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218. Eastern European Literature. (3h) Texts studied are by such authors as Moricz, Hasek,
Bulgakov, Andric, Gombrowicz, Kundera, Ugresic, and Erofeev. (CD)
219. Introduction to Japanese Literature. (3h) Major works of poetry, drama, and fiction from the
classical and modern periods. Also listed as EAL 219.
221. Introduction to Chinese Literature. (3h) Readings and discussions in fiction, drama, and
poetry from the traditional and modern periods. Also listed as EAL 221.
222. African and Caribbean Literature. (3h) Examination of the negritude movement and the
negro-African novel. Texts studied are by such authors as Aimé Césaire, Léopold Senghor,
Ousmane Sembène, and Mariama Bâ. (CD)
223. Contemplative Practices and Literary Creation. (3h) An introduction to contemplative reading
in the western monastic tradition, its development in the Middle Ages, and its influence
on intellectual life and non-religious literary creation until the twentieth century, with a focus
on Spain.
2248. Cross-cultural Encounters in Morocco. (3h) Interdisciplinary study of Moroccan culture,
both past and present, and an introduction to a country whose history and geo-political
situation are unique within the Arab region. Group excursions to sites of cultural and historic
significance. Offered in Fez, Morocco during the summer session.
2253. Literature, Travel, and Discovery. (3h) Exploration of various works, primarily in translation,
from Homer to the present that focuses on the relationship between travel and discovery,
especially as travel establishes the ongoing connection between the sacred and the profane for
both guest and host.
2287. Viennese Culture from 1860 to 1914. (3h) A study of late nineteenth and early twentieth
century Vienna as reflected in the matrix of the city’s civic and artistic life. Offered in Vienna.
230. Women Writers in Contemporary Italy. (3h) Readings and discussions of texts by women
writers in post-fascist Italy that reflect the feminine perspective on issues in contemporary
Italian society and society at large. Authors include Naraini, Morante, Fallaci, Ginzburg,
deCespedes, and Ortese. (Qualifies, with modifications, for the minor in Italian.)
235. After Auschwitz: Holocaust Literature, Art, and Theology. (3h) Survey of the ways in which
novelists, poets, theologians, and culture critics have struggled to come to terms with the
cataclysmic events of the Shoah. Considers textual, visual, and architectural responses such as
poetry, films, memorials, and paintings.
245. Interdisciplinary Seminar in Critical Thinking. (1.5h) Investigation of cross-disciplinary
issues. Designed to encourage experimental, interdisciplinary thinking and writing.
250. Maritime Studies. (3h) Provides a multidisciplinary study of the sea and sea voyage in the
Western tradition and the role of the sea in the historical development of the modern world
system of labor, trade, and scientific resource management. Offered only in conjunction with the
Sea Education Association.
251. The Asian-American Experience: Literature and Personal Narratives. (3h) Introduction to the
writings and narratives of Asian-Americans, examining the process of assimilation, the effects
of immigration and cultural conflict on literary forms of expression, and the formation of new
cultural identities. (CD)
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