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| ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES |
| FRENCH |
| Placement in all language courses is determined by
previous course work at Hopkins or by a Placement Examination.
|
|
210.102 |
FRENCH ELEMENTS II (4.5) Roos Prereq: 210.101 or 210.103 or WEB-CAPE Score Lab
Req=d Limit 17 per section A video- and multimedia-based
emersion in French language and culture using the French in Action
method. Both semesters must be taken with passing grade to receive
credit; may not be taken Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory.
Sec. 02 canceled 02/11/05
Sec.04 added 02/11/05 |
Sec. 01
02
03
04 |
MTW 9
F 9:30-10:30
MTW 10
F 10:30-11:30
MTW 11
F 12
MTW
11
F 12 |
| 210.104 |
LEARNER MANAGED SECTION OF FRENCH ELEMENTS (4.5) Roos Limit 12 Prereq: 210.101 or 210.103 or WEB-CAPE
score Lab Req=d. Special section of French Elements II for highly
motivated students meets two hours a week instead of four. |
Sec.
01 |
M
5,
Th 5:30-6:30 |
| 210.202 (H) |
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (3.5) Guillemard Prereq: 210.201 or between 320 and 420 on WEB-CAPE
Lab Req=d. Limit 17 per section A two-semester course
conducted entirely in French. Students follow a systematic review
of language structures and phonetics, using tapes and multimedia
material. They practice the four communication skills (listening,
speaking, reading, and writing) through a variety of exercises
and videos related to cultural topics. In-lab exercises. In
the spring, students read a variety of literary texts. Sec.01
canceled 01/31/05 |
Sec. 01
02
03
04 |
MTW 10
MTW 11
MTW 12
MTW
1 |
| 210.204 (H) |
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (3.5) Beauvois Prereq: 210.203, AA@ in 210.201 or appropriate WEB-CAPE score Lab Req=d. Limit 17 per section This two-semester honors
intermediate course emphasizes in-depth reading, creative writing,
and computer-assisted communication skills in French, with a focus
on the Francophone world. |
Sec. 01
02
03 |
MTW 9
MTW 10
MTW
11 |
| 210.205 (H) |
INTRODUCTION
TO PHONETICS (3) Beauvois
Limit 15 Prereq: Completion of Elements or equiv. Designed for intermediate-advanced students seeking
to improve their French pronunciation through intensive oral practice,
this course will also explore the different accents of France
and the Francophone world. Course canceled
12/02/04 Course restored 12/15/04 |
Sec.
01 |
T
2-4:30 3:30 |
| 210.302 (H)
(W) |
FRENCH CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION II (3.5) Mobarek Prereq: 210.301 or WEB -CAPE score
greater than 480 Lab Req=d. Limit 12 per section A writing intensive third-year
language course conducted exclusively in French and intended to
prepare students for more advanced courses in French culture and
literature. |
Sec. 01
02
03
04
05
06
07 |
MTW 9
MTW 10
MTW 10
MTW 11
MTW 11
MTW
12
MTW 12 |
| 210.304 (H) |
BUSINESS FRENCH II (3) Staff Limit 15 Prereq: 210.301-302 or above 550
on FCAPE or Perm. Req'd. Course added 11/11/04 |
Sec.
01 |
MTW
11 |
| 211.315 (H) |
B-BOYS AND B-GIRLS IN THE BANLIEUE
(3) Asquith Limit 15 Prereq: 210.301-302
An introduction to the politics and aesthetics of French rap and
graffiti, its models, from Rimbaud to Oum Kalthoum and its stars,
from McSolaar to Ackhenaton. Taught in French.
Site: http://www.wilda.org/asquith/rapcourse/RapDescr.html
Course added 11/15/04 |
Sec.
01 |
T
3-5 |
| 211.402 (H) |
LA FRANCE CONTEMPORAINE II (3) Roos Limit 15 Prereq: 210.301-302 or 210.301
and Perm.of Instructor Exploration of contemporary French political
institutions, politics, and social debates through the French
press and Internet, recent books, films, and broadcast television. |
Sec.
