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Literature

Lower-Division Courses

1. Literary Interpretation. 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 and sophomores, or literature and proposed literature majors and literature minors. (General Education Code(s): IH, W.) P. Gaitet, V. Cooppan

42. Student-Directed Seminar. *
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.)

61. Introduction to Literary Genres.

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

61F. Introduction to Reading Fiction. *
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.) The Staff

61J. Introduction to Jewish Literature and Culture. W
Surveys 3,000 years of Jewish literature and culture. Themes includes origins of the Jews in the ancient world; formation and persistence of the Jewish diaspora; coherence and diversity of Jewish experience; Jewish narrative and textual traditions; interaction between Jews and other cultures; tensions between tradition and modernity. (General Education Code(s): IH, E.) M. Baumgarten

61M. Approaches to Classical Myth. *
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. (General Education Code(s): IH.) The Staff

61R. Race in Literature. *
An investigation into the various uses and abuses of "race" in 20th-century fiction. Authors may include Jean Rhys, Paul Bowles, Mark Twain, Russell Banks, Darius James, Joseph Conrad, Nella Larsen, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Leslie Marmon Silko, and V.S. Naipaul. (General Education Code(s): IH, E.) The Staff

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. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.) L. Chude-Sokei

80K. Topics in Medical Humanities. *
Medical humanities designate an interdisciplinary field of humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, history, and religion), concerned with their application to medical education and practice. The humanities provide insight into the human condition, suffering, personhood, and our responsibility to each other; and offer a historical perspective on medical practice. Students may not receive credit for this course and Modern Literary Studies 145E. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts.) W. Godzich

80L. The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry. *
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.) M. Baumgarten, P. Kenez

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. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) K. Gruesz

80P. Topics in Latin American Culture. S
Through films, literary texts, historical, sociological, and anthropological writings, explores topics pertaining to Latin American culture and society. Topic: Cuban literature and film after 1989. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) L. Martinez-Echazabal

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

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

Graduate Courses

Creative Writing

Lower-Division Courses

Upper-Division Courses

170. Methods and Materials. *
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. Enrollment restricted to creative writing literature majors. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff

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

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 by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) (F) G. Young, (W) N. Mackey, (S) R. Wilson

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.

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

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

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

English-Language Literatures

Upper-Division Courses

102. Canons.

102A. The Traditional British Canon, Part I. W
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

103. Periods and Movements.

103A. British Literature and Culture to 1740. *
Literature and society to 1740. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

103E. Studies in 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 English and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. H. Leicester

103G. Experiment and Tradition in 20th-Century Literature. *
A study of English and/or American writings from 1900 to 1950, with particular attention to the theoretical, historical, and artistic premises behind the concept of "modernism." Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. The Staff

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.

110A. Studies in the English Novel. *
From the 18th to the 20th century. Texts include work by Fielding, Austen, Brontë, Dickens, Conrad, and Woolf. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. The Staff

110C. The 19th-Century English Novel. S
The 19th-century novel: Austen to Brontë. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. J. Jordan

110F. Nineteenth-Century American Fiction. S
Examination of selected fiction written between the end of the 18th century and the Civil War, with attention to historical and cultural as well as literary issues. Satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. K. Gruesz

110I. American Prose: Modern and Contemporary Non-Fiction. F
Explores the strands and streams of creative non-fiction in postwar American literature. Topics range from the "non-fiction novel" and "the New Journalism," to experiments in autobiography, media, art, and cultural criticism that make up the world of publishing today. Satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. L. Chude-Sokei

120. Poetry.

120H. Contemporary American Poetry: From Beat to Postlanguage. *
An introduction to experimental/radical/oppositional poetries of the past 50 years. Emphasis on surrealist, anti-realist, and generative tendencies within an inclusive range of practices that merge poetry with theory. Satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. The Staff

120K. 20th-Century English Poetry. *
Teaches close reading and interpretation skills specific to poetry through examination of 20th-century English poetry. Satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. The Staff

130. Drama.

130B. English Drama: 1576–1642. F
Study of representative plays. Topic: staging citizenship in English Renaissance drama. Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. The Staff

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 and Modern Literature concentrations. H. Leicester

150. Ethnic Writing.

150C. Asian American Literature. F
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

