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21G.038	China in the News: The Untold Stories	Examines issues and debates crucial to understanding contemporary Chinese society, culture, and politics. Discusses how cultural politics frames the way in which China is viewed by mass media around the world and by China scholars in the West. Topics include the Beijing Olympic Games; Mao in post-Mao China; the new patriotism; leisure and consumer culture; the rise of the internet and web culture in urban China; media censorship, remix, and creative online culture. Analyzes the central debate over progress and the role played by the state, the market, and citizen activists in engineering social change. Uses documentaries and feature films to illustrate the cultural, social and political changes that have taken place in China since the 1980s. Includes two short writing assignments and a final paper. Taught in English.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.039[J]	Gender and Japanese Popular Culture	Examines relationships between identity and participation in Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities, and culture. Emphasizes contemporary popular culture and theories of gender, sexuality, race, and the workings of power and value in global culture industries. Topics include manga (comic books), hip-hop and other popular music, anime and feature films, video games, contemporary literature, and online communication. Students present analyses and develop a final project based on a particular aspect of gender and popular culture. Several films screened outside of regular class meeting times. Taught in English.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21A.143[J], WGS.154[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.040	A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society	Introduction to Indian culture through films, short-stories, novels, essays, newspaper articles. Examines some major social and political controversies of contemporary India through discussions centered on India's history, politics and religion. Focuses on issues such as ethnic tension and terrorism, poverty and inequality, caste conflict, the missing women, and the effects of globalization on popular and folk cultures. Particular emphasis on the IT revolution, outsourcing, the new global India and the enormous regional and subcultural differences. Taught in English.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.041[J]	Foundations of East Asian Literature and Culture: From Confucius to the Beats	Studies foundational works from East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) with a focus on their cultural context and contemporary relevance and asks how "Literature" looks different when conceived through some of the world's oldest literatures beyond the West. Explores philosophical texts, history writing, poetry, stories and diaries, tales, and novels. Hones skills of reading, writing, and speaking with a sense of cultural sensitivity, historical depth, and comparative contemplation. Students who have taken this topic under 21L.007 cannot also receive credit for 21L.040.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21L.040[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.042[J]	Three Kingdoms: From History to Fiction, Comic, Film, and Game	Analyzing core chapters of the great Chinese epic novel, Three Kingdoms, and its adaptations across diverse media, considers what underlies the appeal of this classic narrative over the centuries. Through focus on historical events in the period 206 BC to AD 280, examines the representation of power, diplomacy, war, and strategy, and explores the tension among competing models of political authority and legitimacy. Covers basic elements of classical Chinese political and philosophical thought, and literary and cultural history. Final group project involves digital humanities tools. Readings in translation. Films and video in Chinese with English subtitles.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.352[J], 21L.492[J], CMS.359[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.043[J]	From Yellow Peril to Model Minority: Asian American History to 1968	Provides an overview of Asian American history between the 1830s and 1968 and its relevance for contemporary issues. Covers the first wave of Asian immigration in the 19th century, the rise of anti-Asian movements, the experiences of Asian Americans during WWII, the 1965 immigration reform, and the emergence of the Asian American movement in the 1960s. Examines the role these experiences played in the formation of Asian American ethnicity. Addresses key societal issues such as racial stereotyping, xenophobia, ethnicity and racial formation, citizenship, worker activism, immigrant community building, the "model minority" myth, and anti-Asian harassment and violence. Taught in English.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.107[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.044[J]	Classics of Chinese Literature in Translation	Introduction to some of the major genres of traditional Chinese poetry, fiction, and drama. Intended to give students a basic understanding of the central features of traditional Chinese literary genres, as well as to introduce students to the classic works of the Chinese literary tradition. Works read include Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, and the poetry of the major Tang dynasty poets. Literature read in translation. Taught in English.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21L.494[J], WGS.235[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.045[J]	Global Chinese Food: A Historical Overview	Introduces the history of Chinese food around the world. Illustrates how the globalization of Chinese food is deeply connected to Chinese migration patterns, expansion of Western influence in Asia, Chinese entrepreneurship, and interethnic relations in places of Chinese settlement. With an overview of earlier periods in Chinese history, focuses on the 18th through 20th centuries, specifically on major events in modern world history that affected the availability and demand for Chinese food. Considers environmental issues in relation to China's changing food systems. Includes a mandatory field trip to Boston Chinatown. Taught in English. Limited to 30.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.156[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.046	Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema	Covers major works of Chinese fiction and film, from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Focusing on the modern period, examines how Chinese intellectuals, writers, and filmmakers have used artistic works to critically explore major issues in modern Chinese culture and society. Literature read in translation. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.048[J]	Images of Asian Women: Dragon Ladies and Lotus Blossoms	Explores some of the forces and mechanisms through which stereotypes are built and perpetuated. In particular, examines stereotypes associated with Asian women in colonial, nationalist, state-authoritarian, and global/diasporic narratives about gender and power. Students read ethnography, fiction, and history, and view films to examine the politics and circumstances that create and perpetuate the representation of Asian women as dragon ladies, lotus blossoms, despotic tyrants, desexualized servants, and docile subordinates. Students are introduced to debates about Orientalism, gender, and power.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21A.141[J], WGS.274[J]	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
21G.049[J]	French Photography	Introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present. Provides exposure to major photographers and images of the French tradition and encourages students to explore the social and cultural roles and meanings of photographs. Designed to help students navigate their own photo-saturated worlds; provides opportunity to gain practical experience in photography. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	4.674[J], 21H.145[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	CI-H
21G.050[J]	Looking East/Looking West (New)	Examines how objects and images mediate encounters between people and helped define the "Orient" and the "Occident." Explores the visual and material culture as well as textual accounts produced by and consumed during encounters between European and Asian travelers, diplomats, artists, writers, and tourists since the seventeenth century. Considers the frameworks scholars have used to understand these encounters and how we might deploy those frameworks ourselves. Employs historical thinking to work on our skills of visual and cultural analysis. Questions how these legacies of material and visual exchange have shaped the community within Boston area.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.247[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.052	French Film Classics	History and aesthetics of French cinema from the advent of sound to present-day. Treats films in the context of technical processes, the art of narration, directorial style, role of the scriptwriter, the development of schools and movements, the impact of political events and ideologies, and the relation between French and other national cinemas. Films shown with English subtitles. Taught in English.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	2-2-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.053	Understanding Contemporary French Politics	Examines the changes in contemporary French society through the study of political debates, reforms and institutions since 1958. Analyzes the deep influence of politics on cultural and social life, despite a decline in political participation. Revisits public controversies and political cleavages, from the Algerian war to postcolonial issues, from the birth of the European Union to the recent financial crisis, and from the moral "revolution" of the seventies to the recognition of new families. Course taught in English. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	CI-H
21G.054[J]	France and Haiti: Enlightenment, Slavery, and Revolution	Explores the relationship between the Enlightenment, slavery, and the French and Haitian revolutions. Studies France and Haiti prior to 1789, analyzes some of the central texts of the Enlightenment with an emphasis on ideas about monarchy, slavery, and democracy. Considers the place of these ideas and the role of popular mobilization in the French and Haitian revolutionary era from 1789 to 1804. Concludes with an examination of some of the legacies of the eighteenth-century experience for modern French and Haitian politics.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.241[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.055[J]	Media in Weimar and Nazi Germany	Debates over national and media identity in Weimar and Nazi Germany. Production and use of media under extreme political and social conditions with a focus on films (such as Nosferatu, Berlin, M, and Triumph des Willens) and other media. Media approached as both texts and systems. Considers the legacy of the period, in terms of stylistic influence (e.g. film noir), techniques of persuasion, and media's relationship to social and economic conditions. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	2-2-8	null	CMS.311[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.056[J]	The "Making" of Modern Europe: 1789-Present	Provides an overview of European history from 1789 to the present. Explores how the ideas of "European" and "modern" have been defined over time. Explores major events and the evolution of major tensions and issues that consumed Europe and Europeans through the period, including questions of identity, inclusion/exclusion, religion, and equality. Places major emphasis on the fiction, visual culture, and films of the century as the products and evidence of political, social and cultural change. Taught in English.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.143[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.057[J]	Gender, Race, and Environmental Justice	Provides an introduction to the analysis of gender in science, technology, and environmental politics from a global perspective. Familiarizes students with central objects, questions, and methods in the field. Examines existent critiques of the racial, sexual and environmental politics at stake in techno-scientific cultures. Draws on material from popular culture, media, fiction, film, and ethnography. Addressing specific examples from across the globe, students also explore different approaches to build more livable environments that promote social justice. Taught in English. Limited to 18.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21A.407[J], STS.022[J], WGS.275[J]	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
