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Zen Buddhism — CHI4218.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts
Cultural Studies and Languages

Zen Buddhism — CHI4405.01) (cancelled 10/9/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts
Cultural Studies and Languages

Zen Buddhism — CHI4218.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts
Cultural Studies and Languages

[BBA class-don't publish] Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice — APA2128.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 3
This course will present an interdisciplinary approach to the theory of conflict resolution. Theories of conflict resolution will be introduced and then explored through a number of different prisms. These will include the macro issues of the nature of peace, the environment, the media, NGOs, as well as the role of religion and the Bible. There will also be a focus for part of
CAPA

[Hold:] Language Series —

Spring 2017
Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Credits:
The Isabelle Kaplan Center for Languages and Cultures presents the Language Series every term.  The purpose of the Language Series is to provide students opportunities to explore and deepen their knowledge in the study of foreign languages and cultures.  The Language Series events such as presentations and workshops are related to the foreign language courses that are

“Beastly and Beautiful”: Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita — LIT2571.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Jenny Boully
Credits: 4
(Important Notice: This course focuses on the novel Lolita, which can be disturbing to some readers. Our class discussions will not be able to circumvent the narrative of an older man exploiting a child. Please be aware of this difficult material before registering for the course.) In Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita (1955), Humbert Humbert writes, “I am
Literature

“Call Me Maybe”: The Telephone as Multimedia — MS4111.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
From pop songs like “You Used to Call Me on My Cell Phone” (Hotline Bling) to “Call Me Maybe,” and from our contemporary uses, it’s clear that the telephone has become so much more than a phone. In this course, we will study the telephone as an interdisciplinary device with a long history and divergent uses in order to learn key topics in media studies that also apply to many
Society Culture and Thought

“Culture” in a Globalized World: A Critique — ANT2115.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
The ability to easily share culture across borders is often viewed as one of the benefits of globalization. But while enjoying the next Bad Bunny or BTS track, we should keep in mind that powerful global institutions like the United Nations also participate in globalizing culture, frequently with serious consequences. This introductory course explores the ways that the 
Society Culture and Thought

“First World Problems” in Chinese Microcinema — CHI4520.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
“First world problems” has become a prolific meme generating phrase. However, it can have deeper meaning. How is Chinese society dealing with its own “First world problems” , while simultaneously dealing with those of its own unique history? These are some of the questions we will explore through the lenses of Chinese Microcinema makers. Students will naturally advance their
Cultural Studies and Languages

“First World Problems” in Chinese Microcinema — CHI4520.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
“First world problems” has become a prolific meme generating phrase. However, it can have deeper meaning. How is Chinese society dealing with its own “First world problems,” while simultaneously dealing with those of its own unique history? These are some of the questions we will explore through the lenses of Chinese Microcinema makers. Students will naturally advance their
Languages

“If Spain Falls”: The Spanish Civil War through the Latin American Lens — CANCELLED

Fall 2015
Instructor: Luis Gonzalez Barrios (See Sarah Harris or Jonathan Pitcher for registration.)
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) aroused enormous international interest, including in the Americas. Many Latin American authors visited the Peninsula to participate in the conflict, leaving an important body of testimonial and artistic work. In this course we will explore the Spanish civil conflict through a transatlantic approach. The first part of the course will define the
Languages

“My father said to my mother…”: Literary Portrayals of the Modern Italian Family — CSL2131.01) (course code changed 6/3/2024

Fall 2024
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
“Two years before leaving home, my father said to my mother that I was very ugly.” Thus begins Elena Ferrante’s coming-of-age novel that tells us, without qualms, about The Lying Life of Adults. This course will focus on Italian first-person fictional accounts of family life, which we will analyze with the support of relevant literary criticism, including love, Feminist, and
Cultural Studies and Languages Literature

“Why Not the Whole World?” Historical Perspectives on US Migration Politics — HIS2176.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
There have always been borders. Crossing borders has always been complicated. Paradoxically, cosmopolitan hospitality requires strong sovereign governments and strong national identities. How else can good behavior and tolerance be induced and compelled among large populations of longer-settled earlier arrivals? This course explores the historical complexities of crossing
Music