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RLST 040 PO - Religious Ethics
CrsNo RLST040 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
What is ethics? To whom and for whom am I responsible? Where do these responsibilities come from? What do the various religious traditions of the world have to say about these questions? To what extent do they lay claim to the question of ethics, a question on which the philosophical traditions also have a lot to say? Do religious traditions generally say the same thing about morality, or do they differ on ethical fundamentals? In this course we begin to think about these difficult questions, through philosophy, religious text and literature. (PRT)
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RLST 042 PO - The Art of Living
CrsNo RLST042 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): D. Smith
The Art of Living. Considers the possibility of a human life itself as a religious practice of aesthetic creativity. By tracking exemplars in the Western tradition in both art and theory, investigates the potential for living such a life successfully, the discipline required to do so and the hazards that it faces. (PRT)
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RLST 060 SC - Feminist Interpretations of the Bible
CrsNo RLST060 SC
Analysis of a wide selection of biblical texts, using feminist strategies of interpretation. Consideration of readings of these texts by and with women from different cultural and religious traditions. Artistic representations of biblical texts produced by men of the Western tradition provide a contrast to modern and contemporary feminist biblical interpretations.
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RLST 061 SC - New Testament and Christian Origins
CrsNo RLST061 SC
Students will examine the New Testament and other Christian literature of the first and second centuries in the context of the history, culture, religion and politics of the late ancient Mediterranean. The course will emphasize analytical reading, the varieties of early Christian expression and experience, and key scholarly and theoretical issues.
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RLST 080 PO - The Holy Fool: The Comic, the Ugly and Divine Madness
CrsNo RLST080 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): D. Smith
Themes surrounding the ridiculous, the repulsive and the revolutionary will be considered in the light of conceptual hallmarks of divine madness. As socio-political strategies that signal and figure forms of decay and death, both comedy and ugliness are the skilled means we will examine through which the holy fool constantly reintroduces us to the contingencies and discrepancies of the world. (PRT)
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RLST 090 SC - Early Christian Bodies
CrsNo RLST090 SC
In this course we will explore physical religious behavior, understandings of the human body, and interpretations of bodily experience among early Christian men and women. The course will emphasize critical analysis of primary sources, secondary scholarship, and contemporary theoretical approaches concerning gender, sexuality, martyrdom, pilgrimage, asceticism, virginity, fasting and monasticism.
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RLST 091 SC - Heretics, Deviants and “Others” in Early Christianity
CrsNo RLST091 SC
How did the concepts of “correct” belief and behavior, as well as “heresy” and “deviance,” develop and exert authority out of the diversity in early Christianity? This course will examine the evidence for several debates and notorious dissenters. Topics include traditional and revisionist views of the nature of “orthodoxy” and “heresy,” social theory as a tool for interpreting ancient sources, the rhetorical “construction” of otherness and the use of violence by ecclesiastical and civil authorities.
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RLST 092 SC - Varieties of Early Christianity
CrsNo RLST092 SC
Through study of ancient texts and monuments, this course explores the diverse forms of Christianity that arose in the first six centuries C.E. We will pay particular attention to political, cultural and social expressions of early Christianity, including martyrdom, asceticism, religious conflict (with Jews, pagans and heretics) and political ideology.
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RLST 093 SC - Early Christianity and Theory
CrsNo RLST093 SC
Why do scholars of early Christianity so often turn to theories developed in modern contexts, and why do modern theorists so often use ancient Christianity as a testing ground? We will examine this cross-fascination in the realms of sociology, anthropology, Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism, postcolonialism and queer theory.
