LITERARY TRANSLATION AND CREATIVE WRITING (FR3400)

This workshop offers an introduction to literary and cultural translation between French and English. Students encounter, through practical exercises, key differences between French and English linguistic and cultural forms, and find ways to resolve and explore these differences in their literary translation and in their creative writing. Practice in translation is supplemented by reflection on translation.

Code
FR3400
Name
LITERARY TRANSLATION AND CREATIVE WRITING
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
FR (French)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4361
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Gain practical experience of French-English literary translation through group exercises and regular individual assignments.
Gain practical experience of using translation as a tool to develop as a creative writer (as a means to expand one’s vocabulary, experiment with syntax, write in another voice and so on) through group exercises and regular individual assignments.
Gain knowledge of the most common linguistic challenges that translators face when working from French to English through group discussion and workshopping specific translation problems.
Enhance their creative capacity to conceive and apply creative solutions to translation problems and specific writing tasks through group discussion and regular individual assignments.
Enhance their critical capacity to think through and defend an approach to an exercise as well as specific stylistic choices through critical reflection on work produced in the form of a learning journal and written commentary.
Develop editorial skills with a view to achieving a high standard of presentation in their submitted work by engaging in the collaborative analysis and peer review of texts.
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 FR3400 LITERARY TRANSLATION AND CREATIVE WRITING

EDITORSHIP (FR3850)

This course is designed for students involved in editing, writing and producing The Planet and The Peacock. It offers basic instruction and hands-on experience in newspaper and magazine composition. The course will cover everything that comes up in the process of producing a publication, from reporting, writing and editing to page design to working according to a production schedule. A constant concern will be the challenge facing print editors in the Internet age: how to create reader-friendly publications that are informative and attractive enough to appeal despite the draw of the Web. The production of The Planet and The Peacock will be the main work of the course.

Code
FR3850
Name
EDITORSHIP
Credits
1
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
Yes
Discipline
FR (French)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Independent Project
CAMS ID
3973
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ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I (GK1005)

This is a course for beginners. By reading simple ancient Greek texts and trying to write (or, if you like, speak) some Greek yourself, you learn the first grammar essentials and acquire a basic vocabulary of c. 1000 words. Choice of a particular textbook and specialization on particular aspects, e.g. Greek for students of philosophy, is possible.

Code
GK1005
Name
ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
GK (Greek)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4597
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You will be able to understand and read fluently written ancient Greek at the level reached in the textbook.
You will be able to use the language actively yourself, e.g. by writing easy sentences.
You will improve your language learning skills through intensive experience in explicit and self-directed learning.
You will have a passive vocabulary of c.1000 ancient Greek words, i.e. you will know their meaning and understand them. You will also be able to learn new words effectively and make educated guesses about their meaning since you have understood basic principles of word formation and realized the presence of Greek in English, French and (depending on your language skills) possibly other modern languages.
You will have a good grasp of the grammar covered in the textbook, i.e. you will know the tables and be able to recognize (parse) the forms (morphology), you will understand how the words function together in order to form sentences (syntax), you will understand the meanings of the forms and the syntactic constructions (semantics), and you will also be able to explain the grammar of sentences -- all this up at the level you have reached in your textbook.
Talking about grammar in this explicit way will enhance your understanding of grammar and the workings of language in general. You practice applying elementary grammar terms to your own language as well when translating Greek into English and training your understanding of grammar concepts with English examples. You learn how to communicate more effectively about linguistic features of any text .
You will enhance your reading and writing skills in English (any other language you know): (a) You deepen your understanding of words deriving from ancient Greek; and you learn (b) how to pay meticulous attention to linguistic detail, and (c) how expressing your observations in precisely. (d) Continuous comparison between Greek and the other languages will alert you to characteristic features and expressive means in each of them.
You will enhance your ability to learn actively and independently in general, to be aware of your own needs and communicate your questions and needs effectively to your teacher. You will gain a better understanding of your role as a learner: that it is you who do the learning and how you can take responsibility for both the content and the success of your learning.
You will become acquainted with elements of ancient Greek culture and history, especially of 5th century BC Athens, and become aware of both alterity and continuity. You will thus encounter a common cultural and linguistic inheritance that stems from classical antiquity and still shapes our lives and languages today. This learning goal will be achieved through discussion of the textbook readings as well as study of Greek vocabulary and its etymology.
You will have widened your historical perspective on language also more generally, having reflected on the phenomenon of language change and having learned about the Indo-European background of Greek in English, French or any other modern language you know and speak. This learning goal will again be achieved mostly through discussion of grammar, etymology studies and our discussions of vocabulary in the readings.
Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate. (CCI LO1)
Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class. (CCI LO3)
Term Code Name
Fall 2020 GK1005 ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I
Fall 2021 GK1005 ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I

POLITICAL ECON. OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (GS2005)

Offers a comparative introduction to the political systems of developing countries through the study of decolonization, nation-building, political institutions, and economy. Studies problems of political culture, leadership, representation, and the place of developing countries in the world system.

