Undergraduate e-mail: runjavac@gss.ucsb.edu
Graduate e-mail: lindsay@gss.ucsb.edu
Website: www.gss.ucsb.edu
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Department Chair: Laurence A. Rickles
Cornelia Becher, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer (German language, 18th- and 19th-century literature)
Dorothy M. Chun, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (German linguistics, second language acquisition, intonation and discourse, computer-assisted language learning)
Susan Derwin, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, Associate Professor (holocaust studies, 19th- and 20th-century European and American novel, psychoanalysis,)
Wolf D. Kittler, Ph.D., University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Professor (18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century literature and philosophy, critical theory, deconstruction, history of science and media technology)
Katia McClain, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Lecturer (Slavic linguistics, discourse and pragmatics, language acquisition, language and gender, folklore, women in Eastern European culture and literature)
Larry McLellan, M.A., UC Berkeley, Lecturer (Slavic linguistics, language pedagogy)
Laurence A. Rickels, Ph.D., Princeton University, Professor (critical theory, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century literature)
Sven Spieker, Ph.D., Oxford University, Associate Professor (critical theory, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, 19th- and 20th-century literature, especially East European and Russian)
Elisabeth Weber, Ph.D., University of Freiburg, Professor (18th- and 19th-century literature and philosophy, German-Jewish culture, deconstruction, psychoanalysis)
Clifford A. Barraclough, M.A., University of Washington, Lecturer Emeritus
Richard C. Exner, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Professor Emeritus
Gunther H. Gottschalk, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Professor Emeritus
Gerhart Hoffmeister, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Professor Emeritus
Donald B. Johnson, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus
Albert Kaspin, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus
Roselinde Konrad, Senior Lecturer Emerita
Mstislav W. Kostruba, M.A., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer Emeritus
Rolf N. Linn, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus
Torborg Lundell, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emerita
Ursula R. Mahlendorf, Ph.D., Brown University, Professor Emerita
Devora Sprecher, Lecturer Emerita
Harry Steinhauer, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Professor Emeritus
Two years of Hebrew language courses are offered, with additional offerings in literature. Advanced Hebrew language instruction is also available on a tutorial basis.
Qualified students majoring in Germanic languages and literatures may spend their junior year at the University's Education Abroad Center at Goettingen. In addition, there are opportunities for students to study for a semester in Bayreuth, Göttingen, or Berlin. Qualified students majoring in Slavic languages and literatures are encouraged to spend a semester at UC's Education Abroad Program in Moscow. Hebrew language and literature students are prepared for study in the University of California's Center for Education Abroad in Jerusalem. Prior study of the relevant language is either required or recommended in every case.
Undergraduate and graduate students are assigned advisors at the beginning of their studies; all advisors keep posted office hours and are available by appointment as well.
Students with a bachelor's degree in Germanic languages and literature or Slavic languages and literature who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the credential advisor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education as soon as possible.
Senior Honors Program in German
Students may request nomination for the senior honors program by filing an application form, or they may be nominated by faculty. Qualifying requirements include an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0, with 3.5 in the Germanic languages and literatures major, and at least 105 units completed, including at least two upper-division courses in German. Descriptions of program requirements and applications may be obtained in the department office.
Senior Honors Program in Slavic
Students may request nomination for the senior honors program by filing an application form, or they may be nominated by faculty. Qualifying requirements include an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0, with 3.5 in the Slavic languages and literatures major, and at least 105 units completed, including at least two upper-division courses in German. Descriptions of program requirements and applications may be obtained in the department office.
Preparation for the major. Required with grades of C or higher: German 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or placement beyond German 6 in the departmental placement examination. German 8A-B is recommended. Note: Students who have completed a more advanced course in a lower-division sequential series will not be permitted to take a course that is lower in the series.
Upper-division major. This emphasis is designed for students who are interested in a rigorous liberal arts education. Forty-four upper-division units are required, including German 101A and 101B or 101C, 107A and 107B and 107C, 120 or 103 or 104, and 115 A or B or C and 190, (Native speakers of German should substitute 110A-B for 101A and 101B or 101C.) The remaining electives will be selected from upper-division German offerings, with no more than 8 units from courses taught in English.
