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Comparative Literature
Chair: Peter Paik CRT 772 229-4382 Coordinator: Caroline Seymour Jorn CRT 785 229-5058 Please note: The College of Letters & Science charges an additional special course fee for Distance Education (online) sections. These sections can be distinguished by a section number beginning with 2-- (e.g., 201, 202). If the special course fee is not listed in the Schedule of Classes, please contact Andy Cuneo, L&S Student Academic Services, via e-mail, acuneo@uwm.edu, or phone (414) 229-2787.
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COMPLIT-133: Contemporary Imagination in Literature and the Arts (3 units; U ; HU) Introduction to comparative literature, focusing on the study of world literatures and their relations to other arts, and to cultural and social currents. Notes: Prereq: none. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus HU   3 LEC 001 36024 11:00 AM-11:50 AM MWF 09/03-12/12 Momcilovic, Dragoslav BOL B92   Reserved for New Freshmen only. HU   3 LEC 202 36025 - 09/03-12/12 Momcilovic, Dragoslav ONLINE WEB   A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

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COMPLIT-135: Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: (3 units; U ; HU) Critical study of literary forms (e.g. romance, comedy, short story) and their connections with other arts and media, such as cinema, TV, and music. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: none. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus Magical Realism & Fantastic in Literature & Film HU   3 LEC 202 39758 - 09/03-12/12 Pitt, Kristin ONLINE WEB   A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

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COMPLIT-199: Independent Study (1 - 6 units; U ) For further information, consult dept chair. Notes: Retakable to 6 cr max. Prereq: 2.5 gpa; writ cons instr, dept chair & asst dean for SAS. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     1 - 6 IND 001 36552 - 09/03-12/12   TBA       1 - 6 IND 002 38577 -   TBA       1 - 6 IND 003 38578 -   TBA       1 - 6 IND 004 38579 -   TBA

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COMPLIT-207: World Literature in Translation: Antiquity through the 1600s (3 units; U ; HU) Literary analysis through a survey of world literature from antiquity through the 1600s. Notes: Prereq: none. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus HU   3 LEC 001 42937 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 09/03-12/12 Russell, Matthew PHY 232

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COMPLIT-208: World Literature in Translation: The 17th to the 21st Century (3 units; U ; HU) Literary analysis through a survey of world literature from the 1600s to the present. Notes: Prereq: none. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus HU   3 LEC 001 42939 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 09/03-12/12 Momcilovic, Dragoslav CRT 209

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COMPLIT-232: Literature and Politics: (3 units; U ; HU) Multiple ways literature and politics shape and influence one another, with particular focus on links between literary and political representation. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: CompLit 133(R). GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus Women and War in Latin America and the Caribbean HU   3 LEC 001 42940 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 09/03-12/12 Pitt, Kristin CRT 209

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COMPLIT-233: Literature and Film: (3 units; U ; HU) Themes, styles, and ideology in cinematic and literary texts. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: CompLit 133(R). GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus Body & Desire from Hollywood to Bollywood HU   3 LEC 001 42941 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 09/03-12/12 Xu, Jian PHY 230

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COMPLIT-289: Internship in Comparative Literature, Lower Division (1 - 6 units; U ) Application of basic principles of comparative literature in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate settings. Notes: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. Retakable to 6 cr max. Prereq: CompLit 100- or 200-level course; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     1 - 6 FLD 001 37530 - 09/03-12/12   TBA

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COMPLIT-297: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U ) Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     1 - 12 LEC 101 33760 - 09/03-12/12   OFF CAMPUS

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COMPLIT-309: Great Works of Modern Literature: (3 units; U/G ; HU) Literature of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with emphasis on theme, movement, trend, genre, or mode. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: jr st; CompLit 207(R) or 208(R). GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus Holocaust in European Literature HU   3 LEC 002 43826 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 09/03-12/12 Momcilovic, Dragoslav CRT 221

