Literature

Lower-Division Courses

1. Literary Interpretation. F,W,S
Close reading and analysis of literary texts, including representative examples of several different genres and periods. An introduction to practical criticism required of all literature majors; should be completed prior to upper-division work in literature. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. (General Education Codes: IH, W.) P. Skenazy, D. Shemek, P. Gaitet

42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff

61. Introduction to Literary Genres.

*A. Theater and Theatricality.
Survey of the relation of theater to cinema from 1905 to the 1960s. Theater-positive tendencies include Melies, Eisenstein, and German Expressionists. Examines cinematic resistance to theater in the opposition to sound film in France and the Soviet Union, Vertov's kino-eye, and Bresson's barring actors from film. (Formerly course 60H.) (General Education Code: IH.) E. Jackson Jr.

*D. Introduction to Reading Drama.
Introduction to the Western theatrical tradition through the study of dramatic form in social context. (General Education Code: IH.) T. Honnef

E. Introduction to Ethnic Literature. W
An introduction to the study of ethnic literatures, addressing issues of voice, political agency, and the construction of subjectivity across racial, ethnic, and cultural boundaries in the U.S. (General Education Codes: IH, E.) L. Chude-Sokei

F. Introduction to Reading Fiction. S
Close reading of short stories and some novels with the aim of developing critical methods for the analysis and interpretation of prose fiction. Topics include character, plot, narrative structure, the poetics of prose. (General Education Code: IH.) J. Aladro Font

M. Approaches to Classical Myth. F
Introduction to Greek myths, including selected ancient texts and visual artifacts, historical and cultural context of their creation and reception, modern theoretical approaches such as structuralism and psychoanalysis, and interpretations in various media. (Also offered as History 021. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (Formerly Approaches to Myth.) (General Education Code: IH.) M. Gamel

*P. Introduction to Reading Poetry.
An introduction to selected modes and forms of poetry with an emphasis on close textual analysis. Examples will be taken from different historical periods and poetic traditions. (General Education Code: IH.) The Staff

*A. Biblical Narratives.
No book has so decisively influenced the development of the Western world as the Bible. Traces the Bible's influence on narrative, themes, and ideas in Western literature. Explores major Biblical stories and themes in a comparative context and traces their reappearance in Western literature and imaginative works. (General Education Code: T4-Humanities and Arts.) G. Hamel

I. Topics in American Popular Culture. F
History of one or more popular cultural genres in written, visual, and/or musical forms and their relation to ongoing public debates. Topic: (Re)Inventing California. Explores contrasting understandings and projections of California across 400 years, with emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (General Education Code: T4-Humanities and Arts.) J. Burton-Carvajal

*L. The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry.
Focus on destruction of the Jews of Europe by Nazi Germany. Issues are historically grounded and include works of literature, social sciences, philosophy, and film. Students cannot receive credit for this course and History 80W. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Codes: T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) P. Kenez, M. Baumgarten

M. Romantic Fiction. S
A study of novels, short stories, and fairy tales by authors from America, England, France, and Germany. Readings include works by Poe, Hawthorne, Mary Shelley, Goethe, Hoffman, Rousseau, and Mérimée. (General Education Code: T4-Humanities and Arts.) L. Nygaard

Z. Introduction to Shakespeare. W
Study of representative plays. No previous experience with Shakespeare is assumed. (General Education Code: T4-Humanities and Arts.) M. Warren

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Upper-Division Courses

Graduate Courses

200. Proseminar. F
The Proseminar provides a common experience for entering students, facilitates exchange of ideas and approaches to literary and extra-literary texts, critical issues, and theoretical problems. It focuses on broad aspects of the history of theory and criticism, on the students' critical writing, and on aspects of professional development. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. R. Terdiman

201. The Pedagogy of Literature (1 credit). F
Provides training for graduate students in university-level pedagogy in general and in the pedagogy of literature specifically. Coordinated by a graduate student who has had substantial experience as a teaching assistant, under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

202. Colloquium (2 credits). F,W,S
Student receives credit for attending designated number of freestanding lectures, colloquia, symposia, or conferences during the term and reports orally, or in writing, to instructor. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. R. Wilson

204. Readings in Literature (2 credits). F,S
Focuses on selected texts or authors in literature and/or theory. Students meet with instructor to discuss readings and deepen their knowledge on a particular author, critic, theorist, or text. Topics for 2003–04: (F) Readings and Recent Writings of Derrida (requires ability to read French); (S) Beyond Hermeneutics: What Can We Do When We Do Not Interpret, and Why. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. W. Godzich

