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ARBC 185 The Creation of Classical Arabic Literature 6 credits
In this course we will explore the emergence of Arabic literature in one of the most exciting and important periods in the history of the Islamic and Arab world; a time in which pre-Islamic Arabian lore was combined with translated Persian wisdom literature and Greek scientific and philosophical writings. We will explore some of the different literary genres that emerged in the New Arab courts and urban centers: from wine and love poetry, historical and humorous anecdotes, to the Thousand and One Nights, and discuss the socio-historical forces and institutions that shaped them. All readings are in English. No Arabic knowledge required.
In Translation.
- Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2024
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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ARBC 185.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Yaron Klein π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 202 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 202 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ARBC 185.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Yaron Klein π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 233 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 233 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ARBC 185.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Yaron Klein π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 231 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 231 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ARBC 315 Readings in Premodern Arabic Anthologies 3 credits
The concept of adab as the liberal arts education of the premodern Arab world presents itself most vividly in the adab anthology. Authors writing in this genre collected and classified the knowledge of their time, drawing on material from a large variety of disciplines: literature (poetic, proverbial, historical-anecdotal), Religion (Quran, prophetic tradition, jurisprudence, theology), linguistics, as well as philosophy and the sciences. This encyclopedic genre represented the ideal of a broad-based erudition, and the perception that education should be entertaining as it is edifying. In this class we will read excerpts from the works of some of the major premodern anthology writers: Ibn Abd Rabbihi, Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani, al-Ibshihi and al-Nuwayri.
- Spring 2019, Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Arabic 206 or equivalent
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ARBC 315.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty:Yaron Klein π« π€
- Size:20
- TLibrary 305 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ARBC 315.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Yaron Klein π« π€
- Size:20
- THLibrary 305 10:10am-11:55am
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CHIN 245 Chinese Vision of the Past in Translation 6 credits
China—the modern nation—never escapes the influence of the past. But why do Chinese literature and movies like discussing and presenting the past? Do these works truly reflect the past? How is the past presented? What techniques impact the narration of the past and the audience’s perceptions? Through comparison of historic texts and fictional retellings of the same stories, students will gain a better understanding of representation of the past and develop critical reading, analysis, discussion, and writing skills. Sources include historical narratives and biographies, classical texts, poems, fiction, and film. No knowledge of Chinese language required.
In translation
- Spring 2018, Fall 2020, Spring 2024
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
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CHIN 245.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Lei Yang π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHIN 245.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Lei Yang π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:00pm-2:10pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:50pm-2:50pm
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CHIN 245.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Lei Yang π« π€
- Size:25
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 104 10:10am-11:55am
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CHIN 251 Heroes, Heroines, Exceptional Lives in Chinese Biographical Histories 6 credits
Through generic and historical analysis of the two-millennia long biographical tradition in Chinese historical writing, this project explores lives of heroes and heroines, including, but not limited to: dynastic founders, ministers, generals, poets, assassins, and exceptional women. In this introduction to premodern Chinese culture and literature, students will experience, in English translation, some of the most beautiful works of ancient Chinese literature from the second century BCE through the eighteenth century CE.
In translation
- Spring 2019, Winter 2022
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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CHIN 355 Contemporary Chinese Short Stories 6 credits
This advanced Chinese language course focuses on contemporary short stories. The course is designed to help students enhance reading skills, expand students’ mastery of advanced vocabulary, and prepare students to analyze authentic materials. The historical, cultural, and literary forces that shape these cultural works also will be examined.
- Spring 2020, Fall 2022
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Chinese 206 or equivalent
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CHIN 355.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Shaohua Guo π« π€
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:40am-10:40am
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CHIN 355.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Shaohua Guo π« π€
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WWeitz Center 233 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 233 9:40am-10:40am
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CHIN 364 Chinese Classic Tales and Modern Adaptation 6 credits
This course introduces to students influential Chinese classic tales and their modern adaptation across media platforms. Students improve their listening and speaking skills through viewing and discussing visual materials. Students develop their reading and writing proficiencies through analyzing authentic texts, formulating their own arguments, and writing critical essays. The overarching goal of this course is to increase students’ fluency in all aspects of Chinese language learning and to deepen students’ understanding of the role that cultural tradition plays in shaping China’s present.
