Topic 1: Italian Civilization. Survey of the social, political, and cultural history of Italy. Taught in English. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 1), Italian Civilization 360. With consent of the undergraduate adviser in the Department of French and Italian, may be counted toward a major in Italian. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: German Cinema since 1933. Only one of the following may be counted: English 322 (Topic 12: German Cinema since 1933), European Studies 347 (Topic 2), 361 (Topic 17: German Cinema since 1933), Germanic Civilization 361E (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Introduction to Germanic Religion and Myth. Survey of the sources and main features of Germanic religion and of the transition from paganism to Christianity in northern Europe and the Germanic territories of western Europe. Subjects include cosmogonic myths; the origin of man and of society; the concept of the soul; gods and goddesses and their mythology; and the organization of worship. Only one of the following may be counted: English 322 (Topic 2), European Studies 347 (Topic 3), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361C, Religious Studies 365 (Topic 2), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 17), 357T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 361C, R S 357T Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Literature in the New German Cinema. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 4), 361 (Topic 1: Literature in the New German Cinema), Germanic Civilization 361E (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Genres, Structure, and Trends in German Cinema. Only one of the following may be counted: English 322 (Topic 13: Genres, Structure, and Trends in German Cinema), European Studies 347 (Topic 5), 361 (Topic 2: Genres, Structure, and Trends in German Cinema), Germanic Civilization 361E (Topic 3), Germanic Civilization 362E (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: The German Folktale and Fantasy Tale. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 6), 361 (Topic 16: The German Folktale and Fantasy Tale), Germanic Civilization 362E (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: The European Novel. Selected masterpieces of continental fiction in English translation; representative novelists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. English 356 and European Studies 347 (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: E 356 Additional prerequisite: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.

Topic 8: Polish Literature and Culture in Film: Nineteenth Century to Study of the cultural and intellectual history represented in the major works of Polish literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 323 (Topic 32), European Studies 347 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 347 (Topic 8), Polish 324 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 324 (Topic 2), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: 19th-Century-Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture in Film), 325 (Topic 27). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: Modern Czech Literature. A study of Czech literature from the 1860s to the present; course is conducted in English. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Modern Czech Literature), 323 (Topic 9), Czech 330, European Studies 347 (Topic: Modern Czech Literature), 347 (Topic 9), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Modern Czech Literature), 325 (Topic 30). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: The Major Works of Dostoevsky. Explores the dilemmas of homicide, suicide, patricide, and redemption in the novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: The Major Works of Dostoevsky), 323 (Topic 30), Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic: Major Works of Dostoevsky), 345 (Topic 5), European Studies 347 (Topic: Major Works of Dostoevsky), 347 (Topic 10), Russian 360 (Topic: Major Works of Dostoevsky), 360 (Topic 1), Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Major Works of Dostoevsky), 325 (Topic 10). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Slavs in the Western Imagination. Examines representations of Eastern, Western, and Southern Slavs in Western Europe and North America. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 323 (Topic 28), European Studies 347 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 347 (Topic 11), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 325 (Topic 15), Slavic 324 (Topic: Slavs in the Western Imagination), 324 (Topic 4). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Social Dramas of Henrik Ibsen. A detailed introduction to Ibsen's social dramas (1877-1899), emphasizing their unity as a prolonged commentary on the society of his era and the variety of its human problems. Special emphasis on subjects such as: the family and the home; the public world of reputation, work, and citizenship; the predicaments of men and women in a male-dominated society; and the motives of our interventions into the lives of others. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Social Dramas of Henrik Ibsen), 323 (Topic 17), English 322 (Topic 17), European Studies 347 (Topic: Social Dramas of Henrik Ibsen), 347 (Topic 12), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341D, Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 14). Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Films of Ingmar Bergman. An introduction to the films of Ingmar Bergman. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Films of Ingmar Bergman), 323 (Topic 11), English 322 (Topic 18), European Studies 347 (Topic: Films of Ingmar Bergman), 347 (Topic 13), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 331C, Scandinavian 327 (Topic 9). Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: Hans Christian Andersen. Introduction to such Hans Christian Andersen tales as "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," and "The Emperor's New Clothes. Examination of their author and the romantic period in which they were written, as well as their historical, philosophical, and literary context. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Hans Christian Andersen), 323 (Topic 12), English 322 (Topic 19), European Studies 347 (Topic: Hans Christian Andersen), 347 (Topic 14), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341E, Germanic Civilization 323E (Topic 4), Scandinavian 373 (Topic 4). Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen. An introduction to the twentieth-century Danish author Karen Blixen, focusing on her major themes such as gender and destiny, and examining her role as a literary figure. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen), 323 (Topic 14), European Studies 347 (Topic: Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen), 347 (Topic 15), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341G, Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 13). Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Contemporary Scandinavian Stories. An analysis of contemporary Scandinavian literature and films, how they reflect Scandinavian reality, and how Scandinavian identity is created through sports, food, and politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Contemporary Scandinavian Stories), 323 (Topic 10), European Studies 347 (Topic: Contemporary Scandinavian Stories), 347 (Topic 16), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341J, Germanic Civilization 323E (Topic: Contemporary Scandinavian Stories), Scandinavian 373 (Topic: Contemporary Scandinavian Stories). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: The Scandinavian Contribution to World Literature. Close readings of the most influential Scandinavian texts, including works by Nobel Prize-winning authors such as Knut Hamsun and Selma Lagerlof, as well as the playwrights August Strindberg and Henrik Ibsen while addressing important themes caused by the revolutionary transition to modernity in Scandinavia around 1900, including emancipation of women and sexuality. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: The Scandinavian Contribution to World Literature), 323 (Topic 16), European Studies 347 (Topic: The Scandinavian Contribution to World Literature), 347 (Topic 17), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341K, Germanic Civilization 323E (Topic: The Scandinavian Contribution to World Literature), Scandinavian 373 (Topic: The Scandinavian Contribution to World Literature). Same as: C L 323.16, GSD 341K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: Medieval Women Mystics. The life and writings of Saint Birgitta of Sweden, fourteenth-century visionary, religious reformer, and pilgrim, examined and compared with her predecessor Hildegard of Bingen (Germany), her successor Margery Kempe (England), as well as Margery's mentor, Julian of Norwich. Social and historical contexts for all four of these women mystics will be explored in depth. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 18), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361D, Germanic Civilization 327E (Topic 10), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 15), 357U, Scandinavian 373 (Topic 8), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 51). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 361D, R S 357U, WGS 340.51 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: Tolerance in Dutch Culture. The historical roots of Dutch "tolerance" and how it plays a role in current Dutch culture and attitudes towards religious, gender, and sexual differences, as well as drug use, prostitution, and euthanasia. Exploration of the stereotypes and the actuality of these Dutch attitudes and policies from an international comparative perspective. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic: Dutch Culture: Too tolerant?), 347 (Topic 19), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361E, Germanic Civilization 327E (Topic: Dutch Culture: Too tolerant?), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Dutch Culture: Too tolerant?), 340 (Topic 37). Same as: GSD 361E, WGS 340.37 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Squaring the Vienna Circle. Traces the origin of the Vienna Circle of Logical Empiricism in nineteenth-century Europe, and introduces central texts and problems of intellectual history and historical epistemology at the roots of today's analytic philosophy. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Squaring the Vienna Circle), 323 (Topic 18), European Studies 347 (Topic: Squaring the Vienna Circle), 347 (Topic 20), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361F, Germanic Civilization 362E (Topic: Squaring the Vienna Circle), Philosophy 327 (Topic: Squaring the Vienna Circle), 329F, 354 (Topic: Squaring the Vienna Circle). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: European Folktale. Examination of a wide selection of collected Indo-European folktales as well as numerous perspectives for understanding, interpreting, and applying these tales. Frameworks for analysis ed include formalist and structuralist; nationalist and aesthetic; mythic and archetypal; socio-historical; psychoanalytical and therapeutic; and feminist and gender studies. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310L (Topic: European Folktale), European Studies 307 (Topic: European Folktale), 347 (Topic 21), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341C, Germanic Civilization 301 (Topic: European Folktale), Scandinavian 302 (Topic: European Folktale). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: The Russian Novel. A survey of classic Russian authors as well as experimental works from the nineteenth through the twenty-first century. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: The Russian Novel), 323 (Topic 29), Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic: The Russian Novel), 345 (Topic 6), English 322 (Topic 37), European Studies 347 (Topic 22), Russian 356 (Topic 1), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 9). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Dante. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 344D, English 366D, European Studies 347 (Topic 23), Italian Civilization 348. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 344D, E 366D, ITC 348 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Feminism and Film: Women Filmmakers in Northern and Central Europe. An introduction to the work of women filmmakers from Scandinavia, Germany, as well as to the viewing and interpretation of films in general. