Foreign Literature and Culture Courses in English Translation for Winter 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 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.

Asian St. 251/Chinese 250. Undergraduate Seminar in Chinese Culture. (HU).

Section 001 – Culture in Times of Crisis: Literature from China's "Middle Ages," 220-589.

Instructor(s): Anna Shields (ashields@umich.edu)

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

First-Year Seminar,

Asian St. 253/S&SEA 250. Undergraduate Seminar in South and Southeast Asian Culture. (HU).

Section 001 – Religion in Modern India.

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

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

First-Year Seminar,

Asian St. 253/S&SEA 250. Undergraduate Seminar in South and Southeast Asian Culture. (HU).

Section 002 – Bhagavad-Gita: The Activist View of Hinduism.

Instructor(s): Madhav Deshpande (mmdesh@umich.edu)

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

First-Year Seminar,

Asian St. 402/Japanese 402. Japanese Literature in Translation: Edo and Modern Periods. (HU).

Section 001 – Japanese Literature and Thought in Translation: Nationalism/Sexuality/Ethnicity.

Instructor(s): Mark Driscoll (markwd@umich.edu)

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

Asian St. 472/Chinese 472. Traditional Chinese Drama and Fiction in Translation. (HU).

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

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

Asian St. 475/Chinese 475/Hist. of Art 487/RC Hums. 475/Phil. 475. The Arts and Letters of China. (HU).

Instructor(s): Yi-tsi Feuerwerker (ymfeuer@umich.edu)

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

Asian St. 480/Buddhist Studies 480/Phil. 457/Rel. 480. Topics in Buddhism. (Excl).

Section 002 – Drawing Maps of the Spirit: Buddhist Debates on the Spiritual Path. Meets with Humanities Institute 411.001 and Religion 402.001.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

Buddh. St. 480/Asian Studies 480/Phil. 457/Rel. 480. Topics in Buddhism. (Excl).

Section 002 – Drawing Maps of the Spirit: Buddhist Debates on the Spiritual Path. Meets with Humanities Institute 411.001 and Religion 402.001.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

Chinese 150/College Honors 150. Chinese Civilization. (Excl).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses

Section 001 – Public and Private Lives: Traditional Chinese Writers and Their World. Meets with Asian Studies 150.001.

Instructor(s): Anna Shields (ashields@umich.edu)

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

Chinese 250/Asian Studies 251. Undergraduate Seminar in Chinese Culture. (HU).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses

Section 001 – Culture in Times of Crisis: Literature from China's "Middle Ages," 220-589 .
Instructor(s):

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

First-Year Seminar,

Chinese 469/Asian Studies 469/Phil. 469. Later Chinese Thought. (HU).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses Instructor(s): Phillip Ivanhoe (ivanhoe@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3). (HU).

Chinese 472/Asian Studies 472. Traditional Chinese Drama and Fiction in Translation. (HU).

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

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

Chinese 475/Asian Studies 475/Hist. of Art 487/RC Hums. 475/Philosophy 475. The Arts and Letters of China. (HU).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses Instructor(s): Yi-tsi Feuerwerker (ymfeuer@umich.edu)

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

Japanese 402/Asian Studies 402. Japanese Literature in Translation: Edo and Modern Periods. (HU).

Culture Courses/Literature Courses

Section 001 – Japanese Literature and Thought in Translation: Nationalism/Sexuality/Ethnicity.

Instructor(s): Mark Driscoll (markwd@umich.edu)

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

Korean 249/Hist. 249. Introduction to Korean Civilization. (HU).

Culture Courses Instructor(s): Eun-su Cho (eunsucho@umich.edu)

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

S&SEA 250/Asian Studies 253. Undergraduate Seminar in South and Southeast Asian Culture. (HU).

Culture Courses

Section 001 – Religion in Modern India.

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

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

First-Year Seminar,

S&SEA 250/Asian Studies 253. Undergraduate Seminar in South and Southeast Asian Culture. (HU).

