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| Arabic | |
| ARAB 1010 | Elementary Arabic (4.00) |
| Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. | |
| ARAB 1016 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 1020 | Elementary Arabic (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 or equivalent. |
| ARAB 1026 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 or equivalent. | |
| ARAB 116 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 126 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 2010 | Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequistes: ARAB 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. | |
| ARAB 2020 | Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 , 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. | |
| ARAB 216 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 2250 | Conversational Arabic (3.00) |
| Introduces students to spoken Arabic, with oral production highly emphasized. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 226 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 2260 | Conversational Arabic (3.00) |
| Practice of conversation based on everyday situations. Enables communication with native speakers. Prerequisite: ARAB 2250 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3010 | Advanced Arabic I (3.00) |
| The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. | |
| ARAB 3019 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| For students residing in the Arabic group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3020 | Advanced Arabic II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. |
| ARAB 3029 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | For students residing in the Arabic group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| ARAB 3230 | Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Emphasizes development of writing and speaking skills, with special attention to grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and the organization and style of different genres. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3310 | Introduction to the Arab World and Its Languages (3.00) |
| A general survey of the linguistic, geographical, historical, social, religious, cultural, and artistic aspects of the modern Arab world. Attention given to the Arabic language, family, gender relations, the Arab experience in the U.S., Arab American relations, the role of the past and of social change, and Arab art and music. | |
| ARAB 3330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3340 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith II (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran, its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 3330 or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3559 | New Course in Arabic (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 3672 | Advanced Arabic Grammar (3.00) |
| In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3.00) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 4010 | Advanced Arabic III (3.00) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 4020 | Advanced Arabic IV (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. |
| ARAB 4120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers¿ period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. |
| ARAB 4559 | New Course in Arabic (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 4993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Independent Study in Arabic |
| ARAB 5010 | Advanced Arabic I (3.00) |
| The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5020 | Advanced Arabic II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 5230 | Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Emphasizes development of writing and speaking skills, with special attention to grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and the organization and style of different genres. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5280 | The History of the Arabic Language (3.00) |
| Study of the history of Arabic and its development up to present days. Studies relation of Arabic to other languages that come in contact with it either through genetic relationship, such as Hebrew and Aramaic, or through conquest, such as Persian, Coptic, Berber, and others. Emphasizes external and internal factors of linguistic change. Prerequisite: At least one year of Arabic or Hebrew, and/or historical linguistics. | |
| ARAB 5310 | Introduction to the Arab World and Its Languages (3.00) |
| A general survey of the linguistic, geographical, historical, social, religious, cultural, and artistic aspects of the modern Arab world. Attention given to the Arabic language, family, gender relations, the Arab experience in the U.S., Arab American relations, the role of the past and of social change, and Arab art and music. | |
| ARAB 5330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 5340 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith II (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran, its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 3330 or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 5410 | Advanced Arabic III (3.00) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission | |
| ARAB 5420 | Advanced Arabic IV (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. |
| ARAB 5559 | New Course in Arabic (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. | |
| ARAB 5810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3.00) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5830 | Topics in Arabic Prose I (3.00) |
| Emphasis on reading modern Arabic prose, and writing descriptive and narrative short essays. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5840 | Topics in Arabic Prose II (3.00) |
| Exposure to selected reading material in modern Arabic prose, and writing of short essays, summaries, and descriptive pieces in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5830 or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5850 | Media Arabic (3.00) |
| Examination of electronic (television and radio) and print (newspapers, magazines, periodic publications) Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or ARAB 3010/5010 and 3020/5020, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5860 | Nineteenth Century Arabic Prose (3.00) |
| Examination of Arabic writing in the 19th century, a period of renaissance in the Arabic language. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5870 | Media Arabic II (3.00) |
| A survey of print and electronic media, news and news reports, analysis, commentaries from or about the Arab world, intended to increase students' familiarity with the language used in news as reported in Arabic-media venues. Prerequisite: ARAB 5850, completion of ARAB 5530 and 5540 or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 6559 | New course in Arabic (3.00) |
