Through an analysis of far-flung examples of comic Jewish literature created by Jews over three centuries and three continents, this course will attempt to answer two questions. First, are there continuities in Jewish literary style and rhetorical strategy, and if so, what are they? And second, can Jewish literature help us to understand the tensions between universality and particularity inherent in comic literature more generally? Works and authors read will include Yiddish folktales, Jewish jokes, Sholem Aleichem, Franz Kafka, Philip Roth, Woody Allen, and selections from American television and film, including the Marx Brothers, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, and Larry David.

This course introduces students to the Scandinavian crime novel and its key themes and debates going back to 1965. It also trains students to develop critical approaches to analysis of the crime novel-and other forms of popular culture. The course divides into four sections. First, we acquire methods of analysis that help us identify the "parts" of the crime novel and their history. Subsequent sections of the course focus on the way in which authors modify and repurpose these parts to engage in debate. We will focus on the criminal (Who is the criminal? Why him or her?); the identity of the investigator (Who is the investigator? Does it matter?); the setting the crime story (How does it matter?).

Fundamentals of grammar, reading, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language. During the spring term supplementary reading is selected according to students' needs.

Prerequisite: DTCH W1101-W1102 or the equivalent. Continued practice in the four skills (aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing); review and refinement of basic grammar; vocabulary building. Readings in Dutch literature.

The same course as Dutch W1101, on a noncredit basis.

The same course as Dutch W1201, on a noncredit basis.

Fundamentals of grammar and lexicon. Building proficiency in aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing. Linguistic structures in the cultural context.

Prerequisites: FINN W1101-W1102 or the instructor's permission.

Continued practice in aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing; review and refinement of grammatical structures; vocabulary building. Readings include Finnish fiction and nonfiction.

The same course as Finnish W1101, on a noncredit basis.

Prerequisites: Finnish W1101-W1102 or instructor's permission.

The same course as Finnish W1201, on a noncredit basis.

Upon completion of the course, students understand, speak, read, and write German at a level enabling them to communicate with native speakers about their background, family, daily activities, student life, work, and living quarters. Daily assignments and laboratory work.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1101 or the equivalent.

Students expand their communication skills to include travel, storytelling, personal well-being, basic economics, and recent historical events. Daily assignments and laboratory work.

Primarily for graduate students and others who need to acquire a reading knowledge of German. This course does not fulfill any part of the language requirement for the bachelor's degree. A comprehensive introduction to German grammar accompanied by reading of appropriate texts.

Prerequisites: German V1113 or the equivalent.

This course does not fulfill any part of the language requirement for the bachelor's degree. Intensive readings of graded expository texts, with review of the essentials of German grammar.

No prerequisites. Equivalent to German V1101 and V1102. This intensive semester provides all of elementary German enabling students to understand, speak, read, and write in German. Topics range from family and studies to current events. Conducted entirely in German, requirements include oral and written exams, essays, German-culture projects, and a final exam.

Prerequisite: GERM V1102 or the equivalent. Recommended parallel: GERM W1521. Prepares students for advanced German language and literature courses. Topics emphasize contemporary German life and cross-cultural awareness. Daily assignments, video material, and laboratory work.

Prerequisites: GERM V1201 or the equivalent.

Recommended parallel: GERM W1522. Students read a German novel. Intermediate-high to advanced-low proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing German is expected upon completion. Daily assignments, video material, and laboratory work.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1102 or the equivalent, or placement by the director of undergraduate studies.

Highly recommended parallel course to GERM V1201. Practice in idiomatic conversational German through discussion of a wide variety of topics.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1201 or the equivalent, or placement by director of undergraduate studies.

Highly recommended parallel course to GERM V1202. Practice in idiomatic conversational German through discussion of a wide variety of topics.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1202 or the permission of the director of undergraduate studies.

Designed to follow up the language skills acquired in first- and second-year language courses (or the equivalent thereof), this course gives students greater proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing German, while focusing on topics from German society today through German newspapers and periodicals.

Prerequisites: GERM V1202 or the equivalent and the permission of undergraduate studies or the instructor.

While continuing to strengthen their overal German skills, students address aspects of practical and/or situational German, e.g., letter writing, shopping, telephone etiquette, understanding and giving directions, etc.

Prerequisites: GERM V1202 or the equivalent.

Examines short literary texts and various methodological approaches to interpreting such texts in order to establish a basic familiarity with the study of German literature and culture.

Prerequisites: German W3333 or W3334 or the permission of the director of undergraduate affairs or the instructor.

Naturalism, the turn of the century, expressionism, literature of the Weimar Republic, and the exile period. Works of Hauptmann, Wedekind, Schnitzler, Mann, Rilke, Kafka, Brecht, Hesse, and others.

The same course as German V1101, on a noncredit basis.

Prerequisites: German V1101 or the equivalent.

The same course as German V1102, on a noncredit basis.

The same course as German V1201, on a noncredit basis.

Prerequisites: German V1201 or the equivalent.

The same course as German V1202, on a noncredit basis.

Instruction in speaking, reading, and writing basic Swedish. Ample practice in pronunciation and key conversation patterns. Examination of links between the language and the culture(s) in which Swedish is spoken.

Development of basic speaking, reading, and writing skills in Swedish through study and analysis of literary texts and newspaper articles, supplemented by videos and films. Through discussion and writing assignments, students gain an appreciation of contemporary Swedish culture in its Scandinavian and European setting.

