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Comparative Literature Spring 2013

Interdepartmental Courses for Spring 2013

Courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Comparative Literature area of concentration offered in Spring 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, MWF 10-1005, Trimble
  • 2281 American Icons, TR 220-340
  • 2214 Intro to Sexuality Studies, MWF 910-1005, Trimble
  • 2301 Intro to World Literature, TR 935-1055, Shea
  • 2322 Intro to Latino/a Studies, TR 935-1055, Delgadillo
  • 3603 Love in World Literature, MWF 910-1005; MWF 1240-135; WF 355-515
  • 3606 The Quest in World Literature, TR 1110-1230
  • 3607 Film and Literature as Narrative Art, M 1210-2 and WF 1240-135
  • 3607H Film and Literature as Narrative Art, M 1005-1155 and TR 1020-1115, Stevens
  • 3608 Representations of the Experience of War, MWF 1020-1115; MWF 1130-1225; TR 220-340
  • 3990 Approaches to Comparative Studies, WF 1110-1230
  • 4808 Utopia and Anti-Utopia, WF 1245-205, Jesser
  • 4903/403E World Literature: Theory and Practice, TR 220-340, Jusdanis
  • 4990 Senior Seminar, WF 10-1055, 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

African American and African Studies

  • 2251 Introduction to African Literature, MWF 1130-1225, Kalu
  • 2281 Intro to African American Literature, MWF 150-245, Kalu; MWF 3-355, Cash; MWF 1130-1225, Livingston
  • 3440 Theorizing Race, WF 1110-1230, Noble

Arabic

  • 2701 Classical and Medieval Arabic Literature in Translation, MWF1130-1225
  • 2702H Modern Arabic Literature in Translation, TR 1110-1230, Zeidan
  • *3105 Intermediate Literary Arabic Reading, TR 935-1055; TR 1110-1230
  • *5627 Classical Arabic Poetry, TR 935-1055
  • *5628 Classical Arabic Prose, TR 130-245
  • *5651 Contemporary Arabic Prose Fiction, MWF 1130-1225
  • *5652 Contemporary Arabic Poetry and Drama, TR 1110-1230, Yacoubi

Chinese

  • 4401 Chinese Poetry in Translation, TR 1245-205, Inwood
  • 4402 Traditional Chinese Fiction in Translation, TR 1110-1230, Sieber
  • 4403 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation, TR 935-1055, Denton
  • 4406 China Pop: Contemporary Popular Culture and Media in Greater China, WF 1245-205, Inwood
  • 4407 Eco-Literature in China, WF 220-340, Bender

Classics

  • 2220 Classical Mythology, MWF 1130-1225 and recitation, Hawkins
  • 2220H Classical Mythology, TR 935-1055, Hawkins; TR 1110-1230, Graf; TR 1245-205
  • 3101 Greek and Roman Epic, TR  1110-1230, Coulson
  • 3104 The Ancient Novel: Narrative Fiction in Greece and Rome,  MWF 910-1005, Heiden

English 

  • 2201 Selected Works of British Lit: Origins to Present, MW 8-855 and recitation, Winstead; TR 1130-1225 and recitation, Brewer;  
  • 2201H Selected Works of British Lit: Origins to Present, WF 935-1055, Simmons; TR 1110-1230; TR 1245-205
  • 2220 Introduction to Shakespeare, TR 935-1055; WF 1110-1230; TR 220-340
  • 2264 Intro to Popular Culture Studies, WF 1110-1230
  • 2275 Thematic Approaches to Literature, WF 1110-1230, Hill
  • 2277 Intro to Disability Studies, TR 935-1055
  • 2280 The English Bible, WF 1110-1230  
  • 2281 Intro to African American Literature, TR 220-340, Adeeko
  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, WF 935-1055, Burrington
  • 2290 Colonial and U.S. Literature, TR 1130-1225 and recitation, Renker; MW 1240-135 and recitation, Gardner
  • 3364 Special Topics in Popular Culture, TR 220-340, Hewitt
  • 3372 Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, TR 220-340, Gardner
  • 3378 Spec Topics in Film and Literature, WF 1245-205, Winstead
  • 4514 Middle English Literature, TR 935-1055, Kiser
  • 4520.01 Shakespeare, WF 1245-205, Hamlin; TR 220-340, Higginbotham
  • 4520.02 Special Topics in Shakespeare WF 1110-1230, Wilson
  • 4521 Renaissance Drama, TR 1110-1230, Kolkovich
  • 4535 Special Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature and Culture, TR 220-340, MacPherson
  • 4540 19th-Century British Poetry TR 1110-1230, Riede
  • 4542 19th-Century British Novel, WF 935-1055, Galvan
  • 4543 20th-Century British Fiction, WF 1245-205, Schotter
  • 4547 20th-Century Poetry, TR 1110-1230, McHale
  • 4551 Special Topics in 19th-Century U.S. Literature, TR 1245-205, Williams
  • 4553 20th Century U.S. Fiction, TR 1245-205, Conroy; WF 220-340, Moddelmog; TR 355-515, Prinz
  • 4560 Special Topics in Poetry, WF 1110-1230, Cariello
  • 4561 Special Topics in Fictional and Nonfictional Narrative TR 220-340, Brewer; TR 1245-205, Myers
  • 4563 Contemporary Literature, WF 1110-1230, Shuttleworth
  • 4564.03 Major Author in American Lit to 1900, TR 220-340, Mitchell
  • 4575 Special Topics in Literary Forms and Themes: Environmental Autobiography, TR 1110-1230, Ulman
  • 4576.03 History of Critical Theory III: Issues & Movements in Critical Theory, TR 1110-1230, Adeeko
  • 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
  • 4590.02 Honors Seminar: The Renaissance, TR 1110-1230, Higginbotham
  • 4590.04 Honors Seminar: Romanticism, TR 220-340, Riede
  • 4590.06 Honors Seminar: Modern Period, TR 1245-205, Herman
  • 4590.08 Honors Seminar: U.S. and Colonial Literature, M 215-5, Renker
  • 4592 Special Topics in Women’s Literature, “Labored Realisms: Autobiography, Gender, Immigration,” TR 1245-205, Hesford
  • 4595 Literature and Law, WF 1245-205, Simmons
  • 4598 Honors Seminar: Sel Topics in Lit & Lit Interpretation, TR 935-1055, Renker


