Instructor - Huichun Liang

6 credits

Multiple sections available: MTWRF 10-10:50AM, MTWRF 1-1:50PM

This course is designed for students who finished elementary Chinese I, or the equivalent.  Emphasis will be placed on all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).  After successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese regarding everyday topics with a vocabulary of about 800 words. Students will also have a solid foundation in the character writing skills, basic linguistic structures, listening skills related to daily conversation, and pronunciation necessary for further study of the language. 

Instructor - Michael Volz

3 credits

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45PM

The goal of this course is for students to gain a basic understanding of the people, culture, and nation of present-day China.  Since the present cannot be understood without knowledge of the past, we will approach this goal by building knowledge of China's history, traditional religions, philosophy, arts, literature, food, customs, and language with a focus on how these traditional aspects of Chinese culture are manifested in and influence modern day China.  

The course is divided into 3 broad themes: Traditional China, Modern China, and Life and Arts in China. Since this is a survey course, it is also hoped that students will come away with a desire to explore the subject more deeply. 

Instructor - Michael Volz

3 credits

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 12:00-12:50P

This course is a continuation of Intermediate Chinese 1 (3rd semester Chinese) and builds on the basic vocabulary and language skills learned in that class. In this course students will be introduced to more complex grammatical constructions, and will extend their ability to use those constructions for both written and oral communication.

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese regarding everyday topics with a vocabulary of just over 1600 words. 

Instructor - Huichun Liang

3 credits

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 1:00-1:50P

This course aims to develop students' competence in advanced Chinese with an emphasis on the improvement of speaking, reading and writing skills. Different meaningful contexts will be created and provided. Students will be encouraged to actively involved and be engaged in different kinds of communicative tasks that require the use of the vocabulary words, grammatical patterns, discourse device, and cultural information learned in this class. Through learning and discussing the topics, such as childhood, describing a person, and music, students learn to express themselves in descriptively, persuasively, critically, and philosophically. 

 

Instructor - Huichun Liang

MWF 9:00 - 9:50am

This is an introductory course to Chinese poetry, both classical and contemporary, in English. It will explore issues in the intercultural and interlingual interpretation of foreign literature through the study of Western translations of and scholarship on selected Chinese poets.  Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.

5 credits

FRENCH 1100 is a beginner French course devoted to the acquisition of basic communicative structures and vocabulary for daily life.  It will be conducted in French with emphasis on practical and meaningful communication.  French 1100 will also introduce the student to the culture of France and Francophone regions of the world. 

The aim of the course is to develop the ability to communicate in French through listening, reading, writing and speaking with a particular emphasis on oral communication. Class time will be primarily devoted to oral activities (conversations, surveys, partner-work, group discussions, etc.) while the time outside of class will be spent preparing for classes, reviewing materials, grammar and vocabulary exercises, and practicing your written French skills.

5 credits

FRENCH 1200 is the continuation of French 1100 and is designed for those who have taken French 1100 or who have studied some French elsewhere. You must have earned at least a C- in French 1100 to continue to French 1200. In this course, you will continue to progress in speaking, listening reading and writing in French.

Since using the language is the goal of the course, rather than mere passive knowledge of the rules, participation in class is essential. The course is conducted primarily in French, and you will be expected to ask and answer questions, interact with other students, and participate actively in French. Because the study of a foreign language is cumulative – with each new lesson building on structures and vocabulary from previous lessons – it is extremely important that you do not fall behind in your work in French.

You will usually have online homework that will prepare you for class. After each class, other required online and assigned homework will help you to practice the new lesson. The online work will help you memorize structures and vocabulary. Verb conjugations will need to be memorized at home. Finally, additional classroom practice will help you to actively use the vocabulary and structures you have worked on at home and to get out of it. Your participation is what will make the class fun! 

3 credits

FRENCH 2100 is the continuation of French 1200 and is designed for those who have taken French 1200 or who have studied Elementary French elsewhere. You must have earned at least a C- in French 1200 to continue to French 2100. It offers further introduction to the French language and the many cultures it encompasses.

Your course work will allow you to develop all four language skills: reading, speaking, listening and writing along with cultural background necessary to help you to communicate effectively in French. In order to expose you to as much French as possible and to develop your listening and speaking skills, this class is conducted in French. You will see that your ability to understand and to respond will develop quite rapidly.

