Course Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
College and Conservatory Courses (2019-20 and planned future offerings)
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BIOL 502H - Research - Half
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS, HONR
Projects for original investigation are developed by students in consultation with a faculty member. Students in the Honors Program enroll for both semesters of their senior year. A maximum of two half-courses (or one full-course) and one laboratory unit may be earned in this course toward the requirements for a biology major. Consent of instructor required.
Instructor: T. Allen, Y. Cruz, M. Garvin, A. Goldman, M. Laskowski, R. Laushman, M. Moore, M. Peters, J. Price, A. Roles, L. Romberg, K. Tarvin
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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BIOL 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS
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: T. Allen, J. Bennett, Y. Cruz, K. Cullen, M. Garvin, A. Goldman, M. Laskowski, R. Laushman, M. Moore, M. Peters, J. Price, A. Roles, L. Romberg, K. Tarvin
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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BIOL 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS
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: T. Allen, J. Bennett, Y. Cruz, K. Cullen, M. Garvin, A. Goldman, M. Laskowski, R. Laushman, M. Moore, M. Peters, J. Price, A. Roles, L. Romberg, K. Tarvin
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CAST 050 - Cleveland Immersion Program
Next Offered: Course offered in Future Terms
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2SS
This module course connects students to Northeast Ohio through its community and business leaders, regional organizations, and local alumni. It is offered M-W during the mid-semester recess with evening meetings in the weeks before and after. You will learn about the history, challenges, and opportunities of Greater Cleveland in six themes: social justice, sustainability, entrepreneurship, economic development, arts and culture, and community leadership. You will practice networking skills, gain professional and academic contacts, conduct site visits, and research a project of your choice. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: G. Mattson
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Cross List Information: Cross-listed with SOCI 050
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CAST 100 - Introduction to Comparative American Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
The course will introduce students to the complexity of American social and cultural formations, with particular emphases on sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, and gender, and to various methodologies of comparative analysis.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: G. Perez, K. Cerankowski
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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CAST 200 - Theories and Methods in American Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 2AR, 2SS, CD, WINT
This course introduces students to both historical developments and current theories and methodologies in the field of American Studies. It also establishes shared keywords, theoretical principles and methodological approaches for the major. This formal introduction to theories and methods will prepare students for the diverse range of approaches they will meet later in both the core and cross-listed courses approved for the CAS major.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: W. Kozol
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CAST 201 - Latinas/os in Comparative Perspective
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This course analyzes the varied experiences of Latinas/os in the United States. Using ethnography, literature, film, and history, this course will explore questions of immigration/transnationalism; culture and political economy; racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identities among Latinas/os; the struggle for place in American cities; as well as the intersections of gender, work and family.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: G. Perez
Prerequisites & Notes: :
Cross List Information: GSFS
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Latin American Studies; Hispanic Studies; Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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CAST 202 - Visible Bodies and the Politics of Sexuality
Next Offered: Course Offered in Future Terms
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
This course considers how visual culture produces and contests concepts of sexuality in American society. We will analyze how mainstream culture universalizes certain experiences of gender and sexuality, as they are inflected by race, ethnicity, class and nationalism, as well as how marginalized groups have used visual representation to contest and subvert these hegemonic ideals. Through case studies, we will explore concepts such as the gaze, spectacle, and agency.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: W. Kozol
Cross List Information: GSFS
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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CAST 207 - Introduction to Queer Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This course provides an interdisciplinary grounding in historical and theoretical foundations of queer culture and theory. We will explore LGBTQ history alongside contemporary queer cultural studies. This course will address the intersections of sexuality and gender with race, class, ability, age, nationality, and religion. We will explore how historical, social, political, and economic systems have shaped and reshaped what it means to be queer or claim queer identity in the United States and abroad. Students will engage with multiple disciplinary approaches that have both shaped queer studies and have been shaped by queer methodology.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: K. Cerankowski
Cross List Information: GSFS 207
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CAST 209 - American Identities and Popular Culture
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This interdisciplinary course examines how popular cultural forms such as news media, film, and social media have historically contributed to changing notions of identity, belonging, and citizenship. Americans have long hailed innovations in media technologies as democratic spaces that expand the possibilities of inclusion even as commentators criticize popular culture for sustaining normative ideals of identity. We will address these competing trends by studying how cultural producers rely on contested concepts of gender, sexuality, race, ability and social class to navigate the politics of visibility in different media.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: W. Kozol
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CAST 210 - Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Latina/o/x Practices of Accompaniment
Next Offered: Course offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
What are the roots of today’s sanctuary movements? And how are these practices similar to solidarity movements, past and present? This course locates contemporary sanctuary movements in a longer history of Central America sanctuary practices of the 1980s and Latinx solidarity struggles in the 1960s. By interrogating the meaning of sanctuary, solidarity and accompaniment and examining the conditions that enable Latinx struggles to be linked with those of Black, Native American, Muslim and queer activism, this course provides critical insight into the enduring practices and challenges of sanctuary, refuge and resistance in America. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: G. Perez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CAST 214 - Friends, Foes, and Feminism: Relationships in Contemporary US Novels
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
We will explore complexities of human relationships, among friends, family, lovers, colleagues, community members, and strangers as they are portrayed in contemporary US novels. Of particular interest will be the ways in which these relationships (fraught? friendly?) blur lines between love and hate, respect and animosity, civility and hostility, empathy and apathy. Using feminist theory as a lens, we will also pay particular attention to characters’ identities (i.e., race, gender, class, sexuality, and more).
