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21A

ANTHROPOLOGY

 21A100 | 21A103 | 21A105 | 21A109 | 21A110 | 21A112 | 21A211 | 21A212 | 21A213J | 21A214 | 21A215 | 21A220 | 21A223 | 21A224J | 21A230J | 21A231J | 21A334 | 21A340J | 21A344 | 21A450 | 21A453 | 21A454 | 21A455 | 21A456 | 21A457 | 21A560 | 21A561

21A 100 Introduction to Anthropology
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4

21A 103 The Human Past: Introduction to Archaeology
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-2-7 HASS-D, Category 4

21A 105 Human Origins and Adaptations
Prereq.: -
R01 20B-136 TR11-12.30
3-0-6 HASS
Examines the dynamic interrelations among physical and behavioral traits in humans and environment, culture, and social practices to provide an integrated framework for studying human biological diversity. Topics include issues in evolution and adaptation; fossil and cultural evidence for human evolution from earliest times through the Pleistocene; evolution of tool use, social behavior, and organization; territoriality and aggression; concepts of race.
H. V. Merrick

21A 109 Understanding Culture
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4

21A 110 Seminar in Anthropological Method and Theory
Prereq.: Major or minor in Anthropology, or permission of instructor
*TO BE ARRANGED CALL 3-6954
3-0-9 HASS
Seminar focusing on core issues and approaches in anthropological theory and method. Theoretical frameworks for the analysis and integration of material from other subjects in archaeology and cultural anthropology.
Consult J. Howe.

21A 112 Junior Tutorial in Anthropology
Prereq.: Major in Anthropology/Archaeology
*TO BE ARRANGED CALL 3-6954
3-0-9 HASS
Reading and discussion subject taken by majors in Anthropology/Archaeology for one semester in junior year. Each student meets regularly with tutor to discuss readings. Grounding in fundamentals of anthropology and integration of other coursework in field.
Consult J. Howe.

Social Anthropology

21A 211 Magic, Witchcraft, and the Spirit World
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21A 212 Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism
Prereq.: -
*TO BE ARRANGED CALL 3-6954
3-0-6 HASS
How people make sense of their worlds symbolically through myth, ritual, metaphor, and cosmology. The structure of symbols, the natural and social elements they draw on, their social use, and the messages they convey. Students learn to record and analyze myth and ritual.
Consult J. Howe.

21A 213J Ideas of the World Order: Religion and Science
(Same subject as 21H 921J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 2

21A 214 Communities in Crisis
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21A 215 Medical Anthropology
(New)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21A 220 The Conquest of America
Prereq.: -
L01 20B-136 TR2
R01 20B-136 R3
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5
See description for subject 21A 220 under HASS-D Category 5, Historical Studies.
J. Howe

21A 223 Rural Communities: Dilemmas of Development
Prereq.: -
R01 20B-136 MW2.30-4
3-0-6 HASS
Contemporary agrarian communities and the problems they face, with emphasis on Mexico. Peasants, plantation workers, and other rural proletarians. Examines present-day and traditional farming technologies, gender and family structures, politics, values, social movements, rural-urban migration.
M. Diskin

21A 224J Introduction to Latin American Studies
(Same subject as 21F 884J, 17.541J)
Prereq.: -
L01 16-142 MW11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4
See description under subject 21F 884J, HASS-D Category 4, Cultural and Social Studies .
M. Diskin, E. Garrels

21A 230J The Contemporary Family
(Same subject as SP 456J)
Prereq.: -
L01 24-121 MW1
R01 24-121 M2
R02 24-121 W2
R03 24-115 W3
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4
See description for subject 21A 230J under HASS-D Category 4, Cultural and Social Studies.
J. Jackson

21A 231J Gender and Society: A Comparative Perspective
(Same subject as SP 455J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

Technology and Cultural Context

21A 334 Modern Times
Prereq.: -
R01 26-302 MW2.30-4
3-0-6 HASS
Anthropologists, famous for excursions among exotic peoples, increasingly study one of the most bizarre societies of all-our own. A cross-cultural perspective taking into account both primitive societies and other industrialized ones helps us to understand our own body rituals, ethnic divisions, myths, living arrangements, rites of education, sense of time, and scientific cosmology.
J. Dumit

21A 340J Technology and Culture
(Same subject as STS 075J)
Prereq.: -
R01 1-242 TR2.30-4
3-0-9 HASS
Examines the relationship between technology and the social life of humans from hunter-gatherers to nuclear weapons scientists. Looks at the effect of technological change on so-called primitive societies, the relationship between colonialism, capitalism, and technology, and the transformation of modern American culture by television, computers, and weapons. Readings include books and articles by anthropologists, historians, and cultural critics, as well as one science fiction novel.
H. Gusterson

21A 344 Drugs and Culture
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

Archaeology

21A 450 First Americans
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-6 HASS

21A 453 Archaeology of the Middle East
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-6 HASS

21A 454 Archaeology of Egypt
Prereq.: -
**CHANGE** NOT OFFERED SPRING 1996
3-0-6 HASS

21A 455 Africa-Past and Present: An Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspective
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21A 456 Mayan (K'iche') Language and Mayan Archaeology
(Subject meets with 24.930)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-6 HASS

21A 457 Introduction to Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization
(New)
Prereq.: -
L01 20B-136 R EVE (7-10 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
Examines the major indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica from their origins through the advent of Europeans. Focuses on four major groups - the Aztec, Maya, Olmec, and inhabitants of the city of Teotihuacan - and emphasizes the interaction of religion, politics, and economics in the development of a distinctive cultural system. Draws on archaeological, ethnographic, and historical research. Students analyze these sources in depth to explore topics of special interest through a series of written assignments and class discussions that supplement the lectures.
Consult J. Howe.

Topical

21A 560 The Archaeology of the City
Prereq.: -
R01 24-110 MW11-12.30
3-0-6 HASS
That unique human construct, the city, is the focus. After discussing different approaches to the study of the city, students look at examples from the Near East, China, and the Greco-Roman world to see how they evolved, differed, and decayed. Physical and social plans, forces that shaped them, and the present and future of cities are among the topics discussed.
A. Steinberg

21A 561 The Decline of Empires
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-6 HASS

21F

FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

 21F101 | 21F102 | 21F103 | 21F104 | 21F105 | 21F106 | 21F212 | 21F213 | 21F216 | 21F221 | 21F222 | 21F226 | 21F228 | 21F235 | 21F237J | 21F240J | 21F301 | 21F302 | 21F303 | 21F304 | 21F308 | 21F310 | 21F311 | 21F320 | 21F332 | 21F336 | 21F338 | 21F340 | 21F342 | 21F344 | 21F399 | 21F401 | 21F402 | 21F403 | 21F404 | 21F410 | 21F414 | 21F416 | 21F418 | 21F499 | 21F501 | 21F502 | 21F503 | 21F504 | 21F510 | 21F512 | 21F514 | 21F701 | 21F702 | 21F703 | 21F704 | 21F705 | 21F710 | 21F712 | 21F714 | 21F715 | 21F716 | 21F718 | 21F719 | 21F730 | 21F736 | 21F738 | 21F740 | 21F741 | 21F742 | 21F748 | 21F810 | 21F812 | 21F814 | 21F820J | 21F822J | 21F826J | 21F828J | 21F830 | 21F840 | 21F842 | 21F850J | 21F852 | 21F853 | 21F856 | 21F858 | 21F860 | 21F864 | 21F872J | 21F873J | 21F880 | 21F884J

Chinese

21F 101 Chinese I
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
4-0-8 HASS

21F 102 Chinese II
Prereq.: Chinese I
L01 14N-313 TWRF10
L02 14N-313 TWRF11
4-0-8 HASS
Enhancement of four basic language skills. Extension of grammar and vocabulary. Lab work required.
Y. Tai

21F 103 Chinese III
Prereq.: Chinese II
U (Fall)
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option

21F 104 Chinese IV
Prereq.: Chinese III
L01 20C-122 MTWR10
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Emphasis on oral and written communication. Attention paid to assigned simple writings, more challenging oral presentations on topics of everyday situations. Lab work required.
Y. Liu

21F 105 Advanced Chinese I
Prereq.: Chinese IV
U (Fall)
4-0-8 HASS

21F 106 Advanced Chinese II
Prereq.: Chinese V
L01 20C-122 MTWR11
4-0-8 HASS
Continuation of 21F 105. Further development of language skills in speaking and writing. Materials are selected from public media including reports in SCOLA, TV documentaries, and articles in professional journals on social, political, and economic changes in China. Both oral and written reports are required.
Y. Liu

English as a Second Language

21F 212 English II: English as a Second Language
(Subject meets with 21F 211)
Prereq.: Placement test or permission of instructor
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21F 213 English III: English as a Second Language
(Subject meets with 21F 214)
Prereq.: Placement test or permission of instructor
L01 20C-122 M3-4.30
R01 16-142 W3-4.30
L02 1-277 T12-1.30
R02 20C-124 R12-1.30
3-0-6 HASS
Improves and refines accuracy, fluency, and style in both spoken and written English through use of American newspapers, radio, literary texts, videotapes and movies. Also leads to better understanding of American cultures.
J. Dunphy

