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German Courses
German 1: Elementary German
Beginning course in German. Student acquires the basic structure of the
language, communicative skills, a limited general vocabulary, correct
pronunciation, and an ability to read and understand simple cultural texts.
Weekly laboratory assignments support and enhance classroom learning.
German 2: Elementary German
Prerequisite: German 1 with a grade of C or better.
Continuation of German 1.
German 3: Elementary German
Prerequisite: German 2 with a grade of
C or better.
Continuation of German 2.
German 4: Intermediate German
Prerequisite: German 3 with a grade of C or better.
Continuation of German 3. Introduction of the last few major points of
grammar.
German 5: Intermediate German
Prerequisite: German 4 with a grade of C or better.
Expansion and refinement of linguistic and communicative skills learned
in beginning German. Greater focus on speaking German with fluency and
accuracy, reading short authentic texts, and writing coherent, organized
essays.
German 6: Intermediate German
Prerequisite: German 5 with a grade of C or better.
Continuation of German 5.
German 8A-B-C: German Conversation
Prerequisite: German 2 (for 8A), German 3 or 8A (for
8B), German 4 or 8B (for 8C).
Conversation course conducted entirely in German.
German 31: Doubles: Film and Literature
When the double is visualized in film, the double's mention or
description disappears from the typeface of literature. At the same
time it takes center stage or screen in psychoanalytic theory. Taught
in English.
German 43A: Dreaming Revolutions: Introduction to Marx,
Nietzsche and Freud
Fulfills area E and WRT requirements
Introdction to the revolutionary theories of Karl Marx, Friedrich
Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud. Explorations of three authors whose writings
have profoundly changed our world. Taught in English.
German 43B: German Childhood and Youth
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Analyzes the positive (idyllic Heidi happy childhood)
and the negative (cruelty of Grimm tales) myths which are popularly
attributed to German childhoods through the lens of historians, filmmakers,
and writers. Taught in English.
German 43C: Germany Today
Fulfills area E and WRT requirements
Covers the Berlin Wall in 1989 through today to explore
how writers, artists, musicians, intellectuals, and politicians respond
to the question of who or what is "German." Taught in English.
German 50A-B-C: Reading Texts of German Culture
Introductory reading class designed to accompany lecture classes.
Meant for students who would like to explore original German text and
film materials related to the topics discussed in the lecture classes.
No prior knowledge of German is required.
German 55A-B: Contemporary German Pop Culture
Each fulfills area F and WRT requirements
Study of contemporary film, music, and other facets of
pop culture that have shaped the lifestyle of today's nation of Germany.
Taught in English.
A. Study of pop music from 1989 to today, and its impact
on the new emerging society of post-Wall Germany, focusing on the pointed,
humorous, and sometimes scathing lyrics and pop music's ties to German
youth culture.
B. Study of contemporary German cinema since 1970, exploring
cinematic representations of issues such as immigration, opposition
to East Germany's regime, National Socialism and the Shoah, racism,
and sexuality.
German 95A: Elementary Yiddish
An introduction to the Yiddish language. The goal is to convey the rudiments
of the grammar, and to acquire the ability both to read printed Yiddish
and to read and write cursive Yiddish.
German 95B: Intermediate Yiddish
Prerequisite: German 95A.
Continuation of German 95A with further exposure to the grammar of Yiddish.
More attention given to standard literary figures (Sholem Aleichem, Peretz,
etc.) and their easier works.
German 95C: Advanced Yiddish
Prerequisite: German 95B.
Continuation of German 95B with advanced grammatical study. Emphasis on
literary texts of some maturity and difficulty as well as contemporary
Yiddish in this country, both journalistic and literary.
German 99: Intro to Research
Prerequisite: Students must have an overall GPA of 3.0. May be repeated to a maximum
of 8 units, but only 4 units may be applied toward the major. Students
are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all
98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Independent research under the guidance of a faculty member.
Exceptional students are offered an opportunity to undertake
independent or collaborative research or to act as interns for
faculty-directed research projects.
German 101A-B-C: Advanced German
Prerequisite: German 6.
Speaking, listening, reading, and writing on an advanced level, while
exploring contemporary German culture. Systematic review of grammar
material. Additional focus on vocabulary building. Written and oral
discussions based on newspaper articles, literary texts, German films,
and websites.
