Literature

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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 Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to first-year students, sophomores, and juniors. (General Education Code(s): IH, W.) D. Selden, S. Kinoshita, J. Poblete

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.

61F. Introduction to Reading Fiction. W
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.)S. Gillman

61G. Introduction to Women’s Literature. *
An introduction to women writers from a variety of cultures and historical eras. (General Education Code(s): IH.)P. Gaitet

61M. Approaches to Classical Myth. S
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. (Formerly course 21.) (Also offered as History 61. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): IH.)K. Bassi

61P. Introduction to Reading Poetry. F
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(s): IH.)M. Hendricks

80. Topics in Literature.

80A. 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(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.)The Staff

80L. The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry. S
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. Baumgarte

80N. Latino Expressions in the U.S. *
An introduction to Latino literature and culture in the U.S. A study of the creative expressions of Chicanos/as, Nuyoricans, Cuban Americans, and other Latin Americans in the U.S. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, E.)N. Klahn

80S. Aristotle’s Poetics. F
Close reading and analysis of Aristotle’s Poetics,with special attention to the subsequent fate and influence of the notions advanced in the book. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.)W. Godzich

80V. Literature and History. *
Examines literature’s relationship to the past and to the experience of history. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.)The Staff

80X. Global Narratives.  *
An introduction to works (novels, film, autobiography, travel literature) considered in relation to life in the modern world system. Topics and contexts include colonialism, postcolonialism, transnational capitalism, migrancy, diaspora, global cities, travel, and tourism. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, E.)The Staf

80Z. Introduction to Shakespeare. W
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 2006–07: (F) Marxist criticism; (W) authorship; (S) semiotics and psychoanalysis. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): W.) C. Connery, J. Greene

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

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. N. Klahn

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. The Staff

204. Readings in Literature (2 credits). *
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. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. 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. An author reading and two workshop section per week. Prerequisite: satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing requirement. Enrollment restricted to first-year students, sophomores, and juniors. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) 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(s): A.) (W) M. Sanders-Self, (FS) E. Stark

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.) (S) G. Young, (FW) C. Atkinson

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

Upper-Division Courses

170. Methods and Materials. W,S
Focuses on a particular process or subject used in the production of a literary text. Course is intended to work as a bridge between invention and scholarship. Topic: the serial poem. Enrollment restricted to creative writing literature majors. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) (W) K. Yamashita, (S) N. Mackey, (S) M. Perks

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. Sanders-Self, (W) E. Stark

183. Advanced Writing: Poetry. F,W
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.) (F) R. Wilson, (W) C. Atkinson

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

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. C. Atkinson

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

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

102. Canons.

102A. The Traditional British Canon, Part I. *
The constitution of the “canon” of English literature from Chaucer to Cowper. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. J. Greene

102C. The Traditional U.S. Canon: Beginnings to 1900. F
Major works from the colonial and early national periods to 1900, with attention to their social and cultural context. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. K. Gruesz

102D. The Traditional U.S. Canon, 1900 to the Present. *
Major works from 1900 to the present, with attention to their social and cultural context. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. D. Vukovich

103. Periods and Movements.

103D. English Renaissance Literature. *
Sampling of early modern English prose, verse, and drama. Topic: Jews, Race, and Renaissance England. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. M. Hendricks

103H. Twentieth-Century British Literature. *
Extensive study of literary productions of 20th-century Britain. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. S. Helvie

103I. The Harlem Renaissance. *
Examination of major writings of the Harlem Renaissance, with attention to cultural and historical background. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Mackey

103J. Contemporary American Literature. S
A selective examination of major writing since WWII, with attention to both literary issues and historical context. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. L. Chude-Sokei

103K. American Literature: 1900 to WWII. *
Surveys American literature in and around the climate of “modernism.” Beginning with texts written at the turn of the century, course ranges widely through the early to mid-20th century. Special attention will be given to works produced before and between World Wars, as well as to the various artistic, social and international movements characterizing that period. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. L. Chude-Sokei

