Additions and Cancellations to the

2005-2006 Course Catalog

Spring 2006

Updated 03-20-06


COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Cancelled Courses
204.  African History.
208.  Slvry & Frdm in W Hemisphere.
New Course
268.  Black Arts Workshop    3 hours
      3HU, CD
This course combines the study of African-American history and culture with theatrical performance.  From Africa through the Middle 
Passage and into America, students will read essays, stories, poems, and plays-while discussing the legacy and aesthetic of the African 
tradition within the Diaspora.  Students will gain  academic information as well as develop their own artistic responses to the material 
through performance and the creation of  theatre-drama, spoken word, movement,and music.  A final workshop performance will be presented 
using work developed in class.   Enrollment limit 15 with consent of instructor.  Identical with THEA 268.
Sem 2   CRN 13311   AAST-268-01   TTh--1:00-2:45   Mr. Emeka
Cancelled Course
172.  Intro African-American Music

ANTHROPOLOGY
New Courses
206.  Globalization and Development   3 hours
      3SS, CD, WR
A case-study-based introduction to different approaches to  globalization, transnationalism, and modernity.  Focusing on the  linkages 
between local and international systems, we will  investigate issues including the anthropology of development,  globalization of Western 
media, the rise of transnational  corporations and effects on indigenous economies, modern-day  slavery, population displacement, tourism 
and effects on local  populations, transnational social movements, and effects of "free  trade" and structural adjustment policies.  Friday 
classes: in- depth debates on issues relevant to the course.  Prerequisite: Any social science introductory course.  Limit 25.
Sem 2   CRN 13146   ANTH-206-01   MWF--11:00-11:50  Ms. Smith

225. Anthropology of Health and Healing   3 hours
     3SS, CD, WR
This course introduces the field of medical anthropology through a cross-cultural examination of doctor-patient relationships, infectious
disease, reproduction, mental illness, methods of curing, and experiences of pain/suffering. We will consider Chinese, Islamic, Ayurvedic, 
Hmong and other systems of diagnosis and healing in cultural and historical depth. Emphasis will be placed on biomedicineas a mode of power 
by critically investigating the political economy of pharmaceutical companies, the impact of colonial public health, and the process of 
medicalization. Enrollment limit: 30.
Sem 2   CRN 13148   ANTH-225-01   TTh--3:00-4:15   Mr. Stein

232.  Native Americans: Contemporary Issues  3 hours
      3SS 
Second Semester. This course focuses on a selected number of issues facing North American Indians.  These include land rights, protection 
of the environment, creation of urban communities, challenges of economic development and education on the reservations, 
repatriation and reburial, exploitation of Native American images in the market economy, revitalization movements, and other topics. The 
course emphasizes the strategies of political and cultural survival amid incorporation into the world system.  Through videos and 
presentations by invited speakers, the class will be particularly attentive to native voices and perspectives. Prerequisite: One 
introductory course (100 level) in Anthropology or equivalent.
Sem 2   CRN 12274   ANTH-232-01   MWF--3:30-4:20    Ms. Pagliai   

304.  Language, Gender and Sexual Identities    3 hours
      3SS
This course will examine the role language plays in the construction of gender and sexual identities. It will emphasize a cross-cultural 
approach and will address studies in linguistic anthropology, linguistics, and sociolinguistics. By considering some of the debates about 
how and why gender differences in language use exist, students will explore how both language and gender are rooted in structures of power, 
authority, and social inequality. The course will also offer an opportunity to reflect on the influence that ideologies of language exercise 
on practices connected to the representation of sexualities and expressions of desire. The course will utilize a discussion-oriented format, 
and students will conduct their own research on the topics addressed in class.  Prerequisite:  ANTH 204 or ANTH 251, or consent of instructor.     
Enrollment Limit:  25
Sem 2   CRN 13191   ANTH-304-01   MWF--1:30-2:20   Ms. Pagliai 

440.  Part of the Solution: Social Issues and Public Perception   3 hours
      3SS, CD
Why are so many urgent social issues ignored by the public?  This  seminar integrates progressive social theory with original research on 
how best to apply theories to effect social change.   We will integrate ongoing student research on public perception of  selected social 
issues with discussions of how to incorporate  insights from theorists including Lakoff, Freire, Chomsky,  Foucault, Gramsci, Bourdieu, and 
others.  Goals include reframing  issues for public consumption and field testing our results.  Prerequisite:  Consent of instructor and 
demonstrated interest in social issues.  NOTE: This course will involve applied work and community-based research.  Limit 20.
Sem 2   CRN 13147  ANTH 440-01   T--1:00-2:45   Ms. Smith

458.  Discourse, Nationhood and Racism   3 hours
      3SS, CD, WR
Discursive practices have received increasing attention from scholars engaged in the study of language. This seminar will look at the 
relation between discourse and the construction of hegemonic power. The students will follow the invention of standard languages as part of 
the shaping of national identities, explore the role of linguistic ideologies in the colonialist enterprise, and the connection between 
language, racism and nation-making. The course will cover topics such as language planning, language revitalization movements and literacy. We 
will address questions such as: how does language maps onto social groups organized around notions of race, ethnicity, and peoplehood? How 
does languages operate as an index of allegiance, distance, solidarity, and power among social groups within the nation? How do various 
social actors use language to craft notions of collective "selves" and "others" within the nation?
Prerequisites: ANTH 101 and one additional course in anthropology, or consent of instructor. Enrollment Limit: 10. 
Sem 2   CRN 13149   ANTH-458-01   W--7:00-8:45pm   Ms. Pagliai
ART
Cancelled Courses
048.  Visual Concepts & Processes:  What's Natural Isn't Real.
049.  Visual Concepts & Processes:  Sculpture.
053.  Visual Concepts & Processes:  Silkscreen.
442.  Themes in European Landscape Painting, 1600-1900.
New Courses
086. Advanced Studio 3 hours
     3 HU
Only open to  upper level students who have already completed numerous studio courses and have demonstrated 
their level of accomplishment and their serious commitment to exploring art.  Students are expected to present their own ideas for weekly 
discussion and be prepared to contribute to critiques and presentations.  Consent of instructor required.  Enrollment Limit:  8
Sem 2   CRN 13144  ARTS-086-01   MW--7:00-10:00pm   Mr. Coleman

225. Approaches to Islamic Art and Architecture   3 hours
     3HU CD
An introduction to the architecture, painting, and decorative arts of the Islamic World, from Spain to India, between the seventh and 
eighteenth centuries.  The course material is discussed chronologically with an eye toward stylistic change, and thematically in order to 
emphasize the central concepts of Islamic art and architecture. This course will provide a basic understanding of the historical evolution 
and regional variation of Islamic art and architecture and a deeper appreciation of its major themes and concepts.  
Sem 2   CRN 11986   ARTS-225-01  TTR 3:00-4:15  Mr. Tabbaa

270.  Early Modern Architecture   3 hours
      3HU
This course surveys new developments in architecture from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.  From the rise of rationalism 
in architectural theory and the birth of the French academy of architecture during the seventeenth century through the appearance of new 
institutions and political and technological revolutions during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the course will consider major 
monuments and movements from the Baroque to Art Nouveau. Limit: 30
Sem 2   CRN 12941   ARTS-270-01   TTR--1:00am-12:15pm  Ms. Gilkerson

327.  Modern and Contemporary Architecture in the Middle East   3 hours
      3HU CD
This course discusses Middle Eastern architecture and urbanism from the beginning of the 19th century till the present. The introduction
of European architectural styles and the consequent rise  of eclecticism and hybridity are discussed in relation to modernization, 
westernization, and the endless search for an appropriate architectural style.  The  Modernist interlude of the first half of the 20th 
century is discussed as a response to Colonialism and in relation to nation building.  The course concludes by assessing the recent 
Postmodernist and Neo-Islamic trends prevailing in some Arab countries.  
Sem 2  CRN 12940   ARTS-327-01   TTR--9:35-10:50  Mr. Tabba

340.  Gender, Domestic Reform and the New Woman in Modern Architecture   3 hours
      3HU CD
This course explores the intersections between gender and modern architecture. Topics to be discussed include domestic reform, images of 
the New Woman, institutional changes in the architectural profession and the question of a "feminist" aesthetic.  Readings will include 
texts by women architects and feminist theorists, including Dolores Hayden, Gwendolyn Wright, Denise Scott Brown, Jane Jacobs, Beatriz 
Colomina, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, Helene Cixous and Luce Irigaray. Limit: 30
Sem 2   CRN 12942	   ARTS-340-01   TTR--3:00-4:15  Ms. Gilkerson

425.  The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright   3 hours
      3HU
Examines the buildings, writings and ideas of America's most celebrated architect through selected projects and themes. The seminar will 
include field trips, a visit to view Japanese prints admired by Wright at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, and several sessions in Oberlin's 
Wright-designed house. Prerequisite: a survey course in American architecture or consent of the instructor. Limit: 15
Sem 2   CRN 12943   ARTS-425-01   Monday--1:00-2:50 pm  Ms. Gilkerson