German 103: Phonetics and Phonology
Prerequisite: German 6.
Study of the articulatory basis of the sounds of German and a comparison
with the English. Focus on improving pronunciation, including attention
to intonation. German 103 is strongly recommended before German 120. Taught
in German.
German 104: German Language and Society
Prerequisite: German 6.
Varieties of standard and colloquial German as used by different social
groups, in various geographical areas, by media and official institutions.
Attitudes of German society toward specific language usages: language
purism, linguistic prejudices, and policies with regard to language
barriers. Readings and exercises in analyzing data. Taught in German.
German 105A-B-C: Advanced Conversation
Prerequisite: German 6 (may be taken concurrently).
Emphasizes interactional strategies needed for communication in German,
while also giving intermediate and advanced students the opportunity
to discuss a wide variety of topics. In German.
German 107A-B-C: History and Culture of German
Speaking Countries
Prerequisite: German 6.
Careful and close readings from the cultural history of German speaking
countries. Materials, which may be revised each academic year, include
documents from literature, philosophy, art, music, architecture, science,
politics, and law. Taught in German.
A From 1989 to the Present
B From the Enlightenment to Expressionism
C From 1933-1989
German 115A-B-C: Survey of German Literature
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: German 6.
A. Survey of the literary movements of the twentieth century
B. Survey of the literature of classicism and romanticism
C. Survey of the literary movements of the nineteenth century
German 116A: Representations of the Holocaust
Fulfills area E, G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; same course as Comparative Literature 122A.
Close reading of post-holocaust writing. Taught in English.
German 138: Psy-Fi: German Science Fiction
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
In German culture and thought science fiction provided owner's manual
instruction to technologization, modern total war, and psychological
warfare. Taught in English.
German 143: The Superhuman
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Our ongoing technologization received two theoretical frames by the
end of the nineteenth century: first the theory of evolution, then psychoanalysis.
In this double setting, the fantasy of the superhuman has been opening
up new prospects for man-and-God. Taught in English.
German 145: Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; same course as Linguistics 141 and French 107X.
An introduction to the theories and principles of how adults acquire a
language other than their mother tongue, why it is more difficult than
acquiring their first language, and what needs to be learned, from
linguistic, psychological and social perspectives. Taught in English.
German 151C: Literature of Central Europe
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing;
same course as Slavic 151C and Comparative Literature 161.
Investigation of the prolific literatures of central Europe, one of
the culturally and linguistically most diverse regions of the European
continent that has produced writers such as Italo Svevo, Franz Kafka,
Robert Musil, Bruno Schultz, and others. Taught in English.
German 164E-G: Great Writers in German
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
One or more major figures will be studied each quarter. Readings and
lectures in English.
E. Kafka
F. Nietzsche in Literature
G. Freud
German 164I: Modern Autobiography and Memoir: Texts and Contexts
Fulfills area E, G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
How do life's events shape autobiographical writing? Conversely, how
does the writing about a life actually shape its meaning? These and
other questions are explored in the works of modern writers and filmmakers.
Taught in English.
German 166: Grimms' Fairy Tales
Fulfills area G requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Explores the Grimm tale of childhood bedtime stories from Germany to
Disney. Taught in English.
German 170: Women Writers
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Focus on the female voices in German literature, from Romanticism to
our days: Rachel Varnhagen, Bettina von Arnim, Droste-Hulshoff, Sabine
Spielrein. Taught in English.
German 179B: Mysticism
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; same as Comparative Literature
179B.
Analysis of German mystical writing, its roots in ancient Greek texts,
revolutionary impact, links with other mystical traditions, influence
on secular literature. Texts include Hildegard von Bingen, Meister Eckhart,
Mechthild von Magdeburg, Novalis, Rilke, etc. Taught in English.
German 179C: Mediatechnology
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; same as Comparative Literature
179C.
Telegraph, telephone, phonograph and film are techniques that have engendered
new forms of representation, communication and thinking. The course will
study the impact of these transformations in literature and on literature.
Taught in English.
German 182: Vampirism in German Literature
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
From the earliest eyewitness accounts of vampire attacks in ancient
Rome to the novels of Stoker and Ewers, the films of Dreyer and Browning,
and the interpretations of Voltaire and Freud, bloodsucking has remained,
in our culture, our premier and oldest legacy. Taught in English.
