chaseharmon/MIT_Course_Catalog · Datasets at Hugging Face

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21L.431	Shakespeare on Film and Media	Examines the adaptation, performance and interpretation of Shakespearean plays on film and video. Focus varies from term to term, to include films such as the Olivier and Almereyda versions of Hamlet and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet; "spin-offs" such as Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and Shakespeare in Love; or theatrical videos of English language and international productions.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.432[J]	Understanding Television	A cultural approach to television's evolution as a technology and system of representation. Considers television as a system of storytelling and mythmaking, and as a cultural practice studied from anthropological, literary, and cinematic perspectives. Focuses on prime-time commercial broadcasting, the medium's technological and economic history, and theoretical perspectives. Considerable television viewing and readings in media theory and cultural interpretation are required. Previously taught topics include American Television: A Cultural History. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature or Comparative Media Studies	CMS.315[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.433	Film Styles and Genres	Close study of one or more directors, genres, periods, artistic movements, or national cinemas which have been of major significance in the history of film. Previously taught topics include Hollywood and Hong Kong, and Movie Realists: Chaplin, Renoir, Neorealism, Truffaut. May be repeated for credit by permission of instructor.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	21L.011 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.434	Science Fiction and Fantasy	Traces the history of science fiction as a generic tradition in literature, media, and popular culture. Considers formal ideological and cultural approaches to the analysis and interpretation of science fiction and fantasy texts. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.435	Literature and Film	Investigates relationships between the two media, including film adaptations as well as works linked by genre, topic, and style. Explores how artworks challenge and cross cultural, political, and aesthetic boundaries. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-3-6	One subject in Literature or Comparative Media Studies	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.438[J]	Intersectional Feminist Memoir (New)	Explores the memoir genre through a feminist intersectional lens, looking at the ways in which feminist writers ground personal experience within a complex understanding of race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, immigration status/nationality, and dis/ablity. Gives particular attention to the relationships between the personal and the political; form and content; fact, truth, and imagination; self and community; trauma and healing; coming to voice and breaking silence. Readings include books by Audre Lorde, Janet Mock, Daisy Hernandez, Jessica Valenti, and Ariel Gore, and shorter pieces by Meena Alexander and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Drawing on lessons taken from these works, students write a short memoir of their own.	false	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21W.738[J], WGS.238[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.449	The Wilds of Literature	Immerses students in literature that represents the interaction between humans and nature as joyous, sublime, revelatory, and mutually sustaining. Without denying the damage humans have wreaked on the environment, explores the role that pleasure, resilience, wonder, and hope might play in helping us to envision new modes of engagement with one another in an ever-changing environment. Students are enjoined to follow the example of authors — such as Henry David Thoreau, Annie Dillard, and Lauret Savoy — by selecting and visiting a local natural site, and writing about the experience. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21L.451	Literary Theory	Examines how we read texts and the questions that we, as readers, ask of them. Introduces different critical approaches to literature by examining the relationship between readers and text, between different texts, and between text and context. Topics vary but usually include reader-response theory, structuralism and semiotics, post-structuralism and post-modernism, historicism, psychoanalysis, intertextuality, cultural criticism, and media theory.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.452[J]	Literature and Philosophy	Highlights interactions between literary and philosophical texts, asking how philosophical themes can be explored in fiction, poetry, and drama. Exposes students to diverse modes of humanistic thought, interpretation, and argument, putting the tools and ideas of philosophy into conversation with those of the literary humanities. Students engage closely with selected literary and philosophical texts, explore selected topics in philosophy - such as ethics, epistemology, and aesthetics - through a literary lens, and participate in class discussion with peers and professors. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One philosophy subject	24.240[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.455	Ancient Authors	Close examination of major works of classical Greek and Roman literature in translation. Topics may include epic, history, lyric poetry, or drama and the works of authors such as Thucydides, Homer, Virgil, and Cicero. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.456	The Bible: Old Testament	Introduces students to the three divisions of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, Prophets, Writings. Particular attention to literary techniques, the historical periods that produced and are reflected in the various books, issues resulting from translation, and the difference between Old Testament and Hebrew Bible. Students cannot also receive credit for 21L.458.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.457	The Bible: New Testament	Introduces students to the genres that comprise the New Testament: gospels, history, letters, apocalypse. Particular attention to historical context, canonicity, translation, and the transformation of Hebrew Bible into Old Testament. Students cannot also receive credit for 21L.458.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.458	The Bible	An introduction to major books from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Particular attention given to literary techniques, issues resulting from translation from the original Hebrew and Greek, and the different historical periods that produced and are reflected in the Bible. Students cannot also receive credit for 21L.456 or 21L.457.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.460	Arthurian Literature	Tracing the evolution of King Arthur (and principal knights), students consider what underlies the appeal of this figure whose consistent reappearance in western culture has performed the medieval prophecy that he would be rex quondam et futurus: the once and future king. Examines how Arthur's persona has been reinvented and rewritten throughout history, including portrayals as Christian hero and war-leader, ineffective king and pathetic cuckold, and as a tragic figure of noble but doomed intentions. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.471	Major Novels	Studies important examples of the literary form that, from the beginning of the 18th century to the present day, has become an indispensable instrument for representing modern life, in the hands of such writers as Cervantes, Defoe, Richardson, Sterne, Burney, Austen, Scott, Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Hardy, Conrad, Woolf, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Proust, and others. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.473[J]	Jane Austen	An examination of Jane Austen's satire in her seven complete novels, several fragments, and juvenilia. Students read these texts in relation to her letters and other biographical and historical information.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature	WGS.240[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.475	Enlightenment and Modernity	Examines selected topics in 18th- and 19th-century English/European literature and culture from the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660 to the end of Queen Victoria's reign in 1901. Topics vary by term; authors may include Jonathan Swift, Laurence Sterne, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, and Arthur Conan Doyle, among others. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.480[J]	Identities and Intersections: Queer Literatures	Focuses on LGBT literature from the mid-19 century to the present, with an emphasis on fiction and poetry. In particular, analyzes how LGBT identities and their literary representations have changed over time. Covers authors such as Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Cherrie Moraga, Melvin Dixon, Leslie Feinberg, and Luis Negron.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	WGS.245[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.481[J]	HIV/AIDS in American Culture	Examines cultural responses to HIV/AIDS in the US during the first fifteen years of the epidemic, prior to the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Students consider how sexuality, race, gender, class, and geography shaped the experience of HIV/AIDS and the cultural production surrounding it, as well as the legacy of this cultural production as it pertains to the communities most at risk today. Materials include mainstream press coverage, film, theater, television, popular music, comic books, literature, and visual art.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	WGS.250[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.482[J]	Topics in Queer Studies (New)	Develops critical understanding of queer theory through foundational and contemporary texts and other media forms. Examines relationships between queer theory and other social and cultural theories that probe and critique power, privilege, and normativity including critical race theory, transgender studies, feminist theory, and disability theory. Topics may include social movements, queer of color critiques, transnational activisms, and transgender politics.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	WGS.260[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.485	Modern Fiction	Tradition and innovation in representative fiction of the early modern period. Recurring themes include the role of the artist in the modern period; the representation of psychological and sexual experience; and the virtues (and defects) of the aggressively experimental character. Works by Conrad, Kipling, Babel, Kafka, James, Lawrence, Mann, Ford Madox Ford, Joyce, Woolf, Faulkner, and Nabokov. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.486[J]	Modern Drama	Explores major modern plays with special attention to performance, sociopolitical and aesthetic contexts, and the role of theater in the contemporary multimedial landscape. Includes analysis of class, gender, and race as modes of performance. Typically features Beckett and Brecht, as well as some of the following playwrights: Chekov, Churchill, Deavere Smith, Ibsen, Fornes, Friel, Kushner, O'Neill, Shaw, Stoppard, Soyinka, Williams, Wilson. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature	21T.244[J], WGS.285[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21L.487	Modern Poetry	Study of major poems and manifestos from the late 19th century through the early 21st century. Examines works written in English, with some attention to Modernist texts from other cultures and other languages as well. Poems by T. S. Eliot, W. C. Williams, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Pablo Neruda, Hilda Doolittle, Charles Baudelaire, Anna Akhmatova, Bertolt Brecht, Rabindranath Tagore, and others. Comprised primarily of discussions, short papers, and a final project. