LANG COURSES in SPRING 2008

All LANG courses are taught in English. 

Students can get credit in another language if they do the work in that language.

 

Course                                    Title                                                     Instructor                     Time

LANG 378-01               Canada Today                                   Antosh, R                    TR 11:00-12:20

            The course introduces students to the geography, history, politics and culture of Canada, our neighbor to the north.  The course will provide a contrastive analysis of Canadian and American culture and will discuss key Canadian issues such as health care, the role of Quebec within Canada, and cultural protectionism.

LANG 385-01               Gemran Film                                        Antosh, J                     M 3:00-5:30

            The course provides an overview of German film from the silent era to the present.  Films will include some of Germany’s most famous directors such as F.W. Murnau, F. Lang, L. Riefenstahl, R.W. Fassbinder, V. Schloendorff, W. Wenders, G.W. Pabst, C. Link, M. von Trotta, W. Herzog, and W. Becker, among others.  There will be discussion of the films and directors, explanation of the social systems and exploration of how these themes related to German theater, history and politics. 

LANG 400-01               Politics of Space in Hispanic Literture  Rivera                                   TR 2:00-3:20

            Politics and socioeconomics determine how we create and use space.  We will examine spaces and their functions in literary works such as Cárcel de Amor, Fuenteovejuna, La Casa de Bernarda Alba, Historia de una Escalera, House on the Lagoon, and The House on Mango Street. Reading and class discussion will be in English.  Crosslisted with SPAN 423 and INDS 489-01. 

LANG 406                    Women in French Literature                Loft                              T 3:30-6:00

            Students will examine French male’s view of women in celebrated works of French literature in translation and film.