Four units of upper-division electives may be taken in a comparative literature course provided that it is taught by a faculty member of the Department of Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies. In addition to that, another 4 units of upper-division electives in related fields may be accepted into the major by petition. Courses which are taught in English, but where the readings and other requirements such as papers are done in German do not fall under this limitation.
A year of study abroad at a German-speaking institution of higher learning is highly recommended. Students are encouraged to supplement their major by completing 20 or more upper-division units in another discipline such as political science or history. Departmental courses in computer literacy are also recommended.
Education Abroad Program participants in either concentration should determine credit and unit limitations for their proposed work at Goettingen, Bayreuth, or Berlin in advance, from their advisors.
Bachelor of Arts--Slavic Languages and Literatures
Preparation for the major. Required with grades of C or higher: Slavic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or equivalent. Students with proficiency in spoken Russian should not enroll in courses lower than Slavic 4. Recommended: Slavic 33, History 4A-B-C. Students transferring from other institutions may be tested by examination. Note: Students who have completed a more advanced course in a lower-division sequential series will not be permitted to take a course that is lower in the series.
Upper-division major. Forty upper-division units in Slavic courses are required, including Slavic 101A-B-C, a minimum of 4 units selected from Slavic 145, 163; and a minimum of 4 units selected from Slavic 121, 124. The remaining electives will be selected from upper-division Slavic offerings. Up to 8 units of upper-division electives in Slavic and East European Studies in such areas as Comparative Literature, Political Science, History, Film Studies, Economics, Anthropology, or Music may be accepted in the major by petition. History 126A-B and 135A-B-C; Political Science 128 and 143, Film Studies 138 recommended.
UCSB participates in the University of California Education Abroad Program through which UC students spend a semester in Moscow. Qualified students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity; financial assistance is available. Additional information is available in the department office.
All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in German and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.
Preparation for the minor. German 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or equivalent (0-24 units).
Upper-division minor. Twenty units, including German 101A and B or C (8 units); and 12 upper-division units selected from courses in German culture, linguistics, or literature. (Courses outside the department must be approved by the department before enrolling to ensure that content is relevant.)
Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see "Academic Minors" for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.
All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in German and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.
Preparation for the minor. German 10A and 10B. 12 lower-division units in German culture and literature.
Upper-division minor. 24 upper-division units selected from courses in German culture and literature.
Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see "Academic Minors" for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.
All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in Slavic and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.
Preparation for the minor. Slavic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or equivalent (0-30 units). Students with proficiency in spoken Russian should not enroll in courses lower than Slavic 4.
Upper-division minor. Twenty units, including 4 units from Slavic 101A-B-C, 121, 124, and 16 units of upper-division electives selected from courses in Slavic languages, cultures, linguistics, or literature.
Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see "Academic Minors" for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.
Admission is based on six kinds of evidence: (1) grade transcripts; (2) three letters of recommendation; (3) scores on the GRE and, if the applicant is not from an English-speaking country, TOEFL; (4) an audio tape of spoken English or German not longer than fifteen minutes; (5) a writing sample in German or English; and (6) a statement of purpose. The writing sample should be a substantial essay written in the context of an upper-division or graduate-level course. In addition to departmental requirements, candidates for graduate degrees must meet university degree requirements. Applicants should consult the newest General Catalog for possible changes in requirements.
Master of Arts--Germanic Languages and Literatures
Admission
In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate Division, applicants must have an undergraduate major in German literature or its equivalent. Candidates may be required to take undergraduate courses to make up deficiencies in preparation before or concurrent with beginning work in the master's program.
Degree Requirements
The M.A. requires thirty-six units of graduate-level course work. Twenty of these units (equaling five courses) must be taken from the department's two-year series of basic graduate courses (numbered 200 or higher) in German literary studies and must be completed with a grade of B or better. During the second year students will take an Independent Study course on a topic of their choice. In addition, students may take one course each quarter in theory or a related field in Germanic, Slavic, or Semitic Studies or in another department, with approval of the graduate advisor. There is a residency requirement of three quarters, and students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
In addition to their regular course work students must fulfill the foreign language requirement. They can either complete, with a grade of B or better, one upper-division course in a language other than German, or they can take the written exam administered by the department.
