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MLA 101A: Foundations I

Required of and limited to first-year MLA students. First of three quarter foundation course. Introduction to the main political, philosophical, literary, and artistic trends that inform the liberal arts vision of the world and that underlie the MLA curriculum.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4
Instructors: Mann, P. (PI)

MLA 102: An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Graduate Study

Limited to and required of second-year MLA students. Historical, literary, artistic, medical, and theological issues are covered. Focus is on skills and information needed to pursue MLA graduate work at Stanford: writing a critical, argumentative graduate paper; conducting library research; expectations of seminar participation.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4

MLA 200P: MLA Practicum: Thinking Like a Historian in Three Different Ways

This course is designed to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how historians think about various kinds of evidence. The past isn't made just off documents, but of all kinds of messy evidence that we need to think about carefully in order to make sound historical arguments. This class focuses on 3 areas that present interesting challenges: material culture (i.e., "things"); slaves and slavery; and environmental and disease history. In each class session, we'll think about the argument that each author is making about their evidence, and also challenge ourselves by looking at some primary sources together. Students should be prepared to tell the class what the argument of the author is for each secondary source reading, and what they think works and doesn't work about their argument. What would you do differently? What methods could you incorporate into your own MLA research, including your thesis? What is the argument of the author?
Terms: Aut | Units: 1
Instructors: Winterer, C. (PI)

MLA 376: Photography and Performance

This class will combine classic critical essays in the history of photography with close analyses of particular artists' work. Readings from Roland Barthes, Walter Benjamin, Susan Sontag, Deborah Willis, Peggy Phelan, Hilton Als, and Fred Ritchin (among others) will guide our approach to fundamental issues in the conjunction of photography and performance. While our main emphasis will be on photographic portraiture and performances such as fashion shoots and selfies, we will also look at how photography performs in a diverse range of settings from criminal trials to sports events. As photography moves from high art to documentary evidence, to a node in an information network to a practice of everyday life, how does it help and hinder the political and philosophical belief in a singular self and a "once in a life-time event"? We will be discussing the photographs of: Matthew Brady, Alfred Stieglitz, Walker Evans, Sherry Levine, Diane Arbus, Lorna Simpson, Cindy Sherman, Carrie Mae Weems, Andy Warhol, Emily Mann, Richard Avedon, Francesca Woodman, Ansel Adams, and Gordon Parks, among others.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4
Instructors: Phelan, P. (PI)

MLA 377: A Deep Dive into the Indian Ocean: From Prehistory to the Modern Day

The Indian Ocean has formed an enduring connection between three continents, countless small islands and has become the focus of increasing interest in this geographically vast and culturally diverse region. This course explores a range of issues, from the nature and dynamics of colonization and cultural development as a way of understanding the human experience in this part of the world, to topics such as food, disease, and heritage. The course studies the many ways in which research in the Indian Ocean has a direct impact on our ability to compare developments in the Atlantic and Pacific. Classes will initially take a longitudinal perspective, looking at the major changes over time to have impacted communities in the Indian Ocean. The course will then explore key topics: maritime endeavor, food, and labor, with particular emphasis on the colonial period and influence of Europeanization. Throughout the course, stress is placed on how archaeo-historic datasets can inform our understanding; however, the course will also be enriched through the inclusion of evidence and perspectives from anthropology and art.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4
Instructors: Seetah, K. (PI)

MLA 398: MLA Thesis in Progress

Group meetings provide peer critiques, motivations, and advice under the direction of the Associate Dean.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable 8 times (up to 0 units total)
Instructors: Paulson, L. (PI)

MLA 399: MLA Thesis Final Quarter

Students write a 75-100 page thesis that evolves out of work they pursued during their MLA studies.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 6
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