150G. Race and Genre: Reading Korean American Literature. *
Examines Korean American literature as a case study for looking at issues of race and nation, traditional canon formation, and genre building in relationship to the role of minority literature in U.S. literary studies. Satisfies the English Language and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff

155. Regional Writing.

155B. Regions in American Literature. S
Examines development of regional writing in the U.S. Topic: California regional writers. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. J. Burton-Carvajal

155D. Studies in South African Literature. *
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, Modern, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Jordan

160. Transnational Writing.

160C. Postcolonial Writing. *
Introduces students to a selection of postcolonial theory and texts. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

160E. Caribbean Literature. W
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. Satisfies the English, and Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff

170. Individual Authors.

170C. William Shakespeare. W
Satisfies the English and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

170D. John Milton. S
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. H. Leicester

180. Topics.

180H. Women's Literature. W
Works by women from the 18th century to the present, with special attention to the relationship of literature to history, psychology, and aesthetics. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. H. Moglen

180K. War in Contemporary American Culture. *
Considers the treatment of war in American literature since World War II. Close attention paid to both literary form and relevant historical context. Also provides perspectives on, and critical tools for thinking about, contemporary armed conflict. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly War and 20th-Century American Culture.) The Staff

190. Senior Seminars.

190A. Individual Authors. W
Intensive examination of works by individual authors. Topic: Samuel Delany. 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. L. Chude-Sokei

190C. Studies in 19th-Century British Literature. W
Study of selected authors or issues in 19th-century British literature. Topic: Victorian poetry. 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. Jordan

190F. Studies in U.S. Literature. F,W
Intensive examination of issues in U.S. literature. Topic : (F) Asian Americans in law and literature; (W) 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. C. Hong, J. Burton-Carvajal

190K. Studies in Poetry. S
Studies in English-language poetry. Topic: Open Field Poetry and Poetics. Satisfies the English and Modern concentrations; also satisfies the poetry and senior seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. N. Mackey

190L. Studies in English Language Literature. *
Studies of selected authors or issues in English language literature. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the senior seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior Literature majors. The Staff

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

French Literature

Upper-Division Courses

131. The Middle Ages. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. 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: Orientalism. Satisfies the French and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. Taught in conjunction with course 230. May be repeated for credit. S. Kinoshita

134. French Literature Outside France. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. 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
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. Designed to provide an in-depth study of a given author's literary oeuvre and its cultural context. Topic: André Gide. Satisfies the French and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. P. Gaitet

141. Studies in Narrative. S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. Topic: Colette and Duras. Satisfies the French and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. May be repeated for credit. P. Gaitet

152. Texts and Contexts. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. 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. Satisfies the French and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in French required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

German Literature

Upper-Division Courses

102. Introduction to German Literature. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. Wide reading of works representing the major authors, periods, and genres of German literature. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. The Staff

120. Fear of the Foreign: Xenophobia in German Literature and Culture. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. 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. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. 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. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required.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. T. Honnef

162. Modern German Lyric Poetry. S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. Intensive analysis of selected poems is complemented by broader reading in certain authors and periods. Satisfies the German and Modern Literary Studies concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. A. Bivens

167. Modern German Literature and Film. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. Discusses a range of modern and contemporary German texts, including poetry, drama, and film. Satisfies the German and Modern Literature concentrations. May be repeated for credit. A. Bivens

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. Prerequisite: Literature 101. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in German required. 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

Greek Literature

Upper-Division Courses

100. Introduction to Greek Literature. S
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. 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. (General Education Code(s): IH.) D. Selden

102. Greek Poetry. W
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. 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. K. Bassi

103. Greek Drama. F
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. Topic: Euripides' "Orestes." 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. M. Gamel

105. Special Topics in Greek Literature. *
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. Readings in selected ancient Greek texts for advanced students. Texts vary from year to year. Focus is on translation and interpretation; requirements normally include both translation exams and interpretive essays. Satisfies the Greek and Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. Taught in conjunction with Pre- and Early Modern Literature 102. 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
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Reading proficiency in Ancient Greek required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

Italian Literature

Upper-Division Courses

102. Introduction to Italian Literature. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. 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. The Staff

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

130B. Boccaccio. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Critical study of "The Decameron." Satisfies the Italian, Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. The Staff

130D. Dante's "Divine Comedy". W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. 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

165. Studies in Italian Literature and Culture. S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. In-depth examination of a topic in Italian literary and cultural studies. Topic: the novella. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. May be repeated for credit. D. Shemek