Culture Courses

Section 002 – Bhagavad-Gita: The Activist View of Hinduism.

Instructor(s): Madhav Deshpande (mmdesh@umich.edu)

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

First-Year Seminar,

Class. Civ. 102. Classical Civilization II: The Ancient Roman World (in English). (HU).

Instructor(s): Debra Hershkowitz

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

Class. Civ. 460/WS 460. Theorizing Women in Antiquity. (HU).

Section 001 – Constructions of Women from Classical Greece through the Roman Empire.

Instructor(s): Sara Rappe

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

Class. Civ. 462. Greek Mythology. (HU).

Instructor(s): Deborah Lyons

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

Comp. Lit. 434. Comparative Studies in Poetry. (HU).

Section 001 – Sappho and the Lyric Tradition.

Instructor(s): Yopie Prins

Prerequisites & Distribution: Junior standing. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Comp. Lit. 490. Comparative Cultural Studies. (Excl).

Section 002 – Reading Across Culture.

Instructor(s): Aamir Mufti

Prerequisites & Distribution: Junior standing. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

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

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

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

Engl. 313. Topics in Literary Studies. (HU).

Section 011 – Literature of the Holocaust. This course fulfills the New Traditions requirement for English concentrators..

Instructor(s): Anita Norich (norich@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May be repeated for a total of eight credits.

Engl. 315/WS 315. Women and Literature. (HU).

Section 003 – Colonialism, Nationalism, and Women's Writing in India. This course meets the New Traditions requirement for English concentrators.

Instructor(s): Susie Tharu (stharu@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Engl. 401/Rel. 481. The English Bible: Its Literary Aspects and Influences, I. (HU).

Instructor(s): Ralph Williams (fiesole@umich.edu)

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

Engl. 444/Theatre 322. History of Theatre II. (HU).

Instructor(s): Leigh Woods, Robert Knopf

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

F/V 310. Screenwriting. (Excl).

Instructor(s): Winsten

Prerequisites & Distribution: Film-Video 200. Completion of the introductory composition requirement. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

F/V 455. Topics in Film Studies. (Excl).

Section 003 – German and Austrian Directors in Hollywood. Meets with German 449.001. 16 MM VHS & Laser Disk.

Instructor(s): Edward Dimendberg (eddimend@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required. May be repeated for a total of nine credits.

Dutch 492. Colloquium on Modern Dutch Culture and Literature. (Excl).

Section 001 – Anne Frank in Past and Present.

Instructor(s): Antonius Broos (tonbroos@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

German 326. Intermediate German. (Excl).

Section 002 – German Expressionism.

Instructor(s): Micheal Latham (mrlatham@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: German 325. (3). (Excl).

German 402. German Thought from Marx to Wittgenstein. (Excl).

German Literature and Culture in English

Section 001 – The Origins of Modern Thought. Meets with History 416.001.

Instructor(s): Scott Spector (spec@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Junior or senior standing. (3). (Excl).

German 449. Special Topics in English Translation. (Excl).

German Literature and Culture in English

Section 001 – German and Austrian Directors in Hollywood. Meets with Film & Video 455.003. 16 MM VHS & Laser Disk.

Instructor(s): Edward Dimendberg (eddimend@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.

German 449. Special Topics in English Translation. (Excl).

German Literature and Culture in English

Section 002 – Contemporary German Social Thought.

Instructor(s): Claudia Ritter (ritterc@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.

Great Books 192. Great Books. (HU).

Instructor(s): H. Don Cameron, Ralph Williams

Prerequisites & Distribution: Open to Honors first-year students only. (4). (HU).

Great Books 202. Great Books of the Medieval and Modern World. (HU).

Section 001 – Journeys of Flesh and Spirit.

Instructor(s): Robert Wallin

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

Great Books 222/Asian Studies 222/Japanese 222. Great Books of Japan. (HU).

Instructor(s): Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen

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

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

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

History 249/Korean 249. Introduction to Korean Civilization. (HU).

