This course will examine several key works by Frantz Fanon and his reception and deployment by radical black feminism, Arab-American feminism, Algerian feminism, African feminisms, queer of color formations in Europe, African Gender Studies, and Third World feminism.
Days: WE  11:00-01:50 PM

In this course we explore the histories, politics, and imaginaries of black indigeneity in both the Americas and Africa. We examine colonialism, chattel slavery, and imperialism as forces that shape who counts as indigenous and why.
Days: MO  12:00-02:50 PM

This course will survey of principal developments in architecture and urbanism from 1933 to the present. It will begin with a consideration of the role of architecture in Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia and then explore the global diffusion of western modernism, the development of the metropolis and megalopolis, suburbanization, the emergence of postmodernist and critical regionalist traditions, the quest for sustainability and green buildings, and the imbrication of the built environment in the political, social, and cultural changes accompanying the coldwar, the civil rights and anti-war movements, the counterculture, and decolonization. Architects and urbanists to be studied include Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, Robert Venturi, Denise Scott-Brown, Gunther Behnisch, Alvar Aalto, Alison and Peter Smithson, Archigram, Superstudio, Frei Otto, Alvaro Siza, Gunnar Asplund, Jorn Utzon, Frank Gehry, Carlo Scarpa, Buckminster Fuller, Clorindo Testa, Lina Bo Bardi, Charles and Ray Eames, Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano, Richard Meier, Aldo Van Eyck, Peter Eisenman, Bruce Goff, Paul Rudolph, Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Charles Correa, Arthur Erickson, Paolo Solieri, Constant, Robert Moses, Jean Nouvel, James Stirling, Wang Shu, Charles Moore, Michael Graves, Kongjian Yu, Balkrishna Doshi, Kenzo Tange, Steven Holl, Kengo Kuma, Francis Kere, Herzog and de Meuron, Peter Zumthor, Arata Isozaki, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Enrique Norton, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Candilis, Josic, and Woods. Assignment structure: Weekly reading assignment questions, take-home midterm, and final research paper.
Days: TU TH  05:00-06:20 PM

(same as 26119 GlblClt 103A, Lec C)

Myths are made of the substance of dreams and have been humanity’s companions since the most ancient of days. Mythical narratives are the earliest form of literature, still influencing today’s literary and artistic creativity. Scholars have investigated these narrations employing different methodologies, and no doubt some themes derive from universal archetypes. However, many cultures share themes that have been inherited or acquired through contact. The goal of our class is to investigate the myths of the ancient people who inhabited the vast expanse of land bridging India and Europe, including those belonging to some of the key cultures of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. We will travel from India to Iran, from Athens to Rome, from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe. following in the footsteps of scholars such as Mircea Eliade and Georges Dumézil. Our goal will be identifying and analyzing common elements of mythical language, primarily focusing on Indo-European heritage. By the end of the  semester we will have learnt how to study and describe these phenomena according to academic standards, and how to communicate our ideas clearly and comprehensively in papers and presentations.
Days: TU TH  11:00-12:20 PM

(same as 26120 GlblClt 103B, Lec A;   and 30276 Persian 150, Sem A)

This course surveys the history of the ancient Persian Empire from 550-330 BCE, from the empire’s founding by Cyrus II to the death of the last Achaemenid Persian king, Darius III. Much of what we know about the Persian Empire comes from what ancient Greek authors, such as the historians Herodotus andXenophon, the tragedian Aeschylus, and the biographer Plutarch, had to say about it; when relying on the work of these authors, we are forced to some extent to view the Persians and their empire through a Greek lens. And yet, whenever possible in this course, we will also consider what the ancient Persians themselves thought about their empire. Thus, the readings for the course will not only be Greek literary sources, but also Persian written and visual sources, including inscriptions, seals, coins, and archaeological sites and monuments.
Days: MO WE  05:00-05:50 PM

This class is an overview of Japanese popular culture from the Tokugawa era (1600-1868) to the present, with an emphasis on contemporary (post-1945) popular culture. We will study changes in Japanese culture through movies, anime (animated cartoons), comic books, music, and other artifacts, focusing on the experiences of women and men in the production, use, and patronage of specific genres. Topics include the role of mass media, the globalization of Japanese pop culture, and changing ideas of race, gender, and society in Japan.

