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  • 82 385: Language Across the University

    3.00 - 12.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Language credit may be attached to any course, independent study, or project unit for which a student receives content-area academic credit. The program is available at the discretion of the responsible content-area faculty, who should be sufficiently skilled in the chosen language to be able to evaluate the technical content of a student's work. The student, content-area faculty and language faculty negotiate a plan for the semester's work, designed to consume approximately three hours per week for three units of academic credit. The course may be repeated on multiple occasions. Prerequisites: Intermediate level language proficiency or above and permission of a content-area faculty member and the Department of Modern Languages.
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  • 82 389: Independent Study in Language and Culture-Advanced Level

    3.00 - 12.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    An opportunity for students who wish to complement their course work at the Advanced Level (in 300-level courses) and pursue further study at this level. In conjunction with a faculty member, students will arrange a program of study to explore aspects of the target language and culture. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
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  • 82 397: Russia's Demons

    9.00 - 12.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Demons and devils, ghosts and goblins, witches and werewolves: Russian literature, art and music and are riddled with them. Where have they come from and why have they stayed? Under what conditions has Russian life conjured them, and what has their power been for creating conditions of their own? This course aims to find out by peering into the netherworld of demonic fantasy by the light of Russian social history from the nineteenth century to the current day. The core of the course is comprised of readings drawn from the literature of Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Bely, and Bulgakov. Prerequisites: None for 9 units; an additional 3 units, requiring permission of the instructor, can be earned for work done in Russian.
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  • 82 399: Special Topics Russian

    3.00 - 12.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course focuses on further development of the linguistic and stylistic practices of advanced students based on cultural analysis of Russian literature. Focus is on rapid vocabulary expansion as well as correction of high frequency syntax errors that persist beyond the intermediate level. Written compositions and translations, assigned for homework, are required for the development of grammatical accuracy and stylistic appropriateness. All class discussions are conducted in Russian. Prerequisite or approved equivalent.
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  • 82 400: Russian Studies Topics

    6.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    (A1)Literary Culture of the 19th Century Russia (6 Units) The purpose of the course is to give students an introduction to the cultural environment of the Imperial Russia through the works of major 19th century Russian writers. We will read and analyze some masterpieces of Russian fiction, including works of Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Emphasis will be made on how these brilliant classics reflected turbulent history of the 19th century Russia. (A2) Literary Culture of the 20th Century Russia (6 Units) This mini-course focuses on Russian prose and poetry of the early 20th century. Readings will include the ?proletarian? writings of Maxim Gorky, 'symbolism? of Alexander Blok, ?futurism? and ?modernism? of Vladimir Mayakovsky as well as works of some other authors. We will discuss such important issues for 20th century Russian Cultural History as the role of intelligentsia in the Russian Revolution, the content and method of Russian decadence, symbolism, and modernism, as well as imprisonment, liberation, and exile that became so important for many writers and poets.
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  • 82 413: The Arts in Society: Theatres of Love

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Each course in the 82-407 sequence explores a major theme of modernity and a range of works across cultures. Prerequisite: None (no language requirement; taught in English)
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  • 82 415: Topics in French and Francophone Studies

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    FALL 2011 82-415 Fall 2011. France in Love and at War Course description: Fewer passions run deeper than love and war. This course examines moments in French history setting individual passions against a backdrop of national turmoil. Moments include the period of the early Crusades, as seen through the lens of La Chanson de Roland; the beginnings of French national identity and the story of Jeanne d'Arc; the Wars of Religion (16th century); the Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune; the two World Wars; and the effects of d?colonisation as seen through independence movements in Algeria and Vietnam. The course includes a serious grounding in French history; therefore one of the required texts is Lucien B?ly's Histoire de France Illustr?e. Other texts to be purchased for the course include ?mile Zola's La D?b?cle, Ir?ne N?mirovsky's Suite Fran?aise, and a collection of letters by "poilus" , or French soldiers during World War I, written from the trenches to their loved ones back home. Coursework: Students will be expected to do a considerable amount of reading in French (nearly 1000 pages over the course of 15 weeks), conduct research on relevant topics, watch and react to several films, and report back to the class in short (10-minute) presentations. A final project incorporating some aspect of the "Love and War" theme will include a 20-page research paper and a ten-minute oral report at the end of the course. Creative projects will be encouraged. Pre-requisites: Completion of at least 82-303 (French Culture) and 82-304 (The Francophone World) AND PREFERABLY 82-305 (French in Social Context), OR the instructor's permission. Excellent reading ability in French and a good ability to express oneself both orally and in writing are essential. Questions regarding the course and pre-requisites should be addressed to Prof. Michael J. West at mjwest@cmu.edu.
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  • 82 416: Topics in French and Francophone Studies

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    A series of innovated courses exploring French and Francophone literature and culture through a thematic or conceptual focus. Some courses are offered in the context of European Studies as well. Some topics include Writing and Viewing the Other; French and Francophone Approaches to Theater, Fiction, and Film; Feminine/Masculine: Images of Gender Identity in French Modernism; Images of Paris: Art, Gender, and Cultural Identity in the Capital of the Nineteenth Century; Staging French Modernity: The Twentieth Century; Writing, Painting, Monument: Portraits in French Modernity; and, Emerging Literature: Twentieth Century Francophone Writing. Pre-requisites: Completion of at least 82-303 (French Culture) and 82-304 (The Francophone World) AND PREFERABLY 82-305 (French in Social Context), OR the instructor's permission. Excellent reading ability in French and a good ability to express oneself both orally and in writing are essential.
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  • 82 425: Topics in German Literature and Culture

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    A series of innovative courses exploring German literature and culture through a thematic or conceptual focus. A recent course topic includes Germany During the Second Empire. Prerequisite: Completion of 82-325 or approved equivalent. Prerequisites: 82325
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  • 82 426: Topics in German Literature and Culture

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This class will focus on the impact globalization has had on the German people since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It is precisely due to Germany's reunification more than fifteen years ago that Germany lends itself extremely well to such an investigation: Not only did a people that had been separated and divided for forty years come together again as one nation, but specifically the downfall of socialism opened the way for the uninhibited intrusion of globalization into the East. Thus, East Germany became a microcosm of the globalizing trends found in the rest of the world, offering the rare possibility of studying the emergence of globalization from day one. We will explore the term globalization by looking at definitions of both American and German scholars and compare our findings with other terms such as ?internationalization? as well as ?Americanization.? Since globalization is usually used synonymously with the term Americanization to describe the growing colonization of the world by American consumer products, a rather hedonistic lifestyle, and fierce capitalism, we also want to examine the negative as well as positive stereotypes linked to American influences. How are American consumer products perceived among the German population? Other topics that will be explored in depth are: the globalization of the Holocaust and Germany's drive for ?normalisation;? multiculturalism in German society; the German advertising industry and their use of Americanisms; the changing face of the German literary market; globalization in recent German film; and East Germany's relationship to globalization after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Prerequisite or approved equivalent.
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