Course Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Oberlin College Courses Offered in 2017-18 (and planned offerings in future years)
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HIST 280 - Brothers at War: Conflict in Korea
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This course is designed to explore the cultural, social and political history of the Korean War in the context of Cold War ideology and US-Soviet- Chinese-Korean relationship as well as specific battles and key players.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. Jager
Cross List Information Cross Listed with EAST 280
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HIST 282 - The French Empire: 18th Century to the Present
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
The history of the French Empire is Caribbean history, North American history, the history of North Africa and the Middle East, West African history, Southeast Asian history, South Pacific islands history, and more, as well as the history of France. From the plantation colonialism of the 18th century to the remnants of empire that ring the globe today, French imperialism was always a unique combination of ‘piety, pugnacity, and greed,’ as much the making of missionaries and fantasy-oriented soldiers as capitalists. Combination of lecture and discussion. French language readings available for students with appropriate proficiency.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: L. Smith
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HIST 285 - American Indians: Pre-Columbus to the Present
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This survey course examines the indigenous cultures of North America from the ‘pre-contact’ period through the late twentieth century. It explores such salient themes as native encounters with European and African foreigners, pan-Indian movements and the development of race, the emergence of reservation life, the Indian New Deal, the termination of reservations and urban relocation. The course will also consider the bearing of the past on contemporary issues regarding native sovereignty and self-determination.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: M. Bahar
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HIST 288 - Weimar Berlin
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
The German city of Berlin has long been a city of fascination and transformation. During the short years between WWI and the Nazi takeover, it was the center of a cultural efflorescence that has rarely been matched since, including the music of Kurt Weill, the art of Dada and Neue Sachlichkeit, and the designs of the Bauhaus, among others. This course will examine the culture of Weimar Berlin and situate it within the turbulent social life and politics of those years. Required course for the From Berlin to Broadway: The Music of Kurt Weill StudiOC Learning Community.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: A. Sammartino
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 289 - Japanese American Internment and Public History
Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2SS, CD
This module course will focus on the history and legacies of Japanese internment during WWII with special attention paid to Oberlin’s response to internment. Taught in conjunction with a major public history exhibit about Japanese American students who attended Oberlin during the war, the class will include numerous lectures by outside speakers as well as the opportunity to learn about public history and to do outreach and education associated with the exhibit. Class will meet on Thursday evenings with occasional additional meetings on Fridays at noon to talk with outside speakers.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: S. Lee, R. Romano
Cross List Information Cross-listed with CAST 289
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HIST 292 - Jewish Emancipation in Modern Europe
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This course examines the historical processes of Jewish civic emancipation in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. It explores the different paths taken in Britain, Western Europe, and Central Europe as they reflected varying discourses on the place of Jews within the modern nation-state. Topics include enlightenment, intellectual debate, revolution, reform, and antisemitic opposition.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: L. Herron
Cross List Information Cross-listed with JWST 292
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HIST 299 - Introduction to Historical Methods
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WADV
This course, required of all new History Majors beginning in Fall 2017, is designed to introduce history majors to a range of problems, debates and critical practices in the discipline of history. The class will examine different schools of historical thought, will explore the idea of the archive and examine many different kinds of sources for historical research, will consider methods and models of constructing historical interpretations, and will investigate ethical issues related to historical research and writing. History majors should aim to take History 299 in the spring of their sophomore year or the fall of their junior year.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: R. Romano
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 304 - Abolitionists and the Antislavery Movement
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WADV
This course is an advanced research seminar that examines the history of American abolitionists and the antebellum antislavery movement. Students will read relevant secondary scholarship that illuminates the contours of abolitionst activism and the broader antislavery movement leading up to the American Civil War. Research projects will focus on the local aspects of antislavery activism with an emphasis on materials available at the Oberlin College Archives and the Oberlin Heritage Center.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: T. Nunley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 305 - Research Methods in Black Women’s Intellectual History
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
This course will focus on the corpus of knowledge and ideas developed by black women intellectuals throughout American history. Through a close examination of secondary scholarship and primary collections of personal papers, essays, and publications, students will develop a research project that directly engages black women’s historical impact on American intellectual thought.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: T. Nunley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 307 - Occupied Japan, 1945-52
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
This course examines the transition from war to peace following Japan’s cataclysmic defeat in World War II. The emphasis is on the rebuilding of political institutions and the transformation of society processes that took place under the watchful eye of the Allied Occupation which lasted for seven years. While considering the many ruptures with the past occasioned by Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of surrender on August 15, 1945, the course will also examine the political, social, economic, and cultural continuities that spanned the wartime/postwar divide. There will be two film screenings.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: E. O’Dwyer
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites and notes: HIST 160 or East 132.