(same as 26130 GlblClt 103B, Lec B;   and 26840 History 172G, Lec A)

Days: TU TH  09:30-10:50 AM

This upper-division course looks at the storied and dynamic relationships driven by Germany with China, Japan, and South Korea over the past 130 years. Starting with the Meiji Restoration, the Boxer Rebellion and the Korean War, German 103/German 160 traces the evolution of Germany’s economic, political and cultural relationships with Asia from the late nineteenth-century to the global present. Students will examine the economic and territorial ambitions of the German empire’s ambitions in Asia and later explore how the embrace of soft power (such as cultural exchanges, partner cities, education programs, and immigration treaties) in the postwar era allowed West Germany to forge significant economic and political ties with China, Japan and South Korea.  We will conclude the course by looking at pressing contemporary issues and future trends, discussing how global challenges like climate change and technological advancements might impact these global relationships moving forward.

(same as 25740 German 150, Lec A;   26100 GlblClt 103A, Lec A;   and 26870 History 183, Lec A)

Days: TU TH  11:00-12:20 PM

ES 100B / GLBCLT 191/ HIST 114 | ES 200C
How Nations Remember
Spring 2024

Professor Anke Biendarra (abiendar@uci.edu)
European Languages and Studies

Just as different nations have individual histories, they select and organize what they want to remember about their pasts in different and often specific ways. This seminar takes a comparative look at models of remembrance and the memorialization of specific historical and political events, mostly of the 20th century, in various countries and regions (Germany, France, Eastern Europe, and South Africa). We will ask how these events are represented in political discourse, public art works and museums, as well as in literature and film. What happens when different historical and political perspectives and memories confront each other in the public sphere? How can different groups stake their own claims for recognition and justice within a given national and political framework? What role do memorials, museums and public artworks play in the process, and how democratic are they?

Days: TU TH  11:00-12:20 PM

This class will focus on genre theory as it applies to feature film production, distribution and reception, with a special focus this quarter on the politics and economics of the Romantic Comedy. We will investigate its history and its generic limitations and innovations. We will investigate genre theory in relationship to the contemporary rom com and emphasize its importance as a mode of production for maximizing studio profits and audiences while diversifying its cast through the expansion of race, gender and sexuality representations.
Days: MO WE  12:00-01:20 PM

RUSSIAN 150, Spring 2024
Revolutionary Visions: 20th-Century Russian Literature

This course is designed to give students an understanding of 20th-century Russian literature, its origins, cultural context, and evolution. Students will also sharpen their skills in critically assessing fiction and poetry. 

We will begin with the turn-of-the-century Symbolist/ Decadent movement, then look at how Soviets tried to develop a new literature that reflected their new, post-Revolutionary society. Afterwards, we will explore official and unofficial literature after Stalin. Finally, we will read works from the disorienting post-Soviet decade. Authors include Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Isaak Babel, Viktor Pelevin, Lyudmila Petrushevskaya as well as Nobel Laureates Ivan Bunin, Boris Pasternak, Alexander Solzenitsyn, and Joseph Brodsky. Writing assignments will be developed to reflect the individual interests of each student. All literature will be read in English translation.
Days: TU TH  03:30-04:50 PM

Reading Latinx narrative as a contested space involves considering stories about who “has the right” to inhabit the national and communal space (geographical and symbolic); how space imprints past (intra)histories and future possibilities; who wishes to disrupt or problematize these spaces; how narration spaces are portrayed by those excluded, policed, or erased.

Through class readings from a variety of literary genres, we will engage in counter-narratives in Chicanx/ Latinx literary studies that address: the interplay of writing and identity formation; the relationship of the writer to their community or the influence of the writer’s biographical background in the interpretation of the text; the intersectionality of class, gender, race and sexuality, and the marketing of the Latino/a identity, among other topics.

