SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Undergraduate Major in Humanities

The interdisciplinary major in Humanities is one of the many options available to a student who wants to select a major in the School of Humanities. As such, the major in Humanities is on a par with the major in Spanish, the major in Classics, the major in Philosophy, and other majors in the School. The major in Humanities accommodates students who want to organize their undergraduate education around a humanistic perspective on a topic, a field, or a problem which is interdisciplinary in scope (e.g., Literature and Politics in Twentieth-Century America; The Problem of Community; Social and Religious Thought in the Age of the Reformation; Italian Society and Culture). The student enters the program at the end of the sophomore year and, in consultation with the Humanities Major Committee, devises an individually tailored set of "major requirements," not all of which need be offered in the School of Humanities. The Committee will assign an advisor on the basis of the student's own preference, if possible. At the end of the senior year the student will prepare, under the advisor's supervision, a long paper (40-50 pages) in the area of the special major. This requirement is satisfied by taking Humanities 199. A student majoring in Humanities must also meet the regular School, UCI, and University requirements for graduation. Inquiries by third-quarter sophomores should be addressed to the Senior Academic Counselor in the School's Office of Undergraduate Study.

Residence Requirement: At least five upper-division courses in Humanities required for the major must be completed successfully at UCI.

Minor in Humanities and Law

168 Humanities Instructional Building; (949) 824-8119
Lamar M. Hill, Director

Participating Faculty

Jeffrey Barrett, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science

Ermanno Bencivenga, Professor of Philosophy

Yong Chen, Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies

Lara Denis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

James B. Given, Professor of History

Gail Hart, Director of the Center for International Education and Professor of German

Lamar M. Hill, Director of the Minor in Humanities and Law and Professor of History

Marcia Klotz, Assistant Professor of German and Film Studies

Richard W. F. Kroll, Associate Professor of English

Steven Mailloux, UCI Chancellor's Professor of Rhetoric

Alejandro Morales, Professor of Spanish

Robert Newsom, Associate Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Education and Professor of English

Victoria Silver, Associate Professor of English

Preston Kyle Stanford, Assistant Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science

Brook Thomas, Department Chair of English and Comparative Literature and Professor of English

The minor in Humanities and Law is based on courses in the humanities that UCI graduates have found to be useful in developing skills that prepare them for law-related careers. One set of courses develops skills in critical reading, writing, and analysis that are necessary in dealing with legal issues. Another set presents theoretical and analytical perspectives on ethical, political, and social issues relevant to the law. A final set focuses on specific legal issues from a humanistic perspective. Lower-division requirements primarily develop foundational skills in the first set, whereas upper-division requirements build on these skills by addressing the concerns from the other sets. The minor does not include how-to courses on particular legal practices.

Requirements for the Minor

Lower-Division: Philosophy 29 (Critical Reasoning) or Classics 75 (Classical Rhetoric); Humanities 1A-B-C (Humanities Core Course) or Philosophy 1 (Introduction to Philosophy), 4 (Introduction to Ethics), and either 5 (Contemporary Moral Problems) or 9 (Feminist Moral and Political Philosophy).

Upper-Division: Six courses from among a list of quarterly approved courses. Each year the list will include courses from classics, history, literature/writing, and philosophy. Consult the School of Humanities Web site (http://www.humanities.uci.edu) or an academic counselor for currently approved courses.

Students considering a career in law are strongly encouraged to take advantage of other law-related courses offered across the campus and of extracurricular activities such as the Pre-Law Society.

Residence Requirement for the Minor: Four upper-division courses required for the minor must be successfully completed at UCI. Two of the four may be taken through the UC Education Abroad Program, provided course content is approved in advance by the appropriate department chair.

Interdisciplinary Minor in Latin American Studies

300 Murray Krieger Hall; (949) 824-4767
Jaime E. Rodríguez, Director

Faculty

Ana María Amár Sánchez, Ph.D. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Associate Professor of Spanish

Frank D. Bean, Ph.D. Duke University, Professor of Sociology

Carolyn P. Boyd, Ph.D. University of Washington, Professor of History

Juan Bruce-Novoa, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Professor of Spanish

Alison Brysk, Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Political Science

Teresa Caldeira, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Frank Cancian, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

Leo R. Chávez, Ph.D. Stanford University, Director of Chicano/Latino Studies and Professor of Anthropology

Raúl Fernández, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School, Professor of Social Sciences

Ana Paula Ferreira, Ph.D. New York University, Department Chair of Spanish and Portuguese and Associate Professor of Portuguese

