Global Studies and Languages Undergraduate Courses

A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is an introduction to modern Indian culture and society through films, d
Advanced Topics: Plotting Terror in European Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This interdisciplinary course surveys modern European culture to disclose the alignm
After Columbus, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Sometime after 1492, the concept of the New World or America came into being, and
Asia in the Modern World: Images & Representations, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Asia in the Modern World: Images and Representations examines visual representations
Basic Themes in French Literature and Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Childhood is a source of fascination in most Western cultures. It is both a major in
Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century
Chinese I (Regular), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This subject is the first semester of two that form an introduction to modern standa
Chinese I (Streamlined), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course, along with 21F.108/158 offered in the spring, form the elementary level
Chinese II (Regular), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This subject is the second semester of two that form an introduction to modern stand
Chinese II (Streamlined), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course, along with 21F.107 / 21F.157 Chinese I (Streamlined) offered in the pre
Chinese III (Regular), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is designed to consolidate the foundation built in Elementary Chinese an
Chinese III (Streamlined), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is the intermediate level of the streamlined curriculum, which is intend
Chinese IV (Regular), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This is the last of the four courses (Chinese I through IV) that make up the foundat
Chinese IV (Streamlined), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This is the second semester of the intermediate level sequence intended for students
Chinese V (Regular): Chinese Cultures & Society, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is the continuation of 21F104/108. It is designed to further help studen
Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is the continuation of 21F105. It is designed to further help students d
Chinese VI (Streamlined), MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is a sequel to 21F.113 Chinese V (Streamlined). It is designed to furthe
Classics of Chinese Literature, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is an introduction to three of the major genres of traditional Chinese l
Communicating Across Cultures, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, It has become commonplace knowledge that globalization is one of the major forces sh
Contemporary Short French Fiction: Social and Literary Trends since 1990, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Students in this course will examine short stories and short novels published in Fra
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Contemporary French Society, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is an intermediate subject designed to help students gradually build an
Cultural Performances of Asia, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course examines cultural performances of Asia, including both traditional and c
East Asian Cultures: From Zen to Pop, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, The course examines various aspects of culture in both premodern and modern East Asi
European Thought and Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This subject surveys main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in
French I, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, 21F.301/351 offers an introduction to the French language and culture with an emphas
French II, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, 21F.302/352 is the second part of an introductory course to the French language and
Gender and Japanese Popular Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course examines Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing
German Culture, Media, and Society, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, The topic for Fall 2006 is short film and radio plays. This course investigates curr
German I, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course gives an introduction to German language and culture. The focus is on ac
German II, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, In this course students are exposed to history and culture of German-speaking countr
German III, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course expands skills in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Students de
German IV, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course focuses on development of interpretive skills, using literary texts (B.
Germany and its European Context, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course focuses on main currents in contemporary German literary and visual cult
Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language and Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on curr
Globalization: the Good, the Bad, and the In-Between, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This subject examines the paradoxes of contemporary globalization. Through lectures,
High-Intermediate Academic Communication, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, The goal of this course is to review grammar and develop vocabulary building strateg
Hispanic America: One Hundred Years of Literature and Film, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course explores artistic achievement in a culture that over the past century ha
International Women's Voices, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, International Women's Voices has several objectives. It introduces students to a var
Intro to Japanese Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have
Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical Experience, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course provides an overview of Asian American history and its relevance for con
Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course studies representative twentieth and twenty-first-century texts and film
Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This subject serves as a broad introduction to the field of European and Latin Ameri
Introduction to French Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personal
Introduction to Latin American Studies, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary Latin America, drawing on films, li
Introduction to Spanish Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course has several purposes. The major concern will be the examination of Spani
Japanese I, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is an introduction to modern standard Japanese with an emphasis on devel
Japanese II, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is based around the enhancement of the four basic skills, extension of b
Japanese Literature and Cinema, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course surveys both cinematic and literary representations of diverse eras an
Linguistic Studies of Bilingualism, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course studies the development of bilingualism in human history (from Austral
Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop bette
Media, Education, and the Marketplace, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This instance of "Media, Education, and the Marketplace" focuses on the rise of info
New Culture of Gender: Queer France, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course addresses the place of contemporary queer identities in French discourse
Oral Communication in Spanish, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, A second-year intermediate course that includes vocabulary enhancement and limited r
Out of Ground Zero: Catastrophe and Memory, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Within twenty-four hours of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 20
Portuguese I, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course provides an introduction to the language and culture of the Portuguese-s
Portuguese II, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is a continuation of 21F.801. It focuses on expanding communication skil
Race and Gender in Asian America, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, In this seminar we will examine various issues related to the intersection of race a
Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl: Chinese East Asia, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This subject examines the experiences of ordinary Chinese people as they lived throu
Spanish I, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Spanish I is very different from other classes at MIT. The central component of the
Spanish II, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Spanish II continues to develop students' listening, speaking, reading and writing s
Spanish III, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course is the first intermediate-level course in Spanish, with a focus on gramm
Spanish IV, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, Spanish IV aims at developing and improving student's oral and written communication
The Invention of French Theory: A History of Transatlantic Intellectual Life since 1945, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, In the decades following the Second World War, a cluster of extraordinary French thi
The New Spain: 1977-Present, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, In this class we will come to understand the vast changes in Spanish life that have
Topics in Culture and Globalization: Reggae as Transnational Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course considers reggae, or Jamaican popular music more generally-in its variou
Topics in Indian Popular Culture: Spectacle, Masala, and Genre, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course aims to provide an overview of Indian popular culture over the last two
Topics in Modern French Literature and Culture: North America Through French Eyes, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course offers an analysis of the keen interest shown by France and the French i
Topics in South Asian Literature and Culture, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This subject aims to provide an overview of contemporary texts in regional languages
Topics in the Avant-Garde in Literature and Cinema, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, 21F.031 examines the terms "avant garde" and "Kulturindustrie" in French and German
Understanding Contemporary French Politics, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description, This course examines the changes in contemporary French society through the study of
Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Course Description,"This course is an invitation to German film-making since the end of the Second World