By the end of the semester, you should be able to understand authentic dialogues and texts, engage in conversations on everyday topics and write compositions. Learning a new language can be very rewarding. We all hope that your experience will be positive and productive.

Instructor - Scott Taylor 

3 credits

The primary objective of this course is to develop the intermediate-level student's oral and written expression in French. Students will learn how to describe places and objects with greater linguistic sophistication and detail; they will give engaging and highly descriptive portrayals of people's characteristics, personalities, and physical attributes; they will learn how to analyze the various constituent components of a film in order to write a comprehensive and captivating review of it; and they will develop their digital literacy skills in French through the creation of a digital storytelling project. 

Prerequisite: French 2100 or equivalent.

3 credits
 
In this course you will study history and culture through the objects that define them. From the medieval manuscript to champagne, from the Naopléon’s hat to the Statue of Liberty and beyond, art, artifacts, books, manuscripts, and everyday objects are sites of memory and of historical record. This course takes an object-based approach to learning about French and francophone culture. Readings and discussion in English. Fulfills Humanities / Fine Arts general education requirement.

Instructor - Mary Jo Muratore

3 credits

This course is designed to refine and advance your existing French language skills, offering a thorough approach to improving both spoken fluency and written proficiency. Conducted entirely in French, it immerses you in thought-provoking discussions, critical analyses of contemporary issues, and a deep dive into cultural and literary texts. You’ll engage with media excerpts, current events, and collective experiences, all while honing your ability to express complex ideas with clarity and style. Serving as a strong foundation, this course prepares you for more advanced study in cultural analysis and textual interpretation. Prerequisite: French 2160 or equivalent.  Writing Intensive.

3 credits

In this course you will begin to acquire skills that will help you to develop and defend critical perspectives. By critical perspectives, I am referring to a position of reasoned understanding concerning the world around us, especially as it is represented in literature, media, and popular culture. In this course you will refine this crucial skill by learning how to read, analyze, and write about cultural objects. You will find that these skills are useful in almost every area of life.

A critical perspective differs from a mere opinion in these important respects: one arrives at it through an adherence to rules of discovery and analysis; it proposes widely-accepted, reproducible methods; and its outcomes are communicated, for the most part, through stylistic and rhetorical conventions.

Of course this is not to say that, when looking at cultural objects, we can somehow plug data into analytical formulae and arrive at a “correct” answer; what it does imply for us, however, is that, as we consider the cultural field, there are definitely some perspectives that more clearly demonstrate this reasoned understanding of the objects and phenomenon under consideration. In this course you will therefore:

• develop a basic structural understanding of four major genres of cultural expression (prose, poetry, theater, film), their commonalities and differences;
• acquire analytical tools and critical vocabulary for analyzing each of these genres;
• learn to write a coherent analytical essay using techniques of self- and peer correction, dictionary usage, and electronic spell-check;
• refine your mastery of complex grammatical structure and stylistics;
• … and all of this EN FRANÇAIS!

Instructor - Juan Wang

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 - 10:45am

This course will introduce students to some of the greatest masterpieces of French literature throughout the centuries, from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will learn to analyze and critique poetry, essays, plays, short stories, novels, and films. Some of the authors to be discussed include: Marie de France, Rabelais, Pléiade poets, La Fontaine, Molière, Voltaire, Zola, Symbolist Poets, Camus, and others.

Prerequisite: French 3410 or equivalent.

Instructor - Valerie Kaussen

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:00 - 3:15pm

An introductory presentation of the phonological and syntactic systems of contemporary standard French. 

Prerequisites: FRENCH 3160 or equivalent or instructor's consent.

Instructor - Scott Taylor

Instructor - Rebecca Grollemund

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00 - 12:50pm

An introductory presentation of the phonological and syntactic systems of contemporary standard French. 

Prerequisites: FRENCH 3160 or equivalent or instructor's consent.