| This course is to allow 6000-level new courses to be taught for one semester | |
| ARAB 6672 | Advanced Arabic Grammar (3.00) |
| In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor. | |
| ARAB 7000 | Teaching Arabic as a Second Language (3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to study: (1) the Teaching of Arabic as a second language, and (2) bilingual education in Arabic and English. Students will examine the methods and techniques of teaching: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and content area language instruction to second language speakers. Assessment, cultural awareness, and self-evaluation of teaching and materials will also be addressed. | |
| ARAB 7010 | Modern Arabic Fiction (in Arabic (3.00) |
| Studies the emergence of fiction as a genre in Arabic writing at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, the development of this genre, its maturity, and its contribution to the creative process of fiction writing in the world. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 7030 | Modern Arabic Poetry (in Arabic (3.00) |
| tudies the development of Arabic Poetry in the 19th and 20th centuries, leading to the emergence of modern Arabic poetry in the fifth decade of the 20th century. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 7120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers¿ period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. |
| ARAB 7830 | Readings in Arabic/Islamic Text (3.00) |
| Close reading, with emphasis on linguistic and textual analysis, of Arabic texts selected from the historical, geographical, grammatical, philological, or religious traditions from both the classical and modern period, determined by interest of students or instructor. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 8993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Independent Study in Arabic. | |
| Arabic in Translation | |
| ARTR 2500 | Taboo and the Arabic Novel (3.00) |
| This class introduces the contemporary Arabic novel as it deals with religious and social taboo. The course surveys major works of Arabic literature that generated confrontations with the State, readers, or religious movements. It looks at the reception of texts in the Arabic world, the texts¿ intersection with social and political taboos, and the problems of censorship and confiscation of artistic work. Texts include work by Naguib Mahfouz. | |
| ARTR 3290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Introduction to the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels and plays). Taught in English. |
| ARTR 3350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3.00) |
| A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women¿s literature, this course examines all Arab women¿s literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. | |
| ARTR 3390 | Love, Alienation, and Politics in the Contemporary Arabic Novel (3.00) |
| Introduction to the Arabic Novel with emphasis on a medium for expounding political issues of the Arab World. | |
| ARTR 5290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Introduces the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels and plays). No knowledge of Arabic is required. Taught in English. |
| ARTR 5350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3.00) |
| A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women¿s literature, this course examines all Arab women¿s literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. | |
| Bengali | |
| BENG 1010 | Elementary Bengali I (4.00) |
| This course is designed for the students whose mother tongue is not Bengali and whose language skill is in novice level however want an effective progress in all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. At the end of the semester students are expected to recognize Bengali alphabets (including combined letters), to speak with simple and everyday words, and to read and write simple sentences. | |
| BENG 1020 | Elementary Bengali II (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This course is designed for students who already have some elementary knowledge of the Bengali language (typically those who have taken BENG 1010) and want an effective, comprehensive approach to learn Bengali that will enable them to make fast, solid progress in all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. At the completion of this course, students will be able to carry on real conversations in social situations. Prerequisite: BENG 1010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| BENG 1559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. | |
| BENG 2010 | Intermediate Bengali I (4.00) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Bengali. BENG 2010 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Bengali speakers. Four class hours. Followed by BENG 2020. Prerequisites: BENG 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| BENG 2020 | Intermediate Bengali II (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Bengali. BENG 2020 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Bengali speakers. Four class hours. Prereq: C or better in BENG 2010, or instr. permission. |
| BENG 2559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. | |
| BENG 3559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in teh subject of Bengali. | |
| BENG 4993 | Independent Study in Bengali (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | For independent study of the Bengali language guided by an instructor. |
| Bengali in Translation | |
| BETR 2559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. | |
| Hebrew | |
| HEBR 1010 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew I (4.00) |
| An introduction to the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and writing system of modern Israeli Hebrew. By the end of this sequence students have mastered the core grammatical principles of Hebrew, along with a basic vocabulary of 1000 words, and they are able to read and understand simple texts and carry out simple conversation. Includes material on Israeli culture, history, and politics. | |
| HEBR 1020 | Introduction to Modern Hebrew II (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Prerequisite: HEBR 101. |
| HEBR 1410 | Elementary Classical Hebrew I (3.00) |
| Studies the essentials of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Includes readings of narrative portions of the Hebrew Bible. | |
| HEBR 1420 | Elementary Classical Hebrew II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Studies the essentials of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Includes readings of narrative portions of the Hebrew Bible. |
| HEBR 2010 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4.00) |
| Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of grammar, with special attention to verb conjugation, noun declension, and syntactic structure, and their occurrence in texts which deal with modern Israeli culture and values. These texts, which include excerpts from newspapers and fiction, introduce 600 new words and expose the learner to political and other issues of modern Israel. Prerequisite: HEBR 102 with grade of C or above, or instructor permission. | |