Instructor(s): Eun-su Cho (eunsucho@umich.edu)

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

History 441/AAPTIS 470. The Islamic West: al-Andalus and the Magrib, 600-1500. (Excl).

Instructor(s): Michael Bonner (mbonner@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Hist. 442. (3). (Excl).

Hist. Art 394. Special Topics. (Excl).

Section 004 – Narrative in the Ancient World: The Art of Storytelling. Meets with RC Humanities 333.001.

Instructor(s): Beth Dusinberre

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit more than once.

Honors 150/Chinese 150. Chinese Civilization. (Excl).

Section 001 – Public and Private Lives: Traditional Chinese Writers and Their World. Meets with Asian Studies 150.

Instructor(s): Anna Shields (ashields@umich.edu)

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

First-Year Seminar,

Inst. Hum. 411. Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies. (HU).

Section 001 – Drawing Maps of the Spirit: Buddhist Debates on the Spiritual Path. (3 credits). Pre-requisite of Religion 201-202, or Buddhist Studies 230, or equivalent. Meets with Asian Studies 480.002, Buddhist Studies 480.002, Religion 402.001, Religion 480.002, and Philosophy 457.002.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Advanced undergraduate standing. (1-4). (HU). May be repeated for credit.

Judaic St. 468/HJCS 478/Rel. 469. Jewish Mysticism. (Excl).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instructor(s): Trevor LeGassick

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

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

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

AAPTIS 468. Islamic Law. (Excl).

Instructor(s): Sherman Jackson (sajackso@umich.edu)

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

AAPTIS 470/Hist. 441. The Islamic West: al-Andalus and the Magrib, 600-1500. (Excl).

Instructor(s): Michael Bonner (mbonner@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: AAPTIS 461. (3). (Excl).

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

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

Philo. 370. Philosophical Aspects of Literature. (HU).

Instructor(s): David Hills (dhills@umich.edu)

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

Philo. 457/Asian Studies 480/Buddhist Studies 480/Rel. 480. Topics in Buddhism. (Excl).

Section 002 – Drawing Maps of the Spirit: Buddhist Debates on the Spiritual Path. Meets with Humanities Institute 411.001 and Religion 402.001.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Phil. 230. (3). (Excl). May not be included in a concentration plan in philosophy.

Philo. 469/Chinese 469/Asian Studies 469. Later Chinese Thought. (HU).

Instructor(s): Philip Ivanhoe (ivanhoe@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3). (HU).

Philo. 475/Chinese 475/Hist. of Art 487/RC Hums. 475/Asian Studies 475. The Arts and Letters of China. (HU).

Instructor(s): Yi-tsi Mei Feuerwerker (ymfeuer@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May not be included in a concentration plan in philosophy.

Rel. 402. Topics in Religion. (Excl).

Section 001 – Drawing Maps of the Spirit: Buddhist Debates on the Spiritual Path. (3 credits). Pre-requisite of Religion 201-202, or Buddhist Studies 230, or equivalent. Meets with Institute for the Humanities 411.001, Asian Studies 480.002, Buddhist Studies 480.002, Religion 480.002, and Philosophy 457.002.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Upper-class standing. (1-3). (Excl).

Rel. 469/HJCS 478/Judaic Studies 468. Jewish Mysticism. (Excl).

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

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

Rel. 480/Asian Studies 480/Buddhist Studies 480/Phil. 457. Topics in Buddhism. (Excl).

Section 002 – Drawing Maps of the Spirit: Buddhist Debates on the Spiritual Path. Meets with Humanities Institute 411.001 and Religion 402.001.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Religion 230. (3). (Excl).

Rel. 481/Engl. 401. The English Bible: Its Literary Aspects and Influences, I. (HU).

Instructor(s): Ralph Williams (fiesole@umich.edu)

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

RC Hum. 214. Fundamentals of Narrative Fiction. (HU).