21F 216 Advanced Listening and Speaking Skills: English as a Second Language
(Subject meets with 21F 215)
Prereq.: Placement test or permission of instructor
L01 20C-124 T12-1.30
R01 14N-225 R12-1.30
3-3-3 HASS
For high intermediate/advanced students who wish to build confidence and skills in spoken English Focuses on the appropriate oral presentation of material in a variety of professional contexts; panel discussions, research group meetings, classroom explanations, and thesis/research proposals. Valuable for those who intend to teach or lecture in English. Language Laboratory assignments.
J. Dunphy

21F 221 Expository Writing I for Undergraduates: English as a Second Language
Prereq.: Placement test or permission of instructor
U (Fall)
3-1-8 HASS

21F 222 Expository Writing II for Undergraduates: English as a Second Language
Prereq.: Placement test or permission of instructor
R01 12-182 TR2.30-4
3-1-8 HASS, Phase One WRIT
Formulating, organizing, and presenting ideas clearly in writing. Reviews basic principles of rhetoric. Focuses on development of a topic, thesis, choice of appropriate vocabulary, and sentence structure to achieve purpose. Develops idiomatic prose style. Gives attention to grammar and vocabulary usage. Special focus on strengthening skills of bilingual students. Successful completion satisfies Phase I of the Writing Requirement.
M. Christie

21F 226 Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering: English as a Second Language
Prereq.: Placement test
L01 14N-325 TR9.30-11
L02 66-160 F12-2.30
3-0-6 HASS, Phase Two WRIT
Analysis and practice of various forms of scientific and technical writing, from abstracts to journal articles. Detailed analysis of problems conveying technical information to a specialist audience. Comparable to 21W 780 but methods designed to deal with special problems of those whose first language is not English. Successful completion satisfies Phase II of Writing Requirement for students registered in 21F 226.
J. Dunphy

21F 228 Workshop in Writing for the Social Sciences and Architecture: English as a Second Language
Prereq.: Placement test
L01 2-136 F12-2.30
3-0-6 HASS, Phase Two WRIT
Advanced subject focusing on techniques, format, and prose style used in academic and professional life. Emphasis on writing as required in fields such as economics, political science, and architecture. Short assignments including business letters, memos, and proposals build toward a written term project. Methods are designed to deal with the special problems of those whose first language is not English. Successful completion satisfies Phase II of the writing requirement for students registered in 21F 228.
J. Dunphy

Studies in Language

21F 235 Bilingualism
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21F 237J The Study of Language
(Same subject as 24.900J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 240J Language and its Structure I: Phonology
(Same subject as 24.901J)
Prereq.: 24.900J/21F 237J
L01 24-307 MWF2
3-0-9 HASS
See description under subject 24.901J.
J. Harris

French

21F 301 French I
Prereq.: -
L01 1-150 MTR12
R01 14N-313 F12
4-0-8 HASS
Introduction to French language and culture. Emphasis on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Immediate exposure to authentic French via video sources and printed materials; for developing cultural awareness as well as linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab program.
S. Levet

21F 302 French II
Prereq.: French I
L01 8-105 MTR11
R01 20C-124 F11
L02 8-105 MTR12
R02 20C-124 F12
4-0-8 HASS
Further development of linguistic proficiency through active communication. Expansion of vocabulary and completion of the basics of French grammar. Continued exposure to culturally authentic audio and video materials in the classroom and the language lab. Study of short texts. Increased practice in writing.
S. Levet

21F 303 French III
Prereq.: French II
L01 20C-122 MT9
R01 20C-124 RF9
L02 16-142 MT3
R02 20C-124 RF3
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Review and expanded study of selected aspects of French grammar. Analysis of the American and French versions of a film to develop cross-cultural perspective. Work with interactive video programs for comprehension of authentic French and exploration of cultural themes. Related cultural readings. Weekly practice in composition. Daily exercises in self-expression, communication, and vocabulary enrichment.
G. Furstenberg

21F 304 French IV
Prereq.: French III
L01 2-136 RF9
R01 14N-313 MT9
L02 2-151 RF12
R02 14N-313 MT12
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Final subject in French language sequence. Prepares students for intermediate subjects in French literature and culture. Organized around the moral, social, and political issues that confront French society during a specific historical period. Texts include films, poems, short stories, and detective comic books. Perfecting of writing and oral skills through frequent essays and class presentations.
S. Waryn

21F 308 Advanced French Language Study
Prereq.: French IV or equivalent
L01 1-150 TR10.30-12
3-0-9 HASS
For those who have completed French IV or the equivalent, but who wish to continue with language study before taking upper-level subjects in literature or culture. Development of reading, writing, and phonetics through the use of a variety of documents, stories, and poems.
S. Levet

21F 310 French Conversation: Intensive Practice
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: French IV or equivalent
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 311 Survey of French Culture
Prereq.: French IV or equivalent
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1

21F 320 Introduction to French Literature
Prereq.: French IV or equivalent
L01 4-249 TR2-3.30
3-0-9 HASS
A basic study of major French literary genres - poetry, drama, and fiction - and an introduction to methods of literary analysis. Authors include Voltaire, Balzac, Baudelaire, Apollinaire, Ionesco, Duras. Special attention devoted to the improvement of French language skills.
M. Roberts

21F 332 Twentieth-Century French Culture and Society: Identity and Memory
Prereq.: One intermediate French subject or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 336 Introduction to the French Short Story
Prereq.: One intermediate French subject or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 338 The French Novel in the Nineteenth Century
Prereq.: One intermediate French subject or equivalent
L01 14N-313 TR3-4.30
3-0-9 HASS
The golden age of the French novel. Emphasizes Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism in Balzac, Stendhal, Sand, Flaubert, and Zola. Themes include the interaction of love, money, and politics in the newly developed bourgeois society of nineteenth-century France. Devotes attention to narrative techniques, representations of reality, and the influence of history and science.
Consult I. de Courtivron.

21F 340 The French Novel in the Twentieth Century
Prereq.: One intermediate French subject or equivalent
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 342 Topics in French Film
Prereq.: -
L01 14E-310 MW3-5
4-0-8 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Close study of a topic that relates to the art and history of the French cinema and that focuses on a specific director, movement, theme, critical or theoretical issue, analytic approach, etc. Films shown with English subtitles. For 1995-96 the topic is Marcel Carné and Jean Renoir: two major directors, two cinematic visions. Conducted in English.
E. B. Turk

21F 344 From Renaissance to Revolution: The French Humanist Tradition in Literature
Prereq.: One intermediate French subject or equivalent
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 399 Intensive French Language and Culture: Preparing to Work in France
Prereq.: French IV or equivalent
U (IAP)
4-0-8 HASS

German

21F 401 German I
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-225 MT12
R01 1-132 RF12
4-0-8 HASS
Basic principles of the German language. Fundamentals of pronunciation, intonation, and grammar. Acquisition of basic vocabulary. Laboratory exercises to further communicative competence.
M. Totten, E. Crocker

21F 402 German II
Prereq.: German I
L01 1-134 MT9
R01 14N-225 RF9
L02 1-134 MT10
R02 14N-225 RF10
4-0-8 HASS
Continued practice in pronunciation and intonation. Vocabulary building, review and extension of basic grammar. Practice in writing short essays. Reading of short literary texts. Introduces the history and culture of German-speaking countries.
M. Totten

21F 403 German III
Prereq.: German II
L01 20C-124 MT9
R01 1-134 RF9
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Reading of drama, prose, and poetry by such major twentieth-century authors as Dürrenmatt, Böll, Borchert, and others. Discussions and compositions based on these works, media selections, and audio/videotapes on contemporary issues in the German-speaking world link the learning of language and that of culture. Review of German grammar and development of vocabulary-building strategies to improve self-expression. Recommended for students with two years of high school German.
K. Fendt

21F 404 German IV
Prereq.: German III
L01 1-132 MT12
R01 20C-122 RF12
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Further deepening of an understanding of German language and culture. Interpretation of literary texts (Brothers Grimm, Frisch, Brecht), discussion of cultural topics, development of oral communicative competence in practical everyday situations.
M. Totten

21F 410 Advanced German Conversation and Composition
Prereq.: German IV or equivalent
L01 20C-122 TR2-3.30
4-0-8 HASS
Systematic training in speaking and writing skills to improve fluency and style with stress on communicative strategies. Informal discussions and analyses of tapes by native speakers, newspapers, films, and modern expository prose. Focuses on everyday life in present-day Germany. In addition, students select a special project on a topic of their choice.
M. Totten

21F 412 Introduction to German Literature
Prereq.: German IV or equivalent
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1

21F 414 German Culture and Society: 17501945
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 416 Twentieth-Century German Literature
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: German IV or equivalent
L01 14N-225 MW3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
Literature of the German-speaking countries viewed against the backdrop of history (World War I, inflation and depression, National Socialism, the anti-Nazi resistance and exile, World War II, the division and unification of Germany) and cultural trends (Expressionism, Dadaism, Fascist culture, anti-fascist humanism, the new beginning after 1945). Authors include Th. and H. Mann, Brecht, Frisch, Böll, and C. Wolf.
B. Widdig

21F 418 German Poetry and Short Fiction
(Revised Content and Units)
Prereq.: German IV or equivalent
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 499 Germany Today: Intensive German Language and Culture
Prereq.: German IV or equivalent
U (IAP)
4-0-8 HASS

Japanese

21F 501 Japanese I
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
4-0-8 HASS