21G.058[J]	Race and Migration in Europe	Addresses the shifting politics of nation, ethnicity, and race in the context of migration and globalization in Germany and Europe. Provides students with analytical tools to approach global concerns and consider Europe and Germany from cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives. Familiarizes students with the ways in which histories of migration, travel, and colonial encounters shape contemporary Europe. Introduces the concepts of transnationalism, diasporic cultures, racism, ethnicity, asylum, and mobility via case studies and materials, including film, ethnography, fiction, and autobiography. Taught in English. Limited to 18.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21A.132[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.059	Paradigms of European Thought and Culture	Subject surveys the main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in the modern period. Introduces a set of ideas and arguments that have played a formative role in European culture, and acquaints students with exemplars of critical thought. Readings begin with the Protestant Reformation and move through the French Revolution up to the post-WWII period. Figures to be considered include Luther, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Rousseau, Smith, Marx, Freud, Beauvoir, and Foucault. Class discussions set these texts into the context of European culture. Topics to be considered are artworks by Goya, David, and Duchamp; the architecture of Schinkel; the music of Bach; and the literature of Goethe. Taught in English.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.062[J]	Gateway to Japanese Literature and Culture	Surveys the nature, history, and distinctive features of Japanese literature and cultural history from the beginnings through the threshold of modernity. Examines various genres of poetry, historiography and mythological lore, prose tales and fiction, diaries, essays, Noh and puppet plays, short stories and novels; and helps students appreciate the texts' relevance in the historical and cultural context in which authors wrote them, in the broader context of literary traditions from around the world, and for the humanistic and aesthetic powers that make them poignant to us today. Showcases how authors increasingly enjoyed adapting, redoing, and satirizing earlier models, while constantly developing new expressive forms suited to the urgent needs of their time. Includes an eco-literature lab, a creative writing lab, and a history-writing lab for collaborative experimentation.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21L.493[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.063	Anime: Transnational Media and Culture	Explores anime (Japanese animated films and TV shows) as a study in flows among media and cultures. Discusses Japan's substantial share of the TV cartoon market and the reasons for anime's worldwide success. Focuses on cultural production and the ways anime cultures are created through the interactive efforts of studios, sponsors, fans, broadcasters, and distributors. Uses anime scholarship and media examples as a means to examine leading theories in media and cultural studies, gender and sexuality, technology and identity, and post-industrial globalization. Taught in English.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.064	Introduction to Japanese Culture	Examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have shaped modern Japanese culture and society. Readings on contemporary Japan and historical evolution of the culture are coordinated with study of literary texts, film, and art, along with an analysis of everyday life and leisure activities. Taught in English. Limited to 18.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.065[J]	Japanese Media Cultures	Examines storytelling media in twentieth and twenty-first century Japan, situating emerging media aesthetics and practices alongside broader shifts in cultural and social life. Engages with pivotal works in a wide range of media including film, literature, anime, manga, and video games, as well as critical concepts in Japanese media studies. Taught in English. 21G.593 includes additional work in Japanese. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	CMS.354[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.066[J]	Gateway to Korean Literature and Culture	Introduction to two millennia of Korean literature and culture. Discusses texts, artifacts, and films in their cultural context and from a comparative global perspective. Explores poetry; historiography, story-telling, drama and fiction; philosophical and religious texts and practices; and visual materials. Includes creative exercises to help students develop their own Korean wave and K-drama passions with a critically informed eye.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21L.491[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.067[J]	Digital Media in Japan and Korea	Examines the social, cultural, and political stakes of digital culture in Japan and Korea. Focuses on digital media use (and abuse), including the internet, streaming and mobile media, gaming, robots, and augmented realities; the digital remediation of older media; and methods for the study of online life. By considering how digital media use has developed in each country and reshaped identity, politics, public space, and creative practice, students build a conceptual and critical vocabulary for the comparative study of algorithmic cultures. Taught in English.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	CMS.351[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.068	The Invention of French Theory: A History of Transatlantic Intellectual Life since 1945	Examines post-WWII French theory. Discusses how theorists such as Lacan, Cixous, Derrida, and Debord were perceived in France and the US. Explores transatlantic intellectual debates since 1989 and the "new" French theory. Topics include: communism, decolonization, neo-liberalism, gender and mass media. Taught in English.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
21G.070[J]	Latin America and the Global Sixties: Counterculture and Revolution	Close reading of political issues, cultural artifacts, and social actors of Latin America during and in the wake of the revolutionary 1960s. Examines how culture and politics addressed the need to conceptually organize a series of events that were equally momentous and confusing. Questions the established stereotypes and assumptions about Latin America and the sixties that are portrayed in its contemporary, often nostalgic, revivals. Focuses on the ideas that defined Latin America's participation in a global trend of political upheavals, emerging youth cultures, and demands for social justice. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	CMS.355[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.072[J]	The New Latin American Novel	Students read newly translated, recent fiction from Latin America and consider contemporary issues in, and approaches to, reading and writing literature in the 21st century. Debates the concept of contemporary in these texts and whether we can still talk about a Latin American novel. Reflects on issues of interpretation, authorship, gender, genre, media, ideology and theories of the novel, Latin American literary history, and translation. Authors may include César Aira, Mario Levrero, Samanta Schweblin, Yuri Herrera, Ena Lucía Portela, Valeria Luiselli, Roberto Bolaño, Marlon James, and J. P. Cuenca. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	CMS.353[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.073[J]	The Spanish Incubator	Students travel to Spain to explore the country's influence on our understanding of contemporary culture, from its role as the crucible of the international avant-garde, to its genesis of political art and writing, to its Civil War that ignited the artistic passion of authors around the world, to the exuberant liberation after 40 years of dictatorship. Readings include Hemingway, Lorca, Orwell, Neruda, memoirs of Americans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Spanish poetry of the war and repression that followed, and the films of Saura and Almodovar. Films, readings, field trips to museums, and cultural events enable students to understand the full context in which today's vibrant Spanish democracy emerged. Contact Literature about travel fee and possible funding opportunities. Enrollment limited. Application required; contact Literature Headquarters for details.	true	IAP	Undergraduate	3-3-3	null	21L.590[J]	false	false	false	False	Elective	False
21G.075[J]	Global Chinese Migration, 1567-Present	Examines Chinese migration in historical and comparative perspective, beginning in 1567 with the lifting of the imperial ban on private maritime trade. Covers migration to diverse venues across the globe, including tropical colonies, settler societies, Chinese frontiers, and postcolonial metropoles. Topics include the varied roles of Chinese migrants in these diverse venues, the coolie trade and anti-Chinese movements, overseas students, transnational networks, cultural adaptation, and the creolization of Chinese food in migrant communities. Critically examines the degree to which this transnational migration has produced a "Global Chinese" identity. Taught in English.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.253[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.077[J]	Introduction to the Classics of Russian Literature	Explores the works of classical Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including stories and novels by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bunin, Nabokov, Platonov, and others. Focuses on their approaches to portraying self and society, and on literary responses to fundamental ethical and philosophical questions about justice, freedom, free will, fate, love, loyalty, betrayal, and forgiveness. Taught in English; students interested in completing some readings and a short writing project in Russian should register for 21G.618.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21L.490[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.078[J]	Latin America Through Film	Traces Latin American history through film and analyzes how this medium represents events in the recent and distant past. Weekly movies provide a window through which to analyze themes such as colonialism, national formation, revolution, gender, race relations, popular mobilizations and counterinsurgency. Examines films for how they represent a particular group or country, the reality they capture or obscure, and the message they convey.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.172[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.084[J]	Introduction to Latin American Studies	Examines contemporary Latin American culture, politics, and history. Surveys geography, economic development, and race, religion, and gender in Latin America. Special emphasis on the Salvadoran civil war, human rights and military rule in Argentina and Chile, and migration from Central America and Mexico to the United States. Students analyze films, literature, visual art, journalism, historical documents, and social scientific research.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	17.55[J], 21A.130[J], 21H.170[J]	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	CI-H
21G.085[J]	Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics, 1700-1917	Analyzes Russia's social, cultural, and political heritage in the 18th and 19th centuries, up to and including the Russian Revolution of 1917. Compares reforming and revolutionary impulses in the context of serfdom, the rise of the intelligentsia, and debates over capitalism. Focuses on historical and literary texts, especially the intersections between the two.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.244[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.086[J]	Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society: 1917 to the Present	Explores the political and historical evolution of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution to the present. Covers the creation of a revolutionary regime, causes and nature of the Stalin revolution, post-Stalinist efforts to achieve political and social reform, and causes of the Soviet collapse. Also examines current developments in Russia in light of Soviet history. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	17.57[J], 21H.245[J]	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	CI-H
21G.087[J]	Introduction to Russian Studies	Explores Russian culture and society by analyzing its unique position at the crossroads of Europe and Asia throughout medieval, Imperial, Soviet, and contemporary periods. Investigates a variety of topics: defining the borders of the country and shaping its relationship with the outside world; changes in living spaces from rural to urban, development of cultural centers; and daily life, customs, and traditions. Includes readings in literature, history, and cultural studies, as well visual arts, music, and film. Limited to 25.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21H.144[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.094[J]	Cinema in Japan and Korea	Focuses on landmark art cinema from both countries while providing a thorough introduction to film style. Each week examines a different component of film form, using the close analysis of specific films in their cultural and historical context. Explores the use of video essays as a form of critical analysis. Taught in English.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	CMS.352[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21G.095[J]	Cultures of Popular Music in East Asia: Japan, Korea, China	Explores a variety of music cultures in contemporary East Asia. Emphasizes examples from Japan, but forays elsewhere, including South Korea and China. Uses writings, videos, and recordings of musical performances, events, and objects in a variety of contexts to better understand how the concept of culture gives insight into gender, class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationhood, and individual identities. Explores ethnographic approaches to musical cultures with a focus on the last thirty years. Topics include Japanese hip-hop, K-Pop idols, Vocaloids (virtual idols), Chinese popular music and protest, street music, streaming and online distribution for global music, and experimental music. Students conduct ethnographic fieldwork and produce sonic presentations. No music experience nor technical expertise required. Taught in English.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21M.297[J], WGS.150[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21G.111	Chinese Calligraphy	Provides an introduction to the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy and its traditional uses. Studies the history of the Chinese writing system and develops skills through guided reading, classroom discussion, and systematic practice with brush and ink. Students work on a small calligraphy project based on their own interest. Taught in English; no prior knowledge of Chinese language required. Limited to 25.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21G.101	Chinese I (Regular)	Introduction to modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) with emphasis on developing conversational skills by using fundamental grammatical patterns and vocabulary in functional and culturally suitable contexts. Basic reading and writing are also taught. For graduate credit, see 21G.151. Placement interview with instructors required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese before or on Reg Day. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Fall, IAP	Undergraduate	4-0-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.102	Chinese II (Regular)	Continuation of 21G.101. For full description, see 21G.101. For graduate credit see 21G.152. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure of Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	21G.101 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.103	Chinese III (Regular)	Continuing instruction in spoken and written Chinese, with particular emphasis on consolidating basic conversational skills and improving reading confidence and depth. Lab work required. Placement interview with instructors before or on Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	4-0-8	21G.102 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.104	Chinese IV (Regular)	Continuation of 21G.103. For full description, see 21G.103. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	21G.103 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.105	Chinese V (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies	Students develop more sophisticated conversational and reading skills by combining traditional textbook material with their own explorations of Chinese speaking societies, using the human, literary, and electronic resources available at MIT and in the Boston area. