Foreign Literature and Culture Courses in English Translation for Spring and Summer Half-Terms 2000 Skip To: Spring Summer 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 Winter 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. Spring Half-Term Courses ACABS 121/Rel. 121. Introduction to the Tanakh/Old Testament. (4; 3 in the half-term.). (HU). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Asian St. 250/Buddhist Studies 250. Undergraduate Seminar in Buddhist Studies. (3). (HU). Section 101 – Buddhist Saints: Holy Men and Holy Women in Asia. Meets with Women's Studies 253.101. Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of an Asian language required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission. First-Year Seminar, Asian St. 252/Japanese 250. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Culture. (3). (HU). Section 101 – High City/Low City: Tokyo in Literature and Film. Instructor(s): Timothy Van Compernolle (tvancom@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Japanese language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission. Buddh. St. 250/Asian Studies 250. Undergraduate Seminar in Buddhist Studies. (3). (HU). Section 101 – Buddhist Saints: Holy Men and Holy Women in Asia. Meets with Women's Studies 253.101. Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of an Asian language required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission. First-Year Seminar, Class. Civ. 372. Sports and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). Instructor(s): David Potter (dsp@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Great Books 201. Great Books of the Ancient World. (4). (HU). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Gt. Bks. 191 or Classical Civ. 101. (4). (HU). HJCS 296/Judaic Studies 296/Rel. 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). Jewish Literature and Culture in English Instructor(s): Judith Nysenholc (jnysenho@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Japanese 250/Asian Studies 252. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Culture. (3). (HU). Culture Courses/Literature Courses Section 101 – High City/Low City: Tokyo in Literature and Film. Instructor(s): Timothy Van Compernolle (tvancom@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Japanese language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission. Judaic St. 296/HJCS 296/Rel. 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). Instructor(s): Judith Nysenholc (jnysenho@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). RC Hum. 485. Special Drama Topics. (1-2). (Excl). Drama Section 101 – Stratford Field Trip. (2 credits). Instructor(s): Martin Walsh (narenlob@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Sophomore standing. (1-2). (Excl). May be repeated four times, for a total of four credits. Can be elected more than once in the same term. Mini/Short course Rel. 121/ACABS 121. Introduction to the Tanakh/Old Testament. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Rel. 296/HJCS 296/Judaic Studies 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust. (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). Instructor(s): Judith Nysenholc (jnysenho@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Summer Half-Term Courses Asian St. 252/Japanese 250. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Culture. (3). (HU). Section 201 – Truth and Beauty: Poetry in Japanese Literature. Instructor(s): Jeremy Robinson (jrrobins@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Japanese language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission. Asian St. 428/Poli. Sci. 428/Phil. 428/Soc. 426. China's Evolution Under Communism. (4; 3 in the half-term). (Excl). Section 201 – China's Evolution under Communism Instructor(s): Andrew Mertha (amertha@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). Great Books 201. Great Books of the Ancient World. (4). (HU). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Gt. Bks. 191 or Classical Civ. 101. (4). (HU). Japanese 250/Asian Studies 252. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Culture. (3). (HU). Culture Courses/Literature Courses Section 201 – Truth and Beauty: Poetry in Japanese Literature. Instructor(s): Jeremy Robinson (jrrobins@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Japanese language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission. Philo. 428/Poli. Sci. 428/Asian Studies 428/Soc. 426. China's Evolution Under Communism. (4; 3 in the half-term). (Excl). Section 201 – China's Evolution under Communism Instructor(s): Andrew Mertha (amertha@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). Poli. Sci. 428/Asian Studies 428/Phil. 428/Soc. 426. China's Evolution Under Communism. (4; 3 in the half-term). (Excl). Section 201 – China's Evolution under Communism Instructor(s): Andrew Mertha (amertha@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). Soc. 426/Poli. Sci. 428/Asian Studies 428/Phil. 428. China's Evolution Under Communism. (4; 3 in the half-term). (Excl). Section 201 – China's Evolution under Communism Instructor(s): Andrew Mertha (amertha@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl). University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index | Department Homepage This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2000 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.