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Modern Chinese cities in and beyond China, particularly as represented in literature and film. Considers city as object of cultural representation, as well as an engine of cultural production. Examines themes of modernization, alienation, nostalgia, migration, labor, and commoditization, and rethinks the very notion of "Chineseness" within an increasingly globalized world. Featured cities include Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, and New York. Instructor: Rojas
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Modern discourses of disease and infection. The transmutation of medical theory into a metaphorical discourse of social structure and individual identity. Cultural representations of modern epidemics, including AIDS and SARS. Instructor: Rojas
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Introduction to the theoretical issues that inform the study of linguistics and languages. Topics include: history of linguistics, development of meta-language and the integration of linguistic theory with the latest findings in neuroscience and evolutionary theory. Instructor: Staff
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Examination of cultural and social dimensions of alcohol use cross-culturally, with special attention to ethical issues surrounding control of alcohol use, frameworks for judging ''abuse,'' and the political and social agendas of researchers and caregivers in a range of societies. Local field research (on and off campus). Instructor: Ewing
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The study of feature films and documentaries on issues of colonialism, imperialism, war and peace, and cultural interaction. An introduction to critical film theory and film production in non-Western countries. Instructor: Allison, Jackson, or Litzinger
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Same as Cultural Anthropology 104 except instruction is provided in lecture and discussion group each week. Instructor: Litzinger
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Sport as ritual, spectacle, and performance explored through theatre, performance studies, sociology, anthropology, and history. Topics range from professional and collegiate team sports to individual athletic performances, in both domestic and global contexts. The role of women and performance of gender in live sport and in the media are examined, as well as performance of race and nation in sport, including a unit on the Olympics. Lecture and discussion format; coursework consists of written assignments, short papers, mid-term and final exam. Guest speakers from the worlds of athletics and theatre visit the class during the semester. Instructor: Conceison
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How American culture shapes the everyday lives of people in the United States. Focus on two themes: cultural differences as well as similarities within and between ethnic groups, and the impact of history, large institutions, and global relations on all Americans. Instructor: Baker
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Introduction to the scientific study of linguistics and languages. Topics include the origin and nature of language, methods of historical and comparative linguistics, theories and schools of linguistics, empirical and descriptive approaches to the study of language, including phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax. Instructor: Butters or Tetel
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Intersections of language and law and legal institutions examined from a comparative approach, i.e., official state language and national identity; freedom of speech and its limitations; language as property
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