01 |
MTW
12 |
| 212.202 (H)
(W) |
INTRODUCTION
Á LA LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAIS II (3) Russo /
Vance Limit 25 Prereq: both semesters of 210.301-302 or at least one semester of 210.301-302
with a grade of A and written permission of the instructor. This
sequence is a prerequisite to all further literature courses.
Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their
second semester. Readings and discussion of texts of various
genres from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The two semesters
may be taken in either order.
Sec. 02 added 11/10/04 |
Sec. 01
Sec. 02 |
ThF 10:30-12
ThF 9-10:30 |
| 212.217 (H) (W) |
FRANCE-ETATS-UNIS: REGARDS CROISÉS (3) Cremona Limit 15 Perm. Req’d Prereq: 210.301-302 This one-semester course
will study French and American life and culture through French
film and literature, exploring the mythologies that exist on both
sides of the Atlantic. Taught in French. |
Sec. 01 |
W 2-4:30 3:30 |
| 212.323 (H) |
READING
POETRY (19TH & 20TH CENTURIES) (3) Neefs
Prereq: 210.301-302 or Perm. Req’d. The
course will offer a close reading of selected poems through the
period, considering all the aspects of a Poem as a Work of art,
and focusing on poetic modernity. We will study verses and prose
poems up to the very contemporary period: texts by Hugo, Baudelaire,
Rimbaud, Mallarmé, Appolinaire, Ponge, Michaux, Char, Queneau,
Deguy, Bonnefoy, etc. The students will also be asked to propose
their own choice of poems. Conducted in French |
Sec. 01 |
M 3-5 |
| 212.424 (H) |
THE ESSAYISTIC SELF, MONTAIGNE (3) Close study of representative essays, focusing on the
ontological, political, aesthetic, and erotic themes in Montaigne’s
Essais and their relationship to liberal modernity. Course
added 11/08/04 |
Sec. 01 |
M 1-4 |
| 212.430 (H)
(W) |
SENIOR SEMINAR (3) Anderson/Delacampagne For French majors in their senior year only An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research
and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the
composition of a senior thesis in French. |
Sec. 01 |
W 3-5 |
| 212.502 |
FRENCH INDEPENDENT STUDY |
|
|
| SPANISH |
| 210.127 |
SPANISH
ELEMENTS I (3.5) Weingarten
Limit 17 Prereq: Appropriate S-Cape score Focuses
on the development of basic skills in reading, writing and speaking,
with an emphasis on proper pronunciation and aural comprehension.
The course requires extensive use of the language laboratory,
consistent class participation and completion of daily homework
assignments. Incorporates frequent testing and an on-line component. |
Sec. 01 |
MTW 10 |
| 210.128 |
SPANISH ELEMENTS II (3.5) Weingarten Limit 17 per section Prereq: 210.127 or appropriate S-Cape score Lab Req=d. Section 4 will be taught on-line and has a limit of 25 Focuses on the further development of basic
skills in reading, writing and speaking, with an emphasis on proper
pronunciation and aural comprehension. The course requires extensive
use of the language laboratory, consistent class participation
and completion of daily homework assignments. Incorporates frequent
testing and an on-line component. Must be successfully completed
in conjunction with 210.127 in order to receive credit.
Sec. 07 added 12/02/04
|
Sec. 01
02
03
04
05
06
07 |
MTW 9
MTW 10
MTW 11
On-Line
MTW 12
MTW
1
MTW
11 |
| 210.227 (H) |
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (3.5) Miranda-Aldaco Limit 17 per section Prereq: 210.128 or appropriate S-Cape score Continues building
on the four essential skills for communication presented in Spanish
Elements courses. The course requires extensive use of the language
laboratory, consistent class participation and completion of daily
homework assignments. Incorporates frequent testing and an on-line
component.
Sec.
04 added 12/02/04 |
Sec. 01
02
03
04 |
MTW 9
MTW 10
MTW 12
MTW
12 |
| 210.228 (H) |
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (3.5) Miranda-Aldaco Prereq: 210.227 or appropriate S-Cape score
Limit 17 per section Continues building on the four essential
skills for communication presented in Spanish Elements courses
and in Intermediate Spanish I. The course requires extensive use
of the language laboratory, consistent class participation and
completion of daily homework assignments. Incorporates frequent
testing and an on-line component. |
Sec. 01
02
03
04
05 |
MTW 9
MTW 10
MTW 10
MTW 11
MTW 12 |
| 210.326 (H) |
ADVANCED SPANISH (3) Encinas
Limit 15 per section
Prereq: 210.228, 229 or appropriate S-Cape
score This course is designed for students who have attained
a high-Intermediate level of proficiency and wish to improve on
grammar and vocabulary in addition to oral and written expression.
