 and recitation, Herman
  • 2202H Selected Works of British Lit: 1800 to Present, TR 220-340
  • 2220 Introduction to Shakespeare, TR 935-1055; WF 1110-1230; TR 220-340
  • 2220H Introduction to Shakespeare, WF 1245-205, Higginbotham
  • 2264 Intro to Popular Culture Studies, WF 220-340
  • 2275 Thematic Approaches to Literature, WF 1110-1230
  • 2277 Intro to Disability Studies, TR 935-1055
  • 2280 The English Bible, WF 1110-1230  
  • 2280H The English Bible, TR 220-340, Hamlin
  • 2281 Intro to African American Literature, TR 220-340
  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, MWF 8-855, Benson
  • 2290 Colonial and U.S. Literature,  MW 1240-135 and recitation, Fink
  • 2291 U.S. Literature: 1865 to the Present, MW 1130-1225 and recitation
  • 2296H Honors Seminar: Literature and Intellectual Movements, TR 1245-205, Warhol
  • 3372 Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, WF 220-340, Heaphy
  • 3378 Spec Topics in Film and Literature, WF 935-1055, Aldama
  • 4513 Intro to Medieval Literature, WF 1245-205, Jones
  • 4520.01 Shakespeare, WF 935-1055, Higginbotham; WF 1110-1230, Highley
  • 4520.02 Special Topics in Shakespeare , TR 935-1055, Farmer
  • 4522 Renaissance Poetry, TR 1110-1230, Hamlin
  • 4535 Special Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature and Culture, WF 1110-1230, Wheeler
  • 4540 19th-Century British Poetry, WF 1110-1230, Simmons
  • 4542 19th-Century British Novel, WF 1245-205, Riede
  • 4543 20th-Century British Fiction, WF 935-1055, Conroy; TR 1245-205, Herman
  • 4549 Modern Drama, TR 220-340, Erickson
  • 4550 Special Topics in Colonial and Early National Literatureof the U.S., TR 1245-205, Farrell
  • 4553 20th Century U.S. Fiction, TR 1245-205, Prinz; WF 1245-205, Ponce; WF 1245-205, Schotter
  • 4559 Intro to Narrative and Narrative Theory, TR 220-340, O’Sullivan
  • 4560 Special Topics in Poetry, TR 220-340, Renker
  • 4561 Special Topics in Fictional and Nonfictional Narrative, WF 1110-1230, Cariello
  • 4563 Contemporary Literature, TR 355-515, Davis
  • 4564.02 Major Author in 18th- and 19th-entury British Literature, TR 355-515, Tyler
  • 4564.04 Major Author in  20th Century Lit, TR 1110-1230, Brewer  
  • 4569 Digital Media and English Studies, TR 220-340, Selfe
  • 4576.02 History of Critical Theory II: 1900 to Present, TR 220-340, McHale
  • 4576.03 History of Critical Theory III: Issues & Movements in Critical Theory
  • 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, TR 1245-205, Jani
  • 4590.01 Honors Seminar: The Middle Ages, TR 355-515, Kiser
  • 4590.03 Honors Seminar:  18th-century , WF 1245-205, Donoghue
  • 4590.05 Honors Seminar: Later 19th Century, TR 220-340, Garcha
  • 4590.07 Honors Seminar: Literature in English after 1945, TR 1110-1230, Moddelmog
  • 4590.09 Honors Seminar: Selected Topics in Literature and Literary Interpretation, TR 1245-205, Jani
  • 4592 Special Topics in Women in Literature, WF 8-920, Winstead

French

  • *3201 French Literary and Visual Texts, TR 1245-205
  • 3701 Intro to French Cinema, WF 1110-1230, Fourny
  • *5205 Black Africa & Diaspora: Texts and Contexts, TR 1245-205, Thiam
  • *5701 Topics in French and Francophone Cinema, WF 1245-205, Flinn

German

  • 2251 German Literature and Popular Culture, MW 1110-1230, Schuman; TR 220-340, Holznienkemper
  • 2252H The Faust Theme, TR 1110-1230
  • *3200 Topics in German Literature, Art, and Film, TR 935-1055
  • 3252 The Holocaust in Literature and Film, TR 355-515  
  • 3253 The German Experience in North America, TR 1110-1230
  • *3300 Topics in German Culture Studies, WF 220-340
  • 3351 Democracy, Fascism, and German Culture, WF 935-1055
  • 3603 Translation I, TR 8-920