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HIST 345 - Social Movements in China, Late Imperial Times to the Present
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
Social movements from the Qing Dynasty to the present will be analyzed using social science theories about social movements, while interrogating them in the Chinese context. Cases may include: the White Lotus Rebellion, the Taiping Revolt, the Boxer Uprising, the Communist-led Revolution, strike waves of the 1930’s and 1957, the Cultural Revolution, the 1989 protests, and the Falungong protests of 1999-2000. Students will write a theoretically-informed research paper on a social movement of their choice. Notes: Consent of instructor required. Counts toward the East Asian Studies Major.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: D. Kelley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 347 - The African Diaspora in Contemporary Latin America
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
This course explores the contributions of Africans and their descendants in the shaping of national identity, political culture, economic development, and cultural expression in contemporary Latin America. With an emphasis on social justice issues and gender, the course engages with rich primary and secondary sources, including documentaries, material culture, and musical artifacts, to offer a dynamic history of the African Diaspora in Brazil and Colombia but also in lesser-studied areas, such as Mexico and Argentina.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: D. Terrazas Williams
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 348 - Historical Clues, Alternative Archives
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
What are the various ways to identify and engage with primary sources and archives? In this historical methods course, we practice locating existing archives both within and outside of Oberlin, and we will also take steps to begin assembling new archives that address understudied topics. Our readings are drawn from the fields of History, American Studies, Anthropology, Performance Studies, and Literature. Course participants will use the theoretical and practical insights discussed to complete a series of interrelated research assignments throughout the semester that will culminate in an original piece of historical writing.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: S. Placido
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 349 - Latinx Social Biographies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
In this research and writing seminar, we will read and produce scholarly narratives that are organized around the details of one person’s life. The majority of our readings focus on the stories of women of color, and we consider the biographical form’s efficacy in highlighting the experiences of individuals and groups that are understudied due to the politics of race, gender, class, and sexuality. We use an intersectional lens to draw inspiration from studies on historical actors such as Ella Baker, Luisa Capetillo, Stokely Carmichael, Suzanne Césaire, Ana Livia Cordero, Claudia Jones, Evangelina Rodriguez, Mamá Tingó, and Salomé Ureña. Students will produce their own original research on a historical figure
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: S. Placido
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 351 - Indians and Empires in Early America
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
This seminar interrogates the expressions and meanings of imperialism among the indigenous cultures of early America. From prehistoric Meso-America to colonial New France, from Comancheria to the power circles of London, Paris, Madrid and Washington, American Indians encountered, resisted, shaped, and spearheaded a host of imperial agendas and expansionist ambitions. The unforeseen results created new worlds for all.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: M. Bahar
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
HIST 103 or HIST 285.
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HIST 367 - The Opening of Korea 1876-1905
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
The Korean peninsula was at the center of the most dramatic upheavals of late nineteenth and early twentieth century East Asia. This seminar focuses on the diplomatic history of these years, including the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5 and the Russo-Japanese War 1904-5, as well as the repercussions of these international developments on Korean society, politics and culture.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: S. Jager
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites for the Course: One East Asian history course.
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with EAST 367
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HIST 371 - Muslim Politics in Modern South Asia
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) is home to the largest Muslim population on earth. The region witnessed the rise of great medieval Muslim empires; it experienced early tensions with the western world under 200 years of colonialism; and in the previous century, it authored the first constitutionally governed Islamic state. This seminar explores the history of Muslim South Asia from 1700 to the present. Drawing on diverse sources (fiction, film, primary texts, scholarly literature), the course reflects on Muslim lives under colonialism, religious radicalism and revival, and the troubled trajectories of Islamic nationalism.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: R. Choudhury
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 383 - Borders, Wars, and Refugees from the Ottoman Empire to ISIS
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
After the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, Middle Eastern borders have become blurred due to civil wars and the expansion of ISIL. This course investigates the formation and transformations of the region’s frontiers, besides displacement and refugees crises, at crucial moments of war from the Ottoman Empire, through WWI and the Cold War, until the present day. It explores states such as Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan, Turkey, Kurdistan, and Yemen. This is a ‘globally connected course’ organized in collaboration with the American University in Cairo (Egypt). It utilizes tools of Digital Scholarship to analyze maps, archival records, news, photos, videos, etc.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 396 - Seminar: US Foreign Policy and MENA
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
American presence in the Middle East went through different stages from WWI until the present. The U.S had a controversial role in the region during and after the Cold War, and there is a current debate on whether it is acting now as an empire. This course analyzes the U.S. strategic interests and its relation with the different regimes in MENA. It critically studies issues of oil, Israel-Palestine conflict, globalization, democratization, occupation, and terrorism.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 399 - War and Civilization
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
Why do we have war? What is its origin and purpose? Is it an inevitable part of human nature? How did it affect the course of human civilization? Is it possible to end wars? This course will examine the history of war from its
evolutionary origin to the present and how it has been one of the most important if not the most important agent of the historical course of human civilization.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: J. Kim
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
One year equivalent of college level history course work.