In addition to the course work and foreign language requirements, candidates for the master's degree must (1) complete a master's thesis that is acceptable to a supervisory committee of at least three ladder faculty members, two of whom must be from the graduate faculty in German, and (2) pass an oral examination covering three areas: two subjects chosen in consultation with the student's master's committee, and a third subject of the student's thesis topic.
Doctor of Philosophy--Germanic Languages and Literatures
Degree Requirements
Students entering the program with a B.A. need a total of sixty units of graduate-level course work before advancing to candidacy. Thirty-six of these units are required before passing the M.A. examination. The remaining twenty-four units must be completed with a grade of B or better before beginning work on the dissertation. Additional course work may be deemed necessary to make up for deficiencies. Students must be in residence for six quarters excluding summers, and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. The Ph.D. language requirement is competency in two languages in addition to German and English. It can be fulfilled under the conditions described in the section on the M.A. degree (above).
After passing the M.A. examination, Ph.D. students must complete a series of tutorials and/or courses in two areas, one of which may be in comparative literatures (studies of different national literatures, e.g. English/German or French/German), the other in an area of German literature. At this point in the academic program (years two through four), the student should work on an emphasis as well, such as comparative literature, media technology, theory, etc. The student's course work should be chosen in consultation with his/her advisory committee, which will be selected by the end of the first year of study following the award of the M.A.
This advisory committee, which administers the oral and written doctoral candidacy qualifying examinations and supervises the research and writing of the dissertation, must consist of at least three ladder faculty, of whom at least two will be affiliated with the graduate faculty in German.
Once this part of the course work is completed, the student must pass two field examinations on topics chosen in consultation with the advisory committee from the following list:
(1) German Linguistics or History of Language; (2) Literary Period and/or Genre; (3) Theory and Philosophy (such as German Idealism, Psychoanalysis, the Frankfurt School, Deconstruction); (4) Media Technology; (5) Holocaust Studies; (6) Special Field defined by the candidate in close consultation with the graduate advisor and at least one additional faculty member.
If necessary, students may retake each field exam once. The written examinations are to be followed by an oral examination on the student's proposed dissertation topic administered by the dissertation committee. Students who pass this examination will be advanced to candidacy. The final requirement is the successful completion of a doctoral dissertation including, in conclusion, the oral defense.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Women's Studies
The Women's Studies Program, with over 30 core and affiliated faculty members in over eleven disciplines, serves as a mode of interdisciplinary work and scholarly collaboration at UCSB. Women's studies doctoral emphasis students are required to complete successfully four seminars that will enhance their understanding of feminist pedagogy, feminist theory, and topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality. Using an interdepartmental set of conversations and intellectual questions, women's studies support a multifaceted undergraduate curriculum at UCSB. Graduate emphasis students are encouraged to apply to teach women's studies courses as teaching assistants and associates as part of their women's studies training.
Applicants must first be admitted to, or currently enrolled in, a UCSB Ph.D. program participating in the women's studies graduate emphasis: anthropology; English; French and Italian; Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies; history; history of art and architecture; religious studies; or sociology. Candidates complete four graduate courses and select a member of the women's studies faculty or affiliated faculty to serve on their Ph.D. exam and dissertation committees. Applications to the women's studies doctoral emphasis may be submitted at any stage of Ph.D. work and will be considered throughout the academic year.
Students pursuing the emphasis in women's studies will successfully complete four graduate courses. Only one may be taken in the student's home department. The courses are the following:
Women's Studies 270, Issues in Feminist Epistemology and Pedagogy: A one-quarter seminar that offers an interdisciplinary exploration of feminist theories of knowledge production and teaching practices. Readings present past and present critical debates and provide theoretical approaches through which to analyze interdisciplinary epistemological and pedagogical issues.
Women's Studies 280, Research Seminar: A cross-disciplinary seminar in which fundamental questions in contemporary feminist research practice are considered in light of the students' own graduate projects.