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.104 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.106	Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies	Continuation of 21G.105. For full description see 21G.105. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.105 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.107	Chinese I (Streamlined)	The first term streamlined sequence. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. For graduate credit see 21G.157. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.108	Chinese II (Streamlined)	The second term streamlined sequence; continuation of 21G.107. The streamlined sequence is designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. For graduate credit see 21G.158. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.107 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.109	Chinese III (Streamlined)	Intermediate level subject in streamlined sequence. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. Consolidates conversation skills, improves reading confidence and broadens composition style. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.108 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.110	Chinese IV (Streamlined)	Intermediate level subject in streamlined sequence; continuation of 21G.109. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. Consolidates conversation skills, improves reading confidence and broadens composition style. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.109 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.112	Intermediate Chinese in Shenzhen	Taught on-site at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. Consolidates foundations built in Regular Chinese I-III and Streamlined I; continues instruction of skills in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Encourages development of a sensitivity to linguistically-appropriate behavior, introduces extensive vocabulary and usage as a basis for conversational development, and provides a step-by-step guide to the principles and practice of reading and writing Chinese short narratives. Addresses issues of how cultural differences inform and are informed by different linguistic contexts and practices. Taught in Chinese. Limited to 16.	true	IAP	Undergraduate	3-0-6	21G.103 or 21G.107	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.113	Chinese V (Streamlined)	Advanced level subject in streamlined sequence. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. Students conduct their own explorations of modern China using online and print materials, as well as interviews with Chinese in the Boston area. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.110 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.118	Advanced Chinese in Shenzhen	Taught on-site at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. Builds students' vocabulary through authentic material reading, and improves oral communication skills through discussion of topics related to cultural, social and historical aspects of China, focusing on Shenzhen. Provides extensive listening, speaking, reading practice in discourse, including dialogues with native speakers, narrative and description, with emphasis on cultural, social, and historical issues of China. Taught in Chinese. Limited to 16.	true	IAP	Undergraduate	3-0-6	21G.105 or 21G.109	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.120	Business Chinese	Aimed at advanced-level students to enhance language skills and cultural knowledge specific to conducting business in Chinese societies. Topics include the specialization of materials used in commercial, economic, and business contexts; Greater China's economic development, business culture, and etiquette; and case studies from successful international enterprises in China. Students develop project reports based on their own interests. Taught in Chinese. Limited to 16.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.106, 21G.113, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.121	Chinese for Professional Communications (New)	Students read and react to authentic materials centering on four areas — business, technology, medical, and students' own choices of academic interests. Students develop advanced-mid speaking skills in a formal context, understand main ideas of lengthy and argumentative texts, interpret related talks and speeches, and present their thoughts in structured essays. Taught entirely in Chinese. No listeners. Limited to 16 for pedagogical reasons.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.120 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.151	Chinese I (Regular)	Introduction to modern standard Chinese (Mandarin). For a full description, see 21G.101. For undergraduate credit see 21G.101. Limited to 16 per section.	true	Fall, IAP	Graduate	4-0-5	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.152	Chinese II (Regular)	Continuation of 21G.151. For a description, see 21G.102. For undergraduate credit see 21G.102.	true	Spring	Graduate	4-0-5	21G.151 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.157	Chinese I (Streamlined)	Introduction to modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) for students with some speaking ability but little reading ability. For full description, see 21G.107. For undergraduate credit see 21G.107. Limited to 16 per section.	true	Fall	Graduate	3-0-6	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.158	Chinese II (Streamlined)	Continuation of 21G.157. For a description see 21G.157. For undergraduate credit see 21G.108.	true	Spring	Graduate	3-0-6	21G.157 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.133	Three Kingdoms: From History to Fiction, Comic, Film, and Game	Analyzing core chapters of the great Chinese epic novel, Three Kingdoms, and its adaptations across diverse media, considers what underlies the appeal of this classic narrative over the centuries. Through focus on historical events in the period 206 BC to AD 280, examines the representation of power, diplomacy, war, and strategy, and explores the tension among competing models of political authority and legitimacy. Covers basic elements of classical Chinese political and philosophical thought, and literary and cultural history. Final group project involves digital humanities tools. Readings in translation. Films and video in Chinese with English subtitles. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to students in the Chinese minor	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.190	Advertising and Media: Comparative Perspectives	Compares modern and contemporary advertising culture in China, the US, and other emerging markets. First half focuses on branding in the old media environment; second half introduces the changing practice of advertising in the new media environment. Topics include branding and positioning, media planning, social media campaigns, cause marketing 2.0, social TV, and mobility marketing. Required lab work includes interactive sessions in branding a team product for the US (or a European country) and China markets. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.105, 21G.110, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.192	Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema	Covers major works of Chinese fiction and film, from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Focusing on the modern period, examines how Chinese intellectuals, writers, and filmmakers have used artistic works to critically explore major issues in modern Chinese culture and society. Literature read in translation. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Enrollment limited; preference to Chinese minors.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.105, 21G.110, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.193	Introduction to East Asian Cultures: From Zen to K-Pop	Examines traditional forms of East Asian culture (including literature, art, performance, food, and religion) as well as contemporary forms of popular culture (film, pop music, karaoke, and manga). Covers China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with an emphasis on China. Considers women's culture, as well as the influence and presence of Asian cultural expressions in the US. Uses resources in the Boston area, including the MFA, the Children's Museum, and the Sackler collection at Harvard. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.194	China in the News: The Untold Stories	Examines issues and debates crucial to understanding contemporary Chinese society, culture, and politics. Discusses how cultural politics frames the way in which China is viewed by mass media around the world and by China scholars in the West. Topics include the Beijing Olympic Games; Mao in post-Mao China; the new patriotism; leisure and consumer culture; the rise of the internet and web culture in urban China; media censorship, remix, and creative online culture. Analyzes the central debate over progress and the role played by the state, the market, and citizen activists in engineering social change. Uses documentaries and feature films to illustrate the cultural, social and political changes that have taken place in China since the 1980s. Includes two short writing assignments and a final paper. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.105, 21G.110, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21G.195	Classics of Chinese Literature in Translation	Introduction to some of the major genres of traditional Chinese poetry, fiction, and drama. Intended to give students a basic understanding of the central features of traditional Chinese literary genres, as well as to introduce students to the classic works of the Chinese literary tradition. Works read include Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, and the poetry of the major Tang dynasty poets. Literature read in translation. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.196	Global Chinese Migration, 1567-Present	Examines Chinese migration in historical and comparative perspective, beginning in 1567 with the lifting of the imperial ban on private maritime trade. Covers migration to diverse venues across the globe, including tropical colonies, settler societies, Chinese frontiers, and postcolonial metropoles. Topics include the varied roles of Chinese migrants in these diverse venues, the coolie trade and anti-Chinese movements, overseas students, transnational networks, cultural adaptation, and the creolization of Chinese food in migrant communities. Critically examines the degree to which this transnational migration has produced a "Global Chinese" identity. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to students in the Chinese minor.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.199	Chinese Youths and Web Culture	Introduces the cultural trends and media habits of Chinese Generation X and the post-1990s generation, and its context of the rise of Web culture. Topics include the influence of the global Web culture on China; the cross-fertilization of youth volunteer culture and Web 2.0; popular sites where Chinese college students and other youths congregate, including BBS forums and social networking platforms; and the debates in online communities that made an impact on Chinese politics and society. Students examine literature on the evolution of Chinese Web culture and conduct exercises using Web 2.0 tools. Taught in Chinese.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.113 and permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.301	French I	Introduction to the French language and culture with emphasis on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness as well as linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab program. For graduate credit see 21G.351. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	3-1-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.302	French II	Continuation of introductory course to the French language and culture with emphasis on acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness as well as linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab. For graduate credit see 21G.352. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-1-8	21G.301 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.303	French III	Third subject in the French language sequence. Systematic work on grammar and vocabulary expands skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in French. Intercultural exploration through a variety of authentic materials, such as music, videos, films, newspapers, and excerpts from literary texts. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-1-8	21G.302 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.304	French IV	Fourth subject in the French language sequence. Focuses on language and intercultural understanding. Students work with a variety of materials such as surveys, newspapers, commercials, films and music. Systematic work on grammar and vocabulary expands students' skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-1-8	21G.303 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.306	French: Communication Intensive I	Intensive tutorial in writing and speaking for majors. Provides students with enhanced linguistic and cultural fluency for academic or real-world purposes. 21G.307 builds on writing and speaking skills acquired in 21G.306. Conducted entirely in French. Preference to French majors.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-0	None. Coreq: 21G.308, 21G.310, 21G.311, 21G.312, 21G.315, 21G.320, 21G.321, or 21G.322; permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.307	French: Communication Intensive II	Intensive tutorial in writing and speaking for majors. Provides students with enhanced linguistic and cultural fluency for academic or real-world purposes. 21G.307 builds on writing and speaking skills acquired in 21G.306. Conducted entirely in French. Preference to French majors.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-0	None. Coreq: 21G.308, 21G.310, 21G.311, 21G.312, 21G.315, 21G.320, 21G.321, or 21G.322; permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.308	Writing (Like the) French	For students who wish to continue with language study before taking upper-level subjects in literature or culture. Emphasis on development of reading and writing skills, review of the basic concepts of French grammar, and acquisition of precise vocabulary through the use of printed materials, short stories, and poems. Taught in French.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.310	French Conversation: Intensive Practice	Training in oral expression including communication skills, fluency, idiomatic French and pronunciation. Discussion materials include short literary and sociological texts, recent films, varied audio and digitized video interviews and the Internet. Taught in French. Limited to 16.