Study Abroad

• CAS EN 368: Seminar in Shakespeare Studies
  General background on Shakespeare's drama and focus on various thematic, structural, and historical issues. Close critical readings of five plays.
• CAS EN 383: Australian Literature
  A critical introduction to the literature of Australia, surveying an indicative selection of texts written in English since the arrival of the country's first non-Aboriginal inhabitants in 1788. Addresses the critical examination of that literature in terms of Australia's history, views of Australia as a physical entity, and perspectives on Australia's people.
• CAS EN 387: Writing in Today’s Britain: Meet the Writer
  Examines very recent texts of many genres in English, by new and experienced contemporary writers, in the contexts of literary history and the marketplace. Issues include freedom of speech, roles of literary agent and editor, literary integrity. Includes in-person meetings with writers.
• CAS EN 388: Contemporary British Literature
  Survey of contemporary British writing, including novels, plays, and poetry. How writers engage with contemporary British issues such as class divide, immigration, and modern sexuality, as well as the shifting definitions or "literature" in contemporary Britain.
• CAS EN 391: Research Seminar in the Literature of London
  Aims to give an informed sense of the variety of ways to pursue interpretation and evaluation of literary texts. Individual tutorials guide students in developing a major research project on a topic related to the literature of London.
• CAS EN 392: Modern Irish Literature
  Survey of Irish literature from the late nineteenth-century literary revival to the present. Authors include Yeats, Lady Gregory, Douglas Hyde, J.M. Synge, Joyce, Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, and Roddy Doyle. Emphasis on literature's role in fashioning national identities; the writer as social critic.
• CAS EN 592: Studies in Literature and Society
  Topic for Spring 2013: Elizabethan Prodigals. Lives and works of the bad-boy writers whose violations of social and literary restraints shaped early modern literature and anticipated modern notions of artistic alienation: Kyd, Greene, Marlowe, Nashe, Jonson, and others.
• CAS GE 330: Sustnble Sydney
  
• CAS HI 243: Britain and the European Question: The Confluence of History and Politics
  (Meets with CAS IR 392 E.) Historical and political overview of Britain's evolving relationship with Europe between 1945 and 1992 in the context of ongoing debates concerning national sovereignty and national modernization, losing an empire and maintaining a world role, and the "special relationship" with the United States.
• CAS HI 246: London Since 1666: Imperial Capital to World City
  Social, economic, and cultural history of London since 1666. How London developed from the modest- sized capital of England to the capital of the British Empire and the world's largest city, to the modern multicultural city of today's European Union and globalizing world. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 303 E.
• CAS HI 249: London Women's Social History from Aphra Behn to The Blitz
  Examines the lives of women in London over the past three centuries from a social history perspective. Students work with primary source materials. Also offered as CAS WS 310 E.
• CAS HI 250: British Youth Culture from 1950 to the Present
  The impact of black and white cultures of America and Britain; also, the influence of Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and British folk traditions in the context of social change in the second half of the twentieth century.
• CAS HI 251: Cultural Capital: The History of Popular Culture in London
  Traces the development of popular culture in London from the late eighteenth century to the present. Concerned with popular cultural "texts" as well as popular cultural sites. Organized chronologically, from the early origins of modern culture to the present. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 320 E.
• CAS HI 252: Class, Power, and the Making of British Identity
  Interdisciplinary study (art, architecture, literature) of the legacy and history of the British self-image. Develops an understanding of Britain's unique character through study of historical, political, and cultural contexts. Lectures, discussions, and three guided field trips. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 326 E.
• CAS HI 253: London at War: From the Home Front to the Frontline
  Examines ways in which the two world wars influenced British society and changed social identities. Explores and evaluates English war experiences through dimensions of gender, race/ethnicity, and class. Includes lectures, field study visits, and discussion.
• CAS HI 254: History of Ireland
  Examination of four themes: Ireland's relationship with England; Ireland and the Catholic Church; Ireland during the Union with Great Britain (especially the famine); and the emergence of the modern Irish nation. Emphasis on economic, political, and religious developments. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 325.
• CAS HI 255: History of Spain, 711-1898
  A survey of Spanish history from 711 to 1898, examining the political, social, and economic, and cultural events that shaped Spain in its modern form. Places Spain in a European context. Includes field trips around Madrid. Also offered as CAS LS 340 E.
• CAS HI 256: History of Spain, 711-1898
  A survey of Spanish history from 711 to 1898, examining the political, social, economic, and cultural events that shaped Spain in its modern form. Places Spain in a European context. Includes field trips around Madrid. Taught in English.
• CAS HI 259: Italian Emigration and Immigration
  Overview of the history of migration in and out of Italy since the mid-nineteenth century and its impact on contemporary Italian society. Special focus on the role of the cinema in the history of Italian immigration. Taught in Italian.
• CAS HI 260: The Venetian Republic
  Traces the rise of Venice from its scattered settlements to the height of its imperial glory. Lectures and detailed guided visits to sites in and around the city illuminate the history of Venice through its rich cultural heritage. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 324 E.

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