ATHLETICS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Cancelled Courses
130.  Women's Rugby
131.  Cycling Conditioning.
191.  Volleyball I.
198.  Intermediate Swimming.
254.  Flag Football
New Course
155.  Games   .5 hours
     .5EX
Revisit PE games of your childhood, but without the trauma.  Get fit while playing tag, creative bombardment bowling, hone your circus 
skills, and participate in all around merriment.   Students  are asked to bring proper athletic wear and a free spirit.
Sem 2   CRN 13150   ATHL-155-01   TTh--1:30-2:50   Mr. Appenheimer   Module One

156.  Basketball Individual Offensive Skills   . 5 hours 
Basketball is one of the most popular recreational team sports in the US, for both children and adults. Whether you play in an organized 
league, a lunchtime pickup game, or at the Y on weekends, your game will benefit from this class! We will work on three fundamental areas 
of offense: the art & science of shooting; 1-on-1 scoring moves; and 3-on-3 team concepts. All skill levels welcome!
Sem 2   CRN 13165  ATHL-156-01   MWF--3:30-4:20  Ms. Winkelfoos   Module Two  

BIOLOGY
New Courses
031.  Health Careers Practicum     0-1 hour
      0-1NS
First and second semesters.  This class provides an opportunity for engaged learning relevant to medical, dental, and veterinary careers.
Students will volunteer at a local medical facility, social service agency or with a community outreach group.   Readings and weekly
discussions will explore in depth student-selected topics relevant to their volunteer experiences. Notes:  CR/NE or P/NP grading.  May be
repeated for credit.  Consent of instructor  required.  Enrollment limit: 10
Sem 2             BIOL-031-01   Ms Garvin

405.  Seminar: Emerging Diseases: Global Challenges to Human Health    3 hours
      3NS
Second Semester.  The twentieth century saw tremendous progress in controlling and treating infectious diseases.  Nevertheless because of
the emergence and re-emergence of deadly diseases such as AIDS, Ebola, SARS, cholera, Avian Influenza, and drug-resistant tuberculosis,
infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide and the third leading cause of death within the United States.  This course will
approach disease from several perspectives, integrating public health, environmental studies, and medical anthropology.  Readings of primary
literature and review articles will explore the role of human demographics, human behavior, and agricultural practices, as well as the
natural genetic variations and adaptations of pathogens to the emergence of new disease.  Lectures/tutorials will alternate with in-class
discussions.  Students will serve as discussion leaders and oral presentations will be required of all students.  /Prerequisite: / Biol
213.  Consent of instructor required.  Enrollment limit: 12.
Sem 2  CRN 13220   BIOL-405-01   TTh--11:00-12:15   Ms. Salter
Cancelled Course
314.  The Living Cell.
Lab Dropped/Credit Hours Reduced
310.  Genetics is no longer a lab course and is to be offered for 3 hours credit.
CINEMA STUDIES
Cancelled Course
320.  Documentary Production (identical to English 320).
New Courses
100, 100B.  Introduction to Digital Video Production  1 hour
            1HU
Second semester, both modules.  An introduction to digital video production.  Students will become familiar with the basics of camera, 
sound,and lighting equipment, and with iMovie editing software. Students will collaborate on focused production exercises and a larger final 
class project. This course will fulfill the prerequisite for advanced production courses in Cinema Studies, though it does not guarantee 
admission, which will remain at the instructor's consent. Enrollment Limit: 16. [Cr/NE orP/NP].
Sem 2   CRN 12635   CINE-100-01    Thursday--7:30-9:30pm  Mr. Pence, Mr. Witmer  Module One
        CRN 12636   CINE-100B-01   Thursday--7:30-9:30pm  Mr. Pence, Mr. Witmer  Module Two

222. Chicano(a)/Latino(a) Film  4 hours
     4HU, CD, WR
This course examines "Chicano/Latino Cinema" and its connections to particular historical, cultural, and political movements in the U.S. 
and Latin America. In the first section, we will review and critique Latino/a representations in Hollywood films. We will focus on 1930s-
1950s constructions of Latinos/as and the ways in which some early stereotypes are still part of recently released mainstream movies. In 
the second section, we will discuss the "origins" and development of Latino video and film. In this section we will analyze particular 
films in relation to the Civil Rights Movement, the Chicano/a Movement, the New Latin American Cinema, the Feminist Movement and the Gay 
Rights Movement. In the last part of this course, we will examine films directed, written, or produced by Latinos/as which were co-produced 
by Hollywood studios. We will compare Hollywood/Latino films to understand the ways in which Latino-ness has been represented in the U.S. 
cultural landscape. Enrollment limit: 25.
Sem 2   CRN 13189   CINE-222-01   TTh--3:00-4:15 + M 7:00-10:00pm   Ms. Gordon

415.  Seminar: Spectatorship Across Media    4 hours
      4HU, WR
The study of cinema spectatorship has exploded over the past two decades, in part because of the growth of television studies and new media 
studies. This course examines the major theoretical approaches to spectatorship across media. It is organized around three distinctive and 
sometimes incompatible theoretical and methodological traditions: psychoanalytic film theory; cognitive film theory; and reception studies. 
Though our initial focus in the course will be film spectatorship, we will also explore how television spectatorship and the "immersive" 
experience of the Internet and digital media have been theorized and debated.  Consent of instructor required.  Enrollment limit: 12.
Sem 2   CRN 13221   CINE-415-01   W 7:00-9:30 pm + Sun 7:00-10:00 pm + Tu 7:00-10:00 pm    Ms. Gordon

CLASSICS
New Courses
202. Ethnic Identity in Ancient Greece and Rome 3 hours
     3SS, CD
Second Semester. This course explores: theories about the roles of race, language, and culture in the construction of identity; the 
relative usefulness of historical and archaeological methodologies in attempts to understand past conceptions of identity; ethnic identity 
and the ethnic groups of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds as presented by specific ancient texts and archaeological remains; and the ways 
in which modern and contemporary ethnic issues have influenced the study of classical antiquity. Prerequisites: 100-level Classics course 
or consent of the instructor Enrollment Limit: 40.
Sem 2   CRN 13157   CLAS-202-01  TTh--11:00-12:15   Ms. Colantoni 

208. Wild and Crazy Emperors: Caligula, Claudius, Nero 3 hours
     3SS
Second Semester. This course surveys the evidence for the lives and reigns of three of Rome's most famous-and infamous-emperors: Caligula, 
Claudius and Nero. Although the most powerful individuals in the Roman world, these men have been characterized as an insane megalomaniac, 
a stuttering idiot, and a debauched arsonist. The course aims to analyze the process by which history is created and reinterpreted. Ancient 
sources in translation, contemporary scholarship, and modern interpretations. No Prerequisites.  Enrollment Limit: 30.
Sem 2   CRN 13158   CLAS-208-01   TTh--1:30-2:45   Mr. Wilburn 

COMPARATIVE AMERCIAN STUDIES
Cancelled Course
211.  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Identities.
Title/Description Change
320.  An Ever-Present Past: The Intersection of Colonialism and Sexuality in the US   4 hours
      2SS, 2HU, CD, WR  NOTE DISTRIBUTION CHANGE FROM WHAT IS LISTED IN THE 2005-06 CATALOG
This course will explore the impact of US colonialism on sexuality and gender systems for Chicana/o, Native Hawaiian,  and American Indian
individuals and communities. We will place readings from very different genres of anthropology, poetry, fiction and political manifesto into
conversation with each other and ourselves to ask questions about loss, resistance and reclamation of  bodily and cultural integrity and
autonomy.  Writers include Andrea Smith, Chrystos, Gloria Anzaldua, Will Roscoe, Noenoe Silva, Lilikala Kame'elehiwa, Maurice Kenny and 
Randy Burns.  Enrollment limit: 20
Sem 2   CRN 12966   CAST-320-01   MW--2:30-3:45   Ms. Hall

