Literature

Literature

Lower-Division Courses

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.

61B. Introduction to Detective Fictions. *
A critical overview of detective fiction (and selected films) from Arthur Conan Doyle to contemporary and postmodern reappropriations. Lectures provide historical background and introduction to genre theory, psychoanalysis, and cultural critique. (Formerly Literature 64D.). (General Education Code(s): IH.) E. Jackson

61D. Introduction to Reading Drama. *
Introduction to the Western theatrical tradition through the study of dramatic form in social context. (General Education Code(s): IH.) K. Bassi

61E. 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 Code(s): IH, E.) L. Detar

61F. 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, and the poetics of prose. (General Education Code(s): IH.) T. Walsh

61M. 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 21. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): IH.) M. Gamel

80. Topics in Literature.

80I. 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: popular music and popular history. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.) L. Chude-Sokei

80L. The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry. W
Focus is on the destruction of the Jews of Europe by Nazi Germany. Issues are historically grounded and include works of literature, social sciences, philosophy, and film. (Also offered as History 80W. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) P. Kenez, M. Baumgarten

80M. Romantic Fiction. *
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(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.) L. Nygaard

80Z. Introduction to Shakespeare. S
Study of representative plays. No previous experience with Shakespeare is assumed. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.) W. Jones

99. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff

99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Upper-Division Courses

101. Theory and Interpretation. F,W,S
Contemporary approaches to literary and cultural theory, with emphasis on how theoretical perspectives advance and broaden the reading of literary texts. Introduction to important new theoretical developments and their antecedents. Literature majors should complete this course as early as possible. Topics for 2004–05: (F) textuality and embodiment; (W) authorship; (S) twentieth-century literary theory from Russian formalism through postcolonial criticism. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 200. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): W.) H. Leicester, Jr., J. Greene, D. Selden,

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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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-adviser 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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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(s): A.) (F) M. Perks, (WS) K. Yamashita

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(s): A.) (W) M. Perks, (FS) The Staff

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(s): A.) (F) The Staff, (WS) C. Atkinson

91. Methodologies in Creative Writing Instruction. *
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. Admission by 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Upper-Division Courses

180. Advanced Writing: Fiction. F,W
Intensive work in writing fiction. Satisfies the Creative Writing Literature concentration. Enrollment restricted to creative writing literature majors or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) (F) M. Perks, (W) K. Yamashita

183. Advanced Writing: Poetry. F,W,S
Intensive work in writing poetry. Satisfies the Creative Writing Literature concentration. Enrollment restricted to creative writing literature majors or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) (W) D. Swanger, (FS) C. Atkinson

191. Methodologies in Creative Writing Instruction. *
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. Satisfies the Creative Writing Literature concentration. Admission by permission of instructor. C. Atkinson

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

193. Creative Writing in the Schools. *
Introduction to the teaching of creative writing. Designed to enhance students’ communication skills and to give them new perspectives on their own and others’ writing. Involves practical experience in leading creative writing workshops in area high schools. Prerequisite(s): students are carefully selected by instructors based on academic ability, writing skills, and ability to work with a diverse student population. Enrollment restricted to creative writing majors. May be repeated for credit. C. Atkinson

194. Creative Project Seminar.
Seminar for students beginning work on their creative writing senior project. Led by a faculty member, the seminar helps prepare each student to complete the project. Attention is given to focusing of creative topics, review of work in progress, work rhythms, and revision. The Staff

194A. Poetry. S
Satisfies the Creative Writing Literature concentration. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior creative writing literature majors. D. Swanger

194B. Fiction. S
Satisfies the Creative Writing Literature concentration. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior creative writing literature majors. K. Yamashita

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. 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. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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English-Language Literatures

Upper-Division Courses

102A. The Traditional British Canon, Part I. W
The constitution of the “canon” of English literature from Chaucer to Cowper. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. (Formerly British Literature 104A, Reading the Traditional Canon, Part I. ). W. Jones

102B. The Traditional British Canon, Part II. S
Explores poetry and prose from 1800 to 1950 through extensive reading in the Romantics, Victorians, Moderns, articulating the connections among them, connecting their work to key social, political, scientific, and technological moments defining these eras. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. (Formerly British Literature 104B, Reading the Traditional Canon, Part II. ) H. Leicester, Jr.