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.311	Introduction to French Culture	Examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place various aspects of contemporary French culture in their historical perspective. Topics include the heritage of the French Revolution, the growth and consequences of colonialism, the role of intellectuals in public debates, the impact of the Occupation, the modernization of the economy and of social structures. Also studied are the sources and meanings of national symbols, monuments, myths and manifestoes. Documents include fiction, films, essays, newspaper articles, and television shows. Recommended for students planning to study abroad. Taught in French.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.312	Basic Themes in French Literature and Culture	Introduction to literary and cultural analysis through the close reading and discussion of texts united by a common theme. Taught in French.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.315	A Window onto Contemporary French Society	Intermediate subject designed to help students gradually build an in-depth understanding of France. Focuses on French attitudes and values regarding education, work, family, and institutions. Deals with the differing notions that underlie interpersonal interactions and communication styles, such as politeness, friendship, and formality. Using a Web comparative, cross-cultural approach, students explore a variety of French and American materials, then analyze and compare using questionnaires, opinion polls, news reports (in different media), as well as a variety of historical, anthropological and literary texts. Students involved in team research projects. Attention given to the development of relevant linguistics skills. Recommended for students planning to study and work in France. Taught in French.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.316	Marseille Unveiled: Digital Stories and Intercultural Encounters (New)	Intermediate subject that explores contemporary French urban culture and society through a semester-long global simulation project. Students take on the role of inhabitants of an apartment building in Marseille. Focuses on the development of communicative skills through oral and written practice in a variety of styles, forms and registers. Class activities include role-play, problem-solving tasks and debates. Enhances students' abilities to interpret a variety of authentic materials. Deepens understanding of contemporary French and Francophone thought, cultures and fosters intercultural competence. Taught in French. Limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.320[J]	Introduction to French Literature	A basic study of major French literary genres — poetry, drama, and fiction — and an introduction to methods of literary analysis. Authors include: Voltaire, Balzac, Sand, Baudelaire, Apollinaire, Camus, Sartre, Ionesco, Duras, and Tournier. Special attention devoted to the improvement of French language skills. Taught in French.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	21L.620[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.321[J]	Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures	Studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France, as well as the development of sentimentality within the family in a francophone context. Examines the personification of children, both as a source of inspiration for artistic creation and a political ideal aimed at protecting future generations. Considers various representations of childhood and youth in literature (e.g., Pagnol, Proust, Sarraute, Laye, Morgiévre), movies (e.g., Truffaut), and songs (e.g., Brel, Barbara). Taught in French.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French	21L.321[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.322[J]	Frenchness in an Era of Globalization	Approaches the question of what constitutes Frenchness in today's era of globalization through issues of memory, belonging, and cultural production. Explores the role of timeless traditions - common technologies, an internationally-spoken language, monuments open to the world, and foods such as wine and cheese - remain quintessentially French. Also covers recent scandals about France's role in the world, such as its colonial identity and Dominique Strauss-Kahn's New York debacle. Taught in French. Limited to 18.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor	21H.242[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.323[J]	French Literature and the Goncourt Prize (New)	A study of contemporary French literature and classics through the participation in the US Goncourt Prize jury. "Le Goncourt" is the most prestigious literary prize in France. Students study and rank books from the Goncourt shortlist. Prepares students to serve as representatives of MIT on a prize jury at Villa Albertine in New York and choose the winner along with students from Princeton, Duke, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Virginia. Students write a press article to present their experience as a jury. Special attention is devoted to the improvement of French language skills, oral and written. Taught in French. Limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate level subject or permission of instructor	21L.323[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.325[J]	New Culture of Gender: Queer France	Addresses the place of contemporary queer identities in French discourse. Discusses the new generation of queer authors and their principal concerns. Introduces students to the main classical references of queer subcultures, from Proust and Vivien to Hocquenghem and Wittig. Examines current debates on post-colonial and globalized queer identities through essays, songs, movies, and novels. Authors include Didier Eribon, Anne Garréta, Abdellah Taïa, Anne Scott, and Nina Bouraoui. Taught in French.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French	21L.324[J], WGS.233[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.326	Global Africa: Creative Cultures	Examines contemporary and historical cultural production on and from Africa across a range of registers, including literary, musical and visual arts, material culture, and science and technology. Employs key theoretical concepts from anthropology and social theory to analyze these forms and phenomena. Uses case studies to consider how Africa articulates its place in, and relationship to, the world through creative practices. Discussion topics largely drawn from Francophone and sub-Saharan Africa, but also from throughout the continent and the African diaspora. Taught in English with a project that requires research in French. Limited to 18.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
21G.328	African Migrations	Examines West African migration to France and to the United States from the early 20th century to the present. Centering the experiences of African social actors and historicizing recent dynamics, students consider what migration across these three regions reveals about African projects of self-determination, postcolonial nation-building, and global citizenship. Students also comparatively analyze the workings of contemporary French and American societies, in particular, the articulations of race and citizenship in the two nations. Taught in English with a project that requires research in French. Limited to 18.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
21G.341	Contemporary French Film and Social Issues	Issues in contemporary French society as expressed through movies made in the 1990s. Topics include France's national self-image, the women's movement, sexuality and gender, family life and class structure, post-colonialism and immigration, and American cultural imperialism. Films by Lelouch, Audiard, Doillon, Denis, Klapisch, Resnais, Rouan, Balasko, Collard, Dridi, Kassovitz, and others. Readings from French periodicals. Films shown with English subtitles. Taught in French.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	2-2-8	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.342	French Pop Music	Studies the literary, political and social traditions of "la chanson française" from the early 20th century to the present. Discusses the influences of world music on both French and francophone songs. Students investigate individual musicians' careers, as well as generational phenomena, such as cabaret songs, yéyés, and French rap. Examines the impact of social media on the music industry in France, the role of television and cinema, and the influence of dance and living art. Taught in French. Limited to 18.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.344[J]	French Feminist Literature: Yesterday and Today	Explores feminist literary voices in France throughout the ages. Discusses the theory that the power of feminist writing lies in its ability to translate dominant language into a language of one's own. Studies lifestyles, family norms, political representation, social movements, as well as the perception of the body. Investigates how feminist genealogies redefine the relationship between belonging and knowledge through a dialogue between several generations of women writers. Taught in French. Limited to 18.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor	21L.621[J], WGS.321[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.346	Topics in Modern French Literature and Culture	Close study of history and criticism of French literature, focusing on a specific group of writers, a movement, a theme, a critical or theoretical issue, or an analytic approach. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Taught in French.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.347	Social and Literary Trends in Contemporary Short French Fiction	Examines short stories and short novels published in France during the past 20 years, with emphasis on texts related to the dominant social and cultural trends. Themes include the legacy of France's colonial experience, the re-examination of its wartime past, memory and the Holocaust, the specter of AIDS, changing gender relationships, new families, the quest for personal identity, and immigration narratives. Covers a wide variety of authors, including Christine Angot, Nina Bouraoui, Herve Guibert, and Patrick Modiano. Taught in French.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.348	Global Paris	Investigates Paris' oversized status as a global capital by looking at the events, transformations, cultures, and arts for which the city is known. Explores Paris as a magnet for immigrants, and how their presence has transformed the city. Takes into account the city as a mythic place, dreamed of and reconstructed as far away as Bollywood and Las Vegas. Provides a deeper understanding of Paris and its current place in French and global cultures. Taught in French.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.353	Understanding Contemporary French Politics	Examines French politics since 1958. Analyzes how politics has deeply influenced cultural and social life in France, including daily interactions. Questions public controversies and history's political cleavages, from the Algerian war to postcolonial issues, from the birth of the European construction to the Covid crisis. To explore French institutions and understand the impact of political issues in contemporary France, students "run" for the French presidency by preparing historical notes, delivering speeches, participating in a first-round presidential debate, and submitting a final political statement. Taught in French. Limited to 25.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
21G.356	The "Making" of Modern Europe: 1789-Present	Provides an overview of European history from 1789 to the present. Explores how the ideas of "European" and "modern" have been defined over time. Explores major events and the evolution of major tensions and issues that consumed Europe and Europeans through the period, including questions of identity, inclusion/exclusion, religion, and equality. Places major emphasis on the fiction, visual culture, and films of the century as the products and evidence of political, social and cultural change. Taught in English with a project that requires research in French.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-10	21G.304 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.351	French I	Introduction to the French language and culture with emphasis on acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness and linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab program. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Graduate	3-1-5	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.352	French II	Continuation of introductory course to the French language and culture with emphasis on acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness as well as linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab. Same as 21G.302, but for graduate credit. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Graduate	3-1-5	21G.351	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21G.368	The Invention of French Theory: A History of Transatlantic Intellectual Life since 1945 (New)	Explores the maze of transatlantic intellectual debates of French theorists that emerged in writings after 1945, from the heyday of French existentialism to critical ecologies. Studies debates and controversies on communism, decolonization, neo-liberalism, gender, youth culture, police violence, and new media. Discusses who the new French theorists are today and their opinions about justice, representation, and identity. Taught in French. Limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in French	null	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
21G.401	German I	Introduction to German language and culture. Acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. A variety of contemporary sources, including online as well as printed materials, audio, and video, provide direct exposure to German language and culture. Development of effective basic communication skills to participate in everyday conversation and cultural situations. For graduate credit, see 21G.451. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.402	German II	Expansion of basic communication skills and further development of linguistic and cultural competencies. Review and completion of basic grammar, building of vocabulary, and practice in writing short essays. Reading of short literary texts. Exposure to history and culture of the German-speaking world through contemporary online materials, audio, and video. For graduate credit see 21G.452. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	21G.401 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21G.403	German III	Expands skills in speaking, reading, listening, and writing and cultural competency. Develops analytic and interpretative skills through media selections on contemporary issues in the German-speaking world. Discussions and compositions as well as review of grammar and development of vocabulary-building strategies. Recommended for students with two years of high school German. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	21G.402 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False