German 183: The Horror Film
Fulfills area F and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Study of the horror film genre and the reasons for its popularity, including
new interest in psychoanalysis and reaction to modern mass society and
consumerism. Covers issues of sacrifice, simulated catastrophic loss,
and other themes of catharsis. Taught in English.
German 187: Satan in German Literature and
Beyond
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Explores the rich popular literature dealing with making deals with
the devil with focus fixed on the German contributions (for example
the Baroque Trauerspiel, Luther,versions of The Faust Legend). Taught
in English.
German 190: Proseminar
Prerequisite: German 6.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units, but only 4 units
may be applied toward the major.
Intensive advanced seminar on topic to be determined on a quarterly basis.
Taught in German.
German 191: Fantasy
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
According to the bookstores "fantasy" is a genre. It is also
one of Freud's entries into the analytic understanding of art. Relations
between the Middle Ages (as epoch or crisis) and the Teen Age that consumes
it are explored. Taught in English.
German 197: Senior Honors Project
4-8 units
Prerequisites: open to senior majors only; consent
of instructor. Students must have a 3.0 overall grade-point average and
a 3.5 grade-point average in the major. May be repeated twice.
An independent study course (one to three quarters) directed by a
faculty member with a carefully chosen topic and bibliography which will
result in a documented project or a senior thesis.
German 198: Readings in German
1-5 units
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of
two upper-division courses in German. Students must have a minimum 3.0
grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to
5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA
courses combined. May not be repeated.
German 199: Independent Studies in German
1-5 units
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of
two upper-division courses in German. Students must have a minimum 3.0
grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to
5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA
courses combined.
Individual investigations in literary fields.
German 199RA: Independent Research Assistance in German
1-5 units
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of
two upper-division courses in German; consent of instructor and department.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding
three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total
in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA courses combined.
Coursework shall consist of faculty supervised research assistance.
German 1G: Introduction to reading German (for
graduate students)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A brief introduction to the essentials of German grammar with emphasis
on aspects of structure that are indispensable for reading skills (while
deempasizing those that are not). Reading texts are included from the
begining. (First part of the sequence German 2G.)
German 2G: Introduction to reading German (for
graduate students)
Prerequisite: German 1G; graduate standing.
The course is a continuation of German 1G, using the same approach, with
reading texts on a somewhat more complex level.
German 210: Seminar in Literary Theory and Criticism
Topics in literary theory to be determined on a quarterly basis. Taught
in English or German -- determined quarterly.
German 221A-B-C: Topics in Psychoanalysis
Topics include the intersection of psychoanalysis and feminism, recent
French readings of Freud, and psychoanalysis and Marxism. Three-course
sequence:
A. Introduction to psychoanalytic theory and its relevance
B. Psychoanalysis and literature
C. Psychoanalysis and film
German 226A: Studies in the Age of Goethe
Studies with special emphasis on one of the following: Sturm und Drang.
German 227A: Goethe
Reading and interpretation of works representative of one major period
or aspect of Goethe's literary development.
German 227B: Goethe
Individual investigations of specialized topics related to the works of
Goethe.
German 230A: The Romantic Movement
Early German romanticism, with emphasis on theoretical premises and their
literary expression.
German 238: Cryptology
Secret writings have a long tradition, but with the invention of technical
transmission media, the art of cryptography gains an even greater importance.
Cihers bridge the gap between words and number, thus leading to what we
call data processing.
German 243: German Judaism in Literature and
Philosophy
Analysis of German eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century texts
on Judaism. The tension between being Jewish and being German has produced
theoretical and literary works and cultures leading to what some have
called, correctly or not, the "German-Jewish symbiosis."
German 244: Ethics and Psychoanalysis
What does psychoanalysis-a theory grounded on a praxis-have to do with
ethics, that traditionally deals with laws given to a community? What
are its political implications? The class will focus on Lacan, Kant, Freud,
Heidegger, Derrida, and Foucault. Taught in English.
German 245: Introduction to Contemporary Theory
Focus on texts from contemporary French theory (Derrida, Foucault, Lacan)
and from the underlying German philosophical and psychoanalytical tradition,
crucial for the understanding of the innovations these authors introduce
in today's approaches to literature, philosophy, and cultural studies.
