Schedule of Classes

A broad introduction to the great works of Western culture from antiquity to 1800. (Duplicates credit in former COLT 150gx.)

Comparative study of Latin American cultures, especially vis-a-vis those of Europe and the U.S. Materials drawn from literature, but also film, opera, history, cultural theory.

Introduction to general forms of reflection on literary discourse.

Study of the relationship between literary modes and other arts since 1900, focusing on particular avant-garde movements.

Survey of cultural critique focused on Latin America as a cultural region and on Latin Americanism as a transnational academic practice.

Literary representations and theories of gender difference. Examines questions of gendered voice in writing and the cultural construction of gender in various periods and cultures.

Cinema from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam in local and global cultural contexts.

A critical analysis, in their historical contexts, of representative literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works created by or about the victims of the Shoah (Holocaust).

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of an honors thesis under individual faculty supervision.

Major developments in twentieth-century literary criticism, with special attention to theoretical work of the past three decades.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Familiarizes students with the process of seeking an academic position, from assembling a dossier to interviews and on-campus visits. Open to graduate students only. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: admission to candidacy.

Inquiry into relationships among literature, social and political ideologies, principles of political systems, and social or intellectual theory.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.