Feminist Theories. A one-quarter seminar in feminist theory offered by any department, including women's studies.
Topical Seminar. A one-quarter graduate seminar, outside the student's home department, that addresses topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality.
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Any two course in the series German 1-6 must be taken in sequence
and not simultaneously. Also, students may not enroll in a lower level German
course than was previously taken in the German
1-6 series.
1. Elementary German
(4) Chun
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.
1G. Introduction to Reading German (for graduate students)
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
May be repeated for credit.
A brief introduction to the essentials of German grammar with emphasis on aspects
of structure that are indispensable for reading skills (while deemphasizing
those that are not). Reading texts are included from the beginning. (First part
of the sequence German 2G and 3G.) (F)
2. Elementary German
(4) Chun
Prerequisite: German 1 with a grade of C or better.
Continuation of German 1.
2G. Introduction to Reading German (for graduate students)
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: 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. (W)
3. Elementary German
(4) Chun
Prerequisite: German 2 with a grade of C or better.
Continuation of German 2.
4. Intermediate German
(4) Chun
Prerequisite: German 3 with a grade of C or better.
Continuation of German 3. Introduction of the last few major points of grammar.
5. Intermediate German
(4) Chun
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.
6. Intermediate German
(4) Chun
Prerequisite: German 5 with a grade of C or better.
Continuation of German 5.
8A-B-C. German Conversation
(2-2-2) Staff
Prerequisites: German 2 (for 8A); German 3 or 8A (for 8B): German 4 or 8B
(for 8C). Discussion, 2 hours.
Conversation course conducted entirely in German.
10A. Introduction to Reading German
(4) Chun
Introduces undergraduate students to the basics of German grammar to enable
them to read German (with the help of a dictionary). Readings include texts
by Freud, read in translation in courses in the Media Studies minor.
10B. Introduction to Reading German
(4) Chun
A continuation of German 10A with reading of longer, more complex texts.
34. The New Germany Within Modern Europe
(4) Staff
Using its nationalistic history between Bismarck and Hitler as backdrop, this
course provides an up-to-date assessment of reunified Germany, of its internal
social problems, as well as its relationship with its neighbors. Texts and videos
will be discussed.
41. Dreaming Revolutions: Introduction to Marx, Nietzsche and Freud
(4) Weber
Introduction to the revolutionary theories of Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche
and Sigmund Freud. Explorations of three authors whose writings have profoundly
changed our world.
49. Germany Today
(4) Kittler
Compliments the first two sections of the department's offerings in elementary
German during the summer quarter: German 1 and 2. Issues studied include contemporary
German culture and politics, such as film, music, art, literature, and current
events.
95A. Elementary Yiddish
(4) Staff
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.
95B. Intermediate Yiddish
(4) Staff
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.
95C. Advanced Yiddish
(4) Staff
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.
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German majors please note that no more than 8 units of German courses taught in English may be applied toward the major.
101A. Advanced German
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: German 6.
A course in advanced structure of German aimed at improving oral and written
expression as useful skills. Oral comprehension is also emphasized.
101B. Advanced German
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: German 101A.
Continuation of German 101A.
101C. Advanced German
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: German 6.
An intensive reading course using advanced texts, mostly literary, to improve
reading skills through a structural approach. This course may be taken simultaneously
with or after German 101A or 101B. Taught in German.
103. Phonetics and Phonology
(4) Chun
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.
104. German Language and Society
(4) Chun
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, policies with regard to language barriers. Readings and exercises
in analyzing data.
107A-B-C. History and Culture of German Speaking Countries
(4-4-4) Staff
Prerequisite: German 6.
Careful and close readings chosen from specific periods of history and culture
of German speaking countries. Materials may be revised each academic year. Media
include, slides, records, video clips, documents from literature, philosophy,
art, music, science, politics, and law.
108A-B. German History of Ideas
(4-4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
German history of ideas, discussing major contributions of German-speaking philosophers,
theologians, artists, and poets to European thought. Taught in English.
A. From Middle Ages to French Revolution
B. From romantic idealism to the present
115A-B-C. Survey of German Literature
(4-4-4) Staff
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.
