Romance Studies (ROMS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - March 20, 2026 3:39PM EDT

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 Story & the Self: Race, Gender, Agency

  •  2561 ROMS 1102   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Rebhi, S

  • 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: The Decameron

  •  2562 ROMS 1102   SEM 102

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Migiel, M

  • 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: Science Fiction in the Caribbean

  •  2563 ROMS 1102   SEM 103

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Brown, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

ROMS 1108
FWS:Cultural Identities; Cultural Differences

What is a culture, and how do we know one when we see it? This course draws upon the histories and texts of French, Spanish, Italian, and/or Portuguese speaking worlds to discuss issues of identity, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Writing on Ruins

  •  2599 ROMS 1108   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Keller, P

  • 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

  •  2600 ROMS 1113   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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

  •  2601 ROMS 1113   SEM 102

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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 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

  •  2602 ROMS 1114   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • 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 4210
Existentialism

The most intense public encounter between Existentialism and Marxism occurred in immediate post-WWII Europe, its structure remaining alive internationally. Existentialist questions have been traced from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4251, GERST 4210, GOVT 4015

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2065 ROMS 4210   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ROMS 4324
Writing for the Public: Adapting Academic Work for a General Audience

This workshop-style course will address the question of how to draw on academic research and expertise to write for a non-specialist audience. We will discuss the benefits of public-facing writing; how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  2767 ROMS 4324   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Pinkham, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ROMS 4650
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 4655, HIST 6655, ROMS 6650

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9348 ROMS 4650   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Traverso, E

  • 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

  •  9290 ROMS 5080   SEM 101

  •  
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  9291 ROMS 5080   SEM 103

  •  
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Baraldi, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  9292 ROMS 5080   SEM 104

  •  
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Penalosa Montero, M

  • 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

  •  9354 ROMS 6100   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ROMS 6324
Writing for the Public: Adapting Academic Work for a General Audience

This workshop-style course will address the question of how to draw on academic research and expertise to write for a non-specialist audience. We will discuss the benefits of public-facing writing; how ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  2751 ROMS 6324   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Pinkham, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ROMS 6485
Kissing Books: Queer Romance

There's a moment in the movie The Princess Bride when, listening to an adventure story, a kid worries that this might be a "kissing book." This course takes kissing books as places where "romance" and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  9378 ROMS 6485   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4655, HIST 6655, ROMS 4650

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9350 ROMS 6650   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person