328.  Outlaw Genres: Latina, Native American, and "Third World" Women's Autobiography    4 hours
      4SS
This seminar will examine non-traditional constructions of self or "out-law" genres such as /testimonios/, ethnographies, oral histories, 
and life stories.  We will read literature by "third world" women and focus on alternative historical narratives that write marginalized 
communities back into history. We will ask, for example, how deterritorialization, linguistic alienation and forced assimilation contribute 
to the formation of identities and to cultural representation?  And how these women writers have challenged the notion of a monolithic 
national identity.   How do these writer's life-stories or autobiographies challenge our conception of literacy and interpretation and 
problematize the binary of the oral and written traditions?  More importantly, we will discuss the concepts of authenticity and "truth-
telling" in relationship to historical and literary narratives.  In addition, we will review the sociological and ideological function of  
photography in relation to the works by Leslie Marmon Silko and Norma Cantu among others.  How have these authors utilized "image-texts" to 
counter the confining categories of race, ethnicity, and class within their autobiographical works?  Lastly, our readings of identity-based 
multi-genre anthologies by "third world" feminists of color will explore further the relationship of testimonial writing to socio-political 
movements and activism.  Enrollment Limit:  20
Sem 2   CRN 13190   CAST-328-01   TTh--11:00-12:15   Ms. Portillo
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Cancelled Course
140.  Introduction to Computer Science.
New Course
141. Scientific Computing   3 hours
     3NS, QPf
This course introduces students to mathematical modeling and numerical methods.  The course will include mathematical basics of numerical
analysis, application of numerical methods to various scientific and mathematical problems, and programming and graphic visualization using
MATLAB. Topics include major areas of numerical methods such as root location, linear algebraic equations, curve fitting, and numerical
integration. Students learn programming techniques of plotting and develop skills of presenting mathematical and scientific material using
graphics. The mathematical prerequisite for this course is college algebra.
Sem 2   CRN 13163   CSCI-141-01   MWF--10:00-10:50   Ms. Lomonosov

DANCE
New Courses
150. Dance History: Cross-Cultural Approaches to Dance   3 hours
     3HU, CD  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE NO LONGER CARRIES WR
World Dance- This course focuses, first, on looking at dance and second at discerning the meanings of dance in context. We will briefly 
survey global forms then examine three or four case studies in depth, examining the relationship between form and meaning in changing 
cultural and historical contexts. This approach depends on translating between visual, kinesthetic, and verbal modes, and on qualitative 
movement analysis, contextual research, and critical thinking. We will cover some theory in Dance Ethnology. If possible, we will include 
a local fieldwork component. Genres we might cover include: Pueblo parrot dance, bharata natyam in India and its diaspora, raks el baladi 
in multiple social contexts, Afrocentrism in U.S. popular dance, and/or ballet in European history and diaspora. TuTh 9:30-10:50 No consent 
required. Enrollment Limit: 25
Sem 2   CRN 13229   DANC-150-01   TTh--9:30-10:50   Ms. Sklar 

215. Workshop: Intercultural Performance   3 hours
3HU
A recent news account reported on the encounter between New Orleans victims of hurricane Katrina and their hosts at an Oklahoma Methodist 
retreat center. Drawing on relevant news articles, 1st person accounts, historical and contemporary texts, and fiction, we will develop 
performance material while examining our own relationship to difference, conflict, cultural comfort, and cycles of oppression. This is an 
experiential and experimental laboratory where we will work collaboratively. Beginning with exercises to focus awareness, including hatha 
yoga and Vipassana meditation, we will integrate dance and theatre techniques from Etienne Decroux's Corporeal/Abstract Mime, Jerzy 
Grotowski, Open Theatre, Liz Lehrman, and Viewpoints.  Enrollment Limit: 15
Sem 2   CRN 13230   DANC-215-01   TTh--3:00-4:20  Ms. Sklar

260. Seminar: Theories of Embodiment   3 hours
     3HU
This readings seminar confronts the problem of "the body" in dance and movement. Based on work in dance ethnology, performance theory, 
somatics, philosophy, cultural anthropology, feminist theory, and child development, we will chew on some of the following questions: What 
is it to know of something kinesthetically, through the sensations of movement? How does this kind of knowledge relate to knowledge in 
other sensory modes? How are our own bodily practices and rhetoric implicated in larger local and global, historical, social, and political 
systems? Indeed, to what extent is "felt" knowledge culturally determined? What methods do we have for ascertaining another's felt 
kinesthetic experience? how does communication work in this mode? What language do we have to overcome the mind/body dualism, and what, 
indeed, is "the body", relative to "the person" and relative to "the world"?  Enrollment Limit: 15
Sem 2   CRN 13231   DANC-260-01   M--7-10 pm   Ms. Sklar

EAST ASIAN STUDIES
New Course
265.  The Politics of Memory:  Remembering War in Contemporary East Asia   3 hours
      3SS, CD, WR
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a boom of interest in the study of war and memory. Commemorative culture and the endless 
procession of anniversaries throughout the world, beginning with the fortieth anniversary of the Second World War and continuing through 
the sequence of fiftieth and sixtieth anniversaries, D-Day, the conclusion of the Pacific War, to the outbreak of war on the Korean 
peninsula, has generated an extraordinary amount of commemorative reflections about past conflicts. One interesting feature of this 
commemorative culture is how memory has been used to shore up nationalist sentiments, as recollections of the past have become fraught with 
tensions about how this past is to be remembered.
The aim of this course is to explore the complexities of war and memory from a comparative, regional perspective, with particular emphasis 
on East Asia. By comparing different histories and memories of war, this course will explore how public memory of wars are formed, produced, 
commemorated and transformed. It will also explore the political relevance of war memories on contemporary East Asian politics. Specific wars 
to be explored will include: the Chinese Civil War, the Pacific War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.  Limit: 25.  Prerequisites: At 
least one 100-level course in East Asian History or consent of the instructor.
Sem 2   CRN   EAST-265-01   TTh--11:00-12:15  Ms. Jager
Cancelled Course
260.  Colonialism/Post-Colonialism and Globalization in East Asia.
ECONOMICS
Cancelled Course
420.  Sem on Income Inequality.
New Courses
235.  Contemporary Japanese Economy   3 hours
      3SS, CD, QPh
The course will survey recent developments in the Japanese economy, and how Japan's economic system has evolved relative to that of the U.S.
Topics to be covered include the asset price bubble of the 1980s and its collapse, the economic policy responses to the collapse and 
subsequent recession, and the current prospects for economic recovery and reform.  Prerequisite:  ECON 101; ECON 251 is desirable, but not 
required.  
Sem 2   CRN 13227   ECON-235-01   TTh--1:30-2:45   Mr. Jinushi

420.  Seminar on Income Inequality   3 hours
      3SS, WR
Second Semester.  The purpose of this course is to deepen the understanding of factors underlying the unequal distribution of income and to 
analyze equity-efficiency trade-offs arising under alternative government policies. The course mostly focuses on the U.S.; however, cross-
country differences in economic inequality will be addressed as well. Policy implications include progressive income taxation, unemployment 
insurance, welfare programs, social security and public education.  Prerequisite: ECON 253.  Enrollment Lmit: 10
Sem 2   CRN 13228   ECON-420-01   T--7:00-9:00pm   Ms. Koreshkova

435.  Seminar on the Economic Systems of Japan and the US   3 hours
      3SS
The [seminar] offers an in-depth comparison between the U.S. economic system and that of Japan.  The seminar's comparative approach is 
intended to illuminate the structure of the Japanese economy, and to enhance understanding of the U.S. economy and the U.S.-Asian economic 
relations more broadly.  Readings will include works by Japanese economists, such as the comparative system studies pioneered by Masahiko 
Aoki, and by American scholars, including the institutional history studies of Douglas North.  Prerequisites:  ECON 251 and ECON 255, or 
consent of instructor.  Enrollment limit: 10
Sem 2   CRN 13222   ECON-435-01   Th--7:00-9:00pm   Mr. Jinushi

ENGLISH
Cancelled Courses
141.  Rivers.
320.  Documentary Production (identical to CINE 320).
Credit Hour Change
326.  Contemporary Irish Novel is offered for 3 hours credit.
Description Omitted from 2005-06 Catalog
272.  American Cinema: The Possibilities of Art in the Entertainment Business    4 hours
      4HU, WR
Second Semester. This course deals with how the art of American cinema is shaped by demands of business and technology.  We will also 
explore how filmmakers used strong genres and stars, focusing on two eras of American cinema, 1939-1942 and 1966-73. American, Post-1900. 
Identical to CINE 272. Prerequisite: ENGL 173/CINE 101 (preferred) , or see headnote above. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Sem 2   CRN 12889   ENGL-272-01   MWF--1100-1150 & Sun. 7:00-10:00pm  Mr. Day
New Course Description/Title/Instructor
309.  Milton, 3 hours
      3HU,WR
Second semester. Milton's English poetry and selected prose, with special attention to Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson 
Agonistes. Considerable time will be devoted to the poetic texts as participants in historical and intellectual discourses and to modern
critical writing on Milton. British, Pre-1700. Prerequisite: See headnote above. Enrollment limit: 25.
Sem 2   CRN 12899   ENGL-309-01   TuTh--9:35-10:50   Mr. Pierce

