In this course students gain experience in using various approaches to study the roles of translation in the development of children's literature and films in North and South Korea. While the two countries share cultural traditions, their socio-political systems lead them to import and use foreign materials, as well as to export their own materials, […]
This course explores the development of literature and films in North Korea from the late 1940s to the present. Students use various approaches to the study of literature and film to analyze literary works and films in the context of the evolving socialist culture. Emphasis is placed on the historical background and the continuity and […]
This fourth-year seminar will examine representations of blackness in textual and visual work from the mid-1980s onward. Central to this course is the problematization of the very terms of representation and the visual. We will work to understand how representation works and what is at stake in the repetition of certain visual tropes and refusals […]
This course considers how Black peoples and Black artists shape and encounter the city of Toronto through sound. It uses the analytical frameworks and key areas of concern in Black Studies and Sound Studies to understand the social, historical and political contexts of listening as a critical practice. Bringing Black Studies and the analytical frame […]
Borrowing its title from Austin Clarke's famous novel, this course examines Toronto, Canada and London, UK as important "meeting points" for various Black diasporic communities since the mid-20th century. It considers how cross-cultural movements and exchanges are represented in various creative works, such as novels, short stories, poetry, memoir, film, and multimedia art. Guest speakers […]
This course will trace the epistolary form in ancient Greek literature, exploring issues including: reading, writing, and literacy; rhetoric and education; literary criticism; the relationship between "real" and literary letters; fiction, fakes, and forgeries in antiquity; the ancient novel; sex and eroticism in Greek literature; friendship in Greek culture; public and private; and social status […]
How do three-dimensional objects or artefacts - that is, matter that has been crafted or worked on by humans - embody, transmit and transform intangible aspects of culture, such as values, knowledge, or history? Over the term, students will develop intensive case studies of an object of their choice. They will gain experience with the […]
How have South Asian religions been represented, practiced, communicated, and transformed through popular culture? How are religious themes, images, and ideas explored in contemporary film, television, print media and music? Focusing on Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism, the course explores concepts of the religious and the popular in ancient and medieval South Asian art forms […]
In this course students gain experience in using various approaches to study the roles of translation in the development of children's literature and films in North and South Korea. While the two countries share cultural traditions, their socio-political systems lead them to import and use foreign materials, as well as to export their own materials, […]
This course explores the experiences, perspectives, and roles of children and youth in migration processes in a global context. Through an examination of various theoretical texts and case studies, this course provides a critical introduction to a variety of issues currently debated in the field of childhood and migration, including agency and identity, emotion and […]