110. Prose.

110B. The 18th-Century English Novel. F
The 18th-century novel from Defoe to Austen. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Greene

110C.  The 19th-Century English Novel. S
The 19th-century novel: Austen to Brontë. The Staff

110D. The 19th- and 20th-Century English Novel. W
The 19th- and 20th-century novel: Hardy to Joyce. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. The Staff

120. Poetry.

120A. Poetry of the 17th Century. S
Readings in the works of Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell, and others. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. W. Jones

120F. American Poetry Since World War II. *
Major poets since World War II, with attention to leading movements and critical issues. Summer 2006: The San Francisco Experiment: Writing and the Radical Imagination in the Bay Area. Satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. The Staff

120G. Open Field Poetry and Poetics. S
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 English and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. N. Mackey

130. Drama.

130B. English Drama: 1576–1642. F
Study of representative plays. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. W. Jones

140. Visual Media/Popular Culture.

140C. The Films of John Carpenter. F
Study of development and central themes of preeminent genre director of the “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 the comedies and action films. Satisfies the English, Literature and Film, and Modern Literature concentrations. H. Leicester

150. Ethnic Writing.

150A. 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 English and Modern Literature concentrations. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Mackey

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

150C. Asian American Literature. *
Examination of Asian American literary works (fiction, poetry, dramatic essays) in the context of the historical presence of Asian Americans in the United States from the 1850s. Emphasis on comparison of select works from ethnic Asian writings. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. (General Education Code(s): E.) K. Yamashita

155. Regional Writing.

155B. Regions in American Literature. F,W
Examines development of regional writing in the U.S. Topics: (F) San Francisco, (W) Hawaii. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. R. Wilson

155D. Studies in South African Literature. F
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. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Jordan

160. Transnational Writing.

160B. Empire and After in the British Novel. W
Examines fiction written in English, 1883–1948, in order to consider the complex relations–complicit, resistant, both—between literary and imperialist discourses. Likely novelists for study are Schreiner, Haggard, Conrad, Kipling, Forster, Hilton, Paton. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. V. Cooppan

160E. Caribbean Literature. F
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. (General Education Code(s): E.) L. Chude-Sokei

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 English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. H. Leicester

170B. Edmund Spenser. F
Studies in Spenser’s major poetry: Faerie Queene, Book I; Epithalamion; Mutabilitie Cantos. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. W. Jones

170D. John Milton. W
Selected poetry and prose. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. M. Hendricks

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 English and Modern Literature concentrations. P. Skenazy

170R. Bob Dylan. *
Bob Dylan as Poet: From Folk Hero to Electric Messiah. Focuses primarily on the poetry and poetics of Dylan’s by now substantial canon of works—early, middle, and late. Stresses poetic syntax, various lyric genres, surrealist imagery, and narrative tactics used, as well as the more socially expansive dynamics of how Dylan forged his prophetic/visionary imagination. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. R. Wilson

170S. Women Modernists: Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein. S
Focuses on two innovative modernist writers, Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein, in their artistic, cultural, and historical contexts. Satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. T. Miller 

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, Literature and Film, and Modern Literature concentrations. 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 English and Modern Literature concentrations. S. Gillman

190. Senior Seminars.

190A. Individual Authors. W,S
Intensive examination of works by individual authors. Topics: (W) Bob Dylan, (S) William Shakespeare. 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. M. Hendricks, R. Wilson

190C. Studies in 19th-Century British Literature. S
Study of selected authors or issues in 19th-century British literature. Topic: Victorian Age: 1848-1853. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): course 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. J. Jordan

190F. Studies in U.S. Literature. W
Intensive examination of issues in U.S. literature. Topic: Regions and Writers in California. Satisfies the 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. J. Burton-Carvajal

