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AFRICAN LITERATURE 120 LITERATURE AND FILM OF MODERN AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA: APARTHEID ERA AND BEYOND SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Robert Cancel We will focus on film and literature, and in some instances music, from South African between 1947 and 2004. The works will illustrate historical eras of resistance to the oppressive apartheid system and what followed after its dissolution. Our understanding will be shaped by artists creating representations within and without the borders of that country. Two papers and a final exam will be required. |
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| LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAS 108 CHICANO MOVEMENT 1965-1975 SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Jorge Mariscal A study of Chicano/a cultural production and politics during the period of the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
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LITERATURE/CULTURAL STUDIES 120 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE: "OUR AMERICA" EMPIRE AND LITERATURE, 1846-1900 SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Benjamin Balthazer This course looks at the mid-19th century to beginning of the 20th with an eye toward the question of empire. Starting with the end of the U.S.-Mexico War, we'll look at the different ways that literary, historical, and popular texts of the mid- to late 19th century respond to and shape American attitudes towards colonial settlement in the West, the end of the frontier, and the beginning of an overseas empire after the U.S.-Spanish War of 1898. We'll focus on a variety of concerns, including myths of West, questions around race and racial purity, class and economic mobility, immigration and Americanization, and geographic expansion and urbanization. Then we'll consider how such questions figure into new configurations of literary production and national identity. Readings will include writers like Mark Twain, Frank Norris, Frederick Douglass Walt Whitman, Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton, Helen Hunt Jackson, José Martí, as well as popular culture, newspapers, dime novels, and other supplemental material. This course will also count as an LTEN course. |
| LITERATURE/CULTURAL STUDIES 150 TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES: FOOD FIRST! SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Stephanie Jed This course will focus on the representation and politics of food in cinema and literature. We will also examine topics such as food and poverty and the fast food industry. |
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| EAST ASIAN LITERATURE 120A CHINESE FILMS SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Yingjin Zhang This class deals with postsocialist filmmaking in China after 1990, a 15-year period marked by profound ideological, socioeconomic, and cultural changes. Different modes of filmmaking have competed with each other and have generated a wide spectrum of representations and practices, and a new generation has emerged to claim critical attention at home and abroad. After a brief survey of competing modes and agencies, we will move from the “fifth generation” to the “sixth generation” and beyond (e.g., the “new urban generation”). Directors to be studied in depth include Chen Kaige, Zhang Yuan, Guan Hu, Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaogang, Lou Ye, Dai Sijie, Li Yang, Jia Zhangke, and Zhang Yimou. Students are required to view all listed films (primary and secondary), complete required readings, write four commentaries and one term paper, offer one presentation in class, as well as take a midterm and a final exam. All films carry English subtitles unless otherwise indicated; all readings are in English. No knowledge of Chinese is required, but good English writing skills are highly recommended. |
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| LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 114
SHAKESPEARE III: STAGE, FILM AND TELEVISION (a) SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Michael Grattan In addition to reading one play a week, this course will examine Shakespeare's work visually as it was intended to be experienced. As we will discover, the matter of producing a play from a textual source leaves vast room for interpretation, and the primary focus of the course will be to evaluate critically the diverse presentations of plays. In addition to watching videos, we will be seeing at least two plays live. There will be weekly short critiques of presentations as well as a larger final project due the last day of class. |
| LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 158
MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Don Wayne A critical examination of American literature in several genres produced between the turn of the century and World War II. Attention will be given to historical and cultural contexts for defining American postmodernism. |
| LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 159
TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE AND CULTURE: “IT’S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL”: 1960s POPULAR MUSIC IN CULTURAL CONTEXT (d) SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Robert Cancel Contrary to current mythology, most popular music during the decade of the 1960s was neither revolutionary nor particularly innovative. Mainstream radio was mostly AM and the music industry controlled what was played and created for the teen audiences. It was only in the late 1960s that innovations born of the rise of FM radio, national cultural politics, the confluence of several genres of music, and formerly underground publications began to change the shape of popular musical tastes. We will consider music from the entire decade, reading not only histories of the industry and its performers, but also cultural criticism developed first by the emerging “rock press” of the late sixties and contemporary cultural studies looking back at that period. We will examine the roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll (including Blues, R&B, and Rockabilly), the musical streams of the decade (teen idols through surf music, the folk revival, the British Invasion, the San Francisco scene, guitar heroes, etc.), and also learn the economics of the industry and the major role played by record producers and song-writers. Moreover, the political and economic history that shaped the decade will be seen as profoundly influencing the evolution of popular music and its reception. Readings and listening will be combined with lectures and video material, and discussion will be highly encouraged in class. |
