African American Studies

Canceled Courses

203.  African History to 19th Century.
244.  Modern African Literature.  THIS COURSE IS REINSTATED WITH A NEW DESCRIPTION (SEE BELOW)
343.  Langston Hughes & the Black Aesthetic

Reinstated Course/New Description

244.  Modern African Literature 3hours       3 hours
3HU, CD, WR
This course examines selected works by 20th century African authors, Chinua Achebe, Ayi Kwei Armah, Bessie Head, Buchi Emecheta, Wole Soyinka, Flora Nwapa, and others. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the ways in which African cultural heritage influences and is reflected in the themes, styles, motifs, preoccupations and aesthetics of modern African literature.  Enrollment Limit:  15
Sem:  2 CRN 9833     AAST-244-01   TR--10:00-11:50     Ms. Smith

New Courses

209.  Society & Pol in the Mod Caribbean     3 hours
3SS
Limited to 40.
Sem 2     CRN 9012     AAST-209-01     MW--12:00-1:20    Mr. Millette

261.    Framing Blackness:  African Americans & Film in the U.S., 1915 to the Present     3 hours
3HU, CD
Through an interrogation of Hollywood's construction of Black images and the development of African American independent cinema, this class will examine the
multifaceted relationship of African American people and the powerful medium of film. Drawing its title from Edward Guerrero's book of the same name, "Framing Blackness" will utilize  historical and critical readings as well as film viewings. The course will also track the rise of an independent Black voice in film and the development of a distinctively Afrocentric aesthetic in the medium in the last forty years. Discussions and papers will be used for evaluation. Enrollment Limit:35. Sem 2    CRN 10136     AAST 261-01      TR--11:00-12.15 & Screenings R--7-10.00 p.m.     Ms. Jackson-Smith

520.  Gender, Class, and Community in the African-American Urban South     1 hour
1SS
This course will explore the idea of "community," focusing both on theoretical ways of understanding the concept and on empirical analyses of specific elements of African American "community."   A primary emphasi will be a close reading of African American life in Richmond, Virginia, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries with attention to issues of gender and class.   Our findings regarding Richmond will be contextualized by a broad look at African American cultural and political constructions of manhood and womanhood in this time period.  Course materials will include primary sources such as letters, diaries, city directories, films, and poetry, as well as secondary readings.  Enrollment Limit: 30.  Priority to Women's Studies, African American Studies, and History majors.
Sem 2     CRN 10134     AAST-520-01     Professor Elsa Barkley Brown

Fri. Feb. 16 7-9:30 p.m.  First hour is with enrolled students; second hour and a half is a public lecture.

Sat. Feb. 17 1:30-4:00
Sun. Feb. 18 1:30-4:00

Sat. Feb. 24 1:30-4:00
Sun. Feb. 25 1:30-4:00

Prerequisite/Consent Announced

217.  Topics in Japanese Art History:  Japanese Cinema
Prerequisites:  Courses in Japanese students (art history, history, literature, religion) or in film studies required.  Consent of instructor required.

Time Changes

048.  VCP:  What's Natural Isn't Real will meet MW--1:30-4:30.
064.  Problems in Photography will meet TR--9:00-12:00.
065.  Problems in Painting will meet TR--1:30-4:30.
067.  (section 02 CRN 9801)  Problems in Media:  Sound/Image  will meet MW--7:00-10:00 pm.

Canceled Sections/Courses

048.   VCP: What's Natural Isn't Real.
064.  (section 02 CRN 9800) Problems in Painting.
067.  Problems in Media
103.  (sections 01 & 02) Approaches to Western Art History (REPLACED BY ART 105).
380.  Seminar in Architectural History.

New Sections/Courses

047.  Vis Cncpts/Prcss: Painting      3 hours
3HU
Introduction to basic topics in painting; form, methods, content and style.  In developing these topics, we will look at a range of sources; e.g. primitive, Asian and abstract paintings.  Working in drawing, painting and mixed media, students will develop a body of work consisting of studio exercises, preparatory works, finished pieces and a final individual project.  Also required are short written assignments, attendance at slide-lectures, critiques/group discussions and individual conferences.
Consent of Instructor required.  Enrollment limit:  18.
Sem 2     CRN 10344     ARTS-047-01     MW--0900-1200     Weigl Jean
Sem 2     CRN 10345     ARTS-047-02     TR --0900-1200       Weigl Jean

052.  (section 02 CRN 10020) Vis Cncpt/Prcss:  Photography MW--1:30-4:30  Mr. Wilson
070.  (section 01 CRN 10025)  Vis Cncpts/Prcss:  Digital Video  MW--1:30-4:30  Ms. Brown
105.  (section 01 CRN 9154)   Approaches to Western Architectural History    MWF--11:00-11:50  Mr. Shanken (REPLACES ART 103-01).
105.  (section 02 CRN 10123) Approaches to Western Architectural History     MWF--1:30-2:20      Mr. Shanken (REPLACES ART 103-02).

307.  The Baldwin Seminar: "The Rise of Pictorial Genres"     1 hour
1 HU
Professor Larry Silver, Farquhar Professor of History of Art University of Pennsylvania
This seminar will discuss the origins and meanings of generic easel painting categories-- landscapes, peasant scenes, moneychangers, and still lifes--over the course of the sixteenth century in Flanders and Holland.  Special attention will be paid to the development of printmaking and its relation to easel painting.  The process of defining pictorial conventions amid market developments will draw analogies to the modern genre medium of Hollywood cinema and its own conventionalized genres (horror, gangsters, Westerns).
Sem 2     CRN 9445     ARTS-307-01
March 07, 09, 12, 13, 14, 16 classes held at 4:30 ? 6:00 pm
March 08, 15 two public lectures held at 8:00 ? 9:00 pm:
"Flemish Art at the Crossroads: The Early Sixteenth Century"
"Town and Country: The Concept of Landscape in Early Antwerp Art"

Canceled Courses/Sections

252.     Tennis II.
252B.  Tennis II.
502.     History of American Sport.
503.     Issues of Women in Sport.
508.     Wellness.