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: A. LaGrotteria
Cross List Information: GSFS 214
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CAST 217 - Introduction to Feminist Science Studies
Next Offered: Course offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course investigates the scientific production of race, gender, and sexuality, particularly in the biosciences. We will consider such questions as: What is objectivity and why does it matter to scientific research? How do cultural assumptions about race, gender, sexuality, and ‘the body’ shape scientific knowledge production in different historical periods. Sources include theories and critiques of science, historical and contemporary science publications, and the Science section of the NY Times.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: E. Heiliger
Cross List Information: Cross-listed with GSFS 227
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies; Environmental Studies
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CAST 232 - History of Race in American Cities and Suburbs
Next Offered: Course offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This course explores the social and cultural history of American cities and suburbs as sites of ethnic formation and community and interracial and interethnic contestation/struggle, with a focus on major developments and examples from the twentieth century. Case studies on urban unrest, the rise of “ethnoburbs,” gentrification, and other topics will illuminate distinct histories and places, while weaving together a broad understanding of how urban change, suburbanization, migration, economic restructuring, and political organizing have transformed American life and the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: S. Lee
Cross List Information: HIST 232
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CAST 235 - Debating Citizenships
Next Offered: Course Offered in Future Terms
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT
Americans have long hailed innovations in media technologies as democratic spaces even as commentators criticize popular culture for sustaining normative ideals of citizenship. This interdisciplinary course explores popular media from the radio to the Internet as formative sites for contested ideals of citizenship, with particular attention to changing notions of gender, sexuality, race, ability, and class. We will examine the intersections of popular culture and legal discourse to address issues of belonging, visibility, and marginalization.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: W. Kozol
Cross List Information: GSFS
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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CAST 242 - Asian American Literature at the Crossroads
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
A critical mass of Asian American literature has arrived; that presence, while valuable, also comes with many responsibilities. How does Asian American literature represent its increasingly global constituencies? What narrative forms and literary devices do writers and artists use to give figure to culture? This course explores the aesthetics, theories, and politics of Asian American literature and culture. It will focus especially on questions of diaspora, gender and sexuality, and cultural critique.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: H. Suarez
Cross List Information: ENGL 242
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CAST 256 - Immigration in U.S. History
Next Offered: Course offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
History of immigration and migration in the United States, from nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. Includes international context of migration, migrants’ encounters with American society, policy responses, and significance of immigration in American culture. Also covers internal migrations such as the ‘Great Migration’ of blacks from the South. The aim is to provide introduction to major developments in the history of U.S. im/migration, historicize contemporary debates, and develop comparative understanding of experiences among Asians, Blacks, Europeans, Latinos. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: S. Lee
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with HIST 256
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CAST 270 - Latina/o History
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
What historical forces have brought together diverse groups including Chicanos from Los Angeles, Cubans from Miami, and Dominicans and Puerto Ricans from New York City. From the 16th century to the present, we map the varied terrains of Latina/o history. Major themes include: conquest and resistance, immigration, work, and the creation of racial and sexual differences within and between Latino/a communities. We survey Latina/o writers from Cabeza de Vaca to Jose Marti to Gloria Anzaldua.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: P. Mitchell
Cross List Information: HIST 270
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CAST 279 - Imagining Borders
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
This course seeks to address the conceptual, cultural, historical, and political formation of borders in contemporary global society. By examining how literature and other forms of cultural production imagine and negotiate borders (the borders of a self and body, of a community, and of a civilization) students will obtain a stronger sense of the critical role that borders play, which will contribute to their development both intellectually and civically. Given the prominent visibility that the U.S.-Mexico border occupies in today’s media along with its historical importance in terms of organizing the cultural geography of the hemisphere, this border serves as a rich and foundational site for the course.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: H. Suarez
Prerequisites & Notes: : Students should have completed a Writing Intensive course or gained Writing Certification in any course in the humanities. Requirements can be waived with instructor consent.
Cross List Information: ENGL 279
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CAST 300 - Field Based Research
Next Offered: Course offered in Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
This field-based methods course integrates seminar discussion of methodologies and theory with field research to explore issues of power and hierarchical cultural formations. Weekly fieldwork in an internship and texts pertaining to interpersonal relations in American culture will provide the foundation for projects and written assignments. Students will present, discuss, and engage with methodological, theoretical, and ethical questions arising from field research and work with the instructor in writing an analytical close-reading of cultural formations.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: G. Perez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Note: Must be taken with CAST 301 Prerequisite & Notes: Cast 100 or prior coursework in CAST or a related field strongly recommended
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CAST 301 - Practicum for Field Based Research
Next Offered: Course offered in Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2SS, CD
Students will choose a field site and use this work as the basis of weekly written assignments in the form of field journals. REQUIRED LAB.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: G. Perez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Note: Must be taken with CAST 300 Prerequisite & Notes: CAST 100 or prior coursework in CAST or a related field strongly recommended
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CAST 302 - American Agricultures
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT
This course examines agrarian thinking and food justice movements in the United States through literature, essays, film, and field trips. We learn about the political philosophy of democratic agrarianism, particularly as articulated by the New Agrarianism movement, and the contributions of indigenous, enslaved, and immigrant peoples to American agricultural practices and foodways. Throughout the course we pay close attention to the Rust Belt as a location of contemporary work for food justice. Field trips are required. Prerequisites and notes: ENVS 201 or consent of the instructor. Crosslisted with ENVS 302.
Enrollment Limit: 7
Instructor: J. Fiskio
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: This course will meet at the Grafton Correctional Facility. Prerequisites for the course: ENVS 201, CAST 100 or consent of the instructor.