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HIST 404 - Race, Citizenship, Punishment
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
In this course, we examine the long history of racialized punishment in the United States. How have race and the lack of United States citizenship shaped punishment for various groups-including African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinxs, and indigenous peoples-since the 1600s? We consider historical and current examples such as slavery, the removal and containment of indigenous peoples, Asian exclusion acts, and incarceration and deportation, as we interrogate how evolving ideas about race and citizenship have determined who belongs in the United States, who is punished, and what punishment is deemed just.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S Placido
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 422 - Migration in 20th Century Europe
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course will explore migration in 20th century Europe. We will investigate a wide range of topics from European responses to asylum seekers, to the integration of former colonial subjects and labor migrants, and the responses of these migrants to European culture and society. Throughout we will be questioning the various meanings assigned to migration throughout this period as well as evolving notions of belonging in Europe.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: A. Sammartino
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 464 - Colloquium: History of Vietnam
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
A colloquium emphasizing reading and discussion. The course will examine the history of Vietnam from the beginnings to the present. A topical approach will be taken through a variety of readings structured chronologically. Topics will cover pre-colonial history and society, colonialism and nationalism, and Vietnam’s struggle for national independence and security, in both national and international contexts.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: D. Kelley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 472 - Colloquium: Early Modern Atlantic World
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, COLQ, WADV
In the early modern era, the Atlantic Ocean functioned as an extensive superhighway connecting, rather than seperating, the disparate cultures and societies around its basin. In this seminar we will hoist our sails and explore the historiographical currents and winds of this world. When we call at port at the end of the semester, we will have encountered the Atlantic World’s most defining phenomenon: piracy, slavery, cross-cultural discovery, commodification and trade.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: M. Bahar
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 482 - Discrimination in Modern Japan
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This seminar examines the exploitation, discrimination, and marginalization of Japan’s main minority groups’ the Ainu, Okinawans, Koreans and burakumin, from the 1870s to the present. Construction of discriminatory views and processes of ostracism are major themes. Other topics include: community formation, anti-establishmentarian minority movements, state policies of assimilation and control, inter-minority relations, and the politics of minority identity. Discrimination against non-ethnic and non-racial minorities ‘such as victims of atomic bombings and environmental pollution’ will also be discussed.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: E. O’Dwyer
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 487 - Women of Latin America
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
This course explores the lives of remarkable women in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. From enslaved women and religious figures to community activists and political powerhouses, we examine the histories of women who have shaped our understandings of gender, race, and agency. In addition to ‘celebrated’ personages, we will also study women on the margins of society who rarely receive the recognition for the feats they accomplish at the community level.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: D. Terrazas Williams
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 490 - Russian Borderlands
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4 SS, WADV
This course examines Russia’s multi-ethnic empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. In class, we will focus on relations between Russia’s imperial “center” and the Eastern European, Caucasian, and Central Asia “periphery.” Beyond territorial boundaries, we will explore divisions along the lines of class, religion, and gender. Using various literary, visual, and academic sources, we will consider how shifting physical and conceptual borders shape local and national identity, from the shtetl, to the steppe, to the Gulag, to the radioactive Zone, and even into outer space.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: C. Stolarski
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 492 - The 1960s
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT
The tempestuous decade of the 1960s in the United States in its radical, liberal, and conservative manifestations. Analysis of protest movements and resistance, cultural evolution, shifting social practices, and changes in consciousness.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: C. Koppes
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 494 - American AIDS
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT
An historical analysis of AIDS in the United States, from 1981 to the present. Particular attention is paid to the epidemic’s immediate impact, political mobilization and response, and cultural expressions.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: C. Koppes
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 500 - History Senior Projects
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
For History majors in final year of study only. Guided work in seminar intended to support primary research and writing on a topic of student’s choosing to complete a 20-30 page paper. Students consult with relevant faculty during term, but project is supervised in seminar. Can be taken only once.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: T. Nunley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
One 300-level course. Senior History Majors only.
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HIST 501 - Senior Honors
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, HONR
The goal of the seminar is to provide a forum for discussing progress and problems in carrying out honors projects, and to establish a sense of shared enterprise among honors students. Discussions will include methodology, research methods, and progress reports on individual projects. Consent by department invitation.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: L. Smith
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HIST 502 - Senior Honors
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, HONR, WADV
The goal of the seminar is to provide a forum for discussing progress and problems in carrying out honors projects, and to establish a sense of shared enterprise among honors students. Discussions will include methodology, research methods, and progress reports on individual projects.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: L. Smith
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite & Notes: Consent by department invitation. Prerequisite is HIST 501.