New Courses/Sections

116.  Community First Aid/CPR     1 hour
1EX
Sem 2     CRN 10019     ATHL-116-01   MWF--10:00-10:50   Ms. Pope   Limit 20   First Module

137.  Beginning/Intermediate Racquetball     .5 hours
.5EX
Sem 2     CRN 10021     ATHL-137-01   TR--10:00-11:15   Mr. Rogers   Limit 14  First Module

144.  Bowling 1     1 hour
1EX
Sem 2     CRN 10128     ATHL-144-02   MW--11:00-12:15     Mr. Reid     Limit 18

160.  International Squash     .5 hours
.5EX
Sem 2     CRN 9185     ATHL-160-01     TR--1:30-2:45    Ms. Bruce     Limit 12     First Module

244.  Bowling II     1 hour
1EX
Sem 2     CRN 10006     ATHL-244-01     W--3:30-4:20 + lab     Mr. Reid  Consent of Instructor

461.  Varsity Softball - Women    1 hour
1EX
Sem 2     CRN 9554     MTWRF--4:35-6:30     Ms. Wildman     Second Module

New Course

212.  Behavioral Ecology     4 hours
4NS, WR, QPh
Behavioral ecology is the study of how behavior influences lifetime reproductive success of individuals. It is therefore deeply rooted in evolutionary theory, and considers the ways in which behavior may be adaptive. Behavioral ecology differs from traditional animal behavior in that it is primarily concerned with ultimate, rather than proximate, causation, and most studies seek causal explanations at the level of the individual and population, rather than at the organismal or cellular level. In this course we will discuss topics including sexual selection and mating strategies, parental investment and parent-offspring conflict, social organization and cooperation, signaling and communication, optimal foraging and habitat selection, and life history strategies. Lectures and laboratories will primarily emphasize field studies, and will illustrate observational, experimental, comparative, and modeling approaches. Prerequisites: Biol 120, junior or senior status, and con-sent of instructor. Enrollment Limit: 24.

Sem 2     CRN 10010     Biol-212-01     TR 9:35-10:50     Mr. Tarvin     Limit 12
                                                                W 1:30-4:30
               CRN 10011     Biol-212-02     TR 9:35-10:50     Mr. Tarvin     Limit12
                                                                R 1:30-4:30

327.  Immunology     2.5 hours
2.5NS
Sem 2     CRN 10027     TR--9:00-9:50     Mr. Dopp     Limit 25

New course description and instructor

108. Topics in Chinese Literature: "Women, Peasants, and Intellectuals" in Modern Chinese Literature and Film
3HU CD
This course examines the literary and cinematic representations of "women," "peasants," and "intellectuals" in the context of China's struggle with modernization. Working within the theoretical framework of feminism, cultural theory, and post-colonialism, we will explore how the issues of gender, class, and revolution inform our understanding of Chinese modernity. We will read short stories and novels by Ding Ling, Qian Zhongshu, Mo Yan, Ah Cheng, Wang Zhenho and watch films by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Zhang Ymou, and Chen Kaige.
Sem 2      CHIN-108-01     TR 1:30-2:45     Ms. Deppman  Plus 1 hour tba

New Course

101.  Introduction to Computers and Computing     3 hours
3NS
SEE CATALOG FOR COURSE DESCRIPTION.
Sem 2     CRN 9453     CSCI-101-01     TR--1:30-2:45     Mark Merry

Canceled Courses

322.  Advanced Topics in Java.
357.  Computer Graphics.

New Section

100.  (section 02)      CRN 7408     Modern Dance I     TR      1000-1150am  HALES             Vogel Deborah      C   25

Canceled Courses

230.  Autobiography & Performance (identical to THEA 229).
332.  Continuing Contact.
350.  Dance History:  Contemporary Dance.

Change in Grading Option

395.  Special Topics in Choreography is now offered on the CR/NE grading option.

New Courses

164.  THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY: KOREA, 1905-1994     3 hours
3SS, CD
The aim of this course is to examine the question of Korean national identity and the process in which the idea of "Koreaness" has been constructed and reconstructed throughout Korea's modern history. Like the majority of neologisms brought into China from Japan at the end of the nine-teenth century, concepts like national character (kukminsong) and national essence (kuksu) were also frequently used by Korean colonial intellectuals (1910-1945) to develop their own theory of the modern nation-state.  The aim of the course is to explore the emergence of these modern concepts in Korea and to examine how they were used in defining (often conflicting) interpreta-tions of the nation. We will also explore how these ideas later came to play into the politics of the division and the discourse on national reunification. Limit: 30
Sem 2     CRN 10107     EAST-164-01     TR--11:00-12:15     Ms. Jager

360.  SEMINAR: WAR AND NATION-BUILDING IN EAST ASIA, 1868-1979      3 hours
3SS, WR, CD
This course will examine the relationship between militarism and nationalism in East Asia, focus-ing particularly on the question of how war-and the discourse about war-has shaped modern Chi-nese, Korean and Japanese identities. Although warfare in East Asia has been an intimate part of the history of the region, few studies have actually attempted to connect war with state-building, social and cultural values, gender issues and ethics in the context of their emerging identities as modern nations. What historical relationship, if any, did the building of a modern military have with the creation of a modern consciousness about nationhood? How did war-or the threat of war-mold identities and forge alliances to create a national consciousness? How did public commemorations of war, and the memory of it in public rituals, literature and media, shape identities? Limit: 15
Sem 2     CRN 10108      EAST-360-01     TR--3:00-4:15     Ms. Jager

New Course

211.    Money, Credit and Banking                                3 hours
3SS, QPh
This course presents a detailed study of the U.S. banking system from both a microeconomic and a macroeconomic approach.  The course will examine the
historical development of the U.S. banking and credit markets, current theories of the role of the money and credit markets in a modern economy, the current
banking regulatory environment, the causes and consequences of recent product innovations and organizational changes in the banking industry, and the likely
effects of further deregulation and current Federal Reserve monetary policy on the future performance of the banking industry.  The international banking system
will also be analyzed.  Prerequisites:  ECON 101 or equivalent.  Limit 40.
Sem 2     CRN 7174     ECON-211-01    TR--1:30-2:45    Mr. Fernandez

Canceled Course

355.  Advanced Econometrics.

Title/Time/DescriptionChange

331.  Topics in Environmental Economics is the new course title.  The class will meet R--7:00-10:00 pm & be taught by Mr. Morgenstern.  Identical to ENVS 331.
Topics to be examined include: the economics of greenhouse gas control; the benefits and costs of air and water pollution; valuing ecological protection; the economics of materials recycling.  the use of market mechanisms and other innovative federal, state and local policies will be examined.  Prerequisite: ECON 231 or instructor approval.

Day/Time Changes

101.  (section 04  CRN 9140) will meet MW--2:30-3:45.
255.  Intro to Econometrics will meet TR--11:00-12:15 & F--9:00-9:50.

