Literary Translation

• CAS LC 680: Modern Chinese Literature & Film
  Graduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing. - A seminar on the major works of modern Chinese literature and cinema from the May Fourth period to the present, with a focus on close reading and visual analysis. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
• CAS LC 951: Directed Study in Chinese
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department.
• CAS LC 952: Directed Study in Chinese
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department.
• CAS LG 610: German Translation Workshop
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Advanced reading proficiency in German language - Advanced German language training. Pleasures and frustrations of different languages' and cultures' incommensurability are investigated through systematic practice in translating from German to English. Translation as technical skill, creative performance. Variety of genres; MFA students emphasize literary translation.
• CAS LG 621: Reading German for Graduate Students
  Designed to prepare graduate students for the German reading exam. Develops a knowledge of the fundamentals of German grammar. Practice in translating passages. No previous knowledge of German required. Students will not receive graduate credit for this course and there is no tuition charge.
• CAS LG 951: Directed Study in German Language and Literature
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department. - DS GERMAN
• CAS LG 952: Directed Study in German Language and Literature
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department. - Hours arranged.
• CAS LJ 660: Haruki Murakami and His Sources
  Students read works by Haruki Murakami and by writers who shaped him or were shaped by him, reflect on the nature of intertextuality, and gain a perspective on contemporary literature as operating within a global system of mutual influence.
• CAS LJ 680: Japanese Women Writers
  Classic texts by Japanese women, including the "Tale of Genji" and "The Pillow Book," and their modern legacy, read alongside important philosophical and theoretical texts in queer and feminist thought. Lectures and texts in English. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Critical Thinking.
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  • Critical Thinking
  • Historical Consciousness
  • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
• CAS LJ 686: Japanese Translation Workshop
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Proficiency in Japanese language. - Training in translating and interpreting to enhance knowledge of Japanese language and culture and improve English writing skills. Students translate a wide variety of texts and practice oral interpretation in a range of contexts.
• CAS LJ 951: Directed Study in Japanese
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department. - Graduate-level directed study in a topic in Japanese.
• CAS LJ 952: Directed Study in Japanese
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department. - Graduate-level directed study in a topic in Japanese.
• CAS LK 660: Korean Translation
  Graduate Prerequisites: Two 300-level Korean language courses such as LK 311, 312, 313, 319, 322, or consent of the instructor. Proficiency in contemporary Korean. Proficiency in Classical Chinese is welcome but optional. - Through training in translating from Korean into English, the course enhances knowledge of Korean language and culture and improves English writing as well as deepening the understanding of what is involved in translating one language into another. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Aesthetic Exploration.
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  • Aesthetic Exploration
  • Writing-Intensive Course
• CAS LK 675: Major Authors in Korean Literature
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - Graduate Prerequisites: Advanced Reading Proficiency of Korean, two or more 300-level Korean language courses such as LK 311, 312, 313, 319, and 322, or consent of instructor. First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 12 - Closely examines major authors in Korean literature through their representative works in English translation. Students analyze each author’s writing style, themes, and characters while exploring various theoretical questions, institutional practices, and cultural praxes regarding literary authors and authorship. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Aesthetic Exploration.
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  • Aesthetic Exploration
  • Writing-Intensive Course
• CAS LK 951: Directed Study in Korean
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department. - Graduate-level directed study in a topic in Korean.
• CAS LK 952: Directed Study in Korean
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department. - Graduate-level directed study in a topic in Korean.
• CAS LR 621: READING RUSSIAN
  READING RUSSIAN
• CAS LR 951: Directed Study in Russian Language and Literature
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department.
• CAS LR 952: Directed Study in Russian Language and Literature
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and the department.
• CAS LT 951: Directed Study in Turkish
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the department. - Graduate-level directed study in a topic in Turkish.