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HIST 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member?s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: M. Bahar, T. Boster, C. Koppes, S. Lee, P. Mitchell, E. O’Dwyer, R. Romano, A. Sammartino, L. Smith, Staff, E. Wurtzel, Z. Abul-Magd, D. Kelley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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HIST 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2SS
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member?s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd, M. Bahar, T. Boster, C. Koppes, S. Lee, P. Mitchell, E. O’Dwyer, R. Romano, A. Sammartino, L. Smith, Staff, E. Wurtzel, D. Kelley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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HLTH 032 - Topics in Medicine and Health Care
Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
Credits: 1 Credit
Attribute: 1CC
Course focuses on readings and discussions related to current issues in medicine and allied health fields. Course is intended for juniors and seniors planning to pursue such areas in the future.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: L. Bianchi
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HPRF 112 - Historical Performance in Context: Music of England
Next Offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2020…
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits: 1 Credit
Attribute: CNDP, DDHU
One of a set of four courses designed to introduce students to a wide range of styles. Each course focuses on the music of a different country and will include an overview of the significant repertoire as well as the historical context (art, politics, and society).
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: M. Lynn / D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HPRF 113 - Historical Performance in Context: Music of Italy
Next Offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2020…
Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module (Alternate Years)
Credits: 1 Credit
Attribute: CNDP, DDHU
One of a set of four courses designed to introduce students to a wide range of styles. Each course focuses on the music of a different country and will include an overview of the significant repertoire as well as the historical context (art, politics, and society). The course will be team-taught by members of the HP program and guests.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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HPRF 302 - Introduction to Historical Performance
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP, DDHU
What does a score tell us? What does it not tell us? And what is expected of the performer? A study of changing performance styles in music from the 19th century to the Middle Ages. Topics include the evolution of instruments, ensembles, and orchestras; and conventions of rhythm, tempo, articulation, phrasing, and ornamentation. Students will compare editions and prepare an edition themselves.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
MHST 101, and one 200-level Music History course, or consent of the instructor.
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with MHST 302. Also see HPRF 502.
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HPRF 502 - Introduction to Historical Performance
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP, DDHU
What does a score tell us? What does it not tell us? And what is expected of the performer? A study of changing performance styles in music from the 19th century to the Middle Ages. Topics include the evolution of instruments, ensembles, and orchestra; and conventions of rhythm, tempo, articulation, phrasing, and ornamentation. Students will compare editions and prepare an edition themselves.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
MHST 101, and one 200-level Music History course, or consent of the instructor.
Cross List Information This course is cross referenced with HPRF 302 but with additional assignments for graduate students.
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HPRF 521A - Graduate Studies in Historical Performance
Next Offered: Fall and Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester, First Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
This course constitutes an extension to ‘Historical Performance in Context’ (HPRF 111, 112, 113, 114), which is to be taken concurrently. Students will undertake one or two independent research projects relating to the performance practice of national repertoires, to be designed in collaboration with their applied teacher. Two (2) hours of HPRF 521 will be required of each Historical Performance graduate student.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: M. Lynn / D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
For graduate students in the Historical Performance program.
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HPRF 521B - Graduate Studies in Historical Performance
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester, Second Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
This course constitutes an extension to ‘Historical Performance in Context’ (HPRF 111, 112, 113, 114), which is to be taken concurrently. Students will undertake one or two independent research projects relating to the performance practice of national repertoires, to be designed in collaboration with their applied teacher. Two (2) hours of HPRF 521 will be required of each Historical Performance graduate student.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: M. Lynn / D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
For graduate students in the Historical Performance program.
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ITAL 101 - Beginning Italian I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Acquisition of the fundamentals of grammar and pronunciation with an emphasis on elements of grammar. The course is designed for students with no previous experience or study of Italian. Prerequisites and notes: 11 spaces are reserved for Consersatory students.
Enrollment Limit: 22
Instructor: I. Di Siena
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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ITAL 102 - Beginning Italian II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Continuation of ITAL 101 completing coverage of grammar with an emphasis on reading, writing, conversation, and general oral skills.
Enrollment Limit: 22
Instructor: I. Di Siena
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
11 spaces are reserved for Voice majors. Prerequisite: ITAL 101 or consent of instructor or appropriate score on placement test.
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ITAL 203 - Italiano intermedio accellerato
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This is a one-semester intensive course equivalent to 2 semesters of intermediate Italian. Review of grammar and vocabulary, development of reading skills, oral skills and writing within a rich cultural context. In addition to 3 classes per week, students have to attend one mandatory conversation class for one hour, time TBA.
Enrollment Limit: 18
Instructor: I. Di Siena
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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ITAL 301 - Introduction to Reading Italian Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
In this course we will begin to read Italian literature in the original and to write short response papers in Italian. As we become more familiar with the Italian literary language and as we expand our vocabulary, we will engage in close readings and discussions in both English and Italian. We will read excerpts or short works by Dacia Maraini, Andrea Camilleri, Gianrico Carofiglio, Antonio Tabucchi, and Amara Lakhous, among others.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: S. Milkova
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
ITAL 203 or equivalent.
