OSPOXFRD 12: Oxford University Yesterday and Today
Introduction to the history and culture of Oxford University, where the Stanford Programme is located . How the University's 800-year history has left its mark on the buildings for which Oxford is famous and how it also helps explain the unique characteristics of the modern University: its collegiate structure, individualistic method of tutorial teaching, and idiosyncratic culture celebrated by writers such as Lewis Carroll, Gerard Manley Hopkins and Evelyn Waugh. Lectures and walking-tours, mostly in the first three weeks of the term.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 2
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
OSPOXFRD 13: Politics and Economics of the Euro Zone
The political origins of the common European currency, how the idea of a shared currency spread throughout the community, and why some members, in particular, Britain, chose not to participate. How challenges to the dollar by the Euro and the Yuan have affected the world economy. Instances of financial instability of nations since 1990 and the extent to which bankers can act to stabilize world trade and investment flows.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
OSPOXFRD 14: Independent Study: Selected Topics
Students can select from three potential areas of independent study. If more than three students are interested in a particular topic, the class will move to a seminar format. Topics are: The European Perspective on Trade; European Integration and the World Economy; The Expansion of the EU: Will the EU Survive?
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 1-5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
OSPOXFRD 15: British Architecture and the Renaissance: 1500-1850
The influence of classicism and the Renaissance. Insights into European art and architecture and the history of Britain from the Tudor era to the Industrial Revolution. Study trips to London and elsewhere in England.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 4-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Tyack, G. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 16: Cultural Studies, Media, Literacy
Background to British Cultural Studies and adaptation to contemporary British culture. "Everyday life" through the lens of the mid-twentieth century British cultural studies critique. Differences between everyday life of that time and today, looking at topics including the increased number of racial and religious minorities in Britain and the virtual world of today's culture. Is it possible to answer the question, "What is British?"
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 4-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
OSPOXFRD 17: Novels of Sensation: Gothic, Detective Story, Prohibition, and Transgression in Victorian Fiction
Literary and moral value of transgressive sub-genres of the novel; what they reveal about Victorian society's anxiety over prohibited elements in the domestic and public spheres. Sources include gothic and detective novels.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Plaskitt, E. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 18: Making Public Policy: An Introduction to Political Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
UK and U.S. What should society look like? How should incomes be distributed? How should it be taxed? How much inequality is acceptable? The overlap of economics with practical politics through political philosophy behind the government decisions; how public policy ought to be formulated. Issues include poverty, environmental policy, trade and globalization, and transport.
Terms: Win
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Units: 4-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci, GER:ECGlobalCom
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
McMahon, R. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 19: The Historical Novel - Fact, Fiction, and Writing
History and historical fiction. Contemporary historical fiction as a genre in which authors blend traditional styles with new ones to inquire into contemporary history. We will look at the ways national and global shifts in history have disrupted and reconfigured societies and cultures. Titles include Scott, Waverly, O'Brien, Master and Commander, Ishiguro, Remains of the Day, McEwan, Atonement, Carpentier, Kingdom of This World, Ghosh, The Shadow Lines.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 4-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
OSPOXFRD 20: Biography and History: Literary Biography and the Study of the Past
Major conceptual issues, how these have changed over time, and what the insights and tools of literary biography mean for the writing of history. Problems in literary biography including reliability, relationship to fiction, preoccupation with individual achievement, and emphasis on genius. Readings include fiction illuminating the interplay between biographical and historical knowledge, and how a biographical quest can inspire reflection upon the reader and the world.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
OSPOXFRD 21: The Making of the English Nation, 400-1066
The Anglo-Saxon period through archaeology, literature, legend, and historical documents. Excavations of the royal burial mounds at Sutton Hoo, Winchester, and Oxford. Literary texts: Bede's
Ecclesiastical History of the English People and
Beowulf. Field trips to the British Museum, Winchester, and Oxford.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)