Posted by Nigel on July 30, 2009 in Academics
Megan McDonald from the Comparative Literature department (COL) wanted to let you know about a course she is teaching this Fall that you might be interested in.
The details are as follows:
COL 280: City in Literature
Gendering the City: Writing Women in Urban Space
How do we write the city, and who belongs there? What draws us to the city or drives us away? Where is home?
This course will explore the city and “world literature” in terms of location and gender, through fiction and non-fiction written by women. We will begin by exploring identity and gender in the context of transnational feminism. Other topics will include: power and representation; diaspora and exile; the veil/hijab; the notions of the “subaltern” and “third world”. Some broad concerns will include interrogating gender and its possible relation to an experimental attitude to literary language, as well as locating sites of power and sexuality in the texts.
No prior knowledge of feminism or the literature mentioned is required–only a willingness to learn and work seriously with these concerns.
Fiction and non-fiction will include Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis”, Assia Djebar’s “Women of Algiers in Their Apartments”, Azadeh Moaveni’s “Lipstick Jihad”, short stories by Mahasweta Devi and Ismat Chugtai, Calixthe Beyala’s “The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me”, Ama Ata Aidoo’s “Changes” and Yvonne Vera’s “Butterfly Burning”. We will supplement our reading with theoretical texts by Leila Ahmed, Edward Said, Frantz Fanon, Gayatri Spivak, Hélène Cixous and Chandra Mohanty.
Requirements include regular class attendance and active class participation, short response papers, and a final research paper (6-8 pages with at least critical sources).
Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 - 10:50 am Registration No. 499465
***This course is not an Honors Seminar though you might be interested in it.***
Qualified UB graduating seniors and graduate students are encouraged to consider applying for a Fulbright Grant for graduate study or research abroad in academic fields and for professional training in the creative and performing arts.
The internal (i.e., campus) application deadline for this year’s competition will be September 18, 2009. The campus Fulbright committee will interview all applicants in early October at the UB campus, the precise date and location to be announced. The final application must also be submitted in electronic format to the IIE by October 19, 2009. The grant period for this cycle in most countries extends from September, 2010, to May, 2011.
The first step in the process is to complete the schedule an appointment with the Fulbright Advisor Professor Sasha Pack via email at sdpack@buffalo.edu.
Interested students should also visit the main Fulbright site for students: http://www.fulbrightonline.org to explore possibilities on a country by country basis.
Dr. Bay-Cheng will be offering TH 314 “Introduction to Dramatury” as an Honors Seminar this Fall.
The main course will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 2:20 pm in Alumni 284. The Honors Seminar attached to the class will meet just before the class on Wednesdays from 12 to 1 pm in Alumni 284.
The course description is as follows:
What is Dramaturgy? Unlike other kinds of textual study that focus primarily on the words themselves, Dramaturgy is always focused on the text as it connects and combines words, sounds, movement, and bodies into an experience. Dramaturgy is fundamentally about understanding the networks and relationships that different plays suggest and subsequently realize in performance. For this reason, dramaturges have worked in all kinds of performance contexts, including dance companies, new media artists, visual artists, as well as with theatre companies all over the world.
In this course we will begin with the fundamental principles of dramaturgy including dramatic literature analysis and its application to all aspects of theatre and performance production. From this foundation, we then consider the ways in which new forms of dramaturgy affect new forms of production, including not only theatre, but also dance and multiple forms of performance art (with a particular emphasis on body art). Because of the emphasis on the networking aspects of dramaturgy, much of the course will use social media tools to communicate and collaborate, although familiarity with these is not a pre-requisite for the course. We will also make use of unqiue video resources, not available elsewhere in the US.
Please email Nigel at nmarrine@buffalo.edu if you are interested in adding this course to your Fall 2009 schedule.
Remember that you can take up to 3 Honors Seminars to count towards your Honors Experiences.
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Diane Christian will be offering her ENG 438 “Film Directors” course as an Honors Seminar this Fall. The main course will meet on Tuesdays from 7 to 9;40 p.m. at the Market Arcade Film Center, which is downtown on Main Street just across from the Shea’s MetroRail stop. The one-credit Honors Seminar portion will meet in Clemens on Wednesdays from either 2 to 3 or 4 to 5 (depending on student schedules). The course description is as follows: “Analysis of aspects of feature filmmaking based on study and discussion of classic films by great directors.” For more information, including the Fall 2009 schedule, please go to http://buffalofilmseminars.com.
Please email Nigel at nmarrine@buffalo.edu if you are interested in adding this course to your Fall 2009 schedule.
Remember that you can take up to 3 Honors Seminars to count towards your Honors Experiences.
