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2018-2019 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2018/Spring 2019) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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ENGL 322 - Intensive Reading of a Single Text 2-4 credits
This course allows sustained concentration on a single text. In some semesters, the text itself will be a long and difficult one (e.g., Paradise Lost or Finnegan’s Wake). In other semesters the course will cover a more accessible literary text but that text will be viewed through the lenses of various kinds of interpretation (e.g., cultural criticism, performance theory, formalism, gender studies, deconstruction, psychoanalytical theory). Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 323 - Approaches to Literature: Genre 2-4 credits
All writers conceive of themselves as writing inside of a genre. If writing inside of a genre involved only the imposition of constraint, writers surely would not choose to do it. What is genre? How does it open possibilities for writing? How do genres change over time and across cultures? What is the relationship between literary genre and the way humans frame their emotional, intellectual, and social experience? The focus will be on a single genre (e.g., novel, lyric poem, tragedy, comedy, epic, ballad, gothic novel, graphic novel, etc.) . Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: Priority given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 324 - Filming American Feminisms 4 credits
Through examination of documentary and fiction films, this course will explore the development of thinking about women, gender, and feminism in the United States after 1900. We’ll think simultaneously about the evolution of feminist thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and about how film has engaged with, represented, supported, disseminated, and critiqued those developing ideas. Readings in feminist theory of the period will be put in dialogue with a wide range of films from silents to Hollywood blockbusters to independents and documentaries made with explicitly feminist purposes. equivelent to WGST 301 . Offered fall semester in alternate years. CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 325 - Approaches to Literature: Intertextual 4 credits
This course explores the various ways that texts “answer” each other or imbricate each other. Writers often compose a text in response to another work (sometimes contemporaneous, sometimes distant). Writers also develop rivalries, write for each other as audience, feel especially influenced by or even possessed by another writer. In some eras, all literature is considered to be “part” of a larger project or in response to a “big” text (e.g., the Bible). Some literary works are written in the shadow of another language. Different theories of intertextuality will be covered. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 326 - Approaches to Literature: Cultural 4 credits
The course covers interactions between literary artists and visual artists. We will look at individual writers’ responses to particular works of art as well as broader relationships such as visual iconography in medieval works or breakthrough moments in modernism and postmodernism when writers’ exposure to the visual arts led them to invent new modes of composition and of perception. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 326R - Approaches to Literature: Cultural Recitation 0 credits
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ENGL 327 - Approaches to Painterly Literature 4 credits
The course covers interactions between literary artists and visual artists. We will look at individual writers’ responses to particular works of art as well as broader relationships such as visual iconography in medieval works or breakthrough moments in modernism and postmodernism when writers’ exposure to the visual arts led them to invent new modes of composition and of perception. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: One of the following as appropriate: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 332 - Intensive Reading of a Single Text from before 1800 2-4 credits
This course allows sustained concentration on a single text. In some semesters, the text itself will be a long and difficult one (e.g., Paradise Lost). In other semesters the course will cover a more accessible literary text but that text will be viewed through the lenses of various kinds of interpretation (e.g., cultural criticism, performance theory, formalism, gender studies, deconstruction, psychoanalytical theory). Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 333 - Approaches to Literature before 1800: Genre 4 credits
All writers conceive of themselves as writing inside of a genre. If writing inside of a genre involved only the imposition of constraint, writers surely would not choose to do it. What is genre? How does it open possibilities for writing? How do genres change over time and across cultures? What is the relationship between literary genre and the way humans frame their emotional, intellectual, and social experience? The focus will be on a single genre (e.g., novel, lyric poem, tragedy, comedy, epic, ballad, gothic novel, graphic novel, etc.). Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: Priority given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 334 - Approaches Pre-1800: Biographical 4 credits
How much can we read into a work based on our knowledge of a writer’s life? In this course we will look at literary texts in relation to letters and diaries. We will then look at how biographers and literary critics used those same letters and diaries to say something about the author’s life or writings. After reading some essays by biographers about the challenges that they have faced in their work, students will attempt to compose an argument of their own by drawing on letters, diaries, or other primary sources. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 335 - Approaches to Literature before 1800: Intertextual 4 credits
This course explores the various ways that texts “answer” each other or imbricate each other. Writers often compose a text in response to another work (sometimes contemporaneous, sometimes distant). Writers also develop rivalries, write for each other as audience, feel especially influenced by or even possessed by another writer. In some eras, all literature is considered to be “part” of a larger project or in response to a “big” text (e.g., the Bible). Some literary works are written in the shadow of another language. Different theories of intertextuality will be covered. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 336 - Approaches to Literature before 1800: Cultural 4 credits
How do critics work on the relationship between literary texts and other cultural materials (such as popular culture, legal and religious discourse, social history, political history)? This course will look at literary texts in the context of extra-literary materials. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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ENGL 337 - Approaches Pre-1800: Word/Image 4 credits
The course covers interactions between literary artists and visual artists. We will look at individual writers’ responses to particular works of art as well as broader relationships such as visual iconography in medieval works or breakthrough moments in modernism and postmodernism when writers’ exposure to the visual arts led them to invent new modes of composition and of perception. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate spring semesters
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ENGL 342 - Theory and Practice in Media Communication 4 credits