180. Women in Italy: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. 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. Periods and readings may vary from year to year. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literature concentrations. D. Shemek

195. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. 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

Latin Literature

Upper-Division Courses

100. Introduction to Latin Literature. S
Reading proficiency in Latin required. 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. (General Education Code(s): IH.) J. Lynn

102. Roman Poetry. W,S
Reading proficiency in Latin required. Topic: (W) Lucretius' "De Rerum Natura"; (S) 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. M. Gamel, K. Bassi

103. Prose Authors. F
Reading proficiency in Latin required. Topic: Roman letters. 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. C. Hedrick

104. Special Topics in Latin Literature. *
Reading proficiency in Latin required. Satisfies the Latin and Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and 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
Reading proficiency in Latin required. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Reading proficiency in Latin required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

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

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Reading proficiency in Latin required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

Modern Literary Studies

Upper-Division Courses

125. Modern Cinema.

125L. Films on the Border. *
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 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 Modern Literary Studies concentration. 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.

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

144E. Hebrew Poetry. *
Hebrew poetry—Biblical, medieval, modern—explores cultural and literary issues central to our contemporary world. Texts and discussion focus on Jewish and Israeli literary traditions. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

144G. Global Jewish Writing. W
Comparative analysis of modern Jewish writers from Western and non-Western diasporas. 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. *
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. May be repeated for credit. M. Baumgarten

144J. Jewish Travel Narratives. S
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

144K. The Transnational Subject. *
Examines how alternative subjectivities are adopted in narratives structured around hidden national identities. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. W. Nickell

145. Special Topics in Modern Literature.

145A. Modern Poetry. *
A survey of modern poetry across cultures; includes a variety of poetic forms. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. The Staff

145G. Beyond Identity. *
Recent scholarly attention has focused on identity construction among individuals, collectivities, and even products (branding). This seminar focuses on getting one's bearing in a changing organization of knowledge and on determining one's place within it. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. W. Godzich

145H. Detective Fiction. F
Representative works of 19th- and 20th-century detective fiction, including works by Poe, Conan Doyle, Christie, Sayers, Hammett, Chandler, P.D. James, Paretsky, and others. Satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. J. Jordan

145I. The Historical Novel. W
Traces major developments in the historical novel, looking at how this popular genre has taken up a series of different forms, concerns, and questions about history and the different senses of historicity that fiction can express. Satisfies the English and Modern Literature concentrations. (Formerly English Language Literature 180I.) The Staff

155. Russian Literature in Translation.

155F. Women in Russian Literature. S
Survey of women's writing and representations of women in Russian and Slavic literature from the medieval folk tale through the contemporary period. Topics include Baba Yaga tales, woman as subject in 19th-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

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. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution concentration. 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. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. W. Nickel

160. French Literature in Translation.

160K. Great French Novels. *
Provides an introduction to important French novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. All works are read in English. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. P. Gaitet

167. German Authors in Translation.

167G. Goethe's "Faust". *
An intensive study of Goethe's "Faust," Parts I and II. All works are read in English. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. L. Nygaard

167K. Kafka in Translation. *
An intensive study of the works of Franz Kafka, with close readings in particular of the aphorisms and shorter texts, and with reference to the literary, social, and historical context in which Kafka's work emerged. A. Bivens

168. German Literature in Translation.

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

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.

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 Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. R. Terdiman

190K. Readings in Tolstoy. *
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

190N. Topics in Modern Literary Studies. S
Selected authors or issues in modern literary and cultural studies. Topic: Vampire Film. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Senior Seminar distribution requirement. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. H. Leicester.

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

Pre- and Early Modern Literature

Upper-Division Courses

102. Ancient Literature in Cross-Cultural Perspective. W
Topic: Josephus, Philo, and John. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. G. Hamel

107A. Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Part 1. *
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. *
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. F
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

113. Power, Pleasure, and Danger in Ancient Athens. S
Works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Thucydides, and Plato will be read as products of their own time and culture, as sources of Western artistic, intellectual, and moral traditions, and as works still meaningful today. Topics include heroism, relationships between thought and action, conflicts between the individual and society, the nature of divinity and its relationship to human beings. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies distribution requirement. (Formerly Literature of Classical Athens.) J. Lynn

