This course will introduce students to various aspects of the cultures and societies of the Arab world, including history, language, customs, food, business, and art. Conducted in English.

Introduction to close reading and analysis of literary texts written in French. Works from a variety of periods and genres. (RE) Prerequisite(s): FREN 333*.

Works by women writing in French from the Middle Ages to the present, considered in the context of French and Anglophone gender theory. (RE) Prerequisite(s): FREN 353*.

In this course we will read fairy tales from Germany and other national traditions, from the Brothers Grimm to Disney. Students will analyze texts in a series of scaffolded writing assignments to develop expressive and scholarly writing skills.

Readings and discussion in English.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102*, ENGL 112*, ENGL 132*, or ENGL 298*.

Current Brazilian cultural, political and racial issues placed in a historical perspective with a comparative emphasis. Topics may vary. (Same as LAC 430*.)

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Majors will write papers in Portuguese.

This course explores misfit characters in short Russian novels and stories of the 1800s. From the comic to the serious, the absurd to the surreal, the light to the metaphysical, these quirky narratives will take you on journeys you might not have thought possible. You will have to pinch yourself to check whether you are still sane! Texts in English translation. Credit Restriction: No foreign language credit.

(RE) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102*, ENGL 112*, ENGL 132*, or ENGL 298*.

Explores the writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky as expressions of an ideology formed at the nexus of utopianism and anarchism – nirvana and despair. His thought forms a background for considering modern examples of radical and idealist thinking. Taught in English. Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures – Russian Studies majors will do some readings in Russian. (RE) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102*, ENGL 112*, ENGL 132*, or ENGL 298*.

A study of Russian cinema from the earliest days to the present. (Same as CNST 325*.)

Commercial vocabulary, business letters, import-export, marketing. Hispanic social management culture, and the global significance of economic and political developments in Spanish-speaking countries. (RE) Prerequisite(s): SPAN 309* or SPAN 312*. 

Comprehensive overview of non-Anglophone literatures and cultures with a particular emphasis on investigating similarities and differences among a wide range of written, visual, and aural works in a variety of contexts. Topics vary by semester. Writing-emphasis course.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

Content varies. Focus from global perspectives on directors, stars, film genres, national and regional cinema movements or other topics. Taught in English. (Same as CNST 482*; GLBS 482*.) Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.