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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: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci

OSPOXFRD 26: Spirit, Mind, Brain: Evolving Understanding in Neurology/Neuroscience

How thinking about the brain and the functions of thought and sensation evolved from ancient times to present. How scientific development was influenced by political and religious history, with a focus on the period of the 16th and 17th century when developments in Oxford played a central role in the birth of neurology as a field within medicine. Thomas Willis and natural philosophers with whom he interacted. Selected topics in modern neuroscience and role of new techniques in addressing questions in brain function.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3
Instructors: Giffard, R. (PI)

OSPOXFRD 27: Medical Ethics through Literature and Film

Authors who have been or are physicians or with medical training, including John Keats, Anton Chekhov, Mikhail Bulgakov, William Carlos Williams, Atul Gawande, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Works about medicine or characters who have medical conditions affecting their lives and interactions with others. Practice of medicine and its effects on both physicians and patients, with attention to the ethical and moral issues intrinsic to health and disease. Topics: doctor patient relationship; infectious disease such as plague and TB; mental illness; death and dying; disability; surgery.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Giffard, R. (PI)

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: Spr | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci

OSPOXFRD 40: Independent Study in Literature and Drama

Independent study projects in one of the following topics: British painting 1780 to present; representation of women in British theater; Renaissance drama; post-WW II existential drama (Becket, Pinter, Bond); Shakespeare's late works; Shakespeare's tragic vision.
Terms: Spr | Units: 2-4

OSPOXFRD 47: The History of the Learned Book

Key periods in the development of the learned book, including medieval manuscripts, the onset of printing and incunabula, the Bible, early modern scientific works, periodicals, and reference books. The author's economic and legal status, evolution of the book's form and structure, role of publishing technologies, economics of publishing, and the nature of the readership. Recent developments in digital access to related scholarly resources and the contribution that these networked and collaborative environments are making to developments in scholarship.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum

OSPOXFRD 48: Independent Studies in Book History

Terms: Win | Units: 3-4

OSPOXFRD 53: Shakespeare and Friends: Adventures in English Theater

Weekly attendance at theater productions combined with reading and discussion of texts and informal workshops in staging scenes. Shakespearean dramas as presented by the Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company plus a selection of plays from musicals to new works in non-traditional theatrical venues. How scripts are turned into staged works; how to evaluate and discuss performance. Some scene work for insight into work of actors and designers, but no theatrical background required. Enrollment limited. Instructor permission required
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
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