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4.00 Credits
4 credits. An examination of the “middle genre,” encompassingthe novella and the short novel. Readings provide ample opportunity to sample works embodying the intensity of short fiction and some of the expanded characterization and plot development of the novel. Readings include works by several significant 19th- and 20th-century authors from many countries.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Students examine works by authors in exile who examine their past, culture, and family history. Some narratives are written in fictional form as novels, raising the question of aesthetics and truth, fact and fiction. Topics include the impact of time on memory and the influence of an adopted culture on interpretations of the native context.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. An examination of the historical and cultural intersections of New York City and literature. Students study a wide range of writers who have been inspired by the city and analyze their work in relationship to its historical context. The city is examined through a literary lens, from its beginnings through its rise in global influence to the post-9/11 era. Also offered as CSS 3630.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. In this interdisciplinary course, students engage in critical thinking as they examine the myth and reality of animals in American culture. By comparing historic and contemporary texts in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, students consider the roles that wild animals, companion animals, lab animals, and farm animals have played in shaping American identity.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. The dualism of Russian culture and national identity is explored through the “problem of West vs. East.”Determined by geographical, historical, and religious characteristics particular to Russia, this opposition generated the literary tradition of wandering, knight errantry, and pilgrimage. Students follow the travelers’ routes and spiritual searches, which Russian characters make via the pages of the great literary works. All readings are in English.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. This course begins with modern poetic texts of the 19th century and considers Hopkins, Yeats, Frost, Eliot, Stevens, Williams, Crane, Auden, Bishop, Hughes, Plath, Ginsberg, and others. Some academic experience with poetry is useful for all students; poetry writers are also encouraged to enroll.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years ( Fall) Investigates life in the African diaspora, including a historical grounding in studies of precolonial Africa, slavery, colonialism, and resistance movements. Contemporary issues include resistance movements, underdevelopment, race/racism, and reparations. The course draws on interdisciplinary texts in history, sociology, anthropology, and literature.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Fall The major fields of interest and contributions of social and cultural anthropologists. Accounts of life in different societies are read to illustrate how institutions vary in different cultural settings and to explore what it means to be a member of a culture different from one’s own.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Spring Introduces students to the everyday lives of people in African cities. Topics include: urbanization in Africa from ancient times to the present; migration to and from African cities; wealth and poverty; work and leisure; gender and sexuality; and responses to African city life as expressed in art, religion, and politics.
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3.00 Credits
See PSY 2140 in the Psychology section for description.
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