This course will introduce students to the forms, limitations and potentials of writing and content for various media. Topics include: news, feature, and opinion writing for print and online media outlets; an introduction to social media and blogging; public relations writing and web content; ad copy and copywriting; and a basic introduction to radio and television scripting. The course will also introduce students to Associated Press style and basic media/news ethics. Offered in fall semester. Prerequisites: ENGL 150 and ENGL 111
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ENGL 349 - Writing Across the Curriculum and Peer-to-Peer Mentoring: Theory and Practice 0-4 credits
This course introduces students to writing and tutoring theory and pedagogy, with a focus on writing in various disciplines and genres. Topics include the writing process, audience, and purpose; language acquisition and writing-based learning disabilities; writing in a non-native language; multimodal writing; collaborative writing; revision and editing; and discipline-specific discourse and practices, such as citation. Discussion focuses on the role of the course-embedded writing Fellow, including issues of authority, expertise, facilitated peer review, and working one-on-one. The course combines readings and discussion with a practicum that allows student to directly engage and interrogate the ideas and pedagogies they encounter. A significant portion of the course involves working directly with writers from a variety of disciplines. Offered in fall semester
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ENGL 350 - Advanced Studies in Medieval or Renaissance Literature 4 credits
Topics may include Anglo-Saxon literature and culture, the impact of literacy on the fictions and poetry of medieval Britain, the medieval romance, medieval literature and spirituality, medieval and early Renaissance drama, Renaissance poetry. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 250 . Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 351 - Advanced Studies in British Literature of the 17th or 18th Century 4 credits
Topics may include Anglo-Saxon literature and culture, the impact of literacy on the fictions and poetry of medieval Britain, the medieval romance, medieval literature and spirituality, medieval and early Renaissance drama, Renaissance poetry. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 251 Offered in alternate spring semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 352 - Advanced Studies of British Literature of the 19th Century 4 credits
Offerings of this course take a variety of subjects and forms in studying British literature of the nineteenth century: specific authors or groups of authors in the Romantic or Victorian periods; subjects within and across the two periods such as literary responses to revolution, industrialism, empire, class and religious issues; topics such as the Gothic, realism, Victorian, “medievalism,” the psychological self in nineteenth-century writing, the role of art in the social order. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 252 .ENGL 253 Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 353 - Advanced Studies in British Literature of the 20th Century 4 credits
An advanced examination of British and/or Anglophone literatures in the 20th century, focusing on topics such as, modernism and fascism, post-colonialism, the representation and effects of the World Wars, gender and modernism, expatriation and alienation, and modernist women writers. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 354 - Advanced Studies in American Literature to the Civil War 4 credits
An advanced examination of American literature before the Civil War. Topics include transcendentalism, visions and revisions, the American novel, literary responses to the Civil War and the aftermath of slavery. Writers may include Irving, Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Jacobs, Douglass, Stowe. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: ENGL 252 . Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 355 - Advanced Studies in American Literature from the Civil War to World War I 4 credits
Topics include women writers in post-Civil War America and regional and national voices from the Civil War to WWI. Perspectives on realism, naturalism, women’s voices, regional and national voices in the fiction, nonfiction and poetry from the end of the Civil War to World War I. Writers may include Twain, James, Dickinson, Adams, Crane, Davis, Chopin, London, Gilman, Wharton, and Jewett. Amount of credit established at registration. Course may be repeated for credit. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisites: ENGL 252 or ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 356 - Advanced Studies in American Literature of the 20th Century 4 credits
Topics include artistic movements such as Naturalism, the Beats, New Journalism, Modernism, or Postmodernism; covering fields such as women’s literature, ethnic literatures, or immigrant literature; intertextuality; literature in relation to social movements of the second half of the century, historical eras such as the Great Depression, Cold War, World Wars; or major authors. Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate fall semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 357 - Advanced Studies in Literature of the 20th Century 4 credits
Recognizing the fluidity of boundaries and national identities, this course is an advanced study of British, American, and Anglophone literature of the 20th Century. The course will focus on particular literary themes, topics, or genres that cross or problematize national or geographic boundaries. For example, American expatriate authors, diasporic literatures, literary concerns of immigrants from one specific nation to several (e.g., from India or African nations to America and Britain). Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 253 . Offered in alternate spring semesters. CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 361 - Studies in Pre-1800 Poetry: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of poetry or a school of poetry. For example, Elizabethan poetry, The Sonnet. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only tojuniors and seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered Annually.
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ENGL 362 - Studies in Pre-1800 Fiction: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of fiction. For example, Eighteenth-century fiction, the Gothic novel Focus depends on instructor. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors and seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 363 - Studies in Pre-1800 Drama: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of drama or a school of drama. For example, , medieval drama,Renaissance drama, or Restoration drama. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors or seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester
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ENGL 364 - Advanced Pre-1800 Literary Studies: Seminar 4 credits
An intensive study of a theme, problem, or literary genre from before 1800. The topic varies from year to year, but the seminar is designed to offer students an extended analysis of that topic and the opportunity to explore it from a number of perspectives and critical positions. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors or seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration
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ENGL 365 - Major Pre-1800 Author: Seminar 4 credits
A close reading and a critical examination of the work of an individual British, American, or Anglophone author from before 1800. The author varies from year to year, but the focus of the course is an immersion into the work of that author and an engagement with the criticism of that work. In some seminars students may work with archival material. Others will focus primarily on the texts, explore significant debates about the work or its interpretation, or view the texts through a specific theoretical framework. Course may be repeated as topic varies. Open only to juniors or seniors. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.