German 247: Heidegger on Poetry
Martin Heidegger is one of this century's greatest and most influential
thinkers on language and poetry. His influence has been crucial not only
on critics, but also on poets and writers of his time. Reading and texts
on Trakl, George, Holderlin, etc. In English.
German 250A: Memory and the Study of Culture
Study of the relevance of different models of remembering and forgetting
for the development and the transmission of culture, especially in European
and Russian modernism. Readings by Cicero, Quintilian, Freud, Bakhtin,
Derrida, Mandel'shtam, and others. Taught in English.
German 257A: Postmodernism East and West
The postmodern "condition" is often thought to be a phenomenon of late
capitalist development. This class examines the relationship between Western
postmodernism and its counterpart in the former Eastern Bloc. Lectures
and readings in English.
German 259: The Sublime
Analysis of key theories of the sublime from Pseudo-Longinus to Lyotard.
The rhetorical sublime. The sublime in German idealism (Kant). Freud and
the sublime. The sublime and theology. Taught in English.
German 262: Applied Linguistics
Rotating topics in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning
and Teaching, covering theoretical foundations (e.g., role of native language,
acquisition versus learning, interlanguage, individual learner differences)
and practical applications (e.g., teaching methodologies, proficiency-oriented
instruction, teaching of culture).
German 267: From Movable Letters to Bits. A Media History
of German Literature.
The purpose of the course is to analyze the material and technical conditions
of writing as a key to the imaginary effects they produce in fiction and
in theory. The material studied will include the emergence of the author
from the printing press, the alienation of the author by voice recording
and transmitting technologies, and the death of the author in the time
of automated data processing machinery. Exemplary readings of texts by
Luther, Leibniz, Fichte, Kant, Goethe, Kleist, Keller, Freud, Kafka, Arno
Schmidt, Max Bense, Helmut Heissenbuettel and others.
German 270: Theories of the Modern
Analysis of theories and critiques of modernism and modernity from Benjamin
to Adorno and Derrida, with special focus on the historical avantgarde.
German 276A: Media Events
Based on literary, artistic, philosophical, scientific and technical documents
this course investigates the impact of new media-technologies such as
the printing press, photography, telephony, phonography, cinematography,
and electronic data processing on nineteenth- and twentieth-century thought
and culture. Taught in English.
German 500: Practicum for Teaching Assistants
Subject oriented, designed to relate directly to the teaching of a particular
course in progress, to improve the skills and effectiveness of the department's
teaching assistants. Units earned in this course, which is required of
all teaching assistants, do not apply toward completion of the M.A. or
Ph.D. requirement.
German 596: Directed Reading and Research
2-4 units
Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of instructor,
graduate advisor, and department chair. Letter grade only.
Individualized instruction. A written proposal must be approved by department
chair, to include a description of the course content and a reading list.
German 597: Individual Study for Master's Comprehensive
Examinations and Ph.D. Examinations
1-12 units
Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of graduate
advisor. No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree(s). Enrollment
limited to 12 units per examination.
Instructor should normally be the student's major professor or chair of
the doctoral committee. Enrollment must be approved by graduate advisor.
German 598: Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
1-6 units
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum
of 12 units, but only 4 units may apply toward masters degree in German.
Instructor should be chair of student's thesis committee.
German 599: Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation
2-8 units
Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy; consent of graduate advisor.
S/U grading only.
Only for preparation of the doctoral dissertation. Instructor should be
the chair of the student's Ph.D. committee.
Slavic Courses
Slavic 1: Elementary Russian
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 1. Comprehensive
introduction to Russian. Focus on developing basic communicative skills
(speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, writing) within the framework
of contemporary Russian culture. Students acquire a basic grammatical
framework for further language study. Audio, visual, and web-based materials
included.
Slavic 2: Elementary Russian
Prerequisite: Slavic 1.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 2.
Continuation of Slavic 1.
Slavic 3: Elementary Russian
Prerequisite: Slavic 2.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 3.
Continuation of Slavic 2.
Slavic 4: Intermediate Russian
Prerequisite: Slavic 3.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 4.
Focuses on developing fluency, expanding vocabulary, and acquiring basic
reading and writing skills. Comprehensive review of basic Russian grammar;
introduction to participles and verbal adverbs. Audio, video, and web-based
materials are an integral part of the course.
