Foreign Literature and Culture Courses in English Translation for Fall Term 1999

In the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, courses in foreign literature and culture are taught in a number of departments and programs, and the courses work with texts in more than forty languages. These departments and programs also offer literature and culture courses which use texts translated into English in order to make these works available to all students.

The LS&A Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education has prepared the following list to assist students interested in electing courses that focus on foreign literature and culture in English translation. What follows is a list of such courses offered in LS&A for the Fall Term, 1999. Courses that earn Humanities credit are so designated. Please consult the departmental and program listings in this Course Guide for course descriptions and further information.

This list is subject to change by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education.

Asian St. 252/Japanese 250. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Culture. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Reiterations: Filming Fiction in Japan
Instructor(s): Ken Ito (kenkito@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Japanese language is required. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission.

Asian St. 320/S&SEA 320. Sikh History I (18th-19th Centuries). (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Pashaura Singh (psingh@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Asian St. 461/S&SEA 461. Southeast Asian Literature. (3). (Excl).

Section 001 – Text, Performance, and Politics in Island Southeast Asia
Instructor(s): Nancy Florida (nflorida@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Asian St. 471/Chinese 471. Classical Chinese Literature in Translation. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Shuen-fu Lin (lsf@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Chinese required. (3). (HU).

Asian St. 476/Chinese 476/RC Hums. 476. Writer and Society in Modern China. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): David Rolston (drolston@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Chinese is required. (4). (HU).

Chinese 471/Asian Studies 471. Classical Chinese Literature in Translation. (3). (HU).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses Instructor(s): Shuen-fu Lin (lsf@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Chinese required. (3). (HU).

Chinese 476/Asian Studies 476/RC Hums. 476. Writer and Society in Modern China. (4). (HU).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses Instructor(s): David Rolston (drolston@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Chinese is required. (4). (HU).

Japanese 250/Asian Studies 252. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Culture. (3). (HU).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses

Section 001 – Reiterations: Filming Fiction in Japan
Instructor(s): Ken Ito (kenkito@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Japanese language is required. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission.

First-Year Seminar,

S&SEA 320/Asian Studies 320. Sikh History I (18th-19th Centuries). (3). (HU).

Culture Courses Instructor(s): Pashaura Singh (psingh@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

S&SEA 461/Asian Studies 461. Southeast Asian Literature. (3). (Excl).

Culture Courses

Section 001 – Text, Performance, and Politics in Island Southeast Asia
Instructor(s): Nancy Florida (nflorida@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Class. Civ. 101. Classical Civilization I: The Ancient Greek World (in English). (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Sara Forsdyke (forsdyke@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Great Books 191 or 201. (4). (HU).

Class. Civ. 120. First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization (Humanities). (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Theaters of Identity: Ancient Greece
Instructor(s): James Porter (jport@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

First-Year Seminar,

Class. Civ. 120. First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization (Humanities). (3). (HU).

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

First-Year Seminar,

Class. Civ. 120. First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization (Humanities). (3). (HU).

Section 003 – Remembrance of Things Past? Social Memory in Greece and Rome
Instructor(s): Susan Alcock (salcock@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

First-Year Seminar,

Class. Civ. 215. Ovid. (1). (HU).

Section 001 – Minicourse Begins Oct. 26
Instructor(s): Ruth Scodel (rscodel@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (1). (HU).

Mini/Short course

Class. Civ. 388/Phil. 388. History of Philosophy: Ancient. (4). (HU).

Section 001 – Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Sections 003-004 meet the ECB Jr/Sr Writing Requirment
Instructor(s): Stephen Everson (everson@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: One Philosophy Introduction. (4). (HU).

Class. Civ. 466/Rel. 468. Greek Religion. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Ludwig Koenen (koenen@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Engl. 245/RC Hums. 280/Theatre 211. Introduction to Drama and Theatre. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Bert Cardullo (cardullo@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in RC Hums. 281. (4). (HU).

Engl. 443/Theatre 321. History of Theatre I. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Robert Knopf (robknopf@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Engl. 443/Theatre 321. History of Theatre I. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Leigh Woods (lawoods@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

German 171/Hist. 171. Coming to Terms with Germany. (4). (HU).

German Literature and Culture in English Instructor(s): Fredrick Amrine (amrine@umich.edu), Geoffrey Eley (ghe@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

German 172. History of German Cinema. (3). (HU).

German Literature and Culture in English

Section 001 – Screenings Thursday 4:00-6:00 p.m. Students Wishing to Count German 172 Towards A Concentration in German Must also Elect UC 190-001
Instructor(s): Johannes von Moltke (moltke@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($50) required.

German 375/MARC 375/Rel. 375. Celtic and Nordic Mythology. (3). (Excl).

German Literature and Culture in English Instructor(s): Astrid Beck

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Great Books 191. Great Books. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): H. Don Cameron

Prerequisites & Distribution: Open to Honors first-year students only. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Gt. Bks. 201 or Classical Civ. 101. (4). (HU).