190G. Black Pulp Fiction. F
Investigates the ways black writers in the 20th 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 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(s): E.) L. Chude-Sokei

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. 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
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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

Graduate Courses

270. Individual Authors. F
Topic: H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. N. Mackey

280. Topics in English Language Literature. W,S
Topics: (W) reading the 1930s; (S) theorizing American culture. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. T. Miller, S. Gillman

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

131. The Middle Ages. W
Study of 12th- and 13th-century texts, with attention to problems of history and social change. In modern translations with selected readings in Old French or Provençal. Topic: courtly love and feudal society. Satisfies the French and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. S. Kinoshita

134. French Literature Outside France. *
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. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): E.) P. Gaitet

135. Author and Culture. F
Designed to provide an in-depth study of a given author’s literary oeuvre and its cultural context. Topic: Colette and Duras. Satisfies the French and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. P. Gaitet

136. Introduction to Modernity. S
Study of 19th- and 20th-century literary innovation and/or representations of sociohistorical events. Topic: 19th-century French novel. Satisfies the French and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. R. Terdiman

152. Texts and Contexts. *
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: narratives of girlhood. 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

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

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

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

Graduate Courses

204. Modern French/Francophone Philosophies of Difference. S
Examines select modern French/Francophone philosophical and psychoanalytic discussions of difference in the work of Lacan, Fanon, Irigaray, Derrida, and Deleuze and their influence on current critical theory. Texts are studied in French although students may use translations. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. C. Freccero

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

251. Topics in Theory. *
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. R. Terdiman, J. Greene

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. 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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German Literature

Upper-Division Courses

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

150. German Romanticism. F
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. S
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. Offered in alternate academic years. L. Nygaard

164. Modern German Fiction. *
Selected readings from the novel and novella in 20th-century German literature. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. T. Honnef

165. German Drama. *
Selected readings of the major German dramatists. Authors may include Hauptmann, Brecht, Weiss, Lessing, Schiller, and others. Attention given to various movements in theater. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. T. Honnef

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

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

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. 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. 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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Greek Literature

Upper-Division Courses

100. Introduction to Greek Literature. S
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. J. Lynch

102. Greek Poetry. *
Topic: lyric poetry. 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. J. Lynch

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

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. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

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

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

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. 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
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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Italian Literature

Upper-Division Courses

102. Introduction to Italian Literature. F
A close reading of a small number of texts (lyric, dramatic, narrative) representing the major authors and periods of Italian literature, with intensive practice in spoken and written Italian. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literature concentrations. D. Shemek

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

130D. Dante’s Divine Comedy . W
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. The Staff

160. Studies in the Italian Novel. S
A study of the development of the novel in Italy with attention to the cultural context. The Staff

165. Studies in Italian Literature and Culture. S
In-depth examination of a topic in Italian literary and cultural studies. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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

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

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. 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. 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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Latin Literature

Upper-Division Courses

100. Introduction to Latin Literature. S
Satisfies the Latin and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. May be repeated for credit. J. Lynn

102. Roman Poetry. F,W
Topic: (F) Virgil; (W) the politics of Latin lyric. 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. K. Bassi, J. Lynch

103. Prose Authors. *
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. D. Selden, R. Branham

104. Special Topics in Latin Literature. S
Topic: Medieval Latin. Satisfies the Latin and Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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

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

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. 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
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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Modern Literary Studies

Upper-Division Courses

103. Constructions of the Modern. *
Definitions of the “modern” (after 1750) are developed within historically and culturally specific contexts. Satisfies the Modern and Critical Theory Literature concentrations. R. Terdiman

124. The European Novel.

124A. Eighteenth Century to Modernism. S
Major works of European fiction in their social, cultural, and intellectual contexts. Emphasizes the 19th- and 20th-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 Critical Theory, Modern, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