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ITAL 401 - Contemporary Italian Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
In this course we will examine trends in contemporary Italian literature such as the giallo or crime thriller, the negotiation of national identity in a newly multi-cultural society, and the representation of mother-daughter relationships. We will read works by Dacia Maraini, Andrea Camilleri, Gianrico Carofiglio, Antonio Tabucchi, Amara Lakhous, and Elena Ferrante, among others. Readings, short papers, and discussions will be in Italian.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: S. Milkova
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
ITAL 301 or equivalent.
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ITAL 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: I. Di Siena
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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ITAL 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: I. Di Siena
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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JAPN 101 - Elementary Japanese I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
First-year Japanese. An introduction to basic grammar, sentence patterns and vocabulary of the modern language. Attention to the written component of modern Japanese will include the hiragana and katakana syllabaries, as well as kanji. This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Japanese. No auditors. See instructor for correct placement. Letter grades only. The P/NP option is not available. Elementary Japanese I
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Suzuki, M. Hirose
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JAPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
First-year Japanese. Contiinuation of JAPN 101. An introduction to basic grammar, sentence patterns, and vocabulary of the modern language. Attention to the written component of modern Japanese will include the hiragana and katakana syllabaries, as well as kanji. No auditors. See instructor for correct placement. Elementary Japanese II
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: G. Ting, M. Hirose
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: JAPN 101 or consent of instructor.
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JAPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Second-year Japanese. Primary emphasis on the development of oral skills and secondary emphasis on reading skills. Students will continue to learn basic grammatical patterns, expand vocabulary and improve communicative skills in modern Japanese through oral-aural drills and exercises. Intermediate Japanese I
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: M. Hirose, A. Sherif
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: JAPN l02 or consent of instructor.
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JAPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Second-year Japanese. Continuation of JAPN 201. Emphasis on the development of oral and reading skills. Students will continue to learn basic grammatical patterns, expand vocabulary, and improve communicative skills in modern Japanese through oral-aural drills and exercises.Intermediate Japanese II
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: M. Hirose, S. Kondo
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: JAPN 201 or consent of instructor.
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JAPN 301 - Japanese Reading and Conversation I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Third-year Japanese. This course seeks to reinforce the vocabulary and grammatical patterns learned in the first two years and to improve speaking and reading skills through task-oriented conversational practices, reading practices and group discussion. Conducted in Japanese. Fourth hour of lab required.
Instructor: S. Kondo
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: JAPN 202 or consent of instructor.
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JAPN 302 - Japanese Reading and Conversation II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Third-year Japanese. Continution of JAPN 301. This course seeks to reinforce the vocabulary and grammatical patterns learned in the first two years and to improve speaking and reading skills through task-oriented conversational practices, reading practices, and group discussion. Conducted in Japanese.
Instructor: M. Suzuki
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: JAPN 301 or consent of instructor.
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JAPN 401 - Advanced Japanese I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Fourth-year Japanese. This media course focuses on contemporary affairs, utilizing material from various media: newspapers, magazines, Internet sources, etc. It is intended primarily for students who have studied in Japan and seeks to further improve speaking, reading, and writing skills through the use of authentic reading materials, group discussion, and writing exercises. Conducted in Japanese.
Enrollment Limit: 999
Instructor: G. Ting
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: JAPN 302 or consent of instructor.
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JAPN 402 - Advanced Japanese II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Fourth-year Japanese. This course is intended primarily for students who have completed a period of study in Japan. It seeks to further improve speaking, reading, and writing skills throught the use of authentic reading materials, group discussions, and writing exercises. Materials are taken from modern literary works. Conducted in Japanese.Advanced Japanese II
Enrollment Limit: 999
Instructor: S. Kondo
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: JAPN 401 or consent of instructor.
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JAPN 453 - Japanese Language Proficiency Test Preparation
Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
This course prepares students for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in the areas of reading, listening, grammar, and vocabulary (including kanji). Depending on the proficiency level, students may choose to study exam levels from N1 through N3. Conducted in Japanese.Japanese Language Proficiency Test Preparation
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Kondo
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
: JAPN400-level or equivalent. Students enrolled in JAPN401 may be consented to take this course concurrently with, but not in place of, JAPN401.
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JAPN 454 - Japanese Language Pedagogy
Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
This course introduces students to approaches to teaching Japanese as a foreign language and various methods in language pedagogy and applied linguistics. Topics include language structure, writing systems, learning environments, teaching materials, curricular design, etc. For students interested in teaching, and in peer and small group language tutoring. Conducted in Japanese. Japanese Language Pedagogy
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Suzuki
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
: JAPN 400 level or equivalent. Students enrolled in JAPN 402 may be consented to take this course concurrently, but not in place of JAPN 402. Consent only.
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JAPN 455 - Advanced Reading and Writing in Japanese I
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
This course uses authentic materials about issues in contemporary Japanese society such as education, women’s issues, and pop culture. Advanced skills in reading and writing are emphasized. Conducted in Japanese.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Kondo
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
: JAPN 402 or equivalent.