Students are exposed to a deeper understanding of the cultures
of the Spanish-speaking world. |
Sec. 01
02
03
04 |
MTW 9
MTW 10
MTW 11
On-line |
| 210.329 (H) |
BUSINESS SPANISH (3) Sanchez Limit 15 Prereq: 210.326 or appropriate S-Cape score Students
will increase their vocabulary and practice grammar structures
closely related to trade and business practices. Highly recommended
to students majoring in business and international relations.
There will be an on-line component. |
Sec. 01 |
MT 12 |
| 210.333 (H) |
MEDICAL SPANISH (3) Sanchez Limit 15 per section Prereq: 210.326
or appropriate S-Cape score Students will increase their vocabulary
and practice grammar structures closely related to the medical
and health administration professions. All language skills are
equally emphasized. Highly recommended to students in any health-related
majors. Intensive on-line component. |
Sec. 01 |
MT 11 |
| 210.335 (H)
|
LEGAL SPANISH (3) Sanchez Limit 15 Prereq: 210.326 or appropriate S-CAPE score Students
will increase their vocabulary and practice grammar structures
closely related to judicial services. All language skills are
equally emphasized. Highly recommended to students majoring in
Law, Business and International Relations. There will be an intensive
on-line component.
Course canceled 12/03/04
|
Sec. 01
|
MT 11
|
| 210.340 (H) |
ADVANCED LISTENING AND SPEAKING (3) Encinas
Limit 15 per section Prereq: 210.326 or appropriate
S-CAPE score This third year course aims at improving the students’
oral skills by focusing on the use of standard, spoken Spanish
with an emphasis on colloquial and idiomatic expressions. Students
will also engage in more formal levels of communication by discussing
assigned literary and non-literary topics. They will increase
their listening skills through movies and other listening comprehension
exercises. Will also focus on vocabulary acquisition. |
Sec. 01
02
03 |
MTW 9
MTW
11
MTW 12 |
| 210.342 (H)
(W) |
ADVANCED READING AND WRITING (3) Encinas Limit 12 Prereq: 210.326 or appropriate S-Cape score This third year course
aims at improving the students’ oral skills by focusing on various
types of text. Students will also engage in more formal levels
of written communication on both literary and non-literary topics.
Will also focus on refinements of grammar. |
Sec.
01 |
MTW
10 |
| 210.345 (H)
(W) |
CURSO DE TRADUCCIÓN PARA LAS PROFESIONES
(3) Sanchez
Limit 12 Prereq: 210.333 or 339-340 or 335;
or appropriate S-Cape score Students will leans the basics of translation theory and be presented
with the tools needed (specialized dictionaries, web resources,
etc) for the translation of business, medical, legal, technological,
political, and journalistic texts from Spanish to English and
English to Spanish |
Sec.
01 |
MTW
10 |
| 210.430 (H) |
SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERNSHIP (3) Sanchez Limit 12 Prereq: 210.345 Internship
involves a specially designed project related to student’s minor
concentration. Provides an opportunity to use Spanish language
in real world contexts. May be related to current employment context
or developed in agencies or organizations that complement student’s
research and experimental background while contributing to the
improvement of language proficiency |
Sec. 01 |
M 1 |
| 210.445 (H)
(W) |
CURSO DE PERFECCIONAMIENTO
(3) Sanchez Limit 12 Prereq: 210.341 (Advanced Listening and Speaking and Advanced Reading
and Writing) or one of the following: 210.229, 333 or 335; plus
one of the following: 210.339, 341 (Advanced Listening and Speaking
or Advanced Reading and Writing) or appropriate S-Cape score. This
course is designed for students who, having attained an advanced
level of proficiency, wish to master Spanish grammar as well as
oral and written expression. The course seeks to acquaint the
students with a wider range of idiomatic expression and usages
than they have previously managed. |
Sec.
