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 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 76: The Meaning of Life
Close study and guided discussion of classic works of art, literature, religion and philosophy as a means of exploring existential questions about one's life. Texts include Shakespeare's Hamlet, Plato's The Republic, and Heidegger's What is Philosophy; works of art by Van Gogh, Monet, and Manet; Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman. Visit to London museums for works of art.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Sheehan, T. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 83: Heidegger and the Philosophy of Religion
Exploration of the end of the metaphysical quest for God in nineteenth and twentieth century thought. Seminal works of German philosopher Martin Heidegger, including Being and Time, What Is Metaphysics? Nietzsche's Saying "God is Dead." Phenomenological method and its application to traditional and contemporary philosophy of religion, including works by John D. Caputo and Gianni Vattimo.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Sheehan, T. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 195A: Tutorial in Anthropology
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 6-7
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Tyack, G. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 195B: Tutorial in Biology
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 6-7
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
Instructors:
Tyack, G. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 195E: Tutorial in Drama
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 7 units total)
Instructors:
Tyack, G. (PI)
OSPOXFRD 195F: Tutorial in Economics
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 6-7
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 14 units total)
Instructors:
Tyack, G. (PI)
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