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POTSDAM SUNY Potsdams first new academic building in decades was christened with a dance. Students mingled with the crowd in the lobby of the $55 million Performing Arts Center before launching into a choreographed flash mob to kick off the opening ceremony Wednesday.
Construction on the building began in 2010, after a decade of hoping and planning. It is still not quite complete. The main theater is missing its chairs, and there is a long list of finishing touches that must be made before classes start in the spring semester.
The center will house the Department of Theater and Dance.
Its an enormous opportunity, said department chair Jay W. Pecora.
It positions our students to participate in the 21st century, he said.
The facility includes two theaters, a dance performance space, and a costume lab.
This is a campus that has needed a performing arts center, and we were so happy to add it to our facilities, said interim college President Dennis L. Hefner.
There are few level lines in the building, with plenty of slants and angles designed to echo the striations in Adirondack mountains.
Lead architect Lorenzo Matti, of Pfeiffer Partners Architects, New York City, said he designed the building with the students in mind. He wished them well with their classes and the performances that are expected to fill the center for years to come.
Lets get on with the show, he said. You aint seen nothing yet.
State legislators Marc W. Butler, R-Newport, Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, and Joseph A. Griffo, R-Rome praised the facility, calling it a symbol of SUNY Potsdams commitment to the arts.
This is a gift from this wonderful community to you, Ms. Russell said to the students. We hope you enjoy it to the fullest.
It took plenty of legal wrangling in the state legislature to get the funding needed to make the 97,000-square-foot facility happen, and the college is hoping local legislators will go to bat again to secure the capital needed for future projects.
The funds for major construction projects at SUNY colleges are completely seperate from campus day-to-day operating expenses, and the states six-year SUNY capital fund is about to expire. The college hopes Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will include a new five-year plan in his January 2014 budget.
SUNY Potsdam wants funding for three major projects: a child care center for the schools early childhood education program, an addition to the student union, and rehearsal rooms for music ensembles.
Its time to invest again, Mr. Hefner said.
The college is also looking for wealthy donors who want to adorn the Performing Arts Center, and many of the rooms within, with their names. Prices range from $10,000 for a dressing room to $5 million for the building itself.
The center will be ready for classes by the time the spring semester starts on Jan. 20.
The community will have plenty of opportunities to check out the center, including a production of Shakespeares Twelfth Night in March.
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Take it from someone who tends to shy away from prints (and bright colours!), it's not entirely easy to wear them things. My brain's been conditioned to stick with practical, it-can-be-worn-with-anything solid, often neutral-coloured pieces. We all know that, though an all-black ensemble can be timeless and sophisticated — depending on the combination and how it's worn, of course – there will come a time that solids and neutrals, no matter how safe they are, will exact a very bland impression on one's look. That's why I envy those folks who can don vibrant colours and prints with ease.
As a work around, I would venture into getting pieces with quaint lines and texture which I believe will make an outfit a little more interesting even when it mostly is neutral colours. I'd opt for items made out of not-so-ordinary materials and would toy with pairing them.
However, over the past few years, I've gradually injected prints and introduced more colours to my style palette. I try to keep the prints low key and would carefully choose colours I'd be comfortable to wear. I'm known to experiment with a lot when it comes to style anyway. Besides, I'm actually having fun exploring the variety of print options available in the market at the moment such as the selection of dresses I got in various botanical prints. Of course, when we say prints, we're not limited to just flora, fauna and fruit prints. Y'all should know that there are loads more options out there.
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One of the most common and quite easy to wear print is the stripe. But, one of the downsides of this particular print is it has a bit of a casual and conventional mix. Opting for contemporary pieces like the boyfriend shirt can offer a more urban, less traditional feel to the print. Jazzing it up with fashion accessories, jewelry or even throwing in an additional layer like a cardi, waistcoat or jacket, will earn the look a considerable interest plus these things will provide a good break to the monotonous lines.
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I'm sure most folks are not new to wearing checks and plaid. These actually went mainstream (again) a few years back but was actually all the rage back in the early hip-hop fashion in the 90s. It somehow managed to stay within the style radar of a number of fashionistas from then on. These prints, plaid in particular, are the sort that offer a rustic feel to a look. It's generally more casual and light, esp if you end up choosing to get them in any of the numerous colour options. It's one of the more cheerful and youthful prints to wear.
These are just a few thoughts on wearing some prints individually. Wait till you get to trying out print clashing. Now, that will blow your mind away, haha.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011Coach Jeff Forehand knows one thing about his Lipscomb Bisons baseball team _ they are listening to what he is saying.
Sunday the Bisons were about as perfect as the weather at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium in a 7-3 win over Marshall. The Bisons, 5-3, won the three-game series 2-1.
Forehand wants his starters to go as deep as they can and leave giving the Bisons a chance to win. Right-hander Dannie Strable, 2-0, threw seven innings, allowing seven hits and giving up three runs. He struck out one and walked three.
Also Forehand wants his relievers to behave like closers no matter what the situation. Left-hander Ben Johnson pitched 1.1 innings, giving up one hit and three walks while striking out two. Right-hander Josh Cotham pitched the final two outs striking out both batters he faced for his first save of the year.
On the offensive side Forehand wanted the Bisons to get out to a quick start. Richie Goodenow slammed a solo home run over the right field fence in the first.
Ricky Coleman blasted a two-run home to right as part of a three-run second inning.
M.L. Williams continues to burn up the base paths for the Bisons. He had two stolen bases giving him seven for the season in seven attempts. He also leads the team with an eight-game hitting streak..
\ Tennyson Dodd had pair of hits for the Bisons who had eight for the game.
"I'm hoping this is the way we are going to continue to progress," Forehand said. "That is what every coach wants. Everybody is backing everybody else up. I have to be pleased with it."
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The afternoon's events will kick off at 3 p.m. with George Plaster, Willy Daunic, and Darren McFarland from 104.5 The Zone broadcasting live in front of Allen Arena. Fans are welcome to stop by to purchase season tickets for this year's basketball season, meet the Sports Zone team, and your Bisons teams and friends.
There will be a wide range of fun activities throughout the afternoon including inflatables, a corn hole tournament, and a hole-in-one golf contest. The grill will be fired up with complementary hamburgers.