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.488	Contemporary Literature	Study of key themes and techniques in prose, poetry, and drama since the 1970s. Recent topics include postmodernism, globalization, new British and Irish writing, and literature and development. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.489[J]	Interactive Narrative	Provides a workshop environment for understanding interactive narrative (print and digital) through critical writing, narrative theory, and creative practice. Covers important multisequential books, hypertexts, and interactive fictions. Students write critically, and give presentations, about specific works; write a short multisequential fiction; and develop a digital narrative system, which involves significant writing and either programming or the structuring of text. Programming ability helpful.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21W.765[J], CMS.618[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21L.490[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	21G.077[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.491[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	21G.066[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.492[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	21G.042[J], 21H.352[J], CMS.359[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.493[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	21G.062[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.494[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	21G.044[J], WGS.235[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.006	American Literature	Studies the national literature of the United States since the early 19th century. Considers a range of texts - including, novels, essays, films, and electronic media - and their efforts to define the notion of American identity. Readings usually include works by such authors as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Emily Dickinson, Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, Sherman Alexie, and Toni Morrison. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21L.500[J]	How We Got to Hamilton	Traces the evolution of the American musical from minstrelsy to Hamilton. Equips students with terms, tools, and techniques to enrich their analysis of how individual songs, scenes, and dances — as well as whole shows — are structured. Recovers the groundbreaking yet often forgotten or appropriated achievements of artists of color to Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Features a mix of creative and critical assignments, some of which may be linked to field trips to local theaters, dance studios, and archives. Limited to 20.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21T.247[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21L.501	The American Novel	Works by major American novelists, beginning with the late 18th century and concluding with a contemporary novelist. Major emphasis on reading novels as literary texts, but attention paid to historical, intellectual, and political contexts as well. Syllabus varies from term to term, but many of the following writers are represented: Rowson, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Wharton, James, and Toni Morrison. Previously taught topics include The American Revolution and Makeovers (i.e. adaptations and reinterpretation of novels traditionally considered as American "Classics"). May be repeated for credit with instructor's permission so long as the content differs.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.504[J]	Race and Identity in American Literature	Questions posed by the literature of the Americas about the relationship of race and gender to authorship, audience, culture, ethnicity, and aesthetics. Social conditions and literary histories that shape the politics of identity in American literature. Specific focus varies each term. Previously taught topics include Immigrant Stories, African American Literature, and Asian American Literature. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if the content differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	WGS.140[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.512	American Authors	Examines in detail the works of several American authors selected according to a theme, period, genre, or set of issues. Through close readings of poetry, novels, or plays, subject addresses such issues as literary influence, cultural diversity, and the writer's career. Previously taught topics include American Women Writers, American Autobiography, American Political Writing, and American Short Fiction. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with instructor's permission so long as the content differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One subject in Literature and permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.007	World Literatures	Introduces students to a coherent set of textual and visual materials drawn from different geographical regions, languages, artistic genres, and historical periods. The focus may vary but usually cuts across national boundaries. Includes non-English works read in translation and examines different kinds of writing, both fiction and nonfiction. Pays special attention to such issues as identity formation, cultural contact, exploration, and exile. Previously taught topics include contemporary writing from Africa and South Asia, the impact of the discovery of the New World, and Caribbean literature. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21L.020[J]	Globalization: The Good, the Bad and the In-Between	Examines the cultural paradoxes of contemporary globalization. Studies the cultural, artistic, social and political impact of globalization across international borders. Students analyze contending definitions of globalization and principal agents of change, and why some of them engender backlash; identify the agents, costs and benefits of global networks; and explore how world citizens preserve cultural specificity. Case studies on global health, human trafficking and labor migration illuminate the shaping influence of contemporary globalization on gender, race, ethnicity, and class. Develops cultural literacy through analysis of fiction and film. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	WGS.145[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	CI-H
21L.522[J]	International Women's Voices	Introduces students to a variety of fictional works by contemporary women writers. International perspective emphasizes the extent to which each author's work reflects her distinct cultural heritage and to what extent, if any, there is an identifiable female voice that transcends national boundaries. Uses a variety of interpretive perspectives, including sociohistorical, psychoanalytic, and feminist criticism, to examine texts. Authors include Mariama Ba, Isabel Allende, Anita Desai, Maxine Hong Kingston, Toni Morrison, Doris Lessing, Alifa Riyaat, Yang Jiang, Nawal Al-Saadawi, and Sawako Ariyoshi. Taught in English.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21G.022[J], WGS.141[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.580	Translations	Students study theories of translation, compare examples of multiple renderings of the same work, and work on translation projects. Supplementary assignments focus on adaptation of works from one genre to another, and on transmission of information from one mode to another (visual to verbal changes, American Sign Language, etc.). Students write essays about relative theories of translation and about comparisons of variant versions, and also work on translation projects of their own in workshop-format. Includes texts such as the King James Bible, and writers such as Walter Benjamin, George Steiner, Wislawa Szymborska, Czeslaw Milosz, Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Gass, and Robert Pinsky. Limited to 18.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21L.590[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	21G.073[J]	false	false	false	False	Elective	False
21L.591	Literary London	Based in London, explores the specific locations, history and artistic institutions that have made London a world cultural hub, deepening students' knowledge gained on site through guided readings, theater performances, visits to homes associated with major authors, guest experts, and independent "author mapping" projects with reports back to the class. Sharpens students' understanding of the complexities of international exchange and identity formation in a global age. 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	null	false	false	false	False	Elective	False
21L.592[J]	Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas	Students travel to São Paulo for three weeks. Examines the relationship between race and place in the formation of modern Brazil and the US through comparative analysis and interdisciplinary study. In addition to participating in class discussions on literature, film, and visual art, students visit key cultural and historical sites; interact with archives and museum collections; and, most importantly, engage in dialogue with local activists, religious leaders, community organizers, and scholars. Focusing on the work of Black and Indigenous people, particularly women, places a strong emphasis on the ways in which art and cultural activism can have an impact on racial justice issues. Taught in English; no Portuguese needed. Contact Women's and Gender Studies about travel fee, possible funding opportunities, and other details. Enrollment limited to 20. Application required.	true	IAP	Undergraduate	3-3-3	null	11.047[J], 21W.781[J], WGS.247[J]	false	false	false	False	Elective	False
21L.601[J]	Old English and Beowulf	Intensive introduction to Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon), the ancestor of modern English that was spoken in England ca. 600-1100. In the first half of the term, students use short prose texts to study the basics of Old English grammar. They go on to read short poems, and conclude by tackling portions of the epic Beowulf in the last third of the term. Assessment based upon translation work, daily vocabulary quizzes, and three exams. Limited to 16.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	24.916[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.607	Greek I	Introduces rudiments of ancient Greek - the language of Plato, Sophocles, Thucydides, and Euclid, and the basis for that of the New Testament - to students with little or no prior knowledge of the subject. Aimed at laying a foundation to begin reading ancient and/or medieval texts. Greek I and Greek II may be combined (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-3	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.608	Greek II	Introductory Greek subject for students with some prior knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary. Intended to refresh and enrich ability to read ancient and/or medieval literary and historical texts. May be taken independently of Greek I with permission of instructor. Greek I and Greek II may be combined (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-3	21L.607 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.609	Greek Readings	Introduction to reading ancient Greek literature in the original language. Provides a bridge between the study of Greek grammar and the reading of Greek authors. Improves knowledge of the language through careful examination of literary texts, both prose and poetry. Builds proficiency in reading Greek and develops appreciation for basic features of style and genre. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.609 and 21L.610, or two terms of 21L.609, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-4	21L.608 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.610	Advanced Greek Readings	Building on 21L.609, develops the ability to read and analyze ancient Greek literary texts, both prose and poetry. Focuses on increasing fluency in reading comprehension and recognition of stylistic, generic, and grammatical features. