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The formation of Italian popular culture in different historical periods. Emphasis varies; attention paid to serial novels, detective fiction, films, prints, paintings, and popular music. May include older forms of popular culture such as the romances of chivalry, the 'commedia dell'arte,' carnivals, and melodrama. Instructor: Dainotto or Finucci
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Historical overview of French cinema from the beginning of the sound period (1930). Films by directors such as Clair, Renoir, Carn<130>, Godard, Truffaut, and Varda. Readings in the theory of cinema by French theorists. Analysis of the position of French cinema within European and American cinema traditions. Instructor: Bell
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A survey of the changes in sixteenth-century European society, with particular reference to the continent, which grew out of the movement for religious reform and socio-political renewal. Focus on new developments in theology and religion and their relationship to society in such issues as the definition of a "good society," just war, and social justice. Instructor: Hillerbrand
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Britain and the wider British world in the eighteenth century. Global warfare; empire in the Atlantic and India; Pacific exploration; Enlightenment thought and science; art, literature, and music; material culture; industrial, commercial, and financial revolutions; politics and the rise of the modern state. Instructor: Stern
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Analyzes current socio-economic and cross-cultural issues to increase understanding of global marketplace. Focus on oral and written communication, business and economic practices, labor issues, case studies, and product marketing in the Francophone world. Prerequisites: French 76, SAT French score of 640 or above, AP French Language 5, or equivalent. Instructor: Reisinger
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Ethical and political issues raised in representative works by women. Topics include: marginalization of women writers in the literary canon, critical perception and self-perception of women authors, and beliefs about women in both the social and the cultural space. Taught in English. Not open to students who have taken this course as Italian 115 or ICS 181C. Instructor: Dainotto, Finucci, or Hardt
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A second course on Haitian Creole/Kreyòl language and culture. Continuation of introduction to Kreyòl language skills aimed at enabling participation in cultural and social dialogue with native speakers. Mixed language and culture units on the child domestic worker, vodou, health care, dance, and Wyclef Jean. Instructor: Jenson/Louis
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The question of Italian identity from the perspective of the cultural divide between north and south. Northern Italy's attraction towards a technologically progressive Europe, and Southern Italy's yearning for the traditionally slower pace of Mediterranean civilization. Study of a nation which does not possess a univocal vision of itself. Taught in English. Instructor: Dainotto
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Third semester course on Haitian Creole/Kreyòl language and culture, including study of Haitian music, film, literature, and health care. Also draws on students' Kreyòl skills for real-world uses in relation to Haiti Lab projects. Prereq: Kreyòl II or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Jenson and Staff
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Contemporary culture/civilization course on changes/controversies in France today. Sources from French media (press and TV). Current cultural, social, economic, political issues. Includes political institutions, media, religion, immigration, health and educational systems, foreign policy, France in the European Union. Equal emphasis on written/oral skills. Instructor: Tufts and staff
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