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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. This course examines Western European representations of the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia from the Middle Ages to today. The aim is to consider how western culture constructs the Oriental Other in poetry, prose, drama, and film. Edward Said's "Orientalism" will serve as the critical foundation for the course. (F) [IV-WC]
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. This course introduces a broad range of themes and issues of modern Arabic culture and society, such as religion, family, gender, identity, emigration, colonialism, resistance, nationalism, freedom of expression, corruption, and war. (Irreg.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. This course explores the most famous literary product of the Arabo-Islamic civilization. It examines the work's structural narrative techniques, characters, settings and themes as well as the various aspects of its cultural and social milieu. In addition, the course examines the western perception of the Orient from the 18th century to today and the reception of the work in the Medieval period and in the present Arab world. (Irreg.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. Reading, analysis and discussion of key works of Russian 19th century literature, including the major novels, plays, and poetry selections in English translation. This course does not satisfy the third semester Arts and Sciences language requirement. (F)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Representative works of Soviet and post-Soviet literature are read and discussed. Selections of prose and poetry chosen from among symbolists, acmeists, futurists, populists, modernists, and post-modernists. This course does not satisfy the third semester Arts and Sciences language requirement. (Sp)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. The role and significance of the city of St. Petersburg in Russian culture by examining its literary image and myth. All readings and discussions in English. (Irreg.)
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the legend of King Arthur in European literature. Concentrate first on the historical Arthur, followed by major portion of semester on the medieval and modern literary texts concerning Arthur and the Round Table. All texts will be read in English translation. [IV-WC]
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing. A survey of Japanese literature from ancient time to the Meiji restoration. Covers prominent works of poetry and prose in English translation. Students are introduced to traditional genres, themes, rhetorical device and aesthetics, as well as socio-historical context of literary production. (Irreg.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. A survey of Japanese literature from the Meiji restoration (1868) onward, with attention to social, political, and cultural issues as well as literary theory. Topics will include Japan's "westernization," "naturalism," proletarian literature movements, early post-war literature, and the "third new generation writers." (Sp) [IV-NW]
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. Students will read Chinese literary texts in English translation and learn about the historical, political, social, and cultural contexts in which they were produced. (Sp) [IV-NW]
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