21G.038

China in the News: The Untold Stories

Examines issues and debates crucial to understanding contemporary Chinese society, culture, and politics. Discusses how cultural politics frames the way in which China is viewed by mass media around the world and by China scholars in the West. Topics include the Beijing Olympic Games; Mao in post-Mao China; the new patriotism; leisure and consumer culture; the rise of the internet and web culture in urban China; media censorship, remix, and creative online culture. Analyzes the central debate over progress and the role played by the state, the market, and citizen activists in engineering social change. Uses documentaries and feature films to illustrate the cultural, social and political changes that have taken place in China since the 1980s. Includes two short writing assignments and a final paper. Taught in English.

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Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.039[J]

Gender and Japanese Popular Culture

Examines relationships between identity and participation in Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities, and culture. Emphasizes contemporary popular culture and theories of gender, sexuality, race, and the workings of power and value in global culture industries. Topics include manga (comic books), hip-hop and other popular music, anime and feature films, video games, contemporary literature, and online communication. Students present analyses and develop a final project based on a particular aspect of gender and popular culture. Several films screened outside of regular class meeting times. Taught in English.

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Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

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21A.143[J], WGS.154[J]

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False

Humanities

False

21G.040

A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society

Introduction to Indian culture through films, short-stories, novels, essays, newspaper articles. Examines some major social and political controversies of contemporary India through discussions centered on India's history, politics and religion. Focuses on issues such as ethnic tension and terrorism, poverty and inequality, caste conflict, the missing women, and the effects of globalization on popular and folk cultures. Particular emphasis on the IT revolution, outsourcing, the new global India and the enormous regional and subcultural differences. Taught in English.

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Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.041[J]

Foundations of East Asian Literature and Culture: From Confucius to the Beats

Studies foundational works from East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) with a focus on their cultural context and contemporary relevance and asks how "Literature" looks different when conceived through some of the world's oldest literatures beyond the West. Explores philosophical texts, history writing, poetry, stories and diaries, tales, and novels. Hones skills of reading, writing, and speaking with a sense of cultural sensitivity, historical depth, and comparative contemplation. Students who have taken this topic under 21L.007 cannot also receive credit for 21L.040.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21L.040[J]

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.042[J]

Three Kingdoms: From History to Fiction, Comic, Film, and Game

Analyzing core chapters of the great Chinese epic novel, Three Kingdoms, and its adaptations across diverse media, considers what underlies the appeal of this classic narrative over the centuries. Through focus on historical events in the period 206 BC to AD 280, examines the representation of power, diplomacy, war, and strategy, and explores the tension among competing models of political authority and legitimacy. Covers basic elements of classical Chinese political and philosophical thought, and literary and cultural history. Final group project involves digital humanities tools. Readings in translation. Films and video in Chinese with English subtitles.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.352[J], 21L.492[J], CMS.359[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.043[J]

From Yellow Peril to Model Minority: Asian American History to 1968

Provides an overview of Asian American history between the 1830s and 1968 and its relevance for contemporary issues. Covers the first wave of Asian immigration in the 19th century, the rise of anti-Asian movements, the experiences of Asian Americans during WWII, the 1965 immigration reform, and the emergence of the Asian American movement in the 1960s. Examines the role these experiences played in the formation of Asian American ethnicity. Addresses key societal issues such as racial stereotyping, xenophobia, ethnicity and racial formation, citizenship, worker activism, immigrant community building, the "model minority" myth, and anti-Asian harassment and violence. Taught in English.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.107[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.044[J]

Classics of Chinese Literature in Translation

Introduction to some of the major genres of traditional Chinese poetry, fiction, and drama. Intended to give students a basic understanding of the central features of traditional Chinese literary genres, as well as to introduce students to the classic works of the Chinese literary tradition. Works read include Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, and the poetry of the major Tang dynasty poets. Literature read in translation. Taught in English.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21L.494[J], WGS.235[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.045[J]

Global Chinese Food: A Historical Overview

Introduces the history of Chinese food around the world. Illustrates how the globalization of Chinese food is deeply connected to Chinese migration patterns, expansion of Western influence in Asia, Chinese entrepreneurship, and interethnic relations in places of Chinese settlement. With an overview of earlier periods in Chinese history, focuses on the 18th through 20th centuries, specifically on major events in modern world history that affected the availability and demand for Chinese food. Considers environmental issues in relation to China's changing food systems. Includes a mandatory field trip to Boston Chinatown. Taught in English. Limited to 30.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.156[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.046

Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema

Covers major works of Chinese fiction and film, from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Focusing on the modern period, examines how Chinese intellectuals, writers, and filmmakers have used artistic works to critically explore major issues in modern Chinese culture and society. Literature read in translation. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.048[J]

Images of Asian Women: Dragon Ladies and Lotus Blossoms

Explores some of the forces and mechanisms through which stereotypes are built and perpetuated. In particular, examines stereotypes associated with Asian women in colonial, nationalist, state-authoritarian, and global/diasporic narratives about gender and power. Students read ethnography, fiction, and history, and view films to examine the politics and circumstances that create and perpetuate the representation of Asian women as dragon ladies, lotus blossoms, despotic tyrants, desexualized servants, and docile subordinates. Students are introduced to debates about Orientalism, gender, and power.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21A.141[J], WGS.274[J]

false

False

Social Sciences

False

21G.049[J]

French Photography

Introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present. Provides exposure to major photographers and images of the French tradition and encourages students to explore the social and cultural roles and meanings of photographs. Designed to help students navigate their own photo-saturated worlds; provides opportunity to gain practical experience in photography. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

4.674[J], 21H.145[J]

false

False

Arts

CI-H

21G.050[J]

Looking East/Looking West (New)

Examines how objects and images mediate encounters between people and helped define the "Orient" and the "Occident." Explores the visual and material culture as well as textual accounts produced by and consumed during encounters between European and Asian travelers, diplomats, artists, writers, and tourists since the seventeenth century. Considers the frameworks scholars have used to understand these encounters and how we might deploy those frameworks ourselves. Employs historical thinking to work on our skills of visual and cultural analysis. Questions how these legacies of material and visual exchange have shaped the community within Boston area.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.247[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.052

French Film Classics

History and aesthetics of French cinema from the advent of sound to present-day. Treats films in the context of technical processes, the art of narration, directorial style, role of the scriptwriter, the development of schools and movements, the impact of political events and ideologies, and the relation between French and other national cinemas. Films shown with English subtitles. Taught in English.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

2-2-8

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.053

Understanding Contemporary French Politics

Examines the changes in contemporary French society through the study of political debates, reforms and institutions since 1958. Analyzes the deep influence of politics on cultural and social life, despite a decline in political participation. Revisits public controversies and political cleavages, from the Algerian war to postcolonial issues, from the birth of the European Union to the recent financial crisis, and from the moral "revolution" of the seventies to the recognition of new families. Course taught in English. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Social Sciences

CI-H

21G.054[J]

France and Haiti: Enlightenment, Slavery, and Revolution

Explores the relationship between the Enlightenment, slavery, and the French and Haitian revolutions. Studies France and Haiti prior to 1789, analyzes some of the central texts of the Enlightenment with an emphasis on ideas about monarchy, slavery, and democracy. Considers the place of these ideas and the role of popular mobilization in the French and Haitian revolutionary era from 1789 to 1804. Concludes with an examination of some of the legacies of the eighteenth-century experience for modern French and Haitian politics.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.241[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.055[J]

Media in Weimar and Nazi Germany

Debates over national and media identity in Weimar and Nazi Germany. Production and use of media under extreme political and social conditions with a focus on films (such as Nosferatu, Berlin, M, and Triumph des Willens) and other media. Media approached as both texts and systems. Considers the legacy of the period, in terms of stylistic influence (e.g. film noir), techniques of persuasion, and media's relationship to social and economic conditions. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

2-2-8

null

CMS.311[J]

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.056[J]

The "Making" of Modern Europe: 1789-Present

Provides an overview of European history from 1789 to the present. Explores how the ideas of "European" and "modern" have been defined over time. Explores major events and the evolution of major tensions and issues that consumed Europe and Europeans through the period, including questions of identity, inclusion/exclusion, religion, and equality. Places major emphasis on the fiction, visual culture, and films of the century as the products and evidence of political, social and cultural change. Taught in English.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.143[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.057[J]

Gender, Race, and Environmental Justice

Provides an introduction to the analysis of gender in science, technology, and environmental politics from a global perspective. Familiarizes students with central objects, questions, and methods in the field. Examines existent critiques of the racial, sexual and environmental politics at stake in techno-scientific cultures. Draws on material from popular culture, media, fiction, film, and ethnography. Addressing specific examples from across the globe, students also explore different approaches to build more livable environments that promote social justice. Taught in English. Limited to 18.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21A.407[J], STS.022[J], WGS.275[J]

false

False

Social Sciences

False

21G.058[J]

Race and Migration in Europe

Addresses the shifting politics of nation, ethnicity, and race in the context of migration and globalization in Germany and Europe. Provides students with analytical tools to approach global concerns and consider Europe and Germany from cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives. Familiarizes students with the ways in which histories of migration, travel, and colonial encounters shape contemporary Europe. Introduces the concepts of transnationalism, diasporic cultures, racism, ethnicity, asylum, and mobility via case studies and materials, including film, ethnography, fiction, and autobiography. Taught in English. Limited to 18.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21A.132[J]

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.059

Paradigms of European Thought and Culture

Subject surveys the main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in the modern period. Introduces a set of ideas and arguments that have played a formative role in European culture, and acquaints students with exemplars of critical thought. Readings begin with the Protestant Reformation and move through the French Revolution up to the post-WWII period. Figures to be considered include Luther, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Rousseau, Smith, Marx, Freud, Beauvoir, and Foucault. Class discussions set these texts into the context of European culture. Topics to be considered are artworks by Goya, David, and Duchamp; the architecture of Schinkel; the music of Bach; and the literature of Goethe. Taught in English.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.062[J]

Gateway to Japanese Literature and Culture

Surveys the nature, history, and distinctive features of Japanese literature and cultural history from the beginnings through the threshold of modernity. Examines various genres of poetry, historiography and mythological lore, prose tales and fiction, diaries, essays, Noh and puppet plays, short stories and novels; and helps students appreciate the texts' relevance in the historical and cultural context in which authors wrote them, in the broader context of literary traditions from around the world, and for the humanistic and aesthetic powers that make them poignant to us today. Showcases how authors increasingly enjoyed adapting, redoing, and satirizing earlier models, while constantly developing new expressive forms suited to the urgent needs of their time. Includes an eco-literature lab, a creative writing lab, and a history-writing lab for collaborative experimentation.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21L.493[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.063