116A Testimonies of the Holocaust
(4) Derwin
Prerequisites: upper-division standing.
Close reading of post-holocaust writing. Taught in English.
120. History of the German Language
(4) Chun
Prerequisite: German 6.
A history of the language from its Germanic origins to modern times with special
reference to the cultural and social forces that shaped the standard literary
language.
138. Psy Fi: German Science Fiction
(4) Rickels
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.
141. Modern Autobiography and Memoir: Texts and Contexts
(4) Derwin
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.
143. The Superhuman
(4) Rickels
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.
150A. Memory and the Study of Culture
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Slavic 150A and Comparative Literature 150A. Not open for credit
to students who have completed Russian 150A.
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.
151B. Politics and the Body
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Slavic 151B.
Analysis of the role played by sports in totalitarian societies, such as Nazi
Germany and the Soviet Union. The aesthetics of the body and its ideological
usurpation. The body in Nazi art (including film) and in socialist realism.
Sports as mass phenomenon. Taught in English.
151C. Literature of Central Europe
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Slavic 151C.
Survey of the literature of central Europe ("Mitteleuropa") during
the twentieth century. Readings by Kafka, Schulz, Hashek, Roth, Musil. Readings
in English.
153. Studies in Twentieth-Century German Literature
(4) Kittler, Weber, Derwin
Prerequisite: German 6.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 20 units, but only 4 units may be
applied toward the major..
Intensive study of authors who have left their mark on the literature of this
century: Hofmannsthal, Kafka, Rilke, Brecht, T. Bernhard, I. Bachmann, and others.
Taught in German.
157A. Postmodernism East and West
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Slavic 157A.
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.
159. The Sublime
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Slavic 159.
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.
163. Contemporary German Literature, 1945-Present
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Selected readings in English translation from contemporary German literature,
including such authors as Grass, Durrenmatt, Frisch, Weiss, Böll, etc.
164A-H. Great Writers in German Language
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 32 units provided letter designations
are different, but only 12 units may be applied toward the major.
One or more major figures will be studied each quarter. Readings and lectures
in English.
A. Böll
B. Kleist and Büchner
C. Goethe
D. Thomas Mann
E. Kafka
F. Nietzsche in Literature
G. Freud
H. M. Heidegger
166. Grimms' Fairy Tales
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed German 133.
History. Cultural context. Research. Relation to other fairy tales and collections.
Feminist rewrites. Disney versions. Reflection in modern Kunstmärchen.
Taught in English.
169. Mysticism
(4) Weber
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
170. Women Writers
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Focus on the female voices in German literature, from Romanticism to our days:
Rachel Varnhagen, Bettina von Arnim, Droste-Hülshoff, Sabine Spielrein,
Ingeborg Bachmann, Nelly Sachs, and others. Lectures and readings in English.
175. Genius and Madness in Literature
(4) Derwin, Rickels, Weber
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
The treatment of creativity by German romantic and twentieth century writers.
Their theories of madness and of inspiration, their description of unusual states
of consciousness, of risk, and suicide. Readings by such authors as E.T.A Hoffmann,
Kleist, Mann, and Grass. Lectures and readings in English.
179A. Revolution: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud
(4) Weber
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud have revolutionized our world: Marx, the political
and economic landscape; Nietzsche, the realm of philosophy and literature; and
Freud, the way we think of our mind, sexualities, wishes, and dreams. Explorations
of three revolutionary challenges.
180. Mediatechnology
(4) Kittler
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
182. Vampirism in German Literature and Beyond
(4) Rickels
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
From the earliest eye-witness 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.
183. The Horror Film
(4) Rickels
Prerequisite: Film Studies 46 or upper-division standing.
Same course as Film Studies 144.
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.
187. Satan in German Literature and Beyond
(4) Rickels
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).
189A. Franco-German Relations
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Study and analysis of Franco-German relations in cultural affairs from the Romans
on the Rhine to the present. Taught in English. From the Romans on the Rhine
to Napoleon.
190. Proseminar
(4) Staff
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.
197. Senior Honors Project
(4-8) Staff
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.
198. Readings in German
(1-5) Staff
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.
