Comparative Studies Courses
This list is current as of 11/10/22. Course schedule and descriptions are subject to change. Please refer to SIS for the most up-to-date information. Contact arceno.1@osu.edu if you notice any discrepancies or have any questions.
Comparative Studies 1100 Introduction to the Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Online (asynchronous) and In-person | Multiple sections
COMPSTD 1100 is an introductory course designed to survey some of the current preoccupations in the Humanities, especially as they relate to culture, power, and identity. Across several sections with varied content, instructors of 1100 seek to present relevant issues in comparative cultural study, employing a mix of cultural theory, current events, and literature, visual, and performing arts with a focus on race, ethnicity, and gender. GE Literature and Diversity: Global Studies.
Comparative Studies 1100H Introduction to the Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Honors
TuTh 9:35-10:55 | Rick Livingston | Enarson 240
Explores the role of literature and the arts in constructing, maintaining, and questioning the values and beliefs of diverse cultures and historical periods; topics vary. GE Literature; and Diversity: Global Studies. Honors version.
COMPSTD 2099 Question of Comparative Studies
M 5:20-6:15 | Philip Armstrong | Hagerty Hall 451
This course offers an introduction to the Comparative Studies major. It is designed to help students to take advantage of curricular, research, and advising opportunities; to manage the particular challenges of independent and interdisciplinary work; to link classroom work to social and political engagement with relevant communities; and to prepare for life after graduation. This course is graded S/U.
COMPSTD 2101 Literature and Society
MWF 1:50-2:45 | Rob Barry | McPherson 1041
Study of relationships among politics, society, and literature; analysis of social and political elements of literature and film from diverse cultures and historical periods. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2101H (201H, 201). GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
COMPSTD 2104H Literature, Science, and Technology Honors
TuTh 9:35-10:55 | Nancy Jesser | Caldwell 135
COMPSTD 2105 Literature and Ethnicity
TuTh 11:10-12:30 | Kwaku Korang | Mendenhall 185
Study of relationships between literature and ethnicity; analysis of concepts of ethnicity as represented in literature and film of diverse cultures and historical periods. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 205. GE lit and diversity soc div in the US course.
COMPSTD/ENGLISH 2264 Intro to Popular Culture Studies
TuTh 3:55-5:15 | Natalia Colon Alvarez | Journalism 239
Introduction to the analysis of popular culture texts, with special emphasis on the relationship between popular culture studies and literary studies. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 264, or English 2264 (264). GE cultures and ideas course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in English.
COMPSTD 2281 American Icons
MW 3:55-5:15 | John Brooks | Page 60
Interdisciplinary methods in American studies; emphasis on the plurality of identities in American culture.
Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 234. GE cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
COMPSTD 2301 Intro to World Literature
TuTh 9:35-10:55 | Rhiar Kanouse | Baker Systems 148
Analysis of oral and written literatures of diverse cultures and historical periods. Prereq: English 1110, or equiv. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
COMPSTD 2340 Intro to Cultures of Science and Technology
WF 3:55-5:15 | Parisa Ahmadi | Mendenhall 129
Critical analysis of the multiple relations of science to society, with emphasis on knowledge, power, authority, values, and ethics. Prereq: English 1110 (110), or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2341 (272). GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
COMPSTD 2341 Technology, Science, and Society
Online | TuTh 12:45-1:35 | Seth Josephson
+ In-Person Recitations | F 10:20-11:15 (Jennings 136) or 1:50-2:45 (Hagerty 62) | Deanna Holroyd
Critical analysis of the relations among science, technology, and culture, with particular emphasis on ethical issues in technology and engineering. Prereq: English 1110.01 (110.01) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2340 (272). GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course.
COMPSTD 2350 / ENGLISH 2270 Intro to Folklore
In-Person | TuTh 11:10-12:30 | Zahra Abedi | McPherson 1040
Hybrid | MW 2:20-3:40 | Daisy Ahlstone | Mendenhall 173
A general study of the field of folklore including basic approaches and a survey of primary folk materials: folktales, legends, folksongs, ballads, and folk beliefs. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for English 2270 (270), or 2350H. GE cultures and ideas course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in English 2270.
COMPSTD 2350H / ENGLISH 2270H Intro to Folklore Honors
TuTh 11:10-12:30 | Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth | Enarson 18
A general study of the field of folklore including basic approaches and a survey of primary folk materials: folktales, legends, folksongs, ballads, and folk beliefs. Prereq: Honors standing, and English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2350, English 2270 (270), or 2270H. GE cultures and ideas course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in English 2270H.
COMPSTD 2367.04 Science and Technology in American Culture
TuTh 12:45-2:05 | Nancy Jesser | Enarson 240
Role of science and technology in contemporary American society; their relationship to human values; sources of concern about their impact; evaluation of selected issues. Prereq: English 1110 (110), or equiv, and Soph standing. Not open to students with credit for 2367.04H (367.02H) or 367.02. GE writing and comm: level 2 and cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course.
COMPSTD 2367.08 American Identity in the World
Second Session Course, Hybrid, TuTh 3:55-5:15 | Sarah Craycraft | Caldwell 135
American culture viewed from inside and from the perspective of foreign cultures, as seen in literature, film, art, music, journalism, folklore, and popular culture. Prereq: English 1110, or equiv, and Soph standing. Not open to students with credit for 2367.08H. GE writing and comm: level 2 and cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course.
COMPSTD 2367.08H American Identity in the World Honors
TuTh 2:20-3:40 | Sarah Craycraft | Caldwell 133
American culture viewed from inside and from the perspective of foreign cultures, as seen in literature, film, art, music, journalism, folklore, and popular culture. Prereq: English 1110, or equiv, and Soph standing. Not open to students with credit for 2367.08H. GE writing and comm: level 2 and cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course. Honors version.