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COMPARATIVE ETHNIC LITERATURES: REPRESENTATIONS OF U.S. WARS (d) SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Jorge Mariscal A study of cultural representations of U.S. wars in Viet Nam and Iraq with a focus on Chicano/a and African-American experiences. |
| LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 186 LITERATURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE (d) SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Camille Forbes This course examines the period (roughly 1920 to the early 1930s) that was known as the New Negro Movement, later referred to as the Harlem Renaissance. Although the Harlem Renaissance is often thought of as a literary movement, it was much more than this; it was a time of developing racial consciousness expressed through various media, including the visual arts, the performing arts, poetry and prose. Our class will include incorporation of music as well as close readings of major poetry and prose writers studied in the context of cultural history. We seek to understand the sociocultural significance of the historical moment as well as the texts written during it. |
| LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 189
TWENTIETH CENTURY POST-COLONIAL LITERATURES: CONTEMPORARY LITERATURES OF THE PACIFIC (d) SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Caitlin Yamamoto This course presents a broad overview of twentieth-century Pacific literatures and cultures. We will consider a variety of recent literature and scholarship from the Pacific region, including but not limited to works from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Hawai’i, Samoa, and the Marshall Islands. Our primary concern will be the ways in which these texts bring into focus the histories and ongoing legacy of colonialism in the Pacific, as well as the powerful forms of local resistance that have been mobilized against colonial intrusion. We will also examine how the troubled and often conflicting relationships between indigenous and settler groups are negotiated in many of these texts. Other topics of interest include: indigenous struggles over land and sovereignty, nuclear testing, military occupation, water rights, and the patenting of native plants and knowledge. We will explore these issues through a range of cultural forms including novels, short stories, poetry, plays, music, and film. Possible texts (tentatively) include: Robert Barclay’s Melal; Kiana Davenport’s Shark Dialogues; Patricia Grace’s Potiki; Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl’s Ola Na Iwi (The Bones Live); Gary Pak’s Language of the Geckos and other Stories; Albert Wendt’s Black Rainbow. |
| Literatures in English Majors are
required to include courses from each of the following four
categories among their upper division courses: (a) British Literature before 1660: at least one course (b) British Literature after 1660: at least one course (c) United States literature before 1860: at least one course, (d) United States literature after 1860: at least one course. Categories are indicated in parenthesis next to course titles. For students who entered prior to Fall 2002, please see the UG office for requirements. |
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| FRENCH LITERATURE 115
THEMES IN INTELLECTUAL AND LITERARY HISTORY SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Catherine Ploye This is an introductory course to French literature from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. The course analyzes works that are representative of the historical and cultural context in which they were produced. The course is taught entirely in French. Prerequisite: Lit/French 2C or 50 or equivalent or consent of instructor. |
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| LATIN LITERATURE 4
INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY LATIN SPECIAL SUMMER SESSION: JULY 2-AUGUST 11, 2007 Instructor: Eliot Wirshbo This course involves, first, the relentless study of forms and, ultimately, employment of the knowledge of those forms in deciphering meaning from passages of some extent. The ultimate goal is an inceptive ability to read Latin. Students who contemplate taking Summer Latin must be aware of the commitment they are in for: a minimum of six hours of homework is required each day, since this course, in six weeks, covers every page normally assigned during three quarters of the academic school year. The reward for this investment is substantial, however: the beginning of an appreciation of what the ancient authors actually wrote. It is highly advisable that students buy the text before the first class and familiarize themselves with pronunciation. Enrollment is limited. Textbooks: Wheelock's Latin Grammar by Wheelock and 38 Latin Stories by Groton and May. |
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LATIN LITERATURE 100
