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Chinese Characters and Chinese Culture — CHI2118.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: ginger lin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
All the children of one's parents' siblings are all just called cousin in English. However in Chinese there is a different word for each particular relationship. This stems from how in traditional Chinese Confucian culture each individual's duties and obligations towards others are dictated by their relationships, with family relationships being the most important. But then in
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Chinese Guanxi — CHI2130.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
Chinese has no verb conjugation, no plural, no gender, no articles or subject and object forms. It’s very easy to speak Chinese, because Chinese grammar is so simple. That’s because in Chinese language as in culture everything depends on context. Relationship (guanxi) is the most important. All the children of one’s parent’s siblings are just called cousin in English. However
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Chinese Worldview in Arts, Literature and Life — CHI4601.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
How do Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism play out in Chinese culture? This course is designed to introduce students to Chinese worldview and beliefs by exploring Chinese ancient poems, traditional and contemporary paintings, music, architecture, literature and daily life. It helps students develop their Chinese language skills to understand, describe and discuss subjects in
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Chinese Zen — CHI4324.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts
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Chinese Zen (Chan) — CHI4323.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
Although commonly thought of as Japanese and known in America by it's Japanese name, Zen, Chan Buddhism was truly “made in China” and was heavily influenced by Daoism. Chan has had a profound influence on Chinese and East Asian art and thought, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Chan
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Chinese Zen (Chan) — CHI4323.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts
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Chocolat — FRE4493.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Credits: 4
Introduced in France after a complex trajectory from the “New World”, chocolate constituted, when it arrived in Paris, a medical, social, and cultural catalyst on French seventeenth-century aristocracy and haute-bourgeoisie. In this course, students will explore the economic, historical, social, political, artistic and cultural legacy of chocolate production and consumption in
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Chocolat — FRE4223.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Noelle Rouxel-Cubberly
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Introduced in France after a complex trajectory from the New World, chocolate constituted, when it arrived in Paris, a medical and cultural catalyst on French seventeenth-century aristocracy and haute-bourgeoisie. In this course, students will explore the economic, historical, social, political, artistic and cultural legacy of chocolate production and consumption in French
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Chocolat — FRE4223.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Noelle Rouxel-Cubberly
Credits: 4
Introduced in France after a complex trajectory from the New World, chocolate constituted, when it arrived in Paris, a medical and cultural catalyst for the French seventeenth-century aristocracy and haute-bourgeoisie. In this course, students will explore the economic, historical, social, political, artistic and cultural legacy of chocolate production and consumption in French
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Cinematic Rome: Space, Urban Life, and Film Culture — ITA4493.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Edward Bowen
Credits: 4
In this course, we will investigate films about life in Rome during two periods of drastic transformation: first, the early 1950s through the early 1960s, when Italy recovered from WWII and experienced an economic boom, and second, the mid-1990s to present, a time of increased immigration, tourism, gentrification, and precarious work. Students will explore a variety of
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Confucianism vs. Daoism — CHI4402.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
The Twenty-four Stories of Filial Piety are well known Chinese stories that exemplify the devotion of children to their parents that is the chief virtue in Confucianism. The Daoist Tales of Zhuangzi on the other hand offer a much different set of values. These tales "translated" from classical Chinese into modern Mandarin at the student's language level will serve as a starting
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Confucianism vs. Daoism — CHI4402.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
The Twenty-four Stories of Filial Piety are well known Chinese stories that exemplify the devotion of children to their parents that is the chief virtue in Confucianism. The Daoist Tales of Zhuangzi, on the other hand, offer a much different set of values. These tales "translated" from classical Chinese into modern Mandarin at the student's language level will serve as a
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Contemporary Chinese Culture in Music — CHI4322.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
In this course we will explore the ways in which contemporary Chinese culture is expressed in music. Using authentic materials, such as popular songs, music videos and music articles as springboards, students will communicate about current events and culture in China. Each class or every other class, students will be given a different song, video or article with a vocabulary