291F. Advising (2 credits). F,W,S
Independent study formalizing the advisee-advisor relationship. Regular meetings to plan, assess, and monitor academic progress and to evaluate course work as necessary. May be used to develop general bibliography of background reading and trajectory of study. Prerequisite(s): petition on file. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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American Literature

Lower-Division Courses

Upper-Division Courses

A. Colonial to Mid-Nineteenth Century. S
Major works from the colonial and early national periods to the mid-nineteenth century, with attention to their social and cultural context. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. K. Gruesz

*B. Mid- to Late-Nineteenth Century.
Major works from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the century, with attention to their social and cultural context. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. S. Gillman

A. Introduction to Afro-American Literature. W
Examination of major Afro-American writing of the past 150 years, with attention to the historical, cultural, and general literary context out of which it emerged and upon which it commented. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (General Education Code: E.) N. Mackey

B. Chicano Literature. W
An intensive examination of contemporary Chicano autobiography, narrative, poetry, and film. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (General Education Code: E.) K. Gruesz

*E. The Harlem Renaissance.
Examination of major writings of the Harlem Renaissance, with attention to cultural and historical background. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) The Staff

C. Contemporary American Literature. S
A selective examination of major writing since WWII, with attention to both literary issues and historical context. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. L. Chude-Sokei

*E. Open Field Poetry and Poetics.
The theory and practice of a number of recent American poets associated with ideas of open form: Amiri Baraka, Robert Creeley, Edward Dorn, Robert Duncan, Robert Kelly, Denise Levertov, Charles Olson, Gary Snyder, and others. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. N. Mackey

*C. The Films of John Carpenter.
Study of development and central themes of preeminent genre director of "post-Hollywood" era, concentrating on central core of major works in horror/science fiction genres from Halloween to In the Mouth of Madness, with attention to comedies and action films. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. H. Leicester Jr.

*B. American Writers Abroad.
A study of the importance of the European experience to American writers; emphasis on the 1920s expatriots, especially Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. P. Skenazy

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120. Individual Authors.

D. Faulkner. S
A survey of Faulkner’s early fiction; focus on development of theme and technique. Also considers Faulkner as a Southern historian, stressing the relationship between personal and regional experience in time. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. Offered in alternate academic years. P. Skenazy

*F. Henry James and Edith Wharton.
Study of writings of James between 1880–1900 and of Wharton between 1905–1920. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. P. Skenazy

T. Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. W
A study of the works of Hemingway and Fitzgerald in relation to each other, their time(s), and the authors’ personal relationship. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. P. Skenazy

I. Regions in American Literature. F
Examines development of regional writing in the U.S. Topic for Fall 2003: San Francisco. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. R. Wilson

*A. New World Poetics.
A study of a number of poets from the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with particular attention to the ways in which the New World locale occasions a call to reorder society, perception, history, and poetic practice. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment limited to 22. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (General Education Code: E.) N. Mackey

C. Studies in Contemporary U.S. Literature. W,S
Intensive examination of individual authors or other problematic issues in U.S. fiction since World War II. Topics for 2003–04: (W) post-colonial American Pacific; (S) race, gender, and science fiction. (W) Satisfies the American, English, Modern, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. (S) Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. R. Wilson, L. Chude-Sokei

D. Studies in William Carlos Williams. F
A study of the major works, in a variety of genres, of William Carlos Williams. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 120I. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. K. Hicks

*E. Black Pulp Fiction.
Investigates the ways black writers in the twentieth century have exploited and transformed genre fiction. Authors include George Schuyler, Octavia Butler, Samuel Delany, Steven Barnes, Jewelle Taylor Gomez, Rudolph Fisher, Chester Himes, Barbara Neely, Victor Headley and others. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (General Education Code: E.) L. Chude-Sokei

J. Picturing California: Memoir and Image. W
Examines California as depicted in word and image by representatives of a broad range of national/cultural traditions, including European explorers; Spanish, Mexican, Californio, Yankee, and Chinese settlers; and photographic pioneers. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (Formerly Picturing California: Memoir and Photography.) (General Education Code: E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision. The Staff

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

197. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Student's supervision is conducted by a regularly appointed officer of instruction by means other than usual supervision in person (e.g., by correspondence), or student is doing all or most of the course work off campus. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Graduate Courses

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British Literature

Upper-Division Courses

*D. Post-War English Novel.
Survey of major works of post-WWII British fiction. Emphasis on postmodernism and experimental fiction, questions of social and sexual identity, utopia and dystopia, and problems of historical representation in fiction. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. T. Miller

*A. Survey of Victorian Literature.
A survey of British Victorian literature (1830-1901) featuring representative texts and authors from Tennyson to Oscar Wilde. Readings include poetry, drama, novels, and nonfiction prose. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. J. Jordan

A. Literature and Culture: 1660–1740. W
Literature and society, 1660–1740. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literatures; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies distribution requirement. J. Greene

*A. Introduction to Chaucer.
Close study of Chaucer's poetry, with some attention to relevant cultural, philosophical, and historical issues in the context of the late medieval period. Particular emphasis on The Canterbury Tales. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. H. Leicester Jr.

