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111. First Special Speaking and Reading
Course. Graduate students should elect the course as Dutch 511. No
credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Dutch 100.
(4). (LR).
This course provides the student with the basics of the Dutch language.
We use the ultramodern Dutch course book: Code Nederlands, with tapes
and computer programs. From everyday conversations, grammatical explanations,
exercises, cultural discussions and homework, the student will get a wonderful
introduction and first step into the Dutch language and the Dutch-speaking
world. Books: F. Kuiken, A. van Kalsbeek Code Nederlands (1 vol.),
Meulenhoff Educatief Amsterdam; F. Kuiken, A. van Kalsbeek Code Nederlands
Oefenboek (1 vol.), Meulenhoff Educatief Amsterdam. Cost:3 WL:3 (Broos)
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160. First Year Seminar: Colonialism
and its Aftermath. Only first-year students, including those with
sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others
need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).
The course introduces first-year students to cultural studies in general
and Dutch Studies in particular, integrating social, political, and economic
history with literary renderings, and artistic representations of colonialism.
The Netherlands has been an active participant in shaping the world as we
know it, through mercantile and political involvement around the globe.
The Dutch were colonizers of Indonesia and its many islands, founders of
New Amsterdam/New York, traders in West Africa, first settlers in Capetown
in South Africa, and the first trading partners with the Japanese. The Netherlands
held colonial power over Suriname until 1975; other West Indies islands,
i.e., Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao are still part of the Dutch
Kingdom. We will trace the origin and development of the Dutch expansion
in the world, how countries were conquered and political systems were established.
Mercantile gains as shown in the spice trade and the many aspects of the
slave trade will be emphasized. The role of the Dutch East India Company
(VOC), once called the world's largest multinational in the 17th and 18th
century, will be examined. We will read from the vast body of Dutch literary
works related to the East and West Indies, started as early as the 17th
century. Cost:1 WL:1 (Broos)
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