Anime: Transnational Media and Culture

Explores anime (Japanese animated films and TV shows) as a study in flows among media and cultures. Discusses Japan's substantial share of the TV cartoon market and the reasons for anime's worldwide success. Focuses on cultural production and the ways anime cultures are created through the interactive efforts of studios, sponsors, fans, broadcasters, and distributors. Uses anime scholarship and media examples as a means to examine leading theories in media and cultural studies, gender and sexuality, technology and identity, and post-industrial globalization. Taught in English.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.064

Introduction to Japanese Culture

Examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have shaped modern Japanese culture and society. Readings on contemporary Japan and historical evolution of the culture are coordinated with study of literary texts, film, and art, along with an analysis of everyday life and leisure activities. Taught in English. Limited to 18.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.065[J]

Japanese Media Cultures

Examines storytelling media in twentieth and twenty-first century Japan, situating emerging media aesthetics and practices alongside broader shifts in cultural and social life. Engages with pivotal works in a wide range of media including film, literature, anime, manga, and video games, as well as critical concepts in Japanese media studies. Taught in English. 21G.593 includes additional work in Japanese. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

CMS.354[J]

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.066[J]

Gateway to Korean Literature and Culture

Introduction to two millennia of Korean literature and culture. Discusses texts, artifacts, and films in their cultural context and from a comparative global perspective. Explores poetry; historiography, story-telling, drama and fiction; philosophical and religious texts and practices; and visual materials. Includes creative exercises to help students develop their own Korean wave and K-drama passions with a critically informed eye.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21L.491[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.067[J]

Digital Media in Japan and Korea

Examines the social, cultural, and political stakes of digital culture in Japan and Korea. Focuses on digital media use (and abuse), including the internet, streaming and mobile media, gaming, robots, and augmented realities; the digital remediation of older media; and methods for the study of online life. By considering how digital media use has developed in each country and reshaped identity, politics, public space, and creative practice, students build a conceptual and critical vocabulary for the comparative study of algorithmic cultures. Taught in English.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

CMS.351[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.068

The Invention of French Theory: A History of Transatlantic Intellectual Life since 1945

Examines post-WWII French theory. Discusses how theorists such as Lacan, Cixous, Derrida, and Debord were perceived in France and the US. Explores transatlantic intellectual debates since 1989 and the "new" French theory. Topics include: communism, decolonization, neo-liberalism, gender and mass media. Taught in English.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Social Sciences

False

21G.070[J]

Latin America and the Global Sixties: Counterculture and Revolution

Close reading of political issues, cultural artifacts, and social actors of Latin America during and in the wake of the revolutionary 1960s. Examines how culture and politics addressed the need to conceptually organize a series of events that were equally momentous and confusing. Questions the established stereotypes and assumptions about Latin America and the sixties that are portrayed in its contemporary, often nostalgic, revivals. Focuses on the ideas that defined Latin America's participation in a global trend of political upheavals, emerging youth cultures, and demands for social justice. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

CMS.355[J]

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.072[J]

The New Latin American Novel

Students read newly translated, recent fiction from Latin America and consider contemporary issues in, and approaches to, reading and writing literature in the 21st century. Debates the concept of contemporary in these texts and whether we can still talk about a Latin American novel. Reflects on issues of interpretation, authorship, gender, genre, media, ideology and theories of the novel, Latin American literary history, and translation. Authors may include César Aira, Mario Levrero, Samanta Schweblin, Yuri Herrera, Ena Lucía Portela, Valeria Luiselli, Roberto Bolaño, Marlon James, and J. P. Cuenca. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

CMS.353[J]

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.073[J]

The Spanish Incubator

Students travel to Spain to explore the country's influence on our understanding of contemporary culture, from its role as the crucible of the international avant-garde, to its genesis of political art and writing, to its Civil War that ignited the artistic passion of authors around the world, to the exuberant liberation after 40 years of dictatorship. Readings include Hemingway, Lorca, Orwell, Neruda, memoirs of Americans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Spanish poetry of the war and repression that followed, and the films of Saura and Almodovar. Films, readings, field trips to museums, and cultural events enable students to understand the full context in which today's vibrant Spanish democracy emerged. Contact Literature about travel fee and possible funding opportunities. Enrollment limited. Application required; contact Literature Headquarters for details.

true

IAP

Undergraduate

3-3-3

null

21L.590[J]

false

False

Elective

False

21G.075[J]

Global Chinese Migration, 1567-Present

Examines Chinese migration in historical and comparative perspective, beginning in 1567 with the lifting of the imperial ban on private maritime trade. Covers migration to diverse venues across the globe, including tropical colonies, settler societies, Chinese frontiers, and postcolonial metropoles. Topics include the varied roles of Chinese migrants in these diverse venues, the coolie trade and anti-Chinese movements, overseas students, transnational networks, cultural adaptation, and the creolization of Chinese food in migrant communities. Critically examines the degree to which this transnational migration has produced a "Global Chinese" identity. Taught in English.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.253[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.077[J]

Introduction to the Classics of Russian Literature

Explores the works of classical Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including stories and novels by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bunin, Nabokov, Platonov, and others. Focuses on their approaches to portraying self and society, and on literary responses to fundamental ethical and philosophical questions about justice, freedom, free will, fate, love, loyalty, betrayal, and forgiveness. Taught in English; students interested in completing some readings and a short writing project in Russian should register for 21G.618.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21L.490[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.078[J]

Latin America Through Film

Traces Latin American history through film and analyzes how this medium represents events in the recent and distant past. Weekly movies provide a window through which to analyze themes such as colonialism, national formation, revolution, gender, race relations, popular mobilizations and counterinsurgency. Examines films for how they represent a particular group or country, the reality they capture or obscure, and the message they convey.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.172[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.084[J]

Introduction to Latin American Studies

Examines contemporary Latin American culture, politics, and history. Surveys geography, economic development, and race, religion, and gender in Latin America. Special emphasis on the Salvadoran civil war, human rights and military rule in Argentina and Chile, and migration from Central America and Mexico to the United States. Students analyze films, literature, visual art, journalism, historical documents, and social scientific research.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

17.55[J], 21A.130[J], 21H.170[J]

false

False

Social Sciences

CI-H

21G.085[J]

Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics, 1700-1917

Analyzes Russia's social, cultural, and political heritage in the 18th and 19th centuries, up to and including the Russian Revolution of 1917. Compares reforming and revolutionary impulses in the context of serfdom, the rise of the intelligentsia, and debates over capitalism. Focuses on historical and literary texts, especially the intersections between the two.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.244[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.086[J]

Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society: 1917 to the Present

Explores the political and historical evolution of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution to the present. Covers the creation of a revolutionary regime, causes and nature of the Stalin revolution, post-Stalinist efforts to achieve political and social reform, and causes of the Soviet collapse. Also examines current developments in Russia in light of Soviet history. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

17.57[J], 21H.245[J]

false

False

Social Sciences

CI-H

21G.087[J]

Introduction to Russian Studies

Explores Russian culture and society by analyzing its unique position at the crossroads of Europe and Asia throughout medieval, Imperial, Soviet, and contemporary periods. Investigates a variety of topics: defining the borders of the country and shaping its relationship with the outside world; changes in living spaces from rural to urban, development of cultural centers; and daily life, customs, and traditions. Includes readings in literature, history, and cultural studies, as well visual arts, music, and film. Limited to 25.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21H.144[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.094[J]

Cinema in Japan and Korea

Focuses on landmark art cinema from both countries while providing a thorough introduction to film style. Each week examines a different component of film form, using the close analysis of specific films in their cultural and historical context. Explores the use of video essays as a form of critical analysis. Taught in English.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

CMS.352[J]

false

False

Arts

False

21G.095[J]

Cultures of Popular Music in East Asia: Japan, Korea, China

Explores a variety of music cultures in contemporary East Asia. Emphasizes examples from Japan, but forays elsewhere, including South Korea and China. Uses writings, videos, and recordings of musical performances, events, and objects in a variety of contexts to better understand how the concept of culture gives insight into gender, class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationhood, and individual identities. Explores ethnographic approaches to musical cultures with a focus on the last thirty years. Topics include Japanese hip-hop, K-Pop idols, Vocaloids (virtual idols), Chinese popular music and protest, street music, streaming and online distribution for global music, and experimental music. Students conduct ethnographic fieldwork and produce sonic presentations. No music experience nor technical expertise required. Taught in English.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21M.297[J], WGS.150[J]

false

False

Arts

False

21G.111

Chinese Calligraphy

Provides an introduction to the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy and its traditional uses. Studies the history of the Chinese writing system and develops skills through guided reading, classroom discussion, and systematic practice with brush and ink. Students work on a small calligraphy project based on their own interest. Taught in English; no prior knowledge of Chinese language required. Limited to 25.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

21G.101

Chinese I (Regular)

Introduction to modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) with emphasis on developing conversational skills by using fundamental grammatical patterns and vocabulary in functional and culturally suitable contexts. Basic reading and writing are also taught. For graduate credit, see 21G.151. Placement interview with instructors required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese before or on Reg Day. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Fall, IAP

Undergraduate

4-0-8

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.102

Chinese II (Regular)

Continuation of 21G.101. For full description, see 21G.101. For graduate credit see 21G.152. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure of Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

21G.101 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.103

Chinese III (Regular)

Continuing instruction in spoken and written Chinese, with particular emphasis on consolidating basic conversational skills and improving reading confidence and depth. Lab work required. Placement interview with instructors before or on Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

4-0-8

21G.102 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.104

Chinese IV (Regular)

Continuation of 21G.103. For full description, see 21G.103. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

21G.103 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.105

Chinese V (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies

Students develop more sophisticated conversational and reading skills by combining traditional textbook material with their own explorations of Chinese speaking societies, using the human, literary, and electronic resources available at MIT and in the Boston area. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.104 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.106

Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies

Continuation of 21G.105. For full description see 21G.105. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.105 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.107

