Schedule of Classes

First-year Program
First-year Seminars
K10.0031 Imagining Identity and Difference Cornyetz TR 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K10.0032 The Social Construction of Reality Duncombe TR 11:00-12:15 syllabus
K10.0035 Family McCreery TR 4:55-6:10 syllabus
K10.0038 Science and Society Cittadino MW 4:55-6:10 syllabus
K10.0043 Travel Fictions Hutkins TR 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K10.0047 Hamlet in the Afterlife: Characters, Conflict & Criticism Lennox MW 4:55-6:10 syllabus
K10.0049 The Self and the Call of the Other Greenberg MW 12:30-1:45 syllabus
K10.0050 The City and the Grassroots Poitevin TR 9:30-10:45  
K10.0051 The Thingliness of Things Meltzer MW 11:00-12:15 syllabus
K10.0053 Novel Freedoms Parisier TR 3:30-4:45  
K10.0058 Character Hornick MW 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K10.0059 Sports, Race and Politics Polyné MW 9:30-10:45  
K10.0060 The Search for Community Moore TR 3:30-4:45 syllabus
Writing Seminars
K10.0319 Writing Sem I: Aesthetics on Trial Trogan TR 6:20-7:35  
K10.0323 Writing Sem I: Artists' Lives, Artists' Work Traps TR 4:55-6:10 syllabus
K10.0333 Writing Sem I: Writing 20th-Century Music and Culture Erickson TR 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K10.0343 Writing Sem I: Writers on Writing Foley MW 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K10.0345 Writing Sem I: Forms of Love Weisser MW 9:30-10:45 syllabus
K10.0347 Writing Sem I: Writing the Self Bleha TR 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K10.0353 Writing Sem I: The Faith Between Us Korb MW 8:00-9:15 syllabus
K10.0355 Writing Sem I: Writing the City Lemberg TR 11:00-12:15 syllabus
K10.0356 Writing Sem I: Narratives and the Law Siemann TR 9:30-10:45 syllabus
K10.0357 Writing Sem I: Wilderness and Civilization Libby MW 9:30-10:45  
K10.0358 Writing Sem I: The Cultural Impacts of World War II Lewis MW 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K10.0359 Writing Sem I: Utopias and Dystopias Potocki MW 11:00-12:15 syllabus
K10.0360 Writing Sem I: The Experience of History Hoffman-Schwartz MW 12:30-1:45 syllabus
K10.0361 Writing Sem I: Collage: From Art to Life and Back Vydrin MW 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K10.0362 Writing Sem I: Visual Media and Contemporary Literature Walsh MW 4:55-6:10  
K10.0363 Writing Sem I: What is the Avant-Garde? Troxell MW 12:30-1:45  
K10.0639 Writing Sem II: Myths and Fables in Popular Culture Lennox MW 2:00-3:15 syllabus
Interdisciplinary Seminars (Four credits)
K20.1055 The Struggle for the Word: History of Media I Duncombe TR 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K20.1081 Contemporary Aesthetics and Cultural History Barowitz W 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K20.1103 Pride and Power Mirabella TR 11:00-12:15 syllabus
K20.1113 The Spirit of the Comic and the Spirit of the Age Rutigliano T 3:30-6:10  
K20.1128 Bodily Fictions Ciolkowski R 3:30-6:10  
K20.1157 Speech, Silence and the Struggle for Identity Achino-Loeb R 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K20.1193 Culture as Communication Varadhan MW 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K20.1197 Narratives of African Civilizations Dawson M 3:30-6:10  
K20.1248

Thinking Politically


Open to sophomores only.

Shulman M 12:30-3:15 syllabus
K20.1250 Mysticism Graybeal T 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K20.1253 Shakespeare on the Uses of This World Rock W 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K20.1289 Narrative Investigations II Pies MW 11:00-12:15 syllabus
K20.1298

Ecology and Environmental Thought

 Cittadino MW 12:30-1:45 syllabus
K20.1299 Objectivity and the Politics of the Journalism Revolution Thaler W 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K20.1306 Critical Social Theory Mirsepassi T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K20.1311

Mad Science/Mad Pride

 Lewis R 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K20.1318 Shakespeare and the London Theatre Mirabella TR 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K20.1331 Readings in Asian and Comparative Philosophy Nordstrom F 12:30-3:15 syllabus
K20.1351

Behind the Mask I: Exteriority

Same as V33.0551001.

 Cornyetz TR 4:55-6:10 syllabus
K20.1358

Rethinking Science

Same as V18.0721001.