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RLST 100 PO - Worlds of Buddhism
CrsNo RLST100 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): L. Zhiru
An introduction to Buddhism as a critical element in the formation of South, Central, Southeast and East Asian cultures. Thematic investigation emphasizing the public and objective dimensions of the Buddhist religion. Topics include hagiography, gender issues, soulcraft, statecraft and the construction of sacred geography. (HRT I)
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RLST 103 PO - Religious Traditions of China
CrsNo RLST103 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): L. Zhiru
Surveys vast range of religious beliefs and practices in Chinese historical context. Examines the myriad worlds of Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism, and meets with ghosts, ancestors, ancient oracle bones, gods, demons, Buddhas, imperial politics, social customs and more, all entwined in what became the traditions of China. (HRT I)
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RLST 104 PO - Religious Traditions of Japan
CrsNo RLST104 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2009.
Instructor(s): L. Zhiru
To be announced. (HRT I)
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RLST 105 HM - Religion American Culture: Toleration
CrsNo RLST105 HM
Instructor(s): E. Dyson
This introductory-level course explores American religious history from pre-colonial indigenous civilizations through the present, focusing on three related issues – diversity, toleration and pluralism. We will consider how religions have shaped or been shaped by encounters between immigrants, citizens, indigenous peoples, tourists, and occasionally, government agents. Putting these encounters in historical context, we will look closely at how groups and individuals have claimed territory, negotiated meaning, understood each other and created institutions as they met one another in the American landscape. At these sites of contact, we will also attend carefully to questions of power, translation and the changing definitions of religion itself.
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RLST 106 PZ - Zen Buddhism
CrsNo RLST106 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 107 PO - Tradition or Innovation? Buddhist Leaders in the Transition to Modern China
CrsNo RLST107 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): Z. Ng
During China’s transition from imperial rule to modern state, traditional religions were challenged with the seemingly inevitable fate of being erased by modernizing and secularizing forces. To meet intellectual, social, and political challenges that included state persecution. Buddhist leaders poured their efforts into rearticulating Buddhism under a spectrum of approaches defined by two polarities: (1) conservatives who emphasized restoring Tradition and (2) progressives who favored modernization. We will look at the Buddhist adaptations to modernity, particularly the modern state, from the perspective of religious history, exploring how metaphors of “Tradition” versus “Innovation” can be used toward the preservation and revitalization of religion. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: Any previous course in Religious Studies or Asian Studies.
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RLST 108 PO - Buddhism and Society in SE Asia
CrsNo RLST108 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): Staff
A multidisciplinary study of Theravada Buddhism against the historical, political, social and cultural backdrop of Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, with particular attention to Thailand and Sri Lanka. The course focuses around three themes: Buddhism as a factor in state building, political legitimation and national integration; the inclusive and syncretic nature of popular Buddhist thought and practice; and representations of Buddhist modernism and reformism. The course includes material from the formative period of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia to contemporary times.
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RLST 112 HM - Engaging Religion
CrsNo RLST112 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 113 HM - God, Darwin, Design in America
CrsNo RLST113 HM
Instructor(s): E. Dyson
This course explores the relationship between scientific and religious ideas in the United States from the early 19th century to the present. Starting with the natural theologians, who made science the “handmaid of theology” in the early republic, we will move forward in time through the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and Andrew Dickson White’s subsequent declaration of a war between science and religion, into the 20th century with the Scopes trial and the rise of creationism, the evolutionary synthesis, and finally, the recent debates over the teaching of intelligent design in public schools.
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RLST 114 HM - 2038: Prophecy, Apocalypse
CrsNo RLST114 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 116 PO - The Lotus Sutra in East Asia
CrsNo RLST116 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): L. Zhiru
The Lotus Sutra is undoubtedly the most popular Buddhist scripture in East Asia. Following the text’s trajectory from its emergence in India to its broad dissemination across East Asia, up to the present day, we will critically analyze its many (re)imaginings in doctrinal schools, popular literature, ritual practices, art and architecture and, in modern times, even social activities. Letter grade only.
