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Introduction to Intercultural Competence
Introductory overview aiming to define and practice intercultural competence by examining how to use it in educational, professional, and social settings.
Conference Interpreting
Introduction to conference interpreting and its main theoretical concepts.
Religion in Contemporary America
Examines the religious dynamics of the twenty-first century United States.
Sacred Sites in Japan
An interdisciplinary study of major sites in Japan that are deemed sacred, and of their visual culture. The art and architecture of sacred sites are examined and positioned within a variety of contexts, such as their cultural, religious, and socio-political significance.
Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture
Comparative study of major works of literature, philosophy and culture in the Western tradition from the Enlightenment to today, from Descartes and Voltaire to Dickinson and Calvino.
Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers
Study of the relationships between Latinx and Latin American culture through film, focusing on sociohistorical processes (migrations, assimilation, political struggles, nationalism, globalization).
Russia and Black America
A survey of the interactions and intersections between key African American figures and cultural practices, and Russian imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet culture, in a historical, social, and political context, with emphasis on Russian-sourced cultural transfers that influenced and sometimes shap
American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US
The United States has a vast and varied linguistic landscape that has been shaped by a unique medley of peoples and cultural practices.
Viking Sagas in Translation
Studies Old Norse-Icelandic literature: kings' sagas, family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas, and romances. Texts and lectures in English.
Contemporary Literature in French: Choix Goncourt US 2024
Come and decide who will be the next winner of the Choix Goncourt US! The Prix Goncourt is one of the most prestigious francophone literary prizes, awarded each year since 1903 by the ten members of the Académie Goncourt in Paris.
Greco-Roman Antiquity in Native American Literature
Greco-Roman Antiquity in Native American Literature. Engagements with the languages, literatures, mythologies, and histories of ancient Greece and Rome in a selection of Indigenous writers of North America from the seventeenth century to today.