Chinese I (Streamlined)

The first term streamlined sequence. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. For graduate credit see 21G.157. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.108

Chinese II (Streamlined)

The second term streamlined sequence; continuation of 21G.107. The streamlined sequence is designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. For graduate credit see 21G.158. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.107 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.109

Chinese III (Streamlined)

Intermediate level subject in streamlined sequence. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. Consolidates conversation skills, improves reading confidence and broadens composition style. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.108 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.110

Chinese IV (Streamlined)

Intermediate level subject in streamlined sequence; continuation of 21G.109. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. Consolidates conversation skills, improves reading confidence and broadens composition style. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.109 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.112

Intermediate Chinese in Shenzhen

Taught on-site at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. Consolidates foundations built in Regular Chinese I-III and Streamlined I; continues instruction of skills in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Encourages development of a sensitivity to linguistically-appropriate behavior, introduces extensive vocabulary and usage as a basis for conversational development, and provides a step-by-step guide to the principles and practice of reading and writing Chinese short narratives. Addresses issues of how cultural differences inform and are informed by different linguistic contexts and practices. Taught in Chinese. Limited to 16.

true

IAP

Undergraduate

3-0-6

21G.103 or 21G.107

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.113

Chinese V (Streamlined)

Advanced level subject in streamlined sequence. Designed for students who have conversational skills (typically gained from growing up in a Chinese speaking environment) without a corresponding level of literacy. Students conduct their own explorations of modern China using online and print materials, as well as interviews with Chinese in the Boston area. Placement interview on or before Reg. Day required of students who have had prior exposure to Chinese elsewhere. Limited to 16 per section. No listeners.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.110 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.118

Advanced Chinese in Shenzhen

Taught on-site at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. Builds students' vocabulary through authentic material reading, and improves oral communication skills through discussion of topics related to cultural, social and historical aspects of China, focusing on Shenzhen. Provides extensive listening, speaking, reading practice in discourse, including dialogues with native speakers, narrative and description, with emphasis on cultural, social, and historical issues of China. Taught in Chinese. Limited to 16.

true

IAP

Undergraduate

3-0-6

21G.105 or 21G.109

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.120

Business Chinese

Aimed at advanced-level students to enhance language skills and cultural knowledge specific to conducting business in Chinese societies. Topics include the specialization of materials used in commercial, economic, and business contexts; Greater China's economic development, business culture, and etiquette; and case studies from successful international enterprises in China. Students develop project reports based on their own interests. Taught in Chinese. Limited to 16.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.106, 21G.113, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.121

Chinese for Professional Communications (New)

Students read and react to authentic materials centering on four areas — business, technology, medical, and students' own choices of academic interests. Students develop advanced-mid speaking skills in a formal context, understand main ideas of lengthy and argumentative texts, interpret related talks and speeches, and present their thoughts in structured essays. Taught entirely in Chinese. No listeners. Limited to 16 for pedagogical reasons.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.120 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.151

Chinese I (Regular)

Introduction to modern standard Chinese (Mandarin). For a full description, see 21G.101. For undergraduate credit see 21G.101. Limited to 16 per section.

true

Fall, IAP

Graduate

4-0-5

null

false

False

21G.152

Chinese II (Regular)

Continuation of 21G.151. For a description, see 21G.102. For undergraduate credit see 21G.102.

true

Spring

Graduate

4-0-5

21G.151 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

21G.157

Chinese I (Streamlined)

Introduction to modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) for students with some speaking ability but little reading ability. For full description, see 21G.107. For undergraduate credit see 21G.107. Limited to 16 per section.

true

Fall

Graduate

3-0-6

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21G.158

Chinese II (Streamlined)

Continuation of 21G.157. For a description see 21G.157. For undergraduate credit see 21G.108.

true

Spring

Graduate

3-0-6

21G.157 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

21G.133

Three Kingdoms: From History to Fiction, Comic, Film, and Game

Analyzing core chapters of the great Chinese epic novel, Three Kingdoms, and its adaptations across diverse media, considers what underlies the appeal of this classic narrative over the centuries. Through focus on historical events in the period 206 BC to AD 280, examines the representation of power, diplomacy, war, and strategy, and explores the tension among competing models of political authority and legitimacy. Covers basic elements of classical Chinese political and philosophical thought, and literary and cultural history. Final group project involves digital humanities tools. Readings in translation. Films and video in Chinese with English subtitles. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to students in the Chinese minor

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.190

Advertising and Media: Comparative Perspectives

Compares modern and contemporary advertising culture in China, the US, and other emerging markets. First half focuses on branding in the old media environment; second half introduces the changing practice of advertising in the new media environment. Topics include branding and positioning, media planning, social media campaigns, cause marketing 2.0, social TV, and mobility marketing. Required lab work includes interactive sessions in branding a team product for the US (or a European country) and China markets. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.105, 21G.110, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.192

Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema

Covers major works of Chinese fiction and film, from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Focusing on the modern period, examines how Chinese intellectuals, writers, and filmmakers have used artistic works to critically explore major issues in modern Chinese culture and society. Literature read in translation. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Enrollment limited; preference to Chinese minors.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.105, 21G.110, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.193

Introduction to East Asian Cultures: From Zen to K-Pop

Examines traditional forms of East Asian culture (including literature, art, performance, food, and religion) as well as contemporary forms of popular culture (film, pop music, karaoke, and manga). Covers China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with an emphasis on China. Considers women's culture, as well as the influence and presence of Asian cultural expressions in the US. Uses resources in the Boston area, including the MFA, the Children's Museum, and the Sackler collection at Harvard. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.194

China in the News: The Untold Stories

Examines issues and debates crucial to understanding contemporary Chinese society, culture, and politics. Discusses how cultural politics frames the way in which China is viewed by mass media around the world and by China scholars in the West. Topics include the Beijing Olympic Games; Mao in post-Mao China; the new patriotism; leisure and consumer culture; the rise of the internet and web culture in urban China; media censorship, remix, and creative online culture. Analyzes the central debate over progress and the role played by the state, the market, and citizen activists in engineering social change. Uses documentaries and feature films to illustrate the cultural, social and political changes that have taken place in China since the 1980s. Includes two short writing assignments and a final paper. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.105, 21G.110, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21G.195

Classics of Chinese Literature in Translation

Introduction to some of the major genres of traditional Chinese poetry, fiction, and drama. Intended to give students a basic understanding of the central features of traditional Chinese literary genres, as well as to introduce students to the classic works of the Chinese literary tradition. Works read include Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, and the poetry of the major Tang dynasty poets. Literature read in translation. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to Chinese minors.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.196

Global Chinese Migration, 1567-Present

Examines Chinese migration in historical and comparative perspective, beginning in 1567 with the lifting of the imperial ban on private maritime trade. Covers migration to diverse venues across the globe, including tropical colonies, settler societies, Chinese frontiers, and postcolonial metropoles. Topics include the varied roles of Chinese migrants in these diverse venues, the coolie trade and anti-Chinese movements, overseas students, transnational networks, cultural adaptation, and the creolization of Chinese food in migrant communities. Critically examines the degree to which this transnational migration has produced a "Global Chinese" identity. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Chinese. Preference to students in the Chinese minor.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.104, 21G.110, or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.199

Chinese Youths and Web Culture

Introduces the cultural trends and media habits of Chinese Generation X and the post-1990s generation, and its context of the rise of Web culture. Topics include the influence of the global Web culture on China; the cross-fertilization of youth volunteer culture and Web 2.0; popular sites where Chinese college students and other youths congregate, including BBS forums and social networking platforms; and the debates in online communities that made an impact on Chinese politics and society. Students examine literature on the evolution of Chinese Web culture and conduct exercises using Web 2.0 tools. Taught in Chinese.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.113 and permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.301

French I

Introduction to the French language and culture with emphasis on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness as well as linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab program. For graduate credit see 21G.351. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

3-1-8

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.302

French II

Continuation of introductory course to the French language and culture with emphasis on acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness as well as linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab. For graduate credit see 21G.352. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-1-8

21G.301 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.303

French III

Third subject in the French language sequence. Systematic work on grammar and vocabulary expands skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in French. Intercultural exploration through a variety of authentic materials, such as music, videos, films, newspapers, and excerpts from literary texts. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-1-8

21G.302 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.304

French IV

Fourth subject in the French language sequence. Focuses on language and intercultural understanding. Students work with a variety of materials such as surveys, newspapers, commercials, films and music. Systematic work on grammar and vocabulary expands students' skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-1-8

21G.303 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.306

French: Communication Intensive I

Intensive tutorial in writing and speaking for majors. Provides students with enhanced linguistic and cultural fluency for academic or real-world purposes. 21G.307 builds on writing and speaking skills acquired in 21G.306. Conducted entirely in French. Preference to French majors.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-0

None. Coreq: 21G.308, 21G.310, 21G.311, 21G.312, 21G.315, 21G.320, 21G.321, or 21G.322; permission of instructor

null

false

False

21G.307

French: Communication Intensive II

Intensive tutorial in writing and speaking for majors. Provides students with enhanced linguistic and cultural fluency for academic or real-world purposes. 21G.307 builds on writing and speaking skills acquired in 21G.306. Conducted entirely in French. Preference to French majors.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-0

None. Coreq: 21G.308, 21G.310, 21G.311, 21G.312, 21G.315, 21G.320, 21G.321, or 21G.322; permission of instructor

null

false

False

21G.308

Writing (Like the) French

For students who wish to continue with language study before taking upper-level subjects in literature or culture. Emphasis on development of reading and writing skills, review of the basic concepts of French grammar, and acquisition of precise vocabulary through the use of printed materials, short stories, and poems. Taught in French.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.310

French Conversation: Intensive Practice

Training in oral expression including communication skills, fluency, idiomatic French and pronunciation. Discussion materials include short literary and sociological texts, recent films, varied audio and digitized video interviews and the Internet. Taught in French. Limited to 16.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.311