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ENGL 371 - Studies in Poetry: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of poetry or a school of poetry. For example, Caribbean poetry, New York School poets, or modern American poetry. Course may be repeated. Open to a maximum of 15 juniors and seniors. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered Annually.
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ENGL 372 - Studies in Fiction: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of fiction. Focus depends on instructor. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 373 - Studies in Drama: Seminar 4 credits
A study of selected major works of drama or a school of drama. For example, medieval drama, or modern American drama. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 374 - Advanced Literary Studies: Seminar 4 credits
An intensive study of a theme, problem, or literary genre. The topic varies from year to year, but the seminar is designed to offer students an extended analysis of that topic and the opportunity to explore it from a number of perspectives and critical positions. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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ENGL 375 - Major Author: Seminar 4 credits
A close reading and a critical examination of the work of an individual British, American, or Anglophone author. The author varies from year to year, but the focus of the course is an immersion into the work of that author and an engagement with the criticism of that work. In some seminars students may work with archival material. Others will focus primarily on the texts, explore significant debates about the work or its interpretation, or view the texts through a specific theoretical framework. Course may be repeated. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 and ENGL 253 and at least one Approaches course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.
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ENGL 376 - Shakespeare on Film: Seminar 4 credits
An intensive study of about four major plays by means of examination of different film versions. Enrollment limit: 15. Open only to students with junior or senior standing. Prerequisite: ENGL 250 , ENGL 251 , ENGL 252 , and ENGL 253 . Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered alternate spring semesters.
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ENGL 380 - London Semester Interdisciplinary Colloquium 4 credits
The Colloquium, taught by the program director, offers both a collective interdisciplinary exploration of a London topic and an opportunity for each student to complete an individual research project. The project asks students to make use of the resources of London to explore a topic they have chosen in consultation with the program director and perhaps also a campus adviser. Students develop their topics through interviews, site visits, participant/observation, and the use of London libraries. Offered Fall semester. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the London Semester program. Permission of instructor required for registration. Same as: PSCI 380 , ARTH 380 , THEA 380 , HIST 380 Offered in the London program. CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ENGL 383 - British Political Drama 4 credits
Under the premise that all theatre has a political dimension and works its influence on audiences both overtly and subversively, this course is designed to take advantage of the huge variety of productions available in London venues (not necessarily conventional theatre spaces), with a focus on the political questions they raise for twenty-first century audiences. Because the 1960s saw big changes on the theatrical scene in Britain it is taken as a starting point, and we see what we can of the playwrights who helped form our present day theatre through the twentieth century. Because it does not operate in a vacuum, appropriate plays may be chosen from other periods and cultures that address crucial global, social and political issues. Acceptance to the London Semester program. Permission of instructor required for registration. Same as: THEA 383 . Offered Fall Semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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ENGL 384 - Studies in British Literature: London Literature 4 credits
For this course we shall become London flaneurs, walking the streets and interpreting the signs of the city as if it were a text. We shall read a range of nineteenth and twentieth century writings, including classics such as Our Mutual Friend, and lesser known works. Through Amy Levy (Reuben Sachs), Virginia Woolf (Mrs. Dalloway) and Jean Rhys (Good Morning, Midnight) we can explore the changing role of women in the metropolis. In Alexander Baron’s The Lowlife we can glimpse the East End’s historic importance as a home to refugees and see how it turned into Bangla Town in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane. In Conrad we find London as the centre of Empire and in the work of Sam Selvon and Monica Ali we have examples of how the Empire has written back. By paying close attention to both text and context, we shall achieve a lively appreciation of the works in and of themselves and as part of the cultural life of London. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the London Semester program Instructor Permission Offered fall semester in London. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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ENGL 386 - Theories and Effects of Media Communication 4 credits
The course offers students an introduction to the critical perspectives, theories, and research methods that are central to the analysis of mass communication policy and programming, traditional and new media, interpersonal communication, and audience reception. The course will provide students with the skills to explain how and why media institutions make messages, how individuals receive and use these messages, and how these messages have typically widespread and long-term effects on cultural, social, individual, and global levels. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to junior or senior standing. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or ENGL 111 . Co-requisite: ENGL 387. CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ENGL 387 - New York Semester on Communications and Media Colloquium 4 credits
This course offers an overview of the history, technological changes, and cultural and critical significance of contemporary media, including print, electronic media (radio, television, film), and digital (“new”) media (internet, social media, mobile media, digital games). We will explore the forms and function of media, media and its relationship to information and communication, and the intersections of media and culture. Enrollment limited to junior or senior standing. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to junior or senior standing. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or ENGL 111 . Co-requisite: ENGL 386 . CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ENGL 399 - ShortTrec Program at the Upper Level 1-8 credits
The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. May be repeated as topic changes. Offering to be determined. Enrollment priority will be given to English Majors and Minors; and Sophomores. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ENGL 400 - Senior Capstone in English 4 credits