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.610 and 21L.609, or two terms of 21L.610, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-4	21L.609 or (placement exam and permission of instructor)	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.611	Latin I	Introduces rudiments of Latin to students with little or no prior knowledge of the subject. Aimed at laying a foundation to begin reading ancient and/or medieval literary and historical texts. Latin I and Latin II may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-3	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.612	Latin II	Introductory Latin subject for students with some prior knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary. Intended to refresh and enrich ability to read ancient and/or medieval literary and historical texts. May be taken independently of Latin I with permission of instructor. Latin I and Latin II may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-3	21L.611 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.613	Latin Readings	Introduction to reading Latin literature in the original language. Provides a bridge between the study of Latin grammar and the reading of Latin authors. Improves knowledge of the language through careful examination of literary texts, focusing on prose and poetry in alternate years. Builds proficiency in reading Latin and develops appreciation for basic features of style and genre. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.613 and 21L.614, or two terms of 21L.613, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	2-0-4	21L.611 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.614	Advanced Latin Readings	Building on 21L.613, develops the ability to read and analyze Latin literary texts, focusing on prose and poetry in alternate years. Increases fluency in reading comprehension and recognition of stylistic, generic, and grammatical features. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.613 and 21L.614, or two terms of 21L.614, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	2-0-4	21L.613 or (placement exam and permission of instructor)	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.620[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	21G.320[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.621[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	21G.344[J], WGS.321[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.636[J]	Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film	Focuses on literary and cinematic production in 20th- and 21st-century Spain and Latin America with a particular emphasis on how social, cultural, political, and technological changes led to aesthetic innovations. Topics include the literature of politics, the avant-garde and subsequent literary boom, the radical aesthetic of the post-Franco era, and post-modern film and art. Materials include short stories, novels, poetry, song, and film. Conducted in Spanish.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor	21G.716[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.637[J]	Power and Culture: Utopias and Dystopias in Spain and Latin America	Studies how new literary, artistic and musical forms have emerged in response to tensions and contradictions in Hispanic culture, from the eighth century to the present. Examines distinctively Hispanic artistic movements and modes from Al-Andalus' vibrant heterogeneity to the enforced homogeneity of the Spanish Inquisition; from a rich plurality of pre-Colombian civilizations to the imposed conversions by conquistadors; from the revolutionary zeal of Latin America's liberators to the crushing dictatorships that followed; from the promise of globalization to the struggle against US cultural imperialism. Taught in Spanish. Limited to 18.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor	21G.717[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.638[J]	Literature and Social Conflict: Perspectives on the Hispanic World	Considers how major literary texts illuminate principal issues in the evolution of modern Spanish society. Emphasizes the treatment of such major questions as the exile of liberals in 1820, the concept of progress, the place of religion, urbanization, rural conservatism and changing gender roles, and the Spanish Civil War. Authors include Perez Galdos, Pardo Bazan, Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, Salinas, Lorca, La Pasionaria, and Falcon. Taught in Spanish.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor	21G.738[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.639[J]	Globalization and its Discontents: Spanish-speaking Nations	Studies new paradigms of cultural exchange that have shaped Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries. Examines how globalization is rapidly changing the identity of peoples and cultures in Spanish-speaking nations. Spotlights debates about human rights. Materials studied include film, fiction, essay, architectural archives, music and art. Students complete a research project about a specific aspect of Hispanic culture that has been shaped by contemporary forces in the global economy. Taught in Spanish with required readings and writing in Spanish.	false	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor	21G.739[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.640[J]	The New Spain: 1977-Present	Deals with the vast changes in Spanish social, political and cultural life that have taken place since the death of Franco. Topics include new freedom from censorship, the re-emergence of strong movements for regional autonomy (the Basque region and Catalonia), the new cinema including Almodovar and Saura, educational reforms instituted by the socialist government, and the fiction of Carme Riera and Terenci Moix. Special emphasis on the emergence of mass media as a vehicle for expression in Spain. Considers the changes wrought by Spain's acceptance into the European Community. Materials include magazines, newspapers, films, fiction, and Amando de Miguel's Los Españoles. Taught in Spanish.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor	21G.740[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.701	Literary Methods	Introduces practice and theory of literary criticism. Seminar focuses on topics such as the history of critical methods and techniques, and the continuity of certain subjects in literary history. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include Virginia Woolf's Shakespeare, Theory and Use of Figurative Language, and Text, Context, Subtext, Pretext. Approved for credit in the Women's and Gender Studies when content meets requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.702	Studies in Fiction	Intensive study of a range of texts by a single author or by a limited group of authors whose achievements are mutually illuminating. Some attention to narrative theory and biographical and cultural backgrounds. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include Stowe, Twain, and the Transformation of 19th-century America, and Joyce and the Legacy of Modernism. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.703[J]	Studies in Drama	Intensive study of an important topic or period in drama. Close analysis of major plays, enriched by critical readings and attention to historical and theatrical contexts. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication through student presentations and research essays. Previously taught topics include: Renaissance Drama; Shakespeare with his Contemporaries; Oscar Wilde; and Stoppard and Company. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature	21T.246[J]	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.704	Studies in Poetry	Intensive study of a body of poetry, raising questions of form, authorship, poetic influence, social context, and literary tradition. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include: Does poetry Matter?, Poetry and the Science of Mind; Songs, Sonnets and the Story of English; Virgil, Spenser, Milton; and The Image: Poetry, Photography, and Technologies of Vision. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.705	Major Authors	Close study of a limited group of writers. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include John Milton and his Age, Chaucer, Herman Melville, Toni Morrison, and Oscar Wilde and the '90s. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.706	Studies in Film	Intensive study of films from particular periods, genres, or directors, or films focusing on specific formal or theoretical problems. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Previous topics include The Contemporary Horror Film, Film Remixes, Film Narrative, Heroic Cinema, Color in Film and Hitchcock. Students taking graduate version complete different assignments. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	(21L.011 and one subject in Literature or Comparative Media Studies) or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.707	Problems in Cultural Interpretation	Studies the relation between imaginative texts and the culture surrounding them. Emphasizes ways in which imaginative works absorb, reflect, and conflict with reigning attitudes and world views. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include Women Reading/Women Writing; Poetry, Passion, and the Self; and Race, Religion and Identity in Early Modern America. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.709	Studies in Literary History	Close examination of the literature of a particular historical period. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Syllabi vary. Previous topics include Britons Abroad in the 18th Century; Modernism: From Nietzsche to Fellini; and Make it New: Manifestos and the Invention of the Modern. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature or History	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.715	Media in Cultural Context	Seminar uses case studies to examine specific media or media configurations and the larger social, cultural, economic, political, or technological contexts within which they operate. Organized around recurring themes in media history, as well as specific genres, movements, media, or historical moments. Previously taught topics include Gendered Genres: Horror and Maternal Melodramas; Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Storytelling; and Exploring Children's Culture. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Two subjects in Literature or Comparative Media Studies or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.720	Chaucer's Canterbury Tales	Intensive study of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, with particular attention to formal analysis and cultural context. Students work closely with the linguistic nuances of Chaucer's Middle English, and examine scholarly research in the fields of both literary and medieval studies. Limited to 12.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Humanities	False