Day/Time Announced

426.  Seminar:  Agricultural Trade & Development will meet W--2:30-4:20.

Credit Hour Change

253.  Intermediate Microeconomics will be offered for 4 hours credit during the spring semester 2001.

New Course

202.  Maverick Artists/Visionary Educators     3 hours
3HU
Students will have the opportunity to explore two kinds of innovative experience through a series of intensive, cross- disciplinary workshops. These workshops are designed to present innovative concepts in the arts and innovative techniques for teaching the arts.  Each workshop will be directed by a guest artist who is credited with contributing to the current definition of the vanguard arts.  The workshops will culminate in group or individual projects involving a variety of disciplines and creative processes.  Students will also participate in the Luce Initiative to explore, evaluate, and disseminate innovative methods of teaching the arts.  Limited to 15 juniors and seniors with consent of the instructor.
Sem 2     CRN 10120     EMAR-202-01     TR--1:30-4:30     Ms. Weintraub

Cancelled Courses/Sections

137.  (sections 01 & 02)  To be Announced.
142.  (section 01 CRN 9896)  Fictions of Authority.

Time changes

270 changed to TR--9:35-10:50
346 changed to TR-- 9:35-10:50
351 changed to TR--9:35-10:50
222 changed to TR--3:00-4:15

Title & Description Change

412.  Special Topic: J.M. Coetzee and Salman Rushdie     4 hours
4HU, WR
A comparative study of the fiction (and some "non"-fiction) of arguably two of the best known contemporary postcolonial writers from South Africa and Britain, J. M. Coetzee and Salman Rushdie. Insofar as their fictions are densely intertextual, this course will also focus (selectively) on some of the canonical texts�like Defoe�s Robinson Crusoe, Conrad�s Heart of Darkness, and Nehru�s Discovery of India�they critically engage with. Furthermore, insofar as their fictions self-consciously engage with (indeed, are often seen as embodying) several salient postulates of postcolonial and poststructuralist theories, a significant ancillary focus of this course includes dis-cussions in contemporary critical theory. F, WL. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment limit: 18.
Sem 2     ENGL-412-01      W--7:30-10:00 p.m.     Ms. Needham

New Courses

128.  Theater, Politics, and Community     3 hours
3HU, WRi
What happens when theater comes down off the stage and into the world around us? This collo-quium focuses on the ways that drama can engage audiences in immediate political contexts. The three components of the course--reading, written work, and active practice--will all draw upon Brazilian activist Augusto Boal�s Theater of the Oppressed. We will be reading political plays by Bertolt Brecht and others, including more contemporary playwrights, as well as theoretical essays by Boal, Paulo Freire, Michel Foucault, bell hooks, and others. Writing will involve response pa-pers, essays, and playwriting exercises (no prior experience expected). The course�s "activist" component will consist of learning exercises from the Theater of the Oppressed and developing Forum Theater performances in conjunction with several local community groups, as well as on campus. Enrollment limit: 16 first-year students only.
Sem 2     CRN     10012     ENGL-128-01     MWF--10:00-10:50     Ms. Geis
               CRN     10013     ENGL-128-02      MWF--2:30-3:20        Ms. Geis

165.  Escapes and Escapism in American Culture     3 hours
3HU, WRi
The tensions between escape and escapism often map our contradictory feelings about the "real world." On the one hand, a literature of escape uses fiction and fantasy as a powerful critique of the terrors and inequities of reality; on the other hand, an escapist popular literature avoids, per-haps even perpetuates, those real problems to slip away in "simplistic" fantasies. This class will use the trope of escape to explore how fiction negotiates between critique of and collaboration with the way things are. Among the questions we will address are: the differences between "liter-ary" and "popular" works; the role of fiction in the reproduction and revision of ideology; the func-tion of an escape myth in the formation of American identity. We may use texts by  L. Frank Baum, Geoff Ryman, Salman Rushdie, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Marilynne Robinson, Tim O�Brien, Margaret Atwood, David Lynch, Yi-Fu Tuan, Terry Gilliam, Thomas Pynchon, Ridley Scott, Ken Kesey, Tony Kushner. Enrollment limit: 16 first-year students only.
Sem 2     CRN 10014     ENGL-165-01     MWF--9:00-9:50         Mr. Reynolds
              CRN 10015     ENGL-165-02     MWF--11:00-11:50     Mr. Reynolds

341.  Comedy and Postmodernism     4 hours
4HU, WR
As one critic put it, who is relieved by the idea of comic relief? Most analyses of comedy write the whole genre off as escapist release or subordinate it to serious discourse, letting the object of the joke off the hook. In this class, we�ll thumb our noses and toss pies at such sobriety, instead try-ing to gauge what effects comic transgression (of the aesthetic, the bodily, the "normal," the proper, the dominant) may produce on its own terms. What kinds of critical thinking and social action are possible within a comic mode of discourse? In addition, we�ll examine the intersections of comic form and function with today�s top-selling brand of period and style, the postmodern. Texts may include: literary works by Katherine Dunn, Thomas Pynchon, Tom Stoppard, Frank Chin, Kirsten Bakis, Art Spiegelman, David Sedaris, Robert Coover; films by Billy Wilder, Martin Scorsese, Neil LaBute, Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Altman, Warren Beatty, the brothers Marx; the odd work of visual or performance art; assorted pranks, political cam-paigns, pratfalls. F, AL. Prerequisite: Three 200-level courses. Enrollment limit: 25.
Sem 2     CRN 10016     ENGL-341-01     MWF--1:30-2:20     Mr. Reynolds

423.  Fashioning the 'New' Indian Woman:  Texts & Contexts     2 hours
2HU
Identical to WOST 423.  See Women's Studies later in this supplement for course description.  Limited to 15 with the consent of the instructor.
Sem 2   CRN 10060    ENGL-423-01   MW-12:00-1:15   Rajeswari SunderRajan   Second Module

New Course

320.  Special Topics in Environmental Health      3 hours
3SS
An upper division seminar for majors in Social & Behavioral Sciences, Natural Sciences & Mathematics or Extra Divisional
This multi-media course will include selected topics in environmental health.  Students will learn to develop and apply scientific and policy analyses to major topics in environmental health, including: Endocrine Disruptors, Sex and Gender Benders, Environmental Causes of Breast and other Cancers, Lead and other metal poisoning, Air Pollution and Health, Global warming, International Studies and Environmental Policy.  Completion and submission of 4 Internet-based exercises outside of class time will be required,  along with class-created take home exam, and a major paper; there will be no in-class exams.   Consent of instructor required.  Enrollment limit: 15
Sem 2      CRN 10143      ENVS-320-01      R--7:00- 10:00 p.m.      Ms. Davis

The following Oberlin courses are relevant to this special class.
103  Topics in Chemistry
151 Chemistry and the Environment
163 Cancer
339 Developmental biology
331 Endocrinology
252. American Environmental History
423. Research in American Environmental History
231. Environmental Economics

Title/Time/Description Change

331.  Topics in Environmental Economics is the new course title.  The class will meet R--7:00-10:00 pm & be taught by Mr. Morgenstern.  Identical to ENVS 331.
Topics to be examined include: the economics of greenhouse gas control; the benefits and costs of air and water pollution; valuing ecological protection; the economics of materials recycling.  the use of market mechanisms and other innovative federal, state and local policies will be examined.  Prerequisite: ECON 231 or instructor approval.