The Capstone is the culmination of a student’s work in the major. It offers seniors the opportunity to integrate the skills and approaches they have learned in previous classes and use them to analyze and discuss works of literature selected by the faculty and to guide further research in an area of their concentration. In addition to discussing selected common texts, each student develops an extended research project drawing on the courses they have taken as part of their concentration. Students present their research to each other and faculty members throughout the term and produce an expanded research paper. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: Approved major concentration. Open to seniors only. Offered Fall and Spring semesters. CLA-Capstone
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ENGL 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone
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ENGL 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone
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ENV 150 - Great Challenges in Environmental Science 4 credits
Today’s environmental issues are some of the greatest challenges of our time. In this introductory course, we will investigate the impact of human population growth and the energy sources we use on the Earth’s terrestrial and aquatic resources, environmental health and toxicology, global climate change, and biodiversity loss. We will study the science behind each issue, and its historical foundation, and its political, social, and cultural dimensions. Within this context, we will explore possible solutions. We end the course considering how to create sustainable cities that support human societies while protecting the Earth’s resources. CLA-Breadth / Natural Science
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ENV 160 - Principles of Physical Geology
Examination of how our dynamic planet works from its deep interior to its oceanic, surficial, and atmospheric components to develop a scientific understanding of Earth as an interconnected environmental system. Topics include plate tectonics, the processes that form the variety of rocks we see at the Earth’s surface, the development of the stunning variety of landscapes we see, and topics of contemporary interest including earthquakes, volcanism, erosion and landslides, glaciers and surface water, the nature of underground water resources, and interpreting topographic and geologic maps. Corequisite ENV 160L. CLA Breadth/Natural Science
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ENV 265 - Energy and Environment 4 credits
This course investigates the sources and commercial production of energy, the energy needs of our society, and the impact of our energy use on the environment. The course encourages students to think critically about the harvest, use and conservation of energy. Through readings, problem solving, and project work, we will apply analytical and quantitative tools to assessing the efficiency and environmental impacts of various energy technologies. Enrollment Priority: ESS Majors. Enrollment Limited to: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Prerequisites: ESS 215 or PHYS 111 or PHYS 150 CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Quantitative
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ENV 282 - Topics in Environmental Science: 4 credits
Occasional elective courses or interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to the environment. Maybe repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Varies with topic, consult course listings or contact Program Director. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ENV 302 - Geographic Information Systems 4 credits
This course explores GIS (Geographic Information System) and related spatial analysis tools, which are used to elucidate the natural landscape and human modification of the earth’s surface. Students will acquire cartographic, ArcGIS, and remote sensing skills through case studies and individual research investigations. Enrollment priority: Given to majors in Biology, Environmental Studies, and Archaeology. Same as: BIOL 302 CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Quantitative
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ENV 350 - Advanced Environmental Science 4 credits
This course explores the science behind environmental problems and solutions as students study current environmental issues in the context of their scientific (biological, chemical, geological) underpinnings. We will address the role of scientific knowledge in understanding and resolving environmental problems, such as climate change, population growth, deforestation, extinction, air and water pollution, food production, and environmental health. Laboratory includes field-based investigations as well as simulations and laboratory experiments through which students will gain the skills needed to develop as a scientist who can collect, analyze, and interpret environmental data. This Writing in the Major course also develops proficiencies in environmental communication skills, analysis of sources and arguments, research, and interpretation of technical reports and scientific literature. Scientific writing and presentations are emphasized. Pre-requisites: BIOL 150 ,CHEM 160 or CHEM 161 , ENV 150 , and ENV 160 , and ENV 302 Co-requisite: ENV 350L. Course Offering : Every Fall. CLA - Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative, CLA-Writing in the Major.
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ENV 365 - Advanced GIS 4 credits
Advanced Geographic Information Systems expands on introductory GIS material by exploring topics in spatial statistics, programming, and multimedia. Research topics are studied within the context of team-based projects that support GIS analysis for community partners. The class takes a problem solving approach that emphasizes the importance of communication within teams and between students and community partners. As part of this approach, students meet with partners to set project goals and objectives, communicate with partners at critical stages of the project, present project results, and self-assess the strengths and weaknesses of the development process as well as the overall results. In order to link theory and practice, this course builds on the Community Based Learning (CBL) curriculum by connecting students to community partners that work globally, nationally, and locally. Student coursework in Advanced GIS includes a minimum 18-20 hours of work that directly supports our community partners, which also involves participation in off-campus activities. Prerequisite: BIOL 302 or ENV 302 . Same as: BIOL 365 . Course Offering: Even Spring Term. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Quantitative.
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ENV 382 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science 4 credits
Occasional advanced elective courses on interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to environmental science. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ENV 395 - Research in Environmental Science 4 credits
Independent study of a specific question in environmental science through laboratory or field research. Topics are chosen in consultation with an individual environmental science faculty member, who will supervise the research and will establish the number of credits prior to registration. Students are expected to be engaged in activities related to research project at least three hours per week for each credit hour earned. Weekly seminars in addition to regular meetings with research supervisor. Independent library work is required and credit for research is awarded on satisfactory completion of a research presentation and paper. May be repeated for a total of eight credits. Course can be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ENV 350 .