Season tickets for all Bisons and Lady Bisons basketball games are $150. Any fan purchasing three season tickets will receive a fourth season ticket free.
The "Meet you seat" activities will conclude at 6:30 p.m. when the Lipscomb volleyball team takes on Austin Peay on the Allen Arena floor. The Lady Bisons are 20-3 overall and on a 17 match win streak.
Beginning at 7 p.m., The Zone's Clay Travis and Chad Withrow will broadcast live from the south end zone of Allen Arena.
Following a short break after the volleyball match, HoopapaLUza explodes on the court beginning at 9 p.m. In a fast paced series of events, the 2009-10 Bisons and Lady Bisons team members will be introduced. There will be a 3-point shootout contest, a dunk contest with celebrity judges, and special entertainment by the Lady Bisons.
There will be cash prizes, gift card giveaways, and a free television given away in a series of drawings throughout the event. Ice Cream will be given away by the players at the conclusion. Fans are invited to stay around and visit with players, coaches, and friends after HoopapaLUza.
Plans are for 104.5 The Zone to broadcast throughout HoopapaLUza with the Overtime Show hosted by Brent Dougherty and Mickey Ryan on the air from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The USS Harry S. Truman is deploying to the Middle East after being delayed for several months due to budget cuts.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier left its home port in Norfolk on Monday.
In February, plans for the Truman strike group to deploy to the Persian Gulf were canceled in an effort to save hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel, supplies and other costs. It was one of several moves made by the military to cut costs ahead of automatic-spending cuts known as sequestration that took effect March 1.
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Quotable Insights: Perfectly Imperfect
Like many people, I find quotes to be exceptionally inspiring. It is truly amazing how a particular sequence of words can change your entire mood, perspective, and overall outlook on life.
Quotes can take on an entire life of their own … and that's what I'm here to explore. This is the first of an entire series of "Quotable Insights" posts. In each post, I'll share one of my favorite quotes, along with an expanded contemplation on its meaning (inspired by an earlier quotes-based post of mine).
"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." – Anonymous
The concept of perfection is something that we are taught very young, but it contains numerous logistical flaws, specifically its relativity. Your interpretation of perfection maybe entirely different than my version of perfection. One person's perfection may be another's imperfection.
So we can conclude that perfection is relative to each individual, which means that it can't be formally defined. That means that, technically, nothing can be perfect and, therefore, everything is imperfect.
The idea of striving for perfection goes back to the beginning of recorded history, but could we make everything in our lives "perfect" when perfection doesn't truly exist?
Step back for a second and scan the room you are in. Then close your eyes and scan your inner self. There it is – the realization that your entire world is already perfectly imperfect.
Happiness is always within your reach. It is not something you need to strive for or invest in. Happiness is available anytime, anywhere. Imperfections are many, perfections are none, happiness is yours.
How do you interpret this quote?
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This is a great reminder. Nothing is perfect. We are as happy as we choose to be. Thanks, Victoria!
You're welcome, Lynn – and thank you for taking the time to comment.
To me looking for perfection is a very static feeling because once you get what you think you want, you don't want it to change, and your growth stops. Personally, living perfectly is about accepting where you are in the given moment regardless of the circumstances and allowing the present to flow.
A very intelligent perspective, Meredith It is very easy to get tunnel vision, stuck on some singular concept of perfection that, once obtained, we often find was far less "perfect" that we had envisioned. There is always a life to be lived & goals to explore, but the goal of perfection is a life wasted.
Yes! I just saw this quote:
"Have no fear of perfection–you'll never reach it."
—Salvador Dali
Great quote and surely insightful! I love any reminder that being happy is just that – BEING happy. Just do it! Sometimes we (and by "we" I definitely mean "me"!) get so caught up in fulfilling self-imposed roles, reaching goals, and "doing it all" that attaining some definition of perfection is not only futile but also silly since it does not equal happy. Strive for perfection but be willing to accept good enough in the face of doing your best. And, enjoy the moment. That's it, right? Thanks for this, Victoria – always enjoy your contributions.
I am personally guilty of getting caught up in "doing it all" as well! I think regular reminders of what is truly important helps to keep things in perspective. For me, that often comes in the form of quotes Striving for personal improvement is peachy, but "perfection" is not a destination but an illusion.
Everything is perfect!
Everything is perfectly imperfect
Or imperfectly perfect!
Everything is perfectly what it is! 😉
Loving the quotes and hope to see more from this series! This quote reminds me that everything is just as is should be and that we have everything we need, right here, right now. Reaching beyond that only causes suffering and disharmony. Be present and trust that all is as it should be.
Thank you and you can be sure there will be more! Every other week, there will be a new installment on Tuesdays 😀
At this very moment, we have all we need. Happiness is always with us, but we must make the choice to embrace it!
Everything is as it should be in this moment. Outer world, inner self… Fallen angles we are, with singed wings and halos askew, trying to survive on a violent planet that hurtles through an even more destructive universe. Still, we love. We step outside of our tattered selves and hold the hand of a stranger, recite a prayer, believe that if we give goodness then goodness will enfold us. And this is perfectly imperfect. Yet, we look beyond the imperfections, the flaws within and without, and love. Well, that's what I try to do and there is no perfect reason for me to be happy, but I am. Might be the awareness thing. Thanks and love, Victoria, for this exercise!
Beautifully phrased, Steve – I couldn't add one more word
Happiness is truly a state of mind. It can be called forth at any time from deep within! It doesn't seem to be about perfection. It is more about how you feel. The practice is to call it forth when the outside isn't so pretty, daunting at times but with practice you can actually laugh at some of the crazy situations we encounter. Well said quote. Most all things are in a state of becoming so perfection seems to mean more complete than anything in the growing phase. Perfectly imperfect! Nature is a great way to jump into happiness if you need to generate the feeling! I find it the best trick of all!
A beautiful explanation, Lyn Thank you for taking the time to post it. Far too many see happiness as a destination & not an ongoing, morphing journey that we are free to experience at any single moment. Nature is an exceptionally important source of instant happiness for me too 😀
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That's lovely…and so true. I love the whole wabi-sabi idea too…that the "imperfection" of something is what makes it beautiful.