Time Correction

113.  Writing Cultures meets TR--1:30-2:45.

Time Change

100.  Basic Writing will meet TR--9:30-10:45.

New Courses

315.  FRANCE, IMMIGRATION, AND NATIONAL IDENTITY     1 hour
1HU
In recent years, the issue of immigration has appeared to be not only an essential feature of the formation of French identity, but also a central element in the cultural and political debate in modern France.  The interest in this issue corresponds to the evolution of the post-war economic situation and the change of policies directly related to decolonization.  The ideological and intellectual categories produced to deal with what has become the "question of immigration" probably reflects more on the  French and the way they view themselves than on this half-real and half-imaginary being that they created and call the "immigre." In this course, we will examine the issue of immigration in France at the social, cultural and political level. We will explore this challenge  to French culture and society which invites the reconsideration of France as a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural civilization. In order to do so, we will adopt a historical perspective to analyze the construction of French identity and discourse on the nation.
We will consider the following questions:
 I. Immigration and the Construction of the "French Nation"
 II. Immigration in the Political Debate in Contemporary France
 III. France, Immigration, Women, and Islam: Universalism or
Multiculturalism ?
 IV. "Beur" Culture: A New French Identity ?
Course material will include lectures, short readings and film documents. Lectures and readings in English. One five-page paper. CR/NE.
Monday, April 16        8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.    King 106
Tuesday- Thursday   7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.      Wilder 101
Friday, April 20          4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.     King 106
Sem 2     CRN 10395     FREN-315-01     Raymonde Carroll for Professor Hafid Gafaiti       (April 16-20)

422.  La Poésie moderne     3 hours
3HU, CD
A study of selected French poetry from the later nineteenth and twentieth centuries. While con-sidering a broad range of poets, we will concentrate particularly on the symbolists (Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine, Mallarmé) and on the surrealist and experimental poetry of the twentieth century (Jacob, Apollinaire, Breton, Eluard, Triolet, Aragon, the OULIPO group, etc.).  As appro-priate, we will study the stylistic, aethetic, political and intellectual dimensions of the poetry, bal-ancing between an appreciation of the poet's individual voice and an understanding of the major poetic trends and movements within this period.  Prerequisite: French 371 or 372.
Sem. 2     CRN 10057     FREN-422-01     TTh--3:00-4:15     Ms. Zinser

NewSections

103.  Francais elementaire accelere     4 hours
See catalog for course description.
Sem 2     CRN 7250     FREN-103-01     MWF--9:00-9:50     Ms. Hasson-Duphil

203.  Francais intermediaire acelere     4 hours
See catalog for course description.
Sem 2     CRN 10346     FREN-203-02     MWF--1:30-2:20     Mr. Yedes

Canceled Course

427.  Research Colloquium.

New Courses

115.  Coral Reefs: Biology, Geology and Politics     3 hours
3NS
The course provides a broad overview of coral reef and reef processes, starting with modern coral reefs, how they form, and their role within the larger natural system. The second part of the course shifts to a geologic emphasis, using modern models to understand ancient systems through geological time. The primary questions center around unraveling the history of ancient reefs and understanding how they fit into the larger context of evolution.  Finally, recent changes in modern reefs are examined and placed into the larger context of global climate change and human influence.  A primary emphasis is placed on separating natural changes from those influ-enced by human population growth and increased environmental exploitation. Enrollment Limit: 50
Sem 2     CRN 9514     GEOL-115-01     TR--1:30-2:45     Mr. Hubbard

117.  Meteorite Impacts in Space and Time     1 or 2 hours
2NS
This course is an exploration of where and why impacts take place and what happens in the af-termath. As Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 demonstrated when it plowed into Jupiter in 1994, enor-mous amounts of energy are released when meteorites, asteroids, comets, and planets collide. Such collisions are commonplace on a geological time scale; impact craters are ubiquitous throughout the solar system. Questions addressed will include: Did a giant rock from space kill off the dinosaurs? Do meteorites from Mars contain evidence of extraterrestrial life? Was the moon created when a Mars-size body struck the Earth? Could a large impact end human civilization? Enrollment Limit: 60.
Sem 2     CRN 10017     GEOL-117-01     MWF--9:00-9:5     Mr. Simonson     MODULE 2

Canceled Course

330.  American Landscapes.

New Courses

245.  The American Revolution     3 hours
3SS
Explores the social, cultural, and historical factors leading to the American Revolution and the creation of a new nation.  Situates the Revolution in its global context, the Atlantic plantation system, and earlier struggles.  Examines its causes and participants, including Native Americans, Europeans, and people of African descent.  Finally, evaluates its role in the formation of American national identities, its place in the 'Age of Revolutions' and its importance today. Enrollment limit 45.
Sem 2     CRN 9428     HIST 245-01 TR--9:35-10:50     Mr. Guasco

247.  The Jewish Experience in America    3 hours
3SS, CD
A survey of Jewish life in America from colonial times through the present.  Is the chronicle of Jewish survival in America a unique success story from the perspective of either Jewish or American history?  We will try to answer this question by examining how successive waves of Jewish immigrants contributed to the American Jewish experience.  Specific emphasis will be given to changing conceptions of family life and gender roles.  Identical to JWST 247.  Enrollment Limit:  30.
Sem 2     CRN 10034     HIST-247-01     TR--1:30-2:45     Mr. Amkraut

251.  Environmental History of the Modern American West     3 hours
3SS WR CD
This course will examine landscape change in the North American West in the modern era.  It will include topics on water use, Native American reservations, urbanization, mining, nuclear testing, maquiladoras on the Mexican border, and the growth of Silicon Valley.  We will explore the North American West, including Mexico and Canada, and its resource-based economy.  Enrollment Limit: 15. Prerequisite:  Consent of Instructor.
Sem 2     CRN  9427     HIST 251-01     TTR--11:00-12:15      Mr. Friedly