01 |
MTW
11 |
| 211 212.290
(H)
|
SPANISH
MODERN CULTURE (3) Encinas Limit 33 Prereq: 210.227-228 or 210.229 or
Perm. Req’d. Taught in Spanish Iberian history and art, from
first inhabitants to present, with an emphasis on modern culture.
Literature, art, architecture, customs, cinema will all form part
of the understanding of Spanish culture. Recommended for students
planning on going to the Johns Hopkins/Carlos III Program in Madrid |
Sec. 01 |
MTW 12 |
| 212.231 (H) (W) |
INTRODUCTION
TO LITERATURE IN SPANISH (3) Monleon/Hatfield Limit 15 Course added 11/09/04 |
Sec.
01 |
MTW
10 |
| 212.336 (H) |
DON QUIJOTE (3) Sieber Limit 10 Prereq: 210.326 or Perm. Req’d. Don Quijote de la Mancha:
a close reading of this classic in Spanish. Class discussion
of the novel and papers written on specific topics will be required.
Cervantes explores the complex relationships between history and
fiction and art and nature. Reading as a form of insanity will
be the focus of this undergraduate seminar. |
Sec.
01 |
T
2-4 |
| 212.338 (H) |
ROMANTICISM
AND SPAIN (3) Monléon
/ Zecchi Prereq: 210.326 or Perm. Req’d. Limit 15
A study of the major issues (love, fate, rebellion) and authors
(Larra, Espronceda, Gomez de Avellaneda, Becquer) that shaped
romantic Spain. Taught in Spanish |
Sec. 01 |
W 2-4 |
| 212.436 (H) |
THE
CID (3) Altschul
This course traces the figure of the Cid from medieval
warrior to national hero. Readings include the Poem of Mio Cid,
recreations of the legend, and the history of scholarship. |
Sec. 01 |
T 4-6pm |
| 212.452 (H) |
CHE
GUEVERA AND MAGICAL REALISM (3) Gonzalez Limit 40 Prereq: 210.326
or Perm. Req’d. A consideration of the career and myth of Latin America’s best known
individual in counterpoint with its most influential literary
style. Taught in English Cross-listed with Latin
American Studies |
Sec. 01 |
Th 12-2 |
| 212.453(H) |
THE
CUBAN DIASPORA (3) Gonzalez The diaspora factor in Cuba’s history and in recent times examined inside
and outside the Island through the study of literature, film,
music, and other media. Taught in Spanish (fluency required).
Cross-listed with Latin American Studies |
Sec. 01 |
M 2-4 |
| ITALIAN |
| 210.152 |
ITALIAN ELEMENTS (3.5) Irwin Limit 17 per section Prereq: 210.151 or
Perm. Req’d, Lab Req=d. The aim of the course is to provide the student
with the basic skills in reading, writing, and speaking the language
through the use of grammatical texts, elementary readings, videos,
and electronic didactic materials in the Language Laboratory (required).
All classes are conducted in Italian; oral participation is encouraged
from the beginning. Daily homework, three to four tests, one
midterm and one final exam. Both semesters must be completed
with passing grades to receive credit. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. |
Sec. 01
02
03
04 |
MTW 9
MTW 10
MTW 11
MTW
12 |
| 210.252 (H) |
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN (3.5) Irwin Limit 15 per section Prereq: 210.251 or
Perm. Req’d. Intensive review of grammatical and
syntactical structures; improvement of reading and composition
skills through the use of contemporary literary texts, reinforcement
of the student’s knowledge of the language through weekly oral
and written presentations on predetermined subjects. Class participation
is essential. Language laboratory work required on videos, CD-ROM,
and on-line. Lab required. |
Sec. 01
02
03 |
MTW 10
MTW 11
MTW
12 |
| 210.352 (H)
(W) |
ADVANCED ITALIAN CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION (3.5) Irwin Limit 15 Perm. Req’d. Prereq: 210.251-252
or equivalent. This third-year course presents a systematic introduction to a variety of
contemporary cultural topics, emphasizing role-playing, vocabulary
building, and style and clarity in writing. Texts drawn from
different media (newspapers, magazines, and literary work), and
ample use of audio-visual and electronic materials will stress
everyday spoken Italian.
Sec.