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The latest fire happened at two abandoned buildings, but the buildings on either sides were occupied. Those people were forced to evacuate and some of them spent the morning down at Lewiston High school where a temporary shelter was set up. Neighbors of this latest fire say given what's happened in the neighborhood the past week with the other two fires they were shocked to look out their windows and see a third fire burning right next door. It's making some people think about moving out.
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It was good. I got a lot of education, said Megan E. Dean of Norfolk.
Ms. Dean, who works at Massena Memorial Hospital and will further her nursing education, had been nominated by Phi Theta Kappa for an eight-day trip to the Delegation on Nursing in Australia through the International Scholar Laureate program.
She had a choice between Australia and China.
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I think the care in general is similar, Ms. Dean said. Its just the health insurance that is different. Everybody has health insurance. The more you make, the more you pay.
If a household has a combined income of more than $100,000, it must get its own insurance or it is penalized if it is still under Medicare.
Australia has private and public hospitals, and those who dont have income are still seen at the public hospitals, she said.
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She said the group also learned about the countrys nursing shortage, diseases still prevalent in Australia and the history of its midwife program and its traditions.
We had many guest speakers who were professors, nurses and midwives. We had two different nurses that came in and spoke to us about universal health care, the nursing shortage and how nurses contribute in Australia, Ms. Dean said. We also learned about the Medicare system with free health insurance and how rural the center of Australia is.
The group visited the Museum of Human Disease and took tours of a couple of women and infant hospitals.
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During her visit, she and others traveled to Sydney and Brisbane for eight days.
Their visit coincided with the winter season, which meant plenty of rain.
We had a tour of the most famous opera house, she said. On our free time we went to the botanical gardens, Chinese gardens, Manly Beach and the Markets. Vivid was going on the week we were there. This is where they light up the Sydney Opera House at night as well as some buildings. The whole town glows.
The Australia visit gave her an opportunity to visit the Koala Sanctuary, where she had her first encounters with koalas, kangaroos and some of the countrys other animals such as dingoes, platypuses, parrots and Tasmanian devils.
Ms. Dean had to raise money to make the trip, and she collected about $6,000 in a month.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Leon Gibson had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Houston Cougars to an 84-62 rout of the Rice Owls in a Conference USA clash at Hofheinz Pavilion.
Joseph Young paced Houston (17-11, 6-9 C-USA) with 20 points and TaShawn Thomas had 16 points and eight rebounds. The Cougars have now won two straight games.
Tamir Jackson scored 25 points to lead Rice (5-24, 1-14), which remains winless since upending Houston on Jan. 30. Austin Ramljak and Julian DeBose added 14 and 11 points, respectively.
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February 11, 2003
Steven F. Hanft
Re: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information; OMB Control Number 3064-0136
Dear Mr. Hanft:
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)1 appreciates the opportunity to comment on the burdens imposed on banks and thrifts by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) privacy rule.
The ICBA believes that the FDIC seriously underestimates the amount of time needed to comply with the privacy rule. The annual average amount of time that it takes banks and thrifts to comply with the requirements should be increased by four to five times the 45 hours estimated to more accurately reflect the time banks spend on compliance. Furthermore, the ICBA urges the FDIC to work with the other agencies to develop a short-form of privacy notice. A short form notice would be more useful and more effective for the majority of consumers while also reducing burden on the industry.
Community banks have been and will continue to be strong guardians of their customers' privacy and confidentiality. Protecting the security and confidence of customer information is central to maintaining public trust and key to long-term customer retention. Community banks recognize that consumers are concerned about their personal financial privacy, especially as technology revolutionizes financial services operations. Under the GLBA requirements, banks have implemented and upgraded security measures to ensure customer information is properly protected.
The ICBA strongly urges policymakers to maintain an appropriate balance between the critical protection of consumer financial privacy and community banks' legitimate information sharing needs to ensure that community bank customers have access to important financial products and services. The GLBA provisions on consumer financial privacy are the most comprehensive, complex privacy protections enacted into federal law. They require banks and other financial services providers to disclose their privacy policies and practices to customers annually, a process that was a vast and burdensome undertaking, costing the industry billions of dollars. The initial privacy notices followed the mandate of the statute and its implementing regulations, but the ICBA would welcome an abbreviated notice after further discussion between the regulators and the industry.
Estimate of Regulatory Burden
The FDIC estimates that it takes a bank or thrift, on average, 45 hours annually to comply with the requirements of the GLBA privacy rules. The ICBA believes that this seriously understates the demands of the rule. While it is true that the major compliance efforts affected banks and thrifts during the first year as they implemented policies, practices and procedures to comply with the new requirements, the rule still imposes a significant burden and cost on the industry.
Anecdotal evidence from an informal survey of ICBA leadership bankers demonstrates that small community banks with between 3,000 and 6,000 customers estimate it takes a minimum of 80 hours each year to comply with the demands of the GLBA privacy rules; those estimates are from banks that do not share information in ways that require the bank to provide an opt-out option. For a larger urban bank with just over $1 billion in assets, it can take nearly 2750 hours to comply annually. In addition to preparation and mailing of notices, all banks and thrifts must audit the programs, ensure that employees are properly trained, and monitor compliance on a regular basis.
For banks or thrifts that provide an opt-out option, the time devoted to compliance with the privacy rule dramatically increases. In addition to providing notice and monitoring for compliance with the mandated disclosures, a bank or thrift that is required to offer an opt-out option must also ensure that systems and procedures are in place to track the customers that opt out. If the bank or thrift offers levels of opting out (allowing a customer to elect to opt-out from some or all information sharing), the increased layering adds further to the burden.
Because many community-based institutions only share information as permitted under one of the exceptions under the GLBA privacy statute and regulations, they do not experience the added burden of offering an opt-out option. However, even for banks that do not offer an opt-out, to suggest that a bank can comply with the GLBA privacy mandates by spending only 45 hours annually fails to recognize the requirements that the rule imposes. That burden estimate may be accurate for very small banks and thrifts (those with fewer than 2,000 customers), but for the great majority of community banks, it is inadequate. For larger institutions, where an individual may be designated to handle privacy matters full-time, the estimate of 45 hours is woefully inadequate. The ICBA suggests that the hourly burden estimate be increased to more accurately reflect the actual burden placed on banks and thrifts. At a minimum, the estimated average should be four to five times the 45 hours currently estimated.
