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Folklore Spring 2013

Interdepartmental Courses for Spring 2013

The courses listed here are ONLY the required and elective courses for the Folklore area of concentration offered in Spring 2013. Go to requirements to see the range of courses that may fulfill requirements for Folklore. 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 910-1005, Trimble
  • 2281 American Icons, TR 220-340
  • 2301 Intro to World Literature, TR 935-1055, Shea
  • 2322 Intro to Latino/a Studies, TR 935-1055, Delgadillo
  • 2350 Intro to Folklore, TR 1110-1230, Cashman
  • 2350H Intro to Folklore, WF 935-1055, Shuman
  • 2370 Intro to Comparative Religion, TR 1245-205, Urban; WF 1110-1230
  • 3360 Intro to Globalization and Culture, TR 355-515, Berman
  • 3603 Love in World Literature, MWF 910-1005; MWF 1240-135; WF 355-515
  • 3606 The Quest in World Literature, TR 1110-1230
  • 3646 Cultures, Natures, Technologies, TR 935-1055, Livingston
  • 3673 the Buddhist Tradition, WF 935-1055, Kasulis
  • 3686 Cultural Studies of American Musics, MWF 1020-1115, Bernhagen
  • 3689 Transnationalism & Culture in the Americas, TR 935-1055
  • 3990 Approaches to Comparative Studies, WF 1110-1230, Shank
  • 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
  • 4846 Social Studies of Objects and Networks, TR 935-1055, Armstrong
  • 4875 Gender, Sexuality, and Religion, WF 220-340, McVicar
  • 4877 Myth and Ritual, 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, Urban
  • 4990 Senior Seminar, WF 910-1055, Holland
  • 5871 Japanese Religious Traditions, WF 1245-205, Kasulis
  • 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

African American and African Studies

  • 2251 Introduction to African Literature, MWF 1130-1225, Kalu
  • 2270 Intro to Black Popular Culture, WF 1110-1230
  • 2281 Introduction to African American Literature, MWF 150-245, Kalu; MWF 3-355, Cash; MWF 1130-1225, Livingston
  • 3440 Theorizing Race, WF 1110-1230, Noble

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
  • 3525 History of Anthropological Theory, TR 8-920, Smith; MWF 1240-135, Moritz
  • 5626 Economic Anthropology, MWF 1130-1225, Cohen

Arabic

  • 2241 Culture of the Contemporary Arab World, MWF 910-1005

Chinese

  • 5474 Chinese Opera, TR 355-515, Chan

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
  • 3215 Sex and Gender in Greece and Rome, MWF 1020-1115
  • 3408 Ancient Roman Religion, TR 1245-205, Harrill

English

  • 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 Introduction 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
  • 2367.05 The U.S. Folk Experience, MWF 910-1005, Sims; MWF 3-355, SIms
  • 4571 Studies in the English Language, WF 220-340, Modan
  • 4573.01 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, WF 1110-1230, Cherry
  • 4577.02 Folklore II:  Genres, Form, Meaning, and Use, WF 1110-1230, Kaplan
  • 4583 Special Topics in World Literature in English, WF 935-1055, Allen
  • 4585 History of Literacy, TR 935-1055, Graff
  • 4597.02 American Regional Cultures in Transition, TR 8-920, Noyes

French

  • *3202 Literary and Visual Texts of the Francophone World, TR 220-340, Marx-Scouras

German

  • 2251 German Lit & Popular Culture, WF 1110-1230, Hammermeister; WF 935-1055, Malkmus
  • 3252 The Holocaust in Literature and Film, WF 935-1055, Byram

Hebrew

  • 2210 The Jewish Mystical Tradition, TR 220-340, Swartz
  • 2241H  Culture of Contemporary Israel, WF 1245-205, Tanenbaum

History

  • 2070 Introduction to Native American History, tba, Wallace
  • 2079 Introduction to Asian American History, WF 1110-1230, Winans
  • 2080 African American History to 1877, TR 935-1055; tba Schreiber
  • 2081 African American History from 1877, TR 1110-1230, Jeffries
  • 2111 Intro to Native American People of the Andes, TR 355-515, Tyce
  • 2270 Love in the Modern World, WF 935-1055, Kern
  • 2610 Introduction to Women and Gender in the U.S., TR 8-920; TR 355-515, Solic
  • 2630 History of Modern Sexualities, MWF 1020-1115
  • 3070 Native American History from European Contact to Removal, 1560-1820, TR 935-1055
  • 3612  Asian American Women: Race, Sex, and Representations, TR 220-340, Wu
  • 3630 Same-Sex Sexuality in a Global Context, TR 935-1055, Hamilton
  • 4585 History of Literacy TR 935-1055, Graff

Japanese

  • 2231 Elements of Japanese Culture, TR 935-1055, Nakayama; M 115-455, Unger
  • 5400 Performance Traditions of Japan, TR 355-515, Quinn

Korean

  • 5256 Interdisciplinary Topics in Korean Politics and Society, TR 220-340, Hwang

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  • 2666 Magic and Witchcraft in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, MWF 1130-1225, Johnston

Modern Greek

  • 2410H Culture of Contemporary Greece, TR 935-1055, Jusdanis
  • 2680 Folklore of Contemporary Greece, TR 1245-205, Anagnostou

Music

  • 2244 African American Musical Traditions, MW 1020-1115 and recitation
  • 2252 History of Rock and Roll, WF 1245-205 and recitation, Johnson

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • 3501 Introduction to Islam, TR 410-530
  • 3700 Mythology of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, TR 935-1055; WF 1245-205
  • 3702 Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World, WF 935-1055, Buzov
  • 5204 Culture and Politics in Central Asia, TR 1245-205, Liu

Persian

  • 2241 Persian Culture, WF 355-515, Honarmand

Portuguese

  • 2330 Intro to Brazilian Culture, WF 1110-1230, Costigan

Russian

  • 2335 Modern Russian Culture, WF 1110-1230; TR 1245-205

Slavic

  • 2230 Vampires, Monstrosity, and Evil: From Slavic Myth to Twilight, MWF 1240-135,Collins
  • 2345 Introduction to Slavic and East European Literature and Culture, TWF 1020-1115, Wolski-Moskoff

Sociology

  • 2380 Racial and Ethnic Reliations in America, TR 220-340, Edwards

Spanish

  • 2332 Introduction to Andean and Amazonian Cultures, MW 1245-205, Zevallos-Aguilar
  • 4555/4555E Indigenous and Colonial Literatures 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
  • 4567H Spanish Mosaic: Catalonia, Basque Country, Galicia and Andalusia, TR 1245-205

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • 2282 Intro to Queer Studies, WF 935-1055, Burrington
  • 2300 Approaches to Feminist Inquiry, TR 220-340, Mizejewski
  • 2305 Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspective, MWF 910-1005, Husain
  • 3320 Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, WF 1245-205, McKee
  • 3370 Sexualities and Citizenship, WF 220-3340, Engel
  • 3530 Women, Environment, and Development, WF 1245-205, Rakowski
  • 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
  • 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality, TR 1245-205, Stevens

Yiddish

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