- Spring 2021, Fall 2023
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Chinese 206 or equivalent (students who have taken one 300-level course at Carleton are qualified to register)
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CHIN 364.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Shaohua Guo π« π€
- Size:15
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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CHIN 364.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Shaohua Guo π« π€
- Size:15
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
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CLAS 112 The Epic in Classical Antiquity 6 credits
An introduction to the genre of epic poetry from Classical Antiquity. Students will read in translation examples from the Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman traditions in order to trace the development of the major features and themes of this genre and to understand the considerable influence this genre has exerted both during antiquity and thereafter. Authors will include Homer, Apollonius, Virgil, and Lucan.
- Spring 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2022
- Literary/Artistic Analysis Writing Requirement
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CLAS 112.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Johannes Wietzke π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:40am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:30am
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CLAS 112.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CLAS 112.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 132 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 132 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 116 Ancient Drama: Truth in Performance 6 credits
The tragic and comic stage offered the Greeks and Romans a public arena for addressing such fundamental topics as love, family, justice, and the divine. Although the written word has fortunately preserved many ancient plays, the proper vehicles for their communication remain, as their authors intended, the stage, the voice, and the body. This course will therefore address a variety of ancient tragedies and comedies with special attention, not only to their themes, but to the manner of their performance, culminating in student-driven, adaptive productions that put into practice skills and expertise developed in the class.
- Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2023
- Arts Practice Writing Requirement
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CLAS 116.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Johannes Wietzke π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 233 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 233 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 116.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Johannes Wietzke π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 116.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Clara Hardy π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 2:30pm-3:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 3:10pm-4:10pm
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CLAS 116.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 402 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 402 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CLAS 124 Roman Archaeology and Art 6 credits
The material worlds of the ancient Romans loom large in our cultural imagination. No other civilization has made as direct a contribution to our own political system or to its physical vestiges of power and authority. From the architecture of the state to visual narratives of propaganda, Roman influence is ubiquitous in the monuments of western civilization. But what were the origins of the Romans? Their innovations? Their technical, artistic, and ideological achievements? How are they relevant today? This course explores these questions and more through the archaeology of the eternal city and beyond.
- Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2024
- Humanistic Inquiry International Studies
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CLAS 124.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Alex Knodell π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CLAS 124.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Alex Knodell π« π€
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:00pm-1:00pm
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CLAS 124.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CLAS 132 Fantasy and Science Fiction Then and Now 6 credits
When did science-fiction first appear in literature? The beginnings of modern fantasy and science-fiction are set around the 19th and 17th century respectively. However, fantasy and science-fiction stories and themes are already present in the Greco-Roman world. In this course, we will focus on one of the first fantasy and science-fiction works, Lucian’s True History, to trace the development of these genres in literature and cinema. Examining True History in parallel with works from Homer, Plato, Aristophanes, and Virgil as well as contemporary films, we will explore the influence of classical literature on the genres of fantasy and science-fiction.
- Winter 2024
- Literary/Artistic Analysis Writing Requirement
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CLAS 132.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:30
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 3:10pm-4:55pm
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ENGL 202 The Bible as Literature 6 credits
We will approach the Bible not as an archaeological relic, nor as the Word of God, but “as a work of great literary force and authority [that has] shaped the minds and lives of intelligent men and women for two millennia and more.” As one place to investigate such shaping, we will sample how the Bible (especially in the “Authorized” or King James version) has drawn British and American poets and prose writers to borrow and deploy its language and respond creatively to its narratives, images, and visions.