255.  Rioters, Rebels, and Revolutionaries in Early America     3 hours
3SS CD
This course examines the history of popular protest among Europeans, Native Americans, and African Americans in colonial America and the early national United States.  We will explore the factors that precipitated crowd action in different eras, the various forms of agitation, and how violent movements changed over time in their conduct, constituencies and agendas.  Special at-tention will be placed on the intersections that existed among different social, ethnic, and racial groups, particularly how Africans, Indians, and Europeans either assisted or contested each other's rebellious activities.  Enrollment limit 25
Sem 2     CRN 9986     HIST 255-01     TR--3:00-4:15     Mr. Guasco

324.  Environmental History of the Pacific Ocean     3 hours
3SS WR CD
This course examines the history of environmental change in the Pacific Ocean from the time of human settlement to the present.  We will explore such topics as settlement by the Lapita, island biogeography, Darwinian evolution, the whaling industry, the invasion of exotic species in Hawaii, European exploration, and nuclear testing and its aftermath at Bikini atoll.  The class will analyze the Pacific Ocean as a seascape worthy of its own historical attention. Enrollment Limit: 15 Pre-requisite: Consent of Instructor
Sem 2     CRN 10033     HIST 324-01     M--7:00-9:00PM      Mr. Friedly

328.  The Clash of Cultures in North America     3 hours
3SS WRi CD
An exploration into the cultural conflicts and interactions between indigenous peoples and English settlers in colonial North America.  Employing recent scholarship, we will probe the nature and meaning of cross-cultural encounters for both Europeans and Native Americans in spiritual, physical, and material realms.  In addition to the inherent confrontations, special attention will be placed on the negotiations and accommodations that helped carve out a cultural "middle ground" which contributed to the formation of a unique American identity before the Revolutionary era.  Enrollment limit 15. Consent of Instructor required.
Sem 2     CRN 9985     HIST 328-01     W--2:30-4:20     Mr. Guasco

520.  Gender, Class, and Community in the African-American Urban South     1 hour
1SS
This course will explore the idea of "community," focusing both on theoretical ways of understanding the concept and on empirical analyses of specific elements of African American "community."   A primary emphasi will be a close reading of African American life in Richmond, Virginia, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries with attention to issues of gender and class.   Our findings regarding Richmond will be contextualized by a broad look at African American cultural and political constructions of manhood and womanhood in this time period.  Course materials will include primary sources such as letters, diaries, city directories, films, and poetry, as well as secondary readings.  Enrollment Limit: 30.  Priority to Women's Studies, African American Studies, and History majors.
Sem 2     CRN 10135    HIST-520-01     Professor Elsa Barkley Brown

Fri. Feb. 16 7-9:30 p.m.  First hour is with enrolled students; second hour and a half is a public lecture.

Sat. Feb. 17 1:30-4:00
Sun. Feb. 18 1:30-4:00

Sat. Feb. 24 1:30-4:00
Sun. Feb. 25 1:30-4:00

Topic/Description Announced

313.  The Third Reich and the Jews    3 hours
3SS, CD
A history of the Holocaust.  This course focuses on the relationship between Germany�s Third Reich and European Jewry between 1933 and 1945.  With an emphasis on class discussion, we will chart this significant historical episode from the origins of Nazi ideology through the imple-mentation of mass murder on a continental scale.  Specific attention will be given to the action (or inaction) of the Nazis themselves, their Jewish victims, and the so-called bystanders.  Identical to JWST 313.  Enrollment Limit:  12.
Sem 2     CRN 10000     HIST-313-01    W--2:30-4:20     Mr. Amkraut

Days/Time/Instructor Announced

HIST 132 (identical to JWST 132) will meet TR--9:35-10:50 and be taught by Mr. Amkraut.

Time/Instructor Change

104.  American History will meet MWF--10:00-10:50 and be taught by Mr. Friedly.

New Course

100.  Sex (Eastern Europe), Lies (History), and Videotape (Film)     1 hour
1SS
This course will be taught by Rajko Grlic, Ohio Professor of Hunanities and director and producer of a number of internationally recognized films. The
course will consist of the screening of 3 films dealing with different stages of recent changes in the former Yugoslavia, as well as 3 lectures by Mr. Grlic
on the theme of the changing relationship between art/artist and the state before and after Communism.  Credit/No Entry grading.  Limit:  130.  All class meetings in King 106
Sem 2   CRN 10396     INST-100-01       Mon. April 2 -- Sat. April 6         3 film screenings (Monday -- Wednesday night

Days/Time/Instructor Announced

132. (identical to HIST 132) will meet TR--9:35-10:50 and be taught by Mr. Amkraut.

New Courses

247.  The Jewish Experience in America      3 hours
3SS, CD
A survey of Jewish life in America from colonial times through the present.  Is the chronicle of Jewish survival in America a unique success story from the perspective of either Jewish or American history?  We will try to answer this question by examining how successive waves of Jewish immigrants contributed to the American Jewish experience.  Specific emphasis will be
 given to changing conceptions of family life and gender roles.  Identical to HIST 247.  Enrollment Limit:  30.
Sem 2     CRN 10035     JWST-247-01     TR--1:30-2:45     Mr. Amkraut

255.  The Jewish Messiah: Ideas, Texts and History      3 hours
          from Jesus of Nazareth to the Modern Period
3HU, CD
The biblical promise of an anointed redeemer of Israel has held a radical potential throughout Jewish history.  Among those who have been acclaimed as Messiah are Jesus of Nazareth, the anti-Roman guerilla leader Bar Kochba (2nd Cen.), the charismatic heretic Shabbatai Tzvi (17th Cen.), and the recently deceased Lubavitcher Rebbe.  We will study these and other would-be Messiahs, together with the larger principles of hope and historical transformation which they em-bodied.  Identical to RELG 255.  Enrollment Limit:  30
Sem 2     CRN 10037     JWST-255-01     MW--12:00-1:15     Mr. Socher

313. The Third Reich and the Jews     3 hours
3SS,  CD
A history of the Holocaust.  This course focuses on the relationship between Germany�s Third Reich and European Jewry between 1933 and 1945.  With an emphasis on class discussion, we will chart this significant historical episode from the origins of Nazi ideology through the imple-mentation of mass murder on a continental scale.  Specific attention will be given to the action (or inaction) of the Nazis themselves, their Jewish victims, and the so-called bystanders.  Identical to HIST 313.  Enrollment Limit:  12.
Sem 2     CRN 9999     JWST-313-01     W--2:30-4:20     Mr. Amkraut

Canceled Course

102.  Elementary Modern Hebrew

Canceled Course

304.  Roman Comedy.

New Course

301.  Augustine's Confessions     3 hours
3HU, CD
Close reading and discussion of Augustine's Confessions, with special attention to the role of the text in the history of ancient autobiography.  Readings in the critical and scholarly literature on Augustine's writings, ancient autobiography (including Marcus Aurelius' Meditations), and contemporary theories of autobiography.  Prerequisites: LATN  202 or the equivalent.
Sem 2    CRN 10024     LATN-301-01     To be arranged     Mr. Van Nortwick

Canceled Section

232.  (section 02  CRN 9550)  Linear Algebra.