*E. Milton.
Selected poetry and prose. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. The Staff

G. Charles Dickens. F
Reading of four or five representative novels. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literatures concentrations. May be repeated for credit. M. Baumgarten

*I. Shakespeare.
Intensive study of a few plays. Primarily for students already acquainted with Shakespeare. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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135. Modern British Poetry. W
A survey of selected British poets from the late nineteenth century through the present. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. T. Miller

140. Special Topics in British Literature.

*F. Women's Literature.
Works by British women from the eighteenth century to the present, with special attention to the relationship of literature to history, psychology, and aesthetics. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. H. Moglen

A. Studies in Shakespeare. S
Intensive study of a few plays. Primarily for students already acquainted with Shakespeare. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. M. Hendricks

*E. Studies in Twentieth-Century British Literature.
Intensive study of selected authors or other problematic issues in twentieth-century modernist literature. Topic: desire between women. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment limited to 22. The Staff

G. Studies in Early Modern British Literature. F
Study of selected authors or issues in early modern British literature. Topic: medieval epic. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. H. Leicester Jr.

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Graduate Courses

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Literature/Creative Writing

Lower-Division Courses

10. Introduction to Creative Writing. F,W,S
Introduction to the crafts and techniques of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, identifying and exploring traditional and non-traditional literary forms and genres while working on individual creative writing projects. Two lectures/author readings and two workshop sections per week. Enrollment restricted to first-year students, sophomores, and juniors. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code: A.) (F) K. Yamashita, (W) M. Perks, (S) E. Meitner

42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff

52. Intermediate Fiction Writing. F,W,S
An intermediate-level course in fiction designed for prospective creative writing majors. Prerequisite(s): submission of writing at first class meeting. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code: A.) ( F) K. Yamashita, (W) J. Breheny, (S) S. Hendren

53. Intermediate Poetry Writing. F,W,S
An intermediate-level course in poetry designed for prospective creative writing majors. Prerequisite(s): submission of writing at first class meeting. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code: A.) (F, W) E. Meitner, (S) C. Atkinson

91. Methodologies in Creative Writing Instruction. W
Training, curricular development, material presentation, and planning for students who will participate in course 193, Creative Writing in the Schools, a course in which UCSC students teach creative writing workshops in local schools during the spring quarter. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor: contact instructor (atkinson@ucsc.edu) during fall quarter. May be repeated for credit. C. Atkinson

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Upper-Division Courses

A. Poetry. S
Satisfies the Creative Writing Literature concentration. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior creative writing literature majors. E. Meitner

B. Fiction. S
Satisfies the Creative Writing Literature concentration. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior creative writing literature majors. M. Perks

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Other English Literature

Upper-Division Courses

105. Caribbean Literature. S
A study of major writing from the English-speaking Caribbean, with attention to the historical and cultural context out of which it arises and to which it responds. Authors read include Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Wilson Harris, George Lamming, Paule Marshall, V. S. Naipaul, Victor Reid, Jean Rhys, and Derek Walcott. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) N. Mackey

130. Individual Authors.

*A. James Joyce.
Study of fiction of James Joyce, emphasizing narrative innovations, cultural conflicts, and crisis of nationalism in the early twentieth century. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. The Staff

Graduate Courses

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French Literature

Lower-Division Courses

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

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Graduate Courses

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German Literature

Upper-Division Courses

*102. Introduction to German Literature.
Wide reading of works representing the major authors, periods, and genres of German literature. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. T. Honnef

*120. Fear of the Foreign: Xenophobia in German Literature and Culture.
Considers recent violence against immigrants and asylum-seekers in Germany, and moves on to examine images of people perceived as "foreign" or alien in German literature and culture from early times to the present. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. L. Nygaard

150. German Romanticism. W
A study of the emergence and development of German Romanticism. Central concerns are the Romantics' attitude toward the role of the imagination in literature and their attempts to revitalize myth and folklore in their works. Authors read include Tieck, Novalis, Hoffmann, Eichendorff, and Heine. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. L. Nygaard