Days: TU TH  12:30-01:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Hispanic, US Latino/a and Luso-Brazilian Cultures, Inter-Area Studies, Locating Africas

In this course we explore the histories, politics, and imaginaries of black indigeneity in both the Americas and Africa. We examine colonialism, chattel slavery, and imperialism as forces that shape who counts as indigenous and why.

(same as 20450 AfAm 155, Lec A;   and 25185 Gen&Sex 189, Lec A)
Days: MO  12:00-02:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies, Global Middle East
The Jewish people have often understood themselves as the “people of the book,” because of the Jewish tradition’s reliance on texts and textual study as a central component of religious culture and practice. This course will take the idea of the book as a starting point for a survey of Jewish history, literature, and culture. Spanning the biblical period to the present, we will read primary texts important to Jewish life and culture as well as scholarship from various disciplines. In doing so, we will learn about the varied communities that produced these texts; the languages they spoke and read; their particular religious and cultural practices; and how they have understood themselves in the context of other social and political communities and movements.

(same as 26710 History 130C, Lec A;   and 31225 Rel Std 130, Lec A)
Days: TU TH  12:30-01:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies, Locating Africas
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Days: Tu Th  02:00-03:20 PM

Emphasis/Category: Atlantic Rim, Locating Europes and European Colonies, Pacific Rim, Inter-Area Studies, Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora)

The literature of Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora counts among the most vibrant, innovative, beautiful, and aesthetically powerful currents of contemporary francophone culture.  We will study a range of key texts from the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries by such key writers as Nguyên Du, Vu Van Huan, Marguerite Duras, Pham Duy Khiêm, Pham Van Ky, Ly Thu Ho, Kim Lefèvre, Xuân Phuc, Edith Simon, and Linda Lê, as well as filmmaker Trân Anh Hùng.

(same as 24934 French 127, Lec A)
Days: MO WE  11:00-11:50 AM

Emphasis/Category: Pacific Rim, Inter-Area Studies

This course is designed to give students an understanding of 20th-century Russian literature, its origins, cultural context, and evolution. Students will also sharpen their skills in critically assessing fiction and poetry.

We will begin with the turn-of-the-century Symbolist/ Decadent movement, then look at how Soviets tried to develop a new literature that reflected their new, post-Revolutionary society. Afterwards, we will explore official and unofficial literature after Stalin. Finally, we will read works from the disorienting post-Soviet decade. Authors include Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Isaak Babel, Viktor Pelevin, Lyudmila Petrushevskaya as well as Nobel Laureates Ivan Bunin, Boris Pasternak, Alexander Solzenitsyn, and Joseph Brodsky. Writing assignments will be developed to reflect the individual interests of each student. All literature will be read in English translation.

(same as 31280 Russian 150, Lec A)
Days: TU TH  03:30-04:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies, Global Middle East

This course surveys the history of the ancient Persian Empire from 550-330 BCE, from the empire’s founding by Cyrus II to the death of the last Achaemenid Persian king, Darius III. Much of what we know about the Persian Empire comes from what ancient Greek authors, such as the historians Herodotus andXenophon, the tragedian Aeschylus, and the biographer Plutarch, had to say about it; when relying on the work of these authors, we are forced to some extent to view the Persians and their empire through a Greek lens. And yet, whenever possible in this course, we will also consider what the ancient Persians themselves thought about their empire. Thus, the readings for the course will not only be Greek literary sources, but also Persian written and visual sources, including inscriptions, seals, coins, and archaeological sites and monuments.

(same as 22440 Classic 170, Lec A;   and 30276 Persian 150, Sem A)
Days: MO WE  05:00-05:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Pacific Rim, Inter-Area Studies, Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora)

This class is an overview of Japanese popular culture from the Tokugawa era (1600-1868) to the present, with an emphasis on contemporary (post-1945) popular culture. We will study changes in Japanese culture through movies, anime (animated cartoons), comic books, music, and other artifacts, focusing on the experiences of women and men in the production, use, and patronage of specific genres. Topics include the role of mass media, the globalization of Japanese pop culture, and changing ideas of race, gender, and society in Japan.