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Contemporary Chinese Culture in Music — CHI4118.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this course we will explore the ways in which modern and contemporary Chinese culture is expressed in music. Using authentic materials, such as popular songs, music videos and music articles as springboards, students will communicate about current events and culture in China. Each class or every other class, students will be given a different song, video or article with a
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Contemporary Chinese Poetry — CHI4216.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
While the language of classical Chinese poetry is practically inaccessible to even today’s native speakers of Chinese, the poetry of the five contemporary poets studied in this course is written in the vernacular and serves as a rich source of authentic texts for this course, which integrates language learning with poetry study. The five poets, all born after 1980, each offers
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Contemporary Chinese Poetry — CHI4121.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
While the language of classical Chinese poetry is practically inaccessible to even today's native speakers of Chinese, the poetry of the five contemporary poets studied in this course is written in the vernacular and serves as a rich source of authentic texts for this course, which integrates language learning with poetry study. The five poets, all born after 1980, each offer a
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Contemporary Chinese Poetry — CHI4121.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
While the language of classical Chinese poetry is practically inaccessible to even today’s native speakers of Chinese, the poetry of the five contemporary poets studied in this course is written in the vernacular and serves as a rich source of authentic texts for this course, which integrates language learning with poetry study. The five poets, all born after 1980, each offer a
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Contemporary Chinese Poetry — CHI4119.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
While the language of classical Chinese poetry is practically inaccessible to even today's native speakers of Chinese, the poetry of the five contemporary poets studied in this course is written in the vernacular and serves as a rich source of authentic texts for this course, which integrates language learning with poetry study. The five poets, all born after 1980, each offer a
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Contemporary Chinese Poetry — CHI4216.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Ginger Lin
Credits: 4
While the language of classical Chinese poetry is practically inaccessible to even today’s native speakers of Chinese, the poetry of the five contemporary poets studied in this course is written in the vernacular and serves as a rich source of authentic texts for this course, which integrates language learning with poetry study. The five poets, all born after 1980, each offer a
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Contemporary Issues on Film — SPA2109.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Sarah Harris
Credits: 4
Students in this course will continue to learn the Spanish language through an examination of contemporary issues in films in Spanish. While there will be some necessary discussion about cinematographic components, the focus of discussion will be on social and political issues present in the films. A consideration, for instance, of national and regional identity, violence,
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Contemporary Youth in Italy — ITA4121.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Edward Bowen
Credits: 4
This second-semester language course centers on the theme of growing up in Italy today, specifically the challenges that young Italians face in school, the workforce, and in their relationships. Students will further their knowledge of Italian by engaging in speaking, reading, and writing exercises linked to the theme of the course. The assigned readings and films focus on
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Conversation — FRE4602.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversations as the “most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds.” Conversations became indeed a favorite exercise in French salons, most notably around Madame de Rambouillet (17th century), Madame du Deffand (18th century), and Madame de Staël (19th century). This natural penchant for causeries not only permeated the whole society, it also
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Conversations — FRE4219.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversations as the most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds. Conversations became indeed a favorite exercise in French salons, most notably around Madame de Rambouillet (17th century), Madame du Deffand (18th century), and Madame de Stal (19th century). This natural penchant for causeries not only permeated the whole society, it also impregnated
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Conversations — FRE4602.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly
Credits: 4
Montaigne considered conversation as the “most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds.” Conversation became indeed a favorite exercise in French salons, most notably around Madame de Rambouillet (17th century), Madame du Deffand (18th century), and Madame de Staël (19th century). This natural penchant for causeries not only permeated the whole society, it also impregnated
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Cultural Identity in Modern Italian Novel (in English Translation) — ITA2115.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Barbara Alfano
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
How is Italy, and its cultures, reflected in its literature? How have Italian writers positioned themselves vis à vis the history of their country? How much of it all can we grasp in translation?  These are some of the questions that will guide us in our exploration of Modern Italian fiction. We will read in English a few Italian masterpieces that went on to win
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