21L.900	Independent Study	Open to qualified students who wish to pursue an independent study with members of the Literature faculty. Normal maximum is 6 units, though exceptional 9-unit projects are occasionally approved. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.901	Independent Study	Open to qualified students who wish to pursue an independent study with members of the Literature faculty. Normal maximum is 6 units, though exceptional 9-unit projects are occasionally approved. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.902	Topics in Ancient and Medieval Studies: Greek (New)	Covers topics in Greek classes that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings, and assignments. May be repeated for credit if topic differs.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	21L.610 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S60[J]	Special Subject: Rap Theory and Practice	To gain a deeper understanding of rap, students engage in the full process of creating rap music, including composing lyrics, recording, performing, and creating an EP length album. Existing rap music is studied, selected lyrics are analyzed, and possible reasons for the structure and success of different songs are presented in case studies. Students analyze rap songs, reflect on their own weekly activities in writing and present their work in class by playing recordings, performing and responding to each other in workshop discussions. Licensed for Fall 2024 by the Committee on Curricula. Limited to 10.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	CMS.S60[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21L.S88	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S89	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S90	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S91	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S92	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S93	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	IAP	Undergraduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S94	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S95	Special Subject in Literature	Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S96	Special Subject in Film and Media	Open to qualified students who wish to pursue special projects with film and media studies faculty. Individual or small group projects encouraged. Usually limited to 6 credits. May be repeated for credit with additional permission of the instructor.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	Two subjects in Film and Media and permission of the director of Comparative Media Studies	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.S97	Special Subject in Film and Media	Open to qualified students who wish to pursue special projects with film and media studies faculty. Individual or small group projects encouraged. Usually limited to 6 credits. May be repeated for credit with additional permission of the instructor.	true	Fall, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Two subjects in Film and Media and permission of director of Comparative Media Studies	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.THT	Literature Pre-Thesis Tutorial	Definition of and early-stage work on thesis project leading to 21L.THU. Taken during the first term of the student's two-term commitment to the thesis project. Student works closely with an individual faculty tutor. Required for students in Course 21L when the thesis is a degree requirement.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	1-0-5	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.THU	Literature Thesis	Completion of work on the senior major thesis under supervision of a faculty tutor. Includes oral presentation of thesis progress early in the term, assembling and revising the final text, and meeting at the close with a committee of faculty evaluators to discuss the successes and limitations of the project. Required for students in Course 21L when the thesis is a degree requirement.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	21L.THT	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.UR	Undergraduate Research	Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21L.URG	Undergraduate Research	Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Undergraduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21M.011	Introduction to Western Music	Provides a broad overview of Western music from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, with emphasis on late baroque, classical, romantic, and modernist styles. Designed to enhance the musical experience by developing listening skills and an understanding of diverse forms and genres. Major composers and works placed in social and cultural contexts. Weekly lectures feature demonstrations by professional performers and introduce topics to be discussed in sections. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	CI-H
21M.013[J]	The Supernatural in Music, Literature and Culture	Explores the relationship between music and the supernatural, focusing on the social history and context of supernatural beliefs as reflected in key literary and musical works from 1600 to the present. Provides an understanding of the place of ambiguity and the role of interpretation in culture, science and art. Explores great works of art by Shakespeare, Verdi, Goethe (in translation), Gounod, Henry James and Benjamin Britten. Readings also include selections from the most recent scholarship on magic and the supernatural. Writing assignments range from web-based projects to analytic essays. No previous experience in music is necessary. Projected guest lectures, musical performances, field trips. Limited to 36.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21L.013[J]	false	false	false	False	False	CI-H
21M.030	Introduction to Musics of the World	An introduction to diverse musical traditions of the world. Music from a wide range of geographical areas is studied in terms of structure, performance practice, social use, aesthetics, and cross-cultural contact. Includes music making, live demonstrations by guest artists, and ethnographic research projects. Enrollment limited by lottery.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	CI-H
21M.051	Fundamentals of Music	Introduces students to the rudiments of Western music through oral, aural, and written practice utilizing rhythm, melody, intervals, scales, chords, and western staff notation. Individual skills are addressed through a variety of approaches, including the required piano and sight singing labs. Intended for students with little to no prior experience reading music or performing. Not open to students who have completed 21M.150, 21M.151, 21M.301, 21M.302, or are proficient in reading music. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-2-7	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21M.053	Rhythms of the World	Experiential, fully-embodied exploration into the fundamentals of music through the lens of largely non-Western, aural music cultures. From Bali to Ghana, Cuba to India, Zimbabwe to Andalucía, and through popular musics across the globe, students think about, talk about, and make music in new ways. Examines some of the basic concepts of music — structure, melody-making, meter, rhythm, interaction, movement, etc. — studying their diverse incarnations in different music cultures and encouraging a breadth of perspective and engagement. Students engage with a diverse blend of musical practices through music-making, in-depth discussion, listening and analysis, and creative composition. No musical experience required. Limited to 18.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21M.065	Introduction to Musical Composition	Through a progressive series of composition projects, students investigate the sonic organization of musical works and performances, focusing on fundamental questions of unity and variety. Aesthetic issues are considered in the pragmatic context of the instructions that composers provide to achieve a desired musical result, whether these instructions are notated in prose, as graphic images, or in symbolic notation. Weekly listening, reading, and composition assignments draw on a broad range of musical styles and intellectual traditions, from various cultures and historical periods. Basic music reading skills required. Limited to 18.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21M.080	Introduction to Music Technology	Investigates how technology is used in the analysis, modeling, synthesis and composition of music, and its contribution to the artistic production practice. With an eye towards historical context as well as modern usage, topics include the physics of sound, digital representations of music, the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), analog and digital synthesis techniques, MIDI and sequencing, electronic instrument design, notation software, generative music systems, and computational analysis of music. Weekly assignments focus on both theory and practice, requiring technical proficiency, creative output, and aesthetic consideration. Students taking graduate version complete different assignments. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
21M.120	Tuning Systems and Temperament	Surveys selected tunings of the scale, including Pythagorean, just intonation, mean-tone, and equal temperaments, as well as non-Western systems and the impact of tunings and temperaments on musical composition and performance. Student projects will be based on live demonstrations as well as reading and listening assignments.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-4	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21M.128	Moments in Music: History/Culture A	Examines a particular moment in music history, an era, style, or even the composition of a major work through analysis and cultural context. Goes into further depth on a particular topic than would be possible in a longer survey. Periods and topics vary. Examples include minimalism, The Beatles, A Cappella, or The Lion King. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-4	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21M.129	Moments in Music: History/Culture B	Examines a particular moment in music history, an era, style, or even the composition of a major work through analysis and cultural context. Goes into further depth on a particular topic than would be possible in a longer survey. Periods and topics vary. Examples include minimalism, The Beatles, A Cappella, or The Lion King. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-4	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21M.138	Moments in Music: Composition A	Practice in a particular compositional technique not normally covered in the Harmony and Counterpoint or Musical Composition sequences. Possible topics include Renaissance counterpoint, fugue, ragtime, or indeterminacy. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-4	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21M.139	Moments in Music: Composition B	Practice in a particular compositional technique not normally covered in the Harmony and Counterpoint or Musical Composition sequences. Possible topics include Renaissance counterpoint, fugue, ragtime, or indeterminacy. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.	false	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-4	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21M.150	Accelerated Fundamentals of Music	Accelerated half-semester study of the fundamentals of Western music. Requires ability to read Western staff notation in at least one clef. Coverage includes intervals, triads, major and minor keys, basic musical analysis over a variety of idioms in Western music. Also emphasizes developing the ear, voice, and keyboard skills. Not open to students who have completed or are enrolled in 21M.051, 21M.151, 21M.301, or 21M.302. Subject content is identical to 21M.151: 21M.150 is offered first half of term; 21M.151 is offered second half of term or during IAP. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	1-1-4	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
21M.151	Accelerated Fundamentals of Music	Accelerated half-semester study of the fundamentals of Western music. Requires ability to read Western staff notation in at least one clef. Coverage includes intervals, triads, major and minor keys, basic musical analysis over a variety of idioms in Western music. Also emphasizes developing the ear, voice, and keyboard skills. Not open to students who have completed or are enrolled in 21M.051, 21M.151, 21M.301 or 21M.302. Subject content is identical to 21M.150: 21M.150 is offered first half of term; 21M.151 is offered second half of term or during IAP. Limited to 18 per section.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	1-1-4	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False

