Nov 07, 2025  
Course Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Course Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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This is a comprehensive listing of all active courses offered by Oberlin College and Conservatory. Courses listed in this online catalog may not be offered every semester or academic year; for up-to-date information on which courses are offered in a given semester, please see the schedule of classes.

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Japanese

  
  • JAPN 401 - Advanced Japanese I

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    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. Taught in Japanese.

    Prerequisites: JAPN 302.
  
  • JAPN 402 - Advanced Japanese II

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    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 through the use of authentic reading materials, group discussions, and writing exercises. Materials are taken from modern literary works. Taught in Japanese.

    Prerequisites: JAPN 401.
  
  • JAPN 403 - Japanese Translation: Theory and Practice

    HC ARHU CD
    2 credits
    An introduction to a range of Japanese translation approaches, as well as translation career paths, translation ethics, professional methods, and practice. Through translation of representative texts from Japanese in the fields of social science, literature and the arts, journalism, and commerce, students will develop further language and writing proficiency. By reading translation theory, method, and history, as well as translating texts from Japanese, students acquire skills in recognizing common translation problems, applying methods to find solutions, and evaluating accuracy and communicative effectiveness of translations.

    Prerequisites: JAPN 301.
    This course is appropriate for new students based on placement exam.
  
  • JAPN 457 - Japanese for Professional Purposes

    HC ARHU CD
    2 credits
    This course seeks to improve oral and written communication skills in Japanese for academic and professional settings. Emphasis will be placed on developing presentation and report writing skills on a variety of topics related to contemporary Japanese society and topics of special interests. Usage of honorific language (keigo) and culturally appropriate expressions are introduced to gain practical knowledge and behaviors necessary to function in the workplace and academic situations. Taught in Japanese.

    Prerequisites: JAPN 302 or the equivalent.
  
  • JAPN 500 - Capstone Project

    ARHU
    0 credits
    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.

  
  • JAPN 995F - Private Reading - Full

    FC ARHU
    4 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.

  
  • JAPN 995H - Private Reading - Half

    HC ARHU
    2 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.


Jazz Studies

  
  • JAZZ 100 - Jazz Aural Skills

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    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.

    Prerequisites: MUTH 101.
  
  • JAZZ 110 - Jazz Keyboard

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    Designed for musicians whose primary instrument is other than piano. Content includes chord symbol interpretation, cycles, sequences, turnarounds, and elementary improvisational concepts.

  
  • JAZZ 120 - Jazz Theory I

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    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.

  
  • JAZZ 130 - Basic Arranging/Composition Techniques I

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    Designed to develop writing and arranging skills for various instrumental/vocal combinations. The course will include jazz chord symbology and terminology as well as basic voicings and scoring methods for brass, reeds, and rhythm instruments.

    Prerequisites: MUTH 132.
  
  • JAZZ 131 - Basic Arranging/Composition Techniques II

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    Designed to develop writing and arranging skills for various instrumental/vocal combinations. The course will include jazz chord symbology and terminology as well as basic voicings and scoring methods for brass, reeds, and rhythm instruments.

    Prerequisites: JAZZ 130.
  
  • JAZZ 201 - Jazz Improvisation I

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    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. Knowledge of scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords, as well as proficiency on a musical instrument, is reuqired. Admission by audition with required ensemble affiliation.

  
  • JAZZ 202 - Jazz Improvisation II

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    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. Knowledge of scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords, as well as proficiency on a musical instrument, is reuqired. Admission by audition with required ensemble affiliation.

    Prerequisites: JAZZ 201.
  
  • JAZZ 204 - Stage, Story, and Song

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    The goal of this course is to raise awareness and understanding of the importance and internal aspects of honest storytelling in vocal performance. The course will teach students how to effectively understand and interpret lyrics, as well as incorporate personalized stage presence techniques into their performance. In addition to dealing with the outward physical concerns of performance presentation, the course will also address issues such as vocal health, conquering stage fright, working and communicating with fellow musicians, proper microphone technique, and the breaking of bad habits.

  
  • JAZZ 221 - Jazz Theory II

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    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. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites: JAZZ 120 and MUTH 131.
  
  • JAZZ 290 - Introduction to African American Music I

    FC CNDP DDHU CD
    4 credits
    The first semester of a one-year survey of musical styles and forms cultivated by African Americans. First semester includes an exploration of the diversity of African musical and cultural continuities in the Americas, its influence on early African American instrumental and vocal expressions foundational to the blues aesthetic, and the sociopolitical implications of African American music and its complicated histories contributing to the establishment of the entertainment industry in the United States and abroad through the turn of the 20th century.

    Prerequisites: ESOL 130 (for students in ESOL sequence).
    This course is cross-listed with AAST-171, MUSY-290
  
  • JAZZ 291 - Introduction to African American Music II

    FC CNDP DDHU CD
    4 credits
    The second semester of a one-year survey of musical styles and forms cultivated by African Americans. Second semester extends the exploration of African American instrumental and vocal music and its creative practitioners within the entertainment industry against the backdrop of ongoing developments of social justice, civil rights, and spiritual movements throughout the 1900s to the present. Introductions to various African American musical traditions to be covered will include Negro Spirituals, concert/classical music by Black composers, jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, funk, hip-hop, punk, country, and electronica, as well as their respective sub-genres.

