Romance Studies (ROMS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2022-2023 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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ROMS 1102
FWS: The Craft of Storytelling

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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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Decameron

  • 19481 ROMS 1102   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Eibenstein-Alvisi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ROMS 1109
FWS: Image and Imagination

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: French Film—1895 to the Present

  • 19482 ROMS 1109   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Huelster, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: French Film—1895 to the Present

  • 19483 ROMS 1109   SEM 102

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    • MW
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Huelster, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ROMS 1113
FWS: Thinking and Thought

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Dante's Examined Life

  • 19484 ROMS 1113   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Eibenstein-Alvisi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Dante's Examined Life

  • 19485 ROMS 1113   SEM 102

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Eibenstein-Alvisi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:On Love

  • 19486 ROMS 1113   SEM 103

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Rodriguez de Rivera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:On Love

  • 19487 ROMS 1113   SEM 104

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Rodriguez de Rivera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Dreams

  • 19684 ROMS 1113   SEM 105

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Gubbins, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ROMS 1114
FWS: Semiotics

What allows us to make assumptions about people based on the way they speak or dress? How can we understand the deeper meaning of a fairy tale or an episode of The Simpsons? What does macaroni and cheese ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19488 ROMS 1114   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ROMS 1120
FWS: Animals in Global Cinema: Human and Nonhuman

In this class, students will learn about animal welfare and conservation through international films. We will discuss wildlife, companion, farm, and lab animals in conjunction with human cultures, politics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19489 ROMS 1120   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Bachminska, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ROMS 3210
History of Romance Languages I

The Romance languages are the lasting imprint of all that happened to the Latin language as it moved through time, territories, and people of many ethnicities.  While the Latin of antiquity retained its ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 3321

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18141 ROMS 3210   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ROMS 5080
Pedagogy Practicum

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4612 ROMS 5080   SEM 101

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Bevia, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Required for all graduate TAs teaching language for the first time in the Department of romance Studies.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4737 ROMS 5080   SEM 102

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Illana Mahiques, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Required for all graduate TAs teaching language for the first time in the Department of romance Studies.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4738 ROMS 5080   SEM 103

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Baraldi, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Required for all graduate TAs teaching language for the first time in the Department of romance Studies.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6436 ROMS 5080   SEM 104

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6437 ROMS 5080   SEM 105

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Amigo-Silvestre, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8398 ROMS 5080   SEM 106

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ROMS 6100
Romance Studies Colloquium

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  6733 ROMS 6100   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Pinet, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ROMS 6310
Design Justice Workshop

Design Justice Workshops bring students and faculty in the humanities and the design disciplines together around a common and pressing urban issue related to race, social justice, and the urban environment. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARCH 6318, ARCH 6418, SHUM 6308

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Community/Engagement: Methods for Critical Theory

  • 19242 ROMS 6310   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Pinkus, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ROMS 6650
Revolution: An Intellectual History

For more than two centuries, revolutions have marked the rhythm of modernity. In 1780, the original meaning of revolution - an astronomical rotation - was transformed in order to apprehend a social and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 6655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19270 ROMS 6650   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person