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RLST 117 PO - The World of Mahayana Scriptures: Art, Doctrine and Practice
CrsNo RLST117 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): L. Zhiru
Examines Mahayana Buddhist scriptures in written texts and through their visual representations and the spiritual practices (e.g., ritual, meditation, pilgrimage) they inspired. Doctrinal implications will be discussed, but emphasis will be on the material culture surrounding Mahayana scriptures. (HRT 1)
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RLST 119 PZ - Religion in Medieval East Asia
CrsNo RLST119 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 121 SC - The Pauline Tradition
CrsNo RLST121 SC
An examination of the genuine letters of Paul and their social, cultural and religious settings and later writings, both biblical and non-biblical, from early Christian literature claiming to represent the thoughts of Paul. Special attention is given to women’s role in Pauline communities and to the impact of Pauline theology on women’s lives and spiritual experiences.
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RLST 128 PO - The Religion of Islam
CrsNo RLST128 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2011.
Instructor(s): Z. Kassam
Introduction to Islamic tradition: its scripture, beliefs and practices and the development of Islamic law, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Special attention paid to the emergence of Sunnism, Shi’ism and Sufism as three diverse expressions of Muslim interpretation and practice, as well as to gender issues and Islam in the modern world. (HRT II, MES)
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RLST 133 PO - Modern Judaism
CrsNo RLST133 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2009.
Instructor(s): Staff
A survey of Jewish history, literature, thought and practice from 1000 C.E. to the present, exploring the changing self-understanding of Jews against the background of the birth and development of the modern world, and focusing on the European ghetto, Haskalah, Hasidism, denominational schisms, early Zionism and the events that heralded the development of modern anti-Semitism. (HRT II, MES)
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RLST 139 PO - Benjamin, Blanchot, Levinas, Derrida: Contemporary Continental Jewish Philosophy
CrsNo RLST139 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
Benjamin, Blanchot, Levinas and Derrida all object to the totalizing nature of the philosophy of history which, as they see it, has dominated modern thought. Each criticizes or replaces it with a philosophy of language – translation, writing, dialogue – in which theorizing arises from the relation of same and other. We examine their ideas about history and language and look at their literary styles as expressions of their philosophies; in addition we read some illustrative literature. (PRT, CWS)
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RLST 141 PO - The Experience of God: Contemporary Theologies of Transformation
CrsNo RLST141 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Irish
An exploration and assessment of African-American, Asian, ecological, feminist, liberation and process theologies. What do these theologies have in common? How do they differ? Do they speak from our experience? What insights do they have for our pluralistic, multicultural society? (PRT)
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RLST 142 AF - The Problem of Evil: African-American Engagements With(in) Western Thought
CrsNo RLST142 AF
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): D. Smith
Thematically explores the many ways African Americans have encountered and responded to evils (pain, wickedness and undeserved suffering) both as a part of and apart from the broader Western tradition. We will examine how such encounters trouble the distinction made between natural and moral evil and how they highlight the tensions between theodicies and further ethical concerns. (CWS, PRT)
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RLST 147 HM - World/Transnational Religions
CrsNo RLST147 HM
Please see the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 148 PO - Sufism
CrsNo RLST148 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): Z. Kassam
What is the Muslim mystics’ view of reality? How is the soul conceptualized in relation to the divine being? What philosophical notions did they draw upon to articulate their visions of the cosmos? How did Muslim mystics organize themselves to form communities? What practices did they consider essential in realizing human perfection? (PRT)
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RLST 149 PO - Islamic Thought
CrsNo RLST149 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): Z. Kassam
Examines various facets of Islamic thought with respect to religious authority, political theory, ethics, spirituality and modernity. Addresses these issues within the discussions prevalent in Islamic philosophy, theology and mysticism, and, where available, their modern representatives.
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RLST 150 AF - The Eye of God: Race and Empires of the Sun
CrsNo RLST150 AF
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): D. Smith
In mythic cycles from the “Western Tradition,” there has been a sustained intrigue over the relationship between the human eye and the heavenly sun. This intrigue has been reshaped – but not lost – with the advent of modern visual surveillance techniques. In this course, we will examine a range of technological and political manifestations of the solar eye and its significance for religion. Letter grade only.