*154. The German Novelle.
A study of Novellen of the major nineteenth-century German authors, including Kleist, Hoffmann, Grillparzer, Droste-Hülshoff, Keller, Meyer, Storm, and Hauptmann. Satisfies the German and Modern concentrations. Offered in alternate academic years. T. Honnef

164. Modern German Fiction. S
Selected readings from the novel and novella in twentieth-century German literature. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. Offered in alternate academic years. T. Honnef

167. Modern German Literature and Film. F
Discusses a range of modern and contemporary German texts, including poetry, drama, and film. Discussions include the location of modernism, postmodernism, and the avant-garde. Problematics: the question of classic realism, oppositional writing, popular culture, autonomous art and ideology, "oppositional" and "affirmative" aesthetics. Possible authors: Handke, Christa Wolf, Bernhard, Mann, Kluge, Kafka, Brecht, Döblin, Rilke, van Hoddis, Benn, Herzog, Fassbinder, Wenders. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. T. Honnef

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

197. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Student's supervision is conducted by a regularly appointed officer of instruction by means other than usual supervision in person (e.g., by correspondence), or student is doing all or most of the course work off campus. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Graduate Courses

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Greek Literature

Lower-Division Courses

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

100. Introduction to Greek Literature. S
Topic: Plato and the poets. Satisfies the Greek and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. K. Bassi

102. Greek Poetry. W
Topic: lyric. Satisfies the Greek and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. May be repeated for credit. K. Bassi

*103. Greek Drama.
Satisfies the Greek and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. M. Gamel

104. Prose Authors. F
Topic: Plato. Satisfies the Greek and Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. J. Lynch

193. Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for an individual program of study sponsored by a faculty member and carried on off campus. May be taken concurrently or consecutively for up to three courses of credit. Designed for upper-division students, with proposal supported by a faculty member willing to supervise, and approval of the chair of the Literature Department. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

195. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

197. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Student's supervision is conducted by a regularly appointed officer of instruction by means other than usual supervision in person (e.g., by correspondence), or student is doing all or most of the course work off campus. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Graduate Courses

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Italian Literature

Lower-Division Courses

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

*B. Boccaccio.
Critical study of the Decameron. Satisfies the Italian and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. D. Shemek

D. Dante's Divine Comedy. S
Reading of the Inferno, the Purgatorio and selected canti of the Paradiso, along with selections from Dante's lyrics and from medieval Italian and French poetry. Satisfies the Italian and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. M. Brose

*A. Modern Italian Poetry.
Study of development of the Italian lyric from romanticism to present, with close stylistic and thematic analyses of works of Leopardi, D'Annunzio, Ungaretti, Quasimodo, Pavese, and Montale. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. M. Brose

180. Women in Italy: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. W
Explores the specificity of Italian women's writing and studies their literary activities in historical and social context. Readings include Italian feminist and some history as well as literary texts. Specific periods and readings may vary from year to year. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literature concentrations. D. Shemek

195. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

197. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Student's supervision is conducted by a regularly appointed officer of instruction by means other than usual supervision in person (e.g., by correspondence), or student is doing all or most of the course work off campus. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Graduate Courses

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Latin Literature

Lower-Division Courses

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Petition on file with course sponsoring agency.. The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

Graduate Courses

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Modern Literary Studies

Upper-Division Courses

103. Constructions of the Modern. F
Definitions of the "modern" (after 1750) are developed within historically and culturally specific contexts. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. R. Terdiman

121. The Gothic Imagination in Fiction, Film, and Theory. F
Explores how the Gothic imagination constructs nightmare versions of bourgeois society, revealing cultural anxieties about the family, sexuality, religion, science, the self, and gender, socioeconomic, and racial identity. Readings include essays by Freud and Lacan, and such fictions as The Monk, Frankenstein, Dracula, Maus, and Beloved. Films change each year, but may include Alien and Sweetie. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor, as topic varies. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. H. Moglen

124. The European Novel.

*A. Eighteenth Century to Modernism.
Major works of European fiction in their social, cultural, and intellectual contexts. Emphasizes the nineteenth- and twentieth-century novels. Works are read in translation. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. R. Terdiman

*A. Post-Colonial Cinema.
Explores how the colonial encounter, anti-colonial struggles, neo-colonial impositions, and postcoloniality as an evolving construct have been registered in (predominantly fictional) films from the U.S., Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) The Staff

D. Cinema and Social Change in Latin America. S
Surveys selected Latin American and Latino feature and documentary films from 1950 to the present. Topics include gender, sexuality, race and (trans)national identity, revolution, repression and resistance; migration, exile, and return. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

N. The Horror Film. W
Shifting definitions of horror in the movies from the late silent period to the present through close analysis of representative films and critical texts: genre construction, history of modes of production, and shifts in discourse of horror. H. Leicester Jr.