 Lewis M 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K20.1368 Arabic Poetry staff   CANCELLED  
K20.1379 Liberalism and Sexuality in America Frank M 6:20-9:00  
K20.1380 Three Revolutions: Haiti, Mexico and Cuba Lauria-Perricelli TR 4:55-6:10  
K20.1381 Creative Democracy: The Pragmatist Tradition Caspary W 3:30-6:10  
K20.1382 Coming-of-Age in America Lang F 11:00-1:45  
K20.1387

The Photographic Imaginary

Same as V43.0450008.

 Meltzer W 3:30-6:10  
K20.1388 Thinking About Seeing Miller T 2:00-4:45 syllabus
K20.1389 Sappho and David McPherson MW 9:30-10:45 syllabus
K20.1390

American Shakespeare

 Smith-Howard   CANCELLED  
K20.1397 The Powerless Empowered Calabrese TR 9:30-10:45 syllabus
K20.1408 Leviathans, Lovers and Libertines Cartmill MW 2:00-3:15  
K20.1412 Yellow Peril
Permission of Instructor required. Same as V18.0380.003.		 Tchen

W

F

2:00-4:45

10:00-12:00

 syllabus
K20.1413 Moral Behavior: Sentiment, Evolution and Psychology Holt MW 11:00-12:15 syllabus
K20.1415 Swing Down: Constructing the Future & Creating Space Brown MW 12:30-1:45  
K20.1417

Politics and the Gods

Open to sophomores only.

 Tugendhaft M 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K20.1454

The Iliad and Its Legacies in Drama

Permission of the instructor required.  Same as V29.0104001.

Slatkin T 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K20.1464 In Full Effect: Hip Hop Culture Williams R 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K20.1470

(Re)Imagining Latin America

Open to sophomores only.

 Velasco TR 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K20.1471 Black Intellectual Thought in the Atlantic World Polyne W 2:00-4:45  
K20.1475 American Politics After 9/11 Shulman T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K20.1483 The Public Theatre and the Village Steinfeld MW 9:30-10:45  
K20.1500 Moses and Modernity Slavet R 6:20-9:00  
K20.1504 Guilty Subjects: Guilt in Literature, Law & Psychoanalysis Murphy MW 2:00-3:15  
K20.1505 Russian Revolutionaries Kaminsky TR 9:30-10:45 syllabus
K20.1508

Societies and Cultures of the Middle East

Open to sophomores only.

 Mirsepassi TR 2:00-3:15 syllabus
K20.1509 The Streetroots of Latin America I Velasco W 6:20-9:00 syllabus

K20.1510

Our Gilded Age and Theirs: A Comparative History

 Fraser

F

 9:30-12:15 syllabus

K20.1511

Daughters of Caliban: Gender, Feminism and the Caribbean

 Cruz Soto   CANCELLED  

K20.1513

New Deal Liberalism: Its Rise and Fall

 Fraser

T

3:30-6:10 syllabus

K20.1514

Science and Religion

 Stanley MW 9:30-10:45 syllabus
K20.1515 Homer/Ellison: The Odyssey and Invisible Man Slatkin/White M 3:30-6:10 syllabus

K20.1516

Understanding the Universe

Open to sophomores only.

Stanley TR 11:00-12:15 syllabus

K20.1517

Nationalisms in South Asia

 Lukose

TR

3:30-4:45 syllabus

K20.1518

 Globalization: Promises and Discontents Lukose TR 11:00-12:15 syllabus

K20.1523

Feminism, Empire and the Postcolonial World

Cruz Soto

TR

 9:30-10:45 syllabus
Two-credit, Seven-week Interdisciplinary Seminars: September 2-October 20
K20.1420 Reading Poetry Goldfarb TR 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K20.1433 The Simple Life Rock T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K20.1443 Theorizing Popular Culture Hornick MW 11:00-12:15 syllabus
Two-credit, Seven-week Interdisciplinary Seminars: October 21 to December 11
K20.1421 Wallace Stevens and the 20th Century Goldfarb TR 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K20.1444 Looking at Popular Culture Hornick MW 11:00-12:15  
K20.1507

Abroad at Home

Enrollment is restricted to students planning to study abroad during Spring 2009.

