Global Cultures Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Spring Quarter
| Dept | Course No and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 180 BLACK ARTS PRAXIS | PRICE, Z. |
| BLACK ARTS PRAXIS | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103A GERMANY & ASIA | BROADBENT, P. |
This upper-division course looks at the storied and dynamic relationships driven by Germany with China, Japan, and South Korea over the past 130 years. Starting with the Meiji Restoration, the Boxer Rebellion and the Korean War, German 103/German 160 traces the evolution of Germany’s economic, political and cultural relationships with Asia from the late nineteenth-century to the global present. Students will examine the economic and territorial ambitions of the German empire’s ambitions in Asia and later explore how the embrace of soft power (such as cultural exchanges, partner cities, education programs, and immigration treaties) in the postwar era allowed West Germany to forge significant economic and political ties with China, Japan and South Korea. We will conclude the course by looking at pressing contemporary issues and future trends, discussing how global challenges like climate change and technological advancements might impact these global relationships moving forward. (same as 23075 EAS 155, Lec A; 25740 German 150, Lec A; and 26870 History 183, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103A GREAT BOOKS JEW HIS | FARAH, D. |
| The Jewish people have often understood themselves as the “people of the book,” because of the Jewish tradition’s reliance on texts and textual study as a central component of religious culture and practice. This course will take the idea of the book as a starting point for a survey of Jewish history, literature, and culture. Spanning the biblical period to the present, we will read primary texts important to Jewish life and culture as well as scholarship from various disciplines. In doing so, we will learn about the varied communities that produced these texts; the languages they spoke and read; their particular religious and cultural practices; and how they have understood themselves in the context of other social and political communities and movements. (same as 26710 History 130C, Lec A; and 31225 Rel Std 130, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103A KOREAN SOC & CULTRE | CHOI, C. |
This course surveys social, cultural, and political aspects of contemporary Korea. We will examine and interpret some of the key social institutions and culture changes including family and gender relationships, the impact of Korean War and national division, industrialization and its legacies, social movement, labor and marriage migration, and popular culture and culture industry. We will also explore the life and society of North Korea and the issues of North Korean refugees in South Korea. As part of class activities, we will follow closely some of the current events and interpret them considering what we learn in class for the purpose of enhancing the students’ practical skills to analyze Korean society. Course materials include scholarly articles, films, and literature. (same as 23018 EAS 130, Lec A; and 64520 Intl St 179, Lec B) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103A COMPARATVE MYTHOLGY | CERETI, C. |
Myths are made of the substance of dreams and have been humanity’s companions since the most ancient of days. Mythical narratives are the earliest form of literature, still influencing today’s literary and artistic creativity. Scholars have investigated these narrations employing different methodologies, and no doubt some themes derive from universal archetypes. However, many cultures share themes that have been inherited or acquired through contact. The goal of our class is to investigate the myths of the ancient people who inhabited the vast expanse of land bridging India and Europe, including those belonging to some of the key cultures of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. We will travel from India to Iran, from Athens to Rome, from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe. following in the footsteps of scholars such as Mircea Eliade and Georges Dumézil. Our goal will be identifying and analyzing common elements of mythical language, primarily focusing on Indo-European heritage. By the end of the semester we will have learnt how to study and describe these phenomena according to academic standards, and how to communicate our ideas clearly and comprehensively in papers and presentations. (same as 22450 Classic 170, Lec B; and 31240 Rel Std 170, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103B PERS EMP AND GREECE | BRANSCOME, D. |
This course surveys the history of the ancient Persian Empire from 550-330 BCE, from the empire’s founding by Cyrus II to the death of the last Achaemenid Persian king, Darius III. Much of what we know about the Persian Empire comes from what ancient Greek authors, such as the historians Herodotus andXenophon, the tragedian Aeschylus, and the biographer Plutarch, had to say about it; when relying on the work of these authors, we are forced to some extent to view the Persians and their empire through a Greek lens. And yet, whenever possible in this course, we will also consider what the ancient Persians themselves thought about their empire. Thus, the readings for the course will not only be Greek literary sources, but also Persian written and visual sources, including inscriptions, seals, coins, and archaeological sites and monuments. (same as 22440 Classic 170, Lec A; and 30276 Persian 150, Sem A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103B JP HIST POP CULTRE | GHANBARPOUR, C. |
This class is an overview of Japanese popular culture from the Tokugawa era (1600-1868) to the present, with an emphasis on contemporary (post-1945) popular culture. We will study changes in Japanese culture through movies, anime (animated cartoons), comic books, music, and other artifacts, focusing on the experiences of women and men in the production, use, and patronage of specific genres. Topics include the role of mass media, the globalization of Japanese pop culture, and changing ideas of race, gender, and society in Japan. (same as 23010 EAS 120, Lec A; and 26840 History 172G, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103B FANON & FEMINISM | WILLOUGHBY-HER, T. |
This course will examine several key works by Frantz Fanon and his reception and deployment by radical black feminism, Arab-American feminism, Algerian feminism, African feminisms, queer of color formations in Europe, African Gender Studies, and Third World feminism. (same as 20330 AfAm 128, Lec A; and 64645 Intl St 189, Lec E) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103B WAYWARD WOMANHOOD | MUDIWA, R. |