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Women Filmmakers in Northern and Central Europe), 323 (Topic 33), European Studies 347 (Topic: Women Filmmakers in Northern and Central Europe), 347 (Topic 24), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 330 (Topic: Women Filmmakers in Northern and Central Europe), 331D, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Women Filmmakers in Northern and Central Europe), 340 (Topic 65). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.33, GSD 331D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 25: Fictions of the Self and Other. Focuses on representative works from nineteenth- and twentieth-century French fiction, from Balzac's Realism to the present. Examines literature in its relation to history, culture, and society, with special attention to both form and style in the development of the novel, poetry, and theatre. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Fictions of the Self and Other), 323 (Topic 39), Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic: Fictions of the Self and Other), 345 (Topic 4), European Studies 347 (Topic: Fictions of the Self and Other), 347 (Topic 25), French Civilization 349 (Topic: Fictions of the Self and Other), 349 (Topic 2), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Fictions of the Self and Other), 345 (Topic 55). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: Art in the Lives of Ordinary Romans. Art and architecture from the archaeological sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Ostia as indices of Roman culture, 100 BC to AD 250. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 327R, European Studies 347 (Topic: Art in the Lives of Ordinary Romans), 347 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 27: Northern Renaissance Art, 1350-1500. Northern European art from the International Style to van Eyck and Hieronymus Bosch. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 332K, European Studies 347 (Topic: Northern Renaissance Art, 1350-1500), 347 (Topic 27), Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Northern Renaissance Art, 1350-1500), 357 (Topic 7), 357J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 28: Romanesque Art and Architecture. Form and function of religious art in twelfth-century Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 329R, European Studies 347 (Topic: Romanesque Art and Architecture), 347 (Topic 28). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 29: Early Italian Renaissance Art to 1470. Traces the beginnings of the "rebirth" (renaissance) of the visual arts, from the end of the Middle Ages to the heyday of the Medici. Works of art are analyzed both in formal terms and in relation to contemporary society, religion, philosophy, economics, statecraft, gender, and other significant issues. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 331K, Core Texts and Ideas 352D, 375 (Topic: Early Italian Renaissance Art to 1470), European Studies 347 (Topic: Early Italian Renaissance Art to 1470), 347 (Topic 29). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 30: Gothic Cathedral: Amiens. An examination of the cathedral at Amiens, its meaning, structure, political and financial contexts, and sculptural programs, as well as its influence on other buildings in France and Germany. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 330J, 374 (Topic: Gothic Cathedral: Amiens), European Studies 347 (Topic: Gothic Cathedral: Amiens), 347 (Topic 30), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 14), 357Q. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 31: The Age of Rembrandt and Rubens: Northern Baroque Art. Northern European art in the seventeenth century, stressing the Netherlands and Flanders. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 333L, European Studies 347 (Topic: The Age of Rembrandt and Rubens: Northern Baroque Art), 347 (Topic 31), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 11), 357R. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 32: Northern Renaissance Art, 1500-1600. Art and cultural development in the sixteenth century; artists include Duerer, Gruenewald, Holbein, and Brueghel. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 332L, European Studies 347 (Topic: Northern Renaissance Art, 1500-1600), 347 (Topic 32), Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Northern Renaissance Art, 1500-1600), 357 (Topic 6), 357K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 33: Art and the City in Renaissance Italy. Art, architecture, and emerging civic identity in Florence, Siena, Venice, and other Italian Renaissance city-states. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 331P, 364 (Topic: Art and the City in Renaissance Italy), Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic: Art and the City in Renaissance Italy), 375 (Topic 4), European Studies 347 (Topic: Art and the City in Renaissance Italy), 347 (Topic 33), Italian Civilization 349 (Topic: Art and the City in Renaissance Italy), Western Civilization 320 (Topic: Art and the City in Renaissance Italy). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 331P, CTI 375.4 Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 34: Berlin. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Berlin), 323 (Topic 44), European Studies 347 (Topic: Berlin), 347 (Topic 34), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Berlin), 361M, History 361F, 362G (Topic: Berlin), 362G (Topic 17), Urban Studies 326F, 353 (Topic: Berlin), 353 (Topic 7). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.44, GSD 361M, HIS 361F, URB 326F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 35: Vikings and Their Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Vikings and Their Literature), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Vikings and Their Literature), 323 (Topic 43), English 322 (Topic: Vikings and Their Literature), European Studies 347 (Topic: Vikings and Their Literature), 347 (Topic 35), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 340 (Topic: Vikings and Their Literature), 341L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 36: Scandinavian Cinema Since 1980. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Scandinavian Cinema Since 1980), 323 (Topic 50), European Studies 347 (Topic: Scandinavian Cinema Since 1980), 347 (Topic 36), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 330 (Topic: Scandinavian Cinema Since 1980), 331E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 37: Arendt and de Beauvoir. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Arendt And De Beauvoir), 323 (Topic 45), European Studies 347 (Topic: Arendt And De Beauvoir), 347 (Topic 37), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 340 (Topic: Arendt And De Beauvoir), 341M, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Arendt And De Beauvoir), 340 (Topic 61). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 38: Nobel Prizes: Literature and Politics. An introduction to Nobel Prize winning authors from northern Europe in the context of literary prizes and the politics of literary reputation. Analyze and compare literary works, set novels into historical context, investigate what popular and scholarly reviews do, and research in both popular and scholarly sources. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Nobel Prizes: Literature and Politics), 323 (Topic 48), European Studies 347 (Topic: Nobel Prizes: Literature and Politics), 347 (Topic 38), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 340 (Topic: Nobel Prizes: Literature and Politics), 341N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 39: Northern European Children's Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Northern European Children's Literature), 323 (Topic 47), European Studies 347 (Topic: Northern European Children's Literature), 347 (Topic 39), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 340 (Topic: Northern European Children's Literature), 341P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 40: Northern European Comics. A study of graphic novels from Scandinavia, Germany, and Holland to understand the art form of comics and the influence of the cultures in which they were produced. Readings, all in English, cover various genres and time periods. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Northern European Comics), 323 (Topic 49), European Studies 347 (Topic: Northern European Comics), 347 (Topic 40), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 340 (Topic: Northern European Comics), 340 (Topic 1), 341Q. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.49, GSD 341Q Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 41: Exhibitions and Public Spectacle. Investigate exhibits, world's fairs, museum, monuments, theme parks, and historical reconstructions from Europe and the US, with attention to images of how their sponsoring nations or other entities want to be seen. Examine evidence for both the good and bad sides of national pride and identity. Explore examples of how large-scale culture projects and the public interact. Consider the lasting marks left on the cities and countries sponsoring them. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Exhibitionism and Public Spectacle), 323 (Topic 46), European Studies 347 (Topic: Exhibitionism and Public Spectacle), 347 (Topic 41), Geography 320N, 356T (Topic: Exhibitionism and Public Spectacle), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Exhibitionism and Public Spectacle), 361N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 42: Viking Language: Runes and Sagas. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Viking Language: Runes and Sagas), 323 (Topic 51), European Studies 347 (Topic: Viking Language: Runes and Sagas), 347 (Topic 42), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Viking Language: Runes and Sagas), 361R. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.51, GSD 361R Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 44: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe), 347 (Topic 44), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe), 325 (Topic 36), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Women and Resistance in Contemporary Eastern Europe), 340 (Topic 60). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: REE 325.36, WGS 340.60 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 45: Art at Court: The Gothic Period. Changing manifestations of Gothic art and architecture at selected court centers, 1140 to 1400. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 330G, European Studies 347 (Topic: Art at Court: The Gothic Period), 347 (Topic 45). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 46: Twentieth-Century European Art to 1940. Major movements in the development of modern European painting and sculpture. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 337K, European Studies 347 (Topic: Twentieth-Century European Art to 1940), 347 (Topic 46). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 47: Punks and Divas in Southeast Europe. Examine popular music and its role in political struggle and collective identity formation in the Balkans. Analyze music genres in this region in the context of the historical changes it underwent in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including the fall of Communism and -- in the case of former Yugoslavia -- the formation of seven new nation-states through a series of bloody and brutal wars. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 47), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 38), Women's and Gender Studies 345D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: REE 325.38, WGS 345D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 49: Art in the Age of Dante and Giotto. Examine the art of the later Middle Ages in Italy (1200-1400), including work by Giotto, Duccio, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, and Arnolfo de Cambio. Only one of the following may be counted Art History 329T, Art History 363 (Topic: Art in the Age of Dante/Giotto), European Studies 347 (Topic: Art in the Age of Dante/Giotto), European Studies 347 (Topic 49). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 050