199. Independent Studies in German
(1-5) Staff
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.
199RA. Independent Research Assistance in German
(1-5) Staff
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.
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210. Seminar in Literary Theory and Criticism
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Topics in literary theory to be determined on a quarterly basis. Taught in English
or Germandetermined quarterly.
221A-B-C. Topics in Psychoanalysis
(4-4-4) Rickels, Derwin, Weber
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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
226. Schiller: Geisterseher
(4) Rickels
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
The diversion of the monumentalism ascribed to Schiller notwithstanding, there
is in this author's corpus evidence of communication with ghosts that invites
another reading of Schiller's works.
227. Reading Goethe
(4) Rickels
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
The problematic reception of Goethe from Schlegel through Thomas Mann to Germanistics
today as a crisis in reading allegorized in advance in Goethe's works.
227A. Goethe
(4-4) Staff
Prerequisites: German 210A-B or equivalent.
Reading and interpretation of works representative of one major period or aspect
of Goethe's literary development.
229. Faust Tradition
(4) Rickels
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
The legendary figure of German letters is at the same time master of the university.
Seminar doubles as exploration of genealogies of modern institutions (the university,
the press, commodity and stock markets, the nuclear family, and so on).
230A. The Romantic Movement
(4) Staff
Oral or written reports and examinations in German 230A, 230B, and 230C.
Early German romanticism, with emphasis on theoretical premises and their literary
expression.
238. Cryptology
(4) Kittler
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
The term "cipher," derived from "chifra," the Arabic word
for "zero," defines as string of letters parading as a string of illegible
numbers. Study of history of cryptology. Division between alphabetic and numeric
symbols.
242A. Back to Frankfurt School
(4) Rickels
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Topics include "The Case of California," quarrels with Habermas,
Benjamin's ghosts, and the merger proposals between Marxism and psychoanalysis.
243. German Judaism in Literature and Philosophy
(4) Weber
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Analysis of German eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century texts on
Judaism. Exploration of historical, philosophical, political contexts of desire
for/resistance against "German-Jewish symbiosis." Discussions include
German, French, and Israeli commentaries.
244. Ethics and Psychoanalysis
(4) Weber
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
What does psychoanalysisa theory grounded on a praxishave 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.
249. Childhood and Pedagogy
(4) Derwin
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
An examination of eighteenth and nineteenth century literature, both fictional
nonfictional, on child rearing and education (Goethe), fairy tales (Grimm brothers),
treatises, and practical handbooks on education and instruction.
250A. Memory and the Study of Culture
(4) Staff
Same course as Comparative Literature 250A and Slavic 250A. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Russian 250A.
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.
251. Post World War II German Literature
(4) Derwin
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Fiction and drama written in the aftermath of the war in both East and West
Germany.
252. Literature through Politics
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Analyzes the intersection of literature and politics, with specific emphasis
on the twentieth century. Examines the way in which politics and law it creates
are tied to (literary) rhetoric. Some emphasis on executive organs of the political
sphere, such as police, and the way they interfere in literary traffic.
257A. Postmodernism East and West
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Same course as Slavic 257A.
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.
259. The Sublime
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Same course as Slavic 259.
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.
260. Heidegger in France
(4) Weber
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Contemporary philosophy in France has been influenced in large part by the works
of Martin Heidegger. Course covers the political ramifications, the influence
of psychoanalysis, and the consideration of the Judaic tradition in the French
reception of Heidegger's writings.
262. Applied Linguistics
(4) Chun
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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).
267. From Movable Letter to Bits: A Media History of German Literature
(4) Kittler
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Analyzes material and technical conditions of writings as key to imaginary effects
as produced in fiction and theory. Emergence of author from printing press,
alienation of author by voice recording and transmitting technologies. Texts
by Luther, Kant, Goethe, Kleist, Freud, Kafka, Fichte, and others.
268. Speaking of Language
(4) Kittler
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Traces discourse on language and signification from seventeenth century to present
with particular focus on German contributions. Stages: Quest for universal language,
stories about language origins, history of language and language games. Texts
include: Grimm, Kircher, Leibniz.