Short Form Notice
To facilitate compliance with the privacy rules, and to ensure examiners do not question the notice, many banks followed the template and sample language offered in the appendix to the rule. Consumer activists have been highly critical of that language, suggesting that it is overly complex and presented in terms that are beyond the education level of the average member of the public.
As a means to help address these criticisms, the ICBA strongly encourages the regulatory agencies to develop a shorter form of notice. In December 2001, the federal agencies responsible for GLBA privacy compliance convened a workshop to discuss effective privacy notices. At that time, it was suggested that a shorter form of notice would be more effective and useful for customers, and better enable them to compare practices among various institutions. Surveys of consumers suggest, because they have developed a relationship of trust with their bank, many bank customers are not concerned with the detailed information currently mandated for privacy notices. A short form notice would provide useful information for the great majority. For those consumers that want more detailed information about a bank's privacy policies and practices, the short form notice could include a brief explanation about where to find that information, and the financial institution could provide the information on request. Overall, though, a short notice would be less burdensome, less costly and more useful to consumers.
Annual Mailing
For many banks, the initial privacy notice is the same notice that is sent to customers annually. This is especially so for banks that do not share information except as permitted by the section 14 and 15 exceptions,2 e.g. for processing and servicing a customer's account. If a bank's privacy policies and practices have not changed, and the bank does not share information with affiliates, joint marketers or third parties other than under the Section 14 and 15 exceptions, the ICBA suggests that it is unduly burdensome to require an annual mailing of privacy notice. We recognize that this requirement is mandated by statutory requirements. However, the agencies have some latitude in drafting regulations to carry out the GLBA privacy provisions. Specifically, GLBA section 504(b) allows the agencies to grant exceptions to the provisions specified in sections 502(a) through (d) of the statute where it would be consistent with the purposes of the statute. Section 502(a) requires a notice that substantially complies with the provisions of section 503, which requires the annual notice. The ICBA suggests that an appropriate interpretation of this statutory authority to grant exceptions could include granting an exception from the annual notice in limited instances, i.e., when the bank does not share information except as covered by one of the section 14 or 15 exceptions. If the agencies do not believe that their statutory authority encompasses such an exception, the agencies should recommend to Congress that it consider a less frequent mailing requirement for banks that meet these criteria as a means to reduce regulatory burden.
Providing a customer with the bank's privacy notice at the time an account is opened should be sufficient for most consumers, especially where the bank engages in no information sharing other than as permitted by the section 14 and 15 exceptions. The bank or thrift could then furnish a revised notice furnished if and when their privacy policies or practices change (or on request from a customer). An added benefit to providing notice only when there is a change in practices and procedures would be that it would call attention to the changes. Annual mailing of an unchanged notice is more likely to result in customer indifference, with the result that the notice is unheeded and unread.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Should you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact Robert Rowe, ICBA's regulatory counsel, at 202-659-8111 or email@example.com.
A. Pierce Stone
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1ICBA is the nation's leading voice for community banks and the only national trade association dedicated exclusively to protecting the interests of the community banking industry, ICBA has 5,000 members with branches in 17,000 locations nationwide. Our members hold more than $526 billion in insured deposits, $643 billion in assets and more than $405 billion in loans for consumers, small businesses, and farms. They employ more than 231,000 people in the communities they serve.
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The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures offers courses in beginning through advanced Chinese and Japanese language, as well as in Japanese film, literature, civilization, art, architecture, cities, and issues in contemporary culture. You can study the culture of Zen, write haiku poetry, learn the tea ceremony, and discuss the latest developments in animé.
Students can pursue extensive study of Chinese or Japanese language and culture while combining their interest in language with coursework in Asian history, religion, and art and art history(concentration requirements are at end of this flyer).
Every course we offer fits into several of our clusters. You can ask for an exception to one element of a cluster or design one of your own. Click here for more information about the Japanese cluster.
Emphasize language study or combine language with literature and culture courses:
The rest of our ASIAN HUMANITIES CLUSTERS involve courses given in English, although majors and native speakers generally do some of the reading in the original languages
CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I
CHI 102 Elementary Chinese II
CHI 114 Conversational Chinese I
CHI 151 Intermediate Chinese I
CHI 152 Intermediate Chinese II
CHI 202 Advanced Intermediate Chinese I
CHI 203 Advanced Intermediate Chinese II
CHI 204 Conversational Chinese II
JPN 101 Elementary Japanese I
JPN 102 Elementary Japanese II
JPN 114 Conversational Japanese I
JPN 151 Intermediate Japanese I
JPN 152 Intermediate Japanese II
JPN 202 Advanced Intermediate Japanese I
JPN 203 Advanced Intermediate Chinese II
JPN 204 Conversational Japanese II
JPN 205 Advanced Japanese I
JPN 206 Advanced Japanese II
JPN 190Q Great Cities (see 262-262)
JPN 210 Introduction to Traditional Japanese Culture
JPN 217 Traditional Japanese Literature
JPN 220 Urban Culture, 1650-1850
JPN 222 Japanese Theater
JPN 233 The Culture of Zen
JPN 234 Haiku Poetry
JPN 246 Contemporary Japanese Culture
JPN 254 Modern Japanese Literature
JPN 255 Japanese Literature and the Problem of Evil
JPN 256 The City in Film
JPN 261 Great Cities: Kyoto
JPN 262 Great Cities: Tokyo
JPN 263 Great Novels of China and Japan: The Red Chamber Dream and The Tale of Genji
JPN 273 Japanese Women Writers
JPN 283 History of Japanese Cinema
JPN 284 Mobsters, Monsters, Swords
JPN 285 Akira Kurosawa
JPN 286 The Japanese New Wave (1960s Cinema)
JPN 287 Nagisa Oshima
JPN 290 Women in Japanese Film
JPN 292 Japanese Animation (Anime)
JPN 293 New Japanese Directors
David Pollack
Ph.D (Berkeley), Professor of Japanese
Joanne Bernardi
Ph. D. (Columbia), Associate Professor of Japanese
William Schaefer
Ph. D. (Chicago), Assistant Professor of Chinese
Mariko Tamate
M.B.A. (Temple U), Senior Lecturer in Japanese
Fumino Shino
B.A, (Kumamoto), Senior Lecturer in Japanese
Shifang Yu
Senior Lecturer in Chinese
Ping Pian
Lecturer in Chinese
For more information about Asian language, literature and culture courses or about becoming a Chinese or Japanese Major or Minor, contact:
The Certificate in Literary Translation Studies is an interdisciplinary program in the humanities that provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to study the theory and practice of literary translation.