Topic 50: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva. Examine French and Italian films through the lens of stardom. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva), 347 (Topic 50), French Civilization 336, 345 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva), Italian Civilization 336, 349 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: F C 336, ITC 336 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 51: Italian Television Advertising. Analysis of Italian television commercials in order to identify changes that have taken place at the level of language, with some attention to socio-cultural dynamics. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic: Itl TV Ads: Fashion/Food/Cars), 347 (Topic 51), Italian Civilization 338, 349 (Topic: Itl TV Ads: Fashion/Food/Cars), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Itl TV Ads: Fashion/Food/Cars), 340 (Topic 92). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ITC 338, WGS 340.92 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 52: Italian Masterpieces. Study of representative texts in visual arts, film, literature, and opera, from the Renaissance to the present, in their historical context. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 344M, 375 (Topic: Italy Masters: Lit/Film/Art), European Studies 347 (Topic: Italy Masters: Lit/Film/Art), 347 (Topic 52), Italian Civilization 337, 349 (Topic: Italy Masters: Lit/Film/Art). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 344M, ITC 337 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 53: Cultural Translation. Examine theoretical readings and concrete examples of how translation politics, translation-induced reconstruction of literary systems, censorship, manipulation, and market dynamics affect the production, distribution, and reception of translated products in the realm of arts and entertainment, news media and politics, and various academic disciplines in the Middle East, United States, and beyond. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 77), European Studies 347 (Topic 53), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Cultural Translation), 342 (Topic 69), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 47). Same as: C L 323.77, MES 342.69, REE 325.47 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 54: Americans in Paris. Examine major social and political trends, events, and debates that have informed the works of artists living and working both at the margins of Parisian society as well as in its most celebrated salons. Interpret texts as artifacts that reflect the historical, social, and cultural circumstances of the environment that inspired their creation and reflect upon their role in the cultural symbiosis between America and France. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 341C, European Studies 347 (Topic: Americans in Paris), 347 (Topic 54), French Civilization 341 (Topic: Americans in Paris), 341P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 341C, F C 341P Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 55: Queer Eastern Europe. Explore LGBTQI stories and political struggles in Eastern Europe with a focus on the region's queer culture: literature, cinema, and the arts. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 74), European Studies 347 (Topic 55), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Queer Narr Eastern Europe), 325 (Topic 46), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 26). Same as: C L 323.74, REE 325.46, WGS 335.26 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 56: Radical Chic: Revolutions from Europe. Explore innovative European ideas that reshaped United States history and society: Freud and settlement houses, models for education (from Switzerland to Dewey at the University of Chicago), and the labor movement (Marx to Eugene V. Debs and Mother Jones) Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321M, European Studies 347 (Topic 56), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 321M, GSD 362G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 57: Living a Catastrophe: Chernobyl. Examine different ways of narrating the Chernobyl disaster and general disasters through history, environmental history, sociology, art, film, fiction, and science. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 57), History 362I, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Living a Catastro/Chernobyl), 325 (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362I, REE 325.2 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 58: Germanic and Scandinavian Modernisms, 1870-1925. Explore the cultural renaissance between 1880 and 1925 in Northern and Central Europe, covering the period often called the Modern Breakthrough in Scandinavia, but also known as la belle epoque in France and "the gilded age" in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323N, European Studies 347 (Topic 58), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323N, GSD 362K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 59: Germanic Novels: History, Culture, and Interpretation. Explore several representative novels by German, Scandinavian, or Dutch writers, along with representative texts and essays on the novel as a genre and interpretative strategies. Examine these works in their literary and cultural contexts via lectures and discussions. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323J, European Studies 347 (Topic 59), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323J, GSD 341T Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 61: Literature, Culture, and Ecology in Northern and Central Europe. Explore a variety of texts, films, and artifacts from Northern and Central Europe for the insights they provide about the interrelationships between nature and culture and strategies for developing a sustainable relationship to the world around us. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323K, European Studies 347 (Topic 61), Geography 323M, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323K, GRG 323M, GSD 362M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 62: Nordic Noir. Uncover the dark side of the Nordic countries, from gritty streets to icy fjords, and explore the history, culture, literature, and movies these societies produce. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323L, European Studies 347 (Topic 62), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Nordic Noir), 362J, History 337J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 63: Silent Film in Germany and Scandinavia. Explore silent film and filmmaking in Germany and Scandinavia. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323M, European Studies 347 (Topic 63), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 331G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323M, GSD 331G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 64: Italian Resistance Mediated. Explore Italian modes of resistance and their representations in a variety of media. European Studies 347 (Topic 64) and Italian Civilization 335R may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ITC 335R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.