Romance Studies (ROMS)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.
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- Schedule of Classes - January 8, 2020 7:14PM EST
- Course Catalog - January 8, 2020 7:15PM EST
Classes
ROMS 1102
Course Description
We tell stories for many reasons: to entertain; to seduce; to complain; to think. This course draws upon the literatures and cultures of the romance languages to explore the role of narrative ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Race, Gender and Postcolonial Writing
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Finielz, E
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: The Decameron
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Eibenstein-Alvisi, I
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: The Decameron
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Lincoln Hall 117
Instructors
Eibenstein-Alvisi, I
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Spiritual Autobiography
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
ROMS 1109
Course Description
What kind of information do images - in photography, painting, and/or film - convey? What kind of impact do they have on the minds and the bodies of their audiences? This course foregrounds the role ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Life of the Actor/The Actor of Life
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Turtas, L
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
ROMS 1113
Course Description
Some of the most important and intriguing thinkers, from the Middle Ages to postmodernity, have done their thinking in the romance languages. This course explores a body of work that would be ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:On Love
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Rodriguez de Rivera, I
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Dante's Examined Life
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Eibenstein-Alvisi, I
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
ROMS 1120
Course Description
In this class, students will learn about animal welfare and conservation through international films. We will discuss wildlife, companion and farm animals in conjunction with human cultures and politics. ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G28
Instructors
Bachminska, E
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/
ROMS 4261
Course Description
Topic: Simone de Beauvoir & Moral Philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4261, PHIL 4261, PHIL 6260, ROMS 6261
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 498
Instructors
Kosch, M
ROMS 4641
Course Description
This seminar explores Latin American political violence since the 1970s, focusing on the role technology played in internal conflicts called "Dirty Wars," in which the state employed extrajudicial violence ... view course details
ROMS 4944
Course Description
This course explores the philosophical concept of biopolitics and its diverse translations and/or adaptations across multiple disciplines and across the globe (Africa, Far East, South East Asia, and the ... view course details
ROMS 5080
Course Description
This practicum is designed to better enable the TAs to meet the needs of their students in the understanding and acquisition of the linguistic forms, notions, and functions covered in their course. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
ROMS 6100
Course Description
Designed to give insight into how to formulate projects, conduct research, and publish one's work, the colloquium offers a venue for faculty-graduate student dialogue in a collegial, intellectual setting. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 105
Instructors
Pinet, S
ROMS 6261
Course Description
Topic: Simone de Beauvoir & Moral Philosophy. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4261, PHIL 4261, PHIL 6260, ROMS 4261
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 498
Instructors
Kosch, M
ROMS 6481
Course Description
This seminar investigates the productive relationship that ties literary criticism to media studies in the North-American and European humanities—for the latter we will especially focus on the German-language ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6481, GERST 6481, PMA 6481
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 350
Instructors
McBride, P
ROMS 6641
Course Description
This seminar explores Latin American political violence since the 1970s, focusing on the role technology played in internal conflicts called "Dirty Wars," in which the state employed extrajudicial violence ... view course details
ROMS 6739
Course Description
This course will examine Giorgio Agamben's recently completed nine-volume Homo Sacer project. Beginning with Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life (1995) and ending with The Use of Bodies (2015) we ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 6739
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
Instructors
Attell, K
ROMS 6944
Course Description
This course explores the philosophical concept of biopolitics and its diverse translations and/or adaptations across multiple disciplines and across the globe (Africa, Far East, South East Asia, and the ... view course details