Comparative Literature is the interdisciplinary study of literature and culture from different perspectives and from different national groups.
Different students choose Comparative Literature for different reasons. Generally, students whose interests in language, literature, or culture traverse national boundaries find a rich variety of material for their studies. Additionally, students who study popular culture, literary or cultural theory, film, gender studies, music, and/or art also find that Comparative Literature provides them ample opportunity to pursue their inquiries.
Comparative Literature at the University of Rochester offers students significant flexibility in designing a concentration both broad in national and historical diversity and rich in depth. Students who study Comparative Literature choose their courses from a huge selection of national literatures and cultures. They can choose either to pursue work in a foreign language (or two), or complete their coursework in English.
Comparative Literature is by definition interdisciplinary. Students who pursue work in Comparative Literature, either through a cluster, a minor, or a major, will gain access to several different national cultures and, depending on the level pursued, a deeper sense of how those cultures interact with their neighbors, their regions, and the world.
Those who study Comparative Literature will possess valuable skills in literary analysis, cultural awareness, and critical thinking and writing. Sensitive to the manner in which different national groups conceive their identities in an era of ever-increasing globalization, students of Comparative Literature aim at international awareness through humanistic inquiry.
That depends on the student. You can do work in Comparative Literature either with language-intensive courses, or you can do all your work in English.
Students with interest and proficiency in foreign languages can do work in Comparative Literature in two ways: you can construct your major with concentration on the literature and culture of two national areas (see below), in which case you can do advanced level courses in the, or you can do one area in the original language and one in English.
Students whose interests and skills do not necessarily include advanced work in a foreign language can take all of their courses in English. Any courses that is listed under the "CLT" rubric is taught in English, and that includes literature, culture, as well as theoretical or other kinds of courses.
For more information about the Comparative Literature cluster click here.
11 courses, consisting of:
In consultation with the Comparative Literature faculty advisor, students choose 5 courses representing an area of concentration in the field. Students can define that area according to their own interests and educational and career goals.
There are literally dozens of courses in Comparative Literature-please see the Modern Languages and Cultures Department web site for more information. Here's a small sample of what you will find:
CLT 101 Cowboys and Indians
CLT 101 Great Books, Great Debates
CLT 112 Dante's Divine Comedy
CLT 113 Tolstoy's War and Peace
CLT 160 The New Europe
CLT 206 The Holocaust and After
CLT 210 Post Franco Spain
CLT 211 History of French Film
CLT 211 Filming/Writing Post-Colonial Women
CLT 212 Monsters, Ghosts, and Aliens
CLT 213 Italian Cinema
CLT 214 History of Japanese Cinema
CLT 217 Theater at the Close of the 20th Century
CLT 224 Japanese Women Writers
CLT 226 Third World Women
CLT 227 Enlightenment
CLT 231 Introduction to Francophone Literature
CLT 241 Caribbean Novel and Theory
CLT 242 Poe and Hoffmann
CLT 246 The Picaresque Novel
CLT 253 Boccaccio's Decameron
CLT 254 The Tale of Genji
CLT 254 Recent Japanese Fiction
CLT 255 Classics to Moderns
CLT 255 Checkhov and his Contemporaries
CLT 256 Cervantes and the Rise of the Novel
CLT 262 Germany and the Orient
CLT 265 Russian Literature Between the Revolutions
CLT 265 Dangerous Texts
CLT 287 Studies in Translation
CLT 282 Marx and Marxism
Students are encouraged to study abroad in one or more of the national areas of their interest. Generally speaking, coursework undertaken abroad will count toward a major or minor in Comparative Literature.
For more information about programs in Comparative Literature, contact Professor Susan Gustafson at (585) 275-4253.
Majors are required to take the following courses:
Majors are expected to consult with the French undergraduate advisor before registering for courses.
Majors are urged to consider studying in a French-speaking country for a year, a semester, or in a UR-sponsored summer study program. The University is affiliated with the Institute of European Studies program at Paris and Nantes, and the Educational Programs Abroad internship in the French National Assembly, and the Paris Film Program. Work done in an approved study abroad program may be given concentration credit up to a maximum of four courses.
Majors intending to teach French at the secondary level or to do graduate work in French are advised to acquire a reasonable facility in another foreign language.
The minor in French requires five courses beyond FR 114. These will normally include FR 153 (Intermediate French), FR 200 (Advanced French), FR 202 (Introduction to French Literature), FR 204 (Contemporary France), FR 206 (French Cultural Traditions), and FR 157 and FR 207 (Summer Program in Rennes). With permission of the undergraduate advisor, another 200-level course may be substituted for one of the above. All courses you intend to count toward the minor must be approved by the undergraduate advisor.
Awarded annually to one or more sopho-mores who show particular excellence and promise in the study of the French language, and French and Francophone literature and culture.
Each year, the French program of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures sends a graduating senior to teach at the Université de Rennes 2 (Haute Bretagne). Students teach English for the full academic year and are paid a salary that allows them to live comfortably and profit from the many activities in and around Rennes. Furthermore, they may enroll, free of charge, in academic programs and earn the Maîtrise degree.
Awarded annually to the graduating senior who has excelled in the study of French. The Arvin Prize carries with it a handsome cash award, and in some cases it may be divided between or among deserving students.
For more information about French clusters click here.