In this course, we will explore the native Roman antiquities of Paris and the subsequent fascination with Greco-Roman art, myth, military history, and dance in the visual and performing arts of medieval and modern Paris. Our inherently ancient topics will include the cultural fusion of Roman gods with the Gallic gods worshipped by the city's indigenous inhabitants the Parisii, and the transformation of bathing practices and facilities in Paris' Gallo-Roman precursor Lutetia. Our study of the reception of Greco-Roman material culture, myth, and history in medieval and modern Paris will include the incorporation of mythology into the imagery of Merovingian and Carolingian royal burials (Childeric I's tomb and the Proserpina sarcophagus associated with Charlemagne's remains) and Napoleon's utilization of Greco-Roman descriptions and images of military conquest. Our performative topics will include the Ballet comique de la Reine, which is a politicized adaptation of the myth of the Greek hero Odysseus' affair with the witch goddess Circe, the Ballet royal de la Nuit, which literally starred Louis XIV the Sun King portraying a solar interpretation of the Greek god Apollo, and the productions of the Ballets Russes company that were inspired by ancient Greek myth and gesture, especially Vatslav Nijinsky's choreographically innovative and scandalous masterpiece The Afternoon of a Faun. Graded on A-F basis only. Prerequisites: In order to be enrolled in this course, students must first submit an application on the Study Abroad International Programs website. Freshmen are welcome to apply.

Instructor - Dan Sipe

Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00am - 12:15pm

This is a semester-long "capstone" experience in French that culminates in an independent research project. The course will involve "journaling" about events students have attended in association with the French section's "Passeport Culturel" program; it will also involve short  oral presentations on current events happening in the French-speaking world. The final, project will allow students to develop their research and presentational skills by focusing on a topic related to French and Francophone Studies that is of personal interest to them. 

Instructor - Rebecca Grollemund

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00 - 12:50pm

An introductory presentation of the phonological and syntactic systems of contemporary standard French. 

Prerequisites: FRENCH 3160 or equivalent or instructor's consent.

Instructor - Dawn Heston

Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 - 1:45pm

Instructor - Megan Moore

3 credits

Monday 3:30 - 6:00pm 

5 credits

Multiple days and times available: MTWRF 10:00-10:50AM, MTWRF 11:00-11:50AM

This fun and interactive course will help you develop the foundational skills for using German as a means of communication in personal and professional life. You will explore culture, acquire vocabulary pertaining to day-to-day life, and develop oral, listening, reading, and writing skills.

5 credits

Multiple days and times available: MTWRF 10:00-10:50AM, MTWRF 11:00-11:50AM, MTWRF 1:00-1:50PM

A continuation of German 1100. This participation-centered course builds on German 1100 and will help you develop the skills you need to use German as a means of communication in personal and professional life. You will explore German culture, learn grammatical basics, practice speaking, listening, reading and writing, while engaging with your classmates. Es macht Spaß! 

Recommended: C- or better in German 1100, or equivalent

3 credits

A continuation of German 1200, this highly interactive course helps learners develop the skills they need to use German as a means of communication  in their personal and professional life. Students improve their speaking, listening, reading, and skills, their accuracy, and their intercultural competency while engaging with their classmates and learning to express their opinions in another language! Media, government, environmental issues, and social engagement in the German-speaking countries are explored through projects and film. Es macht Spaß! 

Credit Hours: 3, various times available

Recommended: C- or better in German 1200, or equivalent

3 credits

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:00-10:50AM

As a bridge course, this participation-centered, fun-focused class will give students the skills they need to thrive in advanced-level German courses. Students will become more comfortable expressing themselves in German; hone their grammatical savvy; develop oral and writing skills and work with texts and videos which provide insight into contemporary German culture. Recommended: C- or better in German 2100, or equivalent

Instructors - Seth Howes and Kristin Kopp

3 credits

In this course, we will encounter ideas, events, artifacts, individuals, and groups who shaped German culture from the late 19th century to the present. Major topics of discussion will include:

- German colonialism and the making of the German empire
- the First World War and its political and artistic legacies
- cultural pessimism, critical theory, and National Socialism in Weimar Germany
- the Holocaust and the interpretative paradigms used to understand it
- de-Nazification, military occupation, and democratic re-education after the Second World War; the division of Germany and cultures of the Cold War
- debates about immigration and nationalism in Germany’s post-genocidal society
- post-unification discontents and the rise of the extreme right in Germany today

Familiarizing ourselves with both world-historical changes and everyday realities in German history since 1850, we will develop the critical literacies and interpretative skills necessary to understanding the relationships between historical actors and the history they made, between texts and their contexts, and between media and the messages they carried.

