2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

CMST' 4R03 CROSS-Ctll TURAL COMMUNICATIONStLldents explore the links between 'language and culture ,and learn skillsnecessary to be interme'diaries be,tween cultures. Topics include: com~mUl)ication between genders, the cognitive role of rrietaphor, ,languageand perception; emotions acrosscultures,"culture, and advertising, bodylanguage and cultural stereotyping:'Seminar (two hours); one termPrerequisite: LlNGUIST1A03, 1AA3 and six units of lingUistics coursesabove Levell;, or permission ,of the DepartmentCross-list: LINGUIST 4R03 ' , " ,Not open to students with credit in CMST 4H03, TOpicS IN THE APPLlCA- 'TloN OF LINGUISTICS, if the topic was Cross-Cultural Communication., Offered on an irregular rotation basis. , ' ,This course ,is administered by the Department' of Modern Languagesand Linguistics.CMST 4S03 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONThis course offers an introduction to contemporary interpersonal communicationtheories and research. Topics include: small group communication,persuasive communication, argumentation' strategies, conflictresolution, as well as computer mediated, intercultural, international and,political communication. ' ,. ,Seminar (two hours); one term ' ' "Prerequisite: LINGUIST 1A03, 1AA3 and six units of Linguistics course~above Level I; or permission ofthe DepartmentCross-list: LINGUIST 4S03 "Not open to students with credit in CMST 4H03, ,TOPICS, IN THE APPLICA­TION OF LlNGl)ISTICS, if the topic was Interpersonal Communication.Offered on an irregular rotation basis. ",'This course is-administered by the Depa'rtment of Modern Languagesand Linguistics.CMST 4T03 FORENSIC LINGUISTICSThis course examines issues arising from the language-law interface,including: speaker/author identification; interpretation and transcriptionof police interrogations, witness statements, trial discourse; written legallapguage.'Seminar (two hours); one term,Prerequisite: LINGUIST 3X03-, Cross-list: LINGUIST 4TQ3 ,',Not open to students with predit in CMST4H03, TOPICS IN THEAPPL/­CATION OF LINGUISTICS, ffthe topic wa~ Forensic Linguistics.Offered on an irregular rotation basis.'This' coiJrse is ,administered by- the Department of Modern Languagesand Linguistics. "COMPARATIVE liTERATUREWEB ADDRESS:, .htfp://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/-complifTogo Salmon Hall, Room 726Ext. 24265',Courses and programs i'n Comparative Literature are adminis-_ tered within the Office of ,ll1terdisciplfnary Studies' of the Faculty,of Humanities. For, information and counselling, please contactthe Director pf Comparative Literature (Ext., 24091).Faculty as of January 15, 2005Acting DirectorsJos'eph AdamsonJean WilsonProfessorsJoseph Adamson/B.A. (Trent),' M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)Nasrin Rahimieh/B.A., M.A. (Oalhousie), Ph.D. (Alberta)Associate ProfessorJean Wilson/B.A. (McMaster),REd., M~A., Ph.D. (Toronto)Committee of Instruction 'Joseph Adamson (English and Cultural Studies and Comparative .Literature) -Iris, Bruce' (Modern, Languages and Linguist/cs), Nina Kolesnikoff (Modern Languages and Linguistics)John C. Stout (French)Jean Wilson (Comparative, Literature 'and Modern Languages andLinguistics) ,Notes: \COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, 1851. No language other than English is required for courses listed underComparative Literature.'2~ Not all courses are offered on an, annual basis. Students shouldconsult the timetable for 'available courses.CoursesIf no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.COMP LIT 1A031NTRODUCTION TOCOMPARATIVELITEHATURE IStudents engage in the close study of selected literary works from textsof antiquity to the beginnings of modern literature. Considerable attentionis, given to the development of critical skills in reading and writing.Two lectures, one tutorial; one termCOMP LIT 1 AA3 INTRODUCTION TOCOMPARATIVE LITERATURE IIAn introduction to comparative literary studies, through the exploratio~ ;of selecte(j' works from the, eighteenth ,century on. Considerable" attentionis given to the development of critical skills on reading and writing. ,Two lectures,onetutorial; one term ,- .COMP, LIT 2A03 MODERN EUROPEAN LITERATURE I'. . ."A study ofthe central themes and ideas shaping the Enlightenment andRomanticism th~oug~ the reading of repres~ntative works. _Three lectures; one term,Prerequisite: Registration i,n Level II or ~boveCOMP. LIT 2AA3 MODERN EUROPEAN LITERATURE IIA study of the central themes and' forms of major literary movements fromRomanticism to Postmodernism through the reading of representative works'.Three lectures; one term " 'Prerequisite: Registration iri Level II or above,COMP LIT 2883 ,NORTH AND SOUTH 'AMERICAN LITERATURESA comparative study of keY-motifs in selected Northand South American "literary traditions which may include magic. realism, the Gothic, poetry,;,fantasy and metafiction.' , ,Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or aboveCOMP LIT 2CC3 WORLD LITERATUREAli introduction to recent debates on what constitutes "world literature,"focusing on a: broad range of key works from several' different continents,languages and cultures.,Three lectures; one terrri 'PrereqLiisite: Registr,atiqn in Level II. or above,COMP LIT 2003 DRAMATIC FORMSDifferen~ performance techniques and cqnventions derilandparticularforms of, dramatic narrative. By comparing the way similar stories aretold in different. media ahd'genres, students identify the structuring elementsof dramatic texts written for live p~rformance, film te'levision .andmusic theatre.' , " < ,, Lectures and group presentations (three hours); one term, Prerequisite: Three units of Level I Theatre & Film or Drama and,registra­, tion in Level II or above of a ~omparat'ive 'Literature programCross-list: CMST 2P03, THTR&FLM 2C03Antjrequisite: DRAMA 2003, 2006 'This course is administereq by' the School of the' Arts.COMP LlT2~03 CONCEPTS OF CULTURE, . 'An analysis of the- development of the concept of culture from the En- ,lightenment to the present. Theoretical readings combined with the analysisof specific cultural texts,objects, forms and ,practices will allow studentsto trace historical and contemporary debates concerning culture.Three hours; one term , ,Prerequisite: Re'gistration in a program in Communication Studies, ComparativeLiterature, Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, English or per~mission of the Departmental Counsellor for English and'Cultural Studies'Cross-list: CMST 2M03, CSCT2M03, ENGUSH2M03'This course is administered by the Department of English and CulturalStudies.COMP LIT 2EE3 ' MODERN COUNTERCULTURESAn exploration of a variety of cultural forms (e.g. literature, art, photography,film, music) produced by avant-gardes and counter-cultural groupsfrom the mid-19th century to the present. Areas of investigation mayinclude surrealism, futurism, the beats, the sixties, situation ism and punk.Three hours'; one term, ''