Greek

  • *2101 Attic Prose, MWF 910-1005
  • *2102 Homer, MWF 1130-1225

Hebrew

  • 2700 Biblical and Post Biblical Hebrew Literature in Translation, MWF 1020-1115
  • 2700H Biblical and Post Biblical Hebrew Literature in Translation, TR 935-1055, Frank
  • 2703 Prophecy in the Bible and Post Biblical Literature, WF 1110-1230, Meier  
  • 2704 Women in Biblical and Post Biblical Hebrew Literature, MW 220-340, Brenner
  • *4602 Modern Hebrew Poetry, MWF 1020-1115, Tanenbaum
  • *5603 Readings in Rabbinic Literature, M 215-5, Swartz
  • 5802 The Problem of Evil in Biblical & Post Biblical Literature, TR 1245-205, Frank

History of Art

  • 2901 Introduction to World Cinema, TR 910-1005; TR 530-650
  • 3901 World Cinema Today, WF 530-650; TR 530-650

Italian

  • 2053 Intro to Italian Cinema, TR 1110-1230, Renga

Japanese

  • 2451 Japanese Lit in Translation, TR 1110-1230, Quinn
  • *5454 Japanese Lit: Classical Period, TR 355-515, Fukumori
  • *5455 Japanese Lit: Medieval and Edo Periods, WF 220-340, Quinn

Latin

  • *2101 Cicero, MWF 1240-135, McCullough

Modern Greek

  • 3710 Modern Greek Lit in Translation, TR 935-1055, Jusdanis

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • 3702 Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World, TR 935-1055, Buzov
  • 4601 Israeli and Palestinian Literature, MW 1245-205, Brenner
  • 5568 Studies in Orality and Literacy, R 355-650, Webber

Persian

  • *5601 Persian Prose, W 215-455, Pourshariati

Philosophy

  • 2450 Philosophical Problems in the Arts, MWF 150-245

Polish

  • 5230 Polish Literature, WF 1020-1115, Labov  

Portuguese

  • *4551 Literatures from Middle Ages to Neo-Classicism, TR 935-1055, Vogt
  • 4597.01 Coloniality and Post-coloniality in the Literatures of Portugal and Portuguese-Speaking Africa, MW 1110-1230, Pereira
  • *5650 Topics in Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World, T 1110-155, Pereira

Russian

  • 2250 Masterpieces of Russian Literature, TR 1110-1230, Burry
  • 2250H Masterpieces of Russian Literature, TRF 1240-135, Brintlinger
  • 3460 Modern Russian Experience through Film, TR 935-1055, Hashamova
  • 4221 Revolution and Restoration in Russian Literature, TRF 1020-1115, Brintlinger
  • 5250 The Russian Writer, TR 220-340, Burry

Scandinavian

  • 3350 Norse Mythology and Medieval Culture, TR 935-1055, Kaplan

Slavic Languages and Literatures

  • 2345 Introduction to Slavic Literature and Culture, TR 220-340, Brandesky
  • 3360 Screening Minorities: Representations of the Other in Slavic Film, TR 935-1055, Wolski-Moskoff

Spanish

  • *3450 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish, WF 220-340; TR 220-340; WF 355-515
  • *4551/4551E Spanish Golden Age Lit, WF 1245-205, Davis
  • *4556 Modern Spanish American Literature, WF 1110-1230, Corona
  • *4580 Latin American Film, TR 1110-1230, Podalsky
  • *4581 Spanish Film, T 530-720 and R 530-650
  • *4590H Interdisciplinary Protocols: Identity and National Formation in Latin America: Perspectives from Literature, Culture and History, TR 1245-205, Unzueta

Theatre

  • 3731 Theatre Histories and Literatures, WF 1110-1230, Ferris
  • 5341 Studies in the Documentary, TR 935-1055, Parrott

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • 2550 History of Feminist Thought, WF 1110-1230, Burack
  • 3317 Hollywood, Women and Film, MWF 150-245, Fuller; M 215-5, Tobin
  • 4527 Studies in Gender and Cinema, TR 220-340, Mizejewski
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 220-340, Stevens

Yiddish

  • 3399 The Holocaust in Yiddish and Ashkenazic Literature and Film, TR 1245-205
  • 4721 Studies in Yiddish Literature, TR 220-340, Miller