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ENGL 207 Princes. Poets. Power 3 credits
Can you serve power without sacrificing your principles or risking your life? We examine the classic explorations of the problem–Machiavelli’s Prince, Castiglione’s Courtier, and More’s Utopia–and investigate the place of poets and poetry at court of Henry VIII, tracing the birth of the English sonnet, and the role of poetry in the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn.
1st 5 weeks
- Fall 2023
- Literary/Artistic Analysis
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ENGL 323 Romanticism and Reform 6 credits
Mass protests, police brutality, reactionary politicians, imprisoned journalists, widespread unemployment, and disease were all features of the Romantic era in Britain as well as our own time. We will explore how its writers brilliantly advocate for empathy, liberty, and social justice in the midst of violence and upheaval. Readings will include works by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Percy and Mary Shelley, and their contemporaries.
- Fall 2023
- Literary/Artistic Analysis Writing Requirement
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One English foundations course and one other 6 credit English course
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FREN 204 Intermediate French 6 credits
Through readings, discussions, analysis of media, and other activities, this course increases students’ skill and confidence in French. Continuing the emphasis on all modes of communication begun in French 101-103, French 204 focuses on Francophone cultures, contemporary issues, and an iconic text in French. Taught three days a week in French.
- Fall 2023
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French 103 or equivalent
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FREN 204.01 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Éva Pósfay 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:40am-10:40am
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FREN 204.02 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Éva Pósfay 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 204.03 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:10pm-2:10pm
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FREN 308 France and the African Imagination 6 credits
This course will look at the presence of France and its capital Paris in the imaginary landscape of a number of prominent African writers, filmmakers and musicians such as Bernard Dadié (Côte d’ Ivoire), Ousmane Sembène (Senegal), Calixthe Beyala (Cameroun), Alain Mabanckou (Congo-Brazzaville), Salif Keïta (Mali) and others. The history of Franco-African relations will be used as a background for our analysis of these works. Conducted in French.
- Fall 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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One French course beyond French 204
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FREN 308.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Chérif Keïta 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 9:40am-10:40am
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GERM 267 Catastrophe! Natural Disaster in German Literature 6 credits
Are natural disasters ever really natural? In this course, taught in German, we will read works of literature and poetry that portray disaster. Focusing on disaster as the site of interaction between humans and the environment, we will explore and discuss the impact of modern technology, contemporary environmental issues, and the concept of disaster in the shadow of war. Thinking in terms of environmental justice, we will also consider who is impacted by such disasters and in what ways.
- Fall 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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German 204 or equivalent
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GERM 267.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Kiley Kost 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWeitz Center 231 1:15pm-3:00pm
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HIST 100 Food and Public Health: Why the Brits Embraced White Bread 6 credits
Food, health, medicine, public policy and the built environment… all were transformed as Britain industrialized in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This course explores how cultural, social and economic changes shaped the culture of food consumption during this transitional period. We also explore changing ideas in medical history and public health from the early modern to modern period. We will consider how our historical understanding can inform our views of the present through an academic civic engagement project that will connect students to Northfield communities.
Held for new first year students
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HIST 100.03 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Susannah Ottaway 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLeighton 303 3:10pm-4:55pm
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HIST 240 Tsars and Serfs, Cossacks and Revolutionaries: The Empire that was Russia 6 credits
Nicholas II, the last Tsar-Emperor of Russia, ruled over an empire that stretched from the Baltic to the Pacific. Territorial expansion over three-and-a-half centuries had brought under Russian rule a vast empire of immense diversity. The empire’s subjects spoke a myriad languages, belonged to numerous religious communities, and related to the state in a wide variety of ways. Its artists produced some of the greatest literature and music of the nineteenth century and it offered fertile ground for ideologies of both conservative imperialism and radical revolution. This course surveys the panorama of this empire from its inception in the sixteenth century to its demise in the flames of World War I. Among the key analytical questions addressed are the following: How did the Russian Empire manage its diversity? How does Russia compare with other colonial empires? What understandings of political order legitimized it and how were they challenged?
- Fall 2023
- Humanistic Inquiry International Studies
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HIST 240.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Adeeb Khalid 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- T, THLeighton 305 10:10am-11:55am
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HIST 335 Finding Ireland’s Past 6 credits
How do historians find and use evidence of Ireland’s history? Starting with an exploration of castle archaeology and digital reconstruction, and ending with a unit on folklore and oral history collections from the early twentieth century, the first half of the course takes students through a series of themes and events in Irish history. During the second half of the course, students will pursue independent research topics to practice skills in historical methods, and will complete either a seminar paper or a digital project.
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HIST 335.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Susannah Ottaway 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLeighton 330 10:10am-11:55am
- T, THLeighton 202 10:10am-11:55am
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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
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RUSS 244.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Victoria Thorstensson 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RUSS 342 Post-Soviet Film 6 credits
This course focuses on the question of collective identity in post-Soviet cinema. Topics include the marginalization of “the other,” whether disabled, gay, hipster, migrant or elderly; the breaking down of the boundary between civil society and the criminal world; and the transformation of former “brothers” into outsiders. In light of current events in Ukraine, particular emphasis will be placed on films dealing with war. Conducted in Russian.
- Fall 2023
- International Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Russian 205 or instructor consent
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RUSS 342.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Anna Dotlibova 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:15pm-3:00pm