| HEBR 2020 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Prerequisite: HEBR 1020 with grade of C or above, or instructor permission. |
| HEBR 2410 | Intermediate Classical Hebrew I (3.00) |
| Readings in the prose narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR 1420 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HEBR 2420 | Intermediate Classical Hebrew II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Readings in the prose narratives of the Hebrew Bible. Emphasizes grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Attention to issues of translation and interpretation. Prerequisite: HEBR 2410 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| HEBR 3010 | Advanced Modern Hebrew I (3.00) |
| This course focuses on the conjugation of weak, or hollow verbs, and the passive of all conjugations. It also continues the study of subordinate clauses with special attention to adverbial clauses and their use. Texts for the course, which form the basis for class discussion in Hebrew and exercises in Hebrew composition, are drawn from various genres. Prerequisite: HEBR 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HEBR 3020 | Advanced Modern Hebrew II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Prerequisite: HEBR 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| HEBR 4993 | Independent Study in Hebrew (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Independent study for advanced students of Hebrew. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| Hebrew in Translation | |
| HETR 2300 | Introduction to Israeli Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| This course explores Israeli culture and society through the lens of its literature. Beginning with the revival of modern Hebrew and following the formative events of the Israeli experience, we will study a range of fictional works (and poetry) that represent the diverse voices of Israeli self-expression. Readings include S.Y. Agnon, Aharon Appelfeld, Yoel Hoffmann, Etgar Keret, A.B. Yehoshua, Yehudit Hendel, and others. | |
| HETR 3559 | New Course in Hebrew Translation (1.00 - 4.00) |
| The course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Hebrew Translation. | |
| Hindi | |
| HIND 1010 | Elementary Hindi-Urdu (4.00) |
| Introductory training in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Hindi and Urdu. | |
| HIND 1020 | Elementary Hindi-Urdu (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Prerequisite: HIND 101. |
| HIND 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Hindi (4.00) |
| This course is designed for heritage students who have some prior, informal proficiency in Hindi. Students work on their listening and speaking skills and achieve basic reading and writing skills so that they can handle simple written texts and converse appropriately on day-to-day situations with grammatical accuracy and suitable vocabulary. | |
| HIND 2010 | Intermediate Hindi (4.00) |
| Introduction to various types of written and spoken Hindi; vocabulary building, idioms and problems of syntax; and conversation in Hindi. Prerequisite:HIND 102 or equivalent. | |
| HIND 2020 | Intermediate Hindi (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Prerequisite: HIND 201 or equivalent. |
| HIND 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Hindi (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This course is designed for heritage students who have some prior, informal proficiency in Hindi. Students work on their listening and speaking skills and achieve basic reading and writing skills so that they can handle simple written texts and converse appropriately on day-to-day situations with grammatical accuracy and suitable vocabulary. |
| HIND 3010 | Advanced Hindi Readings I (3.00) |
| Readings are drawn from areas of particular interest to the students involved, and include readings from various disciplines. Prerequisite: HIND 2020 or equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3019 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| For students residing in the Hindu group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3020 | Advanced Hindi II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Prerequisite: HIND 202 or equivalent or instructor permission. |
| HIND 3029 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | For students residing in the Hindu group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| HIND 3230 | Readings in Hindi (3.00) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 302/502 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 3240 | Readings in Hindi (3.00) |
| Advanced readings in modern standard Hindi and possibly in medieval Hindi, depending on the interests of the students. Prerequisite: HIND 302/502 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 4993 | Independent Study in Hindi (1.00 - 3.00) |
| HIND 5010 | Advanced Hindi I (3.00) |
| Readings are drawn from areas of student interest and include readings from various disciplines. Restricted to area studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: HIND 202 or equivalent or instructor permission. | |
| HIND 5020 | Advanced Hindi II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Readings are drawn from areas of student interest and include readings from various disciplines. Restricted to area studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: HIND 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| HIND 8993 | Independent Study in Hindi (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Restricted to area studies majors and minors. | |
| Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures | |
| MESA 1000 | From Genghis Khan to Stalin: Invasions and Empires of Central Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Survey of Central Asian civilizations from the first to the twenty-first centuries, with particular emphasis on nomadism, invasions, conquests, and major religious-cultural developments. |
| MESA 2010 | Literatures of South Asia and the Middle East (3.00) |
| An introductory course in non-Western literatures that emphasizes genres with no clear Western equivalents. The reading list varies, but the texts, read in translation, usually come from Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu. | |
| MESA 2559 | New Course in Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | New course in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies. |
| MESA 3010 | Men and Women of South Asia and the Middle East (3.00) |
| Focuses on literature of South Asia and the Middle East (Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit) which depicts the world as seen through the eyes of men and women; includes poetry and prose from ancient to modern times. | |