102C. The Traditional U.S. Canon: Beginnings to 1900. *
Major works from the colonial and early national periods to 1900, with attention to their social and cultural context. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 100A, Colonial to Mid-Nineteenth Century.) The Staff

102D. The Traditional U.S. Canon, 1900 to the Present. F
Major works from 1900 to the present, with attention to their social and cultural context. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 103D, Mid-Twentieth Century.) P. Skenazy

103. Periods and Movements.

103A. British Literature and Culture: 1660–1740. *
Literature and society, 1660–1740. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies distribution requirement. (Formerly British Literature 112A, Literature and Culture: 1660–1740.) The Staff

103D. English Renaissance Literature. *
Sampling of early modern English prose, verse, and drama. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. (Formerly British Literature 103.) M. Hendricks

103E. Introduction to Romanticism. *
A survey of major romantic themes and authors between 1780 and 1820. Explores relationships to preromantic and postromantic authors. The main goal is to achieve familiarity with a wide range of individual poems in the general context of romanticism. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. (Formerly British Literature 115.) H. Leicester, Jr.

103J. Contemporary American Literature. W
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. (Formerly American Literature 103C.) May be repeated for credit. L. Chude-Sokei

110. Prose.

110A. Studies in the English Novel. W
From the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Texts include work by Fielding, Austen, Brontë, Dickens, Conrad, and Woolf. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly British Literature 116.) J. Jordan

110B. The Eighteenth-Century English Novel. F
The eighteenth-century novel from Defoe to Austen. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. (Formerly British Literature 109A.) J. Greene

110H. American Autobiography. F
Close examination of autobiographical works by major American writers. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 103D.) M. Caballero-Robb

120. Poetry.

120A. Lyric Poetry of the Seventeenth Century. S
Readings in the works of Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell, and others. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. (Formerly British Literature 105.).W. Jones

120C. Nineteenth-Century American Poetry. S
The major figures and important movements from Poe to Emerson through Whitman and Dickinson. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. (Formerly American Literature 104A.)
K. Gruesz

120E. Modern British Poetry. *
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. (Formerly British Literature 135.) T. Miller

120G. Open Field Poetry and Poetics. W
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. (Formerly American Literature 104E.) N. Mackey

140. Visual Media/Popular Culture.

140B. Violence in Contemporary American Film. S
A survey of recent American feature films in which graphic depiction of physical violence is an important element. Primary emphasis on analysis of formal, textual, and generic elements; some attention is paid to psychological, sociopolitical, and ideological contexts and implications of representing violence. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 105B.) M. Gamel

150. Ethnic Writing.

150A. Afro-American Literature. *
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. (Formerly American Literature 102A, Introduction to Afro-American Literature. ) (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Mackey

150B. Chicano Literature. *
An intensive examination of contemporary Chicano autobiography, narrative, poetry, and film. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 102B.) (General Education Code(s): E.) K. Gruesz

155. Regional Writing.

155B. Regions in American Literature. S
Examines development of regional writing in the U.S. Topic: Hawaii. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 140I.) May be repeated for credit. R. Wilson

155D. Studies in South African Literature. W
A survey of writing from South Africa since 1948, focusing on social and political themes. Authors include Paton, Gordimer, Mphahlele, Fugard, Ndebele, Head, Brutus, Coetzee, and others. Satisfies the English and Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (Formerly Other English Literature 107.) (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Jordan

160. Transnational Writing.

160A. 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. (Formerly American Literature 109B.) T. Miller

160E. Caribbean Literature. *
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 include Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Wilson Harris, George Lamming, Paule Marshall, V. S. Naipaul, Victor Reid, Jean Rhys, and Derek Walcott. Satisfies the English and Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (Formerly Other English Literaure 105.) (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Mackey

170. Individual Authors.

170A. Geoffrey 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. (Formerly British Literature 130A, Introduction to Chaucer.) H. Leicester, Jr.

170C. William Shakespeare. F
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. (Formerly British Literature 130I, Shakespeare. ) May be repeated for credit. W. Jones

170F. Charles Dickens. *
Study of representative work by Charles Dickens. Satisfies the British, English, and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. (Formerly British Literature 130G.) May be repeated for credit. M. Baumgarten

170M. William Faulkner. *
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. (Formerly American Literature 120D, Faulkner.) P. Skenazy

170O. Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. *
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. (Formerly American Literature 120T.) P. Skenazy

180. Topics.

180B. The Gothic Imagination in Fiction, Film, and Theory. *
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 fiction as The Monk, Frankenstein, Dracula, Maus, and Beloved. Films change each year, but may include Alien and Sweetie. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly Modern Literary Studies 121.). May be repeated for credit. H. Moglen

180D. Twain, Slavery, and the Literary Imagination. *
Using Mark Twain’s later writings and other literary/non-literary materials, explores responses to popular and legal discourse on “blood,” race, sex, resurgence of racism, and imperialism. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly American Literature 180C.) S. Gillman