312. "Emptiness and Plenitude in the Eighteenth Century" 3 hours
     3HU, WR
This course explores the cultural and literary fascination with emptiness across periods, disciplines, genres, and artistic mediums. It 
investigates how and why "nothing," in its myriad forms, as vacuum, in dialectical relationship with matter, as mental and textual blank, 
in utopian guise, as an experience of emptiness, serves as a spur to literary and cinematic innovation. We will look at how forms of 
nothing offer a way to investigate the material world, function as a means of social commentary, and assist in probing the nature of 
selfhood. Using the long 18th century - the period in which "nothing" enjoyed the greatest scientific, literary, and cultural prominence - 
as a base, this course pairs 18th- century treatments of the topic with classical sources of vacuity and contemporary artistic 
experimentation with matter and space, for example the recent film, I Heart Huckabees. Other possible works to be considered include: Tom 
Jones, White Noise, On the Nature of Things. 1700-1900. Enrollment limit: 25.
Sem 2   CRN 12894   ENGL-312-01   MWF 3:30-4:20  Ms. Baudot
New Description
212.  Eighteenth-Century Literature   3 hours 
      3HU, WR
Eighteenth-century authors explore what it means to be modern.  In this course we will consider how their literary experiments engage
with different kinds of newness - from revolutionary models for how the mind works to a radically altered understanding of the globe and the
cosmos.  We will trace how authors, in a variety of genres, exploit and critique the new forms of materialism that emerge from philosophical 
and scientific developments, the extension of trade routes, and the expanding book market.  Students of this course will learn to navigate 
their way through texts at first dauntingly allusive and gain the confidence to critically engage with these rich and complex works.  
Readings will cover a variety of genres including, the periodical essay, the novel, slave narratives, poetry, science fiction, and the 
gothic.  Enrollment limit: 30.
Sem 2   CRN 12884   ENGL-212-01   MWF--10:00-10:50  Ms. Baudot
New Courses
275. Introduction to Comparative Literature 3 hours
     3HU, CD, WR
First and Second Semesters. For description, please see "Comparative Literature" in the catalog. Identical to CMPL 200. Enrollment Limit:
25.
Sem 2 CRN 12890   ENGL-275-01   Mr. Deppman

Courses Primarily for Non-Majors

162. "Eye Deep in Hell": Literature of the Great War 4 hours
     4HU
"On these battlefields," wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald, "my lovely, safe world blew itself up." In this course we will consider an array of 
aesthetic responses to World War I, with an emphasis on the literature and film of the Western Front. Texts will be drawn from historical 
accounts, trench novels and poetry, American modernism, psychiatric literature, war memoirs, documentary footage, war and anti-war films, 
and painting.  Classics of war literature (Remarque, Hemingway, Sassoon) and film (Griffith, Renoir, Kubrick) will be studied alongside 
lesser-known works, including those by women on the front (Wharton, Stein, West). Our aim in this course is to immerse ourselves in what 
Fitzgerald called the "terrible twilight of an old world, noisy dawn of our times." Enrollment limit: 50.
Sem 2   CRN 13186   ENGL-162-01   MWF--10:00-10:50  Ms. Geerken

Introductory Elective Course

215. Eighteenth-Century Literature in Modern Fiction and Film 3 hours
     3HU, WR
In this course we will read eighteenth-century works alongside the modern fiction and film they inspire. Eighteenth-century authors 
experiment with literary form to pose open-ended questions about the nature of the self, as a solitary and social being, the cultural and 
ethical role of artistic representation, the limits of reason, and the function of the imagination. These are just some of the issues to be 
considered in the cinematic adaptation and modern re-writings of eighteenth-century works, such as: Pope's poetry in Nabokov's Pale Fire 
and Kaufman's/Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Robinson Crusoe transferred to celluloid in Castaway and revised in Coetze's 
Foe; Austen's Emma set in the Beverly Hills of Clueless. 1700-1900. Enrollment limit: 30.
Sem 2   CRN 13187   ENGL-215-01   MWF--11:00-11:50  Ms. Baudot

Advanced Courses

375.  The Psychoanalytic Imagination in American Culture 4 hours
      4HU, WR
In this course we will examine psychoanalysis as a literary and  artistic medium in its own right. In addition to studying classic  texts 
of Freudian psychoanalysis and those of object-relations  theorists (Klein, Winnicott), we will explore the representation of  
psychoanalysis in the modern imagination. We will look, for  example, at how post-war American film portrays the rehabilitation  of the 
hysteric through the patient-doctor relationship (The  Seventh Veil, The Three Faces of Eve, Spellbound), and how the  "confessional" 
school of American poets (Lowell, Berryman, Plath)  uses the therapeutic session as a basis for poetry. We will also  examine contemporary 
memoirs of madness, analyze the short stories  of A.M. Homes, and evaluate the Freudian "family romance" in film  and TV (Chinatown, The 
Sopranos). What we hope to accomplish from  this work is an appreciation of psychoanalysis as an influential  and intriguing model (and 
modeler) of human consciousness, as we  test its validity across various periods and genres.  American,  Post-1900. Enrollment limit: 25.
Sem 2   CRN 13188  ENGL-375-01  MWF--2:30-3:20  Ms. Geerken
Note:  376. Screening Spirituality does not count for Cultural Diversity(CD).

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
New Course
375.  Seminar: Topics in Conservation Biology   3 hours
      3NS                 
Second Semester.  A discussion format is used to study foundations  of the field, key threats and approaches to conservation.  Papers from 
the current primary literature are used to cover topics such as overexploitation of populations, species invasions, biological  impacts of
climate change, habitat fragmentation, conservation genetics,  landscape approaches, restoration and reserve design.  Students alternate as
discussion leaders; term papers and oral presentations required of all students.  Prerequisite: BIOL 120. Restricted to ENVS or BIOL juniors 
or seniors. Enrollment Limit: 15.   
Sem 2   CRN 13169   ENVS-375-01   Wed--7-9:30pm   Ms. Ballard

FIRST YEAR SEMINAR PROGRAM
New Course
166.  Under the Banner of Science: the Crusade Against Evolution   4 hours
      4HU, WRi
The teaching of evolutionary theory is under attack in many secondary school districts in the US. This course will research the history, 
science, politics and legal maneuvering of this particular conflict between science and religion. We will explore the structure of 
scientific research and methods, what distinguishes science from pseudoscience, the history of the creationist and intelligent design 
movements, and how the two sides in this debate are often talking past each other, with little common ground. 
Sem 2   CRN13018   FYSP-166-01  TTh--8:30-9:50am Mr. McAdams (Theater and Dance)

GENDER & WOMEN'S STUDIES
New Course
210.  Celebrity, Gender, and Everyday Life   3 hours
      3SS
In this course we will examine the intersection of gender, celebrity,and capitalism and its impact upon how we construct identities in 
American culture. We will review the historical precedents of celebrity culture, as well as psychoanalytic and sociological explanations 
for the popular fascination with glamour and notoriety. We will draw upon social theory, cultural studies, and feminist studies to examine 
how the gendered logics of celebrity reflect and produce prevailing notions of morality in contemporary society, as well as the gendered 
and racialized character of the "trauma culture" of daytime talk-show programs. We will also examine the new forms of media technologies-
cable television, the web, the cell phone-and their impact upon the social construction of language and sexuality, class and celebrity. 
This course will also review case studies in celebrity sports culture, and the representation of gender in the export industry of professional 
American sports.  Enrollment limit:  30.
Sem 2   CRN 13242   GAWS-210-01   TTh--9:35-10:50   Dr. Randal Doane

GERMAN
Topic Announced
433.  Multicultural Aspects in Recent German Literature (Senior Seminar) 3 Hours
       3HU, CD
Second Semester. European nations - including Germany,   Austria, and Switzerland   - have become increasingly multicultural since the 
arrival of guest workers in the 1950s and 60s, a process that was greatly accelerated by the opening of the eastern borders after 1989. 
Literature increasingly reflects these developments, with some of the most interesting works being written by "minority authors." We shall 
examine works by authors of various backgrounds, e.g. Frischmuth, Rabinovici, Mehr, Honigmann, Senocak, Özdamar, Said, and others.   Note: 
Required of all German majors.  Prerequisite: One 400-level course or consent of instructor.
Ms. Tewarson