Cannot be taken for foreign language credit, but does have three writing-intensive (WI) sections and will count toward a German minor or major. 

Instructor - Sean Ireton

3 credits

This content-driven course provides insights into essential subjects of German history and contemporary society, using a variety of literature, journalistic sources and film.  The course will improve German conversation and literacy skills, and will strengthen critical reading and writing, as well as interpretative abilities.  Significant grammatical concepts will be thoroughly reviewed  throughout the semester.  Conducted in German.   

Instructor - Megan McKinstry

3 credits

This course will introduce students to a wide range of Germanophone literature, including various eras of literary history and major literary genres such as poetry, drama, the short story, and the novella. The course will culminate in the reading of a contemporary novel. Readings and discussions in German.

3 credits

Online, asynchronous

Contemporary culture is haunted by the image of artificial killing machine as metaphor for technology run rampant. Fears may be prompted by feelings of alienation in automated society and underlying suspicion that humans may be nothing more than sophisticated machines. Course maps history of I’homme machine, focusing on fictional representation of creatures that consist of both human and technological “parts.” Goal is to discern source of fascination and sociopolitical mechanism behind evocation of “human machine.” Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. Taught in English; no knowledge of German required.

3 credits

Note: This class is structured as an 8-week late-spring course with a 2-week study abroad component that starts right after the end of finals week. We will meet 4-6 times on campus in late March-early May, and will meet in Germany from May 18 - June 1. There will be an option to add a 4-week summer intensive language course that meets June 2-27 in Leipzig.

Course Description: Museums, memorials, and historical structures dot the landscapes of both Leipzig and Berlin everywhere one cares to look. In this two-week intensive course, students will engage with the history and the contemporary culture of each of these two major German cities, while supplementing their in-depth study with visits to Dresden, a city destroyed during World War II – and painstakingly restored in the generations thereafter – and to the memorial and museum complex on the grounds of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. In our travels, we will consider how visions of the past, economic and political concerns of the present, and fantasies about the future have shaped (and continue to shape) the memorialization of the past in German cities today. Taught in English.

3 credits

(same as RUSS 4840; cross-leveled with GERMAN 7840, RUSS 7840). In this course, we will explore the politics and poetics of totalitarian culture by examining the paintings, music, sculptures, buildings, and films produced under the rule of these regimes. In the process, we will learn how Nazi and Soviet culture producers made carefully calibrated appeals to their respective mass audiences, drawing upon the German and Russian cultural traditions - and on scientific rhetorics of cultural history and racial destiny - in crafting their utopian visions of worlds transformed, wrongs righted, and societies perfected. Recommended: Junior standing or above; students taking this course for WI should have taken a 2000- or 3000-level WI course before beginning this class.

3 credits

This capstone course will expose students to major literary genres such as poetry, the short story, the novella, and the novel. Taught in German. 

3 credits

3 credits

Multiple days and times available: 
MTWRF 9:00-9:50AM
MTWRF 11:00-11:50AM
One section is offered as online synchronous.

ITAL 1200 is a 6-credit hour course (5 classroom hours + 1 online lab hour per week) which allows students to fulfill the foreign language requirement in two semesters together with the prerequisite course ITAL 1100. This course is designed for students who have successfully completed ITAL 1100 at Mizzou or who have a good fundamental grasp of the Italian language as demonstrated by equivalent courses taken elsewhere or by an assessment by the instructor. In ITAL 1200, students will continue in their journey of learning Italian grammar, speech, and culture through a variety of written and oral texts and exercises. Throughout the semester, students will continue to develop oral, aural, and written language proficiency in Italian and deepen their knowledge of Italian culture and society. The course will be conducted exclusively in Italian.

3 credits

Online, asynchronous

In this interdisciplinary course, students will focus on a broad range of Italian achievements, sociopolitical events, and artistic and literary movements from the Middle Ages to the present. We shall seek to answer the question, “How did the qualities of ‘Italianess’ that make Italy unique arise in history?” by exploring some of the most influential examples of Italian literature, art, music, philosophy, film, and popular culture in their historical context.

Meets Humanities Requirement for Gen Ed. Taught in English

An interdisciplinary course on gender structures and representations in Italy through literature, media, politics, art, and feminist theories. Content may vary from semester to semester. No knowledge of Italian required.  