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ENV 400 - Environmental Studies and Sustainability Capstone Seminar 4 credits
Seniors in the environmental studies program will come together to investigate environmental and sustainability issues from diverse perspectives using a variety of methodologies. The course will emphasize critical thinking and the ability to synthesize material from a broad variety of sources and disciplines to solve current problems related to the environment and sustainability. Prerequisite: ESS 210 and ESS 215 . Offered annually. CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing in the Major
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ENV 410 - Specialized Honors I in Environmental Science 4 credits
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ENV 411 - Specialized Honors II in Environmental Science 4 credits
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EOS 101 - Seminar 1 credits
The purpose of this seminar is to provide an opportunity for the first year students to extend their summer program experience into the academic year. Topics will vary but will generally focus on exploring what it means to be human and a member of a community. Registration limited to students in the Educational Opportunities Scholar’s Program. CLA - Breadth / Natural Science, CLA - Writing in the Major, CLA - Quantitative
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ESS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Geology 4 credits
Humans interact with Earth in many ways: we use natural resources, experience natural hazards, and design geoengineering techniques that modify natural processes. In this course, we consider how a diversity of human activities affects our environment, and how a diversity of natural processes affects humans. These topics will help us delve into the meaning of “sustainability” from the perspective of Earth scientists. We will use the modern and historic New Jersey landscape as a case study, but we will also discuss topics such as mountaintop removal in the Appalachians, earthquakes in Indonesia, and water usage in the Western US. Students will learn basic Earth science concepts, techniques for field scientists, methods of data analysis and presentation, and skills for effectively teasing apart complex environmental issues. Corequisite: ESS 101L . CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 103 - Introduction to Climate Change 4 credits
Human caused climate change represents one of the great environmental challenges of our time. In this introductory course we will explore the science of global climate change and the projected consequences. Students will learn how the climate system works and what factors cause it to change across various time scales. We will investigate the structure, composition and circulation of the atmosphere and oceans; the greenhouse effect, the earth’s energy balance and the various relationships among these major componets of the planetary system. Scientists recognize that for millions of years the earth has been through many natural warming and cooling cycles. We are in a warming phase today. We’ll explore what is different about the process now relative to earlier periods in earth’s history. There is a crucial link between our various energy sources and global warming. We’ll investigate this link as it applies to carbon fuels, nuclear power and renewable alternatives such as solar and wind. We will also investigate how in the coming decades projected climate changes are likely to have an enormous impact on our planet’s people, cities and ecosystems. We’ll look at mitigation options such as clean energy alternatives, carbon capture, climate engineering and cap and trade policies. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 104 - Toxic Chemicals: Great Challenges in Environ. Science 4 credits
Prior background in chemistry is not required. Meets: One hour class and three hour lab. Same as: CHEM 104 . Offered alternate spring semesters. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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ESS 107 - Indigenous Environments: Literature and Film 4 credits
This course examines contemporary indigenous literature and film using an environmental lens to explore the ways these texts help us understand past and present issues like displacement, resource extraction, and toxic exposure. Texts include fiction and poetry by authors like Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan, and Simon Ortiz as well as such films as Smoke Signals, The Return of Navajo Boy, and Zapatista. Although the focus will be mainly on Native American contexts, the course will also engage with global texts to consider how environmental injustice is perpetuated by globalization and transnational economic policies. Equivalent: ENGH 107 CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US
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ESS 204 - Environmental Writing and Eco-Criticism 4 credits
This course introduces ecocriticism, the study of literature and the environment, alongside American environmental writing. With readings ranging widely from traditional nature writing to multi-ethnic U.S. fiction, the course addresses questions such as: How does environmental writing both reflect and shape values and attitudes about the human relationship with our environment? What kinds of questions does ecocriticism raise and how do different ecocritical strains approach literary, philosophical, and ethical questions in different ways? How is our understanding of the physical environment impacted by discourses of nature, race, gender, class, and location? Equivalent: ENGH 204 CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 206 - Nature Writing 4 credits
This course examines key texts in the tradition of writing about the natural world. Focusing on creative non-fiction by twentieth/twenty-first century U.S. writers, as well as some fiction and poetry, the course explores such questions as: What is “nature”? What is the role of writing in the human relationship with the environment? How do race, gender, and class impact perspectives on nature? In this blended literature/creative writing course, students will use close reading strategies along with an examination of historical / biographical context to better understand these texts’ contributions to nature writing and then write their own creative non-fiction. Equivalent to: ENGH 206 CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Diversity US
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ESS 210 - Environment, Society and Sustainability 4 credits
This course examines the relationship of human society to the natural environment from the perspective of sustainability, defined as meeting the needs of the present generation while preserving the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, we will consider how values, paradigms, policies, technologies, and their intricate interactions determine our current unsustainable relationship with nature, and we will explore proposals for moving society in an environmentally sustainable direction. Offered Fall Semesters CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 215 - Environmental Science 4 credits
This course explores the science behind environmental problems and solutions. Students study current environmental issues in the context of their scientific (biological, chemical, geological) underpinnings, while alos considering the political, social and cultural dimensions of these issues. The course also addresses the role of scientific knowledge in understanding and resolving environmental problems, such as climate change, population growth, deforestation, extinction, air and water pollution, food production, and environmental health. These topics are explored through readings, films, student writing, research and field trips. Signature of instructor required for registration. Same as: BIOL 215 . Offered annually. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Writing in the Major
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ESS 265 - Energy and Environment 4 credits
This course investigates the sources and commercial production of energy, the energy needs of our society, and the impact of our energy use on the environment. The course encourages students to think critically about the harvest, use and conservation of energy. Through readings, problem solving, and project work, we will apply analytical and quantitative tools to assessing the efficiency and environmental impacts of various energy technologies.