FR 101 Elementary French I
FR 102 Elementary French II
FR 105 Intermediate French I
FR 106 Intermediate French II
FR 107S French in France
FR 111 Elementary French in Paris
FR 112 Intensive French - In Paris
FR 114 Conversational French (2 credits)
FR 115 Introduction to Reading French
FR 153 Intermediate French
FR 155 French Conversation and Composition
FR 157 French in France (May - June )
FR 158 Intermediate Francophone Studies/Summer
FR 160 The New Europe
FR 160W The New Europe
FR 200 Advanced French
FR 202 Introduction to Literature in French
FR 204 Contemporary French Culture
FR 205 Francophone Cultures
FR 206 French Cultural Traditions
FR 207 French in France (Summer)
FR 208 Advanced Francophone Studies/Summer
FR 209 History of French Language
FR 210 Linguistic Structure of French
FR 211 Aspects of French Grammar
FR 212 A Course in French Translation
FR 213 Paris and Normandy
FR 220 18th Century Novel
FR 230 19th Century Novel
FR 231 Realism & Ideology in the Novel
FR 232 Detection and Crime in Paris
FR 240 Le Roman francais
FR 245 French Avant-garde(s)
FR 246 Obsessions
FR 254 Film History
FR 261 20th Century Novel
FR 262 The Banquet Years
FR 263 French Travelers in the 20th Century
FR 264 Contemporary French Thought
FR 265 The Cult of the Body
FR 266 Resistance and Collaboration
FR 267 The Strains of Modernization
FR 268 Rhetorics of Everyday Life
FR 271 Introduction to Francophone Lit
FR 272 Madness and Post Colonial Literature
FR 273 The Francophone Novel
FR 274 Caribbean Novel & Theory
FR 275 Freud and Lacan
FR 276 Contemp Womens Wrtg & FR Fem
FR 278 African Novel
FR 280 French Film - The New Wave
FR 281 History of French Cinema
FR 283 Contemporary French Film
FR 284 Filming/Writing
Thomas DiPiero
(Ph.D., Cornell University). Professor of French 18th Century French novel. Literary and cultural theory, most specifically in the domains of identity politics and psychoanalysis.
Cilas Kemedjio
(Ph.D., The Ohio State University)FDI Curriculum Director, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies. Fields of research include Francophone African and Caribbean literatures, French theory, and cultural studies. "L'esclave est d'abord celui qui ne sait pas. L'esclave de l'esclavage est celui qui ne veut pas savoir." (Édouard Glissant).
Robert Doran
(Ph.D., Stanford University). Assistant Professor of French. Areas of research and teaching interest include nineteenth-century French and comparative literature, literary theory, music and literature, aesthetics, intellectual history, visual culture, film, and the relations between Islam and the West.
Julie Papaioannou
(Ph.D., University of Rochester) Visiting Assistant Professor in French
Andree Douchin
(Ph.D., University of Rochester), Senior Lecturer in French
The Benefits of the German major and minor:
The Benefits of German Humanities Clusters:
Students can participate in the following clusters without knowledge of German. Language students do their work in German. For more information about German clusters click here.
Study abroad gives you invaluable insight into another culture. With German, you can study in a variety of cultural settings in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and more. The German section encourages all Majors and Minors to participate in Study Abroad as part of their academic career. We offer academic and financial support. By studying abroad, you can concentrate on German for special purposes such as Business German, Scientific German, or Translation Techniques.
There are also a number of internship programs. You tailor internships to your own interests. Placements range from positions in banks and the business world to scientific and industrial research to prestigious positions at the German and European parliaments.
The University of Rochester offers a study abroad program in Cologne. A yearly competition rewards two motivated students with this excellent opportunity to study at the University of Cologne free of tuition. Contact any member of the German Section to find out how and when to apply.
Burton Scholarship Funds are available to support summer study abroad. In the past few years, a majority of applicants receive awards.
The Summer in Berlin Study Program offers you six credits of language and culture in one of the most exciting cities in Europe. Check out its web-site for up-to-date details.
Susan Gustafson
PhD (Stanford University), Department Chair, firstname.lastname@example.com
Jennifer Creech
PhD (University of Minnesota), email@example.com
June Hwang
PhD (University of California, Berkeley), firstname.lastname@example.com
Jason Peck
PhD (University of Minnesota), email@example.com
Knowledge of Italian is fundamental for those who embrace a career in the humanities and the social sciences, especially in art history, literature, history, music, linguistics, education and international relations. It is also becoming increasingly useful for those who plan a career in various technological fields, in business administration and in many other professional fields.
The Minor in Italian requires five courses, usually starting with IT 151 (Intermediate Italian I.) This may include IT 152 (Intermediate Italian II), IT 157/207 (Italian in Italy, Summer) and a variety of other options from 200-level Italian courses.
Students may create an interdepartmental concentration in Italian Studies through the College Center for Study Abroad and Interdepartmental Programs. This major requires a minimum of ten courses in Italian and other related disciplines such as art history, history, music etc.
The Arezzo Program in the Fall semester offers sixteen credits which may be applied toward the requirements for the minor in Italian or an individualized major in Italian Studies.
The Padua Summer Program offers six credits which may be applied toward the requirements for the minor in Italian or an individualized major in Italian Studies.
For more information about Italian clusters click here.
IT 101 (Fall) and IT 102 (Spring) Beginning Italian
Students are the true protagonists and learn from scratch how to read, write, understand, and speak the language.
IT 114 Conversational Italian (Fall - 2 credits)
Class focuses on readings, films and other visual and auditory materials based on contemporary Italy as well as topics of special interest for students. May be taken twice.
IT 124 Topics in Italian Culture (Fall)
This course is taught by a visiting professor from Italy and its specific content varies every year. The course can be taken more than once.
IT 151 (Fall) and IT 152 (Spring) Intermediate Italian
Students enhance their basic skills and approach the language at a higher level of complexity.
IT 155 Advanced Italian Conversation and Composition (Fall)
An advanced course to refine students' level of speaking proficiency and writing skills. Course materials focus on current events, cultural issues, and the media.
IT 195Q Dante's Divine Comedy I (in English - Fall)
IT 196Q Dante's Divine Comedy II (in English - Spring)
IT 200A Topics in Italian Culture and Advanced Italian Language (Fall)
See description of 124.
IT 200B Practicum in Italian (2 credits)
IT 222 Boccaccio's Decameron (in English)
IT 247 Modern Italy (in English)
The Arezzo cluster (Spring - 16 credits)
Four courses in language, literature, history, art history, and a variety of other disciplines. Full immersion in Italian language and culture.