(same as 23010 EAS 120, Lec A;   and 26840 History 172G, Lec A)
Days: TU TH  09:30-10:50 AM

Emphasis/Category: Locating Europes and European Colonies, Inter-Area Studies, Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora)

This upper-division course looks at the storied and dynamic relationships driven by Germany with China, Japan, and South Korea over the past 130 years. Starting with the Meiji Restoration, the Boxer Rebellion and the Korean War, German 103/German 160 traces the evolution of Germany’s economic, political and cultural relationships with Asia from the late nineteenth-century to the global present. Students will examine the economic and territorial ambitions of the German empire’s ambitions in Asia and later explore how the embrace of soft power (such as cultural exchanges, partner cities, education programs, and immigration treaties) in the postwar era allowed West Germany to forge significant economic and political ties with China, Japan and South Korea.  We will conclude the course by looking at pressing contemporary issues and future trends, discussing how global challenges like climate change and technological advancements might impact these global relationships moving forward.

(same as 23075 EAS 155, Lec A;   25740 German 150, Lec A;   and 26870 History 183, Lec A)
Days: TU TH  11:00-12:20 PM

Emphasis/Category: Atlantic Rim, Inter-Area Studies, Locating Africas

This course will examine several key works by Frantz Fanon and his reception and deployment by radical black feminism, Arab-American feminism, Algerian feminism, African feminisms, queer of color formations in Europe, African Gender Studies, and Third World feminism.

(same as 20330 AfAm 128, Lec A;   and 64645 Intl St 189, Lec E)
Days: WE  11:00-01:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies

Myths are made of the substance of dreams and have been humanity’s companions since the most ancient of days. Mythical narratives are the earliest form of literature, still influencing today’s literary and artistic creativity. Scholars have investigated these narrations employing different methodologies, and no doubt some themes derive from universal archetypes. However, many cultures share themes that have been inherited or acquired through contact. The goal of our class is to investigate the myths of the ancient people who inhabited the vast expanse of land bridging India and Europe, including those belonging to some of the key cultures of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. We will travel from India to Iran, from Athens to Rome, from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe. following in the footsteps of scholars such as Mircea Eliade and Georges Dumézil. Our goal will be identifying and analyzing common elements of mythical language, primarily focusing on Indo-European heritage. By the end of the  semester we will have learnt how to study and describe these phenomena according to academic standards, and how to communicate our ideas clearly and comprehensively in papers and presentations.

(same as 22450 Classic 170, Lec B;   and 31240 Rel Std 170, Lec A)
Days: TU TH  11:00-12:20 PM

Emphasis/Category: Locating Europes and European Colonies, Inter-Area Studies

Just as different nations have individual histories, they select and organize what they want to remember about their pasts in different and often specific ways. This seminar takes a comparative look at models of remembrance and the memorialization of specific historical and political events, mostly of the 20th century, in various countries and regions (Germany, France, Eastern Europe, and South Africa). We will ask how these events are represented in political discourse, public art works and museums, as well as in literature and film. What happens when different historical and political perspectives and memories confront each other in the public sphere? How can different groups stake their own claims for recognition and justice within a given national and political framework? What role do memorials, museums and public artworks play in the process, and how democratic are they?

(same as 24011 Euro St 100B, Lec A;   and 26700 History 114, Lec A)
Days: TU TH  11:00-12:20 PM

Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies, Hispanic, US Latino/a and Luso-Brazilian Cultures
Medical Anthroplogy
Days: T TH  11:00-12:20 PM

Emphasis/Category: Hispanic, US Latino/a and Luso-Brazilian Cultures, Inter-Area Studies
MEDICAL ANTHRO
Days: T TH  09:30-10:50 AM

Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies
GLBL POV & INEQULTY
Days: T  07:00-09:50 PM

Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies
GLOBAL & INTL FORUM
Days: T TH  05:00-06:20 PM