This introductory course examines the far-reaching significance of translation and uses insights and practices from the field of literary translation to help students improve their communication skills. Translation is not just a straightforward matter of exchanging words in one language for words in another. It involves cultural, social, aesthetic, political, economic, and ethical considerations.

This class offers an introduction to the short story as a literary genre and will cover works from different parts of the world. The course is designed to familiarize students with the analytical tools to read, interpret, and discuss short fiction. We will explore the cultural contexts and the power relations operative with each individual story, especially with reference to race, class, and gender. Assigned texts may include fantastic tales, surprise endings, or science fiction. (Gen. Ed. AL)

The imaginative representation of good and evil in Western and Eastern classics, folktales, children's stories, and 20th-century literature. Cross-cultural comparison of ethical approaches to moral problems such as the suffering of the innocent, the existence of evil, the development of a moral consciousness and social responsibility, and the role of faith in a broken world. Contemporary issues of nuclear war, holocaust, AIDS, abortion, marginal persons, anawim, unwanted children. (Gen.Ed. AL, DG)

Introduction to Interpreting and Translation: Research and Practice I is the first part of a two-semester certificate in the study of translation and interpreting across a range of contexts. While no prior experience in interpreting or translation is necessary, students must have command of English and at least one other language. This course introduces students to relevant research in the inter-disciplinary area of interpreting and translation studies and to a number of practical skills required of professional interpreters and translators.

The imaginative representation of good and evil in Western and Eastern classics, folktales, children's stories, and 20th-century literature. Cross-cultural comparison of ethical approaches to moral problems such as the suffering of the innocent, the existence of evil, the development of a moral consciousness and social responsibility, and the role of faith in a broken world. Contemporary issues of nuclear war, holocaust, AIDS, abortion, marginal persons, anawim, unwanted children. (Gen.Ed. AL, DG)

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Using literature and film, this course will examine the genre of horror through the analysis of its psychological ramifications, its cultural specificities, and its social significance. We will consider what evokes fear and why, how particular forms of the monstrous evoke particular forms of fear, and what this reveals about the human condition. Featuring texts and films from many different countries, we will assess how historical experience and culture inform the depiction and meaning of fear as well as how horror engages social phenomena such as race, gender, and class. (Gen. Ed. AL, DG)

This course traces the history of animation from the late 19th century to today, including short and feature-length films from the United States, Europe and Japan. Topics will include the Fleischer, Disney and UPA studios, directors from Emil Cole to Hayao Miyazaki, and experimental animators including Oskar Fischinger and John Canemaker. Animation for television, including Jay Ward's Rocky and Bullwinkle and Matt Groening's The Simpsons will also be considered. (Gen. Ed. AT, DG)

This is an introduction to film studies and to the analysis of film. The course explores the complex nature and cultural function of cinema by focusing on time travel as both a central theme of a wide range of films and as a way of understanding how cinema works as a time-based medium. By studying films from various points in the global history of cinema - including films from nine countries and five continents - this course performs a transcultural introduction to the formal and stylistic aspects of cinematic storytelling. (Gen. Ed. AT)

This is an introduction to film studies and to the analysis of film. The course explores the complex nature and cultural function of cinema by focusing on time travel as both a central theme of a wide range of films and as a way of understanding how cinema works as a time-based medium. By studying films from various points in the global history of cinema - including films from nine countries and five continents - this course performs a transcultural introduction to the formal and stylistic aspects of cinematic storytelling. (Gen. Ed. AT)