Comparative Literature Instructor(s): Elizabeth Goodenough (lizgodde@umich.edu)

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

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

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

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

RC Hum. 309. Classical Sources of Modern Culture. (HU).

Arts and Ideas

Section 001 – The Heritage of Greece.

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

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

RC Hum. 333. Art and Culture. (Excl).

Arts and Ideas

Section 001 – Narrative in the Ancient World: The Art of Story-Telling. Meets with History of Art 394.004.

Instructor(s): Beth Dusinberre

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

RC Hum. 341. Latin American Literature. (Excl).

Comparative Literature

Section 001 – This course is taught entirely in English; however, a knowledge of Spanish is welcome.

Instructor(s): Eliana Moya-Raggio (elmoras@umich.edu)

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

RC Hum. 360. The Existential Quest in the Modern Novel. (Excl).

Comparative Literature Instructor(s): Fred Peters (fgpeters@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Junior/senior standing. (4). (Excl).

RC Hum. 389. The Modern Theatre. (HU).

Drama

Section 001 – Modern Theater: Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary American Drama.

Instructor(s): Kate Mendeloff (mendelof@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Hums. 280. (4). (HU). May be repeated for credit.

RC Hum. 389. The Modern Theatre. (HU).

Drama

Section 002 – Modern Theater: Theater in English of Colonized Peoples.

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

Prerequisites & Distribution: Hums. 280. (4). (HU). May be repeated for credit.

RC Hum. 410. Upperclass Literature Seminar. (HU).

Comparative Literature

Section 001 – Psychoanalysis and the Modern European Novel.

Instructor(s): Fred Peters (fgpeters@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May be repeated for credit.

RC Hum. 410. Upperclass Literature Seminar. (HU).

Comparative Literature

Section 002 – The Hero as Outsider, Outcast, or Outlaw.

Instructor(s): Hugh Cohen (hicohen@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May be repeated for credit.

RC Hum. 452/Russian 452. Survey of Russian Literature. (HU).

Comparative Literature Instructor(s): Andreas Schönle (aschonle@umich.edu)

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

RC Hum. 475/Chinese 475/Phil. 475/Asian Studies 475/Hist. of Art 487. The Arts and Letters of China. (HU).

Arts and Ideas Instructor(s): Yi-tsi Feuerwerker (ymfeuer@umich.edu)

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

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

Courses Taught in English Translation (without language prerequisites)

Section 001 – Witchcraft in Renaissance Italy. Taught in English. No knowledge of Italian is required.

Instructor(s): Meg Gallucci (gallucci@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,

Italian 325(420). Italian Novels and Films. (Excl).

Courses Taught in English Translation (without language prerequisites)

Section 001 – The class will be conducted in English.

Instructor(s): Vincenzo Binetti (vbinetti@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: One literature course (in any field); knowledge of Italian is not required. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.

Polish 426. Polish Literature in English. (HU).

Literature Instructor(s): Bogdana Carpenter (bogdana@umich.edu)

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

Russian 452/RC Hums. 452. Survey of Russian Literature. (HU).

Literature Instructor(s): Andreas Schönle (aschonle@umich.edu)

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

Russian 563. Russian Literary Movements and Genres. (Excl).

Literature

Section 001 – The Theme of History in Russian Literature and Opera of the 19th Century. Open to upper-level undergraduate students. A knowledge of Russian is not required.

Instructor(s): Boris Kats

Prerequisites & Distribution: Open to upper-level undergraduates. A knowledge of Russian is not required. (3). (Excl).

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

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

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

Theatre 322/English 444. History of Theatre II. (HU).

Instructor(s): Leigh Woods (lawoods@umich.edu), Robert Knopf (robknopf@umich.edu)

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

Women's St. 460/Class. Civ. 460. Theorizing Women in Antiquity. (HU).

Section 001 – Constructions of Women from Classical Greece through the Roman Empire. Meets the interdisciplinary requirement for Women's Studies concentrators.

Instructor(s): Sara Rappe

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

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