| No detailed description available. | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103B BLACK INDIGENOUS | HARVEY, S. |
In this course we explore the histories, politics, and imaginaries of black indigeneity in both the Americas and Africa. We examine colonialism, chattel slavery, and imperialism as forces that shape who counts as indigenous and why. (same as 20450 AfAm 155, Lec A; and 25185 Gen&Sex 189, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103B VIET FRANCOPHON LIT | VAN DEN ABBEEL, G. |
The literature of Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora counts among the most vibrant, innovative, beautiful, and aesthetically powerful currents of contemporary francophone culture. We will study a range of key texts from the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries by such key writers as Nguyên Du, Vu Van Huan, Marguerite Duras, Pham Duy Khiêm, Pham Van Ky, Ly Thu Ho, Kim Lefèvre, Xuân Phuc, Edith Simon, and Linda Lê, as well as filmmaker Trân Anh Hùng. (same as 24934 French 127, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 103B REVOLUTNRY VISIONS | SANDALSKA, Z. |
This course is designed to give students an understanding of 20th-century Russian literature, its origins, cultural context, and evolution. Students will also sharpen their skills in critically assessing fiction and poetry. We will begin with the turn-of-the-century Symbolist/ Decadent movement, then look at how Soviets tried to develop a new literature that reflected their new, post-Revolutionary society. Afterwards, we will explore official and unofficial literature after Stalin. Finally, we will read works from the disorienting post-Soviet decade. Authors include Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Isaak Babel, Viktor Pelevin, Lyudmila Petrushevskaya as well as Nobel Laureates Ivan Bunin, Boris Pasternak, Alexander Solzenitsyn, and Joseph Brodsky. Writing assignments will be developed to reflect the individual interests of each student. All literature will be read in English translation. (same as 31280 Russian 150, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 191 HOWNATIONSREMEMBER | BIENDARRA, A. |
Just as different nations have individual histories, they select and organize what they want to remember about their pasts in different and often specific ways. This seminar takes a comparative look at models of remembrance and the memorialization of specific historical and political events, mostly of the 20th century, in various countries and regions (Germany, France, Eastern Europe, and South Africa). We will ask how these events are represented in political discourse, public art works and museums, as well as in literature and film. What happens when different historical and political perspectives and memories confront each other in the public sphere? How can different groups stake their own claims for recognition and justice within a given national and political framework? What role do memorials, museums and public artworks play in the process, and how democratic are they? (same as 24011 Euro St 100B, Lec A; and 26700 History 114, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | N/A N/A | N/A |
The term “diaspora” has traditionally referred to the historical exile and displacement of the Jewish people. In recent years, however, the term has come to refer to migrant and émigré communities that have left their places of origin—either by choice or under duress—and comprise a group defined primarily in relation to its historic “homeland.” Using the Jewish diaspora as a jumping-off point, this course will examine the history of diasporic groups from the Middle East (such as Iranian, Armenian, Kurdish, Turkish, Palestinian, Syrian, and Lebanese communities) between the late nineteenth century and today. Themes under discussion include transnational migration, trading diasporas, integration policies, intergenerational trauma, diaspora tourism, and memory. (same as 26740 History 132H, Lec A; and 31226 Rel Std 130, Lec A) | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 199 INDEPENDENT STUDY | STAFF |
| No detailed description available. | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 199 INDEPENDENT STUDY | STAFF |
| No detailed description available. | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | C178 CRITICAL RACE THRY | ROMERO, M. |
| CRITICAL RACE THRY | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 134A MEDICAL ANTHRO | JENKS, A. |
| Medical Anthroplogy | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 129 LATINAS/OS IN MEDIA | BENAMOU, C. |
| LATINAS/OS IN MEDIA | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 134 U.S./LAT LIT & CULT | QUEZADA, V. |
| U.S./LAT LIT & CULT | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 150 US INTRVNTN:LAT AM | DUNCAN, R. |
| US INTRVNTN:LAT AM | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 154 LATINO METROPOLIS | MENDEZ, M. |
| LATINO METROPOLIS | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 157 CUBAN SOC & REVOLUT | DUNCAN, R. |
| CUBAN SOC & REVOLUT | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 178A MEDICAL ANTHRO | JENKS, A. |
| MEDICAL ANTHRO | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 183 MULTICULTRL ED K-12 | GOLDENBERG, B. |
| MULTICULTRL ED K-12 | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 115 GLBL POV & INEQULTY | MATTHEW, R. |
| GLBL POV & INEQULTY | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 161A POLITICAL ISLAM | PETROVIC, B. |
| POLITICAL ISLAM | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 177D US INTRVNTN:LAT AM | DUNCAN, R. |
| US INTRVNTN:LAT AM | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 177E CUBAN SOC & REVOLUT | DUNCAN, R. |
| CUBAN SOC & REVOLUT | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 179 KOREAN SOC & CULTRE | CHOI, C. |
| KOREAN SOC & CULTRE | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 183A GLOBAL & INTL FORUM | HARRIS, C. |
| GLOBAL & INTL FORUM | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 126F ANIMAL RIGHTS | KIM, C. |
| ANIMAL RIGHTS | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 142J US INTRVNTN:LAT AM | DUNCAN, R. |
| US INTRVNTN:LAT AM | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 153G CUBAN SOC & REVOLUT | DUNCAN, R. |
| CUBAN SOC & REVOLUT | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 159 SOC MOBILZTN ISRAEL | BURSTEIN, A. |
| SOC MOBILZTN ISRAEL | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 159 ISRAELI PALEST CONF | BURSTEIN, A. |
| ISRAELI PALEST CONF | ||
| GLBLCLT (S24) | 177B ASIAN AMER WOMEN | QUINTANA, I. |
| ASIAN AMER WOMEN | ||