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RLST 152 PO - Ritual and Magic in Children’s Literature
CrsNo RLST152 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
Many children’s stories describe a passage from immaturity to individuality and responsibility, and facilitate such a passage in their readers. We study this pattern in various works with a focus on the role of ritual and magic. Our purpose is to arrive at a critical awareness of how the stories work, and to speculate on the residue they leave on our religious sense and hermeneutics. (CWS)
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RLST 154 PO - Life, Love and Suffering in Biblical Wisdom and the Modern World
CrsNo RLST154 PO
When Offered: Fall 2014.
Instructor(s): E. Runions
Examines the wisdom literatures of the Hebrew Bible (Proverbs, Job, Qohelet) in their ancient Near Eastern and literary contexts and alongside what might be considered latter-day wisdom literature, that is, works by 20th century writers influenced by existentialism (Simone de Beauvoir, Elie Wiesel and Tom Stoppard). (CWS, MES)
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RLST 155 PO - Religion, Ethics, and Social Practice: An Intergenerational Partnership on Vocations for Social Change (CP)
CrsNo RLST155 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): Z. Kassam
Through direct experience, related readings, structured reflection, and class discussion this course seeks to develop informed responses to the following questions: What are the religious, ethical, and/or simply humane elements that motivate and sustain our social practice? How does our present commitment to justice become a lifelong vocation of participation and leadership in effective social change? How does our own personal development foster or inhibit our capacity to deal effectively with injustice? To what extent do factors such as class, gender, and ethnicity determine our assumptions about the human condition and our own role in society?
We will address these questions in an intergenerational partnership of faculty and students from The Claremont Colleges, residents of Pilgrim Place (a retirement community where many have devoted a lifetime to service and/or social change agency), and other Elders similarly committed to social justice. This fertile mix of differing age perspectives, diverse experiences, and our work together will culminate in undergraduate proposals for a three to nine month project of social change in the U.S. or abroad.
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RLST 157 PO - Philosophical Responses to the Holocaust
CrsNo RLST157 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2010.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
According to some thinkers, the event of the Holocaust has called into question all the Western thought that preceded it. We examine this claim, focusing on the question of whether, after the Holocaust and similar contemporary horrors, theology and philosophy must change in order to speak responsibly. Thinkers taken up include Arendt, Fackenheim, Browning, Bauman, Spiegelman, Voegelin, Adorno, Jabes and Levinas. (PRT)
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RLST 158 PO - Introduction to Jewish Mysticism
CrsNo RLST158 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
Close reading of selections from various texts of medieval Jewish mysticism in translation, including the Zohar, Abulafia, Cordovero, Luria and the Hasidim.
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RLST 160 SC - Interpreting Jesus: Global and Gendered Perspectives
CrsNo RLST160 SC
Students read and analyze canonical and noncanonical gospels using feminist methods of biblical interpretation including historical and literary criticism, hermeneutics and theology. The goal is to so analyze the gospel christologies in order to reconstruct Christian women’s history for historical, theological and socio-political considerations. Special attention will also be given to the readings of African, African American, Asian and Latin American women.
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RLST 162 PO - Modern Jewish Philosophy
CrsNo RLST162 PO
When Offered: Every third year; last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
Introduces Jewish philosophy in the modern period, beginning with early modern attempts to define Judaism against secular society and its evolution into contemporary modern and postmodern theories about the role of dialogue with the other in the formation of the individual. Texts by Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Rosenzweig, Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas will be taken up closely. Other authors, literary and philosophical, will be read for context. (CWS, PRT, MES)
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RLST 164 PO - Engendering and Experience: Women in Islamic Traditions
CrsNo RLST164 PO
When Offered: Each year; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): Z. Kassam
Explores the normative bases of the roles and status of women and examines Muslim women’s experiences in various parts of the Muslim world in order to appreciate the situation of and the challenges facing Muslim women. (CWS, MES)
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RLST 166A PO - The Divine Body: Religion and the Environment
CrsNo RLST166A PO
When Offered: Each year; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): Z. Kassam
Sallie McFague calls the universe and hence the Earth, the Body of God. How are we treating such a body? How have our religions treated the Earth? Is our environment at risk and if so, due to what factors? Are religions part of the problem or part of the solution with respect to sustaining and possibly nurturing our environment? (CWS, PRT)
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RLST 170 SC - Women and Religion in Greco-Roman Antiquity
CrsNo RLST170 SC
Who were the ancient women? This course presents a sampling of diverse women’s stories, experiences and institutions as portrayed in ancient sacred, historical, classical and novelistic writings. Through feminist explorations of various ancient discourses, attempts can be made to reconstruct gender relations in various societal relationships and roles in antiquity.
