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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
08F: 12 Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Benor.
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10W: 2 Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Benor.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Dist: LIT, WCult: W. Heschel.
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08F: 2 A historical introduction to the course will locate the Jewish reality in Latin America over the centuries with its different exiles and migratory movements. The course will study the literary production of key Jewish Latin American writers and the representation of Jewish identity through films, short stories, poetry and other materials. Major themes include Anti-Semitism, identity and cultural expression, ideology and religion. Dist: LIT or INT; WCult: CI. Merino.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Heschel.
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09W: 10A This course will examine memoirs and autobiographies from the Middle East, with emphasis on Palestinian and Israeli memoirs. We will examine the different modalities of autobiographical writing while analyzing the relationships and tensions between "the individual and the collective." We will look at the ways that particular experiences and positionalities are viewed as delineating a collective and how they shape narration and representation in autobiographical forms. Authors include Oz, Said, Appelfeld, Be'er, Matalaon, Shehedeh, Aciman, Kashua and Sakakin i. Dist: INT and LIT; WCult: C I. Bardenstein
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All terms: Arrange This course offers qualified students of Jewish Studies the opportunity to pursue work on a topic of special interest through an individually designed program. Requires permission of the instructor and the Chair.
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08F, 09F: 10A A multi-disciplinary introduction to Korean history, society, and culture, this course covers pre-modern and modern periods, tracing issues such as the rise of imperialism and colonial rule, the Korean War and national division, and the emergence of democracy in the post-war period. In addition to historical texts, the course examines modern Korean life through literature, religion, education, family life, gender relations, and popular media, in conjunction with political and economic transformations. Asking how and why historical events, periods, or people are represented in the way that they are will allow a critical perspective as we examine the formation of Korean culture and identity. All readings are in English. No prior knowledge of Korea or Korean language assumed. Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Hanscom.
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09W, 10W: 10A This course offers an examination of topics in modern Korean literature in English translation from the late-nineteenth century to the present, focusing on representative works of short fiction, novels, and poetry. Topics including the question of tradition and modernity, colonialism and imperialism, the construction of national identity, class, and gender, the Korean War and national division, U.S.-Korea relations, and industrialization and socio-economic change as reflected in cultural production may be considered in relation to the development of Korean literature and literary history. In 09W, Introduction to Modern Korean Literature. The course will focus on providing an introductory overview of twentieth and twenty-first century Korean literature, aiming to approach Korean texts through the use of broadly applicable critical concepts and in opening up comparisons with other Asian literatures. Topics addressed will include: national literatures, genre, historical trauma and reconciliation, diaspora, and autobiography. No Korean language ability is required; no background knowledge in Korean history or culture is assumed. Dist: LIT; WCult: NW. Hanscom.
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