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JAPN 456 - Advanced Reading and Writing in Japanese II
Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
This course uses authentic materials about issues in contemporary Japanese society such as food culture, working in Japan, and youth culture. Advanced skills in reading and writing are emphasized. Conducted in Japanese.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Suzuki
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
: JAPN 455 or equivalent.
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JAPN 500 - Capstone Project
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Credits: 0 credits
Attribute: 0HU
Normally completed in the senior year, the capstone project may be done in one of three ways: 1) as a research project in an upper-level seminar taught by an EAS faculty member, 2) as a project in a 400-level Chinese or Japanese language course, or 3) as a Winter Term project overseen by an EAS faculty member. Students must consult with their mentor before the start of the term.
Instructor: S. Kondo, A. Sherif, Staff, M. Suzuki
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
P/NP Grading only.
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JAPN 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Private Reading - Full
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: S. Kondo, A. Sherif, Staff, M. Suzuki
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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JAPN 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU
Private Reading - Half
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: S. Kondo, A. Sherif, Staff, M. Suzuki
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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JAZZ 100 - Jazz Aural Skills
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-semester course in aural perception devoted to the study of rhythm, scales, melody, harmony, and forms idiomatic to jazz, through sight singing, dictation, and programmed instruction.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: J. Ashby
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
May be taken concurrently with MUTH 101 (Aural Skills I).
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JAZZ 110 - Jazz Keyboard
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed for musicians whose major instrument is other than piano. Content includes chord symbol interpretation, cycles, sequences, turnarounds, and elementary improvisational concepts.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: D. Wall
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Piano proficiency, which may be satisfied either by successful completion of two semesters of APST 110-111 (Piano Class) or by audition for waiver.
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JAZZ 120 - Jazz Theory
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed to acquaint students with rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, and structural aspects of improvised music, including chord/scale relationships, common chord progressions, chord voicing and harmonization, chord substitution and reharmonizations, melodic transformation, and modal mixture and chromaticism. Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical and writing skills within the context of such forms as the blues and song forms.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: R. Ferrazza
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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JAZZ 121 - Jazz Theory
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed to acquaint students with rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, and structural aspects of improvised music, including chord/scale relationships, common chord progressions, chord voicing and harmonization, chord substitution and reharmonizations, melodic transformation, and modal mixture and chromaticism. Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical and writing skills within the context of such forms as the blues and song forms.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: R. Ferrazza
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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JAZZ 130 - Basic Arranging/Composition Techniques
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed to develop writing and arranging skills for various instrumental/vocal combinations. The course will include jazz chord symbology and terminology, basic voicings and scoring methods for brass, reeds, and rhythm instruments.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: J. Ashby
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
MUTH 132. JAZZ 130 is prerequisite to JAZZ 131. Not intended for Jazz Composition majors. Alternates with JAZZ 160, 161.
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JAZZ 131 - Basic Arranging/Composition Techniques
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed to develop writing and arranging skills for various instrumental/vocal combinations. The course will include jazz chord symbology and terminology, basic voicings and scoring methods for brass, reeds, and rhythm instruments.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: J. Ashby
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
MUTH 132. Not intended for Jazz Composition majors. JAZZ 130 is prerequisite to JAZZ 131. Alternates with JAZZ 160, 161.
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JAZZ 201 - Jazz Improvisation I
Next Offered: Fall 2014
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A course in the technique and performance practice of jazz improvisation, covering the period 1935-60. The course includes historical investigation, transcriptions, aural analysis, rhythmic, harmonic and melodic technical studies, and repertoire development. Additional outside listening is required.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Ashby
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Proficiency on a musical instrument; knowledge of scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords. Admission by audition. Required ensemble affiliation.
Cross List Information JAZZ 150
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JAZZ 202 - Jazz Improvisation II
Next Offered: Spring 2015
Semester Offered: Second Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A course in the technique and performance practice of jazz improvisation, covering the period 1935-60. The course includes historical investigation, transcriptions, aural analysis, rhythmic, harmonic and melodic technical studies, and repertoire development. Additional outside listening is required.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: J. Ashby
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Proficiency on a musical instrument; knowledge of scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords. Admission by audition. Required ensemble affiliation.
Cross List Information JAZZ 151
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JAZZ 290 - Introduction to African American Music I
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP, CD
The first semester of a one-year survey of musical styles and forms cultivated by African Americans. First semester includes West African music and West African continuity in the American, early African American instrumental-vocal forms, and the social implications of African American music. Second semester includes later instrumental and vocal music (jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, etc.) and important composers and performers of works in extended forms.
Enrollment Limit: 50
Instructor: F. Hadley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Cross List Information Cross-listed with AAST 171 and MHST 290.