21F 502 Japanese II
Prereq.: Japanese I
L01 4-249 MTRF9
L02 66-168 MTRF9
L03 4-249 MTRF10
L04 4-249 MTRF11
L05 4-249 MTRF12
L06 4-249 MTRF1
4-0-8 HASS
Enhancement of the four basic skills. Extension of basic grammar. Vocabulary and kanji (Chinese characters) building. Lab work required.
T. Aikawa

21F 503 Japanese III
Prereq.: Japanese II
U (Fall)
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option

21F 504 Japanese IV
Prereq.: Japanese III
L01 13-1143 MTRF9
L02 13-1143 MTRF10
L03 13-1143 MTRF12
L04 12-142 MTRF12
L05 13-1143 MTRF1
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Review and expansion of basic grammar. Emphasis on application of basic grammar and vocabulary in various situations. Lab work required.
T. Graham

21F 510 Advanced Japanese I
Prereq.: Japanese IV
U (Fall)
4-0-8 HASS

21F 512 Advanced Japanese II
Prereq.: 21F 510
L01 20C-124 TR1.30-3
3-0-9 HASS
Continuation of 21F 510. Further development of reading, writing, and oral communication skills through reading and video. Extension of advanced grammar and further build-up of advanced vocabulary. Variety of cultural elements studied through readings, video, and discussion. Lab work required.
T. Aikawa

21F 514 Linguistic Theory and Japanese Language
(Subject meets with 24.946)
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
L01 20E-017 M2-5
3-0-6 HASS
Detailed examination of the grammar of Japanese, whose structure is significantly different from English, with special emphasis on problems of interest in the study of linguistic universals. Data from a broad group of languages will also be studied for comparison with Japanese. Meets with graduate subject 24.946, but assignments differ.
S. Miyagawa

Spanish

21F 701 Spanish I
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-225 MT9
R01 20C-124 WR9
4-0-8 HASS
Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. Maximal use of fundamentals of grammar in active communication. Audio- and video-based language laboratory program coordinated with and supplementary to class work.
M. González-Aguilar

21F 702 Spanish II
Prereq.: Spanish I
L01 16-142 MTR9
R01 14N-225 W9
L02 16-142 MTR10
R02 14N-225 W10
L03 20C-124 MW12
R03 16-142 TR12
4-0-8 HASS
Increased practice in listening comprehension, reading, and group interaction.
J. W. Harris

21F 703 Spanish III
Prereq.: Spanish II
L01 14N-225 MT10
R01 20C-124 WR10
L02 4-249 MW4
R02 20C-122 TR4
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Aims at consolidation and expansion of skills in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Uses short stories and other readings, Hispanic television programs, and interactive video to study issues of current interest in Hispanic culture.
D. Morgenstern

21F 704 Spanish IV
Prereq.: Spanish III
L01 20C-122 MW12
R01 66-154 TR12
L02 20C-124 MW1
R02 16-142 TR1
4-0-8 HASS-D Language Option
Continued study of the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Materials are from both Spain and Latin America and include feature-length films, a novel by García Márquez, a play by Lorca, a comic book by Quino, and readings on Spanish cultural history.
M. Ribas Groeger

21F 705 Oral Communication in Spanish
Prereq.: Spanish II
L01 4-249 M EVE (7-9.30 PM)
3-0-6 HASS
Gives students the necessary language skills to perform successfully in Spanish in a variety of social situations. Focus on oral communication. Uses popular media for listening practice. Student projects involve reading, oral presentations, and classroom interaction. Emphasizes communication skills needed by students in engineering and management for work in Latin America or Spain.
D. Morgenstern

21F 710 Advanced Reading and Writing in Spanish
Prereq.: Spanish IV or equivalent
L01 14N-225 TR3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
Students develop skills in reading and discussing various short texts. Provides extensive practice in composition, revision, and editing, as well as an advanced understanding of Spanish structures. Materials include various periods and genres from major Spanish and Spanish-American authors and a reference text.
N. Wey-Gómez

21F 712 Spanish Conversation and Composition
Prereq.: Spanish IV or equivalent
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 714 Spanish for Bilingual Students
Prereq.: Fluency in a Spanish dialect
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 715 Introduction to Spanish Culture
Prereq.: Spanish IV or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 716 Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish or equivalent
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1

21F 718 Introduction to Latin American Culture
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish or equivalent
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 729 Making the Other Speak: Narratives From the Spanish Conquest of the New World
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish, or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 730 Twentieth-Century Hispanic American Literature
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 736 The Short Story in Spain and Hispanic America
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 738 Literature and Social Conflict: Perspectives on Modern Spain
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 740 The New Spain: 1977 - Present
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish or equivalent
L01 14N-225 F12-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
Deals with the vast changes in Spanish social, political, and cultural life that have taken place since the death of Franco. New freedom from censorship: Rosa Montero, Francisco Umbral, Marjuna Torres; the re-emergence of strong movements for regional autonomy: the Basque region and Catalonia; the new cinema including Almodóvar and Saura; educational reforms instituted by the socialist government, as well as the fiction of Juan Marsé, Carmé Riera, and Esther Tusquets are examined. Special emphasis placed on the emergence of mass media as a vehicle for expression in Spain. Consideration given to the changes wrought by Spain's acceptance into the European Community. Material includes magazines, newspapers, films, fiction and Amando de Miguel's Los Españoles.
M. Resnick

21F 741 Golden Age Theatre: Order, Chaos, and Literatures in the Spanish Baroque
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish, or equivalent
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 742 Cervantes and His Age
Prereq.: One intermediate subject in Spanish or equivalent
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 748 History of the Spanish Language
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
L01 20E-013 MWF12
3-0-9 HASS
Starts with the modern language and proceeds to successively earlier stages. Includes general concepts of language change; specific phonological, morphological, and syntactic changes in the history of Spanish; the place of Spanish among Romance tongues; modern dialects; reading of representative texts of earlier periods. Discussion and readings in English and Spanish. Spanish III or equivalent normally provides sufficient preparation.
J. W. Harris

Studies in International Literatures and Cultures (SILC)

21F 810 Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 812 Christopher Columbus: Science and Politics in the Age of Discovery
(New)
Prereq.: -
L01 4-249 W EVE (7-9.30 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
A new perspective on Christopher Columbus as a man whose vision of the New World integrated the scientific knowledge and political thought of his times. Readings include: Sacrobosco on the shape of the universe; Ptolemy on celestial influences on Earth; the Hippocratic tract On Airs, Waters, and Places on the links between planets and human physiology; Marco Polo on ethno-geographic knowledge; Aristotle on natural slavery; Peter of Ailly's cosmographic tract Ymago Mundi and Columbus' diaries. Conducted in English.
N. Wey-Gomez

21F 814 Modernism and Its Discontent
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit

21F 820J New World Literature

(Same subject as 21L 444J)
Prereq.: -
L01 16-142 WF1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description under subject 21L 444J, HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
E. Garrels

21F 822J International Women's Voices
(Same subject as SP 431J)
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-313 MW1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21F 822J under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
M. Resnick

21F 826J Courtship Themes in Romance Literature
(Same subject as SP 434J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 828J Sex Roles in Fiction: Europe and Latin America
(Same subject as SP 432J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 830 Global Culture
(Subject meets with 21F 831)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 840 Introduction to Chinese Classic Fiction
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 842 Chinese Drama Through the Ages
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 850J French Literature in Translation
(Same subject as 21L 490J)
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-225 MW1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
Reading and analysis of landmark works of French literature, from the neo-classical period through the twentieth century, in English translation. Attention to intellectual and cultural contexts. Typically, writers include Racine, Molière, Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Flaubert, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Proust, Genet, Ionesco, Duras, and Yourcenar.
E. B. Turk

21F 852 French Film Classics
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
4-0-8 HASS

21F 853 African Cinemas
(New)
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-225 T EVE (7-9.30 PM)
R01 14E-310 R EVE (7-9.30 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
Focuses on the cinemas of sub-Saharan Africa from the 1930s to the present, with emphasis on West-African Francophone countries and the post-independence period (1960 - present). Topics discussed include: political economy of film production and distribution in Africa; history of African film institutions (FEPACI, FESPACO); aesthetic politics and the question of whether there is (or should be) a distinctly African film language; oral narrative and literature; major themes (tradition/modernity, colonial encounters, the return to sources); relationship of African cinemas to the notion of Third Cinema; African film today.
M. Roberts

21F 856 The German Cinema
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-313 M EVE (7-9.30 PM)
R01 14E-310 W EVE (7-9.30 PM)
4-0-8 HASS
Overview of the German film since its beginnings. Weekly screenings. Lectures and discussions deal with technical and aesthetic as well as socio-historical problems. Students keep weekly journals based on thorough analysis of films as well as readings on social and historical background. Directors include Lang, Murnau, Pabst, Schlöndorff, Wenders, Herzog, Fassbinder, Staudte, M. v. Trotta. Conducted in English. Films shown with English subtitles.
B. Widdig

