Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2003
FSEM (FSEM)

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FSEM 100   FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN LITERATURE AND LIT Credits 3.00  Spring 03
This course serves as an introduction to the English major, but it is also open
to non-majors.  It emphasizes the close
reading of literature and critical
writing about literature, as well as understanding the social, historical, and
cultural
contexts within which imaginative works are produced and interpreted.
 Enrollment is limited to 15.
001 TBA - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM         Fultz, Lucille P.         Enr: 0 Max: 15

FSEM 101   FIRST YEAR SEMINAR: SOCRATES: THE MAN AN Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Socrates is often considered the first moral philosopher. Yet he was tried for
impiety, convicted, and executed by his fellow citizens. His influence on
Western thought and literature has been immense, even though he left no
writings of his own. In this discussion-style seminar we wil consider how
Socrates practiced philosophy, how Plato represented Socrates and Socratic
philosophy in writing, and what effect Socrates had on Athens and his fellow
Athenians. Readings will consist mainly of Plato's Socratic dialogues, with
emphasis on the Apology and Gorgias. In addition to papers, each participant
will make one presentation and lead one discussion. Enrollment is limited to
15. Cross-listed as Classics 101.
001 TBA - T 02:00PM - 05:00PM           Yunis, Harvey             Enr: 0 Max: 7

FSEM 121   FIRST YEAR SEMINAR: FROM KAFKA TO THE HO Credits 3.00  Spring 03
The sociopolitical, economic, religious and intellectual upheavels that mark
the first half of the twentieth century manifested themselves in literature
between the extremes of artistic experimentation (expressionism, dada, Kafka,
Musil) and a forced ideological stabilizaiton (fascism). Holocaust literature
reflects the ultimate clash between these principles. Primary readings will
include Hauptmann, Wedekind, Kaiser, Kafka, Hesse, Remarque, Brecht, Musil,
Celan, Werfel. Taught in English. Enrollment is limited to 15. Cross-listed as
German 121.
001 HANS 201 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM    Weissenberger, Klaus H.   Enr: 4 Max: 7

FSEM 123   THE CREATIVITY OF FRANCOPHONE CINEMA: CH Credits 3.00  Spring 03
The dynamic film production of French-speaking countries forms a unified
artistic body still unadulterated by the Hollywood canon. A fundamentally
non-commercial conception of cinema inherited from France allows Francophone
directors to voice their otherwise silenced cultures. The 12 recent Francophone
movies selected expose students to unconventional Western or non-Western
images. Taught in English, all films subtitled in English and screened during
class. Also offered as FREN 123.
001 FL 517 - W 01:00PM - 04:00PM        Robin, Jean Luc           Enr: 0 Max: 8

FSEM 150   FIRST YEAR SEMINAR: LATIN AMERICAN SHORT Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Readings of key works of short fiction by modern Latin American masters, with
special emphasis on the fantastic tales of Jorge Luis Borges and Julio
Cortázar. We will examine recurring themes and devices of these two
cosmopolitan writers, asking both what makes their works unique and what
places them at the crossroads of contemporary fiction. The course will
introduce relevant concepts and theories of narrative, but close reading,
analysis, and interpretation of stories will be the focus of class discussion,
presentations, and short interpretive essays. Taught in English. Enrollment
limited to 15. Cross-listed as Spanish 150.
Prereq- Permission of instructor required.
001 RH 302 - TH 02:30PM - 05:30PM       Kauffmann, Robert L.      Enr: 1 Max: 7