    Prerequisites: ESOL 130 (for students in ESOL sequence).
    This course is cross-listed with AAST-172, MUSY-291
  
  • JAZZ 301 - Jazz Improvisation III

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    A continuation of concepts introduced in JAZZ 201 and 202, and an introduction to more recent improvisational concepts such as absence of a pulse, panmeter, and polymeter.

    Prerequisites: JAZZ 202.
  
  • JAZZ 302 - Jazz Improvisation IV

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    A continuation of concepts introduced in JAZZ 201, 202, and 301, with further consideration of more recent improvisational concepts such as absence of a pulse, panmeter, and polymeter.

    Prerequisites: JAZZ 301.
  
  • JAZZ 372 - Great Musical Thinkers in the African American Tradition

    FC CNDP DDHU
    4 credits
    A study of changing 20th-century attitudes, tastes, and approaches to the performance of orchestral, vocal, chamber, and keyboard repertoires. Performing styles and traditions will be examined by listening to recordings of historical significance. Also covered will be the “Early Music” revival and the critical issues central to the “authenticity” movement of the past 30 years. May be repeated for credit if the topic changes.

    Prerequisites: HPRF/MHST 302.
  
  • JAZZ 700 - Jazz Ensemble - Large Group

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    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. Admission by audition.

  
  • JAZZ 701 - Oberlin Jazz Lab - Large Ensemble

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    Formative large jazz ensemble that offers opportunities to work on section playing skills and develop repertoire. Admission by audition.

  
  • JAZZ 702 - Gospel Chorus

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    This course is open to students who desire to experience singing gospel music. It will cover the diaspora of gospel music, including everything from field songs passed on in the oral tradition from Africa, to modern gospel repertoire that can incorporate elements of R&B, classical, neo-soul, jazz, and folk. The focus of this class will be on phrasing, stamina, and three- and four-part singing to achieve the authentic sound of gospel music. A basic understanding of musical theory is a plus, but not required. Should be able to blend with other voices. Non-conservatory students are required to audition.

  
  • JAZZ 703 - The Oberlin Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    The Oberlin Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble is an endowed project made possible by the donation of Sonny Rollins. Oberlin jazz composition and jazz performance majors are accepted into the “Sonny Ensemble” at the point of matriculation at Oberlin or after annual auditions held before the jazz faculty. The group will develop ensemble-playing skills and perform in various settings but also build character through community service. Members of the ensemble complete a non-music service project and perform as part of the touring ensemble during Winter Term. Open to jazz composition and jazz performance majors by audition.

  
  • JAZZ 704 - Jazz Trombone Choir

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    This ensemble reflects the typical jazz trombone choir configuration of 12-16 trombones and jazz rhythm section, consisting of piano, guitar, bass, and drums. Standard repertoire as well as new compositions and arrangements will be explored. The course is open to students in the Jazz Trombone studio, those in the Western European Classical Trombone studio, and A&S students approved through audition. The ensemble will rehearse for 90 minutes each week and will perform and/or record a minimum of twice per semester.    

  
  • JAZZ 803 - Jazz Ensemble - Small Group

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    Groups of four to nine 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 two one-hour rehearsals (one with the faculty instructor) per week are required. Recommended Preparation: concurrent enrollment in JAZZ 201 or JAZZ 202.

  
  • JAZZ 804 - Stage, Story, and Song

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    The goal of this course is to raise awareness and understanding of the importance and internal aspects of honest storytelling in vocal performance. The course will teach students how to effectively understand and interpret lyrics, as well as incorporate personalized stage presence techniques into their performance. In addition to dealing with the outward physical concerns of performance presentation, the course will also address issues such as vocal health, conquering stage fright, working and communicating with fellow musicians, proper microphone technique, and the breaking of bad habits.

  
  • JAZZ 805 - Circle Singing Ensemble

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    This performance-based ensemble will utilize circle-singing methods similar to those developed by Bobby McFerrin in his group Voicestra. Students will learn: the art of spontaneous song creation and composition; a deeper set of vocal improvisational skills; how to listen effectively in a group; and how to get out of the “soloist” mindset to focus on becoming one voice in a section or choir. The choir will also sing arrangements exploring the jazz diaspora, R&B, and world music, while allowing room for improvisation. The course will require and foster strong reading and rhythmic skills while further enforcing the concepts of group singing.

  
  • JAZZ 995F - Private Reading - Full

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.

  
  • JAZZ 995H - Private Reading - Half

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.