21L.431

Shakespeare on Film and Media

Examines the adaptation, performance and interpretation of Shakespearean plays on film and video. Focus varies from term to term, to include films such as the Olivier and Almereyda versions of Hamlet and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet; "spin-offs" such as Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and Shakespeare in Love; or theatrical videos of English language and international productions.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.432[J]

Understanding Television

A cultural approach to television's evolution as a technology and system of representation. Considers television as a system of storytelling and mythmaking, and as a cultural practice studied from anthropological, literary, and cinematic perspectives. Focuses on prime-time commercial broadcasting, the medium's technological and economic history, and theoretical perspectives. Considerable television viewing and readings in media theory and cultural interpretation are required. Previously taught topics include American Television: A Cultural History. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature or Comparative Media Studies

CMS.315[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.433

Film Styles and Genres

Close study of one or more directors, genres, periods, artistic movements, or national cinemas which have been of major significance in the history of film. Previously taught topics include Hollywood and Hong Kong, and Movie Realists: Chaplin, Renoir, Neorealism, Truffaut. May be repeated for credit by permission of instructor.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

21L.011 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.434

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Traces the history of science fiction as a generic tradition in literature, media, and popular culture. Considers formal ideological and cultural approaches to the analysis and interpretation of science fiction and fantasy texts. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.435

Literature and Film

Investigates relationships between the two media, including film adaptations as well as works linked by genre, topic, and style. Explores how artworks challenge and cross cultural, political, and aesthetic boundaries. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-3-6

One subject in Literature or Comparative Media Studies

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.438[J]

Intersectional Feminist Memoir (New)

Explores the memoir genre through a feminist intersectional lens, looking at the ways in which feminist writers ground personal experience within a complex understanding of race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, immigration status/nationality, and dis/ablity. Gives particular attention to the relationships between the personal and the political; form and content; fact, truth, and imagination; self and community; trauma and healing; coming to voice and breaking silence. Readings include books by Audre Lorde, Janet Mock, Daisy Hernandez, Jessica Valenti, and Ariel Gore, and shorter pieces by Meena Alexander and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Drawing on lessons taken from these works, students write a short memoir of their own.

false

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21W.738[J], WGS.238[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.449

The Wilds of Literature

Immerses students in literature that represents the interaction between humans and nature as joyous, sublime, revelatory, and mutually sustaining. Without denying the damage humans have wreaked on the environment, explores the role that pleasure, resilience, wonder, and hope might play in helping us to envision new modes of engagement with one another in an ever-changing environment. Students are enjoined to follow the example of authors — such as Henry David Thoreau, Annie Dillard, and Lauret Savoy — by selecting and visiting a local natural site, and writing about the experience. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

21L.451

Literary Theory

Examines how we read texts and the questions that we, as readers, ask of them. Introduces different critical approaches to literature by examining the relationship between readers and text, between different texts, and between text and context. Topics vary but usually include reader-response theory, structuralism and semiotics, post-structuralism and post-modernism, historicism, psychoanalysis, intertextuality, cultural criticism, and media theory.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.452[J]

Literature and Philosophy

Highlights interactions between literary and philosophical texts, asking how philosophical themes can be explored in fiction, poetry, and drama. Exposes students to diverse modes of humanistic thought, interpretation, and argument, putting the tools and ideas of philosophy into conversation with those of the literary humanities. Students engage closely with selected literary and philosophical texts, explore selected topics in philosophy - such as ethics, epistemology, and aesthetics - through a literary lens, and participate in class discussion with peers and professors. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One philosophy subject

24.240[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.455

Ancient Authors

Close examination of major works of classical Greek and Roman literature in translation. Topics may include epic, history, lyric poetry, or drama and the works of authors such as Thucydides, Homer, Virgil, and Cicero. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.456

The Bible: Old Testament

Introduces students to the three divisions of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, Prophets, Writings. Particular attention to literary techniques, the historical periods that produced and are reflected in the various books, issues resulting from translation, and the difference between Old Testament and Hebrew Bible. Students cannot also receive credit for 21L.458.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.457

The Bible: New Testament

Introduces students to the genres that comprise the New Testament: gospels, history, letters, apocalypse. Particular attention to historical context, canonicity, translation, and the transformation of Hebrew Bible into Old Testament. Students cannot also receive credit for 21L.458.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.458

The Bible

An introduction to major books from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Particular attention given to literary techniques, issues resulting from translation from the original Hebrew and Greek, and the different historical periods that produced and are reflected in the Bible. Students cannot also receive credit for 21L.456 or 21L.457.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.460

Arthurian Literature

Tracing the evolution of King Arthur (and principal knights), students consider what underlies the appeal of this figure whose consistent reappearance in western culture has performed the medieval prophecy that he would be rex quondam et futurus: the once and future king. Examines how Arthur's persona has been reinvented and rewritten throughout history, including portrayals as Christian hero and war-leader, ineffective king and pathetic cuckold, and as a tragic figure of noble but doomed intentions. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.471

Major Novels

Studies important examples of the literary form that, from the beginning of the 18th century to the present day, has become an indispensable instrument for representing modern life, in the hands of such writers as Cervantes, Defoe, Richardson, Sterne, Burney, Austen, Scott, Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Hardy, Conrad, Woolf, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Proust, and others. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.473[J]

Jane Austen

An examination of Jane Austen's satire in her seven complete novels, several fragments, and juvenilia. Students read these texts in relation to her letters and other biographical and historical information.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature

WGS.240[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.475

Enlightenment and Modernity

Examines selected topics in 18th- and 19th-century English/European literature and culture from the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660 to the end of Queen Victoria's reign in 1901. Topics vary by term; authors may include Jonathan Swift, Laurence Sterne, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, and Arthur Conan Doyle, among others. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.480[J]

Identities and Intersections: Queer Literatures

Focuses on LGBT literature from the mid-19 century to the present, with an emphasis on fiction and poetry. In particular, analyzes how LGBT identities and their literary representations have changed over time. Covers authors such as Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Cherrie Moraga, Melvin Dixon, Leslie Feinberg, and Luis Negron.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

WGS.245[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.481[J]

HIV/AIDS in American Culture

Examines cultural responses to HIV/AIDS in the US during the first fifteen years of the epidemic, prior to the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Students consider how sexuality, race, gender, class, and geography shaped the experience of HIV/AIDS and the cultural production surrounding it, as well as the legacy of this cultural production as it pertains to the communities most at risk today. Materials include mainstream press coverage, film, theater, television, popular music, comic books, literature, and visual art.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

WGS.250[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.482[J]

Topics in Queer Studies (New)

Develops critical understanding of queer theory through foundational and contemporary texts and other media forms. Examines relationships between queer theory and other social and cultural theories that probe and critique power, privilege, and normativity including critical race theory, transgender studies, feminist theory, and disability theory. Topics may include social movements, queer of color critiques, transnational activisms, and transgender politics.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

WGS.260[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.485

Modern Fiction

Tradition and innovation in representative fiction of the early modern period. Recurring themes include the role of the artist in the modern period; the representation of psychological and sexual experience; and the virtues (and defects) of the aggressively experimental character. Works by Conrad, Kipling, Babel, Kafka, James, Lawrence, Mann, Ford Madox Ford, Joyce, Woolf, Faulkner, and Nabokov. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.486[J]

Modern Drama

Explores major modern plays with special attention to performance, sociopolitical and aesthetic contexts, and the role of theater in the contemporary multimedial landscape. Includes analysis of class, gender, and race as modes of performance. Typically features Beckett and Brecht, as well as some of the following playwrights: Chekov, Churchill, Deavere Smith, Ibsen, Fornes, Friel, Kushner, O'Neill, Shaw, Stoppard, Soyinka, Williams, Wilson. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature

21T.244[J], WGS.285[J]

false

False

Arts

False

21L.487

Modern Poetry

Study of major poems and manifestos from the late 19th century through the early 21st century. Examines works written in English, with some attention to Modernist texts from other cultures and other languages as well. Poems by T. S. Eliot, W. C. Williams, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Pablo Neruda, Hilda Doolittle, Charles Baudelaire, Anna Akhmatova, Bertolt Brecht, Rabindranath Tagore, and others. Comprised primarily of discussions, short papers, and a final project. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.488