180H. Women’s Literature. *
Works by women from the eighteenth century to the present, with special attention to the relationship of literature to history, psychology, and aesthetics. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly British Literature 140F.) T. Miller

190. Senior Seminars.

190A. Individual Authors. W
Intensive examination of works by individual authors. Topic for winter 2005: William Faulkner. Satisfies the English Literature concentration; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. P. Skenazy

 

190B. Studies in Early Modern British Literature. *
Study of selected authors or issues in early modern British literature. Satisfies the British, English, and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. (Formerly British Literature 190G.) Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

190F. Studies in Contemporary U.S. Literature. *
Intensive examination of issues in U.S. fiction since World War II. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. (Formerly American Literature 190C.) Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. P. Skenazy

190G. 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. (Formerly American Literature 190E.) Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff

190H. Picturing California: Memoir and Image. F
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. (Formerly American Literature 190J.) Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower division seminar under faculty supervision. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. (Formerly Other English Literatures 195.) 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. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. (Formerly Other English Literatures 197.) The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. (Formerly Other English Literatures 198.) The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. (Formerly Other English Literatures 199.) The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. (Formerly Other English Literatures 199F.) The Staff

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Graduate Courses

202. Canons. *
Considers literary canon formation through the lens of neglected or “lost” works by authors otherwise considered peripheral because of their language, cultural tradition, or regional affiliation. (Formerly American Literature 210.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. K. Gruesz

260. Transnational Literatures. W
Investigation of English language literature which transcends national boundaries. Topic: British postcolonial literature. (Formerly British Literature 240, Topics in British Literature. ) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. V. Cooppan

270. Individual Authors. S
Topic for spring 2005: William Shakespeare. Study of representative plays. (Formerly British Literature 230B.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. H. Berger, Jr.

280. Topics in English Language Literature. W,S
Topics for 2004–05: (W) Women Writers and Traditions of the English Novel. (S) African American Experimental Writing. (Formerly American Literature 205, Topics in American Literature. ) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. N. Mackey, H. Moglen

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with teaching of undergraduates. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading that does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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French Literature

Upper-Division Courses

134. French Literature Outside France. F
A study of texts written in French-speaking cultures: Belgium, Canada, Africa, the Caribbean. Satisfies the French, Modern, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. Taught in conjunction with course 234. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): E.) P. Gaitet

136. Introduction to Modernity. S
Study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century literary innovation and/or representations of sociohistorical events. Topic: the novel. Satisfies the French and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. R. Terdiman

152. Texts and Contexts. W
Examines implications of social and political change in terms of literary theory and practice. Places equal emphasis on literary and other kinds of cultural texts: historical, political, and cinematic. Topic: Colette and Duras. Satisfies the French and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. P. Gaitet

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. 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. Students submit petition to 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Graduate Courses

230. Studies in Literary and Cultural History. W
In-depth examination of one period of French literature. Topic: feudalism and courtly culture. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. S. Kinoshita

234. French Literature Outside France. F
A study of texts written in French-speaking cultures: Belgium, Canada, Africa, the Caribbean. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. P. Gaitet

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with the teaching of undergraduates. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading which does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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German Literature

Upper-Division Courses

120. Fear of the Foreign: Xenophobia in German Literature and Culture. S
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. *
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

159. German Comedy. W
A study of a series of comic works by authors writing in German. In addition to discussing the texts in depth, we also look at theories of humor and laughter developed by thinkers such as Freud, Schopenhauer, and Bergson. Satisfies the German and Modern concentrations. Prerequisite(s): German 5 or equivalent. Offered in alternate academic years. L. Nygaard

164. Modern German Fiction. *
Selected readings from the novel and novella in twentieth-century German literature. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. T. Honnef

167. Modern German Literature and Film. *
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: 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. Students submit petition to 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with the teaching of undergraduates. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading that does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Greek Literature

Upper-Division Courses

102. Greek Poetry. W
Topic: Homer. 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. T. Walsh

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

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. Students submit petition to 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. Students submit petition to 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with the teaching of undergraduates. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Italian Literature

Upper-Division Courses

130. Author and Contexts.
Designed to give an in-depth study of a given author’s literary production and its cultural context.