128. Medieval Epic. *
Medieval reworkings of stories and motifs drawn from the "barbarian" or Germanic tradition including "Beowulf," "The Song of Roland," "Nibelungenlied," Snorri Sturlason: "King Harald's Saga" from "Heimskringla," and "Njal's Saga." Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. H. Leicester

131. Love and Madness in Medieval Literature. *
A study of the development of the courtly love tradition in medieval Italy and France, with close attention to the construction of gender and authorship, and to the interconnections between Eros, madness, and death. Works include troubadour poetry, the romances of Chretien de Troyes, tales of Marie de France, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. The Staff

136. Representations of Gender in Medieval Literature. *
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. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. H. Leicester

144. Pre- and Early Modern Jewish Cultures.

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: Genesis. Satisfies the Pre-and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. N. Deutsch

148. The Beloved in Medieval Poetry. F
The figure of the Beloved is a medieval invention. Course traces its development from the Mozarabic Jarchas to Petrarch, and includes Provençal Troubadours, German Minnesaenger, French Trouveres, the Spanish "Libro de Buen Amor," and "The Romance of the Rose." Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. W. Godzich

149. Ancient Myth/Modern Poetics. *
Reading of Greek and Roman texts (in English translation) which utilize mythic material juxtaposed with later poems written in response to them. Readings from Homer, Sappho, Greek drama, Petrarch, modern poets; discussion of concepts of myth, strategies of response. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern concentration; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. M. Gamel

150. Pre- and Early Modern Literature in Translation.

150C. Italian Renaissance. *
Study of Renaissance in Italy as concept and educational/artistic revolution, with special attention to literary works and to dialogue among the arts and sciences. Authors vary but may include Boccaccio, Petrarch, Machiavelli, and Michelangelo. Satisfies Pre- and Early Modern concentration; also satisfies Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. D. Shemek

162. Renaissance Versions of Gender. *
An introduction to the vast array of early modern literature dedicated to formulating, advancing, and protesting European models of ideal feminine behavior. Texts include poetry, tales, letters, dialogues, and treatises, which lay the foundations for many of the debates within modern feminism. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. The Staff

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.

167B. Spanish Golden Age Theater. W
Analyzes theater during the Golden Age (16th and 17th centuries) of Spanish literature, when the theater was a "democratic" meeting point and a social barometer. The popularity of playwrights, such as Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca is comparable to the stars of Hollywood of today. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font

177. Discourses in Early Modern Cultures.

177A. "Race" in Early Modern Cultures. W
Examines the literary, linguistic, visual, scientific, and theological histories of the modern notion of race. Topic: Jews and Africans in Renaissance Europe. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentration; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. M. Hendricks

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) representations of gender in medieval literature; (W) Jewish mysticism; (S) ancient myth/modern poetics. 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. H. Leicester, N. Deutsch, M. Gamel

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

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

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

Russian Literature

Upper-Division Courses

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Russian required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Russian required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

Spanish/Latin Amer/Latino Lit

Lower-Division Courses

Upper-Division Courses

102. Introduction to Hispanic American Literature.

102A. From the Conquest to Sor Juana. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. A study of Hispanic American literature from the chronicles of the conquest through the 17th 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. Satisfies the Global, Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. N. Klahn

102B. Romanticism to Modernism. S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Follows the literary manifestations of the growing consciousness of the Latin American writer: discovery of native themes, imitation of European models, search for a "new language" literally and figuratively. Relates historical events with literary movements. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Poblete

130. Studies in Latin American Literary Genres.

130D. Latin American "testimonio". *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. 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. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. 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

130F. U.S. Latino/a Writing in Spanish/English and Spanglish. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Spanish-based, English/bilingual inclusive overview of Latino/a writing in the U.S. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Poblete

131D. Chile. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Examines narrative and poetry in Chile within the general context of the relationships between literature, nation, and representation. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global Distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Poblete

134. Special Topics in Latin American Literature.

134C. Fiction and Marginality: The Marginal at the Center. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. 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

134M. Modernidad y literatura: El Boom de la novela latinoamericana. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Explores the relationships between literature and mass culture, modernization, and globalization through the study of the so-called Boom of Latin American narrative. Course satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Klahn

134N. El Cuento Hispanoamericano: Variedades esteticas de la literatura breve en America Latina. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Explores different aesthetic options of famous Latin American masters of the short story. Includes authors such as Quiroga, Borges, Cortázar, Gorodischer, Monterroso. Among the different types of writing to be explored are fantastic, detective, metaliterary, social critique, historical, and philosophical. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Poblete