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JAZZ 291 - Introduction to African American Music II
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP, CD
The second semester of a one-year survey of musical styles and forms cultivated by African Americans. First semester includes West African music and West African continuity in the American, early African American instrumental-vocal forms, and the social implications of African American music. Second semester includes later instrumental and vocal music (jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, etc.) and important composers and performers of works in extended forms.
Enrollment Limit: 50
Instructor: F. Hadley
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Cross List Information Cross-listed with AAST 172 and MHST 291.
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JAZZ 301 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation III
Next Offered: Fall 2014
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of concepts introduced in JAZZ 201, 202 (Jazz Improvisation I and II), and an introduction to more recent improvisational concepts such as absence of a pulse, panmeter, and polymeter.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: D. Wall
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
JAZZ 202 (Jazz Improvisation II).
Cross List Information JAZZ 250
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JAZZ 302 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation IV
Next Offered: Spring 2015
Semester Offered: Second Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of concepts introduced in JAZZ 201, 202, 301 (Jazz Improvisation I, II, & III), and an introduction to more recent improvisational concepts such as absence of a pulse, panmeter, and polymeter.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: Con Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
JAZZ 301 (Jazz Improvisation III).
Cross List Information JAZZ 251
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JAZZ 700 - Jazz Ensemble—Large Group
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
The ensemble performs a variety of large ensemble literature ranging from the music of Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington to the master composers of the present.
Enrollment Limit: By Placement
Instructor: D. Reynolds
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Admission by audition.
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JAZZ 701 - Oberlin Jazz Lab
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Formative large jazz ensemble that offers opportunity to work on section playing skills and develop repertoire.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: D. Reynolds
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Admission by audition.
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JAZZ 803 - Jazz Ensemble-Small Group
Next Offered: Fall & Spring
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Groups of 4-9 players. Emphasis will be placed on the performance of a variety of literature and may include writing transcriptions, arrangements and compositions. Attendance at the Jazz Forums and 2 one-hour rehearsals (one with the faculty instructor) a week are required.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Con Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Recommended to be taken concurrently with JAZZ 201, 202 (Jazz Improv).
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JWST 110 - Surviving Empire: Negotiating Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
In this course, students will investigate the interplay between sacred texts and imperial contexts. More specifically, we will study the interactions between theories of trauma, empire, and the postcolonial alongside sacred texts (and their contexts) from three religious traditions: Ancient Israelite religion, early Judaism, and early Christianity. Methodological issues raised in contemporary theory as well as the methodological issues raised in the application of contemporary theory to ancient texts and contexts’ will be discussed throughout the course. The course will conclude with a critical and trauma-sensitive analysis of Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: S. Emanuel
Cross List Information Cross-listed with RELG 110
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JWST 150 - Introduction to Judaism
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
A theoretical introduction to Judaism as a religious system. Special attention will be paid to the historical development of the religion through interpretation of traditional texts and ritual practices.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: A. Socher
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 250.
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JWST 151 - Modern Jewish Thought
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
In this course, we will explore how Jews navigated the intellectual, political, and spiritual conditions of modernity, and the new forms of Jewish thought and identity that emerged from those encounters. This story of clash and confluence will lead us through pathways of Jewish “enlightenment” and existentialism, radical mysticism and modern fundamentalism, secular Zionisms and theological feminisms. Special attention will be paid to how Jews reinterpreted traditional sources and practices in light of new experiences, and to dynamics between disillusionment and renewal.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: S. Shonkoff
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 251
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JWST 207 - The Jewish Jesus
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
If Jesus is the epicenter of modern Christianity, does it make sense to situate him historically in a Jewish context? Could there be a difference between the contemporary (i.e., Christian) ‘Jesus of faith’ and the ‘Jesus of history’? This course engages these questions and offers extended study into the historical, cultural, and theological contexts from which Jesus and those who wrote about him emerged. It also introduces students to the various approaches scholars use to guide these investigations.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: S. Emanuel
Cross List Information Cross-listed with RELG 207
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JWST 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
This introduction to the academic study of the New Testament introduces students to the construction of New Testament texts, early Jesus followers, and the origins of Christianity through a survey of New Testament writings and other Jewish/Christian/Jesus-centered documents. Implementing a variety of theories and methods, we will situate texts within their own historical, political, and theological contexts. We will ask: What kind of literature are we reading? For what communities were these texts written? How might the use of a particular methodology impact what we see in the text? What does any of this have to do with religion today?