The same course as Swedish W1101, on a noncredit basis.

The same course as Swedish W1201, on a noncredit basis.

With the instructor's permission the second term may be taken without the first. Thorough study of elementary Yiddish grammar, with reading, composition, and oral practice. The cultural and linguistic background of the language is discussed.

Prerequisites: YIDD W1101-W1102 or the instructor's permission.

Continuing study of grammar on a higher level. Continuing oral practice; readings from texts of significant literary value dealing with important aspects of Jewish life and culture.

Prerequisite: YIDD W1201-W1202 or the instructor's permission. This course may be repeated for credit. Reading of contemporary authors. Stress on word usage and idiomatic expression, discussion.

The same course as Yiddish W1101, on a noncredit basis.

Prerequisites: Yiddish W1101-W1102 or instructor's permission.

The same course as Yiddish W1201, on a noncredit basis.

Fundamentals of grammar, reading, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language. During the spring term supplementary reading is selected according to students' needs.

Prerequisite: DTCH W1101-W1102 or the equivalent. Continued practice in the four skills (aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing); review and refinement of basic grammar; vocabulary building. Readings in Dutch literature.

The same course as Dutch W1102, on a noncredit basis.

The same course as Dutch W1202, on a noncredit basis.

Fundamentals of grammar and lexicon. Building proficiency in aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing. Linguistic structures in the cultural context.

Prerequisites: FINN W1101-W1102 or the instructor's permission.

Continued practice in aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing; review and refinement of grammatical structures; vocabulary building. Readings include Finnish fiction and nonfiction.

The same course as Finnish W1102, on a noncredit basis.

Prerequisites: Finnish W1101-W1102 or instructor's permission.

The same course as Finnish W1202, on a noncredit basis.

Upon completion of the course, students understand, speak, read, and write German at a level enabling them to communicate with native speakers about their background, family, daily activities, student life, work, and living quarters. Daily assignments and laboratory work.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1101 or the equivalent.

Students expand their communication skills to include travel, storytelling, personal well-being, basic economics, and recent historical events. Daily assignments and laboratory work.

Prerequisites: German V1113 or the equivalent.

This course does not fulfill any part of the language requirement for the bachelor's degree. Intensive readings of graded expository texts, with review of the essentials of German grammar.

Prerequisite: GERM V1102 or the equivalent. Recommended parallel: GERM W1521. Prepares students for advanced German language and literature courses. Topics emphasize contemporary German life and cross-cultural awareness. Daily assignments, video material, and laboratory work.

Prerequisites: GERM V1201 or the equivalent.

Recommended parallel: GERM W1522. Students read a German novel. Intermediate-high to advanced-low proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing German is expected upon completion. Daily assignments, video material, and laboratory work.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1102 or the equivalent, or placement by the director of undergraduate studies.

Highly recommended parallel course to GERM V1201. Practice in idiomatic conversational German through discussion of a wide variety of topics.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1201 or the equivalent, or placement by director of undergraduate studies.

Highly recommended parallel course to GERM V1202. Practice in idiomatic conversational German through discussion of a wide variety of topics.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GERM V1202 or the permission of the director of undergraduate studies.

Designed to follow up the language skills acquired in first- and second-year language courses (or the equivalent thereof), this course gives students greater proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing German, while focusing on topics from German society today through German newspapers and periodicals.

Prerequisites: GERM V1202 or the equivalent and the permission of undergraduate studies or the instructor.

While continuing to strengthen their overal German skills, students address aspects of practical and/or situational German, e.g., letter writing, shopping, telephone etiquette, understanding and giving directions, etc.

Required of all German majors in their senior year. Lectures and readings in German. Prerequisites: one of the Introduction to German literature courses and one upper-level literature course, or the instructor's permission.

All films have English subtitles. Historical survey of film classics from the expressionist cinema, the Weimar Republic, and the Third Reich. Readings of major authors on films including Brecht, Eisner, and Kracauer. Screening of films by Murnau, Lang, and von Sternberg.

The same course as German V1101, on a noncredit basis.

Prerequisites: German V1101 or the equivalent.

The same course as German V1102, on a noncredit basis.

The same course as German V1201, on a noncredit basis.

Prerequisites: German V1201 or the equivalent.

The same course as German V1202, on a noncredit basis.

Instruction in speaking, reading, and writing basic Swedish. Ample practice in pronunciation and key conversation patterns. Examination of links between the language and the culture(s) in which Swedish is spoken.

Development of basic speaking, reading, and writing skills in Swedish through study and analysis of literary texts and newspaper articles, supplemented by videos and films. Through discussion and writing assignments, students gain an appreciation of contemporary Swedish culture in its Scandinavian and European setting.

The same course as Swedish W1102, on a noncredit basis.

The same course as Swedish W1202, on a noncredit basis.

With the instructor's permission the second term may be taken without the first. Thorough study of elementary Yiddish grammar, with reading, composition, and oral practice. The cultural and linguistic background of the language is discussed.

Prerequisites: YIDD W1101-W1102 or the instructor's permission.

Continuing study of grammar on a higher level. Continuing oral practice; readings from texts of significant literary value dealing with important aspects of Jewish life and culture.

The same course as Yiddish W1102, on a noncredit basis.

The same course as Yiddish W1202, on a noncredit basis.