130D. 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

180. Women in Italy: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. *
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. Students submit petition to 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading that does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Latin Literature

Upper-Division Courses

102. Roman Poetry. F,W
Topic: (F) Virgil’s Aeneid; (W) Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Satisfies the Latin and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. May be repeated for credit. J. Lynch, M. Gamel

103. Prose Authors. S
Topic: Petronius. Satisfies the Latin and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. J. Lynch

104. Special Topics in Latin Literature. *
Satisfies the Latin and Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. May be repeated for credit. M. Gamel

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. Students submit petition to 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. Students submit petition to 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with the teaching of undergraduates. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Modern Literary Studies

Upper-Division Courses

124. The European Novel.

124A. Eighteenth Century to Modernism. S
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

125. Modern Cinema.

125D. Cinema and Social Change in Latin America. *
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(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

125L. Films on the Border. F
Surveys a range of cinematic representations of the U.S.-Mexico border region from Hollywood, independent, Chicano/Latino, Mexican, and local sources. Studies the border in both concrete and symbolic registers. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

125N. The Horror Film. *
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. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. H. Leicester, Jr.

135. Women Modernists. *
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

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.

144A. Jewish Diaspora, Ethnicity, and Urban Life. *
Focuses on modern Jewish diaspora, ethnicity, and urban life. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. (General Education Code(s): E.) B. Thompson

144B. Modernity as Jewish Challenge and Catastrophe: The American Experience. W
Examines modernity as Jewish challenge and catastrophe, and focuses on the American experience. Satisfies the American, English, and Modern Literature concentrations. (General Education Code(s): E.) B. Thompson

144C. 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. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

144D. Jewish Writers and the American City. F
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. (General Education Code(s): E.) M. Baumgarten

144E. Hebrew Poetry. S
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

144F. Israeli Literature. S
An introduction to Hebrew literature since the 1940s and to Israeli culture and history of this period. Topic for spring 2005: prose fiction. M. Ron

144G. Global Jewish Writing: Diasporas Compared. *
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(s): E.) The Staff

144I. Jews in Italy: Writing and Witnessing the Holocaust. W
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

145. Special Topics in Modern Literature.

155. Russian Literature in Translation.

155A. Nineteenth-Century Russian Fiction in Translation. *
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

155B. Soviet Literature. F
Survey of twentieth-century Soviet literature, from the revolution to the death of Stalin. Readings include modernist and avant-garde texts of the 1920s and socialist realism. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (Formerly Russian Literature Since the Revolution.). W. Nickell

155F. Women in Russian Literature. *
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. W. Nickell

160. French Literature in Translation.

160K. Great French Novels. S
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

167. German Authors in Translation.

167G. Goethe’s Faust. W
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

168. German Literature in Translation.

168C. Modern German Fiction. *
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

168D. Germany in War and Peace. *
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.
L. Nygaard

170. Modern Italian Literature in Translation.
Readings in Italian literature and culture ranging from Romanticism to the post-modern. Emphasis on Italy’s relation to modernity in terms of artistic innovation; politics and social life; family and gender relations; regional, national, and international identities. Topics vary from year to year.

170B. Modern Italian Novel. *
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

180. Latin American Literature in Translation.

180F. Latin American Women Writers. F
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(s): E.) L. Martinez-Echazabal

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 modern literary studies. All students are required to complete an essay of significant length as part of the seminar course work. Prerequisite: Literature 101. May be repeated for credit.

190B. Existentialism, Engaged Literature, and World War II. S
Explores the effects of a historical event, World War II, on French literary trends of the mid-twentieth century. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. P. Gaitet

190C. Literature and Other Media: Visions of Carmen. S
Carmen as literary text, opera, and film. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. Enrollment limited to 22. H. Leicester, Jr.

190H. Studies in the Horror Film. *
The horror genre in film: Nosferatu (1921) to the present. Using the U.S. as a reference point, the course considers problems of genre definition and canon formation, historical and international developments, social and psychological perspectives. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. H. Leicester, Jr.

190K. Readings in Tolstoy. W
Intensive study of Tolstoy’s major work War and Peace. 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. W. Nickell

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. Students submit petition to 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

231. Studies in Literary and Cultural History. F
Topic: (F) landscape and ideology. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. L. Nygaard

280. Topics in Theory. F,W,S
Explores issues arising in both the modern practices of criticism and in writings on the theory of criticism. Topics: (F) Latin American Critical Theory; (W) The Gramsci Discourse, Part I; (S) The Gramsci Discourse, Part II. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. (F) J. Poblete, (W) D. Shemek, (S) T. Miller

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with the teaching of undergraduates. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading that does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Pre- and Early Modern Literary Studies

Upper-Division Courses

107A. Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 1. W
Introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs as a graphic, conceptual, and communicative system. Covers the basic elements of classical Egyptian grammar, drawing primarily on inscriptions from extant Egyptian monuments. Students 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. Strongly recommended: two years previous study of a foreign language at the college level or the equivalent. (Formerly course 107, Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs. ).
D. Selden