Jewish Studies

  
  • JWST 100 - Introduction to Jewish Studies: Sacred Spaces and Promised Lands

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    This course is an introduction to Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture, focusing on the question of “Where?” By centering the spaces and places that Jews have constructed and inhabited - from synagogues to coffeehouses, from Jerusalem to Ohio - we will foreground questions of power, adaptation, and difference, both within Jewish communities and in Jews’ interactions with their varied neighbors across history. Through the examination of diverse primary and secondary sources, we will see how “sacredness,” “promisedness,” and “Jewishness” are all complicated and contested.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with RELG-100
  
  • JWST 203 - The Garden of Eden in Literature, Art, and Film

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    The Garden of Eden is a story that is etched into our religious and cultural landscape. Most of us could immediately recognize its main characters and symbols: The Tree of Life, the forbidden fruit, Adam, Eve, and the snake. This course will examine the biblical story in its ancient Israelite context and in some early Jewish and Christian retellings. We will then study the role of Eden in select works of literature, art, and film.

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-203
  
  • JWST 204 - Biblical Prophets and Prophecy

    HC ARHU CD
    2 credits
    This module course will introduce the biblical prophets through a close reading of influential prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: Amos, Micah, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. We will examine the social, political, and religious functions of these prophets in their ancient Israelite setting in order to see their varied roles as communicators, prognosticators, political strategists, religious reformers, visionaries, and much more. We will examine their critiques of the powerful and their call to remember the poor, the widow, and the orphan. We will come to appreciate their poetry, passion, and prophetic voice.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with RELG-204
  
  • JWST 205 - Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Near Eastern Context

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    An introduction to the literature, religion, and history of ancient Israel as contained within the Hebrew Bible and to the methods of interpretation used by modern scholars to understand this ancient text. Biblical writings will be studied within the context of other ancient Near Eastern texts. Thematic emphases include the emergence of monotheism, the conceptualization of the divine/human relationship, the mediation of priest, prophet and king, and issues of canon. No previous knowledge of the Hebrew Bible is assumed.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with RELG-205
  
  • JWST 206 - The Apostle Paul within Judaism

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    This course investigates the letters of the apostle Paul and his fraught interpretation from antiquity to present. We will juxtapose three influential versions of Paul: (1) the Paul of the Protestant Reformation who rages against “works of righteousness” and proclaims a universal, nonethnic message of salvation through faith alone; (2) the Paul of the so-called “New Perspective,” who opposes Jewish ethnic particularism in favor of Christian inclusivism; and (3) the Paul of more recent scholarship who is deeply committed to the Jewish law and ethnic essentialism. Theories of race and ethnicity in antiquity and modern scholarship will be central to the course.

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-206
  
  • JWST 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    This course is designed to introduce students to the literature and history of the New Testament in its Greco-Roman context. Students will engage in critical readings of the New Testament texts and some non-canonical early Christian and Jewish writings. Lectures will focus on the scholarly issues raised by the study of these primary texts and will introduce various methods of biblical studies currently employed by New Testament scholars. After completing this course, students will be familiar with the writings of the New Testament and with the critical debates concerning the life of Jesus and the emergence of the early church.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with RELG-208
  
  • JWST 218 - Jews and Power

    FC SSCI CD
    4 credits
    Popular conceptions of the relationship between Jews and power tend either to adopt (in the case of sympathetic accounts) a view of Jews as perennial victims or (in the case of hostile/antisemitic accounts) a view of Jews as overly or preternaturally powerful. This course attempts to complicate that bipolar framework by exploring a more diverse range of encounters between Jews and power from antiquity to the present. In addition to historical writing, we will also examine religious, philosophical, and political texts that exemplify different ways that Jews and non-Jews alike have imagined or understood the Jewish relationship to power.

    This course is cross-listed with POLT-218
  
  • JWST 224 - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    FC SSCI CD
    4 credits
    This course aims to familiarize students with the conclusions of current scholarly research on (a) the principal actors and watershed events in the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict and (b) the internal conflicts and external relationships affecting Israeli and Palestinian societies that shape and constrain possibilities for a durable peace. Particular stress will be placed on understanding how wars affect states and political organizations, and how the ideological and structural features of states and organizations complicate or enable the search for peace. Key features of the conflict will be interpreted as both a clash between competing political projects and a reflection of global political power struggles. Attention will be given toward the end of the course to the clash of contemporary social movements aimed at influencing U.S. policy towards Israel, and to alternative paradigms for a possible resolution to the conflict.

    This course is cross-listed with POLT-224
  
  • JWST 231 - The Nature of Suffering: The Book of Job and its History of Interpretation

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    This course will focus on the biblical book of Job as a piece of ancient religious literature that has fostered centuries of theological and existential questioning on the nature of divine justice and activity in the world, the meaning of suffering, and the existence of evil. The course will first consider the book of Job in its ancient Israelite context as it spoke to a conquered and exiled people of God. Secondarily, the course will introduce Jewish and Christian interpretations of the book as these interpretations evolved through history addressing different contexts of human alienation and suffering.

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-202
  
  • JWST 236 - Orientalism and the Jewish Question

    FC SSCI CD
    4 credits
    Orientalist discourses of the European age of imperialism were about Jews as well as Muslims. This course examines how Orientalism was intertwined with the Jewish Question in Western Europe and how European Jews responded to Christian characterizations of them as “Asiatic others.” Running the gamut from outright rejection to the embrace of a romanticized, Eastern aesthetic, their reactions have much to tell us about the complexities of modern Jewish identity. Primary source materials include works of literature, philosophy, and architecture as well as representations of Jewishness in the Arts. Field trip(s) required.