- Spring 2017, Winter 2020, Spring 2022
- Literary/Artistic Analysis Writing Requirement
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FREN 239 Banned Books 6 credits
Recent events in France have highlighted the issues of free speech and religious intolerance, among other cultural questions. Some of the most fascinating and now canonized works in French and Francophone literature were once banned because they called into question the political, religious, or moral sensibilities of the day. Even now, books deemed to be subversive are routinely censored in certain Francophone cultures. Through readings of such writers as Rabelais, Voltaire, Sade, Camus, Franz Fanon, Assia Djebar, and HergΓ© (Tintin), as well as contemporary articles from Charlie Hebdo, we will explore the crucial role of forbidden works in their cultural contexts.
- Winter 2020, Fall 2022
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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French 204 or equivalent
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FREN 239.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Cathy Yandell π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 243 Cultural Reading of Food 6 credits
Through the thematic lens of food, we will study enduring and variable characteristics of societies in the French and Francophone world, with a comparative nod to the American experience. We will analyze various cultural texts and artifacts (fiction, non-fiction, print, film, and objects) from medieval times to the present with a pinch of theory and a dash of statistics.
- Winter 2018, Winter 2024
- Humanistic Inquiry International Studies Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Writing Requirement
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French 204 or equivalent
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FREN 243.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Christine Lac π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WWeitz Center 136 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 136 9:40am-10:40am
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FREN 243.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:10pm-2:10pm
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FREN 244 Contemporary France and Humor 6 credits
This class is an overview of France’s social, cultural, and political history from 1939 onwards. The core units of this class (WWII, decolonization, May 1968, the Women’s liberation movement, the rise of the National Front, globalization, and immigration) will be studied through their comic representations. Sources for this class will include historical, political, literary and journalistic texts as well as photographs, paintings, videos, blogs, and music. The contrast between comical and non-comical texts and objects will highlight the uses and functions of humor in communicating about history, and illustrate the impact of comic discourses in everyday culture. In French.
- Fall 2020, Spring 2024
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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French 204 or equivalent
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FREN 244.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Sandra Rousseau π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:30am-12:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:20am-12:20pm
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FREN 244.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Sandra Rousseau π« π€ · Staff
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
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FREN 245 Francophone Literature of Africa and the Caribbean 6 credits
Reading and discussion of literary works, with analysis of social, historical and political issues.
- Spring 2019, Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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French 204 or the equivalent
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FREN 245.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty:ChΓ©rif KeΓ―ta π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WWeitz Center 136 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 136 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 245.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:ChΓ©rif KeΓ―ta π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 259 Paris Program: Hybrid Paris 6 credits
Through literature, cultural texts, and experiential learning in the city, this course will explore the development of both the “Frenchness” and the hybridity that constitute contemporary Paris. Immigrant cultures, notably North African, will also be highlighted. Plays, music, and visits to cultural sites will complement the readings.
Requires participation in OCS Program: French and Francophone Studies in Paris
- Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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French 204 or the equivalent and participation in OCS Paris program
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FREN 340 Arts of Brevity: Short Fiction 3 credits
The rise of newspapers and magazines in the nineteenth century promotes a variety of short genres that will remain popular to the present day: short stories, prose poetry, vignettes, theatrical scenes. In this short course (first five weeks of the term) we’ll study short works by such authors as Diderot, Sand, Balzac, Mérimée, Flaubert, Allais, Tardieu, Le Clézio. Conducted in French.
- Winter 2020, Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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One French course beyond French 204 or instructor permission
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FREN 340.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Scott Carpenter π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 233 9:40am-10:40am
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1st 5 weeks
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FREN 340.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Scott Carpenter π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 233 1:10pm-2:10pm
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1st 5 weeks
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FREN 341 Madame Bovary and Her Avatars 3 credits
Decried as scandalous, heralded as the first “modern” novel, Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (published in 1857) sparked debate, spawned both detractors and followers, and became a permanent fixture in French culture and even the French language. In this five-week course we will read the novel, study its cultural context and impact, and see how it has been variously re-interpreted in film and other media. Conducted in French.
