This course draws on mythic sources from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, and Israel (think 2000 - 500 BCE). We'll talk about why ancient peoples made myths and how they used them.

Covers science fiction in film and literature of Central and Eastern Europe as shaped by world wars, totalitarianisms, and revolutions.

This course covers works from the Renaissance, which marks a radical re-orientation in how human beings would think about their place in the universe

Discover the story of Rama and Sita, the Ramayana. This most famous adventure and love story is influential till this day not just in South Asia, its area of origin, but all over Asia.

This class is about the journeys of millions of people who leave their homelands hoping to start their lives somewhere else, in flight from harsh conditions or in pursuit of personal growth.

This is a course in literary and cultural studies focused on a selection of novels, short stories, memoirs and poetry by Scandinavian women writers. 

In this course, students will look at and analyze comics from around the world as a way to understand the intersection of culture and literature around love, drama, comedy, epics, romance, and more.

In this course, we will explore the history of musical experience in Germany and beyond.