135. Women Modernists. S
Readings of innovative fiction, poetry, and essays by women writers from 1900-1950. We will discuss issues of gender and sexuality as they affect literary theme and form, female literary collaboration and lesbian salons, and the critical framing of women's writings by feminism and modernism. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. T. Miller

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144. Modern Jewish Cultures.
Modernity transformed Jewish culture: we will explore the ways in which changed social, political, and economic conditions produced new gender roles; professional, personal, communal, and cultural experiences; and generated powerful fictions, autobiographies, films and poems. Among the writers we will read are Isaac Bashevis Singer, Rebecca Goldstein, Saul Bellow, Martin Buber, Hannah Arendt, and S.Y. Agnon.

A. Jewish Diaspora, Ethnicity, and Urban Life. W
Focuses on modern Jewish diaspora, ethnicity, and urban life. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. (General Education Code: E.) B. Thompson

*B. Modernity as Jewish Challenge and Catastrophe: The American Experience.
Examines modernity as Jewish challenge and catastrophe, and focuses on the American experience. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (General Education Code: E.) B. Thompson

*C. Literature and the Holocaust.
Reading and analysis of fiction and poetry, focusing on Holocaust literature as a problem in critical theory, cultural studies, and literary history. Though most of the works are read in translation, some knowledge of European languages is helpful. Topic: the problem of authenticity. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

D. Jewish Writers and the American City. W
An examination of some major Jewish writers and their responses to the American city. Major writers: Henry Roth, Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, J. Kaplan, Philip Roth. A look at Yiddish and other minority writers, and including sociological and historical materials on the American city. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 102F.) (General Education Code: E.) M. Baumgarten

*E. Hebrew Poetry.
Hebrew poetry—Biblical, medieval, modern—explores cultural and literary issues central to our contemporary world. Texts and discussion focus on Jewish and Israeli literary traditions. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. M. Baumgarten

G. Global Jewish Writing: Diasporas Compared. F
Comparative analysis of modern Jewish writers from Western and non-Western diasporas (Canada, Italy, Iraq, Tunisia). Topics and contexts include Jewish identity, religion, ethnicity, anti-Semitism, relations to Zionism, migration, colonialism and post colonialism, intergenerational relations, and gender roles. Satisfies the Modern and World concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) S. Bassi

*I. Jews in Italy: Writing and Witnessing the Holocaust.
Examines major Jewish writers in Italy, focusing on Judaism between world wars and under Fascism; the Resistance; urban and/or ghetto cultures of Rome, Turin, Ferrara, Venice; gender roles; and development of new literary genres. Films, poetry, cultural documents. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. M. Brose

D. Japan and America: Dislocations of the Postmodern. S
Examines, by contrast, conceptions of the "postmodern" in two geohistorically specific contexts in terms of the relations between knowledge and power, culture and technology. Questions of national "identity," the pluralization of "truth" in cross-cultural confrontations, and the authority, privilege, and subjectivity of "history," among others, are explored. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) E. Jackson Jr.

A. Nineteenth-Century Russian Fiction in Translation. W
Masterpieces of poetry and prose from the Golden Age of Russian literature, from Pushkin to Chekhov. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. W. Nickell

*B. Russian Literature since the Revolution.
Survey of twentieth-century Soviet literature, from the revolution to the death of Stalin. Readings include modernist and avant-garde texts of the 1920's and socialist realism. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. W. Nickell

*E. Classic Russian Novels.
Detailed literary analysis of novels by Gogol, Goncharov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Pasternak. Focus upon aesthetic devices of texts, as well as upon ethical and philosophical issues that inform them. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. W. Nickell

F. Women in Russian Literature. S
Survey of women's writing and representations of women in Russian and Slavic literature from the medieval folk tale through the contemporary period. Topics include Baba Yaga tales, woman as subject in nineteenth-century literature, Soviet memoir literature, and evolution of the persona of the female author. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (Formerly Women in Post-Stalinist Russia.) W. Nickell

*K. Great French Novels.
Provides an introduction to important French novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. All works are read in English. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. P. Gaitet

*G. Goethe's Faust.
An intensive study of Goethe's Faust, Parts I and II. All works are read in English. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. L. Nygaard

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168. German Literature in Translation.