COMPSTD 2864H Modernity and Postmodernity: Issues and Ideas Honors
WF 12:45-2:05 | Mercedes Chavez | Journalism 371
COMPSTD 3360 Introduction to Globalization
TuTh 12:45-2:05 | Philip Armstrong | University Hall 56
COMPSTD 3603 Love in World Literature
TuTh 9:35-10:55 | Lucia Bortoli | Mendenhall 185
TuTh 2:20-3:40 | Lucia Bortoli | Mendenhall 131
Representations of love in world literature; emphasis on mythological, psychological, and ideological aspects of selected representations in different cultures and time periods. Prereq: English 1110 (110), or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 3603H (301H) or 301. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
COMPSTD 3606 The Quest in World Literature
TuTh 3:55-5:15 | Lucia Bortoli | Mendenhall 185
COMPSTD 3607 Film and Lit as Narrative Art
Online | M 12:10-2:00 + WF 12:40-1:35 | Nicole Stevens
In-person | M 12:10-2:00 + WF 12:40-1:35 | Umut Gurses | Mendenhall 125
In-person | TR 12:45-2:05 | Lita Camacho-Platero | HItchcock 306
Relationships between film and literature; emergence of cinematic art as a form of representation with emphasis on diverse cultural traditions. Prereq: English 1110 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 3607H. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
COMPSTD 3608 Representations of the Experience of War
MWF 10:20-11:15 | Jason Payne | Mendenhall 185
Representations of war in works of literature, religious texts, and film from diverse cultures and time periods. Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 308. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
COMPSTD 3645H Cultures of Medicine Honors
MW 12:45-2:05 | Andrew Millar | Enarson 230
Critical analysis of the multiple relations of science to society, with emphasis on knowledge, power, authority, values, and ethics. Prereq: English 1110 (110), or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2341 (272). GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Honors version.
COMPSTD 3658 Folklore in the Americas
TuTh 9:35-10:55 | Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth | Baker Systems 180
Critical analysis of the multiple relations of science to society, with emphasis on knowledge, power, authority, values, and ethics. Prereq: English 1110 (110), or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2341 (272). GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Honors version.
COMPSTD 3686 Cultural Studies of American Music
MW 12:45-2:05 | Barry Shank | McPherson 1040
Investigation of the social, political, and cultural contexts of the development of popular musics in the U.S. Prereq: English 1110 or equiv. GE VPA and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
COMPSTD 3903 World Literature: Theory and Practice
WF 11:10-12:30 | Ashley Pérez | Hayes 12
COMPSTD 4420 Cultural Food Systems and Sustainability
TuTh 2:20-3:40 | Mark Anthony Arceño | Hagerty 50
Considering food as both a material good and marker of individual or collective identity, this interdisciplinary course asks students to think reflexively of how food and foodways (i.e., socio-cultural practices related to food production and consumption) are being transformed amid changing lived environments at various scales. GE Theme: Sustainability. This course includes a required agricultural experiential component (at Waterman Farms).
COMPSTD 4597.02 Global Culture
MW 11:10-12:30 | Van My Truong | Jennings 136
Examines contemporary global cultural flows, the concepts useful in analyzing them, and the questions they raise about power and cultural change. Prereq: Completion of Second Writing course. Not open to students with credit for 597.02. GE diversity global studies and cross-disciplinary seminar course.
COMPSTD 4597.03 Global Folklore
MW 9:35-10:55 | Katey Borland | Dreese Lab 264
Examines contemporary global cultural flows, the concepts useful in analyzing them, and the questions they raise about power and cultural change. Prereq: Completion of Second Writing course. Not open to students with credit for 597.02. GE diversity global studies and cross-disciplinary seminar course.
COMPSTD/AFAMAST/WGSST 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality
TuTh 12:45-2:05 | Mercedes Chavez | Bolz Hall 116
Examines intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality in various sites within American culture (e.g., legal system, civil rights discourse, social justice movements). Prereq: One course in CompStd, WGSSt, or AfAmASt. Not open to students with credit for 545, AfAmAst 4921 (545), or WGSSt 4921 (545). Cross-listed in AfAmASt and WGSSt.
COMPSTD 4990 Approaches to Comparative Studies
WF 2:20-3:40 | Spencer Dew | Baker Systems 130
Religious Studies Courses
This list is current as of 11/10/22. Course schedule and descriptions are subject to change. Please refer to SIS for the most up-to-date information.
RELSTDS 2102.02 Comparative Sacred Texts
TuTh 11:10-12:30 | Savannah Finver | Hagerty 50
Introduction to religious views of the universe, the supernatural, social organization, ethics, etc., through sacred texts (oral and written) of diverse cultures and historical periods. Prereq: English 1110 (110), or equiv. Not open to students with credit CompStd 2102.02 (202.02). GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
RELSTDS 2370 Introduction to Comparative Religion
TR 3-3:55 | Isaac Weiner | Ramseyer 59
+ In-Person Recitations | F 11:30-12:25 or 12:40-1:35 | Shurouq Ibrahim | Hayes 5
Introduction to the academic study of religion through comparison among major traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.) and smaller communities. Prereq: English 1110 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2370H or CompStd 2370H or 2370. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course.
RELSTDS 3666 Magic in the Modern World
MW 11:10-12:30 | Hugh Urban | Cockins 312
RELSTDS 3972 Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
MW 9:35-10:55 | Hugh Urban | Hayes 25