01 canceled 01/28/05 |
Sec. 01
02 |
MTW 11
MTW 12 |
| 211.357 (H) |
GENDER
DYNAMICS AND MAFIA WARS (3) Irwin
Prereq: 210.351, 352 or Perm. Req’d. The course will examine, through reading works of fiction
by two representative Sicilian authors, and by studying the films
made from these authors’ work, the relationship between men and
women in 20th century Sicilian life and the impact of the Mafia
on their day-to-day lives. Taught in Italian Cross-listed
with Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality |
Sec. 01 |
MTW 12 |
| 211.365 212.251
(H)
(W) |
SURVEY
OF ITALIAN LITERATURE (3) Zecchi
An overview of the key texts of the Italian literary canon from the Middle
Ages to the present. Taught in Italian |
Sec. 01 |
W 4-6pm |
| 212.364 (H) |
STORY
AND HISTORY IN ITALIAN LITERATURE (3) Forni
Narrative texts of Italian Literature will be studied
in historical contexts- among the authors are: Boccaccio, Berto,
Lampedusa and Morante |
Sec. 01 |
T 3-5 |
| 212.562 |
ITALIAN INDEPENDENT STUDY |
|
|
| PORTUGUESE |
| 210.178 |
PORTUGUESE ELEMENTS (3.5) Bensabat-Ott Prereq: 210.177, Perm. Req’d. Basic training in writing, reading and speaking the
language. Emphasis on aural/oral proficiency. All classes conducted
in Portuguese. Language lab required. |
Sec.
01 |
MWF
9 |
| 210.278 (H) |
INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE (3.5) Bensabat-Ott Prereq: 210.277, Perm. Req’d. More advanced
training in reading, writing and speaking Portuguese. Miscellaneous
readings from Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
Emphasis on aural/oral proficiency. All classes conducted in
Portuguese. Language lab required. |
Sec.
01 |
MWF
10 |
| 210.378 (H) |
ADVANCED PORTUGUESE (3.5) Bensabat-Ott Prereq: 210.377, Perm. Req’d. Advanced
training in spoken and written Portuguese, incorporating traditional
and contemporary writing from Brazil/Portugal and Portuguese-speaking
Africa. Fluency is stressed. All classes conducted in Portuguese.
Language lab required. |
Sec.
01 |
MWF
12 |
| 211.394 (H) |
BRAZILIAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION (3)
Bensabat-Ott Introduction to the study of the culture and civilization
of Brazil. The course will focus on how indigenous, African,
Asian and European cultural influences have interacted to create
the new and unique civilization of contemporary Brazil. Videos,
CDs will be shown. Cross-listed with Latin American Studies |
Sec.
01 |
M
2-4 |
| OTHER COURSES |
| 300.200 (H) |
CITIES: FOR EXAMPLE, BALTIMORE ( 3) Hertz Limit 20 per section
Cross-listed with English, German, History of Art and Humanities Center |
Lec. Sec. 01
02
03 |
M 11
3-5
W 3-5
W 3-5 |
| 300.330 (H) |
THE GHOST AND THE MACHINE (3) deVries Limit 20
Cross-listed with Anthropology, German, Humanities Center, Philosophy and
Political Science |
Sec. 01 |
Th 10:30-1 |
| 300.378 (H) |
WHAT CAN A BODY DO? (3) Marrati Limit 20 Cross-listed with Philosophy, Humanities, Political Science and
Anthropology |
Sec. 01 |
M 2-4:30 |
| 061.420 (H) |
THE FRENCH NEW WAVE (3) Roos
Cross-listed with Film and Media |
Sec. 01 |
Th 3-5
T 5-7:30pm |
| GRADUATE COURSES |
| 212.660 |
LITERARY THEORY: A CRITICAL OVERVIEW Monléon / Gonzalez
A critical overview of the major currents of 20th century
literary theory (maxism, formalism, structuralism, psychoanalysis,
deconstruction, etc.) in order to reflect upon what is literature
and what is literary criticism. Taught in English |
Sec. 01 |
Th 2-4 Th
1-3 |
| 212.685 |
RESEARCH
METHODS Waterman Limit 20 Dept.
