Romance Studies (ROMS)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.
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- Schedule of Classes - October 16, 2017 11:09AM EDT
- Course Catalog - June 14, 2017 7:15PM EDT
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: The Decameron
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 302
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://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Based on a True Story
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B06
Instructors
Hendrickson, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Apocalypse Now in Latin America
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B06
Instructors
Diaz Klaassen, F
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
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 Cannibal and the Explorer
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B04
Instructors
Sieffert, A
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Speculative Fiction—Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF White Hall B14
Instructors
Stepp, R
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
ROMS 1108
Course Description
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
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Writing Italy
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall B04
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://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
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: Photographic Fixations
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B06
Instructors
Carter, S
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
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: Waste,from Gargantua to Wall-E
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Alice H. Cook House 106
Instructors
Goul, P
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
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
- MWF Uris Hall 254
Instructors
Di Fenza, A
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
ROMS 1114
Course Description
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
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
- MWF McGraw Hall 145
Instructors
Alkire, T
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
ROMS 4650
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4655, HIST 6655, ROMS 6650
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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 McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Traverso, E
ROMS 5070
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 181
Instructors
Redmond, M
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Additional Information
This is the mandatory course for graduate students wishing to TA in Romance Studies.
ROMS 6650
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4655, HIST 6655, ROMS 4650
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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 McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Traverso, E
ROMS 6866
Course Description
Focusing on a range of theories and practices from the historical avant-gardes (futurism, surrealism, constructivism) and their political cognates (fascism, capitalism, communism) to the 21st century's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6866, GERST 6866
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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 Uris Hall 494
Instructors
Monroe, J