*B. Nazism and Literature.
Study of various literary reactions to Nazism. Examines cultural conditions at the time the movement arose, authors who supported it, authors who opposed it, and post-war writers who have attempted to deal with the Nazi past. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. L. Nygaard

C. Modern German Fiction. W
Selected readings from the novel and novella in twentieth-century German literature, including Mann, Kafka, Rilke, Hesse, Frisch, Grass, Böll, and Wolf. All works are read in English. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. T. Honnef

D. Germany in War and Peace. F
Study of selected texts reflecting German society at war or in that ambiguous state called "peace." Attention is given to the place of literature in German cultural life and its special role in the formation of national identity. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. (Formerly course 168, German Literature in War and Peace.) L. Nygaard

B. Modern Italian Novel. S
Survey of several of the most important Italian novels of the twentieth century. Mostly concerned with the novels of the post-war period (Pavese, Morante, Ginsburg, Calvino), also deals separately with novels of the country (Verga et al.) and of the city (D'Annunzio, Svevo, et al.). Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. D. Shemek

*F. Latin American Women Writers.
Explores literary production by women in relation to social movements and historical events. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

*A. Proust and Contemporary Criticism.
Reads a substantial portion of Proust's In Search of Lost Time in English translation and examines the important body of contemporary criticism on Proust that both illuminates the novel and raises significant critical and theoretical issues. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. R. Terdiman

N. Topics in Modern Literary Studies. W
Selected authors or issues in modern literary and cultural studies. Topics for winter 2004: section 1: cross-cultural film theory and fiction and society in nineteenth- and twentieth-century France; section 2: intense survey of film theory and practice articulated across geopolitical, cultural, racial, and ethnic formations. Focused primarily, but not exclusively, on Japan, Korea, and Chinese-speaking East Asia. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. (1) P. Gaitet, (2) E. Jackson Jr.

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Pre- and Early Modern Literary Studies

Lower-Division Courses

42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

102. Ancient Literature in Cross-cultural Perspective. S
Topic: The Gospel of Matthew. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Greek Literature 3 or 100 or Latin Literature 3 or 100 or Literature 80A or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. J. Lynch

*107. Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
Introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs as a graphic, conceptual, and communicative system. Covers the basic elements of classic Egyptian grammar, drawing primarily on actual inscriptions from Egyptian monuments. Will read one prose and one poetical text from the Middle Kingdom. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. D. Selden

115. The Heroic Epic. W
A survey and analysis of "primary" epic: Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Exodus. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. J. Lynch

121. Ancient Novel. F
Narrative fiction from the age of Alexander through the first centuries of the Christian era, with particular attention to the influence of Near Eastern and African cultures on the formation of the European novel. Principal readings: The Alexander Romance, Petronius, Apuleius, Khariton, Achilles Tatius, and Heliodoros. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. K. Bassi

*125. Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, and Kabbalah.
A study of Gnosticism and Neoplatonism as they emerge out of Near Eastern traditions (Greek, Egyptian, Semitic, Iranian), and their ultimate convergence in Judaism as the teaching and practice of Kabbalah. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. D. Selden

132. Medieval French Romance. S
Arthurian, "realist" and allegorical romances of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries studied in their social and historical context. In English translation. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. S. Kinoshita

*135. Travel Writing and Intercultural Relations in the Middle Ages.
Provides a historically-based and theoretically-informed introduction to medieval and early modern European contacts with other cultures. Readings include fourth through seventeenth-century writings about travel, discovery, and conquest in Asia, Africa, and America. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. S. Kinoshita

*160. Studies in Early Modern Theater.
Examines early modern theories of theatricality, cultural, and social values. Topic for winter: Renaissance Italian theater. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. D. Shemek

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167. Spanish Literature in Translation.
An introduction to great works of Spanish literature from various genres that provide a profound and enduring experience of Hispanic life transfigured by the literary artist into what may be interpreted as formal and exemplary perfection.