Contemporary Literature

Study of key themes and techniques in prose, poetry, and drama since the 1970s. Recent topics include postmodernism, globalization, new British and Irish writing, and literature and development. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.489[J]

Interactive Narrative

Provides a workshop environment for understanding interactive narrative (print and digital) through critical writing, narrative theory, and creative practice. Covers important multisequential books, hypertexts, and interactive fictions. Students write critically, and give presentations, about specific works; write a short multisequential fiction; and develop a digital narrative system, which involves significant writing and either programming or the structuring of text. Programming ability helpful.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21W.765[J], CMS.618[J]

false

False

Arts

False

21L.490[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

21G.077[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.491[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

21G.066[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.492[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

21G.042[J], 21H.352[J], CMS.359[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.493[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

21G.062[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.494[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

21G.044[J], WGS.235[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.006

American Literature

Studies the national literature of the United States since the early 19th century. Considers a range of texts - including, novels, essays, films, and electronic media - and their efforts to define the notion of American identity. Readings usually include works by such authors as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Emily Dickinson, Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, Sherman Alexie, and Toni Morrison. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21L.500[J]

How We Got to Hamilton

Traces the evolution of the American musical from minstrelsy to Hamilton. Equips students with terms, tools, and techniques to enrich their analysis of how individual songs, scenes, and dances — as well as whole shows — are structured. Recovers the groundbreaking yet often forgotten or appropriated achievements of artists of color to Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Features a mix of creative and critical assignments, some of which may be linked to field trips to local theaters, dance studios, and archives. Limited to 20.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21T.247[J]

false

False

Arts

False

21L.501

The American Novel

Works by major American novelists, beginning with the late 18th century and concluding with a contemporary novelist. Major emphasis on reading novels as literary texts, but attention paid to historical, intellectual, and political contexts as well. Syllabus varies from term to term, but many of the following writers are represented: Rowson, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Wharton, James, and Toni Morrison. Previously taught topics include The American Revolution and Makeovers (i.e. adaptations and reinterpretation of novels traditionally considered as American "Classics"). May be repeated for credit with instructor's permission so long as the content differs.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.504[J]

Race and Identity in American Literature

Questions posed by the literature of the Americas about the relationship of race and gender to authorship, audience, culture, ethnicity, and aesthetics. Social conditions and literary histories that shape the politics of identity in American literature. Specific focus varies each term. Previously taught topics include Immigrant Stories, African American Literature, and Asian American Literature. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if the content differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

WGS.140[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.512

American Authors

Examines in detail the works of several American authors selected according to a theme, period, genre, or set of issues. Through close readings of poetry, novels, or plays, subject addresses such issues as literary influence, cultural diversity, and the writer's career. Previously taught topics include American Women Writers, American Autobiography, American Political Writing, and American Short Fiction. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with instructor's permission so long as the content differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One subject in Literature and permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.007

World Literatures

Introduces students to a coherent set of textual and visual materials drawn from different geographical regions, languages, artistic genres, and historical periods. The focus may vary but usually cuts across national boundaries. Includes non-English works read in translation and examines different kinds of writing, both fiction and nonfiction. Pays special attention to such issues as identity formation, cultural contact, exploration, and exile. Previously taught topics include contemporary writing from Africa and South Asia, the impact of the discovery of the New World, and Caribbean literature. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21L.020[J]

Globalization: The Good, the Bad and the In-Between

Examines the cultural paradoxes of contemporary globalization. Studies the cultural, artistic, social and political impact of globalization across international borders. Students analyze contending definitions of globalization and principal agents of change, and why some of them engender backlash; identify the agents, costs and benefits of global networks; and explore how world citizens preserve cultural specificity. Case studies on global health, human trafficking and labor migration illuminate the shaping influence of contemporary globalization on gender, race, ethnicity, and class. Develops cultural literacy through analysis of fiction and film. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

WGS.145[J]

false

False

Humanities

CI-H

21L.522[J]

International Women's Voices

Introduces students to a variety of fictional works by contemporary women writers. International perspective emphasizes the extent to which each author's work reflects her distinct cultural heritage and to what extent, if any, there is an identifiable female voice that transcends national boundaries. Uses a variety of interpretive perspectives, including sociohistorical, psychoanalytic, and feminist criticism, to examine texts. Authors include Mariama Ba, Isabel Allende, Anita Desai, Maxine Hong Kingston, Toni Morrison, Doris Lessing, Alifa Riyaat, Yang Jiang, Nawal Al-Saadawi, and Sawako Ariyoshi. Taught in English.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21G.022[J], WGS.141[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.580

Translations

Students study theories of translation, compare examples of multiple renderings of the same work, and work on translation projects. Supplementary assignments focus on adaptation of works from one genre to another, and on transmission of information from one mode to another (visual to verbal changes, American Sign Language, etc.). Students write essays about relative theories of translation and about comparisons of variant versions, and also work on translation projects of their own in workshop-format. Includes texts such as the King James Bible, and writers such as Walter Benjamin, George Steiner, Wislawa Szymborska, Czeslaw Milosz, Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Gass, and Robert Pinsky. Limited to 18.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

21L.590[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

21G.073[J]

false

False

Elective

False

21L.591

Literary London

Based in London, explores the specific locations, history and artistic institutions that have made London a world cultural hub, deepening students' knowledge gained on site through guided readings, theater performances, visits to homes associated with major authors, guest experts, and independent "author mapping" projects with reports back to the class. Sharpens students' understanding of the complexities of international exchange and identity formation in a global age. 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

false

False

Elective

False

21L.592[J]

Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas

Students travel to São Paulo for three weeks. Examines the relationship between race and place in the formation of modern Brazil and the US through comparative analysis and interdisciplinary study. In addition to participating in class discussions on literature, film, and visual art, students visit key cultural and historical sites; interact with archives and museum collections; and, most importantly, engage in dialogue with local activists, religious leaders, community organizers, and scholars. Focusing on the work of Black and Indigenous people, particularly women, places a strong emphasis on the ways in which art and cultural activism can have an impact on racial justice issues. Taught in English; no Portuguese needed. Contact Women's and Gender Studies about travel fee, possible funding opportunities, and other details. Enrollment limited to 20. Application required.

true

IAP

Undergraduate

3-3-3

null

11.047[J], 21W.781[J], WGS.247[J]

false

False

Elective

False

21L.601[J]

Old English and Beowulf

Intensive introduction to Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon), the ancestor of modern English that was spoken in England ca. 600-1100. In the first half of the term, students use short prose texts to study the basics of Old English grammar. They go on to read short poems, and conclude by tackling portions of the epic Beowulf in the last third of the term. Assessment based upon translation work, daily vocabulary quizzes, and three exams. Limited to 16.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

24.916[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.607

Greek I

Introduces rudiments of ancient Greek - the language of Plato, Sophocles, Thucydides, and Euclid, and the basis for that of the New Testament - to students with little or no prior knowledge of the subject. Aimed at laying a foundation to begin reading ancient and/or medieval texts. Greek I and Greek II may be combined (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-3

null

false

False

21L.608

Greek II

Introductory Greek subject for students with some prior knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary. Intended to refresh and enrich ability to read ancient and/or medieval literary and historical texts. May be taken independently of Greek I with permission of instructor. Greek I and Greek II may be combined (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-3

21L.607 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.609

Greek Readings

Introduction to reading ancient Greek literature in the original language. Provides a bridge between the study of Greek grammar and the reading of Greek authors. Improves knowledge of the language through careful examination of literary texts, both prose and poetry. Builds proficiency in reading Greek and develops appreciation for basic features of style and genre. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.609 and 21L.610, or two terms of 21L.609, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-4

21L.608 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.610

Advanced Greek Readings

Building on 21L.609, develops the ability to read and analyze ancient Greek literary texts, both prose and poetry. Focuses on increasing fluency in reading comprehension and recognition of stylistic, generic, and grammatical features. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.610 and 21L.609, or two terms of 21L.610, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-4