Cross List Information: ENVS 302
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CAST 310 - Where Do I Fit In?: Placing Identities in Contemporary US Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits: 4 Hours
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WR
Through readings and work on original research projects, students will investigate how depictions of place in contemporary US literature shape identities. Topics of examination include: intersections of gender, race, sexuality, class, and regional identities; how feelings of attachment to or detachment from place influence identity formation; how texts influence our understandings of place and vice versa. Students will be asked to frame their own experiences with place and identity in broader cultural and political terms.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: A. LaGrotteria
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CAST 312 - Cultures of Surveillance
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV
Open to sophomores and above, this seminar examines surveillance as an omnipresent force in the United States. From CCTV to biometric scans, we will explore the impacts of surveillance technologies on different communities, paying particular attention to the vastly unequal and oppressive impacts on marginalized and vulnerable groups. We will also explore counter-surveillance practices by journalists, writers, and artists, and other cultural activists who often use these same technologies to expose, denounce, embarrass or contest state actions. Prerequisite: CAST 100, 200 or equivalent.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: W. Kozol
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CAST 317 - Transgender Cultural Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
In the United States, we are in a “transgender moment,” or what Time magazine has called a “transgender tipping point.” In this course, we explore what this moment means for the representation of trans* experience. We will look intersectionally, historically, and globally through multiple genres to interrogate what trans culture is and how we study it. We will ask how interlocking systems of oppression dictate and drive representation and narrative and how trans artists work within or resist these systems to (re)construct their own narratives and images. Together, we will build a digital archive of trans culture. Prerequisite: GSFS/CAST 100, GSFS 101.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: K. Cerankowski
Cross List Information: GSFS 317
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CAST 318 - Seminar: American Orientalism
Next Offered: Course offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT
Through readings and work on original research projects, students will study how ideas about ‘Orientals’ have shaped historical understandings of American identity, from the late eighteenth century onward. Topics of examination include: Chinese ‘coolies’ during Reconstruction; constructions of gender and sexual deviance; wartime representations of Asian enemies; Cold War origins of the Model Minority; revival of ?Yellow Perilism? in contemporary life. Prerequisite & Notes: Cross-listed with HIST 318. Prerequisite & Notes: Prior coursework in CAST or a related field strongly recommended
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Lee
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CAST 319 - Sexual “Absences”
Next Offered: Course offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV
This course explores how the absence of sex has been uniquely constructed through American histories and politics of race and sexuality. Several scholars have charted the history of sexuality through desire, practice, and identity, which resulted in the invention of sexual categories like heterosexuality and homosexuality. But few have looked at the history of sexuality in America through the lens of “absence.” In this course, we will explore how abstinence, celibacy, virginity, chastity, and asexuality have been historically and rhetorically shaped by the sexual revolution, capitalism and the industrial revolution, sexology, religion, and social justice movements in the United States. Prerequisite: CAST/GSFS 100, GSFS 101.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Cerankowski
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Cross List Information: Cross-listed with GSFS 319
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CAST 333 - Trans*Gender Studies
Next Offered: Course offered in Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course considers the emergence and development of Trans*gender Studies, focusing primarily on gender and sexual minorities of all racial and ethnic backgrounds in the United States. We will examine the connections between this academic project and the Trans*gender social movement as well as their transnational counterparts. Reading and discussion includes substantial attention to methods of inquiry that analyze cultural differences as they apply to racialized gender and sexualized difference. Prerequisites: CAST 211 or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: E. Heiliger
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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CAST 335 - Latinx Oral Histories
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
This advanced course introduces students to the importance of oral histories in ethnographic research as a foundation to explore the histories and contemporary experiences of Latinx communities in Lorain and Northeast Ohio. This class will focus on theories, practices, and ethics involved in oral history and ethnographic projects in order to equip students with the necessary tools to understand the distinctive role that personal narratives play in capturing the complexity of Latinx life in Northeast Ohio. We will collaborate with community partners in collecting oral histories and locate these histories in a broader historical and political-economic context. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Perez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CAST 100, 200 or equivalent
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CAST 403 - Queer Trauma Narratives
Next Offered: Course offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This course examines narratives of trauma in queer lives through literature, film, media, and performance in conjunction with trauma theory and psychoanalysis. We pay specific attention to questions of community, healing, violence, and affect in order to explore narration, identity, power, and oppression. We interrogate the purposes these narratives serve, whether as healing methods or as cautionary tales that provide cultural insight at the intersections of queerness and race, sex, disability, class, gender, and ethnicity. By adopting the lens of trauma studies in psychology and psychoanalysis, we look critically at the function of trauma in identity and community formation.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Cerankowski
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CAST 100, GSFS 101, or equivalent.
Cross List Information: GSFS 403
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CAST 406 - Gender and Geography: Literatures of Appalachia
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This seminar explores varied experiences of people living in Appalachia by focusing on texts in which this regional location plays a prominent role. Understanding that regional boundaries are fluid and open to interpretation, we will discuss Appalachian novels, essays, poems, memoir, and films that raise questions of: what and where is Appalachia; issues of gender, class, sexuality, and race; stereotypes; and what roles Appalachia plays in relation to the United States as a national entity.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: A. LaGrotteria
Prerequisites & Notes: Previous coursework in CAST or GSFS is recommended but not required.
