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Comparative Literature

Interdepartmental Courses for Autumn 2012

Courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Comparative Literature area of concentration offered in Autumn 2012. 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 1130-1225
  • 2265 Intro to Visual Representation
  • 2301 Intro to World Literature,  WF 220-340, Berman
  • 2321 Intro to Asian American Studies, MWF 3-355, Miller
  • 2341 Technology, Science and Society, TR 910-1005 plus recitation, Coleman
  • 2360 Intro to Comparative Cultural Studies, MWF 1130-1225
  • 2370 Intro to Comparative Religion, WF 910-1005 plus recitation, Erzen
  • 2864H Modernity and Postmodernity: Issues and Ideas, TR 220-340, Borland
  • 3302/3302E Translating Literatures and Cultures, TR 1245-205, Shea
  • 3603 Love in World Literature, MWF 910-1005; MWF 1240-135; MWF 410-505
  • 3607 Film and Literature as Narrative Art, WF 220-340
  • 3608 Representations of Experience of War, MWF 8-855; MWF 3-355; MWF 520-615
  • 4804 Latino/a Literature and Culture, TR 220-340, Delgadillo
  • 4990 Senior Seminar,  TR 3:55-5:15, Berman
  • 5668 Studies in Orality and Literacy, R 355-650, Webber
  • 5691 Topics in Comparative Studies: Global Culture Studies, TR 355-515
  • 5957.01 Comparative Folklore, TR 935-1055, Borland

African American and African Studies

  • 2251 Introduction to African Literature, TR 1110-1230, Kalu; MWF 1020-1115, Adeeko; TR 935-1055, Mphande
  • 2281 Intro to African American Literature, MWF 520-615, Cash; TR 1110-1230, Livingston; TR 1245-205, Calu
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 220-340

Arabic

  • 2702 Modern Arabic Literature in Translation, TR 930-1055, Zeidan
  • 2705 The Arabian Nights, TR 1110-1230, Fudge
  • *3105 Intermediate Literary Arabic Reading, TR 8-920; TR 1110-1230
  • *5627 Classical Arabic Poetry, TR 935-1055
  • *5628 Classical Arabic Prose 150-245, Fudge
  • *5651 Contemporary Arabic Prose Fiction, TR 220-340, Zeidan
  • 5701 The Qur'an in Translation, WF 935-1055, Tamer

Classics

  • 2451 Chinese Literature in Translation, TR 1130-1225, Goh
  • 4405 China in Chinese Film, WF 220-340, Denton

Classics

  • 2220 Classical Mythology, MWF 1130-1225 plus recitation, Fletcher
  • 2220H Classical Mythology, TR 1110-1230, Heiden
  • 3203 War in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature, TR 220-340, McCullough