Day Change

134.  (section 01  CRN 7229) will meet MTWF.

New Course

331.  Endocrinology/Neuroendcrinology     3 hours
3NS
Sem 2     CRN 10043     NSCI-331-01     MWF--9:00-9:50     Ms. Thornton

Canceled Section

211.  (section 03  CRN 8937)  Neuroscience Lab.

New Courses

106.  Women, Reason, and Science     3 hours
3HU
An introductory survey of feminist contributions to the study of the nature and value of scientific knowledge and rational inquiry. Note: this course may be taken for College credit in addition to another introductory course.  No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 30.
Sem 2     CRN 10048     PHIL-106-01     TR----3:00-4:15     Ms. Ganson

226.  Social and Political Philosophy     3 hours
3 HU
An examination of normative concepts that pertain to the nature of political authority and the po-litical obligations of citizens. Topics include conceptions of justice, liberty, equality, rights, utility, social contract, rule of law.  Classical and contemporary readings. Prerequisite: Three hours in Philosophy. Enrollment limit:30.
Sem 2     CRN 10049     PHIL-226-01     TR--11:00-12:15     Ms. Mele

344.  Seminar: Political Liberalism and Its Critics     3 hours
3 HU
An examination of John Rawls' theory of political liberalism and the critical literature it inspired, including alternative interpretations of liberalism in contemporary political philosophy. Prerequi-site: Three hours in Philosophy.  Enrollment limit:30.
Sem 2     CRN 10050     PHIL-344-01     T--6:30-8:30 pm      Ms. Mele

New Course

411.   Electrodynamics     4 hours
4NS,QPf
After reviewing Maxwell's equations, the course will look at electromagnetic waves.  The study of waves will include dispersion and wave guides.  The connection to electromag-netic fields will be made via potentials and radiation.  Relativistic treatments will also be examined.  More advanced topics, such as nonlinear phenomena, will be examined as time permits.  Prerequisite: PHYS 311.
Sem 2       CRN 10018     PHYS-411-01     TR--9:30-10:45     Mr. Goff

Canceled Section

104.  (Section 04, CRN 7354) Elementary Physics II lab.

Time Correction

212.  The Political Economy of Development in Asia is incorrectly listed in the printed supplement as UMWF.   The course does NOT meet on Sunday.

Canceled Courses

131.  Problems of Political Theory.
283.  Western Marxism & Critical Theory.

QPh Added

204.  Political Inquiry: Investigation into Controversial Issues is now QP half.

Semester Change-New Section

132.  Colloquium:  Explaining Social Power:  Classical & Contemporary Theory will be taught spring semester.  It  will meet TR--11:00-12:15 and be taught by Ms. Kruks.
132.  (section 02  CRN 10118) Colloquium:  Explaining Social Power:  Classical & Contemporary Theory.  It will meet TR--3:00-4:15 and be taught by Ms. Kruks.

New Courses

123.  Introduction to InternationalRelations     3 hours
3SS
What is international relations?  Or, more properly, what is the study of international relations?  What actors are important, and how has shifts in the relative importance of various actors affected international relations?  Why do nations go to war?  And why are most countries at peace with one another most of the time?  Do democracies really not fight each other?  If so, are there other similar relationships that can be discerned?  These are just a few of the questions we will grapple with over the course of this semester.  Most times there will not be a clear-cut answer, but the process of thinking about these questions will help us develop the analytical skills neces-sary for the study of international relations and international political economy. Coursework will involve a combination of examinations and essay writing.  Enrollment Limit: 35.
Sem 2     CRN 10044     POLT-123-01     TR--11:00-12:15     Mr. Canedo

125.  Ethics and International Relations     3 hours
3SS
When is the use of force in international relations justified?  Under what conditions is intervention into another state appropriate?  What is the impact of food aid on governments and societies in need?  These and other issues will be explored in this class, beginning with how scholars have discussed the role of morality and ethics in international relations. From Niccolo Machiavelli, Im-manuel Kant and Jean-Paul Sarte to more recent writers such as Michael Walzer, James Turner Johnson and Michael Doyle there is a substantial literature that addresses these issues. In this class we will read a wide selection of writings and student will be expected to write a series of short essays on some of these topics and to discuss their work in class. Enrollment Limit: 15
Sem 2     CRN 10045     POLT-125-01     TR--3:00-4:15     Mr. Canedo

226.  War in the Middle East     3 hours
3SS
While interstate war is a rare event, six wars were fought by Israel and the neighboring Arab states between 1948 and 1982.  In addition, Iran and Iraq waged a bloody conventional war from 1980 until a cease-fire in 1988 and the early 1990s saw, in turn, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the defense of Saudi Arabia by primarily United States' military forces, and the expulsion from Kuwait of the Iraqi military occupation by an international coalition.  In this class we will discuss both the political and military antecedents and outcomes of the various wars in order to examine different concepts associated with war.  These include, but are not limited to, the role of alliances, deter-rence, the concept of learning in international relations, arms races, and military strategy. Coursework will involve a combination of class participation, examination, and essay
 writing.  Enrollment Limit: 30.
Sem 2     CRN 10046     POLT-226-01     MW--11:00-12:15     Mr. Canedo

DescriptionChange - FINAL VERSION - Updates hard-copy supplement dated Nov. 2000

207.  Electioneering: Special Topics     3 credit hours
3SS, WR
The course is broadly concerned with the history, theory and practice of direct democracy in the United States. The primary focus of
the course, however, is on applied electoral politics: the techniques used to pass or defeat citizen initiatives and tax levies. Required empirical
research projects will analyze recent state initiatives (e.g., animal protection, bilingual education, drug reform, school vouchers and charter schools, same-sex marriage, health care reform). [Different versions of this course may be repeated: i.e., taken again for credit.] Pre-requisites: One course in American politics.
Sem. 2     CRN 10115     Polt-207-01     TR--3:00 - 4:15     Mr. Dawson