21F 858 Modern German Novels in Translation
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 860 Postwar Germany and Its Historical Burden
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 864 Introduction to Japanese Culture
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 872J Russian Novel of the Nineteenth Century
(Same subject as 21L 480J)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21F 873J Twentieth-Century Russian Literature
(Same subject as 21L 484J)
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-313 T EVE (7-9.30 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
Considers great Russian poetry, novels, short stories of the twentieth century. A variety of fictional responses to the complex political landscape including the avant-garde, socialist realism, literature of dissent and glasnost. Attention given to the consequences of censorship and the limitations on all aspects of individual freedom - religious persecution, gender discrimination, and state terror. Authors include: Blok, Akhmatova, Bely, Zamiatin, Gladkov, Pasternak, Bulgakov, Brodsky, Tolstaya. Students with a knowledge of Russian are encouraged to read portions of these texts in the original.
S. Ketchian

21F 880 Masterpieces of Hispanic Culture
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21F 884J Introduction to Latin American Studies
(Same subject as 17.541J, 21A 224J)
Prereq.: -
L01 16-142 MW11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4
See description for subject 21F 884J under HASS-D Category 4, Cultural and Social Studies.
M. Diskin, E. Garrels

21H

HISTORY

 21H101 | 21H102 | 21H103 | 21H111 | 21H112 | 21H116J | 21H126 | 21H131 | 21H132 | 21H151J | 21H152J | 21H153J | 21H161 | 21H202 | 21H203 | 21H204 | 21H205 | 21H209 | 21H211 | 21H212 | 21H231J | 21H232J | 21H233J | 21H301 | 21H302 | 21H306 | 21H315 | 21H316 | 21H320 | 21H326 | 21H336 | 21H341 | 21H346 | 21H401 | 21H403 | 21H411 | 21H416 | 21H421 | 21H425 | 21H429 | 21H433 | 21H437 | 21H451 | 21H452 | 21H466 | 21H467J | 21H468J | 21H501 | 21H502 | 21H505 | 21H521 | 21H522 | 21H523 | 21H524 | 21H536 | 21H541J | 21H546 | 21H560 | 21H601 | 21H615 | 21H621 | 21H631 | 21H905 | 21H909 | 21H913 | 21H914 | 21H915 | 21H921J | 21H926 | 21H928 | 21H931

American History

21H 101 American History to 1865
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 102 The Emergence of Modern America, 1865 to the Present
(Revised Content)
Prereq.: -
L01 8-105 MW10
R01 8-105 F10
R02 8-119 F10
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5
See description for subject 21H 102 under HASS-D Category 5, Historical Studies.
H. Richardson

21H 103 Family, Work, and Leisure in America, 1600 to the Present
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5

21H 111 Colonial America
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 112 The American Revolution
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 116J The Civil War and Reconstruction
(Same subject as STS 029J)
Prereq.: -
L01 E51-095 MW9.30-11
3-0-6 HASS
Anti-slavery and the intensification of sectionalism in the 1850s; the secession crisis; political and military developments in the Civil War years; why the North won; the political, economic, and social legacies of the conflict.
M. R. Smith

21H 126 American in the Twenties and Thirties
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 131 The United States in the Nuclear Age: Politics, Culture, and Society Since 1941
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 132 The Vietnam War
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 151J American Women's History
(Same subject as SP 420J)
Prereq.: -
L01 10-280 MWF12
3-0-9 HASS
An exploration of the history of American women from the colonial era to the present, focusing on changes in women's domestic lives, women in the public sphere, and societal images of women. Using primary and secondary sources, students examine the ways in which issues of family, class, economics, and ethnicity have shaped the lives of American women.
H. C. Richardson

21H 152J Black Women in America, 1800 to the Present
(Same subject as SP 423J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 153J The World of Suzy Wong and Madame Butterfly: Race and Gender in Asian America
(Same subject as SP 421J)
Prereq.: -
L01 E51-061 W EVE (7-10 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
An interdisciplinary examination of the Asian-American experience with particular emphasis on gender and race from mid-nineteenth century to present. Topics include the Gold Rush and frontier politics, Asia in the American imagination, international relations and changing attitudes towards immigrant groups, popular images in magazines and films, and cultural productions by Asian Americans. Uses extensive primary sources and audio-visual media.
J. E. Teng

21H 161 Introduction to Black Studies
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4

21H 202 American Ideas and Culture: From the Puritans to the Civil War
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 203 American Culture: Images, Places, Texts
Prereq.: -
L01 E51-361 MW2.30-4
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4
See description for subject 21H 203 under HASS-D Category 4, Cultural and Social Studies.
A. D. Kaledin

21H 204 American Intellectual and Cultural History: The Modern Age, 1920-1990
Prereq.: -
L01 E51-063 TR1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
Major developments in American thought and culture from the Lost Generation of the 20s and the Great Depression of the 30s to the counterculture of the 60s and the neoconservatism of the 80s, as reflected in literature, art, politics, and major public controversies. Topics: erosion of traditional values; Fundamentalist-Modernist conflicts of the 20s and now; changing ideas about women, family, sexuality, equality, race, ethnicity; the development of mass culture; the impact of Black culture; the rise of modern feminism and the new ecological environmentalism; the debate about multiculturalism. Has a new American culture replaced the old?
A. D. Kaledin

21H 205 Religion in America
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 209 The Frontier and the American West
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 210 The Cold War and American Film, 19451964
(New)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
6-0-6 HASS

21H 211 America Bound: Immigrant Experiences from 1600 to the Present
(Revised Content and Units)
Prereq.: -
L01 66-148 TR11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS
Examines a variety of immigrant experiences, both voluntary and involuntary. Topics include the slave trade, the causes of migration, definitions of American, assimilation and acculturation, nativism, and current debates about multiculturalism. Texts include novels and memoirs.
C. Appy

21H 212 History and the Making of Asian America
Prereq.: -
L01 2-105 T3,R3-5
3-0-9 HASS
Examines the historical trajectory of the Asian Diaspora from the early nineteenth century to the post-Vietnam era, covering the tremendous changes in the ideology of national identity, citizenship, race, and foreign relationships in the various Asian nations and in the US. Focuses on the intersecting histories of the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, Vietnamese, and South Asians in the US. Readings contextualize the various processes over this period in three frameworks: emergent national/ethnic politics, American international identity, and the accelerated pace of international contact. Topics covered: imperialism and colonialism in Asia, immigration and international laws, race and citizenship, political economy and alien labor, war and alienation of Asians in America, war and naturalization of Asians in America, and the gendering of Asian America.
J. E. Teng

21H 231J American Urban History I
(Same subject as 11.013J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 232J American Urban History II
(Same subject as 11.014J)
Prereq.: -
L01 10-401 R3-5
3-0-6 HASS
See description under subject 11.014J.
R. M. Fogelson

21H 233J Planned Communities: Ideals and Realities
(Same subject as 11.021J)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
2-0-7 HASS

European History

21H 301 The Ancient World: Greece
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5

21H 302 The Ancient World: Rome
Prereq.: -
L01 4-163 TR12
R01 *TO BE ARRANGED
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5
See description for subject 21H 302 under HASS-D Category 5, Historical Studies.
J. E. Lendon

21H 306 The Emergence of Europe: 500-1300
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 315 History of the Western World I: 14921815
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 316 History of the Western World II: 1815-1918
(Revised Content)
Prereq.: -
L01 14E-310 MW11-12.30
3-0-6 HASS
Examines the Western World during the era of its preponderance, the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among the topics considered: the Industrial Revolution and its spread; liberalism and the modern nation state; unification of Italy and Germany; the new imperialism; World War I.
D. B. Ralston

21H 320 Europe in the 20th Century
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 326 The Making of Russia in the Worlds of Byzantium, Mongolia, and Europe (ca. 850-1800)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 336 Modern Spain, 14691939
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 341 Britain in the Imperial Age
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 346 France 1789-1969: From the Revolution to Charles de Gaulle
Prereq.: -
L01 66-154 MW3-4.30
3-0-6 HASS
The French Revolution and the nature of the revolutionary and Napoleonic settlement; the search for stable political institutions to 1870; the factors underlying the stability of French society in the nineteenth century; the nature of the post-1870 republican synthesis and its breakdown in the twentieth century; the efforts following World War II to reach a new political and social settlement.
D. B. Ralston

21H 401 Greece in the Fifth Century
Prereq.: -
L01 5-231 T2-5
3-0-6 HASS
The political, diplomatic, and social history of Greece from the close of the Persian Wars to the end of the fifth century BC, concentrating on the origins and course of the cataclysmic Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Domestic politics on both sides and its relations with foreign policy: Athenian democracy and naval empire; Spartan society and the helot problem; war strategy and war guilt. 21H301 recommended.
J. E. Lendon

21H 403 The Roman Empire
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 411 History of Western Thought, 500-1300
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
U (Spring)
2-0-7 HASS

21H 416 Living and Dying in Pre-industrial Europe
Prereq.: -
L01 10-280 TR11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5
See description for subject 21H 416 under HASS-D Category 5, Historical Studies.
A. McCants

21H 421 Environment and History Since 1500
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5

21H 425 War, State, and Society in the Modern World
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 429 Art and Society in the Dutch Golden Age
Prereq.: -
L01 E51-361 TR3-4.30
3-0-6 HASS
Examines the emergence and flourishing of a national Dutch culture in the seventeenth century. Employs both visual images and text in an effort to uncover the nature of economic values, religious ethics, and family life in the Dutch Republic. Looks at the image of Dutch society as depicted by such contemporary masters as Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer, and Jan Steen. Also looks to England for a comparative perspective on the impact of commerce and Protestantism on society.
A. McCants