History 132/AAPTIS 100/ACABS 100/HJCS 100. Peoples of the Middle East. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Gary Beckman (sidd@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

History 171/German 171. Coming to Terms with Germany. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Fredrick Amrine (amrine@umich.edu), Geoffrey Eley (ghe@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

Judaic St. 478/HJCS 477/Rel. 478. Modern Jewish Thought. (3). (Excl).

Instructor(s): Elliot Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

MARC 375/Germ. 375/Rel. 375. Celtic and Nordic Mythology. (3). (Excl).

Instructor(s): Astrid Beck

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

ACABS 100/AAPTIS 100/HJCS 100/Hist 132. Peoples of the Middle East. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Gary Beckman (sidd@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

AAPTIS 100/ACABS 100/HJCS 100/Hist. 132. Peoples of the Middle East. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Gary Beckman (sidd@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

AAPTIS 381. Introduction to Arab Literature in Translation. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Trevor Legassick (tleg@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. (3). (HU).

AAPTIS 440(Turkish 440). The Literature of the Turks. (3). (Excl).

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

AAPTIS 486. Modern Middle Eastern Literature. (3). (HU).

Section 001 – Mappings of the Arab Renaissance
Instructor(s): Anton Shammas (antons@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. (3). (HU).

HJCS 100/AAPTIS 100/ACABS 100/Hist. 132. Peoples of the Middle East. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Gary Beckman (sidd@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

HJCS 477/Judaic Studies 478/Rel. 478. Modern Jewish Thought. (3). (Excl).

Instructor(s): Elliot Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Philo. 388/Class. Civil. 388. History of Philosophy: Ancient. (4). (HU).

Section 001 – Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Sections 003-004 meet the ECB Jr/Sr Writing Requirment
Instructor(s): Stephen Everson (everson@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: One philosophy introduction. A knowledge of Greek or Latin is not required. (4). (HU).

Rel. 375/MARC 375/German 375. Celtic and Nordic Mythology. (3). (Excl).

Instructor(s): Astrid Beck

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Rel. 468/Class. Civ 466. Greek Religion. (3). (Excl).

Instructor(s): Ludwig Koenen (koenen@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Rel. 478/HJCS 477/Judaic Studies 478. Modern Jewish Thought. (3). (Excl).

Instructor(s): Elliot Ginsburg (elgins@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

RC Hum. 280/English 245/Theatre 211. Introduction to Drama and Theatre. (4). (HU).

Drama Instructor(s): Bert Cardullo (cardullo@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in RC Hums. 281. (4). (HU).

RC Hum. 310. Medieval Sources of Modern Culture. (4). (HU).

Arts and Ideas Instructor(s): Cynthia Sowers (cindysrs@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Sophomore standing. (4). (HU).

RC Hum. 385. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht. (4). (HU).

Drama Instructor(s): Martin Walsh (narenlob@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

RC Hum. 451/Russian 451. Survey of Russian Literature. (3). (HU).

Comparative Literature Instructor(s):

Prerequisites & Distribution: A knowledge of Russian is not required. (3). (HU).

RC Hum. 476/Chinese 476/Asian Studies 476. Writer and Society in Modern China. (4). (HU).

Comparative Literature Instructor(s): David Rolston (drolston@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Chinese is required. (4). (HU).

RC Hum. 484. Seminar in Drama Topics. (4). (Excl).

Drama

Section 001 – Modernist Masters
Instructor(s): Martin Walsh (narenlob@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Upperclass standing, Hums. 280, and three 300- or 400-level drama courses. (4). (Excl). May be repeated for credit.

RC Hum. 485. Special Drama Topics. (1-2). (Excl).

Drama

Section 001 – Acting Workshop. (2 credits)
Instructor(s): Kate Mendeloff (mendelof@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Sophomore standing. (1-2). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May be repeated for a total of four credits.

Mini/Short course

Italian 150. First Year Seminar in Italian Studies. (3). (HU).

Courses Taught in English Translation (without language prerequisites)

Section 001 – Society and Its Discontents
Instructor(s): Alison Cornish (acorn@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

First-Year Seminar,

Russian 231. Russian Culture and Society: An Introduction. (3). (HU).

Literature Instructor(s):

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Russian 451/RC Hums. 451. Survey of Russian Literature. (3). (HU).

Literature Instructor(s):

Prerequisites & Distribution: A knowledge of Russian is not required. (3). (HU).

Russian 462. Dostoevsky. (3). (HU).

Literature

Section 001 – Meets with Russian 856.001
Instructor(s): Michael Makin (mlmakin@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: A knowledge of Russian is not required. (3). (HU).

Russian 482. Ten Masterpieces of Russian Literature. (2). (Excl).

Literature Instructor(s): Boris Katz (bkats@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: A knowledge of Russian is not required. (2). (Excl).

Slavic 225. Arts and Cultures of Central Europe. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Jindrich Toman (ptydepe@umich.edu) , Herbert Eagle (hjeagle@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Theatre 211/RC Hums. 280/English 245. Introduction to Drama and Theatre. (4). (HU).

Instructor(s): Bert Cardullo (cardullo@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in RC Hums. 281. (4). (HU).

Theatre 321/English 443. History of Theatre I. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Robert Knopf (robknopf@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Theatre 321/English 443. History of Theatre I. (3). (HU).

Instructor(s): Leigh Woods (lawoods@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

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