Cross List Information: GSFS 406
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CAST 408 - Race, Religion and Citizenship
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
Scholars in American and Religious Studies have long noted the ways that religion has been central to American social and political transformation. This reading seminar invites students to explore some of most important challenges and transformations in contemporary American life and the ways that race, citizenship and religion are mobilized to frame enduring problems as well as possible solutions. By focusing on issues such as sanctuary movements, prison ministries, immigrant adaptation, and popular cultural representations of racialized religion, this seminar explores the ways religious practices inform social transformations and are constitutitive in racialized citizenship projects.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: G. Perez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CAST 427 - Borderlands
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV
The US-Mexico border region is a political, economic, and cultural crossroads. The course investigates interactions between Native Americans and Spanish colonists beginning in the 16th century, emerging United States economic and political control during the 19th century, and immigration, community building, and civil rights movements in the 20th century. We also discuss la frontera as a literary and symbolic concept.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: P. Mitchell
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: History 270 -Latina/o History is strongly encouraged as preparation for this course
Cross List Information: HIST 427
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CAST 500 - Capstone Research Seminar
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WINT
Students will spend the semester undertaking original research projects that culminate their CAST major. Projects should incorporate inter- and multidisciplinary methods, utilize a range of primary sources, critically engage secondary material, and thus encapsulate what they have learned about American Studies over their course of study.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: K. Cerankowski
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: : CAST 100 or a 2XX level CAST course; CAST 200.
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CAST 501 - Senior Honors
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, HONR
This seminar provides honors students with the opportunity to discuss the various steps and challenges of conducting independent honors research. DIscussions will include methodology, research methods, and progress reports on individual projects. Students will also exchange written work for peer review.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: W. Kozol
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CAST 502 - Senior Honors
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, HONR
This seminar provides honors students with the opportunity to discuss the various steps and challenges of conducting independent honors research. DIscussions will include methodology, research methods, and progress reports on individual projects. Students will also exchange written work for peer review.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: W. Kozol
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CAST 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: K. Cerankowski, W. Kozol, S. Lee, A. Ofori-Mensa, G. Perez, M. Raimondo, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CAST 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: K. Cerankowski, W. Kozol, S. Lee, A. Ofori-Mensa, G. Perez, M. Raimondo, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CHEM 045 - Chemistry and Crime
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Principles of evidence collection, physical and chemical forensic tests, and instrumental techniques as applied to criminal investigations. Important criminal cases and societal issues, such as drunk driving and drug testing, with a focus on the science involved. Chemical concepts will be developed as needed.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: C. Cahalane
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
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CHEM 051 - Chemistry and the Environment
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
A discussion of the natural and human origins of significant chemical species in the environment and the ultimate fate of these materials. Air and water quality will receive special attention. Chemical concepts will be developed as needed.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: M. Elrod
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Environmental Studies
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CHEM 101 - Structure and Reactivity in Chemistry
Semester Offered: First Semester,
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Reactions, chemical periodicity, bonding, molecular structure. Prerequisites: High-school chemistry or consent of instructors; high-school mathematics up to, but not including, pre-calculus. Note: Students must register for both lecture and laboratory.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: J. Belitsky, M. Elrod, W. Parsons, Staff
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Biology, Environmental Studies, Geology, Neuroscience
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CHEM 102 - Principles of Chemistry
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Equilibrium, thermodynamics, reaction rates and mechanisms.
Enrollment Limit: 48
Instructor: M. Mehta, L. Ryno, Staff
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 101. Note: Students must register for both lecture and laboratory.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Biology, Environmental Studies, Geology, Neuroscience
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CHEM 103 - Topics in General Chemistry
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Reactions, equilibrium, thermodynamics, reaction rates and mechanisms, and bonding. Takes the place of CHEM 101, CHEM 102. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment or credit for MATH 133 or equivalent. For students with good pre-college preparation. Interested students should write to the department administrative assistant early in the summer. Students who earned a score of 4 or higher on the Chemistry Advanced Placement Test, or 6 or higher on the Higher Level International Baccalaureate Chemistry exam, automatically qualify for the course. Admission by examination during the orientation period. Students who have had chemistry in high school and plan to take both chemistry and calculus should take the examination.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: M. Mehta, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Biology, Environmental Studies, Geology, Neuroscience
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CHEM 205 - Principles of Organic Chemistry
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
A one-semester introduction to the basic principles, theories, and applications of the chemistry of carbon compounds. Representative reactions, preparation, and properties of carbon compounds will be covered. The laboratory will provide experience with purification, physical and spectroscopic characterization, and synthesis of organic substances.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: J. Belitsky, W. Parsons, Staff
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 102 or 103. Notes: Enrollment limit of 25 per laboratory section.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Biology, Neuroscience
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CHEM 211 - Analytical Chemistry
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Principles of chemical measurements as applied to instrumental analysis, including spectrophotometry, mass spectrometry, and separations. Laboratory develops quantitative skills and provides experience with chemical instrumentation. Spreadsheets are used to treat and plot experimental data.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: R. Saylor
Prerequisites & Notes: : C- or better in MATH 133 and in CHEM 102 or CHEM 103. Notes: Enrollment limit 14 per laboratory section.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Environmental Studies
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CHEM 213 - Inorganic Chemistry
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Development of the principles and theories of inorganic chemistry. Topics include atomic structure, structure and bonding in covalent and ionic compounds, periodic properties, acid-base concepts, coordination compounds, oxidation-reduction chemistry, and recent advances in inorganic nanotechnology. Laboratory involves synthesis and characterization of inorganic substances and activities illustrating principles covered in the lecture.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: Staff
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 102 or 103. Notes: Enrollment limit 16 per laboratory section.
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CHEM 254 - Bioorganic Chemistry
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Organic chemistry of the major classes of biological substances. Emphases on structures and reaction mechanisms as they apply to biological transformations.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Belitsky, Staff
Prerequisites & Notes: By taking both BIOL 213 and CHEM 254, students are exposed to the material typically covered in an undergraduate introductory biochemistry course. Prerequisite: C- or better in CHEM 205.