Majors only Year long course Course added 12/09/04 |
Sec. 01 |
Th 10:30-12 |
| FRENCH |
| 212.630 |
THE ESSAYISTIC SELF, MONTAIGNE
Abecassis
Close study of representative essays, focusing on the
ontological, political, aesthetic, and erotic themes in Montaigne’s
Essais and their relationship to liberal modernity. |
Sec. 01 |
M 1-4 |
| 210.601 |
FRENCH READING AND TRANSLATION Kew Limit 20 Intensive study of French grammar structure plus experience in reading
and translating expository prose. Students do independent work
(vocabulary acquisition and translation) in their particular field
of study. Designed for graduate students in other departments
who need to complete a language requirement in French. Open to
undergraduates only with permission of the language coordinator. |
Sec.
01 |
MTW
9 |
| 212.602 |
HISTOIRE
ET ROMAN AU MOYEN ÂGE Nichols
L’histoire et le roman (XIIe au XIVe siècles):
Geoffroi de Monmouth, Wace, Chrétien de troyes, Robert de Boron,
Jean Renart, les Chroniques de le Méliador
de Jean Froissart, et Le Mélusine de Jean d’Arras. |
Sec. 01 |
W 1-3 |
| 212.628 |
RACINE
Russo A partir de la lecture de l’oeuvre de Racine on se
propose d’analyser la poétique de la passion tragique et la spécificite
de l’écriture dramatique classique. |
Sec. 01 |
F 1-3 |
| 212.715 |
THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT NOVEL
Anderson Readings include Prévost, Manon Lescaut;
Montesquieu, Les Lettres persanes; Marivaux, Le Paysan parvenu;
Diderot, La Religieuse and Le Neveu de Rameau; Rousseau, La Nouvelle
Héloïse, Laclos, Les Liaisons. Full description at www.wilda.org. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 1-3 |
| 212.724 |
PHOTOGRAPHIE ET ÉCRITURE Delacampagne Nous analyserons (1) l’évolution de la photographie en France depuis son invention
en 1839 et (2) l’histoire de ses rapports avec la littérature
française durant la meme period. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 3-5 |
| 212.731 |
PASSÉ, PRÉSENT, FUTUR, AU 19ÈME SIÈCLE Neefs Le 19ème siècle a été considéré
comme le siècle de l’invention de l’Histoire… le séminaire s’attachera
à considérer les formes diverses d’invention d’un nouveau rapport
au temps collectif au 19ème siècle, essentiellement
à travers les œuvres littéraires, mais en interrogeant également
les autres arts et disciplines. |
Sec. 01 |
T 1-3 |
| 212.801 |
FRENCH INDEPENDENT STUDY |
|
|
| 212.802 |
FRENCH DISSERTATION RESEARCH |
|
|
| 212.803 |
FRENCH PROPOSAL PREPARATION |
|
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| SPANISH |
| 212.632 |
CELESTINA
Kupper 'Celestina' is one of the most famous dramas written
in Castellano, but in the present day its resonance can seem difficult
to explain. Course offers close reading of the text and proceeds
to more general topics. Students should read text in advance.
Meets February 14 through March 10. Course added 11/23/04 |
Sec.
01 |
M
8
MTh 4-6pm
|
| 212.633 |
WOMEN
& FILM IN SPAIN: A THEORETICAL APPROACH
Zecchi A close examination of the evolution of Spanish cinema
by women directors and scriptwriters through the viewpoint of
gender and film theories. Taught in Spanish |
Sec.
01 |
M
4-6pm M 3-5 |
| 212.637 |
INTERDISCIPLINARY
SEMINAR IN SPANISH HISTORY AND LITERATURE
Seiber/Kagan This will be a seminar on the relationships between
History and Literature in the Spanish Golden Age. Studies on
paleography, historiography, lexicography,literary history and
patronage, the reading public, and book production and circulation
will be the primary focus.The primary literary and historical
texts will include the Lazarillo de Tormes, Quevedo’s Buscon,
Lope de Vega’s Fuenteovejuna, Cabrera de Cordoba’s
Relaciones de las cosas sucedidas en la Corte de Espana and
Tome Pinheiro de Veiga’s Fastiginia, and Calderon’s El
sitio de Breda. Reports will be required on supplementary
critical bibliography. Cross-listed with History |
Sec.