| MESA 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3.00) |
| This course provides an introduction to the peoples, cultures, and histories of the Middle East through an examination of language-use. We focus on Israel/Palestine--and the contact between Hebrew and Arabic--as a microcosm for the region as a whole. Readings present ethnographic, linguistic, and literary perspectives on language, identity, and the general processes of SELF/OTHER constructions in contexts of political and military confrontation. Prerequisites: previous coursework in Anthropology, Linguistics, or Middle East Studies. | |
| MESA 3650 | Introduction to Linguistic Typology (3.00) |
| Human languages appear on the surface to be very different from one another. Closer examination reveals that languages differ in systematic ways and that more than half of them can be divided into a relatively small number of basic types. In this course we will identify and study some of these basic patterns and explore possible reasons for their existence. The course will introduce students to basic grammatical structure and function. | |
| MESA 4991 | Four-Year Major Seminar (3.00) |
| Required capstone course that studies the Middle East and South Asia from a diversity of perspectives--languages, literatures, anthropology, history, politics, and religion. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing, major in Middle Eastern Studies or in South Asian Studies | |
| MESA 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Independent study in a special field under the direction of a faculty member in MESALC. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| MESA 4998 | Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Thesis research under the direction of a MESALC faculty member serving as thesis advisor and a second faculty member serving as second reader. The second faculty member may be from outside MESALC. Prerequisite: DMP major and instructor permission. |
| MESA 8993 | Independent Study II (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | |
| MESA 8995 | MA Research Seminar (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Required course for all candidates for the Master of Arts in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. During this course the final paper, required for the MA, is written. Includes instruction in research methodology, data analysis and a history of academic research on these areas. |
| MESA 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for MA Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. | |
| MESA 8999 | Non-Topical Research, MA (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |
| MEST 1100 | Introduction to the Middle East (3.00) |
| Introduces Middle Eastern economy and environment, society, gender issues, history and politics, secularism-law-religion, languages and literatures, music and the visual arts. Emphasizes the Ottoman, colonial, and post-colonial periods. | |
| MEST 2270 | Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East (3.00) |
| Introduces the cultural traits and patterns of contemporary Arab society based on scholarly research, recent field work, and personal experiences and observations in the Arab world. Taught in English; no knowledge of Arabic is required. | |
| MEST 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3.00) |
| Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 247. | |
| MEST 3110 | Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures (3.00) |
| Explores some of the basic issues of women's identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature. | |
| MEST 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3.00) |
| Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with ANTH 347. Prerequisite: Prior coursework in anthropology, middle east studies, or linguistics, or permission of the instructor. | |
| MEST 4991 | Middle East Studies Seminar (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | |
| MEST 5110 | Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Explores some of the basic issues of women's identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature. | |
| MEST 5270 | Culture & Society of Contemp. Arab Mid. East (3.00) |
| This course will address some of the religious, socio-political, and historical factors that have contributed to the shaping of the Arab Middle East and Arab identity(s) in the modern age. From the rise of Islam in the 7th century A.D., to the Ottoman Empire, to the colonial remapping of the Middle East during the period of the two World Wars,to the Gulf and Iraq wars, this course will help students gain an understanding of modern Arab culture. | |
| MEST 5620 | The Middle East in Ethnographic Perspective (3.00) |
| Survey of the anthropological literature on the Middle East & N. Africa. Begins historically with traditional writing on the ¿middle east¿ and proceeds to critiques of this tradition and attempts at new ways of constructing knowledge of this world region. Readings juxtapose theoretical and descriptive work toward critically appraising modern writers¿ success in overcoming the critiques leveled against their predecessors. | |
| Persian | |
| PERS 1010 | Elementary Persian (4.00) |
| Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues. | |
| PERS 1020 | Elementary Persian (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues. Prerequisite: PERS 101 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| PERS 2010 | Intermediate Persian (4.00) |
| Each course focuses on the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Special attention is paid to reading comprehension using selections from classical and modern Persian prose and poetry, preparing students for advanced studies in Indo-Persian language and literature. Prerequisite: PERS 102 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 2020 | Intermediate Persian (4.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Each course focuses on the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Special attention is paid to reading comprehension using selections from classical and modern Persian prose and poetry, preparing students for advanced studies in Indo-Persian language and literature. Prerequisite: PERS 102 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| PERS 3010 | Readings in Modern Persian Poetry (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Study of works by major and some minor poets of the twentieth century. The form and content of 'New Poetry' is discussed as distinguishing features of twentieth-century Persian poetry in contrast with those of classical Persian poetry. Emphasizes the themes of modern poetry as reflections of Iranian society. Prerequisite: PERS 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| PERS 3019 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| For students residing in the Persian group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3020 | Readings in Modern Persian Prose Fiction (3.00) |