21H 433 The Age of Reason: Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Prereq.: -
L01 E51-145 TR11-12.30 **ROOM CHANGE**
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5
See description for subject 21H 433 under HASS-D Category 5, Historical Studies.
B. Mazlish

21H 437 Social History of Europe, 1789 to the Present
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 451 Spanish Civil War, 1936-39
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 452 Anarchism
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 466 Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 467J Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 1917-Present
(Same subject as 17.601J)
Prereq.: -
L01 66-154 TR2-3.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 4
See description under subject 17.601J, HASS-D Category 4, Cultural and Social Studies.
E. Wood

21H 468J Seminar in the Historical and Political Evolution of Russia
(Subject meets with 17.609J, 17.610J, STS 025J, STS 106J)
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
U (Fall)
Acad Year 1996-97: Not offered
Acad Year 1997-98: U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

East Asian History

21H 501 East Asian History: China
Prereq.: -
L01 66-144 TR11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS
History of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the 1980s. Topics include the origins of Chinese civilization, the competing philosophical schools of early China, the early empire, the effects of Buddhism, the T'ang-Sung transition, late imperial government, popular culture, the impact of the West, the 1911 and 1949 revolutions, and China under Communism.
Staff

21H 502 Revolution in China, 1850-1980
Prereq.: -
L01 66-148 TR2.30-4
3-0-6 HASS
Examines social transformation and revolutionary upheaval in nineteenth- and twentieth-century China. Includes Taiping Rebellion, 1911 revolution, rise of the Nationalist Party, growth of the Chinese Communist party under Mao, and causes of its victory in 1949. Discusses developments in post-1949 China and concludes with recent economic reforms and the democracy movement.
Staff

21H 505 Social and Economic Transformation in China, A.D. 900-1900
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 521 Ancient Japan and the Courtly Society
Prereq.: -
R01 E51-063 MW10.30-12
3-0-9 HASS
Japanese history and culture from earliest times to the late twelfth century. Covers prehistoric cultures, creation myths, native and borrowed beliefs (Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism), the origins of the imperial dynasty, and the emergence of a highly aesthetic court society sometimes called the world of the shining prince. Readings include many writings in translation (poems, prayers, popular tales, classics by women, etc.). Early art is introduced.
J. Dower

21H 522 Japan in the Age of the Samurai: History and Film
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 523 Emergence of the Modern Japanese State, 1800-1945
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5

21H 524 Topics in Twentieth-Century Japanese History: Remaking Japan, 1945-1952
(New)
Prereq.: -
R01 E51-165 T3-5
2-0-10 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Examines select topics in modern and contemporary Japanese history. In 1995-96, examines Japan in the wake of World War II, when the country was occupied by the United States and devoted itself to the task of reconstruction as a peaceful and democratic country. Following general introductory sessions, students devotes the major portion of their time to an independent research project culminating in a 25-page paper.
J. Dower

21H 536 Family, State, and Economy in East Asian History
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5

21H 541J Industrial Competition in the US and Asia
(Revised Units)
(Same subject as 3.08J, TPP 03J)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
2-0-7 HASS

21H 546 World War II in Asia: Film, Fantasy, Fact
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 560 Chinese East Asia: Politics, Economics, History, Culture
(New)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
2-0-7 HASS

Middle Eastern History

21H 601 Islam, the Middle East, and the West
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5

21H 615 The Middle East in the Twentieth Century
Prereq.: -
R01 10-280 MWF11
3-0-9 HASS
Surveys major political, socioeconomic, and cultural changes in post-World War I Middle East. Investigates interwar independence struggles against Europe, followed by the emergence of American-Soviet rivalry, nationalist movements, and the growth of modern states and societies after 1945. Examines contemporary problems in historical perspectives: Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lebanon War, oil and regional security, Iranian revolution, Islamic movements.
M. Gershovich

21H 621 Nationalism in the Middle East
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

21H 631 Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Prereq.: -
R01 8-205 MWF1
3-0-9 HASS
Looks at the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict from the nineteenth century up to the present. The role of ideology, political actors, social history, economic and infrastructural problems, regional and international interaction is explored, as are the prospects for peace after the September 1993 Accord.
M. Gershovich

Comparative History Subjects

21H 905 Historical Fact, Historical Fiction
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 909 Modernity, Postmodernity, and Capitalism
(New)
Prereq.: -
L01 66-156 TR2.30-4
3-0-9 HASS
Examines definition of modernity. Considers whether postmodernity is a continuation or a break and examines the relation of both modernity and postmodernity to capitalism. Primary and secondary readings ranging across history, literature, art, and the social sciences include Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Benjamin, and Foucault. Inquiry made into topics such as progress, the avant-garde, fashions, the city, civil society, science, technology, the linguistic turn, and fundamentalism. Students encouraged to prepare and present topics of their own. Open to graduate students by arrangement.
B. Mazlish

21H 913 The Last Hundred Years: Topics in World History (Part I)
(Revised Content)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 5

21H 914 The Last Hundred Years: Topics in World History (Part II)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 915 Notable Events of the Twentieth Century and Their Images
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
2-3-7 HASS

21H 921J Ideas of the World Order: Religion and Science
(Same subject as 21A 213J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 2

21H 926 Humans, Animals, and Machines
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21H 928 Historical Issues in Women's Studies
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

Special Subjects in History

21H 931 Seminar in Historical Methods
Prereq.: Two History subjects
L01 E51-165 W2-4
2-0-7 HASS
An overview of great books in history. Examines different types of historical writing: political, social, cultural, demographic, biographical, comparative. Focuses on texts and contexts. Particular attention to works which have broken new ground in terms of their methodology and approach. Open to all students, but required of history majors and minors in junior year.
E. Wood

21L

LITERATURE

 21L001 | 21L002 | 21L003 | 21L004 | 21L005 | 21L006 | 21L008 | 21L009 | 21L011 | 21L012 | 21L021 | 21L422 | 21L430 | 21L432 | 21L433 | 21L434 | 21L435J | 21L436J | 21L442J | 21L444 | 21L445 | 21L448J | 21L449 | 21L450 | 21L460 | 21L463 | 21L470 | 21L471 | 21L472 | 21L475 | 21L476 | 21L480J | 21L481 | 21L484J | 21L485 | 21L486 | 21L487 | 21L488 | 21L489J | 21L490J | 21L501 | 21L504 | 21L505 | 21L512 | 21L701 | 21L703 | 21L704 | 21L705 | 21L706 | 21L707 | 21L708

Introductory Subjects

21L 001 Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to Dante
Prereq.: -
R01 16-135 TR1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 2
See description for subject 21L 001 under HASS-D Category 2, Language, Thought and Value.
D. Halperin

21L 002 Foundations of Western Culture II: Renaissance to Modernity
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 2

21L 003 Introduction to Fiction
Prereq.: -
R01 14N-325 TR3.30-5
R02 66-154 TR3.30-5
R03 66-160 TR3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21L 003 under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
J. Buzard

21L 004 Major Poets
Prereq.: -
R01 16-135 MW12.30-2
R02 5-232 MW12.30-2
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21L 004 under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
S. Tapscott

21L 005 Introduction to Dramatic Art
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 3

21L 006 American Literature
Prereq.: -
R01 16-135 TR11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21L 006 under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
J. Hildebidle

21L 008 The Bible
Prereq.: -
R01 4-231 MW3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
An introduction to major Biblical texts including Genesis, Exodus, Job, the prophetic and historic books of the Old Testament, and the Gospels and Epistles. Stresses the place of the Bible as foundation text for central religious, ethical, and political thinking. Comparative readings in related traditions, ancient, Near Eastern, and Middle Eastern. Investigation of the Bible as influence in later narrative, philosophic, and artistic traditions.
Staff

21L 009 Shakespeare
Prereq.: -
R01 16-135 MW2-3.30
R02 12-142 MW2-3.30
R03 1-136 MW2-3.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21L 009 under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
D. Henderson, S. Raman, W. Kelley

21L 011 The Film Experience
Prereq.: -
B01 6-120 T EVE (7-10 PM)
L01 2-105 T11-12.30
R01 2-105 R11-12.30
R02 2-136 R11-12.30
R03 14N-325 R11-12.30
3-3-6 HASS-D, Category 3
See description for subject 21L 011 under HASS-D Category 3, Visual and Performing Arts.
H. Jenkins

21L 012 Forms of Western Narrative
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1

21L 021 Comedy
Prereq.: -
B01 14E-310 T EVE (7-10 PM)
L01 14E-310 TR12.30-2
3-3-6 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21L 021 under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
W. Kelley

Intermediate Subjects

21L 422 Tragedy
Prereq.: -
L01 1-150 MW1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
Aspects of the tragic as a mode of literature and a quality of lived experience pursued in readings that extend from the warfare of the ancient world to the experiences of modern life. Authors include Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Shakespeare, Balzac, Tolstoy, Ibsen, Thomas Mann; selections from the Bible; theory of tragedy by Aristotle and Nietzsche. Includes viewing of at least two films.
Staff

21L 430 Popular Narrative
Prereq.: -
B01 2-105 W EVE (7-10 PM)
L01 14E-310 TR11-12.30
3-3-6 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Examines the relationship between popular and high culture and the problem of evaluating texts that tell stories. Treats a range of narrative and dramatic works as well as films. May be repeated once for credit, with permission of instructor. Topic for 1995-96: Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture.
D. Henderson