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RLST 172 PO - The Bible Goes to Hollywood: Ideological Afterlives of Scripture
CrsNo RLST172 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): E. Runions
Course examines how popular film both takes up and modifies biblical content and symbolism, and to what end. In learning to interpret biblical allusions, subtexts and narrative in film, we will consider how the Bible is used to uphold as well as to critique, power relations within U.S. American society. (HRT II, CWS)
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RLST 177 PO - Gender and Religion
CrsNo RLST177 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015
Instructor(s): E. Runions
This course will look at the ways in which gender and religion interact within various historical and cultural contexts to reinforce, contradict and also resist traditional notions of gender and religious experience. Attention will be paid to how religion affects experiences of gender and how gender affects experiences of religion. (CWS)
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RLST 178 PO - The Modern Jewish Experience
CrsNo RLST178 PO
When Offered: Every third year; last offered fall 2011.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
Focusing on the relationship of Judaism to contemporary culture, the course takes up such issues as anti-Semitism, assimilation, Zionism, Jewish self-hatred, feminist Judaism, queer Judaism and Judaism in postmodern philosophy. Texts read will be drawn from a wide range of genres. (CWS, HRT II, MES)
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RLST 179 HM - Special Topics in Religious Study
CrsNo RLST179 HM
Instructor(s): E. Dyson
Please see the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 179S HM - Special Topics in Religious Study
CrsNo RLST179S HM
See the Harvey Mudd College catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 180 PO - Interpreting Religious Worlds
CrsNo RLST180 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
Required for all majors and minors. Examines some current approaches to the study of religion as a field of academic discourse. This course is taught in alternating years at Scripps, Pomona and Claremont McKenna Colleges.
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RLST 183 HM - Ghosts and Machines
CrsNo RLST183 HM
Instructor(s): E. Dyson
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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RLST 184 PO - Queer Theory and the Bible
CrsNo RLST184 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): E. Runions
Course looks at biblical passages that are central to prohibitions on homosexuality, as well as passages that can be read as queer-friendly. Texts will be examined through biblical scholarship and queer theory. (CWS, HRT II)
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RLST 190 PO - Senior Seminar in Religious Studies
CrsNo RLST190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
Required for all senior majors. Advanced readings, discussion and seminar presentations on selected areas and topics in the study of religion.
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RLST 191 PO - Senior Thesis
CrsNo RLST191 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Required of all senior majors in religious studies.
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RLST 199DRPO - Religious Studies: Directed Readings
CrsNo RLST199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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RLIT 181 PO - Literature, film and the Cognitive Sciences
CrsNo RLIT181 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
This course critically explores the intersection of the arts and experimental psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, behavioral economics, and decision theory. We will read some of the major statements regarding fiction, narrative, metaphorical language, analogical and inductive reasoning, various behavioral and judgmental biases and examine how these cognitive insights contribute to our understanding of the experience of reading fiction, attending plays, watching movies, playing computerized games. Letter grade only.
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RLIT 191 PO - Senior Thesis in Romance Literature
CrsNo RLIT191 PO
When Offered: As needed.
Instructor(s): Staff
Senior Thesis in Romance Literature.
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RUSS 001 PO - Elementary Russian
CrsNo RUSS001 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): E. Ruzov
Acquisition of basic oral and written communication. Introduction to the structure of the language. Intensive oral practice.