    This course is cross-listed with HIST-236
  
  • JWST 241 - Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy

    FC SSCI CD
    4 credits
    From “White Lives Matter” to “Jews will not replace us,” America has recently witnessed a resurgence of white supremacist and anti-Semitic political activity under the rubric of “white nationalism.” This course offers a U.S.-focused, comparative exploration of anti-Jewish and white supremacist ideology and politics. It examines their shared roots in European Christian societies; the different ways they were transposed to North America through conquest, colonization, and slavery; and their subsequent evolutions, intersections, and organized manifestations.

    This course is cross-listed with POLT-241
  
  • JWST 253 - Jewish Pilgrimage

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    The desire to seek spiritual fulfillment in a far-away place is a hallmark of many religious traditions, including Judaism. In this course we will trace the ancient and medieval roots of Jewish pilgrimage; Jewish pilgrimage and travel practices that have emerged in the modern period, in Israel as well as in Europe, North Africa, and the United States; and theories of pilgrimage, travel, and secularization. Traversing from the ancient Temple in Jerusalem to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, we will explore how place and movement function in diverse Jewish cultures.

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-253
  
  • JWST 254 - Judaism and the Body

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    What does it mean to have a body? How do humans make sense of the fact that bodies differ from one another and change over time? This course will consider a range of issues related to gender, well-being, and the human condition, focusing on the particular case of Jews and Judaism. Ranging from the Hebrew Bible to the contemporary period, we will discuss how Jewish bodies have been understood within the overlapping contexts of rabbinic discourse, diverse Jewish communities, and the broader societies in which Jews have lived.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with RELG-254
  
  • JWST 256 - Jews and Food

    HC ARHU CD
    2 credits
    From bagels to burekas, from matzah to Manischewitz wine - Jews have historically cooked and eaten in distinctive ways, shaped by kosher food laws, patterns of sacred time, and diverse diasporic cultures. This course offers an introduction to everyday Jewish food practices; food and festivity, especially during the spring-time Passover holiday; and Jewish ethical perspectives on food and eating. Using Jews as a case study, we will address larger human questions about food, values, and identity.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with RELG-256
  
  • JWST 258 - Religious Outsiders and the American State

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    This course explores the relationship between select outsider religions - Native Americans, Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, Buddhists, and new religious movements - and the American state from the beginnings of the nation until the present day. In a country that is premised on the separation of church and state but that also includes diverse religious communities, the place of religion in public life and of the government’s role in regulating and defining religion have long been contested. In this course, we will explore these questions in relationship to immigration, education, national security, first amendment jurisprudence, and more.

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-258
  
  • JWST 259 - Jewish Conversions: Transforming the Self

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    While most Jews are born into Judaism, it is also a religious tradition that can be adopted or rejected. This course will explore how and why individuals pursue pathways into Judaism, out of Judaism, and between different interpretations of Judaism. Using conversion as a window onto issues of identity, change, and interreligious contact, this course will consider: 1) the development of conversion within Jewish sacred texts, 2) the history of Jews converting - forcibly or otherwise - to other religious traditions, 3) modern conversions into Judaism, and 4) intra-Jewish transformations.

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-259
  
  • JWST 274 - History of the Holocaust

    FC SSCI
    4 credits
    This course explores the historical contingencies that resulted in the murder of two out of three European Jews between 1933 and 1945. Geographically, it will focus on both Germany, where the Final Solution originated, and Eastern Europe, where most of its victims lived and died. We will look at the failure of German democracy, the rise and consolidation of the National Socialist state, and the centrality of antisemitism within Nazi ideology. We will also examine Jewish and non-Jewish experiences of persecution, resistance, and flight as well as survival and destruction within the camp systems.

    This course is cross-listed with HIST-274
  
  • JWST 277 - Israel/Palestine in Literature and Film

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    This course introduces students to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as represented in literature and film. We’ll proceed chronologically, beginning with the rise of Jewish and Palestinian nationalisms through the present day, focusing on the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 (otherwise known as the War of Independence to Israeli Jews and the Nakba to Palestinians), the Six-Day War or Naksa, and the first and second intifadas. In doing so, we’ll complicate the notion of dual narratives by considering the experiences of people of marginalized and hybrid identities. Each work of art we explore will be paired with historical and theoretical readings.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with CMPL-277
  
  • JWST 278 - Jewish/Jew-ish Literatures

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    This course examines the subject of “Jewish literature,” broadly defined and historicized. Students will read selections from the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh and Rabbinic commentaries, as well as historiographies, memoirs, travel tales, medieval wine poems, missives from the Cairo Genizah, Holocaust literature, and more. In doing so, we’ll cross time, place, and language, concerning ourselves with the development of themes (e.g., Jewish humor, suffering, neurosis) from their early iterations to contemporary reimaginings. Key writers include Josephus, Glückel of Hameln, Sholem Aleichem, Franz Kafka, Primo Levi, and Philip Roth.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
    This course is cross-listed with CMPL-278
  
  • JWST 279 - Poetry and Political Activism

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    In this course, we will consider the relationship between poetry and politics within modern and contemporary Anglophone literatures. What makes a poem or poet ‘political’? When and how has poetry been mobilized as a tool of protest and resistance? How have poets of color, Jewish poets, and writers from other marginalized communities contributed to this body of writing? Key figures include Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Allen Ginsberg, and Amiri Baraka.

    This course is cross-listed with CMPL-279
  
  • JWST 281 - Jewish Communities of the Ottoman Empire, 1453-1914

    FC SSCI CD
    4 credits
    This course focuses on Jewish communities of the Near East and North Africa from the conquest of Constantinople to World War I. It examines the experiences of Jews as one of many minorities, with special attention to the permeability of social boundaries within a multiethnic, multi-religious, and multicultural empire. Emphasis will be placed on the history of Jewish-Muslim relations, specifically in contrast to the experiences of Jewish communities within Christendom.

    This course is cross-listed with HIST-230
  
  • JWST 282 - Israel/Palestine in Literature and Film II (Post-1967)

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits

    This course continues to survey the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through literary and cinematographic arts. It proceeds chronologically, beginning after the Six-Day War/Naksa until the present, and focuses on major events and crises, including the 1973 Arab-Israeli War/Yom Kippur War, the Israel-Lebanon Wars, the Palestinian Intifadas, and the 2023 Hamas-Israel War. Students will gain a fine-grained understanding of aesthetic developments and movements within their historical and cultural contexts. Note: This course may be taken on its own; however, it is recommended that students enroll in it as a continuation of CMPL/JWST 277.

  
  • JWST 286 - Jewish Italy from Antiquity through Modernity

    FC SSCI CD
    4 credits
    In this course, students will explore the vital roles that Jews played in the cities of the Italian Peninsula from antiquity into the modern era. We will focus primarily on the fifteenth through the late-nineteenth centuries, a period marked by mass migration, ghettoization, cultural efflorescence, and the often volatile relationship between Italian Jewish communities and the Roman Catholic Church. In examining preunification Italy through a Jewish lens, we will probe the political, social, and economic forces that shaped the modern nation and resulted in a uniquely Italian Jewish identity.

    This course is cross-listed with HIST-286
  
  • JWST 291 - Anti-Semitism in European History and Literature

    FC SSCI CD
    4 credits
    This course examines the origins, functions, and expressions of European anti-Jewish thought from early Christianity to the postwar period. Beginning with ancient intercultural conflicts, it then explores early Christian religious competition, medieval Judeophobia, and modern racial anti-Semitism. Students are expected to gain an understanding of the structures and outcomes of specifically anti-Jewish prejudice as well as to make connections with the historical oppression of other minority groups.

    This course is cross-listed with HIST-291
  
  • JWST 303 - Jews and Greeks in Ancient Egypt

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    A large number of Jews lived in Egypt, especially Alexandria, from the 4th c. BCE to the 2nd c. CE. Their primary language was Greek-not Hebrew or Aramaic-and their religious practices differed strikingly from later Rabbinic Judaism. This course examines the daily life, literature, and ultimately the annihilation of this vibrant but largely forgotten Jewish community. Textual traditions include: the Septuagint, Jewish-Greek poetry and philosophy, the Pseudepigrapha, Philo of Alexandria, anti-Jewish polemical writings, and documentary papyri. All readings will be in English translation. A Greek option is available to those with at least three semesters of Ancient Greek.

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-303
  
  • JWST 306 - Biblical Biographies Told and Retold

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    This course will trace the midrashic and intertextual development of the biographies of three pairs of biblical men and women as their stories are translated, expanded, and retold. We will first examine the primordial pair, Adam and Eve. We will then study the matriarch Rebekah and her less-favored son, Esau. Finally, we will read the unfolding biographies of the Moabite Ruth and her royal great-grandson, King David. The textual traditions include the Masoretic Hebrew text, the Greek Septuagint, the Aramaic targums, the Pseudepigrapha, rabbinic midrash, and the New Testament. Readings in English translation.

    Undergraduate Research Intensive

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-306
  
  • JWST 310 - Zionisms

    FC SSCI CD WINT
    4 credits
    “Zionism” is a fiercely debated concept. For some, it evokes national liberation and rebirth, while for others it signifies oppression and inequality. Yet others, both Jewish and Christian, view the triumph of Zionism as the prelude to a messianic age. This course explores and compares a range of “Zionisms” and Zionism-adjacent political formations, from the many Jewish articulations of a Zionist vision to past and present Christian Zionisms, anti-Zionisms, post-Zionisms, and Black Zionisms.

    Undergraduate Research Intensive

    This course is cross-listed with POLT-310
  
  • JWST 326 - Synagogues, Churches, and Mosques: Sacred Art of the Medieval Mediterranean

    FC ARHU
    4 credits
    The art and architecture of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Mediterranean from the first to the 15th century. We will study religious art typologically (e.g., what roles did religious buildings play?), through important works (e.g., the Great Mosque of Cordoba), sites (e.g., Jerusalem, Damascus, Rome, and Istanbul) and media (e.g., metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts). We will emphasize art’s contribution to contact, exchange, and conflict between the three religions, with particular attention to Spain.