21L.609 or (placement exam and permission of instructor)

null

false

False

21L.611

Latin I

Introduces rudiments of Latin to students with little or no prior knowledge of the subject. Aimed at laying a foundation to begin reading ancient and/or medieval literary and historical texts. Latin I and Latin II may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-3

null

false

False

21L.612

Latin II

Introductory Latin subject for students with some prior knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary. Intended to refresh and enrich ability to read ancient and/or medieval literary and historical texts. May be taken independently of Latin I with permission of instructor. Latin I and Latin II may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H. Limited to 20.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-3

21L.611 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.613

Latin Readings

Introduction to reading Latin literature in the original language. Provides a bridge between the study of Latin grammar and the reading of Latin authors. Improves knowledge of the language through careful examination of literary texts, focusing on prose and poetry in alternate years. Builds proficiency in reading Latin and develops appreciation for basic features of style and genre. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.613 and 21L.614, or two terms of 21L.613, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

2-0-4

21L.611 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.614

Advanced Latin Readings

Building on 21L.613, develops the ability to read and analyze Latin literary texts, focusing on prose and poetry in alternate years. Increases fluency in reading comprehension and recognition of stylistic, generic, and grammatical features. Texts vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. 21L.613 and 21L.614, or two terms of 21L.614, may be combined by petition (after completion of both) to count as a single HASS-H.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

2-0-4

21L.613 or (placement exam and permission of instructor)

null

false

False

21L.620[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

21G.320[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.621[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

21G.344[J], WGS.321[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.636[J]

Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film

Focuses on literary and cinematic production in 20th- and 21st-century Spain and Latin America with a particular emphasis on how social, cultural, political, and technological changes led to aesthetic innovations. Topics include the literature of politics, the avant-garde and subsequent literary boom, the radical aesthetic of the post-Franco era, and post-modern film and art. Materials include short stories, novels, poetry, song, and film. Conducted in Spanish.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor

21G.716[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.637[J]

Power and Culture: Utopias and Dystopias in Spain and Latin America

Studies how new literary, artistic and musical forms have emerged in response to tensions and contradictions in Hispanic culture, from the eighth century to the present. Examines distinctively Hispanic artistic movements and modes from Al-Andalus' vibrant heterogeneity to the enforced homogeneity of the Spanish Inquisition; from a rich plurality of pre-Colombian civilizations to the imposed conversions by conquistadors; from the revolutionary zeal of Latin America's liberators to the crushing dictatorships that followed; from the promise of globalization to the struggle against US cultural imperialism. Taught in Spanish. Limited to 18.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor

21G.717[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.638[J]

Literature and Social Conflict: Perspectives on the Hispanic World

Considers how major literary texts illuminate principal issues in the evolution of modern Spanish society. Emphasizes the treatment of such major questions as the exile of liberals in 1820, the concept of progress, the place of religion, urbanization, rural conservatism and changing gender roles, and the Spanish Civil War. Authors include Perez Galdos, Pardo Bazan, Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, Salinas, Lorca, La Pasionaria, and Falcon. Taught in Spanish.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor

21G.738[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.639[J]

Globalization and its Discontents: Spanish-speaking Nations

Studies new paradigms of cultural exchange that have shaped Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries. Examines how globalization is rapidly changing the identity of peoples and cultures in Spanish-speaking nations. Spotlights debates about human rights. Materials studied include film, fiction, essay, architectural archives, music and art. Students complete a research project about a specific aspect of Hispanic culture that has been shaped by contemporary forces in the global economy. Taught in Spanish with required readings and writing in Spanish.

false

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor

21G.739[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.640[J]

The New Spain: 1977-Present

Deals with the vast changes in Spanish social, political and cultural life that have taken place since the death of Franco. Topics include new freedom from censorship, the re-emergence of strong movements for regional autonomy (the Basque region and Catalonia), the new cinema including Almodovar and Saura, educational reforms instituted by the socialist government, and the fiction of Carme Riera and Terenci Moix. Special emphasis on the emergence of mass media as a vehicle for expression in Spain. Considers the changes wrought by Spain's acceptance into the European Community. Materials include magazines, newspapers, films, fiction, and Amando de Miguel's Los Españoles. Taught in Spanish.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor

21G.740[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.701

Literary Methods

Introduces practice and theory of literary criticism. Seminar focuses on topics such as the history of critical methods and techniques, and the continuity of certain subjects in literary history. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include Virginia Woolf's Shakespeare, Theory and Use of Figurative Language, and Text, Context, Subtext, Pretext. Approved for credit in the Women's and Gender Studies when content meets requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.702

Studies in Fiction

Intensive study of a range of texts by a single author or by a limited group of authors whose achievements are mutually illuminating. Some attention to narrative theory and biographical and cultural backgrounds. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include Stowe, Twain, and the Transformation of 19th-century America, and Joyce and the Legacy of Modernism. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.703[J]

Studies in Drama

Intensive study of an important topic or period in drama. Close analysis of major plays, enriched by critical readings and attention to historical and theatrical contexts. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication through student presentations and research essays. Previously taught topics include: Renaissance Drama; Shakespeare with his Contemporaries; Oscar Wilde; and Stoppard and Company. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature

21T.246[J]

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.704

Studies in Poetry

Intensive study of a body of poetry, raising questions of form, authorship, poetic influence, social context, and literary tradition. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include: Does poetry Matter?, Poetry and the Science of Mind; Songs, Sonnets and the Story of English; Virgil, Spenser, Milton; and The Image: Poetry, Photography, and Technologies of Vision. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.705

Major Authors

Close study of a limited group of writers. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include John Milton and his Age, Chaucer, Herman Melville, Toni Morrison, and Oscar Wilde and the '90s. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.706

Studies in Film

Intensive study of films from particular periods, genres, or directors, or films focusing on specific formal or theoretical problems. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Previous topics include The Contemporary Horror Film, Film Remixes, Film Narrative, Heroic Cinema, Color in Film and Hitchcock. Students taking graduate version complete different assignments. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

(21L.011 and one subject in Literature or Comparative Media Studies) or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.707

Problems in Cultural Interpretation

Studies the relation between imaginative texts and the culture surrounding them. Emphasizes ways in which imaginative works absorb, reflect, and conflict with reigning attitudes and world views. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include Women Reading/Women Writing; Poetry, Passion, and the Self; and Race, Religion and Identity in Early Modern America. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.709

Studies in Literary History

Close examination of the literature of a particular historical period. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Syllabi vary. Previous topics include Britons Abroad in the 18th Century; Modernism: From Nietzsche to Fellini; and Make it New: Manifestos and the Invention of the Modern. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature or History

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.715

Media in Cultural Context

Seminar uses case studies to examine specific media or media configurations and the larger social, cultural, economic, political, or technological contexts within which they operate. Organized around recurring themes in media history, as well as specific genres, movements, media, or historical moments. Previously taught topics include Gendered Genres: Horror and Maternal Melodramas; Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Storytelling; and Exploring Children's Culture. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Two subjects in Literature or Comparative Media Studies or permission of instructor

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.720

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Intensive study of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, with particular attention to formal analysis and cultural context. Students work closely with the linguistic nuances of Chaucer's Middle English, and examine scholarly research in the fields of both literary and medieval studies. Limited to 12.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Humanities

False

21L.900

Independent Study

Open to qualified students who wish to pursue an independent study with members of the Literature faculty. Normal maximum is 6 units, though exceptional 9-unit projects are occasionally approved. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.901

Independent Study

Open to qualified students who wish to pursue an independent study with members of the Literature faculty. Normal maximum is 6 units, though exceptional 9-unit projects are occasionally approved. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.902

Topics in Ancient and Medieval Studies: Greek (New)

Covers topics in Greek classes that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings, and assignments. May be repeated for credit if topic differs.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

21L.610 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S60[J]