| Selected readings from the works of major writers of the century. Discusses the development of modern Persian fiction as it reflects a changing society. Improves reading ability in Persian and familiarizes students with Iran, its people, and its culture. Prerequisite: PERS 202, or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3029 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | For students residing in the Persian group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| PERS 3230 | Introduction to Classical Persian Literature (3.00) |
| A comprehensive, historical introduction to Persian poetry and prose from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Emphasizing the history and development of Persian poetry and prose, this advanced-level language course introduces various formal elements of Persian literary tradition. It analyzes literary texts and explores the linguistic structure, fine grammatical points, and syntactic intricacies of classical Persian. Prerequisite: PERS 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3240 | Introduction to Modern Persian Literature (3.00) |
| This course addresses the development of modern(ist) trends in Persian literature, emphasizing historical and socio-political factors. Exemplar modern poems, stories, and essays are read in the original, then explained and critically evaluated. Defines and discusses significant ideas, ideologies, movements, trends, milieus, social backgrounds, etc., out of which modern Persian literature emerged. Prerequisite: PERS 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| PERS 3559 | New Course in Persian (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian. | |
| PERS 4240 | Advanced Readings in Sufi Texts (3.00) |
| A course designed to help advanced Persian language students develop skills in reading and understanding texts (both prose and poetry) on Persian Islamic mysticism (Sufism). | |
| PERS 4991 | Independent Study in Persian (1.00 - 3.00) |
| PERS 4993 | Independent Study in Persian (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Independent study for advanced students of Persian. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| PERS 5010 | Readings in Modern Persian Poetry (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Studies the works of major and some minor poets of the 20th century. The form and content of 'New Poetry' is discussed as distinguished features of 20th-century Persian poetry in contrast with those of classical Persian poetry. Emphasizes the themes of modern poetry as reflections of Iranian society. Prerequisite: PERS 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| PERS 5020 | Readings in Modern Persian Prose Fiction (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Examines the works of this century's major writers, focusing on the development of modern Persian fiction as it reflects a changing society. Improves Persian reading ability and familiarity with Iran, its people, and its culture. Prerequisite: PERS 202 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| PERS 5230 | Introduction to Classical Persian Literature (3.00) |
| A comprehensive, historical introduction to Persian poetry and prose from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Emphasizing the history and development of Persian poetry and prose, this advanced-level language course introduces various formal elements of Persian literary tradition. It analyzes literary texts and explores the linguistic structure, fine grammatical points, and syntactic intricacies of classical Persian. Prerequisite: PERS 2020 or equiv. | |
| PERS 5559 | New Course in Persian (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian. | |
| PERS 8993 | Independent Study in Persian (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Independent study for advanced students of Persian. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| Persian in Translation | |
| PETR 3210 | Persian Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Reading from the works of major figures in classical Persian literature, especially Rudaki, Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Attar, Mowlavi, Sa'adi, and Hafez, as well as the most important minor writers of each period. Emphasizes the role of the Ma'shuq (the beloved), Mamduh (the praised one), and Ma'bud (the worshiped one) in classical verse, as well as the use of allegory and similar devices in both prose and verse. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 3220 | Twentieth-Century Persian Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Introduces modern Persian literature in the context of Iranian society and civilization. Lectures and discussions follow the development of modern Persian poetry and prose, and trace the influence of Western and other literature, as well as Iranian literary and cultural heritage, on the works of contemporary Iranian writers. Facilitates understanding of contemporary Iran, especially its people, both individually and collectively, with their particular problems and aspirations in the twentieth-century world. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 3320 | Life Narratives & Iranian Women Writers (3.00) |
| This seminar examines life narratives and other forms of literary output by Iranian women writers. We will examine the ways these writers have desegregated a predominantly all-male literary tradition, as well as their arrival at the forefront of a bloodless social movement. Some of the genres to be investigated include novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, memoirs, and films. | |
| PETR 3559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic int he subject area of Persian Translation | |
| PETR 5210 | Persian Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Reading from the works of major figures in classical Persian literature, especially Rudaki, Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Attar, Mowlavi, Sa'adi, and Hafez, as well as the most important minor writers of each period. Emphasizes the role of the Ma'shuq (the beloved), Mamduh (the praised one), and Ma'bud (the worshiped one) in classical verse, as well as the use of allegory and similar devices in both prose and verse. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 5220 | Twentieth-Century Persian Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Introduces modern Persian literature in the context of Iranian society and civilization. Lectures and discussions follow the development of modern Persian poetry and prose, and trace the influence of Western and other literature, as well as Iranian literary and cultural heritage, on the works of contemporary Iranian writers. Facilitates understanding of contemporary Iran, especially its people, both individually and collectively, with their particular problems and aspirations in the twentieth-century world. Taught in English. | |
| PETR 5320 | Life Narratives & Iranian Women Writers (3.00) |