New Courses

202.  Magic and Astrology in the Greco-Roman World     3 hours
3 HU
Ancient Mediterranean people sought individual contact with and assistance from the gods through many channels, not only the public religion of the great temples. The texts, practices, and lifestyles which modern scholars associate with the term "magic" represent some of these means of securing individual divine favor. Primary texts reveal the roots and development of magic, its place in literature, philosophy, and law, and its relation to ancient religious traditions, including Judaism and Christianity.  Limited to 40.
Sem. 2     CRN 10039   RELG 202-01    MW  12:00-1:15         Ms. Williams

208.  The New Testament and Christian Origins     3 hours
3HU, WR
This course examines the New Testament and other ancient sources in order to reconstruct the beginnings of Christianity. The origins of Christianity in Greco-Roman Judaism, and the context of contemporary polytheistic traditions, play important parts. Students will learn the methods that modern scholars use to extract historical information from early Christian literature and contempo-rary writings. They will also gain an appreciation of the complexity of religious life in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Sem. 2     CRN 7777     RELG-208-01     MWF-10:00-11:00     Ms. Williams

255.  The Jewish Messiah: Ideas, Texts and History      3 hours
          from Jesus of Nazareth to the Modern Period
3HU, CD
The biblical promise of an anointed redeemer of Israel has held a radical potential throughout Jewish history.  Among those who have been acclaimed as Messiah are Jesus of Nazareth, the anti-Roman guerilla leader Bar Kochba (2nd Cen.), the charismatic heretic Shabbatai Tzvi (17th Cen.), and the recently deceased Lubavitcher Rebbe.  We will study these and other would-be Messiahs, together with the larger principles of hope and historical transformation which they em-bodied.  Identical to JWST 255.  Enrollment Limit:  30
Sem 2     CRN 10038     RELG-255-01     MW--12:00-1:15     Mr. Socher

265.  Representations of Women in the Bible     1 hour     THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELED
1 HU
This course utilizes feminist biblical criticism to analyze representations of women in the Bible.  We will study various feminist approaches to narratives of women in the Hebrew Bible (e.g. liter-ary, womanist, intertextual).  We will also investigate women in the Gospels from "first" and "third world" (postcolonial) perspectives.  Authors to be studied include: Phyllis Trible, Delores Williams, Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza, Kwok Pui-Lan.   Consent of Instructor required.  Limited to 15.
Sem. 2     CRN 10040      RELG-265-01     TR--1:15-2:45     Ms. Kamitsuka      First Module

336.  Seminar: Selected Topics in Christianity     3 hours
3HU, WR
 2001 Topic: Authority and the Sacred in the Early Christian Church Early Christians disputed every tenet of their faith.  Differences in belief reflected, and were reflected in, struggles for authority between groups that all claimed to be the true Church. This course will cover the period 140-450, during which Christianity went from being illegal and persecuted to being the state re-ligion of the Roman Empire, with important consequences for the theory and practice of church authority. Texts read include a spectrum of official and �heretical� views. Consent of Instructor Required. Enrollment Limit: 15
Sem 2     CRN 10042     RELG 336-01   T--7:30-9:30     Ms. Williams

Description Correction

372.  Seminar:  Southeast Asian Religious Systems.     3 hours
The first sentence should read:
A seminar exploring patterns of the religious diversity of insular and mainland Southeast Asia.

New Courses/Sections - CORRECTION IN TIME

102.  (section 02  CRN 7211)  Elementary Russian meets MTWRF--1:30-2:20.

330.  Slavic Opera and Nationalism     3 hours
3HU, WR
Issues of national identity were broached, embodied and advocated on the operatic stages of Russia, the Czech lands and Poland at times when other forms of public discourse were limited and censored. Russian opera tests its mettle against Pushkin and other literary and historical sources, while Czech works pay particular attention to the status of women in the culture.  This course explores the cultural history of the Slavic lands in the 19th and early 20th century through the wealth of passionate works by Glinka, Musorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Moniuszko, Smetana, Dvorak and Janacek. Extensive work with CDs, films and videos.  No spe-cial literary, linguistic or musical expertise  needed, though any is welcome.
Sem 2     CRN 9434     TR 11-12:15;     Video showings      W--7-9.     Mr. Shengold

New Description/Time

446.  Us/Them: Russian and American (Mis)perceptions
3HU
This course will examine how each culture has viewed the other in the past and continues to view them today.  Focus is primarily on literature and film, with some attention to the visual arts.  Seminar format.
T-- 7-8:50 pm      Ms. Forman.

Time Change

235.  Gender Stratification will meet TR--11:00-12:15.

New Courses

128.  Class, Culture, and Context: Introduction to Sociological Inquiry    3 hours
3SS
We will begin this course with a focus on the key principles of sociological analysis, from a review of the work of early thinkers in the field? Durkeim, Marx, and Weber ? to an outline of more recent orientations. A primary focal will be on the relationship between ideas and action , particu-larly the ways experiences and consciousness intersect with one another. Central to our discus-sions will be issues of race, class and gender and the manner which perceptions of differences influence the organization of the social world.  Enrollment Limit: 45 Priority given to the freshmen and sophomores.
Sem 2     CRN 9559      SOCI-128-01     TR--11-12:15     Mr. Gattone

404.  Seminar:  Intellectuals, Social Science and Politics in the Modern World     3 hours
3SS
In this course, we will examine the relationship between the knowledge of academia and the world of politics through the twentieth century and into the present.  We will look at the changing role of the intellectual in the United States and Europe during this period and consider the con-straints and opportunities fostering this information.   Among the questions we will consider are:  Has political decision-making in the West become increasing rationalized, and if so, what are some of the consequence of this trend?  What role, if any, should intellectuals play in this context?  The work of Max Weber, Karl Mannheim, C. Wright Mills, Russell Jacoby, and others will inform our inquiry.  Prequisites: Two courses in sociology or consent of instructor.  Enrollment Limit: 12
Sem 2     CRN 9976     SOCI-404-01     W--1:00-2:50     Mr. Gattone

Time Changes

101.  (section 01)  Elementary Spanish will meet MTWRF--10:00-10:50.
330.  Latin American Literature will meet MWF--2:30-3:20.