Slavic 5: Intermediate Russian
Prerequisite: Slavic 4.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 5.
Continuation of Slavic 4.
Slavic 6: Intermediate Russian
Prerequisite: Slavic 5.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 6.
Continuation of Slavic 5.
Slavic 8A-B-C: Conversation
Prerequisite: Slavic 2.
Course designed to offer beginning and intermediate Russian language
students communicative strategies needed by speakers and listeners in
face-to-face interaction. Not appropriate for students with a background
in spoken Russian.
Slavic 33: Russian Culture
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian
33.
Analyzes crucial trends and issues in Russian culture in their
historical, social, and technological settings, from the rise of Moscow
in the fifteenth century to post-Soviet Russia. All lectures and
readings are in English.
Slavic 99: Intro to Research
Students must have an overall GPA of 3.0. May be repeated to a maximum
of 8 units, but only 4 units may be applied toward the major. Students
are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all
98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Independent research under the guidance of a faculty member. Exceptional
students are offered an opportunity to undertake independent or
collaborative research or to act as interns for faculty-directed
research projects.
Slavic 101A-B-C-D-E-F: Advanced Russian
Prerequisite: Slavic 6.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 101A-B-C.
Continued development of oral and written fluency. Special attention to
development of reading skills through a variety of texts related to contemporary
Russian culture. Systematic review of advanced grammar. Compositions,
translations, and oral presentations required. Periodic screenings of
Russian films.
Slavic 110A-B-C: Advanced Russian Conversation
Prerequisite: Slavic 3.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 110A-B-C.
The advanced conversation series gives advanced students an opportunity
to discuss a wide variety of topics. The course is based on active participation
and includes individual presentations. Assignments and testing given
orally.
Slavic 117AA-ZZ: Great Russian Writers
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit in combination with Russian 117AA-ZZ to a
maximum of 24 units provided letter designations are different, but
only 12 units may be applied toward the major.
Intensive study of one writer. Readings supplemented by selected criticism.
Taught in English.
A. Pushkin
B. Gogol
C. Leskov
D. Turgenev
E. Goncharov
F. Chekhov (Fulfills area G requirements)
G. Dostoevsky (Fulfills area G and WRT requirements)
H. Tolstoy (Fulfills area WRT requirements)
I. Nabokov
Slavic 120: Russian Drama
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Plays from the classic, romantic, and realistic periods; Chekhov's innovative
works, as well as drama representative of various trends before and
after 1917. Taught in English.
Slavic 121: The Russian Short Story
Prerequisite: Slavic 6; upper-division standing.
Analysis and discussion of various forms of the short story by Russian
writers. Readings in Russian.
Slavic 122: The Russian Novella
Prerequisite: Slavic 6; upper-division standing.
In Russian literature the novella is a genre quite distinct from the
short story and the novel. All major writers of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries created important works in this form, so that a vast field
for exploration and examination exists for such a genre course. Taught
in Russian.
Slavic 123A: Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature
I
Fulfills area G requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 115A.
Introduction to Russian literary culture from 1800 to 1850. Readings
by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and others. Taught in English.
Slavic 123B: Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature
II
Fulfills area G requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 115B.
Introduction to Russian literary culture from 1850 to 1900. Readings
by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Goncharov, Turgenev, Leskov, Saltykov-Shchedrin,
Chekhov. Taught in English.
Slavic 123C: Twentieth-Century Russian Literature
I
Fulfills area G requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 125A.
Intensive study of particular authors, genres, literary movements, and
selected topics in Russian literature from 1900-1954. Taught in English.
Slavic 123D: Twentieth-Century Russian Literature II
Fulfills area G requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 125B.
Intensive study of particular authors, genres, literary movements, and
selected topics in Russian literature after World War II. Taught in
English.
Slavic 124: Twentieth-Century Poetry
Prerequisite: Slavic 6; upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 124.
Introduction to twentieth-century Russian poetry. The "Silver Age" and
Russian Modernism. Avantegarde poetry. Post-war trends in Russian poetry.
Readings by Briusov, Blok, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam, Esenin, Mayakovsky,
Pasternak, Brodsky, and others. Readings in Russian.
Slavic 130A: The Avantgarde in Russia
Fulfills area F requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Art History 144A. Not open for credit to students who
have completed Slavic 144A.