| This seminar examines life narratives and other forms of literary output by Iranian women writers. We will examine the ways these writers have desegregated a predominantly all-male literary tradition, as well as their arrival at the forefront of a bloodless social movement. Some of the genres to be investigated include novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, memoirs, and films. | |
| PETR 5559 | New Course in Persian Translation (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Persian Translation | |
| Sanskrit | |
| SANS 1010 | Elementary Sanskrit I (3.00) |
| Studies Sanskrit sounds, the Devanagari script, and basic grammar. | |
| SANS 1020 | Elementary Sanskrit II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | A continuation of SANS 101. Prerequisite: SANS 101. Note: The following six courses are all intermediate level Sanskrit courses. They are offered two-by-two in a three-year rotation. |
| SANS 2012 | Selections from the Mahabharata (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 102, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Mahabharata, one of ancient India's major epics. Prerequisite: SANS 102. | |
| SANS 2014 | Selections from the Ramayana of Valmiki (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 102, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Ramayana of Valmiki, one of two major epics of ancient India, and the 'first poem' in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 102. | |
| SANS 2016 | Selections from the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, the most important collection of story literature in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 102. | |
| SANS 2022 | The Bhagavadgita (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 102, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Bhagavadgita, a major religious text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 102. | |
| SANS 2024 | Selections from the Upanisads (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 102/502, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Upanisads, a major spiritual text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 102. | |
| SANS 2026 | Selections from the Puranas (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the huge corpus of Puranic texts. Prerequisite: SANS 102. |
| SANS 5010 | Elementary Sanskrit I (3.00) |
| A study of sounds of Sanskrit, the Devanagari script and the basic grammar. Prerequisite: graduate standing. | |
| SANS 5012 | Selections from the Mahabharata (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Mahabharata, one of ancient India's major epics. Prerequisite: SANS 502 and graduate standing. | |
| SANS 5014 | Selections from the Ramayana of Valmiki (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Ramayana of Valmiki, one of two major epics of ancient India, and the 'first poem' in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 502 and graduate standing. | |
| SANS 5016 | Selections from the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, the most important collection of story literature in Sanskrit. Prerequisite: SANS 502 and graduate standing. | |
| SANS 5020 | Elementary Sanskrit II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | A continuation of SANS 501. Prerequisite: SANS 501 or instructor permission. Note: The following six courses are all intermediate level Sanskrit courses. They are offered two-by-two in a three-year rotation. |
| SANS 5022 | The Bhagavadgita (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students' knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Bhagavadgita, a major religious text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 502 and graduate standing. | |
| SANS 5024 | Selections from the Upanisads (3.00) |
| A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Upanisads, a major spiritual text of ancient India. Prerequisite: SANS 502. | |
| SANS 5026 | Selections from the Puranas (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student's knowledge of grammar from SANS 502, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the huge corpus of Puranic texts. Prerequisite: SANS 502. |
| SANS 7010 | Classical Plays and Poetry (3.00) |
| A close reading of theatrical and poetic works from the classical period of Sanskrit literature, approximately 150 BCE to 1200 CE. | |
| SANS 7020 | Literary Theory (3.00) |
| A close reading of texts in South Asia¿s long history of literary theory. Texts readings include, but are not limited to, the Natyasastra, the Kavyalamkara of Bhamaha, the Kavyadarsa, the Kavyalamkara of Rudrata, the Sarasvatikanthabharana, the Kavyanusasana, the Kavyaprakasa, the Kavyalamakarasutravrtti, the Rasagangadhara, and the Dhvanyaloka. Prerequisite: SANS 701 or at least three courses from SANS 503-508. | |
| SANS 7030 | Philosophical Texts I (3.00) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 7040 | Philosophical Texts II (3.00) |
| A close reading of texts in these philosophical traditions of South Asia: Nyaya, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga and Vaisesika. | |
| SANS 7051 | Vedic Texts I (3.00) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. Prerequisite: At least two courses from SANS 503-508. | |
| SANS 7052 | Vedic Texts II (3.00) |
| A close reading of Vedic texts. Readings may come from the four Samhita texts, the Brahmanas, or the Aranyakas. Prerequisite: SANS 751, a Sanskrit reading course in Religious Studies, or at least three courses from SANS 503-508. | |
| SANS 7053 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar I (3.00) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. Prerequisite: at least two courses from SANS 503-508. | |
| SANS 7054 | Texts in the Science and Philosophy of Grammar II (3.00) |
| A close reading of texts in the linguistic tradition of Panini. Text readings include, but are not limited to, the Mahabhasya, the Kasika, the Paribhasendusekhara, and the Siddhantakaumudi, each with its many commentaries. Prerequisite: SANS 753, a Sanskrit reading course in Religious Studies, or at least three courses from SANS 503-508. | |
| SANS 8993 | Independent Study in Sanskrit (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | Independent Study in Sanskrit. |
| South Asian Studies | |
| SAST 1100 | Introduction to South Asia (3.00) |
| Introduces South Asian economy and environment, caste and society, gender issues, history and political science, secularism-law-religion, philosophy, languages and literatures, theater-music-dance, and visual arts. Emphasizes the colonial and post colonial periods. | |
| SAST 1300 | Under the Colonized-Gaze: British Empire and its Indian Subjects (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This course focuses on writings by Indians (mainly Bengali writers) during the colonial period to examine the existing relational nature between the colonizer (the British) and the colonized (Indians). In doing so the course also focuses on the wider significance of Bengali writings how they encapsulated discourses on nation, race and gender. |
