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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

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Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS)

Program Chair: Associate Professor Lucy McNeece
Office: Room 242, J.H. Arjona Building

1101. Classics of World Literature I

(101) Either semester. Three credits.

Introduction to classics of world literature. Comparative approach to canonical works of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, as well as Europe, from antiquity to the early modern period (1600). CA 1. CA 4-INT

1102. Classics of World Literature II

(102) Either semester. Three credits.

An introduction to classics of world literature. A comparative approach to representative works of culture of Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle-East, and Asia, from the Renaissance (1600) to the present. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

1103W. Languages and Cultures

(103W) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Urios-Aparisi, Wagner

Develops an interdisciplinary understanding and critical awareness of basic issues concerning socio-cultural factors of languages, language use and language learning, linguistic diversity, language research methodology, and the differences among diverse modes of communication. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

1110. Introduction to Film Studies

(110) Either semester. Three credits.

Introduction to film and film studies. Tools for analyzing and reading film. Techniques and language of film. Film theories. CA 1.

2214. Introduction to World Cinema and Comparative Film Theory

(214) Either semester. Three credits.

Introduction to the theory and criticism of film, applied to classics of world cinema. Comparative study of the development of cinematic techniques, and comparative approach to film as cultural production.

3201. Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies

(201) ( Formerly offered as COML 201.) Either semester. Three credits. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

Literary and cultural questions that go beyond national boundaries: the relationship of literature to other disciplines and to the other arts; cinema as a cultural phenomena. (No foreign language required.)

3203. Comparative Studies in Cultural History

(203) Either semester. Three credits. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

The comparative study of cultural movements in literature and the arts throughout history. The course will explore different areas of cultural practice -- e.g., social, literary, political, aesthetic, anthropological, -- with an eye as to how they are shaped, and in turn shape, dominant institutions and values. Sample topics include: World War I and the emergence of Modernism; European Fascisms; Christian, Jewish, and Muslim culture in Medieval Spain; photography and the Colonial Encounter, etc. May be repeated with change of topic.

3207. Film Genres

(207) Either semester. Three credits. 

Conventions, history, and development of selected film genres. 

3208. Studies in Film History

(208) Either semester. Three credits.

The history of cinema from its origins to the present in relation to relevant historical and cultural developments.

3299.   Independent Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: Open to juniors or higher. Open only with instructor consent. With a change of topic, may be repeated for credit.

3888. Variable Topics

(297) Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

 

      
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