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CHEM 325 - Organic Mechanism and Synthesis
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
This second course in organic chemistry will systematically explore reactions of carbon-containing compounds and the mechanistic pathways involved in these processes. Reactions and topics that will be discussed include functional group transformations, oxidations, reductions, cycloadditions, stereospecific reactions and carbon-carbon bond formation. Strategies will be presented for the design of multi-step organic syntheses.
Enrollment Limit: 24
Instructor: Staff
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 205.
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CHEM 327 - Synthesis Laboratory
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
This course focuses on the development of advanced techniques to synthesize and characterize organic and inorganic compounds. A particular emphasis is placed on using spectroscopic analysis for chemical structure elucidation. Through journal-style lab reports and in-class presentations, students will further develop their ability to report and discuss scientific data. Note: Students must register for both lecture and laboratory.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: Staff
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 205 and CHEM 213.
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CHEM 339 - Quantum Chemistry and Kinetics
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR, WADV
Kinetics of chemical reactions, quantum theory of atomic and molecular structure, and molecular spectroscopy.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: M. Elrod
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 102 or CHEM 103; PHYS 111 or PHYS 104 (may be taken concurrently); and in MATH 134. Note: Students must register for both lecture and laboratory. Enrollment limit 12 per laboratory section.
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CHEM 341 - Trace Analysis
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR, WADV
Principles of trace chemical analysis with laboratory. Trace analytical techniques and sampling as applied to environmental and biological samples, such as water, soil, tissue, and blood, among others. Lecture/discussion format in the classroom with the current research literature in analytical chemistry as a focus.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: R. Saylor
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 211.
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CHEM 349 - Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR, WADV
Thermodynamics, introduction to statistical thermodynamics, and kinetic theory. Application of mathematical methods and physical principles to chemistry.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: M. Mehta
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 102 or CHEM 103, PHYS 111 or PHYS 104 and in MATH 134. Note: Students must register for both lecture and laboratory.
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CHEM 374 - Biochemistry
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Biochemistry has been described as both the ‘chemistry of life’ and ‘biology in atomic detail.’ This is the third of three courses in a biochemistry sequence that includes CHEM 254 and BIOL 213. Building on the biochemical fundamentals and experimental techniques learned in these earlier courses, CHEM 374 focuses on a deeper understanding of biochemistry through the rigorous study of the structures and functions of proteins and other biomolecules in such processes as enzymatic catalysis, signal transduction, metabolism, and gene expression. Includes topics of current scientific and societal interest such as gene editing and/or the biochemistry and ethics of pesticides. Note: Students must register for both lecture and laboratory
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: L. Ryno
Prerequisites & Notes: C- or better in CHEM 254 and BIOL 213.
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CHEM 525F - Research - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, HONR
Projects for original investigation are assigned. Interested students are encouraged to speak with faculty members about possible projects.
Instructor: J. Belitsky
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Students in the Honors program are required to enroll. Consent of chair required.
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CHEM 525H - Research - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS, HONR
Projects for original investigation are assigned. Interested students are encouraged to speak with faculty members about possible projects.
Instructor: J. Belitsky
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Students in the Honors program are required to enroll. Consent of chair required.
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CHEM 526F - Research - Full
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, HONR
Projects for original investigation are assigned. Interested students are encouraged to speak with faculty members about possible projects. Note: Students in the Honors program are required to enroll. Consent of chair required.
Instructor: J. Belitsky
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CHEM 526H - Research - Half
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS, HONR
Projects for original investigation are assigned. Interested students are encouraged to speak with faculty members about possible projects. Note: Students in the Honors program are required to enroll. Consent of chair required.
Instructor: J. Belitsky
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CHEM 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS
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 Banner Self-Service. 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: J. Belitsky, M. Elrod, M. Mehta, C. Oertel, W. Parsons, L. Ryno, R. Saylor, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CHEM 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS
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 Banner Self-Service. 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: J. Belitsky, M. Elrod, M. Mehta, C. Oertel, W. Parsons, L. Ryno, R. Saylor, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
First-year Chinese. Pronunciation and grammar of modern standard Chinese and an introduction to the writing system. Within the first year of study, students will be introduced to approximately 500 characters and the reading of simple texts in the vernacular style. Letter grades only. The P/NP option is not available. No Auditors.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Y. Fan, F. Liu
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CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
First-year Chinese. Continuation of Chinese 101. Pronunciation and grammar of modern standard Chinese and an introduction to the writing system. Within the first year of study, students will be introduced to approximately 500 characters and the reading of simple texts in the vernacular style.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Y. Fan, F. Liu
Prerequisites & Notes: CHIN 101 or consent of instructor.
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CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Second-year Chinese. Development of skills in the vernacular language through oral recitation and reading of texts, with drills on special features of grammar and emphasis on vocabulary in the vernacular idiom. Students will be introduced to approximately 600 additional characters.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Li, C. Wang
Prerequisites & Notes: CHIN 102 or consent of instructor.
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CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Second-year Chinese. Continuation of Chinese 201. Development of skills in the vernacular language through oral recitation and reading of texts, with drills on special features of grammar and emphasis on vocabulary in the vernacular idiom. Students will be introduced to approximately 600 additional characters.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. He, C. Wang
Prerequisites & Notes: CHIN 201 or consent of instructor.
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CHIN 301 - Advanced Chinese I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Third-year Chinese. This course aims to develop skills in reading, aural comprehension, speech, and writing. Vocabulary expansion and control of grammatical patterns are emphasized. Materials to be used include articles on various topics related to contemporary China . Conducted in Chinese.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. He
Prerequisites & Notes: CHIN 202 or consent of instructor.