Code
GS2005
Name
POLITICAL ECON. OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
POLITICAL ECON. OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (PO2005)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
GS (Gender Studies)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE110
CAMS ID
2857
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GENDER-IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, & THE CINEMA (GS2008)

Deals with the pathologization of the human sexual potential by social pressures and compulsory demand for normalization. Examines deviance and stigmatization by way of Goffman's essay Stigma; studies gender identity in Crisp-Gold's film The Naked Civil Servant; analyzes the problems of alternative sexual preference as presented in the Merchant-Ivory production of Maurice and in Metzger's Therese et Isabelle. PY201 is recommended as a rerequisite.

Code
GS2008
Name
GENDER-IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, & THE CINEMA
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
GENDER-IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, & THE CINEMA (PY2008)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
GS (Gender Studies)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2995
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INTRODUCTION TO GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIETY (GS2010)

Surveys major issues concerning gender and the science of psychology in an attempt to answer the question: why is there such a gender gap when women and men share more psychological similarities than differences? Topics include: developmental processes and gender; gender roles and stereotypes, biology and gender; cross-cultural perspectives of gender; social-cultural theories of gender; language and gender, emotions and gender, health and gender.

Code
GS2010
Name
INTRODUCTION TO GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIETY
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
INTRODUCTION TO GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIETY (PY2010)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
GS (Gender Studies)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4580
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Students will be able to understand distinctions between “sex” and “gender” concepts.
Students will be able to compare arguments concerning difference and dominance in explaining the positions of men and women in society.
Students will be sensitized to new developments in the psychology of “masculinity”
Students will be able to assess the advantages as well as the limits of the notion of “power” from within the context of psychology and social psychology.
Students will understand relationships between division of labor and gender inequality in a given society.
Students will have an understanding of cultural constructions of gender.
Students will acquire effective debating as well as listening skills when it comes to discussion of intimately challenging and often controversial subject matter.
Students will understand the importance and relevance of historical research and history of psychology in the understanding of gender.
They will be able to assess different research methods used in the study of sex, gender, sexual behavior and relationships. Students will gain experience conceptualizing and conducting qualitative research.
Students will develop skills as critical readers and thinkers in a subject laden with common sense, prejudice, and stereotypes. They should be able to use research to challenge these stereotypes, all the time being aware that these stereotypes may be modulating the way research questions are asked and results are interpreted and diffused.
Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class. (CCI LO3)
Civic and Ethical Engagement: Students will demonstrate awareness of ethical considerations relating to specific societal problems, values, or practices (historical or contemporary; global or local) and learn to articulate possible solutions to prominent challenges facing societies and institutions today so as to become engaged actors at various levels in our interconnected world. (CCI LO4)
Term Code Name
Fall 2020 GS2010 PSYCHOLOGY & GENDER

GENDER AND SEXUALITY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (GS2016)

Interrogates the concepts of ‘gender’ and ‘sexuality’ from a comparative, global perspective, drawing from multiple disciplines such as anthropology, ethnography, philosophy, sociology and history. Engages with questions of inequality, social justice and diversity as they are mapped onto gender and played out in institutional, political and socio-cultural power relations.

Code
GS2016
Name
GENDER AND SEXUALITY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
GS (Gender Studies)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE115
CAMS ID
4255
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Students will be able to read and critique literature on sex and gender in the social sciences and the humanities
Students will be able to identify, compare, critique and analyze the historical, social and cultural specificity of different conceptions of gender and sexuality
Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with the developmental, social, theoretical and historical frameworks that define the academic study of gender and sexuality
Students will be able to apply their knowledge of gender and society to a globally informed understanding and evaluation of the pressures, politics and debates of representations of gender and sexuality, particularly those bearing upon legal rights and social justice
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 GS2016 GENDER AND SEXUALITY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (GS2045)

Studies the nature and causes of individual behavior and thought in social situations. Presents the basic fields of study that compose the science of social psychology, and how its theories impact on most aspects of people's lives. Topics of study include: conformity, persuasion, mass communication, propaganda, aggression, attraction, prejudice, and altruism.
Code
GS2045
Name
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (PY2045)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
GS (Gender Studies)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4598
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Students should be able to propose research projects using methods from social psychology.
Students should be able to think critically about social issues and their media portrayal.
Students should be able to write peer evaluations of “colleagues’” research proposals, providing constructive criticism.
Students should be able to understand and discuss major topics in social psychology such as social influence, conformity, person perception, attitudes, cognitive dissonance, obedience, attraction, stereotypes, group and collective processes and conflicts, social representations and social memory and be able to apply these to situations in daily life and to current social issues.
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 GS2045 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Fall 2021 GS2045 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY