SPAN550F
Tourism, Gender and the Environment in the Spanish Speaking World This course focuses on tourism in the Hispanic Caribbean and in Spain, two areas of the Spanish-speaking world that have attracted a large number of tourists since the 1960s. We will engage with theoretical texts that draw from post-colonial, gender and feminist studies in order […]
ITST231
Love, Sex, and Magic in Premodern Italy [Cross-listed with Italian 303] Make the fears, concerns, and desires of premodern Italy yours through the study of a selection of literary, philosophical, and theological texts that shaped the Italian peninsula, Europe, and the Mediterranean. In this course we will read and discuss excerpts from some of the […]
ITST421H
[Cross-listed with Italian 420H] Cultural Crossings Between Italy and China Over the centuries, crossings between Italy and China have produced the most sustained, and arguably the most influential, strand of cultural texts on East-West borrowings. France and Britain also contributed significantly to European understandings and imagination of modern China. This course examines the evolution of […]
ITST419
From Covid-19 to the Black Death: Pandemics and Epidemics in Italian Literature and Culture This course is mainly concerned with four key pandemics or epidemics impacting Italy, which have inspired literary and cultural outputs of exceptional quality: the Black Death of 1346-1353, the 1629-1631 Italian Plague, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In the […]
FREN520D
[cross-listed with FREN 420D] Les rapports entre l’individu et la société dans la littérature française de Corneille à Gide Le theme de ce cours est l’évolution des rapports entre l’individu et la société dans la littérature française de l’âge classique au tournant du vingtième siècle. A propos des deux pieces, il s’agira d’étudier des notions […]
FREN420D
[cross-listed with FREN 520D] Les rapports entre l’individu et la société dans la littérature française de Corneille à Gide Le theme de ce cours est l’évolution des rapports entre l’individu et la société dans la littérature française de l’âge classique au tournant du vingtième siècle. A propos des deux pieces, il s’agira d’étudier des notions […]
FREN101
Beginners’ French I A course based on the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference, introducing the French language and Francophone cultures, and opening up their understanding in a worldwide context. With an approach that is communicative and collaborative, and inductive and interactive, the course develops comprehension and the mobilisation of knowledge as savoir-faire. […]
PORT301
Advanced Portuguese PORT 301 offers advanced work in composition for students who have reached the Language-Requirement level of Portuguese. PORT 301 is an advanced level course for students who wish to improve their writing skills, vocabulary and style. Students will practice reading and writing in Portuguese. Although part of the term will be devoted to […]
PORT392
This course explores the genealogy of the myth of ‘racial democracy’ through Brazilian literature.
PORT222
Introduction to the Analysis of Portuguese and Brazilian Cultures Cross-listed with RMST260 Welcome to the study of Lusophone Cultures! Lusophone cultures are the cultures of places where Portuguese is spoken. In this course, we will focus on the cultures of Portugal, the cradle of Lusophone Culture, and Brazil, the country with the largest Lusophone population. […]