21L 432 American Television: A Cultural History
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-3-6 HASS

21L 433 Major Film Directors
Prereq.: -
B01 14E-310 M EVE (7-10 PM)
L01 14E-310 MW9.30-11
3-3-6 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Close study of films by major directors. Emphasizes cultural contexts and the distinctive styles and themes of each director. Syllabus varies from year to year but always includes films from different historical periods and, usually, a mix of American and international films by such figures as Renoir, Hitchcock, and Mizoguchi. May be repeated for credit by permission of instructor.
D. Thorburn

21L 434 Science Fiction
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-3-6 HASS

21L 435J Film and Literature
(Same subject as 24.209J)
Prereq.: One subject in Literature or Philosophy
L01 14N-417 T EVE (7-10 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
See description under subject 24.209J.
I. Singer

21L 436J Art as Meaning and Technique
(Same subject as 24.113J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 442J Black Women Writers: Texts and Critics
(New)
(Same subject as SP 433J)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 444J New World Literature
(Same subject as 21F 820J)
Prereq.: -
L01 16-142 WF1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21L 444J under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
E. Garrels

21L 445 Forms of Desire: Lesbian and Gay Literature
Prereq.: One subject in Literature or permission of instructor
R01 16-135 TR3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
A history of the emergence of a conscious literature by/about lesbians and gay men. Charts the changes in the representation of lesbian/gay identity in Europe and America during the last hundred years; samples contemporary work from Asia, Africa, and South America; examines relations between sexuality, race, and class; explores the intersection of ideology and textual pleasure. Readings to include high literature - short stories, poetry, novels - as well as pulp fiction, pornography, drama, film, memoirs, rock lyrics, cartoons, personal testimony.
D. Halperin

21L 448J Darwin and Design
(Same subject as 21W 739J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 2

21L 449 The End of Nature
Prereq.: -
R01 16-135 MW9.30-11
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 2
See description for subject 21L 449 under HASS-D Category 2, Language, Thought and Value.
A. Kibel

21L 450 Literature and Ethical Values
(New)
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

Periods of World Literature

21L 460 Medieval Literature
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 463 Renaissance Literature
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
R01 16-141 MW11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS
Readings are organized around topics (Renaissance Self-Fashioning, Courtship and Courtiership, Gender and the Emerging Individual) or literary genres (lyric, epic, drama, prose). Works drawn primarily from the Italian and English Renaissance, and may include such figures as Petrarch, Shakespeare, More, Jonson, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Milton, Spenser, Bacon, Donne, Sidney.
S. Raman

21L 470 Eighteenth-Century Literature
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 471 Major English Novels
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 472 Major European Novels
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
3-0-9 HASS

21L 475 Irish Literature
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
R01 1-134 TR3-4.30
3-0-9 HASS
Exploration of Irish literature in this century, with particular but not exclusive emphasis on prose fiction. Readings usually include works by Frank O'Connor, Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Beckett, Edna O'Brien, Benedict Kiely, and John McGahern, among many others. Enrollment limited.
J. Hildebidle

21L 476 Romantic Poetry
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
R01 14N-325 TR1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
Close readings of the major British Romantic poets (Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Scott, Burns, Shelley, Keats), along with some of the fiction writers during this period. Some attention to their literary and historical context. Discussion and several short papers.
J. Buzard

21L 480J Russian Novel of the Nineteenth Century
(Same subject as 21F 872J)
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 481 Reading Victorian Culture
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 484J Twentieth-Century Russian Literature
(Same subject as 21F 873J)
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-313 T EVE (7-9.30 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
See description under subject 21F 873J.
S. Ketchian

21L 485 Twentieth-Century Fiction
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 486 Twentieth-Century Drama
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
L01 14N-225 TR2-3.30
3-0-9 HASS
Reading and discussion of major modern plays (and some films) from Ibsen through Beckett and beyond. Features works by such authors as Shaw, Chekhov, Pirandello, Odets, Ionesco, Brecht, O'Neill, Pinter, Mrozek, Stoppard, Kaufman and Hart, and Mamet.
D. Henderson

21L 487 Modern Poetry
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 488 Contemporary Literature
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 489J Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice
(Same subject as 21W 765J)
Prereq.: -
L01 20C-122 W2-5
3-0-9 HASS
See description under subject 21W 765J.
J. Murray

21L 490J French Literature in Translation
(New)
(Same subject as 21F 850J)
Prereq.: -
L01 14N-225 MW1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
Reading and analysis of landmark works of French literature, from the neo-classical period through the twentieth century, in English translation. Attention to intellectual and cultural contexts. Typically, writers include Racine, Molière, Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Flaubert, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Proust, Genet, Ionesco, Duras, and Yourcenar.
E. B. Turk

American Literature

See also 21L 006

21L 501 The American Novel
Prereq.: -
R01 14N-417 MW3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
Works by major American novelists, usually beginning with Hawthorne or Melville and concluding with a contemporary novelist. Major emphasis on reading novels as literary texts, but attention as well to historical, intellectual, and political contexts. The syllabus varies from term to term, but many of the following writers are represented: Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Cather, Wharton, James, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner.
W. Kelley

21L 504 Race and Identity in American Literature
Prereq.: -
R01 14E-310 TR9.30-11
3-0-9 HASS
The quest for identity in the writing of America's racial and ethnic minorities. Emphasis on the writers' problematic relation to the dominant values and traditions of the majority culture. Readings in Douglass, DuBois, Ellison, Wright, Baldwin, Hurston, others. Discussion, occasional brief lecture.
Staff

21L 505 American Voices
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21L 512 American Authors
Prereq.: One subject in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

Seminars

21L 701 Literary Interpretation
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit

21L 702 Studies in Fiction
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature
R01 14N-417 MW2-3.30
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Intensive study of a range of texts by a single author or by a limited group of authors whose achievements are mutually illuminating. Some attention to narrative theory, and biographical and cultural backgrounds. Topics for 1995-96: Term 2: Joyce, Woolf, and the Legacy of Modernism. Limited to 12.
D. Thorburn

21L 703 Studies in Drama
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit

21L 704 Studies in Poetry
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature
R01 14N-417 M EVE (7-10 PM)
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Extensive reading of works of a few major poets. Emphasizes the evolution of each poet's work and the questions of poetic influence and literary tradition. Topic for 1995-96: Poetry and Witness. Limited to 12.
S. Tapscott

21L 705 Major Authors
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit

21L 706 Studies in Film and Media
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature
R01 14E-310 TR2-5
3-3-6 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Intensive study of films of a particular period or genre, or films by a single director. Topic for 1995-96: Problems in Film History. Limited to 12.
H. Jenkins

21L 707 Problems in Cultural Interpretation
(Revised Units)
(Subject meets with 21L 907)
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature or Film and Media Studies
R01 14N-417 MW11-12.30
3-3-6 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Studies in the relation between imaginative texts and the culture surrounding them. Emphasizes ways in which imaginative works absorb, reflect, and conflict with reigning attitudes and world views. Topics for 1995-96: Melodrama and the Sentimental.
H. Jenkins, W. Kelley

21L 708 Technologies of Humanism
Prereq.: Two subjects in Literature
R01 20C-124 MW2-3.30
3-3-6 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Studies in the relations between literature (primarily of the Renaissance and Early Modern periods) and the technologies associated with its production and dissemination. Topic for 1995-96: Interactive Shakespeare. A seminar focused on using the computer to study Shakespeare's texts, the early printed editions, and contemporary performances on film in close conjunction.
P. Donaldson

21M

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Music

Introductory Subjects

21M 011 Introduction to Western Music
Prereq.: -
L01 4-270 M3.30-5
R01 4-160 WF10
R02 4-364 WF11
R03 4-364 TR12
R04 4-152 TR12
4-0-8 HASS-D, Category 3
See description for subject 21M 011 under HASS-D Category 3, Visual and Performing Arts.
M. Marks, P. Ambush, G. Ruckert, M. Zebrowski

Example of music encountered in this class. (QuickTime: 742k)

21M 030 Introduction to World Music
Prereq.: -
L01 4-364 TR2-3.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 3
See description for subject 21M 030 under HASS-D Category 3, Visual and Performing Arts.
G. Ruckert

21M 051 Fundamentals of Music
Prereq.: -
B01 2-190 W3.30
L01 4-160 MWF1.30
L02 4-160 MWF2.30
L03 4-152 TR9.30-11
3-3-6 HASS
Elements of music are introduced by providing students with tools for training the voice, inner ear, and musical memory. Using the solfege system, students master intervals, major and minor scales and key signatures, take rhythmic and melodic dictation, and become familiar with the system of functional harmony. Includes weekly sightsinging lab and piano lab introducing students to score reading and technique.
G. Ruckert

21M 052 Fundamentals of Music
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-3-6 HASS

Interdisciplinary Subjects

21M 113 Developing Musical Structures
Prereq.: -
L01 20C-113 MW11-12.30
3-3-6 HASS
What is the role of analysis and description in developing musical intuitions and perceptual problem-solving? The LogoMusic computer language is used as an environment for interrogating the bases of musical coherence. A term project includes designing a tool kit for procedural analysis of a significant work and for generating new pieces through procedural composition.
J. S. Bamberger