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RUSS 002 PO - Elementary Russian
CrsNo RUSS002 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Dwyer
Continues the acquisition of basic oral and written communication with a focus on Russian grammar in social and cultural contexts. Intensive oral and written practice. Prerequisite: RUSS 001 PO .
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RUSS 011 PO - Conversation: Contemporary Russian Language and Culture
CrsNo RUSS011 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Cumulative, one-fourth course credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Limited to one enrollment per semester and a cumulative total of one course credit. Prerequisite: RUSS 001 PO .
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RUSS 013 PO - Advanced Conversation
CrsNo RUSS013 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: two years of college-level language study or equivalent. Cumulative, one-quarter course credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Limited to one enrollment per semester and a cumulative total of one course credit. Each semester. Prerequisite: RUSS 033 PO .
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RUSS 033 PO - Intermediate Russian
CrsNo RUSS033 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): E. Ruzov
Further study in the Russian language, including reading, conversation, grammar and composition. Prerequisite: RUSS 002 PO .
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RUSS 044 PO - Advanced Russian
CrsNo RUSS044 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): K. Klioutchkine
Continues the study of the Russian grammatical system. Focus on oral communicative strategies, advanced syntax, study of short poems, prose and film. Prerequisite: RUSS 033 PO .
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RUSS 180 PO - Readings in 19th-century Russian Literature
CrsNo RUSS180 PO
When Offered: Fall 2015.
Instructor(s): K. Klioutchkine
Masterworks of Russian prose and poetry in the context of cultural, social and political trends in 19th-century history. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: RUSS 044 PO .
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RUSS 181 PO - Readings in Modern Russian Literature
CrsNo RUSS181 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): A. Dwyer
A survey of Russian and Soviet poetry, prose and film of the 20th century, covering major cultural movements including symbolism, suturism, ornamental prose, socialist realism, literature of the thaw, dissident and underground culture, and the post-Soviet scene. Class discussion in both Russian and English. Focus on composition in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 044 PO .
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RUSS 182 PO - Post-Soviet Russian Culture and Society
CrsNo RUSS182 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): L. Rudova
The course explores the major changes in Russian society since the collapse of the U.S.S.R. through fiction, popular media and film. Topics include post-Soviet identity and nostalgia, nationalism, wars in Chechnya, terrorism, control of the media, ecological issues, new religiosity and popular culture. Readings from the Russian media and contemporary fiction. Films. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: RUSS 044 PO . Letter grade only.
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RUSS 183 PO - Russian Comedy in Film and Fiction
CrsNo RUSS183 PO
When Offered: Spring 2017.
Instructor(s): L. Rudova
Introduction to comic works of film and fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries. Textual analysis, class discussion, oral reports, composition, advanced work on grammar and stylistics. Prerequisite: RUSS 044 PO .
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RUSS 184 PO - Russian Cinema: From Stalin to Present
CrsNo RUSS184 PO
When Offered: Fall 2016.
Prerequisite: RUSS 044 PO .
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RUSS 186 PO - Animated Russia: Cartoons and the Language of Culture
CrsNo RUSS186 PO
When Offered: Spring 2017.
Instructor(s): K. Klioutchkine
In a country with a strong tradition of animation, cartoons define the ways in which Russians make sense of their experience. The course surveys Russian cartoons from the Soviet era to the present, focusing on how they disseminate cultural assumptions while lampooning them at the same time. Prerequisite: RUSS 044 PO .
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RUSS 187 PO - Everyday Life in the U.S.S.R.
CrsNo RUSS187 PO
When Offered: Spring 2016.
Instructor(s): A. Dwyer
Explores aspects of Soviet everyday life and the cultural mythologies surrounding them: housing (especially the communal apartment), youth culture, habits of work and leisure. Emphasis on developing listening and reading skills across speech genres. Continued work on Russian grammar and syntax. Prerequisite: RUSS 044 PO .
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