The Russian avantgarde in its European context. The avantgarde and the
revolution of 1917. Analysis of key figures and movements within the
Russian Avantgarde. Taught in English.
Slavic 130B: Russian Cinema
Fulfills area F requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 119.
Introduction to the development of Soviet cinema from the early days
to the present. A focal point will be the interaction between politics/ideology
and film in Russia. Major directors such as Eisenshtein and Tarkovskii
will be treated extensively. Taught in English.
Slavic 130C: Contemporary Art in Russia and Eastern
Europe
Fulfills area F and requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Art History144C. Not open for credit to students who
have completed Slavic 144C.
Study of central intellectual and aesthetic trends in the late Soviet
period and in contemporary post-Soviet Russia and Eastern Europe. Analysis
of literary texts and the visual arts. Taught in English.
Slavic 130D: Russian Art
Fulfills area F requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Art History 144D. Not open for credit to students who
have completed Russian 118.
Introduction to Russian art and aesthetic theory from the beginning
to the present. Taught in English.
Slavic 130E: Masters of Soviet Cinema
Fulfills area F requirement
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Slavic 167C.
Introduction to some of the great directors in Russian cinema. Analysis
of films and theoretical writings. Study of key theoretical concepts.
Taught in English.
Slavic 145: Introduction to Slavic Languages and Linguistics
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 145.
Introduction to the history and development of the Slavic languages. Topics
include dialects, language contact, sociolinguistics, gender issues, and
language policy. Taught in English.
Slavic 151C: Literature of Central Europe
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as German 151C and Comparative Literature 161. Not open
for credit to students who have completed Russian 151C.
Investigation of the prolific literatures of central Europe, one of
the culturally and linguistically most diverse regions of the European
continent that has produced writers such as Italo Svevo, Franz Kafka,
Robert Musil, Bruno Schultz, and others. Taught in English.
Slavic 152A: Slavic and East European Folklore
Fulfills area D and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 151.
Introduction to the calendar cycle, rituals, dance, music, and folkcraft
of the Slavs and other East European peoples. Taught in English.
Slavic 152B: Language and Cultural Identity
Fulfills area D and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Slavic 163.
Exploration of the way language is used to help construct cultural identity
in Eastern Europe. Topics include the relationship between language
and dialect and the use of language and other cultural symbols to identify
self and other. Taught in English.
Slavic 152C: Ideology and Representation
Fulfills area D and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
Slavic 180.
How does the representation of the "enemy" during a conflict
influence our attitudes toward that conflict? An examination of the
images of the opponent in literature, film and journalism. Special emphasis
on Eastern Europe. Taught in English.
Slavic 156: Concepts of Nothingness
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 156.
"Nothing" is one of the central concepts of Russian culture and civilization throughout the centuries. The class analyzes "nothingness" in orthodox religion, nineteenth and twentieth-century literature, avantgarde art, and soviet popular culture. Taught in English.
Slavic 164A: Death and Representation
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 141.
How do we represent what presupposes our own absence, death? What is
the relationship between death, language, and experience? Do texts allow
us to "imagine" death? Analysis of these issues through readings of
key works of literature and philosophy. Taught in English.
Slavic 164B: Science Fiction in Eastern Europe
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Comparative Literature 154. Not open
for credit to students who have completed Slavic 154
The genre of science fiction and its development in literature
and film in the various cultures of Eastern Europe. Topics include utopia,
dystopia, technology, the "mad" scientist. etc. Taught in English.
Slavic 164C: Women in Russian Literature
Fulfills area G and WRT requirements
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Slavic 162.
A survey of the roles of women in Russian literature. Course analyzes
both the presentation of women by male writers and works by women writers.
Authors: Durova, Pavlova, Mandelshtam, Chukovskaya, Ginzburg, Akhmatova,
Tsvetaeva, and others. Taught in English.
Slavic 168: Russian Thought and Philosophy
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Russian 168.
Study of key texts and movements in the development of Russian thought,
from the Enlightenment to the revolution: Enlightenment, Mysticism,
Schellingianism, Chaadaev, Slavophilism, Hegelianism, the 1860's, Populism,
Soloviev, Marxism. Taught in English.