History/Literature

21M 201 Western Music to 1750
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 205 Western Music after 1750
Prereq.: -
L01 4-152 MW3-4.30
3-0-9 HASS
A chronological survey of European art music during the Classic, Romantic, and Modern periods. Compositions analyzed in detail, and placed within their historical context. Most written assignments analyze musical works, so score-reading ability is helpful.
L. Lindgren

21M 215 American Music
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
L01 4-156 MW3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
First half focuses on the role of music in North American society (especially the Boston area) during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Second half surveys the music of twentieth-century North America, including classical, Broadway show, film, and popular music, but excluding jazz.
M. Harvey

21M 226 Jazz
Prereq.: -
L01 4-156 TR12.30-2
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 3
See description for subject 21M 226 under HASS-D Category 3, Visual and Performing Arts.
M. Harvey

Example of music encountered in this class. (QuickTime: 842k) Professor's statement about the class. (QuickTime: 1033k)

21M 230 Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 240 Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
L01 4-152 MW11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS
A study of musical life during the second half of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through representative works of these composers. Emphasis on harmonic, melodic, and structural development in relationship to intellectual, artistic, and social patterns of the period. Required reading and listening assignments.
L. Lindgren

Example of the music encountered in this class. (QuickTime: 645k)

21M 250 Schubert to Mahler
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS
Example of music encountered in this class. (QuickTime: 1057k)

21M 262 Twentieth-Century Music
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 273 Operas of Mozart, Verdi, Wagner
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Spring)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 284 Film Music
Prereq.: -
L01 4-364 TR3.30-5
R01 4-364 W EVE (7-10 PM)
3-3-6 HASS
A chronological survey of styles and functions of music in American and European films. The first half covers nineteenth-century forerunners, the silent film, and music in synchronized sound films up to 1950. The second half focuses on innovative uses of music from the 1950s up to the present. Related topics include: theories of film music, specialized genres (musical, documentaries, animated films), and the impact of video. Listening, reading, and viewing assignments serve as the basis for papers and class discussion. Some background in the study of film and/or music is helpful.
M. Marks

21M 291 Music of India
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 292 Music of Indonesia
Prereq.: -
L01 W16-RRA T11-12.30
R01 4-156 R11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS
The Indonesian archipelago is home to a wide variety of cultures and musical traditions, many of them largely unknown in the West. From the gamelan percussion orchestras of Bali and Java to the indigenous folk traditions of Sumatra and Borneo, as well as western-influenced pop and street traditions, subject provides an introduction to these fascinating, intricate musics. Includes ongoing instruction culminating in a small performance.
E. Ziporyn

Theory/Composition

21M 301 Harmony and Counterpoint I
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: 21M 051 or 21M 052 or permission of instructor
B01 2-190 F3.30
L01 4-152 MW12.30-2
L02 4-160 MW3.30-5
L03 4-160 TR12.30-2
L04 4-160 TR2-3.30
3-3-6 HASS-D, Category 3
See description for subject 21M 301 under HASS-D Category 3, Visual and Performing Arts.
E. Cohen, E. Ziporyn, E. Ruehr

21M 302 Harmony and Counterpoint II
Prereq.: 21M 301
B01 2-190 F3.30
R01 4-156 MWF1
R02 4-156 MWF2.30
3-3-6 HASS
A continuation of Harmony and Counterpoint I, including chromatic harmony and modulation, more elaborate contrapuntal textures, keyboard laboratory, and sight-singing choir.
E. Cohen, P. Child, E. Ruehr

21M 303 Writing in Tonal Forms
Prereq.: 21M 302
R01 4-156 MWF2
3-0-9 HASS
Written and analytic exercises based on nineteenth-century small forms and harmonic practice found in music such as Schubert Ländler and songs, Schumann small piano pieces and songs, and Chopin preludes and mazurkas.
E. Cohen

21M 304 Advanced Music Writing
Prereq.: 21M 303
L01 4-148 MWF3.30
3-0-9 HASS
Further written and analytic exercises in tonal music, focusing on large forms. Typically, students compose a sonata-form movement for piano, string quartet, or other small ensemble. Opportunities to write short works that experiment with the expanded tonal techniques of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
P. Child

21M 325 Analytical Perspectives from Bach to Mahler
Prereq.: 21M 301
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 340 Jazz Harmony and Arranging
Prereq.: 21M 051 or 21M 052, 21M 266
L01 4-156 TR3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
Basic harmony for students interested in acquiring practical skill in nonclassical music; also includes required listening, mainly jazz, as background for the written work. Serves as preparation for more advanced work in jazz and rock arranging and in the composition of popular songs. Permission of instructor required.
M. Harvey

21M 351 Music Composition
Prereq.: 21M 304
L01 4-148 MF3.30-5
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Directed composition of larger forms of original writing involving voices and/or instruments. Includes a weekly seminar in composition for the examination of major works from twentieth-century music literature and for the presentation and discussion of student work in progress. Students expected to produce at least one substantive work, performed in public, by the end of the term. Open to qualified undergraduates.
E. Cohen

21M 500 Senior Seminar in Music
Prereq.: 21M 201, 21M 205, 21M 302
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

Theater Arts

Foundation Subjects

21M 601 Foundations of Theater History
Prereq.: -
L01 8-119 TR11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 3
See description for subject 21M 601 under HASS-D Category 3, Visual and Performing Arts.
M. Ouellette

21M 611 Foundations of Theater Practice
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-3-6 HASS-D, Category 3

21M 621 Theater and Cultural Diversity in the US
(New)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 3

History and Theory

21M 650 History of European Theater to 1700
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: -
L01 4-364 MW1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
A study of the history of European theater practice and theory from the pre-Greek period through the seventeenth century. Readings include representative playscripts, theories, and criticism.
A. Brody

21M 651 History of European Theater 1700 to the Present
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21M 653 History of North American Theater
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 654 Selected Studies in Theater
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: -
L01 W16-RRB MW11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS
Focused study of a specific non-European or North American theater, its practice and theory. A semester's work may center on the theater of a particular culture such as Asia, Africa, Latin America, or particular theater forms such as feminist, Afro-American, Latino, gay and lesbian.
B. Cotto-Escalera

Intermediate Subjects

21M 655 Script Analysis
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: One introductory subject in acting or design
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21M 659 Production Seminar
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-6 HASS

Practice Subjects

21M 700 Introduction to Acting
Prereq.: -
L01 50-201 MW1-3
L02 W16-RRA TR3-5
L03 50-201 TR1-3
L04 W16-RRA MW3-5
4-0-5 HASS
Explores the actor's tools: the body, the voice, the mind, the imagination, and the essential self. Through studio exercises, students address issues of honesty and creativity in the theatrical moment, and begin to have a sense of their strengths and limitations as communicating theatrical artists. Provides an opportunity for students to discover their relationship to the other: in the acting partner, the group, the environment, and the audience. Regular readings in acting theory also put studio work in context.
M. Ouellete, K. Mancuso, K. Dunkelberg

21M 705 The Actor and The Text
Prereq.: 21M 700 or permission of instructor
L01 W16-RRA TR1-3
4-0-5 HASS
Gives students who have begun the process of bringing themselves to a dramatic moment the opportunity to apply their skills to scripted material. Studio work in this class further develops the completeness, spontaneity, and honesty of expression of the actor's body, imagination, and voice; it introduces written material and the problems of synthesizing the self, the moment, and the scripted word. Weekly rehearsals with a scene partner.
M. Ouellette

21M 707 Actor-Created Theater
Prereq.: 21M 700 or permission of instructor
L01 50-201 MW3-5
4-3-2 HASS
Develops the performer as creator of the theatrical event. Proposes ensemble work and collective creation of a performance in progress. Designed to help students develop a working process; to offer students the opportunity to collaborate in the creation of a "new work" born of their own ideas; motivations, and inspirations; and to support the struggle to find new language for that unique working relationship. Requires outside work with others.
K. Mancuso

21M 731 Principles of Design
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-3-3 HASS
Can be repeated for credit

21M 735 Design for the Theater
Prereq.: 21M 731 or permission of instructor
L01 E33 MW11-12.30
3-3-3 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Intensive study in the principles and execution of one particular area of theater design. Focus on lighting, scenic, and costume design rotates each semester. Substantial participation in at least one project in the semester productions of Dramashop, Shakespeare Ensemble, or other production with the approval of the instructor. Term 2: Scenic Design.
W. Fregosi, E. Darna, L. Held

21M 740 Introduction to Stagecraft
Prereq.: -
L01 E33 TR11-12.30
3-3-3 HASS
Introduces students to the variety and scope of stagecraft while they learn basic shop skills. Students develop shop vocabulary and learn basic skills, including the safe use of all shop machines, basic handwork skills, names and uses of tools, and an overview of the various activities that go on in each shop. In each seven-week segment, student complete a project that uses all basic skills.
W. Fregosi, E. Darna, L. Held

21M 781 Playwriting I
Prereq.: -
L01 24-114 M2-5
3-3-6 HASS
An introduction to the craft of writing for the theater. Through weekly exercises and work on a sustained piece, students explore the problems of scene structure, action, and their relation to the dialogue. Class meetings include examination of produced playscripts and discussion of student work.
Staff