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CHIN 302 - Advanced Chinese II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Third-year Chinese. Continuation of Chinese 301. This course aims to develop skills in reading, aural comprehension, speech, and writing. Vocabulary expansion and control of grammatical patterns are emphasized. Materials to be used include articles on various topics related to contemporary China. Conducted in Chinese.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: F. Liu
Prerequisites & Notes: CHIN 301 or consent of instructor.
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CHIN 401 - Readings in Chinese Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Fourth-year Chinese. Readings from contemporary Chinese literature, discussions, and writing assignments will further develop advanced skills in Chinese. Conducted in Chinese.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Li
Prerequisites & Notes: CHIN 302 or consent of instructor.
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CHIN 402 - Readings in Society, History and Contemporary Events
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Fourth-year Chinese. Advanced skills in reading, writing, speaking and aural comprehension will be developed in this course through readings in expository prose, discussions and writing assignments. Conducted in Chinese.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. He
Prerequisites & Notes: CHIN 401 or consent of instructor.
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CHIN 456 - Development of the Chinese Language
Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
This course is intended primarily for students who have completed 400-level Chinese or equivalent. It seeks to further improve reading and writing skills by introducing the history of Chinese language and the evolution of Chinese characters. In addition, it will introduce basic Chinese language and teaching pedagogy and applied linguistics.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Li
Prerequisites & Notes: 400-level Chinese language or equivalent
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CHIN 457 - Classical Chinese
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This course focuses on reading classical Chinese materials, and it is designed for students who are interested in improving their modern language skills and deepening their understanding of Chinese philosophy and culture.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Li
Prerequisites & Notes: 400-level Chinese language course or equivalent
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CHIN 458 - Traditional Chinese Culture
Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
This advanced language course is designed primarily for students who have completed 400-level Chinese or equivalent. The course focuses on Chinese traditional culture, history, language and current social issues. Through reading original Chinese materials, this course will strengthen students’ understanding of China and their reading and writing skills.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Li
Prerequisites & Notes: 400-level Chinese language course or equivalent
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CHIN 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: K. He, K. Li, F. Liu, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: P/NP grading only.
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CHIN 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 Banner Self Service. 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: K. He, K. Li, F. Liu, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit a Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CHIN 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 Banner Self Service. 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: K. He, K. Li, F. Liu, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit a Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CINE 202 - Modern Latin American Cinema
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
An overview of the cinemas of Latin America from 1950 to the present, with special emphasis on the revolutionary generation of the 1960s and contemporary cinema. Each week a significant Latin American film will be discussed in relation to aesthetic movements, social history and political change. Subjects to be explored include the cinema of poverty, Cinema Novo, Third Cinema, the memory of dictatorship, and the poetics of globalization. An abiding concern will be the relationship of film art to social activism.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: J. Sperling
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CINE 203 - Funny Women: Women, Comedy, and Film
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
From Lucille Ball to Lena Dunham, Moms Mabley to Tyler Perry’s Madea, students will be asked to investigate what (theoretically) it means to be funny by exploring who (historically, culturally, economically, racially) is viewed as funny in our society. Readings will include selections from Bergson, Bakhtin, and Freud, as well as essays by Nora Ephron, Diablo Cody, and Tina Fey. The course also examined the careers of comedians such as Elaine May, Lily Tomlin, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: L. Vonderheide
Cross List Information: GSFS 206
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CINE 250 - French Cinema: from the National to the Global
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This historical survey will expose students to the directors, movements, and periods that have represented French filmmaking since its beginning (ie. Lumiere, Melies, Surrealism, 1930s Poetic Realism, Occupation, New Wave, contemporary film), as well as French-language films produced in Africa and Asia. A study of the history of industrialization, cultural policy, state regulation, and colonialism will help reveal the conceptualization of French cinema as a ?national cinema,? despite its international artistic heritage and audiences, and as a particular kind of interface representing Frenchness within and beyond France. Taught in English.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: G. An
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: No prerequisite, but CINE 110 or another course in French is strongly recommended.
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with FREN 320.
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CINE 290 - Introduction to the Advanced Study of Cinema
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT
This course focuses on ways to engage critically with cinema. We examine elements of film form, style, and technique and explore how these produce meaning. Through theoretical and critical readings we consider cinema as art, industry, technology, and politics. We also study approaches to watching and assessing movies, concepts and contexts in cinema studies as a discipline, and film in relation to other media. We also pay special attention to writing about cinema.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Day
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Students should have completed a Writing Intensive course or gained Writing Certification in any course in the humanities. Requirements can be waived with instructor consent.
Cross List Information: ENGL 291
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CINE 295 - Cinematic Storytelling Workshop
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT
This introductory screenwriting course explores the roles of narrative in cinema. To better understand what cinematic stories are and how they work, students will explore basic principles, methods, and techniques for composing them, paying special attention to character development and narrative structure. In addition to reading published screenplays and watching selected films, they will create their own original short screenplays.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Pingree
Prerequisites & Notes: Recommended preparation: CINE 290
Cross List Information: CRWR 365
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CINE 298 - Video Production Workshop I
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course introduces students to the practical relationships among form, style and meaning in cinema through hands-on experience with the medium’s technical elements. Students will not only read about cinema but design, compose, and edit their own sequences using sound and image.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: E. Brown-Orso
Prerequisites & Notes: Recommended preparation: at least one General Interest Course (two are preferred). Consent of instructor required.
