University of Guelph 1997-98 Undergraduate Calendar

XII--Course Descriptions


Humanities

College of Arts

55-105 The Emergence of a United Europe F(3-0)

This interdisciplinary course will provide students with an understanding of the events and processes resulting in economic integration in Europe after 1945. Economic, historical and political aspects will be emphasized.

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55-106 European Arts and Letters in the French Revolution and its Aftermath W(3-0)

This course will study the sources and nature of the protest leading to revolution in France and to dissension in other European countries. Its major aim is to explore the effect on the European mind and arts of the first half of the 19th-century in a variety of media. The course will conclude with an examination of results, particularly in matters of aesthetics.

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55-205 World War I: Images and Impact F(3-0)

This interdisciplinary course examines the First World War as a dramatic turning point in modern history and culture. The events of the years 1905 to 1929 will be related to literary and artistic responses to the "Great War". Novels, poems, memoirs, and visual materials, as well as historical analysis will be studied. Departments of English and History.

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55-206 European Arts and Letters from the Fin de Siecle to 1960 F(3-0)

The course will explore how the industrial revolution, imperialism and 19th-century philosophy contributed to the emergence of 20th-century Arts and Letters. Various media will be employed. Texts studied are in English translation, and in a number of cases only excerpts from the texts to be discussed will be required reading.

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55-207 European Integration, 1957-1992 W(3-0)

This interdisciplinary course aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the development of European integration from the establishment of the EEC to 1992. Major emphasis will be placed on the historical development of the European communities, their economic framework and political institutions. Other attempts at economic integration such as EFTA and Comecon will be considered in less detail.

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55-310 London Studies in the Humanities W(2-3)

An integrated course of studies in the Humanities (including 2 or more of theatre, visual arts, history, music, literature and philosophy) as they relate to London cultural resources. For London Semester students only.

Prerequisites: admission to London Semester.
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55-315 Paris Studies in the Humanities W(2-3)

An integrated course of study in the Humanities (including 2 or more of theatre, visual arts, history, music, literature and philosophy) as they relate to Paris cultural resources. For Paris Semester students only.

Prerequisites: admission to Paris Semester.
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55-316 Contemporary Latin American Fiction W(3-0)

Over the past several decades the literature in Latin America has achieved a significant historical dimension. This course will examine, in English, why and how the leading figures, such as Borges, Cortazar, Sabato, Garcia Marquez, and Carlos Fuentes, have "made" history, not only in the way they have recreated the Latin American historical reality, but also in the way they have reformed the Spanish literary language. Students who select the course under the listing of 88-316 will do the readings and assignments in Spanish.

Exclusions: 88-316
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55-317 Women, Virtue and Honour in Spanish Drama (In English) F(3-0)

This is a topic-oriented course which will study, in English, major Spanish dramas: seventeenth-century works such as Lope de Vega's Fuenteovejuna, Calderon's Life is a Dream, Tirso de Molina's Don Juan, and twentieth-century plays such as Garcia Forca's The House of Bernarda Alba and Blood Wedding. In addition to the thematic focus, these texts will be studied for their artistic merit and for the specificity of the Spanish "comedia". Where appropriate, this course will also discuss the influence of Spanish themes on the European culture. Students who select the course under the listing of 88-317 will do selected readings and assignments in Spanish.

Exclusions: 88-317.
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55-3211:2 Introduction to Polish History and Culture F(3-2:3-2)

The core course for the Krakow Semester consisting of three major components: 1) Polish language training, 2) a general introduction to Polish geography, politics and contemporary life and, 3) Polish history and the arts. This is a double-weighted course. When you select it you must list both 55-3211 and 55-3212 in the same semester. For Krakow Semester students only.

Prerequisites: admission to Krakow Semester.
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55-322 Krakow Studies in the Humanities I F(3-2)

An integrated course of studies in the humanities as they relate to the resources of Krakow, Poland. For Krakow Semester students only.

Prerequisites: admission to the Krakow Semester.
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55-323 Krakow Studies in the Humanities II F(3-2)

An integrated course of studies in the humanities as they relate to the resources of Krakow, Poland. For Krakow Semester students only.

Prerequisites: admission to the Krakow Semester.
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55-330 Latin American Studies in the Humanities W(1-2)

An integrated course of studies in the humanities as they relate to the resources of Latin America.

Prerequisites: admission to the Latin America semester, consent of the instructor and satisfactory participation in a bi-weekly preparation seminar during the fall semester.
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55-3501/2 Independent Interdisciplinary Research Project F(3-0)/W(3-0)

A two-semester course designed for students enrolled in the B.A. program in 1 of the College of Arts disciplines. Students in a general program with no major must seek the approval of the B.A. program counsellor. Students will prepare proposals for independent research projects spanning 2 or more disciplines, at least 1 of which must be from the College of Arts, and arrange for faculty members representing at least 2 of these disciplines to provide supervision. Projects are subject to the approval of the departments concerned and must be submitted to the chairs of those departments by the end of the course selection period prior to beginning the course. Subject to departmental approval, this course may be accepted as credit towards an honours major in the following departments: Drama, English, Fine Art, French, History, Languages and Literatures, Music and Philosophy. This is a two-semester course. When you select it you will be assigned to 55-3501 in the Fall semester and 55-3502 in the Winter semester. A grade will not be assigned to 55-3501 until 55-3502 has been completed.

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55-417 Don Quixote and the Picaresque Novel (In English) F(3-0)

This course will study, in English, the importance of this Spanish masterpiece in the development of the modern European novel, and it will examine the first European picaresque work, Lazarillo de Tormes, in the light of the picaresque tradition which followed in Europe and the Americas. The course will also concentrate on the notion of play and laughter (Bakhtin) as means of survival. Students who select the course under the listing of 88-417 will do selected readings and assignments in Spanish.

Exclusions: 88-417.
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1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar
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