270. Theories of the Modern
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Same course as Art History 296A.
Analysis of theories and critiques of modernism and modernity from Benjamin
to Adorno and Derrida, with special focus on the historical avantgarde.
276A Media Events
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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.
500. Practicum for Teaching Assistants
(2-4) Chun
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.
596. Directed Reading and Research
(2-4) Staff
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.
597. Individual Study for Master's Comprehensive Examinations and Ph.D.
Examinations
(1-12) Staff
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.
598. Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-6) Staff
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.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation
(2-8) Staff
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.
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Any two course in the series Hebrew 1-6 must be taken in sequence and not
simultaneously. Also, students may not enroll in a lower level Hebrew course
than was previously taken in the Hebrew
1-6 series.
1. Elementary Hebrew
(4) Staff
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.
2. Elementary Hebrew
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Hebrew 1.
Continuation of Hebrew 1.
3. Elementary Hebrew
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Hebrew 2.
Continuation of Hebrew 2.
4. Intermediate Modern Hebrew
(4) Staff
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.
5. Intermediate Modern Hebrew
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Hebrew 4.
Continuation of Hebrew 4.
6. Intermediate Modern Hebrew
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Hebrew 5.
Continuation of Hebrew 5.
114A-B-C. Readings in Modern Hebrew Prose and Poetry
(4-4-4) Wheeler
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.
115A. Readings in Israeli Hebrew
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Hebrew 6.
Advanced readings in Israeli literature and newspapers emphasizing composition,
grammar, and conversation.
199. Independent Studies in Hebrew
(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division
courses in Hebrew; and consent of instructor.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three
quarters. Students may take up to 5 units per quarter; 15 units per year; and
up to 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA courses combined. This
course may be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Independent investigations in literary fields, and/or languages.
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199. Independent Studies in Semitic Languages
(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division
courses in Semitic languages.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three
quarters. Students may take up to 5 units per quarter; 15 units per year; and
up to 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA courses combined. This
course may be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Independent investigations in literary fields.
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Any two course in the series Slavic 1-6 must be taken in sequence and not
simultaneously. Also, students may not enroll in a lower level Slavic course
than was previously taken in the Slavic
1-6 series.
1. Elementary Russian
(5) Staff
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.
2. Elementary Russian
(5) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 1.
Continuation of Slavic 1.
3. Elementary Russian
(5) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 2.
Continuation of Slavic 2.
4. Intermediate Russian
(5) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 3.
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.
5. Intermediate Russian
(5) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 4.
Continuation of Slavic 4.
6. Intermediate Russian
(5) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 5.
Continuation of Slavic 5.
33A. Pre-Modern Russian Culture
(4) Spieker
Survey of ancient and medieval cultures in Russia. Focus is on art, literature,
and technology in their historical contexts, with special consideration of the
history of religion. Taught in English.
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101A-B-C. Third Year Russian
(4-4-4) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 6.
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.
110A-B-C. Advanced Russian Conversation
(2-2-2) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 3.
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.
115A. Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature I
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to Russian literary culture from 1800 to 1850. Readings by Pushkin,
Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and others. Taught in English.
115B. Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature II
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to Russian literary culture from 1850 to 1900. Readings by Dostoevsky,
Tolstoy, Goncharov, Turgenev, Leskov, Saltykov-Shchedrin, Chekhov. Taught in
English.
116AA-ZZ. The Russian Novel
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit in combination with Russian 116AA-ZZ to a maximum
of 24 units provided letter designations are different.
Intensive study of one major Russian novel per quarter. The discussions are
supplemented by selected readings from criticism and philosophy. Taught in English.
A. Tolstoy, War and Peace
B. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
C. Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
D. Dostoevsky, The Idiot
E. Bely, Petersburg
F. Sologub, The Petty Demon
G. Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
H. Sholokhov, The Quiet Don
I. Pasternak, Doktor Zhivago
J. Sokolov, A School For Fools
117AA-ZZ. Great Russian Writers
(4) Staff
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
G. Dostoevsky
H. Tolstoy
I. Nabokov
118. Russian Art
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Art History 144D.
Introduction to Russian art and aesthetic theory from the beginning to the present.