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CINE 301 - Sound for Moving Picture
Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU
This course explores the relationship between sound and its affect on visual perception in relation to moving images. By practicing the creative application of audio post-production techniques (foley, ADR, sound design, surround mixing) the class will learn about various conceptual elements of sound (diegetic, non-diegetic, on and off screen, visual magnetism). Students will learn to approach sound in film with a better understanding in both theory and application. Prerequisite: CINE 298 or consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: K. Hartzell
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CINE 306 - Global Women’s Documentary
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This course explores themes in global women’s documentary including historical intervention, autobiography, and activism. It also examines formal experimentation with compilation, animation, and reenactment. Students will be asked to investigate a breadth of industrial issues and critical questions, ranging from how women documentarians are trained and gain access to film financing, to the historical, social, political, and cultural issues they project on the screen.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: L. Vonderheide
Prerequisites & Notes: Cine 290 or consent of instructor
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CINE 313 - Animation Workshop : Stop Motion Animation from Analog to Digital
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Animation is an ever-present element in the language of moving pictures and is applied in a broad spectrum of visual culture in our daily life. You find animation in news media, education, science and in all aspects of the global film industry. This hands-on course will introduce students to the history and practice of stop-motion animation. As a starting point, we work closely with the Media Archeology Collection in Mudd Library Special Collections to study examples of early sequential art technology, optical toys and magic lanterns. Student will learn a variety of approaches to create their own animations, which include creating flip-books, hand drawn/painted cell animation, claymation, model-making and collage, and will be exposed to a wide range of art materials. We will explore many analog techniques and incorporate the work into a digital workflow using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. Each student will create several original short animations to be screened publically.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: E. Brown-Orso
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 298.
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CINE 314 - Bardot, Seyrig, Fonda: Stardom and Activism Before #MeToo
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
The film actress emerged as a principal figure in the 2017 #MeToo movement and helped amplify the voices of other women who grabbed the microphone in solidarity and told their lived experiences of coercion, abuse, exploitation, and silence. Drawing from media studies, stars studies, and cultural history, this course traces the relationship between film stardom and activism for three French or Francophone actresses (Fonda included) during the 1960s and 1970s, and more specifically during the feminist and anti-war movements of their time. Taught in English, although readings in French will be made available to students of French.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: G. An
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 290 or CINE 250/FREN 320
Cross List Information: FREN 414
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CINE 315 - Queer Media, Activism and Thought in France: Case Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: 2 HU, CD
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of the feminist movement in France, this half-course offers case studies of queer media activism and thought from 1970 to 2020. Oberlin professors and guest speakers will present on a variety of topics, ranging from militant film collectives and militant television to queer cinema, from the Front homosexuel d’action révolutionnaire (FHAR) to the AIDS movement and French queer theorist Monique Wittig. The half-course will consist of public lectures, a film series, and small discussion groups. Taught in English.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: G. An
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: FREN 320
Cross List Information: FREN 315; GSFS 315
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CINE 320 - Video Production Workshop II: Documentary Production
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course explores documentary work in both critical and creative ways. The class introduces students to various ways to think about and understand documentaries (in terms of structure, purpose, audience, etc.) and then gives them the opportunity to practice basic documentary production (camera, lighting, sound, non-linear editing). After engaging in various individual and small group exercises, students spend the balance of the semester working together to produce a short festival-quality documentary film. Consent of instructor required by application.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: G. Pingree
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 290, CINE 298, and consent of instructor.
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CINE 322 - Experiments in Moving Image & Sound I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This is a hands-on advanced media production course that aims to activate and amplify students’ creativity, and to stir passion for time-based media that transcend mainstream conventions. Students will be introduced to both 16mm film and advanced HD video production techniques and post-production strategies. We will screen a wide range of works by independent film directors and artists and will examine closely cinematic strategies and experimental approaches to the medium that span from early cinema to present day. Each student will create a fully realized short film ready for film festivals or exhibition.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: E. Brown-Orso
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 290, CINE 298, and consent of instructor.
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CINE 324 - Video Production Workshop II: The Short Film
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
The short film is a distinct form, with its own limits and possibilities. Put another way, short films, whether fiction, non-fiction, or experimental, are not simply reduced versions of feature-length films. In this advanced production workshop, students will consider the Short in its historical, formal, and industrial contexts, but mostly they will practice the art of conceiving, producing, and exhibiting short films.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Pingree
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 290, CINE 298, and consent of instructor.
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CINE 372 - Contemporary Literary Theory: Post-Modernity and Imagination
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT
This course is about developments in literary theory in the context of the last 35 years of American intellectual and artistic culture. Our concern will be understanding literary theories in their historical and institutional contexts as well as considering their value as ways of thinking about literature and art. We’ll pay particular attention to the impact of post-structuralism on American critics, the relation of literary criticism to cultural criticism, and various elaborations of the idea of post-modernity. American, Post-1900.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Day
Prerequisites & Notes: ENGL 275/CMPL 200, or ENGL 299, or any two 200-level English courses, or consent of the instructor.
Cross List Information: ENGL 372 and CMPL 372
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CINE 375 - Realism, 1800 to the Present: The Mirror Up to Nature
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WADV
Realism, though not the radical project it was, remains a significant part of contemporary culture. The tension between accurate reproduction of ‘reality’ and the creation of meaningful aesthetic form gives Realism its dynamic quality. Realism negotiates between the possibilities and limitations of representation in media such as the novel, drama, painting, photography, cinema, and television. The course will explore what realism was and its legacy, drawing from American, British, Irish, French, Italian, and Russian traditions.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Day
Prerequisites & Notes: ENGL 275/CMPL 200, or CINE 290, or ENGL 299, or any two 200-level English courses, or consent of the instructor. This course is cross-listed with CMPL 376 and ENGL 375.