*A. Spanish Masterpieces of the Golden Age.
Works from various genres including the Poem of the Cid, the Celestina, and Lazarillo de Tormes. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font

C. Don Quixote de la Mancha. F
A close study of Books I and II of the Cervantes novel together with an examination of some of the criticism on this work written in English throughout the centuries. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font

*A. "Race" in Early Modern Cultures.
Examines the literary, linguistic, visual, scientific, and theological histories of the modern notion of race. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. Enrollment restricted to sophomore, junior, and senior students. M. Hendricks

P. Topics in Pre- and Early Modern Studies. W
Examination of individual authors or critical problems in ancient, medieval, or early modern/Renaissance literature. Topics vary from year to year. (W) Ancient myths/modern poetics. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry, Pre- and Early Modern, and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. M. Gamel

192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision. (See course 42.) The Staff

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

197. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Student's supervision is conducted by a regularly appointed officer of instruction by means other than usual supervision in person (e.g., by correspondence) or student is doing all or most of the course work off campus. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Russian Literature

Lower-Division Courses

Upper-Division Courses

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Spanish /Latin American/ Latino Literature

Lower-Division Courses

60. Introduction to Literary Genres. F
The study of poetry, drama, and prose in Spain and Latin America. (General Education Codes: IH, E.) L. Martínez-Echazábal

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

*B. Romanticism to Modernism.
Follows the literary manifestations of the growing consciousness of the Latin American writer: discovery of native themes, imitation of European models, search for a "new language" literally and figuratively. Relates historical events with literary movements. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) L. Martínez-Echazábal

D. Latin American “testimonio”. W
Contemporary non-fiction testimonial literature of Latin America. Authors: Marta Rojas, Elene Poniatowska, Rigoberta Menchu, Noema Viezzer, Omar Cabezas Lacayo, Aníbel Quijada Cerda, Mario Payeras, Eduardo Galeano, Ricardo Pozas, Hugo Neiva Samanez, Luis González de Alba. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 5. (General Education Code: E.) J. Poblete

E. Latin American Poetry. S
Poets from "modernismo" to the present in Spanish America. Studies how this poetry attempts to define Latin America, its past, its present history, and its vision for the future. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Poetry distribution requirements. (General Education Code: E.) N. Klahn

*F. U.S. Latino/a Writing in Spanish/English and Spanglish.
Spanish-based, English/bilingual inclusive overview of Latino/a writing in the U.S. Concepts of ethnic role model and antimodel analyzed by paying attention to figures of "bandidos," "assimilating minority," "disfunctional youth," i.e., "gang member," etc. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) J. Poblete

G. Popular Culture in Latin American Narrative. S
Explores short stories and novels that have been greatly influenced by popular culture, not only in theme, but also by appropriation of popular forms of language and modes of representation. Includes works by authors from Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, and Colombia. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) J. Poblete

*M. Modernidad y literatura: El Boom de la novela latinoamericana.
Explores the relationships between literature and mass culture, modernization, and globalization through the study of the so-called Boom of Latin American narrative. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) J. Poblete

*N. El Cuento Hispanoamericano: Variedades esteticas de la literatura breve en America Latina.
Explores different aesthetic options of famous Latin American masters of the short story. Includes authors such as Quiroga, Borges, Cortazar, Gorodischer, Monterroso. Among the different types of writing to be explored are fantastic, detective, metaliterary, social critique, historical, and philosophical. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) J. Poblete

*152. Spanish Golden Age Theater.
Studies in the comedia as exemplified in the works of Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderón, and Ruiz de Alarcón. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. Offered in alternate academic years. J. Aladro Font

153. The Picaresque Novel. W
The picaresque novel of 16th-century Spain considers the fictive environment as reality in order to introduce its protagonist as a rebel against social dominion. The picaresque novel is the only literary genre comparable to what is now called "literature of social protest." Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font

164. Fiction and History in Contemporary Spain. F
Examines prose works of selected nineteenth- and twentieth-century peninsular authors, with special attention to relation between Spanish political history and fiction. Satisfies the Modern and Spanish Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. J. Aladro Font

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

197. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Student's supervision is conducted by a regularly appointed officer of instruction by means other than usual supervision in person (e.g., by correspondence), or student is doing all or most of the course work off campus. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Graduate Courses

A. Cuba. W
Topic: "Race," art, and culture in 20th-century Cuba. Explores ways in which art and other forms of cultural expression have dealt with "race" in 20th-century Cuban society. Attention to the post-1959 period and the ways writers, artists, and intellectuals of African descent as well as governmental institutions and cultural policies have tackled the so-called "black problem." Enrollment restricted to graduate students. L. Martínez-Echazábal

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World Literature and Cultural Studies

Upper-Division Courses

*106. Literacy and the Coming of the Book.
What difference in world history do books make? Topics in the history of literary institutions, including the production, distribution, and reception of printed works. The transition from manuscript to print. The history of reading. The end of the book? Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. J. Greene

109. Topics in Cultural Studies. F,W,S
Studies in the theory of cultural studies. Topics for 2003–04: (F) twentieth-century Cuban literature, (W) Latin(o) American popular culture, (S) Ethiopian literature. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code: E.) L. Martínez-Echazábal, J. Poblete, D. Selden