Slavic 182: On the Margins
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
An analysis of the representation of marginalized populations in Europe
and the United States. How do the stereotypes in literature, film, and
journalism help to create and maintain marginalized status?
Slavic 197: Senior Thesis in Russian
4-8 units
Prerequisite: senior standing. Students must have a 3.0
grade-point average. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Selected seniors may pursue individual projects with close tutorial supervision
of faculty advisors. The reading and a substantial essay to be in Russian.
Slavic 198: Readings in Russian
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of
two upper-division courses in Slavic. Students must have a minimum 3.0
grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to
5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA
courses combined. May be repeated for credit in combination with Russian
198 to a maximum of 6 units.
Guided reading on a subject not covered in the regularly offered courses.
Slavic 199: Independent Studies in Russian
1-5 units
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of
two upper-division courses in Slavic. Students must have a minimum 3.0
grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to
5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA
courses combined.
Slavic 596: Directed Reading and Research
2-4 units
Letter grade. Minimum of 2 units per quarter. No more
than half the units necessary for the master's degree may be taken in
Slavic 596.
Individual tutorial. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved
by department chair and filed with Graduate Division.
Hebrew Courses
Hebrew 1: Elementary Hebrew
The beginning course in Hebrew. Starting with the study of the alphabet,
the student is initiated into the rudiments of the language. Basic grammar,
vocabulary, and conversation.
Hebrew 2: Elementary Hebrew
Prerequisite: Hebrew 1
Continuation of Hebrew 1.
Hebrew 3: Elementary Hebrew
Prerequisite: Hebrew 2
Continuation of Hebrew 2.
Hebrew 4: Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Prerequisite: Hebrew 3
Continuation of Hebrew 3 with emphasis in writing, composition, and reading
of Hebrew newspapers. Introduction to modern Hebrew literature: prose
and poetry.
Hebrew 5: Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Prerequisite: Hebrew 4
Continuation of Hebrew 4.
Hebrew 6: Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Prerequisite: Hebrew 5
Continuation of Hebrew 5.
Hebrew 114A-B-C: Readings in Modern Hebrew Prose and
Poetry
Prerequisite: Hebrew 6.
Improve language ability and acquire knowledge in Hebrew literature.
Reading/analyzing literary texts of modern and contemporary major Hebrew
writers. Relationships between land, people and history, social, political,
spiritual, and gender issues; impact of war.
Interdisciplinary Courses
Interdisciplinary 15: Digital Skills
This is a course in basic applied computing skills which will provide
an overview of core computing concepts as they relate to academic work
in a number of disciplines. Central to this course is a laboratory component
with hands-on training in a number of important computer applications.
Students will work with basic office applications, databases, layout,
graphic, and presentation packages, and writing for the Web. Each student
will experience both the PC and Macintosh platforms. This course is
intended as an introduction; advanced users will not be admitted. In
addition to the lab component, we will also cover areas of computer
history, application of technology to various academic disciplines,
and broader issues involving the role of technology in society.
Interdisciplinary 223A: Educational Hypermedia and
Multimedia
Prerequisites: graduate standing
Examination of educational rationales for the design of hypermedia applications.
Students evaluate existing programs and apply principles of learning
with media to the development of their own projects using tools to acquire
and manipulate text, images, sound, and video.
Interdisciplinary 223B: Educational Hypermedia and
Multimedia
Continuation of Interdisciplinary 223A. Further investigation
of teaching and learning with media, design of hypermedia applications,
and evaluation of their usability and effectiveness.
Interdisciplinary 223C: Technology and Second Language
Acquisition
Examines research on the theory and practice of using digital media
and the Internet for teaching and learning second languages and cultures;
discusses principles for the design and developement of multimedia courseware.
Interdisciplinary 262A: Applied Linguistics
Prerequisites: graduate standing; same course as German 262A.
Overview of the basic theoretical principles of second
language acquisition as they apply to language teaching and learning.
Discussion of different methodologies of foreign language teaching and
the history of those used in the U.S.; special emphasis on current methodologies.
Interdisciplinary 262B: Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisites: graduate standing; same course as German 262B.
Overview of second language acquisition theories from
a range of perspectives (e.g. psychology, linguistics, cognitive science,
sociology). Focus on adult SLA including role of the native language,
universal grammar, acquisition vs. learning, interlanguage, input and
interaction, learner processes and strategies.
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