Robert Garfias, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Anthropology

Lucía Guerra-Cunningham, Ph.D. University of Kansas, Professor of Spanish

Ivette N. Hernández-Torres, Ph.D. Brown University, Assistant Professor of Spanish

Helen Ingram, Ph.D. Columbia University, Professor of Social Ecology and Political Science, and Drew, Chace, and Erin Warmington Chair in the Social Ecology of Peace and International Cooperation

William M. Maurer, Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Seymour Menton, Ph.D. New York University, Research Professor of Spanish and Portuguese

Alejandro Morales, Ph.D. Rutgers University, Professor of Spanish and Chicano/Latino Studies

Jaime E. Rodríguez, Ph.D. University of Texas, Director of Latin American Studies and Professor of History

John Carlos Rowe, Ph.D. State University of New York, Buffalo, Professor of English

Vicki L. Ruiz, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and History

Nancy Lee Ruyter, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School, Professor of Dance

Armin Schwegler, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Spanish

Jacobo Sefamí, Ph.D. University of Texas, Associate Professor of Spanish

Caesar D. Sereseres, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, School of Social Sciences, and Associate Professor of Political Science

Etel Solingen, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Political Science

Luis Suárez-Villa, Ph.D. Cornell University, Professor of Social Ecology

Heidi Tinsman, Ph.D. Yale University, Assistant Professor of History

Steven Topik, Ph.D. University of Texas, Professor of History

Luis P. Villarreal, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and of Neurology

Roberto Villaverde, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana, Professor of Civil Engineering

Juan Villegas, Ph.D. Universidad de Chile, Research Professor of Spanish

Susan K. Wierzbicki, Ph.D. University of Washington, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Douglas R. White, Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Professor of Anthropology

The minor in Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to provide for an awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of Latin American issues in the areas of language, history, culture, literary studies, sociology, anthropology, political science, social ecology, health, folk medicine, and creative (art, dance, drama, music) accomplishments. The minor is open to all UCI students.

Requirements for the Minor

Spanish 2A-B-C (Intermediate Spanish) or Portuguese 120A-B-C (may not overlap with other minor requirements), or demonstrated equivalent knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese.

Humanities 100 (Latin America and the Caribbean).

One course in Latin American literature (Spanish-American or Luso-Brazilian) selected from: Comparative Literature CL 103 (when topic is on Latin American literature and history); Spanish 100C (Introduction to Latin American Literature: Pre-Hispanic to Nineteenth Century), 100D (Introduction to Latin American Literature: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries), 130A (Latin American Colonial Literature), 130B (Latin American Literature of the Nineteenth Century), 130C (Latin American Literature of the Twentieth Century), 150 (Literature in Translation), 160 (Topics in Luso-Hispanic Film Studies, when topic is on Latin America), 186 (Selected Topics in Latin American Literature and Culture); Portuguese 120A-B-C (Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature), 121 (Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature), 190 (Individual Studies).

One course in Latin American history selected from: History 161A (Indian and Colonial Societies in Mexico), 161B (Nineteenth-Century Mexico), 161C (Twentieth-Century Mexico), 162 (Brazil), 166 (United States-Latin America Relations), 168A (Precolumbian Civilizations and European Colonialism), 168B (Nineteenth-Century Iberian America), 168C (History of Modern Latin America), 169 (Topics in Latin American History), 190 (Colloquium, when topic is on Latin America).

One course in Latin American social sciences selected from: Anthropology 125A (Economic Anthropology), 125X (Immigration in Comparative Perspective), 162A (Peoples and Cultures of Latin America); Political Science 145A (Central America and U.S. Policy), 153A (Latin American Politics), 153D (Mexican Politics); Social Science 172F (Latin American Culture I).

One course in Chicano studies selected from: Chicano/Latino Studies 111A (Critical Issues in Chicano Studies); Environmental Analysis and Design E143U (Social Ecology of the Borderlands); Political Science 126A (Mexican-Americans and Politics); Spanish 100E (Introduction to Chicano and U.S. Latino Literature), 110C (Chicano History), 140A, B (Chicano Literature), 142 (Chicano Culture), 186 (Selected Topics in Latin American Literature and Culture, when topic is on Chicano literature).

Four courses in Latin American studies selected from: any of the courses listed above in the literature, history, and social sciences requirements; Spanish 110A (Peninsular Civilization, when topic is on Latin America), 110B (Latin American Civilization); Portuguese 122 (Topics in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Culture); Anthropology 121J (Urban Anthropology, when the topic is on Latin American countries); Biological Sciences 199A-B-C (Independent Study in Biological Sciences Research, when topic is medicinal biology and herbs in Mexico).