East Asian

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

English

  • 2201 Selected Works of British Lit: Origins to Present, MW 1130-1225 plus recitation, Brewer;  MW 1240-135 plus recitatio, Garcha
  • 2201H Selected Works of British Lit: Origins to Present, WF 8-920; TR 1110-1230, Riede; TR 220-340, Tyler
  • 2220 Introduction to Shakespeare, TR 935-1055; WF 1110-1230; TR 220-340, Goscilo
  • 2220H Introduction to Shakespeare, TR 1245-205
  • 2264 Intro to Popular Culture Studies, WF 220-340, Gardner
  • 2275 Thematic Approaches to Literature, WF 1110-1230, Ben-Nasr
  • 2277 Intro to Disability Studies, TR 935-1055
  • 2280 The English Bible, WF 1110-1230, Fredal
  • 2280H The English Bible, TR 220-340, Hamlin
  • 2281 Intro to African American Literature, TR 220-340, Friedman
  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, TR 8-920, Breau
  • 2290 Colonial and U.S. Literature, MW 150-240 plus recitation, Hewitt; MW 1240-135 plus recitation, Erickson
  • 2296H Honors Seminar: Literature and Intellectual Movements
  • 3364 Special Topics in Popular Culture, TR 1245-205, Warhol
  • 3372 Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, WF 220-340, Heaphy
  • 3378 Spec Topics in Film and Literature, TR 935-1055, MacPherson
  • 4513 Intro to Medieval Literature, WF 935-1055, Green
  • 4515 Chaucer, 4515, WF 8-920 Green
  • 4520.01 Shakespeare, TR 8-920, Highley; TR 1110-1230, Highley
  • 4520.02 Special Topics in Shakespeare, TR 355-515, Higginbotham
  • 4522 Renaissance Poetry, WF 935-1055, Wilson
  • 4523 Special Topics in Renaissance Literature and Culture, TR 1110-1230, Hamlin
  • 4533 The Early British Novel: Origins to 1830, WF 1110-1230, Wheeler
  • 4540 19th-Century British Poetry, WF 935-1055, Garcha
  • 4542 19th-Century British Novel, TR 220-340, Simmons
  • 4543 20th-Century British Fiction, TR 1245-205, Herman
  • 4550 Special Topics in Colonial and Early National Literatureof the U.S., WF 935-1055, Hewitt
  • 4552 Special Topics in American Poetry through 1915, TR 8-920, Fink
  • 4553 20th‑Century U.S. Fiction, TR 935-1055, Davis; TR 1110-1230, Martinez
  • 4559 Intro to Narrative and Narrative Theory, TR 1245-205, Shuman
  • 4561 Studies in Fictional and Nonfictional Narrative, TR 705-825pm, Knowles
  • 4563 Contemporary Literature, TR 1245-205, Davis
  • 4569 Digital Media and English Studies, TR 935-1055, R. Selfe
  • 4575 Special Topics Literary Forms &Themes, TR 1110-1230, Goscilo
  • 4576.02 History of Critical Theory II: 1900 to Present 220-340, Knapp
  • 4578 Special Topics in Film, TR 1245-205, O’Sullivan; WF 220-340, Beja; TR 530-650, Friedman
  • 4580 Special Topics in LGBTQ Literatures and Cultures, TR 355-515, Chen
  • 4581 Special Topics in U.S. Ethnic Literatures, WF 935-1055, Myers
  • 4582 Studies in African American Literature, TR 220-340, Williams
  • 4583 Special Topics in World Literature in English, WF 935-1055, Jani
  • 4584 Intro to the Study of Literacy, WF 220-340, Moss
  • 4586 Studies in American Indian Literature and Culture, TR 935-1055, Allen
  • 4590.01 Honors Seminar: The Middle Ages, TR 220-340, WInstead
  • 4590.03 Honors Seminar:  18th-century, WF 1245-205, Wheeler
  • 4590.05 Honors Seminar: Later 19th Century, TR 355-515, Galvan
  • 4590.07 Honors Seminar: Literature in English after 1945, WF 935-1055, Erickson
  • 4592 Special Topics in Women in Literature, WF 1245-205, Mitchell
  • 4595 Literature and Law, TR 935-1055, Hesford

French

  • *3201H French Literary and Visual Texts, TR 220-340, Shea
  • *3401 Intro to Contemporary France, WF 935-1055, Fourny
  • *3402 Intro to Francophone Cultures, TR 1110-1230, Thiam
  • 3701 Intro to French Cinema, M 1005-1155 and WF 1130-1225
  • *5103 French Translation and Interpretation, MWF 150-245
  • *5207 Quebec: Texts and Contexts, TR 1245-205, Marx-Scouras

German

  • 2251 German Literature and Popular Culture, MW 1110-1230; TR 220-340
  • 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
  • *3300 Topics in German Culture Studies, WF 230-340
  • 3351 Democracy, Fascism, and German Culture, WF 935-1055

Greek

  • *2101 Attic Prose, MWF 910-1005, Kaldellis

Hebrew

  • 2700 Biblical and Post‑Biblical Hebrew Literature in Translation, MWF 1020-1115, Frank
  • 2703 Prophecy in the Bible and Post‑Biblical Literature, WF 1110-1230
  • 2704 Women in the Bible and Beyond, WF 935-1055, Brenner