IT 157/207 Italian in Italy (Summer - 6 credits)
Intensive study of language and culture in Padua, Italy. Participants reside with Italian families and experience a full immersion in the language and culture of Italy.
Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio)
Associate Professor of Italian
Director of the Arezzo Program, Italy
Luisa O'Keefe
Senior Lecturer in Italian
Director of the Padua Program, Italy
Teresa Murano
Adjunct in Italian
The University of Rochester offers degrees in both Russian and Russian Studies. The Russian major, minor and clusters are in the Humanities division. The Russian Studies major and minor can count in either the Humanities or the Social Sciences, and there are Russian Studies clusters in both these divisions as well.
Russia has long captivated the West as a land of golden onion-domed churches, vast expanses, despotic tsars, ruthless commissars, long-suffering but large-hearted people, great writers, and, of course, the mysterious Russian soul. It is also now a place where over seven hundred US companies do business and where thousands of Americans work and study.
The Russian curriculum in MLC offers students courses in beginning through advanced Russian language study, Russian literature of the last two centuries, Russian civilization, art, architecture, folklore and film, as well as seminars focusing on Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Students are also encouraged to take Russian Studies courses that cover such topics as the analysis of ongoing events in Russia, the cult and culture of secrecy, and the politics of identity. In addition, Russian majors generally study abroad in Russia for a summer or a semester
Five courses in Russian language, literature and culture, to be selected in consultation with the Russian Advisor.
Half of our clusters emphasize language study or combine language with literature and culture courses:
The rest involve courses given in English, although majors and native speakers generally do some of the reading in Russian:
For a detailed listing of the courses in each cluster click here.
Russian Studies, an interdisciplinary program of the College of Arts and Sciences, incorporates the perspective of several departments and the linguistic, historical and cultural background needed to understand Russia's past, to analyze its present, and to make responsible predictions about its future.
The four departments providing the core faculty for this program are MLC, History, Political Science, and Art and Art History, but a Russian Studies major or minor concentration includes courses in or cross-listed with Religion and Classics, Judaic Studies, Polish and Central European Studies, Film Studies, Women's Studies, Comparative Literature and Economics. An interdisciplinary approach comes naturally to our students, many of whom are doing a second major in history, political science or another area.
NOTE: The Russian Studies Major and Minor can be counted in either Humanities or Social Sciences, depending on your choice of courses.
For a detailed listing of the courses in each cluster click here.
These clusters involve courses given in English:
In addition to Russian language at all levels, the following courses are regularly offered in English.
AH 253 Art & Politics in the 20th Century
AH 260 Russian Avant-Garde Art (1871-1930)
AH 270 KINOFOT: Soviet Cinema & Photography
HIS 151 Imperial Russia
HIS 152 Stalin's Russia
HIS 198Q Russian Revolution
HIS 240 Russia's Women: Past & Present
HIS 244 Russian Religious Ideas
HIS 332 St. Petersburg: History & Culture
PSC 251 Old & New Nationalisms in Europe
RSC 256 Global Post-Communist Economy
PSC 262 Post-Communist Politics
PSC 268 Transitions to Democracy
PSC 270 International Politics
PSC 271 Russia & Eastern Europe
PSC 292 Politics & Economics of Post-Communist Transformations
RUS 123/124 Background Studies in Russian Culture
RUS 126/127 Russia Now
RUS 128 Russian Civilization
RUS 190/235 Tolstoy's War & Peace as Novel, History, and Film
RUS 191/237 Dostoevsky
RUS 214 Russian Folklore
RUS 231 Great Russian Writers
RUS 232 Superfluous Men, Superior Women
RUS 239 Tolstoy & Dostoevsky
RUS 243 Chekhov & His Contemporaries
RUS 247 Secret Nation: The Cult & Culture of Secrecy in Russia
RUS 248 Politics of Identity
RUS 264 Writers in Exile: Russian Literature Outside of Russia
RUS 265 Russian Literature Between the Revolutions: 1917-1991
RUS 267 Russia Goes to the Movies
RUS 289 Dangerous Texts: Literature and Politics in Russia
RST 160 The New Europe: Formations & Transformations
RST 390 Supervised Teaching
RST 394 Internship (in Rochester's Russian émigré community)
Study in St. Petersburg during the White Nights in June on the UR Summer Program (6 credits). Begin or continue your study of Russian. Eligible students receive grants from the Mildred Burton Fund for this program. Students also study for a semester or academic year in Russia through the CIEE and ACTR programs (up to four courses count toward the major).
Kathleen Parthé
Ph. D. (Cornell), Professor of Russian, Director of the Russian Studies Program
John Givens
Ph.D. (University of Washington), Associate Professor of Russian
Laura Givens
M.A. (University of Washington), Senior Lecturer in Russian.
Randall Stone
Ph.D. (Harvard), Associate Professor of Political Science
Matthew Lenoe
Ph.D. (University of Chicago), Associate Professor of History
for Russian, Professor John Givens at 585-275-4251.
for Russian Studies Program, Professor Kathleen Parthé, Director, at 585-275-4251.
Explore the many roads leading to proficiency in the Spanish language and a better understanding of Hispanic cultures. The Spanish program in MLC offers students courses in beginning through advanced language, Spanish and Spanish-American literatures from the Golden Age to the present, film, culture and linguistics, as well as numerous study abroad opportunities.
Five courses in Spanish language, literature and culture, to be selected in consultation with the Spanish advisor. They usually start with SP 151 and may include SP 152, SP 200, and other 200-level courses. Students using SP157/207 (Spanish in Mexico) toward the minor must take at least one 4-credit course above SP200 as part of their minor program.
The minor in Latin American studies can serve to complement the student's major field of concentration by giving him or her a broad view of Latin American cultures and their relations to the United States and the rest of the world.
Five courses with Latin American content are required for the minor, of which three must be at the 200-level from the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, and one each (total of two) from two different related areas such as history, political science, religion and anthropology. The minor must be approved by the Spanish section in its beginning stages. Study abroad in a Latin American country is strongly encouraged.
Normal offerings in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures include:
ANT 239 Latin American Immigration: Anthropology without Borders
Other courses with approval of the Spanish undergraduate advisor.