With the approval of the director, other relevant courses also may satisfy the requirements for the minor.

Residence Requirement for the Minor: Four upper-division courses required for the minor must be completed successfully at UCI. Two of the four may be taken through the UC Education Abroad Program, provided course content is approved in advance by the appropriate department chair.

Interdisciplinary Minors

Interdisciplinary minors in African-American Studies, Asian American Studies, Latin American Studies, and Women's Studies are available through the School of Humanities. For information about the minors noted below, see the Interdisciplinary Studies section of the Catalogue.

The minor in Asian Studies creates opportunities for students to explore Asian topics in a variety of fields, to develop advanced language skills, and to acquire broader perspectives.

The minor in Chicano/Latino Studies is designed to provide an awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the language, history, culture, literature, sociology, anthropology, politics, social ecology, health, medicine, and creative (art, dance, film, drama, music) accomplishments in the Chicano/Latino communities.

The minor in Conflict Resolution provides skills in conflict analysis and resolution and a useful understanding of integrative institutions at the local, regional, and international levels.

The minor in Global Sustainability trains students to understand the changes that need to be made in order for the human population to live in a sustainable relationship with the resources available on this planet.

The minor in the History and Philosophy of Science explores how science is actually done and how it has influenced history, and is concerned with determining what science and mathematics are, accounting for their apparent successes, and resolving problems of philosophical interest that arise in the sciences.

The minor in Native American Studies focuses on history, culture, religion, and the environment. The three core courses serve as an introduction to the Native American experience from the perspective of different historical periods and frameworks of analysis.

The minor in Religious Studies focuses on the comparative study of religions in various cultural settings around the world and seeks to provide a wide-ranging academic understanding and knowledge of the religious experience in society.

Concentration in Medieval Studies

174 Murray Krieger Hall; (949) 824-5441
Linda M. Georgianna, Coordinator

The concentration in Medieval Studies allows undergraduate students in the Schools of Humanities and the Arts to augment their major by completing a coherent program of courses in the area of medieval studies. The concentration is available to students in any major offered by the Schools and is particularly well-suited to majors in English and Comparative Literature, History, Philosophy, and the Arts.

Students in the concentration must complete at least two quarters of Humanities 110, the Core Course in Medieval Studies. These courses are interdisciplinary, examinations of such topics as Medieval Cities, The Dark Ages, Medieval Liturgy and Theater, Medieval Women, and The Plague. In addition, students must complete at least four additional courses in medieval studies selected from an approved quarterly list. One of these four courses may be satisfied by completing a senior essay in some area of medieval studies.

3-2 Program with the Graduate School of Management

Outstanding students who are interested in a career in management may wish to apply for entry into the Graduate School of Management's 3-2 Program. Students normally apply for this program early in their junior year. See the Graduate School of Management section for additional information.

English as a Second Language Program

200 Humanities Instructional Building; (949) 824-6781

Robin Scarcella, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Director of the English as a Second Language Program and Associate Professor of Humanities (linguistics, bilingual emphasis)

Humanities 20A-B-C-D through 29 are for students who have been admitted to UCI and whose scores on the ESL Placement Test indicate the need for additional work in English as a second language. Students may receive up to 12 baccalaureate credits for English-as-a-second-language course work. Students may receive workload credit for courses taken beyond this 12-unit limit but will not receive additional credits applicable to the bachelor's degree.

Humanities 20A-B-C-D Writing for Students for Whom English Is a Second Language (4-4-4-4). Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph and essay organization of formal written English. Pass/Not Pass only. Corequisite: Humanities 22A, if indicated by results of the ESL Placement Test. Prerequisite: ESL placement examination.

Humanities 21A ESL Speaking and Listening (2). Basic listening and speaking skills in five fundamental areas: pronunciation, lecture comprehension and discussion, academic oral reporting, informal interviewing, and nonverbal communication. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite: ESL placement examination. Primarily for graduate students.

Humanities 21B ESL Speaking and Listening (2). Further development of listening and speaking skills: oral reporting, panel presentation, functional/ situational dialogue, and public argumentation and debate. Primarily for graduate students. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite: ESL placement examination, Humanities 21A, or consent of instructor.

Humanities 22A ESL Reading and Vocabulary (2). Intensive reading exercises with occasional practice in extensive reading, focusing on comprehension, development of vocabulary, syntax, rhetorical features, reading strategies, and study skills. Pass/Not Pass only. Corequisite: concurrent enrollment with Humanities 20A-B. Prerequisite: ESL placement examination.