    Prerequisites: one introductory course in ARTH or RELG.
    This course is cross-listed with ARTH-214
  
  • JWST 335 - Seminar: Crusades - Contact and Conflict in the Mediterranean World

    FC SSCI CD WADV
    4 credits
    This research seminar examines the European Crusades that took place between 1050 and 1450 in the eastern Mediterranean, the Iberian peninsula, France, and Germany. Using a wide range of sources from different religious, political, social, and economic viewpoints, students will learn what was at stake for the various player involved, from high-born armed pilgrims to merchants and moneylenders, and how the Crusades shaped European identity for centuries to come.

    This course is cross-listed with HIST-335
  
  • JWST 354 - Judaism in America

    FC ARHU CD WADV
    4 credits
    This seminar explores the relationship between Judaism and the category of “religion,” focusing on the historical and contemporary U.S. context. Topics will include Jews and “religious freedom”; the emergence of Jewish denominations and the role of the synagogue; the multiplicity and creativity of Jewish identity and practice; and the sacralization of “secular” Jewish culture and politics. Students will gain familiarity with religious studies methods and the history of American Jews as they develop a research project in a related area of interest.

    Undergraduate Research Intensive

    This course is cross-listed with RELG-354
  
  • JWST 365 - Love and Death: Jewish Literature and Culture of the Americas

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    The iconic arrival at Ellis Island was contemporaneous with mass Jewish immigration throughout the Americas. Framing Jewish literature in a 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.

    Prerequisites: one course in literature.
    This course is cross-listed with CMPL-365, HISP-365
  
  • JWST 366 - Love and Death: Jewish Literature and Culture of the Americas LxC

    HC ARHU CD
    2 credits
    The iconic arrival at Ellis Island was contemporaneous with mass Jewish immigration throughout the Americas. Framing Jewish literature in a 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, Dropkin, Moscona, Roth, and more. This will be a multi-lingual LxC discussion section, looking at texts from the main course in the original languages together with facing English translation in Spanish, Portuguese, Yiddish, and Ladino.

    Prerequisites: None. Corequisite: CMPL/HISP/JWST 365.
    This course is cross-listed with HISP-366, CMPL-366
  
  • JWST 380 - Middle Eastern Prison Literature

    FC ARHU CD WINT
    4 credits
    This course explores modern and contemporary Middle Eastern literary works–plays, poems, long and short fiction, and memoires–produced in and associated with prisons. We’ll begin by laying theoretical and historical foundations for understanding the modern prison as a site of social control and dehumanization, which has paradoxically given rise to the powerful literary traditions and motifs we will proceed to survey. Arabic and Hebrew texts comprise the majority of the course materials; however, they will be placed in dialogue with European and other Western writing. Readings in English translation.

    Undergraduate Research Intensive

    This course is cross-listed with CMPL-380
  
  • JWST 400 - Senior Capstone in Jewish Studies

    ARHU
    0 credits
    The senior capstone in Jewish studies is completed through registering for and passing the capstone course of a JWST-affiliated department/program (English, comparative literature, history, or religion). Concomitantly, the senior Jewish studies major will enroll in JWST 400 and receive guidance and supervision on the capstone from a Jewish studies faculty member. Majors must meet with the Jewish Studies chair to determine which affiliated department’s capstone course will count for the JWST major, and which JWST faculty member will serve as the advisor.

    Undergraduate Research Intensive

  
  • JWST 500 - Jewish Studies Honors

    FC ARHU
    4 credits
    Honors Program in Jewish Studies. Details may be found in the catalog page for the major and on the JWST website. 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.

  
  • JWST 995F - Private Reading - Full

    FC ARHU
    4 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.

  
  • JWST 995H - Private Reading - Half

    HC ARHU
    2 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.


Language

  
  • LANG 100 - English Diction

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    A study of English language sounds as they relate to singing and speaking with emphasis on the fundamentals of phonetics and sound production. This course is a prerequisite for all other diction courses. Preference is given to students for whom this course is a requirement.

  
  • LANG 101 - Italian Diction

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in Italian.

    Prerequisites: LANG 100 and ITAL 101.
  
  • LANG 200 - German Diction

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in German.

    Prerequisites: LANG 100 and GERM 101.
  
  • LANG 201 - French Diction

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    The fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing and speaking in French.

    Prerequisites: LANG 100 and FREN 101.
  
  • LANG 300 - Russian Diction

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    This course will focus on learning to read Cyrillic, along with the specifics of russian pronunciation in the context of song and aria literature. Students will read, analyze, compare and interpret existing IPA transcriptions of Russian art songs and arias. the class will also involve listening, discussing, and comparing different performances of Russian art songs. The class will culminate in one or more performances of Russian Repertoire.

    Prerequisites: LANG 100 and LANG 101.
  