Special Subject: Rap Theory and Practice

To gain a deeper understanding of rap, students engage in the full process of creating rap music, including composing lyrics, recording, performing, and creating an EP length album. Existing rap music is studied, selected lyrics are analyzed, and possible reasons for the structure and success of different songs are presented in case studies. Students analyze rap songs, reflect on their own weekly activities in writing and present their work in class by playing recordings, performing and responding to each other in workshop discussions. Licensed for Fall 2024 by the Committee on Curricula. Limited to 10.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

CMS.S60[J]

false

False

Arts

False

21L.S88

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S89

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S90

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S91

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S92

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S93

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

IAP

Undergraduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S94

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S95

Special Subject in Literature

Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21L.S96

Special Subject in Film and Media

Open to qualified students who wish to pursue special projects with film and media studies faculty. Individual or small group projects encouraged. Usually limited to 6 credits. May be repeated for credit with additional permission of the instructor.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

Two subjects in Film and Media and permission of the director of Comparative Media Studies

null

false

False

21L.S97

Special Subject in Film and Media

Open to qualified students who wish to pursue special projects with film and media studies faculty. Individual or small group projects encouraged. Usually limited to 6 credits. May be repeated for credit with additional permission of the instructor.

true

Fall, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Two subjects in Film and Media and permission of director of Comparative Media Studies

null

false

False

21L.THT

Literature Pre-Thesis Tutorial

Definition of and early-stage work on thesis project leading to 21L.THU. Taken during the first term of the student's two-term commitment to the thesis project. Student works closely with an individual faculty tutor. Required for students in Course 21L when the thesis is a degree requirement.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

1-0-5

null

false

False

21L.THU

Literature Thesis

Completion of work on the senior major thesis under supervision of a faculty tutor. Includes oral presentation of thesis progress early in the term, assembling and revising the final text, and meeting at the close with a committee of faculty evaluators to discuss the successes and limitations of the project. Required for students in Course 21L when the thesis is a degree requirement.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

21L.THT

null

false

False

21L.UR

Undergraduate Research

Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

null

false

False

21L.URG

Undergraduate Research

Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Undergraduate

rranged

null

false

False

21M.011

Introduction to Western Music

Provides a broad overview of Western music from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, with emphasis on late baroque, classical, romantic, and modernist styles. Designed to enhance the musical experience by developing listening skills and an understanding of diverse forms and genres. Major composers and works placed in social and cultural contexts. Weekly lectures feature demonstrations by professional performers and introduce topics to be discussed in sections. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

null

false

False

Arts

CI-H

21M.013[J]

The Supernatural in Music, Literature and Culture

Explores the relationship between music and the supernatural, focusing on the social history and context of supernatural beliefs as reflected in key literary and musical works from 1600 to the present. Provides an understanding of the place of ambiguity and the role of interpretation in culture, science and art. Explores great works of art by Shakespeare, Verdi, Goethe (in translation), Gounod, Henry James and Benjamin Britten. Readings also include selections from the most recent scholarship on magic and the supernatural. Writing assignments range from web-based projects to analytic essays. No previous experience in music is necessary. Projected guest lectures, musical performances, field trips. Limited to 36.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21L.013[J]

false

False

CI-H

21M.030

Introduction to Musics of the World

An introduction to diverse musical traditions of the world. Music from a wide range of geographical areas is studied in terms of structure, performance practice, social use, aesthetics, and cross-cultural contact. Includes music making, live demonstrations by guest artists, and ethnographic research projects. Enrollment limited by lottery.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

CI-H

21M.051

Fundamentals of Music

Introduces students to the rudiments of Western music through oral, aural, and written practice utilizing rhythm, melody, intervals, scales, chords, and western staff notation. Individual skills are addressed through a variety of approaches, including the required piano and sight singing labs. Intended for students with little to no prior experience reading music or performing. Not open to students who have completed 21M.150, 21M.151, 21M.301, 21M.302, or are proficient in reading music. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-2-7

null

false

False

Arts

False

21M.053

Rhythms of the World

Experiential, fully-embodied exploration into the fundamentals of music through the lens of largely non-Western, aural music cultures. From Bali to Ghana, Cuba to India, Zimbabwe to Andalucía, and through popular musics across the globe, students think about, talk about, and make music in new ways. Examines some of the basic concepts of music — structure, melody-making, meter, rhythm, interaction, movement, etc. — studying their diverse incarnations in different music cultures and encouraging a breadth of perspective and engagement. Students engage with a diverse blend of musical practices through music-making, in-depth discussion, listening and analysis, and creative composition. No musical experience required. Limited to 18.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

21M.065

Introduction to Musical Composition

Through a progressive series of composition projects, students investigate the sonic organization of musical works and performances, focusing on fundamental questions of unity and variety. Aesthetic issues are considered in the pragmatic context of the instructions that composers provide to achieve a desired musical result, whether these instructions are notated in prose, as graphic images, or in symbolic notation. Weekly listening, reading, and composition assignments draw on a broad range of musical styles and intellectual traditions, from various cultures and historical periods. Basic music reading skills required. Limited to 18.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

Arts

False

21M.080

Introduction to Music Technology

Investigates how technology is used in the analysis, modeling, synthesis and composition of music, and its contribution to the artistic production practice. With an eye towards historical context as well as modern usage, topics include the physics of sound, digital representations of music, the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), analog and digital synthesis techniques, MIDI and sequencing, electronic instrument design, notation software, generative music systems, and computational analysis of music. Weekly assignments focus on both theory and practice, requiring technical proficiency, creative output, and aesthetic consideration. Students taking graduate version complete different assignments. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

21M.120

Tuning Systems and Temperament

Surveys selected tunings of the scale, including Pythagorean, just intonation, mean-tone, and equal temperaments, as well as non-Western systems and the impact of tunings and temperaments on musical composition and performance. Student projects will be based on live demonstrations as well as reading and listening assignments.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-4

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21M.128

Moments in Music: History/Culture A

Examines a particular moment in music history, an era, style, or even the composition of a major work through analysis and cultural context. Goes into further depth on a particular topic than would be possible in a longer survey. Periods and topics vary. Examples include minimalism, The Beatles, A Cappella, or The Lion King. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-4

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21M.129

Moments in Music: History/Culture B

Examines a particular moment in music history, an era, style, or even the composition of a major work through analysis and cultural context. Goes into further depth on a particular topic than would be possible in a longer survey. Periods and topics vary. Examples include minimalism, The Beatles, A Cappella, or The Lion King. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-4

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21M.138

Moments in Music: Composition A

Practice in a particular compositional technique not normally covered in the Harmony and Counterpoint or Musical Composition sequences. Possible topics include Renaissance counterpoint, fugue, ragtime, or indeterminacy. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-4

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21M.139

Moments in Music: Composition B

Practice in a particular compositional technique not normally covered in the Harmony and Counterpoint or Musical Composition sequences. Possible topics include Renaissance counterpoint, fugue, ragtime, or indeterminacy. May be repeated once for credit if content differs. Enrollment limited.

false

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-4

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

21M.150

Accelerated Fundamentals of Music

Accelerated half-semester study of the fundamentals of Western music. Requires ability to read Western staff notation in at least one clef. Coverage includes intervals, triads, major and minor keys, basic musical analysis over a variety of idioms in Western music. Also emphasizes developing the ear, voice, and keyboard skills. Not open to students who have completed or are enrolled in 21M.051, 21M.151, 21M.301, or 21M.302. Subject content is identical to 21M.151: 21M.150 is offered first half of term; 21M.151 is offered second half of term or during IAP. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

1-1-4

null

false

False

21M.151

Accelerated Fundamentals of Music

Accelerated half-semester study of the fundamentals of Western music. Requires ability to read Western staff notation in at least one clef. Coverage includes intervals, triads, major and minor keys, basic musical analysis over a variety of idioms in Western music. Also emphasizes developing the ear, voice, and keyboard skills. Not open to students who have completed or are enrolled in 21M.051, 21M.151, 21M.301 or 21M.302. Subject content is identical to 21M.150: 21M.150 is offered first half of term; 21M.151 is offered second half of term or during IAP. Limited to 18 per section.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

1-1-4

null

false

False