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.
Instructors:
Tyack, G. (PI)
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: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Goldstein, J. (PI)
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: Win
| Units: 1-5
Instructors:
Goldstein, J. (PI)
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.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Tyack, G. (PI)
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: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
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
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
OSPOXFRD 24: British and American Constitutional Systems in Comparative Perspective
Introduction to the study of constitutions and constitutional systems of government. The workings of the British and American systems of government. Comparative study of the most important constitutional issues facing Britain and the U.S. such as how suspected terrorists should be treated in a time of war. How to think about fundamental constitutional questions.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
OSPOXFRD 35: Modern UK and European Government and Politics
Background of main political systems in Europe and recent developments in European politics. Topics: Blair's constitutional reforms; the consequences of the German reunification; Berlusconi's rise to power in Italy; the extreme right in France and elsewhere; the single currency; the enlargement of the EU; and proposals for a constitution and their recent rejection by the French and Dutch electorates.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
OSPOXFRD 45: British Economic Policy since World War II
Development of British economic policy making from 1945, focusing on political economy including: ideological motives of governments; political business cycle; and the influence of changing intellectual fashions. Policy areas: attitude to the pound; control of the business cycle; and the role of the state in the economy. Prerequisite:
ECON 50.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
OSPOXFRD 57: The Rise of the Woman Writer 1660-1860
Emergence and rise of the professional woman writer from playwright and Royalist spy Aphra Behn (1640-89) to novelist and proto-feminist Charlotte Bronte (1816-55). How women writers dealt with criticism for writing publicly, placing each author and text in its historical and literary context. Range of poets, playwrights, and novelists including Eliza Haywood, Frances Burney, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Topics: gender roles and proto-feminism, the public versus the private sphere, sexuality, courtship and marriage.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, GER:EC-Gender
Instructors:
Plaskitt, E. (PI)
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