  • LANG 995F - Private Reading - Full

    FC CNDP
    4 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.

  
  • LANG 995H - Private Reading - Half

    HC CNDP
    2 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.


Latin

  
  • LATN 101 - Elementary Latin

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    Veni, vidi, vici! Get ready to learn the basics of Latin grammar and syntax with a focus on translation. We will explore aspects of Roman civilization through the Latin language. It is a great class for students interested in the sciences (all those Latin roots!), law, logic, literature, and linguistics. By the end of the semester you will be able to translate selections from Cicero, Vergil, and Caesar. Intended for students with no previous training in Latin.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
  
  • LATN 102 - Introduction to Latin Prose

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    Continuation of LATN 101. Master the essentials of Latin grammar, and how to read a variety of Latin prose and poetry. At the end of the course you will be reading Vergil, Ovid, and Cicero, in their unaltered original language. This course features a field trip to the Rare Books room, where we will explore the College’s collection of Medieval manuscripts.

    Prerequisites: LATN 101.
  
  • LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin I: Ovid

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    This course explores the poetry of one of Rome’s premier authors, Ovid. We will read selections of Ovid’s erotic verse and stories from his Metamorphoses. Students will review advanced grammar concepts and put them to use in their translations of his elegiac and epic works. Come for the stories, stay for the double-entendres, urbane poetry, and exploration of this poet who, in the words of a contemporary, was ‘too witty for his own good’ (and was exiled for it, gulp!).

    Prerequisites: LATN 102.
  
  • LATN 202 - Intermediate Latin II: Roman Prose

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    In 56 BCE, Cicero, the foremost orator of the Roman Republic, was locked in a tense political battle with his rival, Clodius Pulcher. In this course we will read one of Cicero’s funniest and most vicious speeches, the pro Caelio, in which he attacks Clodius’ sister, Clodia Metelli.  We will also read several of Cicero’s letters, especially those dealing with the politics of the late Republic.  There will be a review of some advanced aspects of Latin grammar.

    Prerequisites: LATN 102.
  
  • LATN 209 - Petronius and Apuleius: The Latin Novel I

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    In this course we will study two Latin novels, Petronius’ Satyricon and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (better known as ‘The Golden Ass’). We will engage the complex stylistics of the Latin, as well as the critical tradition concerning the genre of the novel in general, and the ancient novel in particular. Course meets concurrently with LATN 309. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 209; advanced students should enroll in LATN 309. Course requirements will differ according to level.

    Prerequisites: LATN 102.
  
  • LATN 218 - Poetry of Catullus I

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    We will read the poetry of Catullus, one of the most prominent poets of late Republican Rome, and key figure in the development of Roman lyric, elegiac, and epic poetry.  We will pay particular attention to the challenge that Catullus presents to Roman standards of masculinity, and to the way that his subversions of poetic norms present challenges to Roman politics. We will also read modern criticism of Catullus and of Roman lyric and elegiac. Course meets concurrently with LATN 318. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 218; advanced students should enroll in LATN 318. Course requirements will differ according to level.

    Prerequisites: LATN 201.
  
  • LATN 220 - The End of the Aeneid

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    We will focus on the second half of Virgil’s masterpiece, with particular attention to Book 8, where Aeneas encounters the city of Rome in its pastoral, Arcadian phase. Course includes review of Latin grammar and meter, study of scholarship on Virgil, work with manuscripts, and a research project. Course meets concurrently with LATN 320. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 220; advanced students should enroll in LATN 320. Course requirements will differ according to level.

    Prerequisites: LATN 102.
  
  • LATN 221 - Senecan Tragedy I

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    This course investigates the tragedies of Seneca the Younger and involves the close reading of one of Seneca’s tragedies in Latin. Students will focus on the grammar, syntax, and literary features of Seneca’s dramaturgy and explore the reception of Seneca’s tragedies in the works of the Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists. Course meets concurrently with LATN 321. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 221; advanced students should enroll in LATN 321. Course requirements will differ according to level.

    Prerequisites: LATN 102.
  
  • LATN 302 - Horace

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    Students will study the poems of Horace and develop an online commentary to the poems. Horace’s poems offer a profound investigation of the place of the writer in Augustan society and stress the philosophical contemplation necessary to live a meaningful life. Students will be actively involved in the creation of a valuable resource for subsequent readers of these poems.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 307 - Latin Love Elegy

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    Readings from the elegists of late Republican and early Imperial Rome, with emphasis on Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid. We will study the development of the elegiac genre in response to Greek lyric, and to Greek and Roman epic. We will also study the development of the elegiac persona as an alternative form of masculine subjectivity during the reign of Augustus. Readings from recent scholarship on Roman subjectivity, elegy, and genre theory.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 308 - The Roman Historians

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    Study of Sallust and Tacitus, as well as other topics in Roman history or historiography. We will examine the artistic and philosophical elements of the text as products of the social and political history of the Late Republic and the Flavian period.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 309 - Petronius and Apuleius: The Latin Novel II

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    In this course we will study two Latin novels, Petronius’ Satyricon and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses (better known as ‘The Golden Ass’). We will engage the complex stylistics of the Latin, as well as the critical tradition concerning the genre of the novel in general, and the ancient novel in particular. Course meets concurrently with LATN 209. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 209; advanced students should enroll in LATN 309. Course requirements will differ according to level.