HISPANIC STUDIES
Cancelled Courses
329.  Music, Orality, and Literature in Hispanic Traditions.
457.  Caribbean Cultures and Literatures.
Topic and Course Description Announced
333.  Representaciones de "El Otro" en la Cultura Española
In this class, we will examine representations of the "Other" from medieval to contemporary Spanish culture. We will study their place in 
Spanish history and the day in which cultural representations (visual art, music, literature, and cinema) express their complex identity. 
We will dedicate the first weeks to medieval Spanish culture and the issue of "convivencia" among Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Medieval 
Spain. Our study of Medieval Spain will serve as a springboard to our discussion of the situation of the Muslim Other in contemporary Spain, 
in light of the recent terrorist attack in Madrid, the building of a mosque in Granada, and the recent wave of immigrants from Morroco. We 
will continue our study of Spanish others by looking at how Spaniards portray the gypsy, particularly the gypsy woman, in Spanish literature, 
painting, opera, and music. We will also examine gypsy self-representation in flamenco music and we will discuss how this popular musical 
form has evolved in recent decades and merged with other musical genres. In the final weeks, we will study representations of the female 
Other in 19th and 20th century women's writing, recent cinema, and a contemporary novel. We will use these works to discuss issues 
confronting women in modern Spanish culture. Conducted in Spanish. Enrollment Limit: 20.
New Course
314.  Heaven under Siege: Tradition and Subversion in Latin American Poetry   1 hour
      1HU
An intensive mini-course on twentieth-century Latin American poetry.  The six required lectures, primarily by Chilean poet and professor 
Oscar Hahn, will cover: women poets challenging Modernismo; the radical experimentation of vanguardista Vicente Huidobro; Nicanor Parra's 
"antipoetry"; poets of the Southern Cone's Dirty Wars; and the "shadow texts" of Alejandra Pizarnik.  Prof. Hahn will also read from his 
own works.  Feb.27-March 3 and March 6, from 4:30-5:45; the lectures will be conducted in Spanish; a 4-6pp. analysis of a poem will be 
required to receive credit for the course. CR/NE, P/NP only.
Sem 2   CRN 13335   HISP-314-01   MTWThFM	 Science Center A155; Thursday poetry reading, Craig Lecture Hall

HISTORY
New Courses
110 Latin American History- State and Nation   3 hours
    3SS, CD
Second Semester. An introductory survey of Latin American History. Topics include the aftermath of independence, the liberal regimes that 
emerged, the growing influence of the United States in the region, the emergence of labor, race, and gender movements, revolutions of the 
20th century, and modern challenges. Enrollment limit: 50  Enrollment Limit 50
Sem 2   CRN 11216   HIST-110-01   MWF 9-9:50   Mr. Hammond

133.  Jews in the New World   3 hours
      3SS
Introduction to the Jewish experience in North America from the arrival of Jews in New Amsterdam in 1654 to the present, with emphasis on 
the late nineteenth and 20th centuries. Key issues explored are: reasons for Jewish immigration; Jewish legal status and economic activities;
successive waves and impact of immigration, processes of acculturation and assimilation; formation of US Jewish identity; changes in 
Judaism in the American environment; is "America different", and if so how, and why; characteristics of and challenges to Jewish identity 
in the contemporary US; role that consciousness of the Holocaust and Zionism play in contemporary US Jewish identity and communal politics.
Idential to JWST 133.  Enrollment limit:  35
Sem 2   CRN 13232   HIST-133-01   TTh--11-12:15   Mr. Amkraut

262 Antebellum American Women: Private, Public, Political   3 or 4 hours 
    3-4SS CD
Second semester, How did diverse women in antebellum America understand, explain and act upon their varied roles in American society? This 
course explores women from different regions, classes, cultures and races from the end of the Revolution to the beginning of the Civil War. 
Readings on "the domestic sphere," family, work, enslaved women, religion,, antislavery, voluntary organizations, political engagement, and 
other topics will frame lectures and discussion. Student projects will include extensive work with primary documents.
35 enrollment limit-25 as free-for-all 10 places reserved at discretion of instructor
Sem 2   CRN 13175   HIST-262-01   TTH 3:00-4:20   Ms. Lasser

292 Cuba from Colony to Castro   3 hours
    3SS, CD, WR
Second Semester. The course will explore the history of Cuba, with particular emphasis on the origins of the 1959 Revolution and its 
development through to the present day. The course will aim to provide a nuanced portrait of the island and explain how and why it faces 
the challenges it does.  Enrollment limit: 30
Sem 2   CRN 13176   HIST-292-01   TTH 11-12:15   Mr. Hammond

305. Seminar: The Jewish State: Ideology and Reality   3 hours
     3SS
This  Seminar studies the creation and development of modern Israel. It focuses on the emergence of modern Zionism from the nineteenth 
century through the establishment of the State of Israel, looking at major ideological and political streams in Zionism. It charts the 
growth of the Jewish population in Palestine and in the State of Israel in the twentieth century and the emergence of a self-governing 
Jewish society there. While conflict with Arab states and peoples is crucial to understanding the reality of Jewish life in Israel, the 
primary focus of this course is on the cultural, religious, economic and political, and military realities that have forged Jewish 
experience there in the last 100 years and that govern relations with Jews of the Diaspora. Themes are: religion and state; nationalism; 
immigration; ethnic and economic diversity and conflict; major political streams in Israeli politics.  Enrollment limit:  18.  Identical
to JWST 305.
Sem 2   CRN 13234   HIST-305-01   T--1:00-2:50  Mr. Amkraut

321  Consumption and its Consequences in American Society   3 hours
     3SS
Second Semester.  We will discuss the rise of mass consumer society in the United States since the late nineteenth century. The course will 
begin with a consideration of theories on what drives consumerism and then focus on how changing patterns of consumer behavior for American 
men and women have affected notions of status and identity, exposed class and gender tensions, and produced economic and environmental 
consequences.  Assignments include a research paper on one aspect of the history of consumer society. Enrollment Limit 15. Consent of the 
Instructor required.
Sem 2   CRN 13177   HIST-321-01   Wed. 2:30-4:20   Mr. Zimring

350.  Violence in Japanese History   3 hours
      3SS, CD
Second Semeester.  The goal of this course is to use violence as a lens to study major themes in Japanese history while deepening our 
understanding of violence in its various forms.  Topics include: the monopolization of violence; the relationship between violence and 
religion; violence and the state; legitimate/illegitimate forms of violence; ethnic violence; violence and gender; terrorism, and 
contemporary issues of memory, national identity and victimization.  We will cover the entire range of Japanese history from the rise of 
the samurai to contemporary issues of WWII memory and responsibility.  Consent of instructor required. Enrollment limit 15.  
Sem 2   CRN 13243   HIST-350-01   T--1-2:50      Mr. Wert

366 Gender Issues in Latin America   3 hours
    3SS, CD, WR
Second Semester. This seminar will examine the evolution of gender roles in Latin American society, with particular emphasis on the rights 
and limitations placed on women. We will explore regional as well as chronological variations on these themes in order to explain how and 
why the status of women has changed over time. Enrollment Limit 15. Consent of the Instructor required.
Mr. Hammond
Sem 2   CRN 13178   HIST-366-01   Monday 2:30-4:20   Mr. Hammond
Cancelled Courses
204.  Medieval Intellectual History.
225.  Twentieth-Century Europe, I: 1900-1945.
237.  Women in Jewish Society, Antiquity to Modernity.
261.  Race and Radicalism in the 1960s.
306.  Germans and Jews.
308.  Heresy and Orthodoxy in Medieval Europe.
332.  The Radical Challenge
337.  Colloquium in the Environmental History of Oil.

JAPANESE
Cancelled Course
452.  Readings in Japanese Sources.
New Section
402.  Advanced Japanese II   3 hours
Sem 2   CRN 13226   TTh--7:00-8:15pm   Ms. Kurasawa

JEWISH STUDIES
Cancelled Courses
237.  Women in Jewish Society, Antiquity to Modernity.
306.  Germans and Jews.
New Courses
133.  Jews in the New World   3 hours
      3SS
Introduction to the Jewish experience in North America from the arrival of Jews in New Amsterdam in 1654 to the present, with emphasis on 
the late nineteenth and 20th centuries. Key issues explored are: reasons for Jewish immigration; Jewish legal status and economic activities;
successive waves and impact of immigration, processes of acculturation and assimilation; formation of US Jewish identity; changes in 
Judaism in the American environment; is "America different", and if so how, and why; characteristics of and challenges to Jewish identity 
in the contemporary US; role that consciousness of the Holocaust and Zionism play in contemporary US Jewish identity and communal politics.
Idential to HIST 133.  Enrollment limit:  35
Sem 2   CRN 13233   JWST-133-01   TTh--11-12:15   Mr. Amkraut

305. Seminar: The Jewish State: Ideology and Reality   3 hours
     3SS
This  Seminar studies the creation and development of modern Israel. It focuses on the emergence of modern Zionism from the nineteenth 
century through the establishment of the State of Israel, looking at major ideological and political streams in Zionism. It charts the 
growth of the Jewish population in Palestine and in the State of Israel in the twentieth century and the emergence of a self-governing 
Jewish society there. While conflict with Arab states and peoples is crucial to understanding the reality of Jewish life in Israel, the 
primary focus of this course is on the cultural, religious, economic and political, and military realities that have forged Jewish 
experience there in the last 100 years and that govern relations with Jews of the Diaspora. Themes are: religion and state; nationalism; 
immigration; ethnic and economic diversity and conflict; major political streams in Israeli politics.  Enrollment limit:  18.  Identical
to HIST 305.
Sem 2   CRN 13235   JWST-305-01   T--1:00-2:50  Mr. Amkraut