| SAST 2050 | Classics of Indian Literature (3.00) |
| A survey of the foundational, formative and paradigmatic classic texts of the Indian Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, Islamic and Sikh religio-literary-cultural traditions. | |
| SAST 2060 | Bollywood Dreams: Indian Cinema (3.00) |
| Survey of Indian (particulary Hindi-language) cinema from ca. 1910 to the present, concentrating on films made after independence (1947). | |
| SAST 2200 | Delhi: The Gateway to India (3.00) |
| The course utilizes the ever changing map of India¿s capital and its seven cities to introduce medieval, pre-modern and modern India. Delhi is a microcosm of India's history. It is also home to India's most important government and cultural institutions. A visit to the Mughal city of Agra (Taj Mahal) and the Rajput 'capital', Jaipur is included. | |
| SAST 2559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3.00) |
| New course in South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 2700 | Indian Politics and Society (3.00) |
| The course provides an overview of key issues in the study of contemporary Indian politics. Particular attention is paid to the successes and challenges of Indian democracy. The course examines the historical background to the establishment of democracy; the evolution of political institutions and processes, and foreign and economic policy; and contemporary identity politics (including gender, religion and caste). Cross-listed with PLCP 2700. | |
| SAST 3300 | The Pleasures of Bollywood: Melodrama, Realism, Mythos (3.00) |
| This class will focus on cinema produced by the industry in Mumbai, popularly called Bollywood. Topics will include the relationship between fiction and documentation, between melodrama and realism, music and affect. Students will be taught the tools of film analysis and will be expected to watch and unpack films each week. They will also be expected to consider films in the social, political and economic contexts in which they were made. | |
| SAST 3400 | Pop Culture in S. Asia: Advertising, Visual Aesth., Posters & Photography (3.00) |
| This course will examine popular visual aesthetics in South Asia. We will look at the aesthetics of visual culture from the 19th century to the present. Students will be trained to consider popular culture, to think about the relationship between high art forms such as painting and multi-media and the more seemingly mundane aesthetics of press photography, posters, billboards, teaching posters, etc., and the new spate of financial advertising. | |
| SAST 3450 | The Languages of South Asia (3.00) |
| An examination of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of South Asian languages from typological, social, and historical perspectives. No knowledge of a South Asian language or linguistics is required. | |
| SAST 3559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 3640 | Women & Politics in S Asia (3.00) |
| This course examines the role of women in politics in the countries of South Asia (including India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) from the colonial to the modern period. Particular attention is paid to issues of democracy and authoritarian rule; identity politics (including religion, nationalism, and caste); political institutions and processes; and political violence. Cross-listed with PLCP 3640. | |
| SAST 4559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3.00) |
| New Course in South Asian Studies | |
| SAST 4993 | Colonial Indians in the West: Negotiation, Appropriation and Assimilation (1.00 - 3.00) |
| The present course focuses on writings by Indians during the colonial period and beyond to examine the existing relational nature between the Indians and the West. In doing so the course also focuses on the wider significance of Indian writings how they encapsulated discourses on identity and how they negotiated or assimilated in the Western cultural milieu while they are traveling to the West. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor | |
| SAST 5300 | The Pleasures of Bollywood: Melodrama, Realism, Mythos (3.00) |
| This class will focus on cinema produced by the industry in Mumbai, popularly called Bollywood. Topics will include the relationship between fiction and documentation, between melodrama and realism, music and affect. Students will be taught the tools of film analysis and will be expected to watch and unpack films each week. They will also be expected to consider films in the social, political and economic contexts in which they were made. | |
| SAST 5400 | Popular culture in South Asia: Advertising, visual aesthetic, posters (3.00) |
| The course will look at the aesthetics of visual culture from the 19 th to the contemporary period. Students will be trained to consider popular culture, to think about the relationship between high art forms such as painting, photography and multi-media and the more seemingly mundane aesthetics of press photography, posters and billboards, teaching posters, commercial art and advertising, and the new spate of financial advertising. | |
| SAST 5559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies. | |
| SAST 7450 | The Languages of South Asia (3.00) |
| An examination of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of South Asian languages from typological, social, and historical perspectives. No knowledge of a South Asian language or linguistics is required. | |
| South Asian Literature in Translation | |
| SATR 2000 | Introduction to South Asian Literature (3.00) |
| Surveys classical to contemporary South Asian languages (e.g., Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu) and literature translated into, or written in, English. | |
| SATR 2010 | Remembering India's Partition through Literature and Poetry (3.00) |
| The readings for this course have been put together with the premise that literature, even that which is written at the height of nationalist struggles, does not relate the exact same story that nationalism does. The readings for this course present a view of pre-partition and post-partition India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, especially through the novels of Muslim South Asian writers like Abdullah Hussein and Intezar Hussain. | |
| SATR 2110 | Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia (3.00) |
| Travel writing is among the oldest forms of literature, especially in Asia. This course explores depictions of the Indian sub-continent by travel writers from Buddhist pilgrims to Arab geographers to colonial and post-colonial writers. | |
| SATR 2300 | Colonial and Postcolonial Bengali Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| This course is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of Bengali literature as it has developed through the colonial and postcolonial periods. This course critically examines the questions of western literary influences on Bengali literature and their successful/unsuccessful appropriations/adoptions by Bengali writers. | |