Humanities 22B ESL Reading and Vocabulary (2). Extensive reading and discussion with emphasis on journal articles, textbook chapters, notetaking, and the interpretation of charts, diagrams, tables, and figures. Primarily for graduate students. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite: ESL placement examination, Humanities 22A, or consent of instructor.

Humanities 29 Special Topics in ESL (1 to 2). Directed and individualized work in English as a second language not covered in the Humanities 20, 21, 22 sequence. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite: consent of ESL Director.

Courses in Humanities

LOWER-DIVISION

The following set of courses has no necessary relation to the undergraduate interdisciplinary major in Humanities. Most of the courses are open to any UCI student. Humanities 1A-B-C is required for the major in Humanities, as it is a requirement of any student majoring in the School of Humanities. Also, Humanities 199 is required of any undergraduate in the School who is approved to complete an interdisciplinary major in Humanities.

1A-B-C The Humanities Core Course (8-8-8) F, W, S. This course is restricted to students who are beginning their first year of college-level work. Each year it deals with problems of concern to the humanistic disciplines including interdisciplinary perspectives on major themes in history, literature, and philosophy. Focuses on major texts and works of art from a range of different cultural traditions. A writing program is integral to the course and counts for half the grade each quarter. Students are taught to think, speak, and write clearly about the issues raised in the texts and addressed in lectures. Students held for Subject A will earn an additional two units of workload credit, and must take the course for a letter grade. 1A is prerequisite to 1B, and 1B is prerequisite to 1C. (1A-B-C: I, IV; 1C: VII-A)

3A, B, C Humanities Interdisciplinary Course. Designed for non-Humanities majors who wish to learn about the nature of humanistic inquiry from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Offered in year-long series united by a theme (e.g., "Inventing the Americas," "Truth and Skepticism"). Each quarter of each series takes a different disciplinary approach (listed below) to the theme. The order of the disciplinary rubrics (A, B, and C) may vary according to the specific theme. Students must take one each of A, B, and C to complete the series. Additionally, they are strongly encouraged to complete the series within one thematic offering, and ideally in the order in which the rubrics are offered for that theme. Humanities 3A, 3B, 3C and Humanities H3A, H3B, H3C may not both be taken for credit.

3A Representation, Verbal and Visual (4). Explores the various devices that texts and images employ manipulating their own internal structures and making reference to things outside themselves to form or reshape meaning in the world. (IV)

3B Confronting the Past (4). Concerns itself with the various techniques that scholars have developed to retrieve events and ways of life from the past, as well as the problems encountered evaluating those reconstructions and their implications for the present. (IV)

3C Philosophy, Rhetoric, Belief (4). Examines the social and cultural processes, such as rhetorical persuasion and religious faith, through which ideas transmogrify from mere thought to firm conviction. It asks the question: what is required to make something "true" or at least to make it appear as such? (IV)

H3A, B, C Honors Humanities Interdisciplinary Course (4, 4, 4). For non-Humanities majors in the Campuswide Honors Program. Same description as Humanities 3A, B, C. Humanities 3A, 3B, 3C and Humanities H3A, H3B, H3C may not both be taken for credit. (IV)

5A World Religions I (4). An introduction to the history, doctrine, culture, and writing of the three "religions of Abraham": Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (IV, VII-B)

5B World Religions II (4). An introduction to various religious traditions in selected areas of the world--including India, East Asia, Africa, the Americas, or elsewhere. Attention to the expressions, teachings, culture, and history of selected religious groups. (IV, VII-B)

5C World Religions III (4). An examination of various aspects of religious expression, including symbolization of the sacred, collective religious behavior, and religious dissent. (IV, VII-B)

75 Library Research Methods (2) F, W, S. Search strategy techniques relevant for library research at UCI and other academic institutions, with emphasis on application of these techniques to individual research interests. Recommended for, but not limited to, students with assigned papers for other classes. Not offered every year.

UPPER-DIVISION

100 Latin America and the Caribbean (4). This foundational course in Latin American and Caribbean studies begins with discussions of the social, cultural, economic, and political process tracing the events from Pre-Conquest to present which have circumscribed the insertion of this region into the world economy. (VII-B)

101A-B European Studies Core I, II (4-4). Introduces students to multidisciplinary approaches to important themes in European society, culture, literature, art, and politics, encouraging students to see points of intersection among disciplines. Possible themes: Subjects, Citizens, and Representation; Europe in the World; European Revolutions in Art and Society. 101A: Early modern Europe (about 1500-1750); 101B: Modern Europe (1750-present). Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.