LATIN
New Course
Latin 310 Catullus and the Traditions of Latin Poetry 3hrs
3HU, CD
Reading and discussion of the longer poems of Catullus, as a basis for exploring the poet's influence on the development of Latin poetry in 
the late Republican period. Prerequisite: LATN 202 or the equivalent.
Sem 2   CRN 13159   LATN-310-01   MWF--1:30-2:20   Mr. Van Nortwick

LEARNING ASSISTANCE STUDIES
Revised Courses
111. English as a Second Language II (Intermediate level)   2 hours
     2EX
First and Second Semester. An intensive course designed to build upon skills developed in LRNS 110 and to increase mastery of the basic 
language skills at the intermediate and upper-intermediate levels. Prerequisite: LRNS 110 or qualification by placement test. Consent of 
instructor required.
Sem 1   CRN 13053   LRNS-111-01   MWF--1:30-2:20   Ms. Miller

112. English as a Second Language III (Advanced level)   2 hours
     2EX
First and Second Semester. An intensive course designed for the advanced student of English as a second language to increase fluency, build 
rich vocabulary, and practice the use and understanding of idiomatic English. This course will focus on the use of English for academic 
purposes and academic writing in particular. Prerequisite: LRNS 111 or qualification by placement test. Consent of instructor required.
Sem 1   CRN 7699   LRNS-112-01   MWF--9:00-9:50   Mr. Arbogast

Cancelled Course
104.  Analytical Reading Skills for the Liberal Arts Curriculum

MATH
Cancelled Course
030.  Topics in Contemporary Math.
New Course
095 Discrete Mathematical Models 3 hours 
    3NS, QPf
An introduction to discrete mathematical models. Mathematical  techniques to be discussed include difference equations,  iteration, 
convergence, elementary probability and optimization.  Basic financial, population, economic, and physical models will be  explored. The 
course will make extensive use of spreadsheet  software. Note: This course does not count towards a major in  mathematics. It is intended 
for students who have not satisfied  the quantitative proficiency requirement and is not open to any  student who has received credit for 
a mathematics course numbered  113 or higher. Enrollment Limit: 30
Sem 2   CRN 13070   MATH-095-01   MWF--10:00-10:50   Mr. Henle

NEUROSCIENCE
New Course
343. The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory   3 hours
     3NS
The principles of neural plasticity-how nervous systems change structurally in response to experience-and how memories are accessed and 
used will be examined in a variety of systems.  Topics may include:  historical perspectives on memory, habituation and sensitization in 
aplysia, neural network models, Pavlovian conditioning, Hebbian plasticity, long-term potentiation/depression (LTP or LTD), the developing 
or aging brain, hippocampal function, methods in assessing learning, cortical re-mapping with experience, REM sleep and learning, etc.  In 
addition to readings in the textbook, students will read and analyze original research papers.  Second Semester.  Prerequisite: NSCI 201 
or 204 or consent of the instructor. Enrollment Limit: 20. Neuroscience and Psychology majors given priority.  
Sem 2 CRN 11994   NSCI-343-01   TTh--11:00-12:15   Mr. Myme

PHILOSOPHY
New Course Descriptions
101. Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
     3HU
First and Second Semester. The overall theme of the course concerns the nature and possibility of a uniquely philosophical understanding of 
some aspect of human life. Through both historical and contemporary texts, we will explore philosophical questions about metaphysics, 
knowledge, freedom of the will, morality and moral obligation, and death. Historical texts will include works from Plato, Descartes, Kant, 
Mill, Sartre, and Montaigne. Assignments include papers, a midterm, and a final exam.
Enrollment Limit: 33.
Mr. Ganson

120. Knowledge and Reality 3 hours
     3HU
First and Second semester. This is an introductory course in philosophy. Our purpose, however, will not be to introduce ourselves to all 
of the subjects that come under the heading of 'philosophy'. Instead, we will focus our attention on a host of issues that arise in the 
philosophical study of knowledge (epistemology) and metaphysics. We will investigate the nature of objectivity and the problem of skepticism 
about our knowledge of the external world. Then we'll investigate problems such as the relation of mind to the physical world (the 'mind/body' 
problem), personal identity, and free will. Assignments include papers, a midterm, and a final exam.
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Mr. Thomson-Jones
New Courses
124. Love, Friendship, and Morality 3 hours
     3HU
Second Semester. This course examines issues concerning important elements of a good life ­ love, friendship, and morality. What is the 
nature of love and friendship, and why do they make our lives richer? We begin with a look at traditional philosophical accounts of love 
and friendship, reading Plato, Aristotle. Next we'll examine the nature of moral obligation, and ask whether the demands of morality can 
conflict with the commitments that come with friendships and other love relationships. We will read historical figures as well as 
contemporary writers. Throughout the course, we will also read selected pieces of literature, to see what light may be shed on these issues 
from more literary sources. The assignments for the course will include three essays a final exam, and in-class presentations.
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Sem 2   CRN   PHIL-124-01   MWF--10:00-10:50  Mr. Bell

233. Workshop in Contemporary Aesthetics 3 hours
     3HU, WP
Second Semester. In anticipation of the Oberlin Colloquium in Philosophy taking place in April 2006, this course provides an in depth study 
of some of the most important areas of current research in analytic aesthetics. By drawing on resources in the arts at Oberlin, we will 
address a range of questions in a collaborative and interactive teaching environment. These include, How do we define art? What is its 
ontological status? How is art related to popular culture? What is the nature of fiction and narrative in literary and cinematic art? How 
do we imaginatively engage with fictions and fictional characters? And, What is the value of art? Enrollment Limit: 45.
Mr. Bell and Ms. Thomson-Jones
Sem 2   CRN 13094   PHIL-233-01   TTh--3:00 ­ 4:15   Mr. Bell & Ms. Thomson-Jones
Canceled Course
122.  The Nature of Value.
POLITICS
New Courses
220.  Ethnicity and International Relations.  3 hours
      3SS
Inter-ethnic conflict is only one-sixth of the question: understanding inter-ethnic cooperation, intra-ethnic conflict and cooperation, and
ethnic irrelevance complete the picture.  What are limitations of/on 'ethnic power?'  Many international conflicts are described, in part, 
as 'ethnic conflicts?'   In what ways, and to what extent, is this description analytically useful?  In what ways, and to what extent, 
might conflicts that are not described in ethnic terms be usefully analysed through an ethnic lens?  Limit 30.
Sem 2   CRN 13108   POLT-220-01   MWF 1:30-2:20   Mr. Stuligross

223.  South Asian International Relations.  3 hours
      3SS
Two countries, two nuclear triggers, two claims (both false) to a single sociocultural history. Sounds like trouble, and sometimes it is!  
But why only sometimes? What explains the quality and extent of cooperation between Pakistan and India? By addressing this question, students 
will be challenged at the same time to explain the quality and extent of violence between Pakistan and India, most importantly, to test the 
robustness of International Relations theory far outside the social and political context in which it was created.  Limit 25.
Sem 2   CRN 13106   POLT-223-01  MWF 10:00-10:50   Mr. Stuligross

260.  Environmental Politics in Comparative Perspective. 3 hours
      3SS
Environmental politics are different in different countries.  Why? How, and to what extent, can environmentalists in one country learn from 
the experiences of environmentalists in another country?  What explains varying degrees of effectiveness of 'sustainable environment' 
communities in different countries?  Economic affluence is a part of the story; at least as important are institutional design and social 
history, but even these are only starting points.  Limit 30.
Sem 2   CRN 13107 POLT-260-01   MWF 11:00-11:50   Mr. Stuligross

263.  Central Asia in World Affairs   3 hours
      3SS
This course introduces students to the politics of Central Asia,aiming to enable them to evaluate current events. We will focus on 
the region that is today composed of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan and consider the influences of 
neighboring countries, including Russia, Iran, Turkey, China, Pakistan and Afghanistan. After surveying the cultural, historical, and 
geographical landscape of the region, the course will analyze in detail the international and domestic factors shaping political and 
economic development in these five countries. The main topics covered in the course concern the historical legacy of the Russian and Soviet 
regimes, the broad effect of modernization on the region, the politics and economics of nation and state building in the transition period, 
the role of traditional forms of politics, the rise of political Islam, and the prospects for democratization.  Limit 30.
Sem 2   CRN 13181   POLT-263-01   TTh--11:00-12:15   S. Bolukbasi