Prerequisites: sophomore standing or ENGLSH 1000.

An interdisciplinary course on gender structures and representations in Italy through literature, media, politics, art, and feminist theories. Content may vary from semester to semester. No knowledge of Italian required.  

Prerequisites: sophomore standing or ENGLSH 1000.

An interdisciplinary course on gender structures and representations in Italy through literature, media, politics, art, and feminist theories. Content may vary from semester to semester. No knowledge of Italian required.  

Prerequisites: sophomore standing or ENGLSH 1000.

3 credits

This is a 2-week study abroad program in May preceded by an online, asynchronous 8-week course. Students will explore the mosaic nature of the food, geography, history, architecture, and culture of Sicily. The island's unique position at the crossroads in the Mediterranean, situated between Italy, Spain, Greece, and North Africa, has been forged by diverse peoples and cultural traditions, contributing to Sicily's unique mix of traditions. Course taught in English. Graded on A-F basis only. Recommended: Sophomore standing or higher.

Independent study through readings, conferences, reports.

Section Requires Consent

Instructors: Eric Lancaster and Chieko Kellar

6 credits (3 lecture + 3 lab)

Lecture: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:00-10:50AM

Laboratory: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:45AM or 11:00AM-12:15PM

For beginners with some prior knowledge of Japanese. Three hours of lecture instruction and three hours of practice/drill per week in small groups. Prerequisites: C- or better in JAPNSE 1100, or equivalent

3 credits

Survey of Japanese culture and arts before 1868. May be taken independently of JAPNSE 2320. No knowledge of Japanese required. No foreign language credit.

Instructor: Eric Lancaster

3 credits

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 1:00-1:50PM

Further develops oral and written command of Japanese as well as listening comprehension and further essay writing skills. Prerequisites: C- or better in JAPNSE 2160

Instructor: Chieko Kellar

3 credits

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:00-11:50AM

Continues development of intermediate reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills achieved in JAPNSE 3370, with attention to vocabulary acquisition, expansion of knowledge of kanji, and understanding of complex grammatical structures.  Authentic readings in Japanese literature and exercises using authentic multi-media materials also help students gain greater familiarity with Japanese culture.  Encourages development of student autonomy in language learning with the introduction and use of appropriate reference materials.  Prerequisites:  JAPNSE 3370.

Instructor: Eric Lancaster

3 credits

Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00AM-12:15PM

Continues development of reading, listening, speaking, writing skills, with attention to vocabulary acquisition, expansion of knowledge of kanji, and understanding of complex grammatical structures.  Authentic readings in Japanese literature, exercises using authentic multi-media materials.  Encourages development of student autonomy in language learning with introduction and use of appropriate reference materials.  Prerequisites:  JAPNSE 3380 or equivalent, or instructor's consent.

Instructor: Eunyoung Choi

3 credits

Elementary Korean II (Korean 1200) focuses on increasing your Korean ability as an extension of Korean 1100. This class will expose you to new vocabulary, grammar structures, and expressions from the textbook and extra materials. This course will familiarize you to Korea not only through the Korean language but also through movies, dramas, songs, and literature. Each week we will cover one unit from the textbook. Supplementary materials will be provided when necessary. Students should expect to take a quiz every week, complete all homework assignments from the practice book and handouts, and work in small groups for practice and discussion.  We will mainly focus on reading and writing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday classes. Speaking and listening practice will be on Fridays.
 

3 credits

Considers the situation and culture of Korea at the end of the Chosun Kingdom, and the period of modernization beginning about 1876. Investigates how modernization has changed Korea by looking at attitudes, behaviors, values, philosophies, and trends of Korea in the 20th and 21st centuries. May be taken independently of KOREAN 2310.

3 credits

Intermediate Korean II is designed to advance your Korean ability as an extension of Korean 2160. To increase your language ability, it is important to be exposed to many different situations. With this in consideration, this class will provide you with different activities each week, such as songs, TV shows, and literature. This class will especially focus on speaking and writing. It is important for students to actively participate in small groups during class and individual projects. There will be composition homework assignments with different topics. Students should be able to do their homework based on what they have learned.   
 