Enrollment Priority: ESS Majors. Enrollment Limited to: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Prerequisites: ESS 215 or PHYS 111 or PHYS 150 . CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Quantitative
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ESS 271 - Environmental History 4 credits
This course explores some of the major issues in the history of human interaction with and concern for the environment, from ancient times to today. We will examine changing notions of “nature” and “wilderness”; key moments in the history of human impact on the environment and in the history of ecology; and the origins and development of modern environmentalist movements. Alternate years.
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ESS 281 - Topics in Environmental Humanities 2-4 credits
Occasional elective courses on interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to the environment. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Contact program director. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 282 - Topics in Environmental Science: 4 credits
Occasional elective courses or interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to the environment. Maybe repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Varies with topic, consult course listings or contact Program Director. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 283 - Topics: Environment & Society 2-4 credits
Occasional elective courses on environmental topics that focus on social science issues and perspectives. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisites vary with topic. Information is available from ESS website. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 300 - Research in Environmental Studies 4 credits
An opportunity for upper-level environmental studies students to design and execute independent projects under the supervision of a faculty member. Interested students must make arrangements with a faculty mentor before registration. The amount of credit will established at time of registration. May be repeated for up to 12 credits, but no more than 8 credits of ESS+196 combined with ESS 410 will count toward the major. Prerequisite: Vary with the research topic. Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ESS 302 - Geographic Information Systems 4 credits
This course explores GIS (Geographic Information System) and related spatial analysis tools, which are used to elucidate the natural landscape and human modification of the earth’s surface. Students will acquire cartographic, ArcGIS, and remote sensing skills through case studies and individual research investigations. Enrollment priority: Given to majors in Biology, Environmental Studies, and Archaeology. Same as: BIOL 302 . CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Quantitative
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ESS 305 - Medical Geography 4 credits
Medical Geography investigates the intersections of health and place. The objectives of the course are to illuminate the importance of local knowledge for public health, to connect issues in health and wellbeing across scales, and to demonstrate the ways that geographic methods are relevant in health sciences, societal sciences, and policy arenas. Exploring and uncovering the presence, persistence and sources of health inequalities within the U.S. and across countries involves a semester long discussion of the impact of identity, the state, and global organizations on individual, family and community health. In order to link theory and practice, this course builds on the Community Based Learning (CBL) curriculum bu connecting students to community partners that work globally, nationally, and locally, and whose missions are to protect and promote human health and wellbeing. Student coursework in medical Geography over the semester includes a minimum 18-20 hours of work that directly supports our community partners, which also involves some participation in off-campus activities. Same as PH 305 . CLA-Breadth/Social Science, Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA- Community Based Learning, CLA-Diversity U.S. and international/Transnational
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ESS 307 - Environmental Justice Literature 4 credits
This course investigates the ways U.S. literary/media works have responded to environmental injustice, the unequal distribution of environmental hazards, resources, and power among race, gender, class and national groups. Since environmental injustice has a disproportionate impact on women, low-income populations, and people of color, this course examines the ways a wide range of multi-ethnic texts–from comic books to plays, music videos too novels–represent the environment in order to understand how the exploitation of nature is linked to the exploitation of people. We explore literary responses to urgent environmental justice issues like globalization, working conditions, food, factory, farming , water rights, health equity, toxic bodies, urban degradation, and the mining of natural resources. Throughout the course, we will consider the ways in which environmental injustices reflect and construct ideologies of racism, sexism, classism, and nationalism. Cross-list: ENGL 307 CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 309 - Food, Justice, and U.S. Literature 4 credits
This course examines the intersection of food, justice, and twentieth-century U.S. literature in order to understand how ideas about food’s biological, environmental, and social meanings have shaped and been shaped by traditions of American writing and discourses of race, class, gender, and citizenship. Using a broad range of creative, informational, and critical texts, students explore urgent issues like farmworkers’ rights, food insecurity, animal ethics, advertising, cultural foodways, globalization, and food justice/sovereignty. This is a Community-Based Learning course that combines academic and experiential learning as students investigate local food needs and participate in local efforts promoting food justice. Prerequisite: ENGH 150 or ESS 210 Eqivalent: ENGH 309 CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Civic Engagement, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 330 - Topics in Economics and the Environment 4 credits
A consideration of specific topics pertaining to the relationship of economic activities and the natural environment. Generally, one major topic will be considered each time the course is offered. Possible topics include: sustainable development; global warming and peak oil; carbon trading, taxation and subsidies as environmental policies; and consumption, well-being, the economy and the environment. May be repeated for credit with different topics. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: ECON+101 or ESS+215 Same as: ECON+330 CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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ESS 331 - Archaeology and Sustainable Culture 4 credits
Through Archaeology scholars reconstruct, examine, query and confront the record of past human-environment interactions. Placing these interactions in an historical context brings a long-term perspective to bear on contemporary issues. This course examines critically this record of human adaptations through time and across the globe with a particular focus on the ancient Americas. The view of archaeology is that the experiences of these ancient societies offer useful lessons about past choices which should affect the choices made today. Enrollment priority: Enrollment priority given to majors or minors in Anthropology Prerequisite: ANTH+103 or 104 or permission of instructor Offered Spring semester in alternate years. Same as: ANTH 331 CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 332 - Wildlife and Culture 4 credits