New Courses

311.  Introduction to Linguistics     3 hours
3HU
This course addresses the questions of what human language is and what it means to know a language. Of central concern is how the scientific study of language helps to reveal the uncon-scious knowledge that enables speakers to understand their language and use it creatively. This survey course of Linguistics will touch briefly on each of the primary linguistic fields while covering in detail the theory and practice of Second Language Acquisition (SLA).  Enrollment Limit:  20.
Sem 2     CRN 10056     SPAN 311-01     TR-- 1:20-2:50     Ms. Faber

334.  Spanish Heritage Speakers     3 hours
3HU, CD
This course is designed for the unique needs of heritage speakers of Spanish, including gram-matical aspects of the Spanish language that tend to be problematic for heritage speakers, vo-cabulary, formal versus informal communication, reading, and especially writing. Conducted in Spanish. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem 2     CRN 10055     SPAN 334-01     MWF--1:30-2:20     Ms. Cara

Description Changes

330.  Liminal Spaces: Latin American Short Stories     3 hours
3HU, CD
Museums, aquariums, mirrors, libraries, photographs, etc. provide the epistemological framework for narratives in which the subject goes through a process of conversion and/or dissolution.  The notion of liminality serves as an emblematic metaphor both for this process of transformation and the space in which it takes place.  We will explore short stories by Borges, Cortázar, Valenzuela, Ribeyro, and other Latin American writers.  Enrollment Limit:  20.
Sem 2     CRN 9924     SPAN 330-01     MWF--2:30-3:20     Mr. Bustamante

427.  Don Quijote & Cervantes     3 hours
3HU, CD
Cervantes and Don Quijote: Art, Context and Fiction. This course will consist in a careful reading of Don Quijote I and II. Concepts as the origin of the novel, literary and historical context and the elusiveness of fiction/reality will be discussed, as well as the main critical approaches to the text. Students will learn in depth and enjoy one of the most beautiful, imaginative and creative works of art of all times.  Enrollment Limit:  15.
Sem 2     CRN 9925     SPAN-427-01     MWF---1:30-2:20     Ms. Bustamante

429.  Latin American Literature     3 hours
3HU, CD
The Dream of History: Latin American Modernismo.   The history of Modernismo  is the history of the pervasive recurrence of simulacra: Venice in Paris, France in Latin America, Versailles and the 18th-Century fêtes galantes  at the turn of the century.  Through narratives, chronicles, poems and essays by Darío, Del Casal, Lugones, and others we will explore the sincretic aesthetics of this movement.  Enrollment Limit:  15.
Sem 2     CRN 9926     SPAN-429-01     M--7:00-9:30pm     Mr. Bustamante

Canceled Courses/Sections

201.  (section 01  CRN 9981)  Scene Study/Text Analysis.
212.  Stage Management.
213.  Stage Management Practicum.
229.  Autobiography & Performance (identical to DANC 230).

Day Change

201.  (section 02  CRN 9982) Scene Study/Text Analysis will meet MW--10:00-11:50.

Semester Change

307.  Directing (Texts & Concepts) will be taught in the second semester by Mr. Moser.  It will
         meet MWF--10:00-11:50.

New Sections/Courses

108.  (section 02  CRN 10110)  Acting Techniques will meet TR--10:00-11:50.

217.  Exploration of Puppetry through Characterization & Construction     3 hours
3HU
CR/NE grading.  Limited to 10 students with the consent of the instructor.
Sem 2     CRN 10142     THEA-217-01     MW--4:30-6:00     Mr. Moser

349.  Cinema and Asian Pacific American Culture     3 hours
3HU, CD
In this course we will examine how Asian Pacific American culture has shaped, and been influenced by, cinema in the United States through a historical survey of the changing images of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. popular imagination and a critical evaluation of contemporary Asian Pacific American independent media production.  We will view and discuss a wide variety of texts from the century-long history of cinema, including documentaries, feature films, and experimental/avant-garde works.  Consent: Consent of instructor required.  Enrollment limit: 20   Ms. Roan
Sem 2     CRN 10122     TR--1:00-2:45 and T--7:00-10:00 pm     Ms. Roan

364.  Musical Theater I     3 hours
3HU
363 is NOT a pre-requisite for 364.  Limited to 12 with consent of instructor.
Sem 2     CRN 10112     THEA-364-01     TTh--1:30-4:20  (day & time change from original listing)  Ms. Criste

366.  Voice & Movement     3 hours
3HU
Limited to 12 with consent of instructor.
Sem 2     CRN 10351     THEA-365-01     MWF--12:30-2:20     Ms. Criste

New Courses

423.  Fashioning the 'New' Indian Woman:  Texts & Contexts     2 hours
2HU
This course will attempt to sketch, in broad strokes, how the "Indian woman" has been periodi-cally "recast" to fulfil particular kinds of imperatives, prompted variously by colonialism, anti-colo-nial nationalism, post-Independence nation-building projects, feminism, and, most recently, the liberalization of economy in India.  The readings will reveal how women have been instrumental to these projects, but how at various points they have also spoken out of their own convictions, needs, and desires.  What are the historical contexts in which these construction emerge and take on significance? (How) are they resisted? what are the implications for "real" women?  The texts will include:  Rabindranath  Tagore's "Home and the World," Partha Chatterjee's essay, "The Nationalist Resolution of the Women's Question," selections from Women Writing in India, and other critical and cultural texts.  Identical to ENGL 423.  Limited to 15 with the consent of the instructor.
Sem 2   CRN 10059   WOST-423-01   MW-12:00-1:15   Rajeswari SunderRajan   Second Module

520.  Gender, Class, and Community in the African-American Urban South     1 hour
1SS
This course will explore the idea of "community," focusing both on theoretical ways of understanding the concept and on empirical analyses of specific elements of African American "community."   A primary emphasi will be a close reading of African American life in Richmond, Virginia, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries with attention to issues of gender and class.   Our findings regarding Richmond will be contextualized by a broad look at African American cultural and political constructions of manhood and womanhood in this time period.  Course materials will include primary sources such as letters, diaries, city directories, films, and poetry, as well as secondary readings.  Enrollment Limit: 30.  Priority to Women's Studies, African American Studies, and History majors.
Sem 2     CRN 10133     WOST-520-01     Professor Elsa Barkley Brown

Fri. Feb. 16 7-9:30 p.m.  First hour is with enrolled students; second hour and a half is a public lecture.

Sat. Feb. 17 1:30-4:00
Sun. Feb. 18 1:30-4:00

Sat. Feb. 24 1:30-4:00
Sun. Feb. 25 1:30-4:00

Applied Studies

Day Change

215.  (section 03) will meet MW--9:00-9:50.

Topic Announced

210.  (section 01)  Composition Seminar - the topic will be Elliott Carter in Context.

New Section/Topic Announced

210.  (section 02  CRN 10124)  Composition Seminar - the topic will be Ligeti.  The class will meet TR--4:30-6:00 and be taught by Ms. Rubin.

Modules Announced

200.  German Diction will meet twice a week during the first module.
201.  French Diction will meet twice a week during the second module.

Canceled Course

316.  Studies in Opera: The Baroque.