322.  Middle Powers in World Politics: Iran, Turkey and Egypt   3 hours
      3SS
This course explores the notion of middle powers in the context of Middle East. It seeks to accomplish two main goals. Empirically, it seeks 
to investigate the role played by middle powers in the Middle East, their relations with greater powers and their attitudes towards and 
relations with each other. At the theoretical level, this course aims to revisit the great power bias of theories of International 
Relations. At the intersection of the empirical and theoretical objectives of this course lies exploring the similarities and differences 
between middle powers' foreign policies, particularly those directed against great powers. Most theories of IR carry a baggage. They mostly 
deal with great power politics thereby erroneously creating an impression that international affairs are virtually all about what great 
powers do.  This great power favoritism demeans the role of middle powers.  Foreign policies of such middle powers as Turkey, Iran or Egypt
have been confined to the realm of comparative politics and their influence on the larger international scale has largely been overlooked.  
Challenging this bias is one of the goals of this class.   Limit 20.
Sem 2   CRN 13182   POLT-322-01   T--7:30-9:30pm   S. Bolukbasi
Writing Proficiency Removed
121.  Introduction to International Relations no longer carries the writing proficiency attribute.
New Course Descriptions
100. Introduction to American Politics  3 hours
     3SS, WRi
This course provides an overview of American Politics: the Constitution, major institutions, political principles and practices, and key 
policy issues.  Using a historical perspective, we study how major events of the past shape our politics today.  We discuss the current 
challenges and dilemmas of American Politics.  For example, how can we build a spirit of trust, cooperation and democracy in our increasingly 
diverse, fragmented society?  Coursework includes weekly assignments, exams and team projects.  Enrollment Limit:  35.
Sem 2   CRN 13109   POLT-100-01   MWF--1:30-2:40  Mr. Yi
        CRN 13110   POLT-100-02   MWF--3:30-4:20  Mr. Yi
   
204. Political Inquiry: Theories and Research Methods in Politics
     3SS, QPh, WRi
The course provides an introduction to constructing theories and doing research in political science.  How do scholars gain and 
systematically expand their understanding of politics?  We aim to equip you with the concepts and skills to undertake your own research and 
to critically assess the work of others; and to develop basic proficiency in qualitative and quantitative methods, including some statistics.  
Coursework includes weekly assignments, exams and team projects.  Enrollment Limit:  30.
Sem 2   CRN 12569  POLT-204-01   MWF--10:00-10:50   Mr. Yi

PSYCHOLOGY NOTE: (Seminar in Attachment Across the Lifespan) Psyc 450 is now numbered 460.
New Course
305. Human Psychophysiology 3 hours
See the 2005-06 course catalog for a description.
Sem 2   CRN 13168  PSYC-305-01   MW--3:00-4:15  Mr. Porterfield
Cancelled Courses
303.  Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology.
420.  Seminar in Emotion.
510.  Research Practicum: Cognitive Processes in Clinical Disorders.

RELIGION
New Courses
104. Introduction to Religion: Reverence and Rebellion   3 hours
     3HU, CD
Second Semester. Religions often uphold a society's stability, clothing a social, moral, and cosmic order in the mantle of the sacred. 
Religions have also produced powerfully destabilizing forces that shred that mantle, such as heresy, fanaticism, and reform. Using the 
histories of Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity, this course will explore these (seemingly) opposing dimensions of religion's role in 
society and bring to bear key concepts from religious studies, including myth, ritual, sacred institution, and holy person. Enrollment 
Limit: 35.
Sem 2 CRN 12506 RELG-104-01 MWF--10:00-10:50 Mr. Hatcher

225. Modern Religious Thought in the West: Late 17th to mid-19th Century   3 hours
     3HU
An analysis of developments in Western philosophy of religion and theology in Europe from the end of the Thirty Years War to the mid-19
century.  Of special interest will be how the emerging scientific worldview affected views of God, human nature, religious scriptures, 
religious authority, and the true "essence" of religion.  Some of the thinkers to be studied include Pascal, Locke, Hume, Voltaire, 
Rousseau, Kant, Schleiermacher, Feuerbach, and Kierkegaard.  Enrollment Limit: 35.
Sem 2   CRN 13140   RELG-225-01   MWF-2:30-3:20   Mr. Kamitsuka

263.  Roots of Religious Feminism in North America  	3 hours
      3HU, CD
This course investigates the proto-feminist aspects of women's thought and activism beginning from colonial times.  Issues, movements and 
thinkers to be studied include: 18th-century African-born poet, Phyllis Wheatley; critical re-readings of the Bible by suffragette, 
Elizabeth Cady Stanton; the Grimke sisters on the religious basis for women's rights and abolitionism; the movement for Jewish women's 
ordination; theologies of social reform from the black women's club movement; Catholic social activist Dorothy Day.  Enrollment Limit:  35.
Sem 2   CRN 13141   RELG-263-01   MWF-10:00-10:50   Ms. Kamitsuka

277. Shi'ite Islam   3 hours
     3HU, CD
Second Semester. The Muslim Shi'i minority has long influenced faith and practice throughout the Islamic world. This course explores the 
early Islamic roots of the Sunni/Shi'i divide; Shi'i cosmologies, legal institutions, and rituals; the diverse branches of Shi'ism, 
including "Twelvers" and Isma'ilis; religious movements originating in Shi'ism, such as the Druze and the Baha'is; and the significant 
Shi'i impact on contemporary Islamic thought and politics in the Middle East, Iran, and South Asia, including the Iranian Revolution. 
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Sem 2 CRN 13139 RELG-277-01 TTh--11:00-12:15  Mr. Hatcher

366. Feminist Interpretations of Evil	3 hours
     3HU, WRi
This seminar examines how current scholars are revisiting traditional philosophical and theological discussions of evil, original sin, 
theodicy, and suffering in light of women's multiple oppressions in a global context.  Among the questions we will ponder are: How can an 
omnipotent and omnibenevolent God allow evil in the world?  What is structural sin?  How might Goddess spirituality respond to the Holocaust?
How have biblical depictions of women as evil affected cultural perceptions of women?  Enrollment Limit:  15.
Sem 2   CRN 13142   RELG-366-01   Th-1:00-2:50   Ms. Kamitsuka
RUSSIAN
New courses
126.  Oil on Troubled Waters: A New Great Game?    1 hour
      1SS	
Second semester; April 3-6, King 106
Central Asia and Caucasia have long been the focus of contending empires and states. Can the Central Asian states cooperate to prevent 
resource conflicts over water? Can oil and water mix? Students will gain a geographical knowledge of the region and a basic understanding 
of the environmental and social problems these new states face, connecting those to the specific problems facing Central Asia and the 
Caucasus with the larger global issues of non-renewable resource depletion.  CR/NE; P/NP grading, no prerequisites.
Sem 2   CRN 13355   RUSS-126-01	   Mr. Scholl

210. Soviet Blockbusters 1-2 hours

     1-2HU, CD
Second semester. First module. A course that boldly goes where no traditional Soviet film course has gone before. Our mission: to seek
out and explore those movies beloved by generations of viewers back in the USSR. These classics include war movies, musicals, Soviet 
"easterns," comedies, and "chick-flicks." Our goal: to determine the basis of their popularity through an examination of their aesthetics 
and their surrounding social and political context.
Sem 2   CRN 13318   RUSS-210-01   MW 2:30-3:20  Ms. Forman

212. Russian Blockbusters   1-2 hours
     1-2HU, CD
Second semester. Second module. This course focuses on Russian film after the fall of the Soviet Union and the Soviet film industry. We
will examine the aesthetic and socio-political dimensions of post-Soviet comedies, epic and costume dramas, gangster films, fantasy and
other genres in order to explore the pressures facing new Russian cinema.
Sem 2   CRN 13319   RUSS-212-01   MW 2:30-3:20   Ms. Forman
SOCIOLOGY
New Courses
215.  Contemp Asian American Experi   3 hours
      3SS, CD
The goal of the course is to introduce you to a range of contemporary issues dealing with Asian Americans and immigrants generally. The 
focus is less on each ethnic group's differences and more on the trends that many groups face, with a focus on how they experience 
challenges and claim accomplishments. The course stresses the light that studying Asian Americans sheds on other groups and for the 
country as a whole, including immigration, identity, religion, family, gender, race relations, and other topics. We will read from a 
variety of disciplines, with stress on sociology. Prerequisite:  One course in sociology.  Enrollment Limit:  35
Sem 2   CRN 12533   SOCI-215-01   MW--2:30-3:45   Jinzhao Li

241.  Urban Sociology   3 hours
      3SS
Globalization has led to the restructuring of the American metropolis in recent decades. New inequalities of gender, class, race/ethnicity, 
and sexualities have been produced. New urban forms have emerged as central cities and suburbs changed functions and inhabitants. 
Residential segregation increased among the poor while the middle sectors retreated into gated communities. Gentrification, the new 
urbanism, urban sprawl, community and housing, and the lack thereof (homelessness and the underclass) became concerns. In this course we 
will utilize a comparative theoretical approach to these issues. Prerequisite: One course in Sociology. Enrollment Limit: 35.
Sem 2   CRN 13171   TTh--9:00-10:50   Jinzhao Li

318.  Chinatown as an American Space   3 hours
      3SS, CD
There is no Chinatown in China. Chinatown is an American invention. It locates in the center of American cities and American experience. 
This course explores the formation and transformation of Chinatown as a geographical, cultural, and political space in the history of the 
United States. Through an interdisciplinary examination of the origins, disasters, epidemics, social relations, public protests, urban 
development, celebrations, and representations of Chinatowns, we will challenge the conventional understanding of the shaping of American 
culture and national identity. The texts we will use include history, sociology, literature, anthropology, arts, film, and law.  Enrollment 
Limit:  15
Sem 2   CRN 13170    SOCI-318-01   TTh--1:00-2:45   Jinzhao Li
Grading Option Announced
The following courses are graded P/NP and CR/NE only and cannot be taken for letter grades:

331.  Torts, Trials & Trouble.
365.  Law, Literature & Society.
472.  Sociology of Law Seminar, a.k.a. Breakfast & the Law.

