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3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as JWST 303. For course description, see "Course Offerings" in the Jewish Studies section.
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3.00 Credits
M. Leone This course is shaped by the question of how the novel thinks, or whether it thinks at all. Is the novel a discipline of thought in its own right According to Plato, artistic expression lacks "intellect"; while for a practitioner like Lawrence, it lacks honesty: "artists are hopeless liars," he claims. Yet both philosopher and novelist agree that out of art's duplicity "forms of wisdom" somehow emerge. This course explores some of the directions that literary thought has taken, and focuses particularly on attributes of the novel that Bakhtin calls "dialogic," or open-ended and liberating. By examining narratives that address human urgencies, or crises of being and becoming, the course cuts across boundaries of language, culture, and history. Mostly contemporary novelists of numerous traditions are read in translation, including Hareven (Israeli), Schulz (Polish), Carpentier (Cuban), Darrieusseqc (French), Susskind and Schlink (German), and Tolstoy (Russian). Plato, Nietzsche, Bakhtin, and others provide a critical fra
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3.00 Credits
Janet Godwin Each of the literary works chosen for this course depicts a world of everyday reality in which situations and developments correspond to the experiences and surroundings most of us unhesitatingly regard as "real" or "actual." But these works also contain episodes in which the ordinary everyday world of the book is changed into a world of unreality, fantasy, or dramatically heightened imagination; however, extraordinary incidents such as the Virgin Mary appearing in a suburban back garden, people flying, animals talking, etc., presumably do not belong in our everyday lives. So why did the author include them as though they were no different from the rest of the work What does the author expect to achieve by doing so, and what does he or she actually succeed in achieving Are we enriched by the fantasy, the "untrue," the make believe of this appro
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3.00 Credits
Joscelyn Godwin A survey of religious and philosophical movements which distinguish themselves from the mainstream, "exoteric" traditions. These include Hermeticism and Gnosticism; the "occult sciences" of alchemy, astrology,and magic; and the more recent currents of Christian theosophy, Rosicrucianism, esoteric Freemasonry, and the occult revivals of the 19th century. The course reads basic texts and scholarly studies of these traditions, and considers the different approaches and methodologies that give access to the
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3.00 Credits
Staff These courses offer students opportunities for individual study in musical areas not covered by other course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the staff. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and department chair.
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3.00 Credits
Staff Given on an independent studies basis, this course is the requirement for honors or high honors in music. Taken in the senior year, the independent study may be in whatever the student and faculty adviser regard as the student's major musical strength.
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3.00 Credits
P. Mejia-Barrera This beginning course introduces students to the basic skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the Spanish language. It is designed primarily for students with no previous study of Spanish. Work in the Keck Humanities Resource Center complements class work. These courses must be taken in successive terms in the same academic year. Written permission from the instructor is required for seniors. Students with a grade of C- or below in SPAN 101 or D+ or below in SPAN 102 are urged to repeat the course before continuing. Degree credit is awarded only if both terms are successfully completed.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This beginning course is designed to introduce the student to the basic skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the Italian language and includes considerable work with audio cassettes and video. These courses must be taken in successive terms in the same academic year. Written permission is required for seniors. Students with a grade of C- or below in ITAL 101 are urged to repeat the course before continuing. Degree credit is awarded only if both terms are successfully completed.
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3.00 Credits
These numbers are used only for courses taken abroad with a Colgate study group, a non-Colgate study group, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. They designate either language or non-language courses for which there are no exact Colgate equivalents.
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3.00 Credits
M. Bearman This one-term language course is designed to improve the student's ability to understand, speak, read, and write Spanish. It includes a comprehensive review of grammar, regularly scheduled vocabulary study, conversational practice, short compositions, and laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: two or three years of secondary-school Spanish, or SPAN 101-102. Students with a grade of D+ or below in SPAN 102 are urged to repeat the course before continuing. Not open to students who score 3 or higher on a Spanish AP exam.
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