This class is a cross-cultural exploration of the ways that people think about and interact with wild animals. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, we will ponder abstract philosophical questions like “What is an animal?”, “What is natural?” and “What is human?” As an ESS course, however, this class will pay special attention to the ways that different perspectives on wild animals influence larger global concerns, such as biodiversity, invasive species, animal conservation, and animal rights. Upon completion of this class, students should: 1) possess a broad knowledge of the plasticity of thought and practices relating to wild animals that exists within particular societies, between different societies, and across time; 2) understand the important role that wild animals play in helping human beings define and understand themselves; and 3) appreciate the value of cross-cultural research methodologies. Enrollment restricted to: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Pre-requisites: ANTH 104 is recommended. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity International
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ESS 333 - Inuit Environmental Dilemmas 4 credits
The Arctic is experiencing rapid environmental change due largely to human activities in the south. Three of the processes that are creating the most dramatic changes in Arctic ecosystems are the transnational flow of industrial toxins, climate change, and intensified resource exploration and extraction. This course focuses on how these three processes are affecting the livelihood of roughly 160,000 Inuit living in Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. By focusing on Inuit strategies and engagements, this course will dispel enduring misconceptions of northern peoples as passive victims of outside forces while simultaneously examining the considerable challenges that they face in maintaining control of their lives and land. Ultimately, I hope this course raises awareness about how our own lifestyles are exacerbating environmental injustices and culture change in the Far North. Same as: ANTH 333
Recommended: ANTH 104 CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 344 - Environmental Aesthetics 4 credits
An exploration of questions centered at the intersection of aesthetics and environmental philosophy. Of primary concern are the relation between the aesthetic appreciation of nature and the aesthetic appreciation of art; the roles played by scientific knowledge, emotional engagement and imagination in the aesthetic appreciation of nature; the thesis that all of wild nature has positive value; and the theoretical role aesthetic considerations play in the rationale behind environmental conservation. Same as: PHIL 344 . Offered in alternate years. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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ESS 381 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Humanities 4 credits
Occasional advanced elective courses on interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to the environment. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Contact program director. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ESS 382 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science 4 credits
Occasional advanced elective courses on interdisciplinary or disciplinary topics related to environmental science. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ESS 383 - Advanced Topics: Environment and Society 2-4 credits
Occasional elective courses on environmental topics that focus on social science issues and perspectives. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisites vary with topic. Information is available from ESS website. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ESS 400 - Environmental Studies and Sustainability Capstone Seminar 4 credits
Seniors in the environmental studies program will come together to investigate environmental and sustainability issues from diverse perspectives using a variety of methodologies. The course will emphasize critical thinking and the ability to synthesize material from a broad variety of sources and disciplines to solve current problems related to the environment and sustainability. Prerequisite: ESS 215 and ESS 210 . Offered annually. CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing in the Major
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ESS 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
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ESS 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
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FILM 101 - Introduction to Film Analysis 4 credits
An introduction to the basic expressive elements of film art. Extensive screenings illustrate such elements as shot composition, editing, camera movement, color, lighting, and directorial style. Readings in film theory and criticism. Equivalent: ENGH 120 CLA-Breadth/Arts
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FILM 201 - Film History and Theory 4 credits
How did film emerge as one of the most powerful means of communication and artistic expression in the modern era? To what extent have film directors from Fritz Lang to Yasujiro Ozu, cinematic movements from Neorealism to Third Cinema, and film industries from Hollywood to Bollywood, shaped cultures of film production and reception globally? What is film’s relationship to other media and how do we understand its status in the contemporary, digital era? This course will engage with such questions as it introduces students to the history of film form. Each week, we will analyze and learn to historically situate one or two feature-length films. In conjunction with learning methods of historical analysis, students will also be exposed to philosophical and theoretical prospectives (including formalist, psychoanalytical, feminist, post-colonial, etc.) that have emerged over the years and led to the consolidation of vocabulary for film studies. By the end of class, students will have learned the skills and language needed to develop a historically sensitive and theoretically nuanced interpretation of cinematic works. Same as: ENGH 221 . CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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FILM 214 - Monsters, Gangsters, and the Great Depression 4 credits
Using classic gangster and monster films from the 1930s as the primary course content, this three-week course aims to increase students’ understanding of a.) the historical realities that influenced the construction of the modern gangster narrative and the modern monster film, b.) the place of the gangster and monster film in the history of film, including the issues of censorship and promulgation of the movie production code, and c.) the gangster and monster films as specific genres, their relationship to other genres of the period including film noire, and the depictions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, urbanism, morality, etc. that defined these genres. Lastly, students will consider how and why these two genres remain influential in the present. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US
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FILM 220 - Contemporary Transnational Cinema 4 credits