- Fall 2016, Winter 2020, Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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One French course beyond French 204 or instructor permission
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FREN 341.00 Fall 2016
- Faculty:Scott Carpenter π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:50pm-3:35pm
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2nd 5 weeks
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FREN 341.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Scott Carpenter π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 233 9:40am-10:40am
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2nd 5 weeks
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FREN 341.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Scott Carpenter π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 233 1:10pm-2:10pm
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2nd 5 weeks
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FREN 347 Gender and Sexuality in the Francophone World 6 credits
From Marie/Germain Garnier, an early modern trans figure, to the contemporary singer of Christine and the Queens (aka “Chris”), from Senghor’s “Femme noire” to Sylvie Chalaye’s “Corps marron” [brown body], conceptions of gender and sexuality are essential to the study of francophone cultures. We will explore examples of historical and contemporary manifestations of gender and sexuality in France, francophone Africa, Lebanon, and Québec. “GPS” (Genre, Politique, Sexualité), including the intersectional questions of race and class in context, will be analyzed through novels, films, graphic novels, sociological studies, poetry, and music. Conducted in French.
- Fall 2019, Winter 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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One course beyond French 204 or instructor permission
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FREN 347.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:Cathy Yandell π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WWeitz Center 132 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 132 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 347.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Cathy Yandell π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 359 Paris Program: Hybrid Paris 6 credits
Through literature, cultural texts, and experiential learning in the city, this course will explore the development of both the “Frenchness”Β and the hybridity that constitute contemporary Paris. Immigrant cultures, notably North African, will also be highlighted. Plays, music, and visits to cultural sites will complement the readings.
Requires participation in OCS Program: French and Francophone Studies in Paris
- Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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French 230 or beyond and participation in OCS Paris program
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FREN 360 The Algerian War of Liberation and Its Representations 6 credits
Over fifty years after Algeria’s independence from France, discourses and representations about the cause, the violence, and the political and social consequences of that conflict still animate public life in both France and Algeria. This class aims at presenting the Algerian war through its various representations. Starting with discussions about the origins of French colonialism in North Africa, it will develop into an analysis of the war of liberation and the ways it has been recorded in history books, pop culture, and canonical texts. We will reflect on the conflict and on its meanings in the twenty-first century, and analyze how different media become memorial artifacts.
- Spring 2020, Winter 2024
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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One French course beyond French 204 or instructor permission
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FREN 360.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sandra Rousseau π« π€
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:00pm-1:00pm
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GERM 247 Mirror, Mirror: Reflecting on Fairy Tales and Folklore 6 credits
Many people are familiar with the fairy tales collected and published by the Brothers Grimm and have seen iterations of such stories in animated Disney films and live-action reboots. In this class, taught in English, we will critically examine folktales, consider their role in shaping societal standards and how they spread specific values across cultures. We will study the origins of Grimms’ fairy tales before discussing their larger role across media and cultures. Our study of traditional German fairy tales will be informed by contemporary theoretical approaches including feminist theory, ecocriticism, psychology, and animal studies.
In Translation
- Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2024
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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GERM 247.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Kiley Kost π« π€
- Size:35
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLeighton 303 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 303 2:20pm-3:20pm
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GERM 247.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THWeitz Center 233 1:15pm-3:00pm
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GRK 204 Greek Poetry 6 credits
Selected readings from Homer (in odd-numbered years) or Greek Tragedy (in even-numbered years).
- Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024
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Greek 103 with a grade of at least C-
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Clara Hardy π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:40am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:30am
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Clara Hardy π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 3:10pm-4:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 3:30pm-4:30pm
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Clara Hardy π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLibrary 305 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLibrary 305 12:00pm-1:00pm
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Clara Hardy π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:30am-12:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:10am-12:10pm
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:10pm-2:10pm
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Jake Morton π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 204.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Jake Morton π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLibrary 305 9:50am-11:00am
- FLibrary 305 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 230 Homer: The Odyssey 6 credits
Homer is perhaps the foundational poet of the western canon, and his work has been justly admired since its emergence out of the oral tradition of bardic recitation in the eighth century BCE. This course will sample key events and passages from the Odyssey, exploring the fascinating linguistic and metrical features of the epic dialect, as well as the major thematic elements of this timeless story of homecoming.
- Spring 2024
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
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GRK 240 Xenophon’s Oeconomicus 6 credits
While ostensibly a dialogue about how to manage one’s household (oikos), Xenophon’s Oeconomicus provides valuable insights into the ideology of land-ownership in classical Greece. In this class, we will read significant portions of Xenophon’s Oeconomicus in Greek as well as other texts, in English and Greek, that explore household economics. Throughout, we will consider what Xenophon’s text reveals about perceptions of gender roles within the home, notions of citizenship, the role of education, and the institution of slavery in the ancient world. Students will also work together to produce a student commentary of the text.
- Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Greek 204 or equivalent
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GRK 240.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 2:20pm-3:20pm
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JAPN 345 Advanced Reading in Modern Japanese Literature: The Short Story 6 credits
Introduction to modern Japanese short fiction in the original, with exposure to a variety of styles. Some practice in critical analysis and literary translation.
- Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Winter 2023
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Japanese 206 or the equivalent.
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JAPN 345.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Noboru Tomonari π« π€
- Size:15
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 12:00pm-1:00pm
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JAPN 345.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Noboru Tomonari π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 2:20pm-3:20pm
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JAPN 345.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Noboru Tomonari π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 2:20pm-3:20pm
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LATN 204 Intermediate Latin Prose and Poetry 6 credits
What are the “rules” of friendship? Would you do anything for a friend? Anything? The ancient Romans were no strangers to the often paradoxical demands of friendship and love. The goal for Intermediate Latin Prose and Poetry is to gain experience in the three major modes of Latin expression most often encountered “in the wild”—prose, poetry, and inscriptions—while exploring the notion of friendship. By combining all three modes into this one course, we hope both to create a suitable closure to the language sequence and to provide a reasonable foundation for further exploration of Roman literature and culture.
- Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
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Latin 103 with a grade of at least C- or placement
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LATN 204.00 Fall 2017
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€ · Clara Hardy π« π€
- Size:28
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 2:20pm-3:20pm
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LATN 204.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:28
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 204.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:26
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:30am-12:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:20am-12:20pm
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LATN 204.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 133 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 133 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 204.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 233 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 204.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 114 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 114 12:00pm-1:00pm
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RELG 162 Jesus, the Bible, and Christian Beginnings 6 credits
This course introduces students to the diverse literature and theologies of the New Testament and to the origins and social worlds of early Christianity. Possible topics include: Jesus and his message; Paul and women’s spiritual authority; non-canonical gospels (Mary, Thomas, Judas, etc.); relations between Christians and Jews in the first century; and conflict with empire. Attention is given to the interpretation of New Testament texts in their ancient historical setting, and to the various ways contemporary scholars and groups interpret the New Testament as a source for theological reflection.
- Winter 2019, Winter 2022, Winter 2024
- Humanistic Inquiry International Studies Writing Requirement
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RELG 162.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLibrary 344 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLibrary 344 12:00pm-1:00pm
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RELG 162.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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RELG 162.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 330 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 330 12:00pm-1:00pm
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RUSS 244 The Rise of the Russian Novel 6 credits
From the terse elegance of Pushkin to the psychological probing of Dostoevsky to the finely wrought realism of Tolstoy, this course examines the evolution of the genre over the course of the nineteenth century, ending with a glimpse of things to come on the eve of the Russian Revolution. Close textual analysis of the works will be combined with exploration of their historical and cultural context. No prior knowledge of Russian or Russian history is required.
