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Category V: Arts and Letters (ARLT)
- http://www.usc.edu/gecg
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in CAS200; phone (213) 740-2961.
- Instructions on how to add an Arts and Letters course are available at dornsife.usc.edu/arlt.
Critical analysis of significant works of literature, philosophy, visual arts, music and/or film; intensive reading and writing to develop knowledge of analytical techniques in the humanities. Limited to freshmen and sophomores. (Duplicates credit in ARLT 101.)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Russian Art | |||||||||
| 35200D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 30 of 30 | John Bowlt | WPH203 |   | |
| Classics in Modern Philosophy | |||||||||
| 35202D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 23 of 26 | John Dreher | THH213 | Word (65536 KB) | |
| The Strange and the Weird in Medieval and Renaissance Europe | |||||||||
| 35203D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 26 of 26 | Thea Cervone | VKC200 | Word (153856 KB) | |
| Lenses on Society: Literature and Sociology | |||||||||
| 35204D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 28 of 28 | Bruce Phillips | VKC201 | | |
| Narrative Shifts and Shifty Narrators: Transformations in the Italian Novel | |||||||||
| 35205D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 25 of 27 | James Fortney | VKC211 | PDF (259085 KB) | |
| Chinese Imagination: Culture in Fiction | |||||||||
| 35207D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 24 of 27 | George Hayden | WPH103 | | |
| Happiness and the Human Condition | |||||||||
| 35209D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 30 of 30 | Susan Lape | VKC200 | | |
| Magical Realism in Latin American History and Literature | |||||||||
| 35210D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 25 of 26 | Marjorie Becker | VKC201 | | |
| Six Feet Under: Death and Dying in Contemporary American Fiction | |||||||||
| 35211D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 27 of 29 | Susan Segal | VKC211 | | |
| Free Will and Determinism | |||||||||
| 35212D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 27 of 29 | Kadri Vihvelin | VKC210 | Word (52736 KB) | |
| The Story of the Chinese Language | |||||||||
| 35213D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 25 of 26 | Audrey Li | VKC158 | | |
| Russian Prison Camp Literature | |||||||||
| 35214D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 24 of 27 | Marcus Levitt | WPH107 | | |
| Classics in Modern Philosophy | |||||||||
| 35215D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-10:50am | MWF | 28 of 29 | Zlatan Damnjanovic | VKC207 | Word (30199 KB) | |
| Time and Time Travel | |||||||||
| 35216D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-11:50am | MWF | 26 of 27 | James Van Cleve | WPH203 | | |
| Prescriptions for Faith | |||||||||
| 35218D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 26 | Yaffa Weisman | WPH106 | | |
| Poetry, Evidence and Methods of Reading | |||||||||
| 35219D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 29 of 30 | Joseph Dane | VKC200 | | |
| Biography and the Renaissance Artist | |||||||||
| 35220D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 27 of 27 | Sean Roberts | VKC211 | PDF (229833 KB) | |
| Living with Uncertainty | |||||||||
| 35221D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 28 of 30 | Kenneth Easwaran | VKC157 | | |
| Biblical Protagonists Through an Ancient Lens | |||||||||
| 35222D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 26 of 27 | Kristine Garroway | VKC205 | | |
| Immigration in Ancient and Modern Europe | |||||||||
| 35224D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 26 | Jason Harris | VKC252 | | |
| Trips: Movement and the Making of Subjectivity | |||||||||
| 35225D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 26 | Alison Annunziata | WPH103 | | |
| Discourse and Identity: Immigrant Narratives | |||||||||
| 35226D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 23 of 26 | Gabriela Zapata | VKC200 | | |
| The Living Traditions of Hindu Yoga | |||||||||
| 35227D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 29 of 30 | Rita Sherma | VKC201 | | |
| Pioneers of the Impossible: Poetry and Fiction Through Regions of Unlikeness | |||||||||
| 35228D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 24 of 26 | Mark Irwin | VKC211 | | |
| On Beauty | |||||||||
| 35229D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 28 of 28 | Daniel Tiffany | MRF229 | | |
| Los Angeles Stories | |||||||||
| 35232D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 26 of 26 | Christopher Freeman | VKC201 | Word (56832 KB) | |
| Culture, Conformity, Revolt | |||||||||
| 35233D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 26 of 26 | David Rollo | VKC211 | | |
| The Living Traditions of Hindu Yoga | |||||||||
| 35234D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 30 | Rita Sherma | THH214 | | |
| Medieval Art and Christian Liturgy | |||||||||
| 35237D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 23 of 26 | Carolyn Malone | VKC200 | Word (68096 KB) | |
| Korean Literature and Thought | |||||||||
| 35238D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 27 of 28 | Sunyoung Park | VKC210 | | |
| Yesterday's Tomorrows | |||||||||
| 35239D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 26 | Richard Berg | VKC211 | | |
| From Bebop to Doo Wop to Hip Hop: Evolution of an American Musical Literature | |||||||||
| 35240D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 29 of 29 | Ronald Mc Curdy | MUS204 | | |
| Race and Upward Mobility in U.S. Fiction and Media | |||||||||
| 35241D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 29 | Elda Roman | THH215 | | |
| The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | |||||||||
| 35242D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 26 | Nancy Lutkehaus | VKC154 | | |
| On Beauty | |||||||||
| 35243D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 28 | Daniel Tiffany | MRF229 | | |
| Trials, Torture, and 'Truth' in 20th Century Narrative, Theater and Film | |||||||||
| 35244D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 26 | Erin Graff Zivin | WPH107 | PDF (130462 KB) | |
| Kings and Heroes, Villains and Saints in Medieval Persian Literature | |||||||||