Introduction to French Culture

Examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place various aspects of contemporary French culture in their historical perspective. Topics include the heritage of the French Revolution, the growth and consequences of colonialism, the role of intellectuals in public debates, the impact of the Occupation, the modernization of the economy and of social structures. Also studied are the sources and meanings of national symbols, monuments, myths and manifestoes. Documents include fiction, films, essays, newspaper articles, and television shows. Recommended for students planning to study abroad. Taught in French.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.312

Basic Themes in French Literature and Culture

Introduction to literary and cultural analysis through the close reading and discussion of texts united by a common theme. Taught in French.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.315

A Window onto Contemporary French Society

Intermediate subject designed to help students gradually build an in-depth understanding of France. Focuses on French attitudes and values regarding education, work, family, and institutions. Deals with the differing notions that underlie interpersonal interactions and communication styles, such as politeness, friendship, and formality. Using a Web comparative, cross-cultural approach, students explore a variety of French and American materials, then analyze and compare using questionnaires, opinion polls, news reports (in different media), as well as a variety of historical, anthropological and literary texts. Students involved in team research projects. Attention given to the development of relevant linguistics skills. Recommended for students planning to study and work in France. Taught in French.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.316

Marseille Unveiled: Digital Stories and Intercultural Encounters (New)

Intermediate subject that explores contemporary French urban culture and society through a semester-long global simulation project. Students take on the role of inhabitants of an apartment building in Marseille. Focuses on the development of communicative skills through oral and written practice in a variety of styles, forms and registers. Class activities include role-play, problem-solving tasks and debates. Enhances students' abilities to interpret a variety of authentic materials. Deepens understanding of contemporary French and Francophone thought, cultures and fosters intercultural competence. Taught in French. Limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.320[J]

Introduction to French Literature

A basic study of major French literary genres — poetry, drama, and fiction — and an introduction to methods of literary analysis. Authors include: Voltaire, Balzac, Sand, Baudelaire, Apollinaire, Camus, Sartre, Ionesco, Duras, and Tournier. Special attention devoted to the improvement of French language skills. Taught in French.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

21L.620[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.321[J]

Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures

Studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France, as well as the development of sentimentality within the family in a francophone context. Examines the personification of children, both as a source of inspiration for artistic creation and a political ideal aimed at protecting future generations. Considers various representations of childhood and youth in literature (e.g., Pagnol, Proust, Sarraute, Laye, Morgiévre), movies (e.g., Truffaut), and songs (e.g., Brel, Barbara). Taught in French.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French

21L.321[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.322[J]

Frenchness in an Era of Globalization

Approaches the question of what constitutes Frenchness in today's era of globalization through issues of memory, belonging, and cultural production. Explores the role of timeless traditions - common technologies, an internationally-spoken language, monuments open to the world, and foods such as wine and cheese - remain quintessentially French. Also covers recent scandals about France's role in the world, such as its colonial identity and Dominique Strauss-Kahn's New York debacle. Taught in French. Limited to 18.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor

21H.242[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.323[J]

French Literature and the Goncourt Prize (New)

A study of contemporary French literature and classics through the participation in the US Goncourt Prize jury. "Le Goncourt" is the most prestigious literary prize in France. Students study and rank books from the Goncourt shortlist. Prepares students to serve as representatives of MIT on a prize jury at Villa Albertine in New York and choose the winner along with students from Princeton, Duke, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Virginia. Students write a press article to present their experience as a jury. Special attention is devoted to the improvement of French language skills, oral and written. Taught in French. Limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate level subject or permission of instructor

21L.323[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.325[J]

New Culture of Gender: Queer France

Addresses the place of contemporary queer identities in French discourse. Discusses the new generation of queer authors and their principal concerns. Introduces students to the main classical references of queer subcultures, from Proust and Vivien to Hocquenghem and Wittig. Examines current debates on post-colonial and globalized queer identities through essays, songs, movies, and novels. Authors include Didier Eribon, Anne Garréta, Abdellah Taïa, Anne Scott, and Nina Bouraoui. Taught in French.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French

21L.324[J], WGS.233[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.326

Global Africa: Creative Cultures

Examines contemporary and historical cultural production on and from Africa across a range of registers, including literary, musical and visual arts, material culture, and science and technology. Employs key theoretical concepts from anthropology and social theory to analyze these forms and phenomena. Uses case studies to consider how Africa articulates its place in, and relationship to, the world through creative practices. Discussion topics largely drawn from Francophone and sub-Saharan Africa, but also from throughout the continent and the African diaspora. Taught in English with a project that requires research in French. Limited to 18.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Social Sciences

False

21G.328

African Migrations

Examines West African migration to France and to the United States from the early 20th century to the present. Centering the experiences of African social actors and historicizing recent dynamics, students consider what migration across these three regions reveals about African projects of self-determination, postcolonial nation-building, and global citizenship. Students also comparatively analyze the workings of contemporary French and American societies, in particular, the articulations of race and citizenship in the two nations. Taught in English with a project that requires research in French. Limited to 18.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Social Sciences

False

21G.341

Contemporary French Film and Social Issues

Issues in contemporary French society as expressed through movies made in the 1990s. Topics include France's national self-image, the women's movement, sexuality and gender, family life and class structure, post-colonialism and immigration, and American cultural imperialism. Films by Lelouch, Audiard, Doillon, Denis, Klapisch, Resnais, Rouan, Balasko, Collard, Dridi, Kassovitz, and others. Readings from French periodicals. Films shown with English subtitles. Taught in French.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

2-2-8

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.342

French Pop Music

Studies the literary, political and social traditions of "la chanson française" from the early 20th century to the present. Discusses the influences of world music on both French and francophone songs. Students investigate individual musicians' careers, as well as generational phenomena, such as cabaret songs, yéyés, and French rap. Examines the impact of social media on the music industry in France, the role of television and cinema, and the influence of dance and living art. Taught in French. Limited to 18.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.344[J]

French Feminist Literature: Yesterday and Today

Explores feminist literary voices in France throughout the ages. Discusses the theory that the power of feminist writing lies in its ability to translate dominant language into a language of one's own. Studies lifestyles, family norms, political representation, social movements, as well as the perception of the body. Investigates how feminist genealogies redefine the relationship between belonging and knowledge through a dialogue between several generations of women writers. Taught in French. Limited to 18.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor

21L.621[J], WGS.321[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.346

Topics in Modern French Literature and Culture

Close study of history and criticism of French literature, focusing on a specific group of writers, a movement, a theme, a critical or theoretical issue, or an analytic approach. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Taught in French.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.347

Social and Literary Trends in Contemporary Short French Fiction

Examines short stories and short novels published in France during the past 20 years, with emphasis on texts related to the dominant social and cultural trends. Themes include the legacy of France's colonial experience, the re-examination of its wartime past, memory and the Holocaust, the specter of AIDS, changing gender relationships, new families, the quest for personal identity, and immigration narratives. Covers a wide variety of authors, including Christine Angot, Nina Bouraoui, Herve Guibert, and Patrick Modiano. Taught in French.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.348

Global Paris

Investigates Paris' oversized status as a global capital by looking at the events, transformations, cultures, and arts for which the city is known. Explores Paris as a magnet for immigrants, and how their presence has transformed the city. Takes into account the city as a mythic place, dreamed of and reconstructed as far away as Bollywood and Las Vegas. Provides a deeper understanding of Paris and its current place in French and global cultures. Taught in French.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.353

Understanding Contemporary French Politics

Examines French politics since 1958. Analyzes how politics has deeply influenced cultural and social life in France, including daily interactions. Questions public controversies and history's political cleavages, from the Algerian war to postcolonial issues, from the birth of the European construction to the Covid crisis. To explore French institutions and understand the impact of political issues in contemporary France, students "run" for the French presidency by preparing historical notes, delivering speeches, participating in a first-round presidential debate, and submitting a final political statement. Taught in French. Limited to 25.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Social Sciences

False

21G.356

The "Making" of Modern Europe: 1789-Present

Provides an overview of European history from 1789 to the present. Explores how the ideas of "European" and "modern" have been defined over time. Explores major events and the evolution of major tensions and issues that consumed Europe and Europeans through the period, including questions of identity, inclusion/exclusion, religion, and equality. Places major emphasis on the fiction, visual culture, and films of the century as the products and evidence of political, social and cultural change. Taught in English with a project that requires research in French.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-10

21G.304 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.351

French I

Introduction to the French language and culture with emphasis on acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness and linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab program. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Graduate

3-1-5

null

false

False

21G.352

French II

Continuation of introductory course to the French language and culture with emphasis on acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Conducted entirely in French. Exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help develop cultural awareness as well as linguistic proficiency. Coordinated language lab. Same as 21G.302, but for graduate credit. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Graduate

3-1-5

21G.351

null

false

False

21G.368

The Invention of French Theory: A History of Transatlantic Intellectual Life since 1945 (New)

Explores the maze of transatlantic intellectual debates of French theorists that emerged in writings after 1945, from the heyday of French existentialism to critical ecologies. Studies debates and controversies on communism, decolonization, neo-liberalism, gender, youth culture, police violence, and new media. Discusses who the new French theorists are today and their opinions about justice, representation, and identity. Taught in French. Limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in French

null

false

False

Social Sciences

False

21G.401

German I

Introduction to German language and culture. Acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. A variety of contemporary sources, including online as well as printed materials, audio, and video, provide direct exposure to German language and culture. Development of effective basic communication skills to participate in everyday conversation and cultural situations. For graduate credit, see 21G.451. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.402

German II

Expansion of basic communication skills and further development of linguistic and cultural competencies. Review and completion of basic grammar, building of vocabulary, and practice in writing short essays. Reading of short literary texts. Exposure to history and culture of the German-speaking world through contemporary online materials, audio, and video. For graduate credit see 21G.452. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

21G.401 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21G.403

German III

Expands skills in speaking, reading, listening, and writing and cultural competency. Develops analytic and interpretative skills through media selections on contemporary issues in the German-speaking world. Discussions and compositions as well as review of grammar and development of vocabulary-building strategies. Recommended for students with two years of high school German. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

21G.402 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False