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MCLLC Spring UK Core Courses

Looking for a good UK Core Course? Check out the upcoming list for Spring 14. And if you want something taught in one of the 10 languages we offer, check out the course catalogue on MyUK.

MCL UK CORE COURSES - SPRING 2014


All MCL UK Core Courses Taught in English


GER 105 GERMAN FILM TODAY
Instructor: Jeff Rogers MW 9:00-9:50 + 1 hr.online lab UK Core Inquiry Humanities
What is a German film? And what makes it German? From Run Lola, Run to Inglorious Basterds, we'll watch and discuss some of
the most exciting international films of the past 15 years.


CLA 135 GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
Instructor: Caldesi-Valeri MW 11:00-11:50 + 1 on-line hour a week UK Core Inquiry Humanities
The Greek myths studied both from the standpoint of their meaning to the Greeks and Romans and from the standpoint of their use
in later literature and in everyday life.


FR 225 FRENCH FILM NOIR
Instructor: Jeffrey Peters MWF 1:00-1:50 UK Core Inquiry Humanities
Investigates the crime thriller in French cinema during the 1940s and 1950s. Including comparisons with Hollywood films and a
consideration of the influences of Expressionism, Surrealism and Existentialism.


MCL 270 INTRO TO FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY
Instructor: Rouhier-Willoughby TR 2-3:15 UK Core Social Science/Humanities
This course studies the forms and functions of folklore and mythology, with emphasis on the Americas. Folklore opens up questions
about the relationship of tradition to modernization, individualism, and community. We explore how folklore is fundamental to
human lives and relates these cultural traditions to identities.


RUS 270 RUSSIAN CULTURE 900-1900
Instructor: Ed Lee TR 2:00-3:15 UK Core Inquiry Humanities
Discover how Russia became the empire it did through an examination of literary, musical, and artistic works that helped shape
Russian culture. Read, see and listen to masterpieces of world culture that were produced in Russia from 900-1900.


JPN 321/ANT 321 INTRO TO JAPANESE CULTURE, MEIJI TO PRESENT
Instructor: Inoue Masamichi MWF 8:00-8:50 UK Core Global Dynamics
Students will be introduced to various threads in the general fabric of modern Japanese “culture.” We explore ideas and thoughts,
behaviors, material objects, visual arts, literatures, movies, sports, and anime, among others, in modern Japan.


CHI 330 INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE, PRE-MODERN TO 1840
Instructor: Matthew Wells MWF 2:00-2:50 UK Core Inquiry in Humanities
In early China, literature was a tool with which powerful groups forged ethnic, political, and cultural identities suitable for governing
such large empires. We survey early Chinese literature as a window on the past, asking how these sources trace the development of
Chinese culture by addressing issues of ethics, morality, individual agency, power, and culture as a political and social tool.


GER 361 GERMAN CINEMA
Instructor: Jeff Rogers TR 9:30 - 10:45 UK Core Global Dynamics
An introduction to German film from the birth of film to the present. Watch and discuss classics such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,
M and The Blue Angel to more recent films such as Run, Lola, Run, The Lives of Others and Soul Kitchen.


RUS 370 RUSSIAN FOLKLORE
Instructor: Tatiana Filosofova TR 9:30-10:45 UK Core Global Dynamics
Introduces students to the fascinating world of Russian folklore complete with myths, fairy tales, legends, superstitions, and folk
practice. Students read, view, and listen to examples of Russian folklore from its earliest examples to the present day.