  
  • LATN 312 - Lucan and Seneca

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    In this course we will read Latin prose and poetry from the Neronian period, with a particular emphasis on Lucan’s radical historical epic, the Pharsalia. We will pay attention to the development of the epic form in a time of repression, poetic technique during the “silver age” of Latin poetry, and to the relation of art to politics. We will read some of the poetry and prose of Seneca, who was Lucan’s uncle and served as an advisor to Nero. We will read and evaluate second scholarship on both authors.

  
  • LATN 316 - Latin Epistles

    FC ARHU CD WADV
    4 credits
    In an age of texting, email, and instant messaging, it is enlightening to see how the Romans viewed letter-writing. Do you want to know how to live a fulfilled life? Read Seneca. The details of the eruption of Vesuvius? Pliny provides the answers. The complex reaction to the first Triumvirate? Cicero wrote it all down. This course investigates the major epistolographers of ancient Rome (from Cicero to Pliny) and one can get a peek into the nitty-gritty of Roman politics, Stoicism, and everyday life from these authors’ works.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 318 - Poetry of Catullus II

    FC ARHU CD WADV
    4 credits
    We will read the poetry of Catullus, one of the most prominent poets of late Republican Rome, and key figure in the development of Roman lyric, elegiac, and epic poetry. We will pay particular attention to the challenge that Catullus presents to Roman standards of masculinity, and to the way that his subversions of poetic norms present challenges to Roman politics. We will also read modern criticism of Catullus and of Roman lyric and elegiac. Course meets concurrently with LATN 218. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 218; advanced students should enroll in LATN 318. Course requirements will differ according to level.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 320 - The End of the Aeneid II

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    We will focus on the second half of Virgil’s masterpiece, with particular attention to Book VIII, where Aeneas encounters the city of Rome in its pastoral, Arcadian phase. Course includes review of Latin grammar and meter, study of scholarship on Virgil, work with manuscripts, and a research project. Course meets concurrently with LATN 220. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 220; advanced students should enroll in LATN 320. Course requirements will differ according to level.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 321 - Senecan Tragedy II

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    This course investigates the tragedies of Seneca the Younger and involves the close reading of one of Seneca’s tragedies in Latin. Students will focus on the grammar, syntax, and literary features of Seneca’s dramaturgy and explore the reception of Seneca’s tragedies in the works of the Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists. Course meets concurrently with LATN 221. Intermediate students should enroll in LATN 221; advanced students should enroll in LATN 321. Course requirements will differ according to level.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 333 - Latin Bucolic

    FC ARHU CD WADV
    4 credits
    Poetry set in rustic nature and urban desires projected onto fantasies of poetry provide the generic stage of our readings of Latin bucolic. We will focus on Vergil’s Eclogues and explore that work’s relationship to other Latin pastoral, such as Catullus, Tibullus, Horace, and Martial; we will also look at silver-age and renaissance pastoral.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 375 - Martial

    FC ARHU CD
    4 credits
    In this course we will read the Epigrams of Martial, which provide a humorous and oftentimes gritty account of life in the Roman metropolis. Martial writes as both insider and outsider, who knows about cheap apartments and crashing parties; but as a literary artist, he also maintains the superior and refined position of artist and satirist. We will also work closely with Oberlin’s 15th-century manuscript of Martial.

    Prerequisites: LATN 202.
  
  • LATN 401F - LATN Honors - Full

    FC ARHU
    4 credits
    Honors Program in Latin Language and Literature (full course).

    Undergraduate Research Intensive

  
  • LATN 401H - LATN Honors - Half

    HC ARHU
    2 credits
    Honors Program in Latin Language and Literature (half course).

    Undergraduate Research Intensive

  
  • LATN 995F - Private Reading - Full

    FC ARHU
    4 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.

  
  • LATN 995H - Private Reading - Half

    HC ARHU
    2 credits
    Private readings 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 self-service online registration. To register for a private reading, students must complete the private reading form and return it to the Office of the Registrar.


Latin American Studies

  
  • LATS 100 - What is Latin America? Issues in Latin American Studies

    HC SSCI CD
    2 credits
    What is Latin America and why does Latin American studies exist as an academic field of study? What does it mean to study Latin American from the outside, particularly from the United States? This multidisciplinary, team-taught course lays the groundwork for an intentional and self-reflective trajectory through Oberlin’s interdisciplinary LATS program. In addition to the history of Latin American studies, it addresses questions that are central to any scholarly engagement with the region.

    This course is appropriate for new students.
  
  • LATS 400 - Latin American Studies Capstone

    HC SSCI
    2 credits
    The capstone project allows non-honors students to integrate knowledge gained through the LAST major and to address analytic and theoretical issues in the field of Latin American Studies. Normally, capstone work–which includes a substantive individual project and public presentation–is added to an upper-level course taken for the major in the senior year.

 

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