The films chosen for this class are contemporary examples of “transnational” cinema, i.e., cinema that finds reception and distribution beyond its country of origin. Growing global interconnectedness has resulted in the expansion of a transnational market and audience for films. By closely analyzing a range of contemporary films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Iran, India, Germany, Spain, South Africa, and the United States, students will explore how these films’ narrative styles reinforce or challenge the form of cinematic storytelling popularized globally by Hollywood cinema. This class will train students to watch and write about films by placing them in cultural and historical context. Equivalent: ENGL 239 / ENGH 220 CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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FILM 232 - Music and the Soundscape of Film 4 credits
In the words of American film director David Lynch, “half the film is picture, the other half is sound;… they’ve got to work together.” In this course we will explore the soundscape of film and the role that music plays within that soundscape. The goal is to analyze how what we hear interacts with what we see when we watch a film. Students will learn basic listening/viewing skills by exploring the relationship between music and sound, sound and narrative, music and film form, and music and film style. Then, to understand how technology has influenced the role of sound in film, we will survey the most prominent technological developments from the early years of the twentieth century to the current day. Course work consists of a class presentation, quizzes on readings/viewings, and writing assignments building to a final paper based on a specific film soundscape. The lab is for the screening of films. No prior knowledge of music or film is necessary. Graded: Regular. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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FILM 255 - Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Cinema 4 credits
A chronological survey of developments in Russian film history from the pre-revolutionary era to the present. Students will be exposed to a wide range of movies, including early silent films (pre- and post-revolutionary), experimental films of the 1920s and early 1930s, socialist realist films, films on World War II and Soviet life, and films from the glasnost’ era and contemporary Russia. Readings will include theoretical articles and selections from Russian film history and criticism. All readings are in English and all films shown with English subtitles. Offered alternate spring semesters. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Writing Intensive
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FILM 256 - German Film in English 4 credits
An examination of a theme or period in German cinema. Topics vary but include Film of the Weimar Era, World War II through the Lens of Film, and new German Cinema. Readings and discussions in English. Course may be repeated. Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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FILM 302 - Contemporary Italian Cinema 4 credits
Viewing of contemporary Italian films with lectures and discussions on topics such as society, media, life styles, family, and politics. Oral presentations and short papers. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 201 . Offered in alternate years. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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FILM 304 - Contemporary Francophone Cinema 4 credits
Through weekly screenings of recent films (released in the last decade or so), this course introduces students to current social, cultural and narrative concerns in Francophone cinema. Intensive conversational and writing practice, along with regular language review and creative assignments provide students with numerous opportunities to acquire basic vocabulary and analytical tools that are specific to the study of audiovisual documents in French. May be taken concurrently with FREN 302 or FREN 306. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: FREN 201 , FREN 281 or equivalent. Offered spring semester. CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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FILM 322 - Thinking about Genre through Film 4 credits
What is a genre? How do assumptions shaped by genre inform our interpretation of literary and film texts and structure our experiences of those narratives? This course will explore these questions through reading film and genre theory and through viewing classic and contemporary films in such genres as film noir, melodrama, romance, and the western. Prerequisite: ENGH 150 Equivalent Courses: ENGH 322
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FILM 323 - Cinema and Social Justice 4 credits
What is the role of cinema in social justice struggles? How does political climate affect cinematic culture and vice versa? What is the significance of independent media, and how do we understand the relationship between media and democracy? This class will address some of these questions by closely analyzing and contextualizing films by Errol Morris, Michael Moore, Vittorio de Sica, Ken Loach, and others. Drawing on film and media theory, students will examine films’ political claims and assess their social implications. One of the eventual goals will be to imagine what a revolutionary cinema might look like in the era of the Internet. Prerequisite: ENGH 150 or ENGH 120 or FILM 101 Equivalent Courses:ENGL 238 / ENGH 323 CLA-Diversity International
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FILM 324 - Filming American Feminisms 4 credits
Through examination of documentary and fiction films, this course will explore the development of thinking about women, gender, and feminism after 1900. The course will think simultaneously about the evolution of feminist thought in the twentieth century and about how film has engaged with, represented, supported, disseminated, and critiqued those developing ideas. Readings in feminist theory of the period will be put in dialogue with a wide range of films from silents to Hollywood blockbusters to independents and documentaries made with explicitly feminist purposes. Prerequisite: ENGH 150 or WGST 101 Equivalent Course: WGST 301 / ENGH 324 CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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FILM 325 - Gender and Film 4 credits
In what ways has film inspired theories about the social construction of femininity and masculinity? In turn, how has aesthetic and social theory analyzed gendered bodies, subjectivities and relations within film? How, moreover, do structures of social inequality affect film production and distribution? This class will introduce you to film as well as film theory revolving around gender and its intersections with race, class, and sexuality. Primary texts will include a variety of international films by twentieth-century and contemporary directors like Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jane Campion, Todd Haynes, Celine Sciamma, Laura Poitras, and others. In conjunction with these primary texts, you will read a range of film theory— from feminist and psychoanalytical to political-economic and formalist approaches. By the end of class, you should ideally be able to closely analyze film and thereby engage in debates about the relationship between aesthetics and social justice. This class counts towards the Film and Media Studies minor. Equivalent Courses: ENGL 303 / ENGH 325 CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
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