*117. History and Memory in the New World.
Writers in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean have been drawn repeatedly to the theme of intercultural conflict as they recall the traumatic history of the hemisphere. Examining fiction, poetry, and film expands the horizons of "American" literature. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) K. Gruesz

*123. The 1960s.
An interdisciplinary study of the cultural and social movements of the 1960s. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) C. Connery

124. Cultural Theory in Historical Perspective. W
Examination of representations of medieval and early modern Mediterranean history. Topic: (Re)Thinking the Mediterranean. Explores the Mediterranean as a unit of analysis that challenges the segmentation of histories and literary traditions along national lines. Focuses on cultural contact in the medieval and early modern periods. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. (General Education Code: E.) S. Kinoshita

132. Global Cities.
An examination of cities as local spaces in the global economy and global imaginary. Topics include politics of spatial representation, spatialization and historical change, urban subjects, architecture and cultural politics, literary and cinematic representations of urban space, and spaces of contestation.

*A. Paris and Cairo.
A study of representations of Paris and Cairo in literature and travel writings from the Middle Ages to the present with special emphasis on their interconnections in the age of colonialism and post-colonialism. Secondary readings in history and art history. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. S. Kinoshita

135. Classical Chinese Culture and Literature, Tenth Century B.C.E. through Sixth Century C.E. F
Survey of writing and culture from the tenth century B.C.E. through the sixth century C.E., focusing on poetry, philosophical and historical writing, supernatural fiction, Buddhist/Taoist texts in contexts of fragmentation, empire building, dynastic collapse, rebellion, eremitism, and courtly society. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global, Poetry, and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. (Also offered as History 151. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: E.) C. Connery

136. Classical Chinese Culture and Literature, Sixth Century through Sixteenth Century. W
Survey of writing and culture from the Tang through early Ming dynasties (sixth century C.E. through sixteenth century C.E.). Themes include literary, religious, and philosophical innovation, courtly life, cultural contacts with non-Chinese people, and transformations of state and society. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global, Poetry, and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. (Also offered as History 152. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: E.) C. Connery

*140. The Historical Imaginary.
A survey of historical literature in the Americas that examines fictional attempts to re-imagine New World histories. Readings focus on secret or mangled histories, the legacies of slavery and colonialism, gendered critiques of national histories, and US imperialism. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code: E.) S. Gillman

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190. Senior Seminar.
Seminar offered to literature majors as a way to satisfy the senior exit requirement. Offered at different times by different instructors, focus is on topics of interest in world literature and cultural studies. All students are required to complete an essay of significant length as part of the seminar course work. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. May be repeated for credit.

*A. Topics in World Literature and Cultural Studies.
Topic: Latin American Poetry. Studies diverse and conflicting roles played by poetry in formation of individual and collective identities in Hispanic cultures in the modern/postmodern period. Focuses on construction of the "personal" within/against the "social" through poetic form and language. Approach considers ethnicity, subjectivity, nationalism, canon (re)formation, popular culture, gender, and sexuality. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global, Poetry, and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code: E.) N. Klahn

B. Studies in Slavery, Race, and Nation in the Americas. F
Compares literatures and histories of slavery, abolitionism, and nationalism in nineteenth-century Cuba and the U.S. Readings include slave narratives by Juan Francisco Manzano (Cuba) and Harriet Jacobs (U.S.) and antislavery novels by black nationalist Martin Delany, Cuban nationalist Cirilio Villaverde, and "sentimental" reformers Harriet Beecher Stowe and Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (General Education Code: E.) S. Gillman

E. Studies in Autobiographical Fiction by Latinas. S
A study of the ways Latinas have privileged first-person narration in the last two decades, positing questions of origins, genealogies, cultural identities, and transculturation in their search for self-definition and self-assertion. Authors will include Sandra Cisneros, Nicolasa Mohr, Esmeralda Santiago, Julia Alvarez, Cristina Garcia, Norma Cantu, and Judith Ortiz Cofer. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 120. Satisfies the American, English, Modern, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (General Education Code: E.) N. Klahn

Graduate Courses

*201. Theory and Methods.
Global theories of history and cultural production. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. The Staff

209. Topics in Cultural Studies. F,W
Topics: (F) romance, metaphysics, tributary systems, part I; (W) romance, metaphysics, tributary systems, part II. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. (F) S. Kinoshita, (W) D. Selden

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading which does not require a term paper. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff

*Not offered in 2003-04