Readings and lectures in English.
119. Russian Cinema
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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. Readings and lectures in English.
121. The Russian Short Story
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: Slavic 6.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Analysis and discussion of various forms of the short story by Russian writers.
Readings in Russian.
125A. Twentieth-Century Russian Literature I
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Intensive study of particular authors, genres, literary movements, and selected
topics in Russian literature from 1900-1954. Taught in English.
125B. Twentieth-Century Russian Literature II
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Intensive study of particular authors, genres, literary movements, and selected
topics in Russian literature after World War II. Taught in English.
129. Russian Orientalism
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Comparative analysis of orientalism in Western Europe and Russia. Readings of
Chaadaev, Gogol, Skovoroda, Pushkin, Lermontov, Bestuzhev, and others. Taught
in English.
139. Russian Literature and the Police
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
The police as a symbol of Russia's westernization. Narrative closure in the
nineteenth-century novel. The notion of the law in Russian thought. Readings
by Gogol, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Mayakovsky, Prigov, Derrida, Foucault, D.A. Miller.
Taught in English.
141. Death and its Representations
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
144A. The Avantgarde in Russia
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Art History 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.
144C. Contemporary Art in Russia and Eastern Europe
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Art History144C.
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.
145. Introduction to Slavic Languages and Linguistics
(4) McClain
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to the history and development of the Slavic languages. Topics
include dialects, language contact, sociolinguistics, gender issues, and language
policy. Taught in English.
150A. Memory and the Study of Culture
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as German 150A and Comparative Literature 150A.
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, Mandelshtam,
and others. Taught in English.
151. Slavic and East European Folklore
(4) McClain
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to the calendar cycle, rituals, dance, music, and folkcraft of
the Slavs and other East European peoples.
151B. Politics and the Body
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as German 151B.
Analysis of the role played by sports in totalitarian societies, such as Nazi
Germany and the Soviet Union. The aesthetics of the body and its ideological
usurpation. The body in Nazi art (including film) and in socialist realism.
Sports as mass phenomenon. Taught in English.
151C. Literature of Central Europe
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as German 151C.
Survey of literature of central Europe ("Mitteleuropa") during the
twentieth century. Readings by Kafka, Schulz, Hashek, Roth, Musil. Readings
in English.
153. Internment Camps
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
The literature of the Stalinist concentration camps begs questions concerning
the relationship between history, personal memory, and the representation of
the past. Readings by Solzhenitsyn, Shalamov, Ginsburg, and others. Taught in
English.
154. Science Fiction in Eastern Europe
(4) McClain
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
155. Totalitarianism in Literature and Film
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Analysis of the representation of the Stalin period in post-Stalinist Russian
literature and film. Taught in English.
162. Women in Russian Literature
(4) McClain
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
Lectures and readings in English.
163. Language and Cultural Identity
(4) McClain
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
167A. Contemporary Russian Cinema
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
A detailed survey of Soviet/Russian postwar cinema with particular emphasis
on post-Soviet Russian film. Taught in English.
167C-D-E. Masters of Soviet Cinema
(4-4-4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to some of the great directors in Russian cinema. Analysis of films
and theoretical writings. Study of key theoretical concepts. Taught in English.
C. Eisenshtein
D. Vertov
E. Tarkovsky
168. Russian Thought and Philosophy
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
170. Modern Polish Literature
(4) Spieker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
A comprehensive overview of modern Polish literature, with special attention
on famous authors such as Czeslaw Milosz, Bruno Schulz and Zbigniew Herbert.
Taught in English.
180. Ideology and Representation
(4) McClain
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
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.
182. On the Margins
(4) McClain
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?
194. Group Studies for Advanced Students
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing; consent of instructor and department.
May be repeated for credit in combination with Russian 194 to a maximum of 4
units. Enrollment limited to 12 students or less.
Designed to meet special curricular problems.
197. Senior Thesis in Russian
(4-8) Staff
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.
198. Readings in Russian
(1-5) Staff
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.
199. Independent Studies in Russian
(1-5) Staff
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.
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596. Directed Reading and Research
(2-4) Staff
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.
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