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.