French

  • 2801 Classics of French Cinema, M 1005-1155, and WF 1020-1110, Flinn
  • *3202 Literary and Visual Texts of the Francophone World, TR 220-340, Marx-Scouras
  • *3401 Intro to Contemporary France, TR 935-1055
  • *5202 Versailles to the Enlightenment: Texts and Contexts, TR 1245-205, Racevskis
  • *5402 The Roaring 20s to the 21st Century, TR 1110-1230, Fourny
  • 5702 Studies in Contemporary French Cinema, M 215-5 and WF 910-1005, Parson

German

  • 2251 German Literature and Popular Culture, WF 1110-1230, Hammermeister; WF 935-1055, Malkmus
  • 2252H The Faust Theme, TR 935-1055
  • 2350 Intro to German Studies, TR 1245-205, Holub
  • 3252 The Holocaust in Literature and Film, WF 935-1055, Byram  
  • *3300 Topics in German Culture Studies, TR 935-1055, Schuman
  • 3351 Democracy, Fascism, and German Culture, WF 220-340, Spencer  
  • *3451H Religion in Modern German Literature and Philosophy, TR 1245-205, Mergenthaler
  • *3600 Topics in German Linguistics/Language, WF 935-1055, Teleghani-Nikazm
  • 4252 Masterpieces of German Literature, TR 935-1055, Fehervary

Greek

  • *2104 Greek Tragedy, MWF 1020-1115

Hebrew

  • 2700 Biblical and Post Biblical Hebrew Literature in Translation, WF 1110-1230; TR 935-1055
  • *4601 Modern Hebrew Short Story, MWF 1020-1115, Tanenbaum

History

  • 2261 European Thought and Culture, 20th  Century, TR 935-1055, Kern
  • 3612  Asian American Women: Race, Sex, and Representations, TR 220-340, Wu

History of Art

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

Italian

  • 2055 Mafia Movies, WF 1110-1230, Renga
  • *3221 Reading Italy: Italian Lit and Culture, TR 220-340, Klopp
  • 4224 Survey of Italian Literature, 4331 Italian Translating, MWF 150-245, Valterza

Japanese

  • 2451 Japanese Lit in Translation WF 220-340, Fukumori
  • 2452 Modern Japanese Lit in Translation, MWF 150-245, Torrance
  • *5456 Japanese Lit: Modern Period, WF 220-340, Torrance

Korean

  • 2451 Korean Literature in Translation, TR 220-340, Lee

Latin

  • *2104 Ovid, MWF 910-1005, Graf

Modern Greek

  • 2100 Greece and Beyond: The Crossing of Borders through Film, TR 935-1055, Anagnostou

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • 3702 Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World, WF 935-1055, Buzov
  • 4601 Israeli and Palestinian Literature, TR 935-1055, Liu

Persian

  • 2701 Persian Literature in Translation, TR 335-515, Honarmand

Philosophy

  • 2450 Philosophical Problems in the Arts MWF 910-1005

Portuguese

  • *3450 Intro to the Study of Literatures an d Cultures, MW 935-1055, Pereira
  • *4552 Literatures from Romanticism to the Present, MW 1245-205, Pereira
  • 4597.02 Representing Identity in the Cinema of the Portuguese-Speaking World, WF 1245-205

Russian

  • 2250 Masterpieces of Russian Literature, MWF 1240-135; MWF 1020-1115; TR 355-515
  • 3460 Modern Russian Experience through Film, TR 1110-1230

Slavic Languages and Literatures

  • 2345 Introduction to Slavic Literature and Culture, TWF 1020-1115, Wolski-Moskoff
  • 3360 Screening Minorities: Representations of the Other in Slavic Film, TR 1245-205, Angerman

Spanish

  • 2520 Latin American Literature in Translation: Fictions and Realities, WF 935-1055
  • *4552 Modern Spanish Lit, TR 935-1055, Romero
  • *4555/4555E Indigenous, Colonial, and National Literatures of Spanish America<wf 220-340, Bell

Theatre

  • 3731 Theatre Histories and Literatures, WF 1110-1230, Mozingo

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • 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, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, WF 1245-205, McKee
  • 4401 Asian American Women: Race, Sex, and Representations, TR 220-340, Wu
  • 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

Yiddish

  • 3399 The Holocaust in Yiddish and Ashkenazic Literature and Film, WF 935-1055; TR 220-340
  • 4721 Studies in Yiddish Literature, TR 220-340, Miller

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