THEATER
Cancelled Courses
272.  Technical Production:  Scenery (SEE 172 BELOW)
300.  Acting 3 (SEE 308 BELOW)
New Courses
172.  Technical Production:  Scenery   3 hours
Beginning work in the techniques and principles used in technical production for theater, dance, and opera. Lecture materials include: 
production management, stage rigging, orthographic projection, elements of the physical plant as well as construction methods used in 
building scenic units. Students participate in fabricating scenery for the semester's productions as scheduled.   Enrollment Limit: 14. 
Sem 2   CRN 13236   THEA-172-01   TTh--9:00-10:50   Mr. Grube

268.  Black Arts Workshop    3 hours
      3HU, CD
This course combines the study of African-American history and  culture with theatrical performance.  From Africa through the  Middle 
Passage and into America, students will read essays, stories, poems, and plays-while discussing the legacy and aesthetic of the African 
tradition within the Diaspora.  Students will gain  academic information as well as develop their own artistic responses to the material 
through performance and the creation of  theatre-drama, spoken word, movement, and music.  A final workshop  performance will be presented 
using work developed in class.   Enrollment limit 15 with consent of instructor.  Identical with AAST 268.
Sem 2   CRN 13246   THEA-268-01   TTh--1:00-2:45   Mr. Emeka 

308.  Advanced Acting   3 hours       
      3HU  
This course is designed to develop advanced strategies for creating  physical character, as well as techniques for engaging in scenework  
and monologues.  There will be an emphasis on increasing the actor's physical awareness and use of space while being present in 
relationships.  We will continue developing a physical and practical vocabulary towards the pursuit of "actions" onstage.   Students will 
engage in movement exercises, improvisations, and scenework.  Enrollment limit 12 with consent of the instructor.
Sem 2   CRN 13245   THEA-308-01   MWF--2:30-4:20   Mr. Emeka

CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

New Courses


CNST 130. Physical Wellness for the Musician's Life 2 hours The musician's body and its state of physical health has a strong influence on his or her ability to play or sing. This course will emphasize physical restructuring, as well as practical methods for maintaining balanced physical health. Students will develop an increased understanding of the body's physical and muscular structures and its movement principles. Their everyday postural habits will be evaluated and corrective patterns explored. This is a practical course, with daily lab components which will allow the information to be integrated into their bodies, setting the foundation for physical health, and decreasing the possibility of injuries. Offered for CR/NE or P/NP only. Limit 15 Ms. Vogel
HPRF 521 01 (module 1) HPRF 521B 01 (module 2) Graduate Studies in Historical Performance Spring 2006, 1st and 2nd module Number of Credits: 1 ­ 2 Letter Grade Only For graduate students in the Historical Performance program. This course constitutes an extension to "Historical Performance in Context" ­ HPRF 111, -112, -113, -114 ­ which is to be taken concurrently. Students will undertake one or two independent research projects relating to the performance practice of national repertories, to be designed in collaboration with their applied teacher. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limit: 30 Teacher: David Breitman Consent of Instructor Thursday and Friday ­ time TBA
HPRF 113. Historical Performance in Context: Music of Italy Spring 2006 - 1st Module .5 - 1 Credit DAYS - TBA TIME - TBA Instructor: David Breitman Consent of Instructor One of a set of four courses designed to introduce students to a wide range of styles. Each course focuses on the music of a different country and will include an overview of the significant repertoire as well as the historical context (art, politics, and society). NB students who participate as performers earn 1 credit; non-performers who do only the academic work receive .5 credit. Consent of the instructor required. Limit: 30 David Breitman
MHST 322. Music and the Narrative 3 hours Second Semester. A study of the relationship between music and narrative structures throughout history, using aspects of narrative theory. Focusing on building a viable analytical structure, this course will include discussion of the way that music functions as an aid to plot (both implicit and explicit) in genres such as opera, pantomime, oratorio, symphony, program music, tone poem, and film/television scores. Specific compositions investigated may include Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, Mozart's Don Giovanni, Beethoven's 5th, 6th, and 9th Symphonies, Schumann's 3rd Symphony, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, Liszt's Les Preludes, Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Rachmaninov's 1st Symphony, Elgar's The Kingdom, Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony, Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, Maxwell-Davies' Eight Songs for a Mad King and the soundtracks to the movies Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Mummy, Psycho, and Twister. Prerequisites: MHST 101 and one 200-level music history course. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20. Mr. McGuire
MHST 370. Music in the Age of Debussy and Ravel 3 hours The course will focus on French music from the 1890s through the 1930s, especially on the work of Debussy and Ravel, though other important figures, for instance Erik Satie, will also be considered. Connections with the literature and painting of the time will play an important role in the lectures and discussions. All major genres, relevant to the composers in question, will be included (opera, song, chamber and symphonic music). Students will be responsible for one oral presentation and one written paper. Prerequisites: One two-hundred level course in music history or consent of instructor. Instructor: Peter Laki
MUTH 317: Music & Embodied Cognition. 3 Hours This course explores the relationship between musical experience and conceptualization. Starting from basic embodied experience, this course explores how music generates affect -how and why different works and styles have different feels-and how the experience and feel of music motivate and ground traditional and novel concepts. The approach is interdisciplinary, with readings drawn from: perception and cognition (general and musical); ancient and modern philosophy and music theory; human development (ontogenetic and phylogenetic); cognitive neuroscience; cognitive linguistics; and musicology, including gender issues pertaining to music. Written coursework includes 1) responses to readings, 2) brief analyses of works and styles, and 3) a term paper. Eligibility: junior standing and instructor consent. Enrollment limit: 20 Instructor: Arnie Cox
MUTH 416: Chamber Music Analysis & Performance 3 hours This course will focus on the integration of analysis and interpretation/performance. As a 400-level course, it features a high degree of analytical rigor. Each group will prepare a recital program, to be selected in consultation with the instructor and coach. Students will study all of the music chosen by the groups, but will focus (individually and collectively) on their own programs. Prerequisites: MUTH 232. Consent only (permission of instructor and chamber-music coach required; every member of the chamber music group must register for the course). Students must enroll concurrently in chamber music. Teacher: Brian Alegant
CNST 151 Intermediate Piano Technology 3 credits Limit = 8 John Cavanaugh Instructor Consent Prerequisite: CNST 150 CR/NE and P/NP and Letter Grade options TR 3:30 - 5:00 in Piano Shop, Bibbins The class includes a week-long review of equal temperament and action regulation/repair, after which students focus on developing their tuning skills with respect to accuracy and speed, and on turning the action regulation theory they were taught in the intro course into practical skills as action technicians in the workshop. As the course nears its end, students will be introduced to the art of building and regulating tone in Steinway hammers.
APST 705 Oberlin College Women's Chorale credits: 0-1 MW @ 3:30-4:20 PM Central 21 Instructor Consent Conservatory Humanities Credit/No Entry or Pass/No Pass ONLY Jody Kerchner The Women's Choral will provide singers the opportunity to explore a variety of choral music written specifically for female voices. The choir will sing three- (SSA) or four-part (SSAA) music including songs from the "classical," contemporary, world music, secular and sacred genres.
140. Global Standard Time: Internalizing Rhythms 1 hour A workshop for instrumentalists and vocalists that focuses on the student's ability to internalize and comprehend a range of rhythms that originate in multiple cultures. The teaching emphasizes speaking rhythm and then performing the lessons on the frame drum. The course materials are based upon a contemporary application of old-world teaching methods from North Africa, the Mid-east, and South India. The rhythms are poly-rhythmical an cyclical in nature. The playing techniques implemented are basic hand and finger techniques adapted from South Indian drumming and can be applied to a variety of percussion instruments. Limit: 12 with consent of the instructor. Sem 2 APST-140-01 M--3:30-5:30 Jamey Haddad
TOPIC ASSIGNED: HPRF 312 - Special Topics in Perf Practice: Intro to Clavichord HPRF 312B - Special Topics in Perf Practice: Chopin & the Romantic Piano
CANCELLED COURSES: Jazz-291 - Intro African-American Music MHST-291 - Intro African-American Music