135. Latin American Cinema.

135D. Social Documentary: Histories, Theories, Practice. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Examines the forms and functions of film and video documentary throughout Latin America from the 1950s to the present. Emphasizes engagement with historical events, political conflicts, and social movements, along with changing theories and perceptions of documentary. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish/Latin American/Latino, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

135F. Cine y Literatura. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Introduction to analysis and interpretation of major Spanish-language films derived from literary works by Latin American and Spanish authors. Explores mechanisms of representation and adaptation. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish/Latin American/Latino, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. J. Burton-Carvajal

135G. Geografías y géneros del cine hispanoparlante. S
Comparative survey of fictional film genres across the Spanish-speaking world (comedy, melodrama, coming of age, "biopic," road movie, western) from 1930s to the present. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies, Spanish/Latin American/Latino and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal

151. Literature and Life in "Don Quijote" and Other Cervantes Texts. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. A close reading of the works of Cervantes, with particular attention to "Don Quijote," in an attempt to discover how these works reflect the conflictive period in which the author lived. Also looks closely at the Cervantine view of the relationship of literature to life, as manifested in the works under study. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

World Literature and Cultural Studies

Upper-Division Courses

105. International Cyberpunk. *
Cyberpunk, considered a subgenre within science fiction, has achieved international prominence and presents interesting interpretative challenges. Course examines some issues as manifested in representative texts. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. W. Godzich

109. Topics in Cultural Studies. F
Studies in the theory of cultural studies. Topic: Plantations of Past and Present. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): E.) D. El Dessouky

113. The Future. *
Examines modes of thinking and imagining the future throughout human history, and considers the fate of the future today. Topics include apocalyptic religion, utopia and dystopia, progress, revolution, finance, and everyday life. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. C. Connery

118. Literature of the Asian Diaspora. *
Study of literature of the Asian diaspora, attempting to discover and define a growing body of contemporary writing under this rubric, including immigrant/migrant histories, memories of exile and refuge, as well as the fiction of imagined homelands. (General Education Code(s): E.) K. Yamashita

126. Metamorphoses: Pre/Post Modern Transformations. W
Examines transformations between god, human, and animal from ancient literature to medieval, renaissance, modern, and postmodern (especially science) fiction and poetry. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry, Pre- and Early Modern, and Global distribution requirements. C. Freccero

127. Chicano/Mexicano Geographies. *
Considers the historical, current, and future directions of Chicano/a literary culture within the context of the long-standing exchanges of culture and politics across the U.S.-Mexican border and the challenges of globalization. Includes novels, essays, and films. Satisfies the English, Modern, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) K. Gruesz

150. World Literature and Cultural Studies Core Sequence.

150A. Worldings. F
How to think about the world as a whole: representations, networks, systems, taxonomies, versions of globalization. Topic: literary network systems. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global requirement. May be repeated for credit. V. Cooppan

150B. Space/Time. W
The world as understood through spatial and temporal divisions: regions, nations, empires, periods in a worlded perspective. Topic: Pacific Rim discourse. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. R. Wilson

150C. Problems. S
Considers a range of phenomena from a critical world perspective: subject formation; human activity on a global scale; questions that demand a worlded answer. Topics: the body in the 20th century. Satisfies the Modern and World literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global requirement. May be repeated for credit. W. Godzich

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

190A. Topics in World Literature and Cultural Studies. F,S
Topics: (F) Medieval Mediterranean; (S) Black Britain. Satisfies the World Literature concentration; also satisfies the Global and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. "Medieval Mediterranean" additionally satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies concentration and distribution requirements; "Black Britain" additionally satisfies the English and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Kinoshita, V. Cooppan

190B. Studies in Slavery, Race, and Nation in the Americas. *
Compares literatures and histories of slavery, abolitionism, and nationalism in 19th-century Cuba and the U.S. Readings include slave narratives by Juan Francisco Manzano (Cuba) and Harriet Jacobs (U.S.) and antislavery novels by black nationalist Martin Delany, Cuban nationalist Cirilio Villaverde, and "sentimental" reformers Harriet Beecher Stowe and Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Senior Seminar distribution requirements. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Enrollment restricted to senior literature majors. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Gillman

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

195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
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

Graduate Courses

*Not offered in 2009-10