3 credits

This course is designed to help student understand the dynamics of North Korean politics.  North Korea can be described as an exceptional country in many ways.  First, the transition of power in the North Korea was made through the hereditary succession like a monarchy even though it claimed to be a socialist country.  Second, North Korea has survived as a socialist country, while most of the communist countries including the Soviet Union and East European countries collapsed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.  Third, the North Korea, one of the poorest countries, has developed the nuclear weapons as well as other weapons of mass destruction, threatening the international security. For critical understanding of the North Korean politics I will trace the Korean communist movement, and deal with the North Korean political history since 1945.  I am also planning to deal with the ideology and important governmental structure including the Korean Workers' party, the Military Commission and the social control structures.  Then I will examine the current issues including economic reforms, the nuclear challenge, and the several issues with the South Korea like unification questions and the conclusion of the peace treaty to end the Korean War. Prerequisites: junior standing required.

3 credits

This course is designed to help student understand the dynamics of North Korean politics.  North Korea can be described as an exceptional country in many ways.  First, the transition of power in the North Korea was made through the hereditary succession like a monarchy even though it claimed to be a socialist country.  Second, North Korea has survived as a socialist country, while most of the communist countries including the Soviet Union and East European countries collapsed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.  Third, the North Korea, one of the poorest countries, has developed the nuclear weapons as well as other weapons of mass destruction, threatening the international security. For critical understanding of the North Korean politics I will trace the Korean communist movement, and deal with the North Korean political history since 1945.  I am also planning to deal with the ideology and important governmental structure including the Korean Workers' party, the Military Commission and the social control structures.  Then I will examine the current issues including economic reforms, the nuclear challenge, and the several issues with the South Korea like unification questions and the conclusion of the peace treaty to end the Korean War. Prerequisites: junior standing required.

3 credits

This course is designed to help student understand the dynamics of North Korean politics.  North Korea can be described as an exceptional country in many ways.  First, the transition of power in the North Korea was made through the hereditary succession like a monarchy even though it claimed to be a socialist country.  Second, North Korea has survived as a socialist country, while most of the communist countries including the Soviet Union and East European countries collapsed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.  Third, the North Korea, one of the poorest countries, has developed the nuclear weapons as well as other weapons of mass destruction, threatening the international security. For critical understanding of the North Korean politics I will trace the Korean communist movement, and deal with the North Korean political history since 1945.  I am also planning to deal with the ideology and important governmental structure including the Korean Workers' party, the Military Commission and the social control structures.  Then I will examine the current issues including economic reforms, the nuclear challenge, and the several issues with the South Korea like unification questions and the conclusion of the peace treaty to end the Korean War. Prerequisites: junior standing required.

3 credits

Organized study of selected topics in literary and cultural studies. Subjects, specific content, and credits may vary from semester to semester.

Application for Study Abroad Program required. 

Contact the International Center 573-882-6007, N52 Memorial Union, for details.

Must apply through study abroad office. Followed by a study abroad experience in Prague, Czech Republic March 22-29

An interdisciplinary course on gender structures and representations in Italy through literature, media, politics, art, and feminist theories. Content may vary from semester to semester. No knowledge of Italian required.  

(same as JOURN 3510HW, T_A_M 3010HW, PEA_ST 3510HW). This interdepartmental course serves as one of the core seminars for students pursuing the undergraduate Certificate in Digital Global Studies. The course focuses on the impact of technological change and globalization on cultures around the world from various interdisciplinary perspectives. The course is open to students in any discipline. Graded on A-F basis only. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 2.75 GPA or instructor's consent.  Honors eligibility required.

INTERNET

(same as T_A_M 4810, PEA_ST 4810).  This inter-departmental course examines the ways in which people across the globe are affected every day by an unprecedented array of linkages that defy geographic and political boundaries.  Also serves as one of the seminars for the certificate in Digital Global Studies.  Graded on A-F basis only.  Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 2.75 GPA or instructor's consent.

Graduate standing required.