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with CMPL 376 and ENGL 375
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CINE 381 - Hopeful Monsters: (Mixed-)Media Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT
This course looks at hybrid media forms across historical, national and aesthetic boundaries. What happens when generally distinct aesthetic forms and practices are merged? What do they reveal about the nature of the original media they are constructed from? How is interpretive activity challenged by such works? Our objects of study will include visual art, experimental poetry, innovative memoir, essay-films, narrative and documentary cinema, graphic and experimental fiction and more.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Pence
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “Advanced Courses.” Also acceptable: Any 100- or 200-level Cinema Studies course.”
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with ENGL 381.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
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CINE 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: G. An, E. Brown-Orso, W. Day, J. Pence, G. Pingree, J. Sperling, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit a Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CINE 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: G. An, E. Brown-Orso, W. Day, J. Pence, G. Pingree, J. Sperling, Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit a Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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CLAS 103 - History of Greece
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
Greece has been associated with the birth of Democracy, the stand of the 300 Spartans, and the conquests of Alexander the Great. This course surveys the history of the Greek speaking world from the Prehistoric period to the death of Cleopatra. Special attention will be paid to ancient documents, art, and architecture. In addition to military and political developments, the course will also analyze the Greek world through the eyes of women, slaves, and foreigners.
Enrollment Limit: 50
Instructor: A. Wilburn
Cross List Information: HIST 130
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society, History
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CLAS 104 - History of Rome
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
Gladiators! Decadence! Empire! This course will survey the history of Rome, from its prehistoric origins to the collapse of the Western Empire in the fifth century CE. We will pay close attention to networks of social power, the impact of imperialism, and the unity and diversity of what it meant to be ‘Roman.’ The course will engage with military history, slavery, the rise of Christianity, indigenous or ‘pagan’ religious practices, and resistance. Readings from the ancient sources will provide the basis for discussions.
Enrollment Limit: 55
Instructor: J. Sancinito
Cross List Information: HIST 129
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
History, Law and Society
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CLAS 111 - Greek and Roman Epic
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
Love, betrayal, revenge, war, fidelity, homecoming, exile, and new beginnings. The earliest literature in the Western tradition arrived in the 8th centry BCE in the central Mediterranean, with the epic stories of Achilles, Agamemenon, Helen, Odysseus, Penelope, Aeneas, and Dido. In this course we will read the Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid, and consider some of the literary and artistic works of the later Western tradition that they have inspired. We will also study the unique oral-poetic form of the early epics, and discuss the central issues of heroism, mortality, and identity that they invoke.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: B. Lee
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CLAS 201 - Magic and Mystery Ancient World
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This course surveys the evidence for magic and the occult in antiquity, focusing on the traditions of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Topics covered include theoretical approaches to magic, practitioners (witches, sorcerers, and priests), magical objects (curse tablets, ritual figurines, and amulets), magical words (spells and prayers), ancient mystery cults, and the interaction between early Christianity and magic. Special attention will be paid to how ancient individuals interacted with the unseen world in their daily lives, and when and how they employed the services of professional magicians. Readings of ancient sources in translation and classroom discussion.
Enrollment Limit: 45
Instructor: A. Wilburn
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CLAS 222 - Ovid and the Middle Ages
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
We will read several of the central works of Ovid (in translation) in conjunction with medieval literature that imitates, invokes, or develops Ovid’s literary corpus. We will emphasize reading and imitation as modes of interpretation, and consider how scholars of the medieval period saw themselves as inheriting and continuing a distinct literary tradition. Texts include Ovid’s Amores, Heroides, and Metamorphses, various Chaucerian works, the Roman de la Rose, and the letters of Abelard and Heloise. Pre-1700.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: K. Ormand
Prerequisites & Notes: This course is cross-listed with ENGL 209 and Comparative Literature 222. No prerequisite.
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with English 209 and Comparative Lit. 222.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
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CLAS 227 - Pirates of the Mediterranean
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
Economic inequality, power imbalances, social hierarchies that elevate some and devalue others; add a body of water and the outcome will always be the same: pirates. The ancient Mediterranean, cradle of western civilization, was historically a violent place, where many struggled to get by. Salvage, plunder, and outright piracy, armed robbery at sea, offered chances for personal advancement and a means to undermine the authority of states and potentates. Piracy was a useful tool, and ‘pirate’ quickly became a loaded term. This course explores who held the right to wield that label and how piracy changed throughout ancient Mediterranean history.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: J. Sancinito
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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CLAS 306 - Egypt after the Pharaohs
Next Offered: Offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
From 323 BCE until the seventh century Arab conquest, the Macedonian Ptolemies and subsequently, the Romans ruled Egypt. During this colonial period, Egypt was inhabited by a multitude of ethnic groups, including Persians, Jews, Greeks, Egyptians and Romans. Yet, Egyptian culture and heritage, particularly in the realm of religion and art, remained vibrant. Through thematic topics rather than a strict chronological approach, this course surveys the social, political and cultural history of Greco-Roman Egypt.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: D. Wilburn
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: 100- or 200 - level course in Classics Dept.
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CLAS 307 - Roman Egypt: Art, Culture, History
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV
Between 323 BCE and the 7th century, Egypt was inhabited by a multitude of ethnic groups, including Persians, Jews, Greeks, Egyptians and Romans. Yet, Egyptian culture and heritage, particularly in the realm of religion and art, remained vibrant. Through thematic topics rather than a strict chronological approach, this course surveys the artistic, social, political and cultural history of Greco-Roman Egypt.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: A. Wilburn
Prerequisites & Notes: 100 or 200 level course in Classics Dept.
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