01 |
W
2-4 |
| 212.649 |
THE
CID Altschul This course traces the figure of the Cid from medieval
warrior to national hero. Readings include the Poem of Mio
Cid, recreations of the legend, and the history of scholarship. |
Sec.
01 |
T
4-6pm |
| 212.665 |
VARGAS
LLOSA AND THE FRENCH CONNECTION Castro-Klaren The course will explore the genealogy of Vargas Llosa’s art and literary criticism.
The course will consider the relationship of Vargas Llosa’s narrative
art and French realism. Assignments will be on theory of the
novel, novels authored by Flaubert and Hugo and 4 novels by Vargas
Llosa. Students whose Spanish is not up to reading these novels
in the original but want to enter the seminar may do the reading
in English or French translation. |
Sec.
01 |
W
4-6pm |
| 212.736 |
INDELIBLE
FOOTPRINTS: ISLAM IN SPAIN Brownlee This course explores the effects of the Muslim invasion of the Iberian peninsula
in 711 – its impact during the 800-year occupation and far beyond.
Spain’s unique “orientalism” _ the hybrid realities of moros and
moriscos in a predominately Christian society, of mudéjares and
mozarabes, their variations over space and time, religious and
occult associations and inquisitorial practices, as well as intriguing
representations of the gendered Other will be topics for discussion
based on our analysis of literary, historical, and theoretical
texts. Readings from such works and authors as: the kharjas,
Cantar de mio Cid, Alfonso X’s historiography, the Libro
de buen amor, the Cronica sarracina, Cervantes, Calderón,
Zayas and Goytisolo, as well as theorists, e.g. Casto, Said and
Menocal. |
Sec.
01 |
M
1-3 |
| 212.826 |
SPANISH INDEPENDENT STUDY |
|
|
| 212.827 |
SPANISH DISSERTATION RESEARCH |
|
|
| 212.828 |
SPANISH PROPOSAL PREPARATION |
|
|
| ITALIAN |
| 2121.670 |
SCRIVERE
DI LETTERATURA Forni An introduction to scholarly writing in Italian and English. |
Sec. 01 |
F 10:30-12:30 |
| 212.675 |
THE
INVENTION OF THE SECULAR THEATRE Stephens The Italian humanists
of the Quattrocento rediscovered lost and neglected texts of the
Roman theater. More crucially, they rediscovered the theater
as a cultural institution, and fully secularized it, making possible
the classics of modern theater from Shakespeare to Pirandello and beyond.
Survey of texts and genres from early 1400's to late 1500's; related
discoveries and innovations in narrative literature, stagecraft
and stage machinery. |
Sec. 01 |
F 1- 4 |
| 212.677 |
UMBERTO
ECO’S POSTMODERN MIDDLE AGES
Stephens Since the 1960's
Umberto Eco has been at the forefront of European critical theory.
Since 1980, he has been one of the best-known European novelists.
“The Name of the Rose” and “Foucault's Pendulum” have revitalized
"theory-rich" fiction in Europe and North America, inspiring
numerous imitators. Course will explore the relation of Eco's
fiction to his most characteristic contributions to literary and
cultural theory. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 3-6pm |
| 212.861 |
ITALIAN INDEPENDENT STUDY |
|
|
| 212.862 |
ITALIAN DISSERTATION RESEARCH |
|
|
| 212.863 |
ITALIAN PROPOSAL PREPARATION |
|
|
| OTHER LISTINGS |
| 300.600 |
INSTANCES: ON LIVING HERE AND NOW deVries
Limit 20 Cross-listed with Anthropology, German, Humanities, Philosophy
and Political Science |
Sec.
01 |
T
10:30-1 |
| 300.604 |
LITERATURE OF THE CITY Hertz Limit 20 Cross-listed with English, German and
History of Art |
Sec.
01 |
F
10-12 |
| 100.634 |
SPAIN AND IT’S EMPIRE Kagan/Seiber Cross-listed with History |
Sec.
01 |
W
2-4 |
| 300.656 |
THE EVENT AND THE ORDINARY. ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF DELEUZE AND CAVELL. Marrati
Cross-listed with Philosophy, Anthropology, Humanities and Political Science
|
Sec.
01 |
W
10:30-1 |
