Romance Studies (ROMS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

ROMS 1102

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

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Words at Play

  • 17375 ROMS 1102   SEM 101

ROMS 3220

Further study of historical developments in the Romance languages will be interleaved with readings of significant Romance texts from the 9th to 13th centuries, both notarial and literary. Topics covered ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 3322

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16485 ROMS 3220   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: ROMS 3221 or permission of instructor.

ROMS 3620

This course explores networks of culture and power that develop over the course of the sixteenth century, from the beginning of the Reformation to the Wars of Religion that swept through the continent.  ... view course details

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  • 16329 ROMS 3620   LEC 001

  • 16330 ROMS 3620   DIS 201

  • 16331 ROMS 3620   DIS 202

  • 16332 ROMS 3620   DIS 203

  • 16333 ROMS 3620   DIS 204

ROMS 4230

Between the end of the nineteenth century and the second World War, the Jewish intellectual appears as a new figure of European societies, quickly becoming a major actor in public spheres.  During those ... view course details

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  • 15778 ROMS 4230   LEC 001

ROMS 4550

At the end of the Great War, Europe became the realm of a new relationship among violence, culture, and politics. From 1914-1945, the continent witnessed an extraordinary entanglement of inter-state wars, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 4550HIST 4555

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8595 ROMS 4550   SEM 101

  • Conducted in English.

ROMS 4944

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

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  • 16702 ROMS 4944   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 394
    • Diabate, N

      Traisnel, A

ROMS 5070

Focuses on language teaching as facilitation of learning, thus on the learner's processing of language acquisition and the promotion of reflective teaching. Pedagogical approaches will be addressed from ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/UnSat

  •  5838 ROMS 5070   SEM 101

  • This is the mandatory course for graduate students wishing to TA in Romance Studies.

ROMS 6230

Between the end of the nineteenth century and the second World War, the Jewish intellectual appears as a new figure of European societies, quickly becoming a major actor in public spheres.  During those ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15782 ROMS 6230   LEC 001

ROMS 6308

This seminar examines the relationships between consciousness and the body, as leading thinkers on Caribbean colonial and postcolonial conditions have posited them. Readings will be organized around three ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6308ASRC 6308LATA 6308

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17107 ROMS 6308   SEM 101

ROMS 6944

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

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Syllabi: none
  • 16703 ROMS 6944   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 394
    • Diabate, N

      Traisnel, A