Every course we offer fits into our clusters. You can also apply for an exception to one element of a cluster or design one of your own. Our approved clusters emphasize language study or combine language with literature and culture courses:
SP 157/207 "Spanish in Ecuador" is a four-week language and cultural immersion program held in Quito, Ecuador in the month of June. Travel to Quito with a group of UR students and a faculty director. Workshops in dance, music, weaving or Spanish cuisine, weekly excursions to sites of historical and cultural importance, a lively night life, a pleasant climate, a rich tradition of folk arts, a friendly small-city environment, and the myriad achievements of over one thousand years of human history are yours to explore in Quito, Ecuador (Summer 2009).
SP 101 Elementary Spanish I
SP 102 Elementary Spanish II
SP 151 Intermediate Spanish I
SP 152 Intermediate Spanish II
SP 157 Spanish Study Abroad/Summer (Ecuador, Mexico, Spain)
SP 200 Advanced Spanish Composition
SP 202 Intro. to Modern Spanish Literature
SP 203 Early Hispanic Texts
SP 204 Intro. to Spanish-American Literature, 1800 to Present
SP 205 Spanish Culture
SP 206 Spanish-American Cultures
SP 207 Spanish Study Abroad/Summer (Ecuador, Mexico, Spain)
SP 216 Picaresque Novel
SP 217 El Quijote
SP 218 Cervantes and Rise of the European Novel
SP 219 Parallel Lives
SP 220 Golden Age Drama
SP 221 Woman in Hispanic Baroque
SP 222 Sp-Amer. Colonial Literature
SP 230 19th-Century Spanish Prose
SP 231 Generation of 1898 and Modernismo
SP 245 20th-Century Spanish Theater
SP 246 Modern Spanish Prose
SP 247 Modern Spanish Poetry
SP 248 Spain's Transition to Democracy
SP 249 Topics in Spanish Lit. and Cult.
SP 255 20th-Century Sp-Amer. Theater
SP 256 Contemp. Sp-Amer. Prose
SP 257 Modern Sp-Amer. Poetry
SP 258 Race & Gender in Afro-Hispanic Lit.
SP 259 Hispanic Women and Globalization
SP 260 Latin American Women Writers
SP 261 Facing Facts: Nonfiction Lit.
SP 262 Topics in Sp-Amer. Lit. and Cult.
SP 263 Topics in Afro-Hispanic Literature
SP 270 Popular Culture in Hispanic Societies
SP 272 Visions of Utopia and Dystopia
SP 280 Confessional Modes in Literature
SP 281 Other Bodies
SP 282 Spanish Film
SP 287 Latin American Film
Beth E. Jörgensen Ryan Prendergast Raúl Rodríguez-Hernández Claudia Schaefer Maria Manni Michelle Brown
Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. (Emory University), Associate Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. (Cornell University), Associate Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. (Washington University), Professor of Spanish/Department Chair
M.S. Ed (University of Rochester Warner School of Education), Senior Lecturer in Spanish
M.A. (SUNY Brockport), Lecturer in Spanish
Beth E. Jörgensen
Ryan Prendergast
Raúl Rodríguez-Hernández
Claudia Schaefer
Maria Manni
Michelle Brown
For more information about the Spanish language, literature and culture courses or about becoming a Spanish Major or Minor, contact Professor Beth Jörgensen at 585-275-4265 or Professor Ryan Prendergast 585-275-4113
Raul Rodriguez-Hernandez
Program Head / Language Placement / Warner School
Beth Jorgensen
Majors/Minors (A to M)
Ryan Prendergast
Majors/Minors (N to Z)
Claudia Schaefer
Clusters / Take-5's
Entry criteria for the Honors program in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures are: 3.3 GPA and a 3.5 (B+) cum in concentration, substantial completion of required course work, and consent of all the faculty in the section. For students majoring in Comparative Literature there will be an advisory committee in charge of reviewing candidates' applications for the Honors program. Participation in a study abroad program will be considered a positive factor for the student's admission. Students interested in being considered for the Honors program should complete an application (available in the Department).
The program consists of the following three components, each of which is a four-credit unit:
The entire program may be completed in the senior year, or the student may elect to take the section/advanced course for honors credit in the spring of the junior year if she/he has been admitted to the Honors program.
The Seminar is offered every Fall and Spring Semester, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:50 p.m. to 6:05 p.m. (CLT 389-4 credits)
The Major Seminar introduces you to the critical study of many of the significant theories involved with the study of language, literature, and culture. Furthermore it asks you to reflect on what it is you do when you study languages and national cultures. Languages are not empty—you have to talk about something, and the ways you talk about something in a given language relate directly to the theories and contents of cultures. (Because the material in the Major Seminar applies to advanced work in the major, students are encouraged to enroll in the Major Seminar (CLT 389) in their junior year if at all possible.)
Working closely with other students across the department, you will receive guided instruction on how to formulate a thesis for your paper, how to research the topic, and how to produce a persuasive argument. You should expect not just to passively follow instructions and to do homework, but to think critically about what you're doing and what it means to study language, literature, and culture. Class sessions will provide you with ample opportunity to reflect analytically on all of the readings you do.
You can expect a challenging course in which you will learn how to read different kinds of literary and academic prose and how to write a major research paper actively using the theoretical language you have learned in the seminar. To prepare you for this, you will do a significant amount of reading that will familiarize you with various directions in literary and cultural theory, including but not limited to:
This is a capstone course for all concentrators in Modern Languages and Cultures because the course reflects the methods and ideas that we share in all sections of the department. You can expect to be able to answer the following questions after you've completed the Seminar:
Your major in MLC requires you to take the Major Seminar. If for reasons acceptable to the Department you absolutely cannot participate in the required seminar, there is a process to petition a departmental committee to write a senior essay instead, but you will still need to address critical and theoretical issues. Consult with your advisor on the petition process.
You will have the opportunity to learn from other MLC majors, who come from Comparative Literature, French, German, Italian Studies, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
Professor William Schaefer will be teaching this class in the fall and spring semester.
2011 – 2012
Authorized Signatures for Transfer Credit, Major, Concentration and Minors
Transfer Credit: For the first two years of language: see appropriate section (see below)
Transfer Credit: Any faculty member (Major and/or Minor)
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