History

  • 2260 European Thought and Culture, 19th Century, TR 935-1055, Kern

History of Art

  • 2901 Introduction to World Cinema, WF 1245-205; TR 530-650
  • 3901 World Cinema Today, WF 220-340; TR 530-650

Italian

  • 2053 Intro to Italian Cinema, M 215-5, Renga
  • *4225 Italian Identities, TR 220-340, Klopp

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 PeriodsWF 220-340, Quinn,  

Latin

  • *2101 Cicero, MWF 8-855

Modern Greek

  • 3710 Modern Greek Lit in Translation , TR 935-1055, Jusdanis
  • *5000 Modern Greek Language and Literature, MWF 1020-1115, Brown

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • 3700 Mythology of Ancient Egypt and Mesopatamia, TR 1245-205; WF 935-1055
  • 5568 Studies in Orality and Literacy, R 355-650, Webber

Persian

  • 2301 Persian Mythology and Folklore, TR 3-420, Honarmand
  • *5602 Persian Poetry, M 215-5, Pourshariati

Philosophy

  • 2450 Philosophical Problems in the Arts, TR 220-340

Polish

  • 5230 Polish Literature, MWF 1020-1115, Labov

Portuguese

  • *4551 Literatures from Middle Ages to Neo-Classicism, WF 1110-1230, Pereira
  • 4597.01 Coloniality and Post-coloniality in the Literatures of Portugal and Portuguese-Speaking Africa, TR 1110-1230

Russian

  • 2250 Masterpieces of Russian Literature, TR 1110-1230, Burry
  • 3460 Modern Russian Experience through Film, TR 220-340, Hashamova
  • 4220 Love and Death in Russian Literature and Film, MWF 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

  • 2230 Vampires, Monstrosity, and Evil: from Slavic Myth to Twilight, MWF 1020-1115, Collins
  • 2345 Introduction to Slavic Literature and Culture
  • 3320 Science Fiction: East vs. West, TR 1245-205, Goscilo

Spanish

  • 2320 Don Quixote in Translation 1245-205, Haidt
  • 2520 Latin American Literature in Translation: Fictions and Realities, WF 1245-205
  • *3450 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish, MWF 1020-1115, Romero
  • *3450H Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish, TR 935-1055, Haidt; MWF 1240-135, Del Sarto
  • *4551/4551E Spanish Golden Age Lit, WF 1245-205, Davis
  • *4552H Modern Spanish Lit, TR 355-515, Amell
  • *4555 Indigenous, Colonial, and National Literatures of Spanish America
  • *4556 Modern Spanish American Literature, MWF 910-1005
  • *4557 Survey of Latino/a Literature in the U.S., TR 355-515
  • *4565H Latin American Indigenous Literatures and Cultures, TR 935-1055, Zevallos-Aguilar
  • *4580 Latin American Film, WF 530-650, Gordon
  • *4581 Spanish Film, TR 530-650, Amell

Theatre

  • 2100 Intro to Theatre, TR 1130-1225 plus recitatio, Dekker
  • 2100H Intro to Theatre, WF 1245-205, Reilly
  • 2101H Intro to Theatre: Making History, TR 220-340, Ferris
  • 2341H Moving Image Art, TR 935-1055, Parrott
  • 3731 Theatre Histories and Literatures, WF 1110-1230, Constantinidis

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • 2215 Reading Women Writers, MWF 8-855, Celleri; WF 935-1055, Kaedbey
  • 2230 Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Popular Culture, WF 1245-205, Husain; TR 1110-1230, Williams; MWF 3-355, Stotlar
  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, TR 8-920, Breau
  • 3317 Hollywood, Women and Film, TR 1245-205, Mizejewski; TR 8-920, Ziegenfuss; M 515-705, Fuller
  • 4527 Studies in Gender and Cinema,  TR 355-515, Mizejewski

Yiddish

  • 3399 The Holocaust in Yiddish and Ashkenazic Literature and Film, TR 1245-205; WF 1245-205
  • 4721 Studies in Yiddish Literature, TR 230-340, Miller

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