CWL 151

Spring 2010 All Classes

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Cross-Cultural Thematics

Credit: 3 hours.

Explores a combination of western and non-western literature through the focus on a shared theme, exploring differences in treatment both within and among different cultures. Two such thematic focuses are offered in rotation; one on concepts of love and one on ways of writing about death. Both themes introduce students to a wide array of famous texts from different cultures and also offer some varied perspectives for their own inevitable thoughts on these major topics.

May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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CWL 151 class schedule data for spring 2010
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	48055	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	NB NB	1:00PM -2:20PM 7:30PM -10:00PM	TR W	1110 Foreign Languages Building 148 Armory	Blake, N Blake, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Degree Notes: Literature and the Arts course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: TOPIC: CWL 151 Love and Death: from novel to film This discovery course will compare literary works from around the world to their film adaptations. We will analyze the specific means the different media use to convey a message. What is lost and what is gained in the transfer? By looking at films made in a different country from the original source in the book, we will ask how cultural tradition influences the film industry. Another concern will be the relative cost of production and how that factor shapes the producer�s vision of a target audience. Works to be examined include Jane Austin�s Sense and Sensibility and the film directed by Ang Lee, Thomas Mann�s Death in Venice and the film directed by Lucchiono Visconti, Raise the Red Lantern by Su Tong and the film of the same name by Zhang Yimou, Patricia Highsmith�s The Talented Mr. Ripley and two film versions, one French and one American. We will also study the case of a writer Yukio Mishima who directed and acted in his own film version of one of his best known fictions. There will be class screenings and the films will also be available in the undergraduate library for individual study. Students will be evaluated on class participation and will write short response papers as well as give class presentations. There will be a midterm and a final examination.
	50282	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	RM RM	2:00PM -2:50PM 7:00PM -9:50PM	TR T	106B1 Engineering Hall 106B1 Engineering Hall	Mehta, R Mehta, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Degree Notes: Literature and the Arts course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: 3 hours TOPIC: LOVE AND DEATH IN INDIAN CINEMA, Tuesdays 7-10pm for film screening. This course will explore the themes of 'love' and 'death' in Indian mainstream (mainly Bollywood) Cinema. How does the world's most prolific film industry handle these themes? What is the relation between the literary and cinematic representations of love and death? Is Bollywood cinema a form of social history? Has this cinema ever resisted dominant nationalist and patriarchal ideologies? In what ways have the forces of globalization changed this industry? These are some of the issues we will explore. Films will include Shree 420, Sholay, Madhumati, DDLJ, Devdas, Guru etc. All films will be screened with subtitles. No knowledge of Hindi or any other Indian language is required. This course is open to non-majors.