Instructor: Jack Draper

3 credits

The course provides an introduction to Brazilian history, culture and society from the period of Portuguese colonization (1500-1822) to the present day. Students learn about Brazilian civilization through the work of historians, anthropologists and other scholars; through film, music, and sport; and also through related literature and cultural criticism. Students are encouraged to take a hemispheric perspective, considering Brazilian civilization with respect to other civilizations in Spanish and North America. The course also includes a strong focus on the contributions of non-European peoples in Brazil, particularly, Africans, Afro-Brazilians and Indigenous peoples and their descendants, as well as the influence of the Portuguese, and to a lesser extent, later European, Japanese and Middle Eastern immigrants.

Instructor: Jack Draper

3 credits

(same as FILMS_VS 3885, SPAN 3885). Broad overview of the major national cinemas of the 21st century in South America. Approximately 14 feature films screened from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and other nations of the region. Instructor provides a thematic framework for films within the context of film theory, Latin American cinematic history and cultural studies. Course taught in English. Graded on A-F basis only.  Prerequisites: ENGLSH 1000 or ENGLSH 1000H.

Instructor - Jambul Akkaziev

6 credits

Mondays-Fridays 10:00-10:50AM, with an asynchronous lab completed online

Elementary Russian II is a continued introduction to the Russian language and Russian-speaking cultures. It includes the fundamentals of Russian pronunciation and grammar, as well as the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with an emphasis on communicative skills. You will learn to communicate in Russian in a number of everyday situations at the elementary level. In addition, you will learn to read texts found in each unit of the textbook, and your writing (in Cyrillic!) will focus on yourself, your family and friends. Finally, you will learn about some cultural peculiarities that make Russia special.
This course follows a communicative, hands-on approach.  Class time is to be used primarily for oral communication practice and real usage of the language.  The main goal of the course is to develop basic communication skills necessary to understand and speak Russian. You will participate in various classroom activities, including small group and pair work, to give you ample opportunities to practice Russian.  

Instructor - Timothy Langen

3 credits

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:00-9:50AM

Russian 2160 is the second course in the two-semester intermediate Russian sequence. By the end of the course you will be able to: converse with ease and confidence when dealing with the routine tasks and social situations; communicate information about work, school, recreation, particular interests, and areas of competence in sentences or series of sentences; narrate and describe in different time frames about everyday events and situations; understand, with ease and confidence, simple sentence-length speech in basic personal and social contexts; understand fully and with ease short, non-complex texts that convey basic information and deal with personal and social topics; understand some connected texts featuring description and narration.

Instructor - Jambul Akkaziev

How does Russia see itself? In this course we will use film to explore how Russians themselves understand Russia. We will watch 14 major Russian-language films from the post-Soviet era (starting in 1991) that depict moments in Russian history from the middle ages to the present. And we will critically consider what these representations of Russian history and culture suggest about Russian identity today. We will pay special attention to how Russian-language films present difference (ethnic, political, religious, gender, sexual, etc.), or "otherness," as a way of defining national identity. And we will analyze the relation of national identity constructs to social inequities. We will consider how films present groups of people within a society as "other"; how films present difference across Russian-speaking nations; and how Russia imagines itself as "other" or as a marginalized outsider. Students will gain foundational knowledge of Russian history and culture; will practice critical thinking through analyzing films in individual and collaborative modes; will develop written and oral communication; and will develop skills in intercultural fluency as they engage with Russian culture in its diversity.

Instructor: Jambul Akkaziev

3 credits

The course is designed to help students achieve Intermediate Mid/High proficiency in Russian in all modalities, particularly in listening, speaking, and reading. Students are expected to develop skills to hold conversations in Russian in a range of contexts with native speakers of Russian accustomed to speaking with foreigners, read texts, and understand some broadcasts in standard language on familiar topics. Students will acquire an understanding of various aspects of the cultures of Russian speech communities (e.g., major cities, customs, housing practices, etc.).

3 credits

(same as GERMAN 4840; cross-leveled with GERMAN 7840, RUSS 7840). In this course, we will explore the politics and poetics of totalitarian culture by examining the paintings, music, sculptures, buildings, and films produced under the rule of these regimes. In the process, we will learn how Nazi and Soviet culture producers made carefully calibrated appeals to their respective mass audiences, drawing upon the German and Russian cultural traditions - and on scientific rhetorics of cultural history and racial destiny - in crafting their utopian visions of worlds transformed, wrongs righted, and societies perfected. Recommended: Junior standing or above; students taking this course for WI should have taken a 2000- or 3000-level WI course before beginning this class.