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Course Criteria
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1.25 Credits
An examination of some major Jewish writers and their responses to the American city. Major writers: Henry Roth, Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, J. Kaplan, Philip Roth. A look at Yiddish and other minority writers, and including sociological and historical materials on the American city. Satisfies the English and Modern concentrations. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Hebrew poetry-Biblical, medieval, modern-explores cultural and literary issues central to our contemporary world. Texts and discussion focus on Jewish and Israeli literary traditions. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration; also satisfies the Poetry distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit . The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Comparative analysis of modern Jewish writers from Western and non-Western diasporas. Satisfies the Modern and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) M. Baumgarten
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1.25 Credits
Interrogates the master narrative of a specific European city and discusses the ways in which Jewish life and Jewish actions helped to shape that story and were shaped by it. Topic: Venice. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies concentration. May be repeated for credit. M. Baumgarten
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1.25 Credits
Examines how alternative subjectivities are adopted in narratives structured around hidden national identities. Topic: Jewish writers in the Russian tradition. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. W. Nickell
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1.25 Credits
Discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as constructed in Israeli movies and performing arts. Introduces Israeli films and plays from 1948 to the present that deal with this subject. Provides a critical perspective on innovative cinematic and dramatic responses to the changing course of events. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the global distribution requirement. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Study of 19th- and/or 20th-century literature, with attention to its literary and historical context. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies concentration. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Introduction to opera from Mozart to Berg. Close analysis of text setting, musical form, dramaturgy, and performance (singing/acting), with particular attention to politics, gender, subject-formation, and opera's constitutive role in the rise, as well as critique, of modern bourgeois culture. No previous training in music theory required, although some affinity for classical music desirable. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. D. Selden
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1.25 Credits
Medical humanities is an interdisciplinary field of humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, history, and religion) concerned with its application to medical education and practice. The humanities provide insight into the human condition, suffering, personhood, and our responsibility to each other; and offer an historical perspective on medical science. Course helps prepare students for the reading comprehension and writing parts of the MCAT. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Literature 80K. (Also offered as History of Consciousness 145E. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) W. Godzich
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1.25 Credits
Examines the disruptive presences of nonhuman animals and nonanimal aliens as they appear in a variety of narrative forms: prose fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Organized around central themes relating to the presence of animals in literature, including representation, difference, desire, and subjectivity. Satisfies the Modern Literature concentration. The Staff
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