AP/HUMA 3690 6.00 Children's Literature & Film Adaptation

This course analyzes changing constructions of childhood and adolescence in children's literature and adaptations of these constructions in film versions. Issues of 'translation' are highlighted both in critical readings and through the pairing of literary and film texts. Note: Internet access is required for this course.

AP/HUMA 3605 3.00 Imagining the European City in Literature and Film

Examines selected traditions of imagining cities in European literature and film. It introduces students to the most significant source material and theories in the European tradition and provides examples of how narratives and visual representations have come to shape our understanding of the urban. Course credit exclusion: AP/HUMA 3605 6.00.

AP/HUMA 3536 3.00 Indigenous People, Legend and Memory

This course examines concepts and relationships among history, literature and nature in Europe and North America. Previously offered as: AP/MIST 3536 3.00 Course credit exclusion: AP/REI 3536 3.00 (prior to Fall 2013). PRIOR TO FALL 2008: Course credit exclusions: AK/EN 3536 3.00.

AP/HUMA 3523 6.00 Feminism and Film

Feminist filmmakers deploy film as a provocative cultural form to explore women's complex social and cultural locations and issues. This course explores theoretical and practical points of contact between feminism and film to encourage new readings of the intricate subject women. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/HUMA 3523 3.00, AP/CLTR 3523 3.00. PRIOR TO FALL 2013: Course […]

AP/HUMA 3519 6.00 Contemporary Women's Rituals: An Introduction

Women have been creating their own significant rituals both inside and outside established religious movements for centuries. This course explores this phenomenon and analyzes a variety of contemporary women's rituals in light of contemporary feminist ritual theory and methodology. Previously offered as: AP/WMST 3519 6.00.

AP/HUMA 3481 6.00 Studies in World Religions

Examines selected religions such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Judaism with special reference to selected texts, traditions and thought.

AP/HUMA 3423 3.00 The New Testament Apocrypha

Analyzes texts excluded from the New Testament, such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Infancy Gospel of James, and the Apocalypse of Peter. Discusses what these texts truly say about Jesus and why they are important for the study of Early Christianity.

AP/HUMA 3318 3.00 Black Popular Culture

Analyzes popular Black popular culture in Diaspora, including music, film, television, style, contemporary visual arts, and including such issues as production, reception and commodification, through the lens of Black cultural theory.

AP/HUMA 3315 3.00 Black Literatures and Cultures in Canada

This course challenges the positioning of the African American experience as a dominant referent for black cultures in the Americas through an examination of fictional writing produced by blacks in Canada and the notion of a transatlantic African diasporic sensibility.

AP/HUMA 3305 3.00 The Calypso and Caribbean Oral Literature

This course examines developments in the calypso circa 1922-1992, including changes in its form, function and content. The course also explores the calypso for commentaries on nationhood, community relations in a multi-ethnic society and issues of sexuality and gender relations. Course credit exclusion: AP/REI 3305 3.00 (prior to Fall 2013). PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course […]