111. Monsters, Barbarians, and Women: Topics in Ancient Ethnography. S
Focus is on the construction of race and gender in ancient Greek culture. Literary, historical, philosophical, dramatic, and medical texts (Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Euripides, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle) as well as visual media (vase painting, sculpture) are studied. J. Lynn

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. T. Walsh

121. Ancient Novel. *
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

124. Hebrew Bible. *
An introduction to textual, source, redaction, historical, and literary criticism of individual books of the Hebrew Bible and to exegesis as science and ideology. Also studies texts and iconography of neighboring mythological traditions (Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, Egyptian, and Greek) when appropriate. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. G. Hamel

127. Jewish Mystical Texts. S
Overview of literature of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah from antiquity to present. Focuses on primary texts including the Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Talmud, Midrash, Medieval/Spanish Kabbalah, Kabbalah of Safed, Sabbatianism, Hasidism, and contemporary authors. R. Feldman

132. Medieval French Romance. *
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

136. Representations of Gender in Medieval Literature. W
Examination of the portrayal of gender roles and interactions. Particular stress on erotic experience and the courtly tradition: Ovid, Andreas Capellanus, Marie de France, Chretien de Troyes, The Romance of the Rose, Dante, Chaucer, Christine de Pizan. H. Leicester

139. Rhetoric, Literature, and Performance. F
Investigates significance of the classical discipline of rhetoric as a theory of discourse that analyzes the persuasive forces of language, whether in practical public discourse (e.g., legal or political), literature, drama, art, film, or any system of representation. R. Branham

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.

167C. Don Quixote de la Mancha. *
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

183. Dante’s Divine Comedy. *
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 Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. M. Brose

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 pre- and early modern studies. All students are required to complete an essay of significant length as part of the seminar course work. Prerequisite: Literature 101. May be repeated for credit.

190P. Topics in Pre- and Early Modern Studies. F,W,S
Examination of individual authors or critical problems in ancient, medieval, or early modern/Renaissance literature. Topics: (F) war in literature; (W) phenomenon of comedy; (S) early modern travel narratives. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentration; 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. T. Walsh, G. Kallay, C. Freccero

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. Students submit petition to 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

201. Studies in Antiquity. S
An in-depth study of a topic in Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquity. Topic for 2004–05: translation, midrash, and interpretation. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. M. Baumgarten

204. Studies in Early Modernity. *
In-depth examination of a topic in Early Modern Studies. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. H. Berger

220. Individual Authors. *
Special focus on work of a single author in literary historical and/or historical context. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. M. Brose

244. Queering the Renaissance. F
Seeks to understand the recent convergence in early modern scholarship between queer theory and Renaissance studies and to explore the definitions and articulations of queer theory as a mode of textual criticism and practice. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. C. Freccero

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with the teaching of undergraduates. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading that does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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Russian Literature

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 Code(s): IH, E.) J. Aladro Font

Upper-Division Courses

102A. From the Conquest to Sor Juana. W
A study of Hispanic American literature from the chronicles of the conquest through the seventeenth century. Readings deal with transformations in both the idea of empire and the rights of the conquered. Includes the works of Colón, Cortés, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. N. Klahn

104. Erotismo y Mistica. S
Examines the connections between erotic literature and mystical literature through poetic representations of sublime where Eros and Thanatos meet. As symbolisms of mystical and erotic experiences fuse and confuse each other, we are able to establish connections between Sufi, Hindi, and Judeo-Christian mystical poetry. J. Aladro Font

130. Studies in Latin American Literary Genres.

130D. Latin American “testimonio.” *
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. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Poblete

130E. Latin American Poetry. *
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(s): E.) N. Klahn

131. National Literatures of Latin America.
A study of the literary expression of a particular Latin American country or region, with texts representing a variety of authors, periods, and genres.

131H. Cuba. F
Topic: Cuban revolution. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) L. Martinez-Echazabal

134. Special Topics in Latin American Literature.

134C. Fiction and Marginality: The Marginal at the Center. F
Marginalized perspectives take center stage in this course that studies ways Latin American/Latino authors textually contest dominant representations and realities, opening symbolic spaces for emergent historical subjects who gain agency and authority by re/presenting unmapped terrains. Texts include chronicles, “testimonios,” writings of the self, and novels. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Klahn

134G. Popular Culture in Latin American Narrative. *
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(s): E.) J. Poblete

134J. Mexico through the Movies.
Traces commercial and alternative filmmaking in Mexico from its origins to the present through the works of major directors, with particular emphasis on the historical and actual function of film in Mexican culture. Course satisfies the Modern, Spanish/Latin American/Latino, and World concentrations, and the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

135. Latin American Cinema.

135F. Cine y Literatu