| 35245D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 29 of 29 | Hani Khafipour | VKC200 | | |
| Reading Scripture: The Qur'an, New Testament and Hebrew Bible in Dialogue | |||||||||
| 35246D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 27 | Reuven Firestone | VKC201 | | |
| Immigration in Ancient and Modern Europe | |||||||||
| 35247D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 26 of 29 | Jason Harris | VKC211 | | |
| Problems of Time and Space | |||||||||
| 35250D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 28 | Kadri Vihvelin | VKC203 | Word (50176 KB) | |
| Reading the Tale of Genji, and the Year 1000 in Japan | |||||||||
| 35251D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 22 of 26 | Joan Piggott | THH213 | | |
| Chinese-Italian Crossings from Marco Polo to Bertolucci | |||||||||
| 35252D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 20 of 26 | Gaoheng Zhang | VKC200 | | |
| Women in Literature and Film | |||||||||
| 35253D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 25 of 28 | Tania Modleski | VKC201 | | |
| Christianity in the Roman Empire | |||||||||
| 35254D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 27 | Sheila Briggs | VKC211 | Word (46080 KB) | |
| Conceptions of God and the Self | |||||||||
| 35255D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 28 of 29 | John Dreher | VKC154 | Word (55808 KB) | |
| Yesterday's Tomorrows | |||||||||
| 35257D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 26 | Richard Berg | VKC201 | | |
Critical analysis of significant works of literature, philosophy, visual arts, music and/or film; intensive reading and writing to develop knowledge of analytical techniques in the humanities. Limited to students with sophomore status or higher. Duplicates credit in ARLT 100.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion listed immediately following that lecture
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American War in Vietnam | |||||||||
| 35400D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 115 of 148 | Viet Nguyen | SGM123 | Word (42496 KB) |  |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35422R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 25 | Jolie Chea | GFS107 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35424R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 22 of 25 | Jolie Chea | GFS105 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35431R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 16 of 25 | Emily Raymnudo | VKC207 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35432R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 25 of 25 | Lisa Lee | VKC207 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35434R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Tuesday | 21 of 25 | Lisa Lee | VKC252 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35445R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Thursday | 11 of 25 | Emily Raymnudo | VKC155 | | |
| The Monster and the Dectective in Literature and Film | |||||||||
| 35410D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 102 of 104 | Leo Braudy | THH102 | Word (38912 KB) | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35412D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 23 of 25 | Elizabeth Wilcox | THH110 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35415D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 26 of 26 | Elizabeth Wilcox | VKC155 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35416D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 26 of 27 | Brett Gordon | VKC155 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35417D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 27 of 27 | Brett Gordon | SOSB52 | | |
| Reason and the Unbearable Lightness of Being | |||||||||
| 35420D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 45 of 50 | Sarah Pratt | GFS118 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35421D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 22 of 25 | Lacey Schauwecker | SOSB52 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35423D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 24 of 26 | Lacey Schauwecker | GFS105 | | |
| Masters of Power: Ten Ancient Lives | |||||||||
| 35440D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 100 of 109 | Vincent Farenga | THH301 | Word (143934 KB) | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35441D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 28 | Russell Pascatore | VKC205 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35442D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 23 of 26 | Devon Harlow | VKC205 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35444D | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Monday | 26 of 28 | Russell Pascatore | GFS104 | | |
| Studies in Arts and Letters | |||||||||
| 35455D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 26 of 28 | Devon Harlow | SGM226 | | |
Critical analysis of significant literary, philosophical, and artistic texts; intensive reading and writing to develop analytical skills in interpreting and responding to original works. Open only to Freshmen. Duplicates credit in ARLT 100 and ARLT 101.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classics of Greek Philosophy and Literature | |||||||||
| 35217D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 22 of 23 | Kevin Robb | VKC154 | | |
| Slavic Science Fiction | |||||||||
| 35231D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Brad Damare | VKC200 | | |
| Contemporary Korean Film and Culture | |||||||||
| 35301D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 25 of 25 | Youngmin Choe | THH108 | | |
| Los Angeles Stories | |||||||||
| 35302D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 24 | Christopher Freeman | VKC201 | Word (57344 KB) | |
| Masterpieces of the Short Story | |||||||||
| 35303D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 22 | Alexander Zholkovsky | WPH205 | | |
| How to Read a Poem | |||||||||
| 35304D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 20 of 23 | Susan McCabe | VKC261 | | |
| Types and Stereotypes of the American West in Literature and Film | |||||||||
| 35305D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 25 | Percival Everett | THH108 | | |
| On Beauty | |||||||||
| 35308D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 22 of 23 | Daniel Tiffany | MRF229 | | |