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COMPLIT-333: Dante's Divine Comedy in Translation (3 units; U/G ) Close reading of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, including their connections to the visual arts. Notes: CompLit & Italian 333 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: jr st. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     3 LEC 001 43029 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 09/03-12/12 Bolduc, Michelle LUB S165

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COMPLIT-350: Topics in Comparative Literature: (3 units; U/G ) One or more areas of comparative literature across periods, genres, or regions. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. Prereq: jr st. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus Early Christian Literature     3 LEC 001 42936 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 09/03-12/12 Williams, Demetrius CRT 209

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COMPLIT-362: Transnational Asian Cinemas: (3 units; U/G ) Critical study of the cinemas of Asia, their film masters, avant-garde genres, and movements in relation to world cinema culture. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: jr st. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus New Chinese Cinema     3 LEC 001 39848 11:00 AM-12:15 PM TR 09/03-12/12 Xu, Jian CRT 221

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COMPLIT-489: Internship in Comparative Literature, Upper Division (1 - 6 units; U ) Application of advanced principles of comparative literature in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting. Notes: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. Retakable to 6 cr max. Prereq: jr st; 300-level or above course in CompLit; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     1 - 6 FLD 001 37549 - 09/03-12/12   TBA       1 - 6 FLD 002 38573 -   TBA       1 - 6 FLD 003 38574 -   TBA       1 - 6 FLD 004 38575 -   TBA       1 - 6 FLD 006 38576 -   TBA

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COMPLIT-497: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U/G ) Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     1 - 12 LEC 101 33761 - 09/03-12/12   OFF CAMPUS

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COMPLIT-699: Advanced Independent Reading (1 - 3 units; U ) Advanced independent work under the supervision of a CompLit faculty or instructional academic staff member. For further information, consult CompLit prog coord. Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; 2.5 gpa; writ cons instr, dept chair, & assoc dean for SAS. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     1 - 3 IND 001 33762 - 09/03-12/12 Seymour-Jorn, Caroline TBA       1 - 3 IND 002 33763 - 09/03-12/12 Paik, Peter TBA       1 - 3 IND 003 35288 - 09/03-12/12 Williams, Demetrius TBA       1 - 3 IND 004 35289 - 09/03-12/12 Xu, Jian TBA       1 - 3 IND 005 42944 - 09/03-12/12 Pitt, Kristin TBA       1 - 3 IND 006 42945 - 09/03-12/12 Momcilovic, Dragoslav TBA

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COMPLIT-707: Seminar in Methods of Literary Analysis: (3 units; G ) Two or more theoretical and methodological approaches to literature, with application to selected literary texts. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites announced in Schedule of Classes each time course is offered. Notes: CompLit 707 & MALLT 707(701) are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: grad st GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus Stylistics     3 SEM 001 43362 4:30 PM-7:10 PM W 09/03-12/12 Wright, Chantal CRT 203

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COMPLIT-820: Translation Theory (3 units; G ) The role of translation in the development of languages, cultures, and societies; cultural and ideological forces shaping translations; contemporary theories of translation. Notes: CompLit 820 & Trnsltn 820 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: grad st. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     3 LEC 201 43363 - 09/03-12/12 Wright, Chantal ONLINE WEB   Special course fee of $2300.00 will be the ONLY charge assessed for this lecture. Fee applies to ALL students enrolled in addition to tuition/fees for any other classes in which they are enrolled. Course delivered completely online. Internet/computer access required.

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Additional Courses - Comparative Literature

TRNSLTN-820: Translation Theory (3 units; G ) The role of translation in development of languages, cultures, and societies; cultural and ideological forces shaping translations; contemporary theories of translation. Notes: CompLit 820 & Trnsltn 820 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: grad st. GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus     3 LEC 201 38808 - 09/03-12/12 Wright, Chantal ONLINE WEB   Special course fee of $2300.00 will be the ONLY charge assessed for this lecture. Fee Applies to ALL students enrolled in addition to tuition/fees for any other classes in which they are enrolled. Course delivered completely online; internet/computer access required. Consent required to audit.

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