INTRODUCTION TO LATIN LITERATURE SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Charles Chamberlain We will be reading selections from actual Roman authors -- Phaedrus, Seneca, Petronius, Pliny, and the scandalous Martial -- which I will be distributing throughout the quarter. These texts will be accompanied by full vocabulary and some necessary notes. We will translate these readings carefully, with a wealth of grammatical questions. I will structure all quizzes and tests so that about one-third of the points will concern grammar as opposed to mere translation. I am asking you to read not widely but deeply. There will be weekly quizzes (25 %), a midterm (25%), a final (30%), and a paper (20%). One other thing: I am aware that for many of you, this is the last Latin class you will ever take. However, Latin 100 is not a terminal Latin class, but is designed to lead to further upper-division study. It will be conducted accordingly. |
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| SPANISH LITERATURE 135B
LITERATURE OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Max Parra A survey course on the literature of the Mexican Revolution. We will read classic works by Mariano Azuela, Rafael F. Muñoz, Nellie Campobello, et al., and connect them to the master narratives that have dominated the country in the last 150 years: nationalism and modernization. Lectures will focus on general background and exposition of central ideas about the readings. Class meetings will include time for the debate of ideas, more detailed discussion of works, and to draw parallels with other cultures. A short documentary and a feature film on the revolutionary war will also be part of the content of the course. |
| SPANISH LITERATURE 175
GENDER, SEXUALITY AND CULTURE: CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN FICTION AND FILM SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Beatrice Pita This course will look at a number of Latin American texts --principally short fiction written by contemporary male and female writers -- to examine issues of gender, sexuality and culture. The writings will be discussed in tandem with related films. Requirements for the course include 2 papers, a midterm and a final exam. Works to be studied include those written by Vallejo, Poniatowska, Benedetti, Kozameh, Garcia Marquez, Vega, Santos Febres, Cortazar, et al. Films to be discussed in connection to the texts are to be viewed outside of class. Conducted in Spanish. |
| LITERATURES OF THE WORLD 172
SPECIAL TOPICS IN LITERATURE: STORY-TELLING SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Stephanie Jed This course will focus on the art and practice of story-telling. We will read and study how story-tellers collect the materials of their stories, structure their stories, and transport us into the world of their stories. We will also create our own stories. |
| LITERATURES OF THE WORLD 172
SPECIAL TOPICS IN LITERATURE: SEX AND LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Lisa Lampert-Weissig This course provides an introduction to questions of love and sexuality in medieval texts. We’ll explore topics including “courtly love,” marriage, adultery, prostitution, same-sex love, virginity and the connection between sexuality and spirituality. We will read selections from a wide range of texts including Andreas Capellanus’s The Art of Courtly Love, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, erotic lyrics composed in Arabic and Hebrew in medieval Spain, and some surprising selections from medieval legal records and medical treatises. We will examine these texts in relation to their historical contexts, but also consider how medieval ideas still influence us today. No previous background in medieval studies is required. This course will also count as an LTEN course |
| LITERATURES OF THE WORLD 181
FILM STUDIES AND LITERATURE: FILM MOVEMENT: RECENT EUROPEAN CINEMA SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Winnie Woodhull The course will focus on recent popular films and "art films" from France, Italy, Spain, and Britain dealing with immigration, gender, race, and sexuality. |
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DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR UPPER-DIVISION WRITING COURSES IS
AVAILABLE IN THE LITERATURE UNDERGRADUATE OFFICE FROM 9:00-3:30,
MONDAY-FRIDAY. PRIORITY ENROLLMENT BEGINS 4/16 FOR ALL STUDENTS |
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LITERATURE WRITING 102
POETRY SUMMER SESSION II: AUGUST 6-SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 Instructor: Sawako Nakayasu This course will investigate language through the multiple entries and exits and transit routes made possible by engaging with poetry. Louis Zukofsky said that poetry is “Upper limit music, lower limit speech” – we will also explore poetry as Marianne Moore’s “imaginary gardens with real toads in them,” and W.H. Auden’s “verbal artifact which must be as skillfully and solidly constructed as a table or a motorcycle.” The focus is on writing poetry. As such, examples and springboards will come from mostly contemporary poets, including Lorine Niedecker, William Carlos Williams, Ron Padgett, Rosmarie Waldrop, Alice Notley, Ayane Kawata, Carla Harryman, Hannah Weiner, Amelia Rosselli, Takashi Hiraide, Frank O’Hara, and Kyong-Mi Park. Prerequisite: LTWR 8B. |
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LITERATURE WRITING 120
PERSONAL NARRATIVE SUMMER SESSION I: JULY 2-AUGUST 4, 2007 Instructor: Ali Liebegott In this course we will use memory to create short non-fiction pieces. We'll do a lot of in-class writing and sharing of our in-class work. We'll also do one piece that includes another genre, i.e. illustration, sculpture, music, etc. We'll discuss the places where fiction and non-fiction intersect. Students will workshop at least 3 pieces in class, (workshop # depends on class size.) At home students will work on revising their pieces, and read assigned authors. For a final project each student will make a chapbook that compiles their work. (A minimum of 15 manuscript pages.) We'll be kind, hard-working, passionate, and generous. Plus, we'll probably laugh a lot. Prerequisite: LTWR 8C |
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