Critical Studies
New Courses
Winter 2011-12 - New Courses / Art History/ Cultural Studies/ Creative & Critical Studies/ Languages
Winter 2011 - 12 New Courses / English
Summer 2011
May 9 - June 21, 2011
ENGLISH 472A - Walt Whitman
A detailed analysis of Walt Whitman's life-long poem, Leaves of Grass,
in terms of his ongoing attempt to act as representative poet of a diverse and ever-changing nation.
We will also look at responses of artists, musicians and other writers to Whitman’s influence. Students will maintain a reading journal and produce a final essay. We will also loaf and invite our souls. Open to all “trippers and askers,” “linguists and contenders,” and full-blown Whitmaniacs.
Contact: Paul Milton paul.milton@ubc.a
May 9 - June 21, 2011
GREEK 111
An introduction to reading and writing New Testament Greek, with particular attention to grammar and vocabulary.
Contact: Jon Vickery jon.vickery@ubc.a
July 4 to August 16, 2011
GREEK 121
Continuation of Greek 111 - an introduction to reading and writing New Testament Greek, with particular attention to grammar and vocabulary.
Contact: Jon Vickery jon.vickery@ubc.a
ARTH 115 001 Popular Music and Visual Cultures
A survey of changing attitudes towards class, ethnicity, gender, and ideology as reflected in folk, blues, jazz, rock and hip-hop music and their accompanying visual cultures from the early 20th century to the early 21st century. Credit will not be given for both ARTH 115 and MUSC 115. Term 1 (Sept 07, 2011 to Dec 02, 2011) Instructor: Robert Belton
ARTH 324 001 Sound Art and Experimental Music
A survey of changing attitudes towards class, ethnicity, gender, and ideology as reflected in folk, blues, jazz, rock and hip-hop music and their accompanying visual cultures from the early 20th century to the early 21st century. Credit will not be given for both ARTH 115 and MUSC 115. Term 1 (Sept 07, 2011 to Dec 02, 2011) Instructor: Robert Belton
ARTH 324 001 Sound Art and Experimental Music
A study of selected alternatives to formal compositions performed by skilled professionals, ranging from avant-garde experiments in noise and chance to sound art and audio-narrative for performances and installations. Credit will not be given for both ARTH 324 and MUSC 324. Term 1 (Sept 07, 2011 to Dec 02, 2011) Instructor: Dr. Robert Belton
Creative & Critical Studies 200 The History and Practice of the Book
Like people, books live both in the material world and the world of language and ideas. They therefore provide a meeting point between the plastic and the critical arts. This course features practical application: students will dirty their hands learning how to use printing presses, mix paints, run internet publishing software and read old handwriting. It also engages in academic consideration of the history of the book from the Dead Sea scrolls to electronic texts. Term 2: January 2012 Instructor: Dr. Sean Lawrence / Briar Craig
LATIN 300
An intensive introduction to Latin
Contact: Michael Treschow michael.treschow@ubc.ca
ENGL 411 001 Tudor and Stuart Drama
English drama from the reign of Henry VIII to the closing of the theatres in 1642; emphasis on Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Term 1 (Sep 07, 2011 to Dec 02, 2011) Instructor: Dr. Marie Loughlin
ENGL 470E Canadian Studies Poetics Research Sites
In this course we will explore a series of major poetics events that took place in Canada since mid-century. These events might include the Vancouver Poetry Conference (1963), La nuit de la poésie (Montréal 1970), Women and Words/Les femmes et les mots (Vancouver 1983), the Long-liners Conference (Toronto 1984), and/or the Writing Thru Race Conference (Vancouver 1994). Term 1 (Sep 07, 2011 to Dec 02, 2011) Instructor: Dr. Karis Shearer
ENGL 341 Globalization, Literature, and Culture
This course examines literary and cultural theories of globalization and the impact of material and cultural globalization on literary and cultural production. Specifically, the course provides an introduction to postcolonial approaches to culture and globalization. The course is interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, but focuses on works of literature and film from Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and North America. Term 1 (Sep 07, 2011 to Dec 02, 2011) Instructor: Dr. David Jefferess
ENGL 437A Postcolonial Studies Topic: Cosmopolitanism and Race
This course examines contemporary constructions of (post)nationalism and globalized identities specifically in relation to cultural theories of race, racism, and (post)racialism. Global citizenship, humanitarianism, and global ethics are of contemporary significance within literary and cultural studies, as well as academic and popular political discourses. This cross-cultural study will be shaped by a critical approach informed by postcolonial literary and cultural studies, and specifically critical race studies. Course readings will include works of theory and criticism as well as a variety of forms of creative and documentary representation, including: poetry, fiction, memoir, documentary film, and pedagogical tools.Term 2 (Jan 4, 2012 to Apr 05, 2012) Instructor: Dr. David Jefferess
ENGL 497 001 Honours Seminar
Cross-listed with a graduate seminar, this class provides an intensive study of the interlocked themes of peace and war in eleven plays by Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare, as well as in criticism and early modern culture. Enrolment is limited to 15 students, and preference will be given to Honours English students. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Term 2 (Jan 04, 2012 to Apr 05, 2012) Instructor: Dr. Sean Lawrence
ENGL 480E / CULT 445Contemporary Commonwealth Fiction and the Problem of History
This course examines the contestation of colonial histories in recent Commonwealth fiction. This course will be instructed by senior doctoral student, Jannik Eikenaar, under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Gustar.
Term 2 (Jan 04, 2010 to Apr 05, 2012) Instructor: Dr Jennifer Gustar
SPAN-305 001 INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURE & CRITICISM I
Introduction to Spanish and Spanish American Literature and Literary Criticism through the analysis of literary texts (narrative and poetry). Prerequisite: SPAN 302
OBJECTIVES
This course will introduce students to Spanish and Spanish American Literature and Culture through the analysis of a selection of texts (narrative and poetry). It will provide them with the basic principles and tools of literary and cultural analysis and criticism. The texts will be analyzed within their cultural and literary contexts and from the diachronic as well as synchronic perspectives. Students will develop a linguistic, literary, and cultural competence that will allow them to participate in, and contribute to, -discussions and analysis of Spanish texts.
Dr. Peña Fernández Ph: 250-807-8044 ·
Office: Arts 175 Francisco.peña@ubc.ca
2011-12: Term 2
SPAN- 306 001 INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURE AND CRITICISM II
Introduction to the study of Spanish and Spanish American Literatures and Literary Criticism through the analysis of literary texts (Essay and Drama) Prerequisite: SPAN 302
OBJECTIVES
This course will introduce the students to Spanish and Spanish American Literatures and cultures through the analysis of a selection of texts (essay and drama) while providing them with the basic principles and tools of literary and cultural analysis and criticism. The texts will be analyzed within their cultural and literary contexts and from the diachronic as well as synchronic perspectives. Students will develop a linguistic, literary, and cultural competence that will allow them to participate in, and contribute to, the discussions and analysis of the texts in Spanish.
Dr. Mercedes Durán-Cogan e-mail: Mercedes.duran-cogan@ubc.ca · Ph: 250-807-9386 · Office: Arts 245
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