125K. Asian Action and Anime. W
Selective analytic survey of two of the most spectacular modes in the cinemas of Japan, Chinese-speaking Asia, and Korea: the anime and the action film. The films will be read for their historico-cultural specificity and then dynamically and dialogically. Satisfies the Critical Theory, Literature and Film, Modern Literary Studies, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) E. Jackson

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 Literature and Film, Modern Literary Studies, 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 Literature and Film and Modern Literature concentrations. H. Leicester

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. The Staff

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. S
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

144D. 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. (General Education Code(s): E.) B. Thompson

144G. Global Jewish Writing: Diasporas Compared. *
Comparative analysis of Jewish writers from Western and non-Western diasporas. Topics include Jewish travel narratives, Jewish identity, religion, ethnicity, anti-Semitism, relations to Zionism, migration, colonialism and postcolonialism, intergenerational relations, and gender roles. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) M. Baumgarten

144H. Jewish Writers and the European City. F
Interrogates the master narrative of a specific European city and discusses the ways in which Jewish life and Jewish actions helped to shape that story and were shaped by it. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies concentration. Topic for fall 2006: Venice. M. Baumgarten

144I. Jews in Italy. *
Examines major Jewish writers in Italy. Course materials include films, poetry, cultural documents. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

144J. Jewish Travel Narratives. F
Exploration of the idea of the Diaspora as a “moving” condition, and of the mutli-dimensional character of global Jewish culture, covering authors who traveled across the Jewish world from medieval times to the present. Satisfies the Modern Literary studies and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. M. Baumgarten

145. Special Topics in Modern Literature.

145B. Modern Literature. S
Study of 19th- and/or 20th-century literature, with attention to its literary and historical context. Topic: Realism from the Congress of Vienna to Magic Realism. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies concentration. May be repeated for credit. W. Godzich

145C. Modern Fiction and Poetry. F
Survey of experimental fiction and poetry. In addition to reading literary texts, course considers literary theories of reading and writing. Topic for fall 2006: intersection of gender with genre, form, technique, and style. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. D. Farquhar

152. Japanese Literature in Translation.

152D. Japan and America: Dislocations of the Postmodern. *
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 Critical Theory, Literature and Film, Modern Literary Studies, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) E. Jackson

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. Russian Literature in Revolution. F
Survey of 20th-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 Soviet Literature.) W. Nickell

155H. Russian Avant-Garde. *
A study of the main movement in Russian modernism, from symbolism to Acmeism, Futurism, Suprematism and Constructionism, including visual arts, film, and formalist literary theory through reading the poetry and prose of Blok, Bely, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam, Mayakovsky, and Zamyatin in translation. Explores the changing concepts of art and its function in society, both before and after the Revolution of 1917. Enrollment limited to 25. W. Nickell

155I. The Literatures of Russian and African-American Soul. W
Views the literatures of slavery and emancipation in relation to cultural paradigms of soul, virtue, and “élan vital,” with particular attention to the ways that Russian peasant and African-American cultures have been mined as sources of purity and vitality. W. Nickell

160. French Literature in Translation.

160C. French Philosophical Writers. W
Analysis of leading figures, periods, and problems in French philosophy with particular emphasis on the culturally specific dimensions of Gallic thought, including its self-conscious foregrounding of political and aesthetic concerns. Satisfies the Critical Theory and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. May be repeated for credit. R. Terdiman

167. German Authors in Translation.

167G. Goethe’s Faust. S
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 20th-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

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. The Staff

170B. Modern Italian Novel. F
Surveys Italian novels of the 19th and 20th centuries. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. D. Shemek

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. The Staff

190A. Proust and Contemporary Criticism. *
Read substantial portion of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time in English translation and examines 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 Global distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. R. Terdiman

190N. Topics in Modern Literary Studies. W
Selected authors or issues in modern literary and cultural studies. Topic: 19th- and 20th-century French novels and culture. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. P. Gaitet

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

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

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. 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. W
Topic: Landscape and ideology. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. L. Nygaard

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. 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 graduates students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff 

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Pre- and Early Modern Literature

Upper-Division Courses

102. Ancient Literature in Cross-Cultural Perspective. *
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 100 or Latin Literature 100 or Literature 80A or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. G. Hamel

104. Homer and Sappho. *
Close reading of the Iliad, Odyssey, and fragments of Sappho and other lyric poets of the Archaic Age. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. J. Lynch

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. D. Selden

107B. Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 2. S
Advanced Middle Egyptian grammar (2 weeks). Close reading of the Tale of Sinuhe in Egyptian, selected hymns and love poetry from the New Kingdom. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global, Pre- and Early Modern, and Poetry distribution requirements. Together, Egyptian Hieroglyphs 1 and 2 fulfill the language requirements for the intensive major. Prerequisite(s): course 107A or permission of instructor. D. Selden

111. Monsters, Barbarians, and Women: Topics in Ancient Ethnography. W
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. F
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

123. The Comedy of Sex on Stage and Screen. *
Surveys the theory and practice of comedy in several contexts and media including stage, film, and television, with special attention to questions of gender and sexuality. Texts include Aristophanes, Plautus, Shakespeare, Moliere, Orton, Chaplin, Seinfeld, Freud, Bakhtin. Satisfies the Literature and Film and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement.M. Gamel

132. Medieval French Romance. W
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

140. Satire. S
An introduction to satire as both an individual genre with a unique literary history, and as a discursive technique present in other literary genres. Students will investigate a range of satiric works from the classical, early modern, and modern periods. W. Jones

144. Pre- and Early Modern Jewish Cultures.

144A. Jewish Mysticism. W
Overview of literature of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah from antiquity to the present. Focuses on primary texts including the Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Talmud, Midrash, Medieval/Spanish Kabbalah, Kabbalah of Safed, Sabbatianism, Hasidism, and contemporary authors. Satisifies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Global Literature distribution requirements. (Formerly course 127, Jewish Mystical Texts.) D. Selden

144B. Hebrew Bible. S
Introduction to textual, source, redaction, historical, and literary criticism of individual books of the Hebrew Bible and to exegesis as science and ideology. Covers texts and iconography of neighboring mythological traditions (Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, Egyptian, Greek) when appropriate. Topic: prophetic texts: Ezekiel. Satisfies the Pre-and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. G. Hamel

144C. Performing Texts. *
Wide-angled exploration of the cultural worlds connected with Jewish liturgy across the diaspora. Offers an anthropological approach to the connections between written text and oral cultures in Judaism: classical and contemporary texts, poetry, music, architecture, and synagogue life. The Staff

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. The Staff

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. The Staff

190P. Topics in Pre- and Early Modern Studies. W,S
Examination of individual authors or critical problems in ancient, medieval, or early modern/Renaissance literature. Topics: (W) Rhetoric of War; (S) Comedy and Philosophy in Ancient Athens: Aristophanes, Socrates, and Plato. 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. (W) K. Bassi, (S) J. Lynch

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

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

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

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

Graduate Courses

201. Studies in Antiquity. F
An in-depth study of a topic in Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquity. Topic: rhetoric of war. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. K. Bassi

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. 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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Russian Literature

Upper-Division Courses

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

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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Spanish/Latin Amer/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.) N. Silleras-Fernandez

Upper-Division Courses

100. Introduction to Spanish Literature.

100C. Medieval Spanish Literature. F
Focuses on Spanish medieval literature, broadly covering the 12th to the 15th centuries. Examines and contextualizes literary genres developed in this period. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. N. Silleras-Fernandez

117. Literatures of the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean. *
By reading Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican texts, explores questions of modernity and postmodernity, of cultural, political, gender, and racial identities, while also addressing the position of Caribbean literature within the Latin American literary canon. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) L. Martinez-Echazabal

130. Studies in Latin American Literary Genres.

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 require