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Winter 2003 Course Offerings

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  Comparative Literature 98T
The Terror of Gentility 		 
  East Asian Language & Culture 98T
Voicing and Constructing the Feminine: Gender, Writing and Representation in Modern Chinese and Asian American Literature		  
  English 98T
New York, Literary Modernism and the 1920s		  
  Law 98Ta
Money, Politics, and Free Speech: The Challenges of Campaign Finance Reform		  
  Law 98Tb
The U.S. Constitution and Race Relations: Judicial Interpretation and its Consequences on Public Law and Policy Affecting Race		  
  OBEE 98T
Marine Mammals: Their Conservation and Management		  

#152-291-200 Comparative Literature 98T
The Terror of Gentility
Offered T & R 11:00 - 12:20
Location Haines 122
Instructor Patrick James Wen
Grade Letter grade
L&S GE Credit Pending
Course Description Why is the American South so often considered bizarre and eccentric? Why has the gothic and horror fiction become so closely associated with the South? What role does aristocratic values play in the underpinnings of Southern identity, especially with regard to "the race problem" in the South? This course will investigate the ways in which the terror of genteel values under siege play out in several European and American texts.
Class Requirements Class discussion, Class presentation, Term paper
Prerequisite Satisfaction of Subject A
#179-291-200 East Asian Language & Culture 98T
Voicing and Constructing the Feminine: Gender, Writing and Representation in Modern Chinese and Asian American Literature
Offered M 12:00 - 3:00
Location Bunche 3173
Instructor Eileen J. Cheng
Grade Letter grade
L&S GE Credit Pending
Course Description This course will explore and examine the (gender/literary) links between Modern Chinese and Chinese American Literature. A cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach will be adopted in analyzing literary texts. Special emphasis will be placed on developing a variety of critical perspectives on gender, writing, and representation.
Class Requirements Class discussion, Class presentation, Midterm, Final paper
Prerequisite Satisfaction of Subject A
#196-291-200 English 98T
New York, Literary Modernism and the 1920s
Offered T 9:00 - 11:50
Location Bunche 3165
Instructor Erin E. Templeton
Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit Pending
Course Description Together, we'll return to the decade which witnessed New York's climb to national and international prominence - the 1920s - to examine the ways that important literary texts attempt to make sense of and represent the rapidly changing world around them.
Class Requirements Class discussion, Class presentation, Term paper, 2 Essays
Prerequisite Satisfaction of Subject A
#245-239-200 Law 98Ta
Money, Politics, and Free Speech: The Challenges of Campaign Finance Reform
Offered T & R 8:00 - 9:15
Location Bunche A152
Instructor Grant A. Davis Denny
Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit Pending
Course Description Do contributors gain undue influence over candidates? Do restrictions on campaign financing violate the First Amendment? Is there any way to divorce money from politics? This seminar will analyze the complex social, political, and legal questions surrounding campaign finance reform.
Class Requirements Class discussion, Class presentation, Term paper
Prerequisite Satisfaction of Subject A
#245-240-200 Law 98Tb
The U.S. Constitution and Race Relations: Judicial Interpretation and its Consequences on Public Law and Policy Affecting Race
Offered W 2:00 - 5:00
Location Campbell 2226
Instructor ris Song
Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit Pending
Course Description What does our Constitution has to say about affirmative action or racial profiling post 9/11? This seminar explores how the Constitution and its interpretation have affected issue of race historically, and how these principles apply to modern controversies regarding race.
Class Requirements Class discussion, Term paper
Prerequisite Satisfaction of Subject A
#309-292-200 OBEE 98T
Marine Mammals: Their Conservation and Management
Offered T 9:00 - 12:00
Location Bunche 3169
Instructor Maddalena Bearzi
Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit Pending
Course Description This seminar follows the diverse issues involved in the conservation of marine mammals, from the history of whaling through the development of the current public attitudes toward these animals. Gaining an understanding of the problem facing marine mammals and their key roles in the ecosystem will help us to protect these creatures and their environment, as well as our own.
Class Requirements Class discussion, Class presentation, Research project
Prerequisite Satisfaction of Subject A

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