21M 785 Playwrights' Workshop
(Revised Units)
Prereq.: 21M 781 or permission of instructor
L01 24-112 F2-5
3-2-7 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Continued work in the development of playscripts for the theater. Writers work on sustained pieces in weekly workshop meetings, individual consultation with the instructor, and in collaboration with student actors, directors, and designers from the Dramashop and Shakespeare Ensemble. Fully developed scripts will be eligible for inclusion in the Playwrights' Workshop Production.
A. Brody

21M 790 The Director's Craft
Prereq.: 21M 700 and 21M 655 or permission of instructor
U (Fall)
3-3-3 HASS

21W

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Exposition and Rhetoric

21W 730 Expository Writing
Prereq.: -
R01 12-122 TR11-12.30
R02 26-168 MW11-12.30
R03 66-156 MW1-2.30
R04 2-136 TR3-4.30
R05 26-168 MW3-4.30
3-0-9 HASS, Phase One WRIT
For students who wish to write correct, clear, and effective prose. Attention to constructing effective sentences and paragraphs. Weekly writing assignments. Students' writing is discussed frequently in class. Readings include essays that exhibit a wide range of rhetorical techniques. Satisfies Phase I of the Writing Requirement.
S. Strang, Staff

21W 731 Writing and Experience
Prereq.: -
R01 1-136 MW11-12.30
R02 66-144 TR1-2.30
R03 12-102 TR11-12.30
3-0-9 HASS, Phase One WRIT
Students study the mechanisms by which fiction writers, essayists, and poets transform their experience into scenes, voices, and arguments. Attention given to sentence mechanics, paragraphing, punctuation, and word choice. In weekly workshops, students present their writing to members of the group, and extensive revising is required. Satisfies Phase I of the Writing Requirement.
H. Lee, L. Marx, S. Alter

21W 732 Introduction to Technical Communication
Prereq.: -
R01 1-135 MW1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS, Phase One WRIT
Students intensively review the elements of sentence and paragraph structure; special problems in organizing and condensing technical information; and strategies for writing technical descriptions, definitions, classifications, and analyses. Other topics include writing to different audiences and preparing brief proposals, lab reports, and graphics. Several short writing assignments, frequent revisions, and two short oral presentations required. Satisfies Phase I of the Writing Requirement.
D. Custer

21W 733 Experimentation, Expression, and Experience: An Intensive Writing Workshop
Prereq.: -
U (IAP)
3-0-6 HASS

21W 735 Writing and Reading the Essay
Prereq.: 21W 730 or equivalent, or excellent writing sample and permission of instructor
R01 1-136 TR11-12.30
R02 1-132 TR8.30-10
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 1
See description for subject 21W 735 under HASS-D Category 1, Literary and Textual Studies.
K. Manning

21W 739J Darwin and Design
(Same subject as 21L 448J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS-D, Category 2

21W 740 Writing Autobiography and Biography
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21W 742 Writing About Racial Issues
Prereq.: -
R01 14N-325 W2-5
3-0-9 HASS
The issue of race has preoccupied many writers both here and in the entire world. Students read William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Bernard Malamud, J. M. Coatzee among others, and write about racial and ethnic issues either in the form of biography or fiction. Students may write short or longer pieces. Their work is read and discussed in class and, if necessary, revised, incorporating comments and criticism elicited in discussion.
E. Ettinger Chodakowska

21W 745 Advanced Essay Workshop: Medicine in History and Literature
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit

Creative Writing

21W 755 Writing and Reading Short Stories
Prereq.: -
R01 10-280 TR3-4.30
R02 12-102 MW1-2.30
3-0-9 HASS
Introduction to the short story. Students write stories and short descriptive sketches. Readings from European and American stories from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Class discussion of students' writing and of the assigned stories in their historical and social contexts.
A. Desai, H. Lee

21W 757 Fiction Workshop
Prereq.: 21W 755
R01 5-231 W2-5
R02 12-122 T2-5
R03 14N-225 M EVE (7-10 PM)*
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
For students interested in developing their understanding of the craft of fiction. Weekly workshop discussions of students' work focus on analysis of structure, style, and characterization. Emphasis on editing and revision. Reading and discussion of nineteenth- and twentieth-century authors, e.g. Babel, Carver, Chekhov, Faulkner, Kafka, Orwell, Marquez, Woolf. *Recitation section three will focus on mystery writing.
E. Cooney, S. Alter, C. Wolff

21W 758 Genre Fiction Workshop
Prereq.: A subject in writing short fiction or equivalent experience
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21W 759 Writing Science Fiction
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21W 760 Writing and Reading Poems
Prereq.: -
R01 2-103 MW11-12.30
R02 1-132 TR2-3.30
3-0-9 HASS
Examination of the formal structural and textual variety in poetry. Extensive practice in the making of poems and the analysis of both students' manuscripts and texts from sixteenth- through twentieth-century literature. Attempts to make relevant the traditional elements of poetry and their contemporary alternatives. Weekly writing assignments, including some exercises in prosody.
W. Battin, W. Corbett

21W 762 Poetry Workshop
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit

21W 763 Modern Science Fiction
Prereq.: -
Acad Year 1995-96: Not Offered
Acad Year 1996-97: U (Fall)
Acad Year 1997-98: Not offered
3-0-9 HASS

21W 765J Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice
(Same subject as 21L 489J)
Prereq.: -
L01 20C-122 W2-5
3-0-9 HASS
Techniques of creating narratives that take advantage of the flexibility of form offered by the computer. Study of the structural properties of book-based narratives that experiment with digression, multiple points of view, disruptions of time and of storyline. Analysis of the structure and evaluation of the literary qualities of computer-based narratives including hypertexts, adventure games, and classic artificial intelligence programs like Eliza. With this base, students use authoring systems to model a variety of narrative techniques and to create their own fictions. Knowledge of programming helpful but not necessary.
J. Murray

21W 766J Writing by US Women of Color
(Same subject as SP 443J)
Prereq.: -
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21W 770 Advanced Fiction Workshop
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
R01 14N-325 T EVE (7-10 PM)
R02 14N-325 M2-5
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
For students with some experience in writing fiction. Concentrates on the ways an author manipulates his or her audience in the creation of a particular vision of reality. Studies style; point of view; distinctions of time and space; stream-of-consciousness; all the strategies for making a work of art. Outside readings assigned on an individual basis.
A. Desai, E. Chodakowska

21W 771 Advanced Poetry Workshop
Prereq.: Prior manuscript submission required
R01 1-134 W2-5
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
For students experienced in writing poems. Regular reading of published contemporary poets and weekly submission of manuscripts for class review and criticism. Students expected to do a substantial amount of rewriting and revision. Classwork supplemented with individual conferences.
W. Battin

Science and Technical Writing

21W 777 The Scientific Essay
Prereq.: -
R01 66-148 W2-5
3-0-9 HASS
Concerns the articulate expression of science in a broad cultural context. The nature of the essay and the special challenges of writing about science are topics of discussion. Classes are devoted to critiques of published essays and student essays alike. Readings are drawn from the essays of J. B. S. Haldane, E. B. White, Stephen Jay Gould, and David Quammen, among others.
B. Goldoftas

21W 780 Communicating in Technical Organizations
(Revised Content and Units)
Prereq.: -
R01 13-1143 M2-5
R02 1-136 R2-5
3-0-9 HASS, Phase Two WRIT
An exploration of the role that communication plays in the work of the contemporary engineering and science professional. Emphasis is placed on analyzing how composing and publication contribute to work management and knowledge production, as well as on the how-to aspects of writing specific kinds of documents in a clear style. Topics include communication as organizational process, electronic modes such as e-mail and the Internet, the informational and social roles of specific document forms, writing as collaboration, the writing process, the elements of style, methods of oral presentation, and communication ethics. Case studies used as the basis for class discussion and some writing assignments. Several short documents, a longer report or article, and a short oral presentation are required.
J. Paradis, C. Sawyer-Lauçanno

21W 782 Science Journalism
Prereq.: -
R01 14N-417 F2-5
3-0-9 HASS
A practical introduction to the craft of science journalism. Class discussion examines important issues in communicating technical information to the public, such as the relationship among science, technology, and the media. Presentations by professional science journalists are featured. Students write weekly exercises, some of which are submitted for publication. Writing competence required.
B. Goldoftas

21W 785 Communicating in Cyberspace
(New)
Prereq.: -
R01 TBA TR3-4.30
3-0-9 HASS
Analysis and authoring of cybertexts. Games, MUDs, World Wide Web home pages, multimedia essays, and other kinds of digital communication are studied in terms of traditional theories of rhetoric to articulate elements of the new cyber-rhetoric for digital/multi/hyper-media. Techniques of creating cybertexts for the communication of ideas and information. Study of the history and theory of contemporary computer communication. On the basis of this analysis, students design their own cybertexts for display and discussion. No prior knowledge of programming necessary.
E. Barrett/M. Redmond

21W 790 Naturalist Writing
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
U (Fall)
3-0-9 HASS

21W 792 Science and Technical Writing Internship
Prereq.: 21W 780 or 21W 782
R01 *CONSULT DEPARTMENT X3-7894
3-0-9 HASS
Can be repeated for credit
Part-time internships in Boston-area media and industries are arranged for students wishing to develop professional writing and publishing skills. Students planning to take this subject must contact the instructor by November of the previous term.
J. Paradis
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