In Translation
- Winter 2019, Fall 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis Writing Requirement
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RUSS 244.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Laura Goering π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 233 1:10pm-2:10pm
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RUSS 244.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Victoria Thorstensson π« π€
- Size:40
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RUSS 266 Dostoevsky 3 credits
An introduction to the works of Dostoevsky. Readings include Poor Folk, Notes from the Underground, and The Brothers Karamazov. Conducted entirely in English.
1st 5 weeks, in translation
- Spring 2017, Spring 2022, Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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No prerequisites and no knowledge of Russian literature or history required.
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RUSS 266.00 Spring 2017
- Faculty:Laura Goering π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 133 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 133 2:20pm-3:20pm
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1st 5 weeks In translation
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RUSS 266.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Laura Goering π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 2:20pm-3:20pm
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1st 5 weeks
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RUSS 266.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Laura Goering π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 233 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RUSS 267 War and Peace 3 credits
Close reading and discussion of Tolstoy’s magnum opus. Conducted entirely in English.
2nd 5 weeks, in translation
- Spring 2017, Spring 2022, Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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No prerequisites and no knowledge of Russian literature or history required.
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RUSS 267.00 Spring 2017
- Faculty:Laura Goering π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 133 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 133 2:20pm-3:20pm
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2nd 5 weeks, In translation
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RUSS 267.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Laura Goering π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 2:20pm-3:20pm
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2nd five week
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RUSS 267.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Laura Goering π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 233 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 242 Introduction to Latin American Literature 6 credits
An introductory course to reading major texts in Spanish provides an historical survey of the literary movements within Latin American literature from the pre-Hispanic to the contemporary period. Recommended as a foundation course for further study. Not open to seniors.
Not open to seniors
- Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Spanish 204 or proficiency
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SPAN 242.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Silvia LΓ³pez π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 242.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Silvia LΓ³pez π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 242.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Silvia LΓ³pez π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 242.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Silvia LΓ³pez π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 242.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Silvia LΓ³pez π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 2:30pm-3:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 3:10pm-4:10pm
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SPAN 242.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Silvia LΓ³pez π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 242.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Silvia LΓ³pez π« π€
- Size:20
- M, WWillis 114 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWillis 114 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 330 The Invention of the Modern Novel: Cervantes’ Don Quijote 6 credits
Among other things, Don Quijote is a “remake,” an adaptation of several literary models popular at the time the picaresque novel, the chivalry novel, the sentimental novel, the Byzantine novel, the Italian novella, etc. This course will examine the ways in which Cervantes transformed these models to create what is considered by many the first “modern” novel in European history.
- Winter 2018, Winter 2020, Fall 2022
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Spanish 205 or above
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SPAN 330.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Jorge Brioso π« π€
- Size:25
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 104 10:10am-11:55am
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SPAN 330.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Jorge Brioso π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WBoliou 161 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FBoliou 161 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 366 Jorge Luis Borges: Less a Man Than a Vast and Complex Literature 6 credits
Borges once said about Quevedo that he was less a man than a vast and complex literature. This phrase is probably the best definition for Borges as well. We will discuss the many writers encompassed by Borges: the vanguard writer, the poet, the detective short story writer, the fantastic story writer, the essayist. We will also study his many literary masks: H. Bustoc Domecq (the apocryphal writer he created with Bioy Casares) a pseudonym he used to write chronicles and detective stories. We will study his impact on contemporary writers and philosophers such as Foucault, Derrida, Roberto BolaΓ±o, etc.
- Fall 2018, Spring 2021, Spring 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Spanish 205 or above
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SPAN 366.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Jorge Brioso π« π€
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 366.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Jorge Brioso π« π€
- Size:25
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:45pm-3:30pm
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SPAN 366.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Jorge Brioso π« π€
- Size:25
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:15pm-3:00pm