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: S. Emanuel
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 208
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JWST 272 - Literature and Human Rights
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Cinema Studies, Comparative Literature, English
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
This course examines the vital intersections between literature and human rights, from WWII to the present. We will trace literary and cultural engagements with issues of citizenship, the law, and human rights in various contexts of war, decolonization, violence, and oppression. Grounded in Holocaust studies and postcolonial studies, we will examine how the aftermaths of genocide or meditations on the Atlantic slave trade, for example, offer situated engagements with the capacity and limits of national histories and subjectivities. Readings will span genres of fiction, poetry, memoir, critical theory, political philosophy, and history.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. Talve-Goodman
Cross List Information Cross-listed with CMPL 272
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JWST 292 - Jewish Emancipation in Modern Europe
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This course examines the historical processes of Jewish civic emancipation in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. It explores the different paths taken in Britain, Western Europe, and Central Europe as they reflected varying discourses on the place of Jews within the modern nation-state. Topics include enlightenment, intellectual debate, revolution, reform, and antisemitic opposition.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: L. Herron
Cross List Information Cross-listed with HIST 292
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JWST 305 - Biblical Prophecy & Apocalypse
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT
What is the meaning of biblical prophecy? What does biblical prophecy have to do with Jesus and Christ-centered stories about the end of the world? This course is designed to introduce students to the critical study of prophecy, apocalypse, and eschatology. We will focus on the historical, cultural, and theological contexts in which biblical prophecies and apocalypses were written. We will also put into dialogue early Christ-centered writings with Jewish prophetic and apocalyptic texts, leaving room to question to what extent early Christ-followers made sense of Jesus and the end of days in light of traditional Jewish sources.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Emanuel
Cross List Information Cross-listed with RELG 305
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JWST 365 - Love and Death: Jewish Literature and Culture of the Americas
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
The iconic arrival at Ellis Island was contemporaneous with mass Jewish immigration throughout the Americas. Framing Jewish literature in multilingual, pan-American context, we will study the deep specificity of texts as well as major themes: alienation, sport, philosophy, comedy and love. Authors include Lispector, Pizarnik, Borges, Chejfec, Roth, Shteyngart, Chabon and more. Optional HISP 366-01 LxC section in Spanish.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: C. Solomon
Cross List Information Cross-listed with HISP 365 and CMPL 365
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JWST 366 - Love and Death: Jewish Literature and Culture of the Americas LxC
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
The iconic arrival at Ellis Island was contemporaneous with mass Jewish immigration throughout the Americas. Framing Jewish literature in multilingual, pan-American context, we will study the deep specificity of texts as well as major themes: alienation, sport, philosophy, comedy and love. Authors include Lispector, Pizarnik, Borges, Chejfec, Roth, Shteyngart, Chabon and more. Taught in Spanish. Only for students enrolled in HISP 365-01.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: C. Solomon
Cross List Information Cross-listed with HISP 366 and CMPL 366
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JWST 500 - Honors
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, HONR
Details about JWST Honors are in the front matter of this catalog and on the JWST website. Consent of the Program chair and instructor is required.
Instructor: A. Socher
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Students wishing to do Honors in Jewish Studies during their final year should consult their Major Advisor and/or JWST Program Chair, submitting a Proposal by the established deadline in the year prior to proposed Honors work.
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JWST 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: L. Herron, A. Socher
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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JWST 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: L. Herron, A. Socher
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar
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LANG 100 - English Diction
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A study of English language sounds as they relate to singing and speaking with emphasis on the fundamentals of phonetics and sound production.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Mahy
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is a prerequisite for all other diction courses. Preference is given to students for whom this course is a requirement.
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LANG 101 - Italian Diction
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in Italian.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: T. Bandy
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
LANG 100 (English Diction), one semester of Elementary Italian or equivalent.
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LANG 200 - German Diction
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in German.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Mahy
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
LANG 100 (English Diction), one semester of German or equivalent.
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LANG 201 - French Diction
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in French.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: M. Rosen
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
LANG 100 (English Diction), one semester of French or equivalent.
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LATN 101 - Elementary Latin
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
The essentials of Latin syntax and grammar, with emphasis on reading comprehension.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: B. Lee
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is intended for students with no previous training in Latin.
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LATN 102 - Introduction to Latin Prose
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Continuation of LATN 101. Completion of the study of the essentials of Latin grammar and reading of a variety of Latin prose.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: B. Lee
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LATN 101 or equivalent.
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LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin I: Cicero
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Introduction to the prose of Rome’s premier orator, Cicero. We will read sections of one of Cicero’s speeches, possibly the pro Caelio. Emphasis on reading Latin prose, with a review of advanced grammar. Prerequisite: LATN 102 or equivalent.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: E. Wueste
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LATN 202 - Intermediate Latin II: Vergil
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This course will consider the poetry of the most important poet of the Augustan age. Some consideration of critical literature on Vergil will also be included.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: B. Lee
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LATN 201 or equivalent.
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LATN 309 - The Latin Novel: Apuleius and Petronius
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV
In this course we will study the only complete Latin novel to have survived from antiquity, Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (better known as ‘The Golden Ass’). We will engage the complex stylistics of Apuleius’ Latin, and consider the cultural context of Roman North Africa in the 2nd century C.E. We will also study the critical tradition concerning the genre of the novel in general and the ancient novel in particular.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: B. Lee
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