| SATR 3000 | South Asian Literature Across Borders (3.00) |
| e will read and critique the fiction and poetry of culturally specific regions while reflecting on the assumption that experiences and identities are fundamentally gendered. We will explore issues associated with women writing in regional languages to writing in mainstream languages like Hindi, Urdu and English. We will also examine how the publication and dissemination of women's texts are related to the women movements in India and Pakistan. Prerequisite: Completion of First Writing Requirement | |
| SATR 3010 | Colors of Loneliness: Literature of Diasporic Imagination (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | An upper-level undergraduate seminar on South Asian Literature translated into or written in English that focuses on dislocation both metaphorical and temporal and how the filters of time and memory operate on imagination creating 'fictions.' |
| SATR 3110 | Modern Urdu Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This upper level seminar will comprise readings that will cover a broad spectrum of what constitutes the "modern" in Urdu Literature. The course will track the historical beginning of Urdu as a language, its development as a literary language and the complexities of the divide form one to two distinct languages: modern Hindi and modern Urdu. |
| SATR 3280 | Poetry of Passionate Devotion:The Ghazal (3.00) |
| In this course we will read selections from some of the best classical Urdu and Persian lyric poetry. we will learn about the conventions of love in Urdu literary culture and the poetics of the ghazal in general. We will explore the different possibilities of interpretation: how the line between sacred and profane love (ishq) is often blurred, the relationship of poetry to mystical inspiration and so on. | |
| SATR 3559 | New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| New Course in South Asian Literature in Translation | |
| SATR 3700 | Medieval Indian Literature: Vernacular and Bhakti Revolution (3.00) |
| This course explores the classic authors and texts of the Indian pre-modern literary period 700 - 1650 CE, which saw the rise of devotional Hinduism, the arrival of Islam in India and its fundamental influence on Indian literature, and the use of vernacular - regional languages in literature. | |
| SATR 5110 | Modern Urdu Literature (3.00) |
| This upper level seminar will comprise readings that will cover a broad spectrum of what constitutes the "modern" in Urdu Literature. The course will track the historical beginning of Urdu as a language, its development as a literary language and the complexities of the divide form one to two distinct languages: modern Hindi and modern Urdu. | |
| SATR 5300 | Colonial and Postcolonial Bengali Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| This course is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of Bengali literature as it has developed through the colonial and postcolonial periods. This course critically examines the questions of western literary influences on Bengali literature and their successful/unsuccessful appropriations/adoptions by Bengali writers. | |
| SATR 6700 | Medieval Indian Literature: Vernacular and Bhakti Revolution (3.00) |
| This course explores the classic authors and texts of the Indian pre-modern literary period 700 - 1650 CE, which saw the rise of devotional Hinduism, the arrival of Islam in India and its fundamental influence on Indian literature, and the use of vernacular - regional languages in literature. | |
| Turkish | |
| TURK 1010 | Elementary Turkish I (4.00) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Turkish. TURK 1010 and TURK 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours per week. Followed by TURK 1020. | |
| TURK 1020 | Elementary Turkish II (4.00) |
| Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Turkish. TURK 1010 and TURK 1020 enable students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., greeting, narrating, describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting, and apologizing). Five class hours per week. Followed by TURK 2010. | |
| TURK 2010 | Intermediate Turkish I (4.00) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Turkish. TURK 2010 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Turkish speakers. Four class hours. Followed by TURK 2020. Prerequisite: C or better in TURK 1020, or permission of the instructor. | |
| TURK 2020 | Intermediate Turkish II (4.00) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Turkish. TURK 2020 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Turkish speakers. Four class hours. Prerequisite: C or better in TURK 2010, or permission of the instructor. | |
| TURK 4993 | Independent Study in Turkish (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Provides advanced students the opportunity to further develop their communication and reading skills in Turkish. | |
| Urdu | |
| URDU 2010 | Intermediate Urdu (4.00) |
| Introduces various types of written and spoken Urdu; vocabulary building, idioms, and problems of syntax; and conversation. Prerequisite: for URDU 201: HIND 102 or equivalent. | |
| URDU 2020 | Intermediate Urdu (4.00) |
| Prerequisite: for URDU 202: URDU 201 or equivalent. | |
| URDU 3010 | Advanced Urdu I (3.00) |
| This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Pre-requisites: URDU 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 3020 | Advanced Urdu II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Pre-requisites: URDU 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| URDU 3559 | New Course in Urdu (3.00) |
| This course is to allow 3000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. | |
| URDU 4993 | Independent Study in Urdu (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | |
| URDU 5010 | Advanced Urdu I (3.00) |
| This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Prerequisites: URDU 2020 or instructor permission. | |
| URDU 5020 | Advanced Urdu II (3.00) |
| Offered Spring 2012 | This course is designed to expand and to consolidate the structures the student has learned through URDU 2020 by reading original Urdu texts, ranging from literary prose fiction to news media excerpts to poetry (both classical and modern). We will discuss these texts in Urdu in class, and the students will be responsible for a series of short essays throughout the semester in Urdu pertaining both to the texts and to other topics. Prerequisites: URDU 2020 or instructor permission |
| URDU 6559 | New Course in Urdu (3.00) |
| This course is to allow 6000-level new courses in Urdu to be taught for one semester. | |
| URDU 8993 | Independent Study in Urdu (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Independent study in Urdu language and/or literature. | |