 Hutkins TR 11:00-12:15  
Advanced Writing Courses
K30.1015 The Practice of Writing Hightower M 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K30.1025 Style and Substance Hulse R 6:20-9:00  
K30.1033 Writing about Popular Music Wetta MW 2:00-3:15  
K30.1047 Writing on Wealth and Power Jones F 2:00-4:45  
K30.1070 Writing About Film Bram T 2:00-4:45 syllabus
K30.1301

Advanced Creative Nonfiction

Prerequisite one advanced writing course, preferably nonfiction.  Email instructor for permission to register: beamc@earthlink.net

Beam W 3:30-6:10  
K30.1308 Crafting Personal Essays and Fiction Nair F 9:30-12:15 syllabus
K30.1317 Only Connect: Strategies for Writing Park F 11:00-1:45  
K30.1321 Travel Writing Brownmiller F 2:00-4:45 syllabus
K30.1329 Writing the Fragment Blythe TR 3:30-4:45 syllabus
K30.1505 Writing Short Comedy D.B. Gilles R 2:00-4:45 syllabus
K30.1537 Crafting Short Fiction from the Sentence Up Rinehart T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K30.1540 Reading and Writing the Short Story Zoref M 6:20-9:00  
K30.1550 Fiction Writing Vapnyar T 3:30-6:10  
K30.1555

Advanced Fiction Writing

Prerequisite K30.1550 or V39.0815 or V39.0816 or V39.0820.

King W 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K30.1560/01 The Art and Craft of Poetry Fragos M 6:20-9:00  
K30.1560/02 The Art and Craft of Poetry Pies MW 3:30-4:45  
Other Writing-Related Courses
K45.1460 Literacy in Action Donnelly M 6:20-9:00  
K80.2550

Fiction Writing

Graduate course open to advanced undergraduates with permission of the instructor.

 Spain T 6:20-9:00  
Arts Workshops
K40.1019 His Advice to the Players: Shakespeare in Performance Horton TR 2:00-3:15  
K40.1020 Character Acting Sloan M 6:20-9:00  
K40.1032 Stage Direction for the Twenty-first Century Horton W 2:00-4:45  
K40.1052 Native American Traditions and Arts Menusan F 9:30-12:15 syllabus
K40.1070

Equal Exchange: Arts-Based Collaborations

Course meets Mondays on-site in Brooklyn.

Bowers

M

W

3:30-6:10

4:55-6:10

 syllabus
K40.1107 Body Wisdom: Experiential Anatomy for Performers Powell T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K40.1110 The Art of Play Hodermarska R 9:30-12:15 syllabus
K40.1209 The Art of Choreography Posin R 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K40.1225 Creating a Performance from the Ground Up Satin W 11:00-1:45  
K40.1305 Rudiments of Contemporary Musicianship Castellano W 6:20-9:00  
K40.1325 Songwriting Rayner T 3:30-6:10  
K40.1405 Drawing and Painting Katz F 9:30-12:15  
K40.1420 Rites of Passage Into Contemporary Art Practice Ruhe R 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K40.1470

The Monument: From Concept to Creation

 Wyatt M 9:30-12:15  
K40.1525 Writing for the Ear: Broadcast News as Storytelling Hoffman   CANCELLED  
K40.1565 Playwriting Churchill T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K40.1571 Writing for Television I Douglas M 3:30-6:10  
K40.1621 Architectural Design and Drawing Goodman W 6:20-9:00  
K40.1635 Digital New Media Allen R 3:30-6:10  
K40.1652 Creating a Magazine: From Inspiration to Prototype Friedman, L. MW 2:00-3:15 syllabus
Graduate Arts Workshop
Graduate course open to advanced undergraduates with permission of the instructor.
K80.2570 Writing for Stage and Screen Thompson T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
Community Learning Courses
K45.1444 Lyrics on Lockdown Turenne W 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K45.1445 Shifting Focus: Video Production Read R 3:30-6:10 syllabus
K45.1447 Urban Policy and Neighborhood Change Poitevin R 2:00-4:45  
K45.1456 Immigrant Rights Shahani T 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K45.1460 Literacy in Action Donnelly M 6:20-9:00 syllabus
K45.1469 Public Policy in Action Romero-Alston R CANCELLED  
K45.1477 Latino Cartographies Poitevin R CANCELLED  
Individualized Projects
K50.1701 Private Lessons   to be arranged
K50.1801

Internship

Students registering for an Internship are required to attend one session of each workshop:

Workshop I: 9/15, 10:00 am–11:00 am or 9/18, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Workshop II: 10/6, 10:00 am–11:00 am, or 10/8, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

   to be arranged
K50.1901 Independent Study   to be arranged
K50.1925 Tutorial   to be arranged
Travel Course for Students Studying Abroad
K55.1200

The Art of Travel

Enrollment is restricted to students studying abroad at an NYU site during Fall 2008.

 Hutkins to be arranged