103A-B Global Cultures I, II (4-4). Introduction to the processes by which economies, cultural practices, national entities, groups, individuals, and personal identities have undergone globalization. 103A: General background and methodological tools for understanding problems and processes of globalization. 103B: Explores how globalization has manifested itself in specific topics, periods, or societies. (VII-B)

105A-B Senior Seminar in Religious Studies (2-2). A seminar for students completing the Religious Studies minor. 105A: Research techniques and preparation for the senior paper; discussion of topics. In-progress grading. 105B: Independent study with the advice of a faculty member and the instructor of Humanities 105A, leading to a research paper to be submitted to the Religious Studies Committee in the School of Humanities.

110 Core Course in Medieval Studies (4). A seminar in selected topics in medieval studies. Interdisciplinary, ordinarily team-taught. Open to all students, and designed especially for those electing the concentration in Medieval Studies. May be taken for credit four times as topic varies. Same as English and Comparative Literature CL 104 and Art History 114 when topic is appropriate.

H120 Honors Proseminar (4) F, W, S. Interdisciplinary Honors courses organized each year around a single topic or problem designed to compare and contrast modes of analysis in history, literary studies, and philosophy. Required of participants in the Humanities Honors Program. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the Humanities Honors Program Committee. May be taken three times for credit as topics vary.

H140 Senior Honors Seminar (4) F. Directed by the Humanities Honors Thesis Advisor and required of students in the Humanities Honors program and Humanities majors in the Campuswide Honors Program. Designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and research strategies among Honors students and to begin the process of writing the senior honors thesis. Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of the Honors Program Committee.

H141 Senior Honors Thesis (4) W. Directed independent research required of participants in the Humanities Honors Program and Humanities majors in the Campuswide Honors Program. Prerequisites: Humanities H140; consent of Honors Program Committee.

H142 Senior Honors Colloquium (4) S. Completion, presentation, and discussion of Senior Honors Theses. Satisfies upper-division writing requirement. Prerequisites: Humanities H141 and consent of Humanities Honors Program Committee.

183A Global Peace and Conflict Studies Forum (2). A faculty-student forum featuring lecturers from a variety of institutions with discussion issues related to global peace and conflict studies. Pass/Not Pass only. May be taken for credit four times. Same as Social Ecology 183A and Social Science 183A.

183B Senior Seminar in Conflict Resolution (4). Designed for seniors (juniors may also enroll) who are pursuing the minor in Conflict Resolution and/or International Studies major. Provides a forum in which students will refine skills and theory in the study of cooperation and conflict, from local to global arenas. Same as Social Ecology 183B and Social Science 183B. (VII-B)

183C Senior Seminar in Conflict Resolution (4). Continuation of Humanities 183B. Students write a senior research paper. Prerequisite: Humanities 183B and satisfaction of the lower-division writing requirement. Same as Social Ecology 183C and Social Science 183C.

190 Senior Seminar in European Studies (4). Capstone research seminar. Students engage in rigorous, in-depth, interdisciplinary exploration of specific topics, periods, or themes, investigating and analyzing the intersection of material and discursive culture in different historical periods and geographical locations. Topics vary. Prerequisites: Humanities 101A-B and consent of instructor.

191 Global Cultures Senior Seminar (4). Students explore a topic(s) concerning the processes and/or problems of globalization from an interdisciplinary perspective and build on their critical and analytical skills when investigating cultural and other phenomena that cut across national borders. Research assignments, class presentations, final seminar paper. Prerequisites: Humanities 103A-B and upper-division standing.

195 Humanities Out There (H.O.T) Practicum (0 to 2) F, W, S. H.O.T. sponsors five-week workshops on selected topics in the humanities. Each workshop sends out a team of undergraduates to a K-12 classroom to develop college skills for Santa Ana students. Requirements: five training sessions; five tutoring sessions; two electronic journals; short paper. May be taken for credit for a total of eight units.

197 Individual Field Study (varying credit) F, W, S. Individually arranged field study. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

198 Directed Group Study (1 to 4) F, W, S. Directed group study on special topics. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

199 Directed Research (1 to 4) F, W, S. Directed research for senior Humanities students. Prerequisite: senior standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

Ph.D. with Interdisciplinary Emphasis in Humanities

The School of Humanities offers no degree called the Ph.D. in Humanities. However, some Ph.D. students in regular programs in the School may elect an interdisciplinary modification of their degree with the permission of the departments or programs concerned. Such students will do about 60 percent of their graduate work in a major field and about 40 percent in one or more minor fields. Those interested in an interdisciplinary degree should contact the Associate Dean for Graduate Study or the graduate advisor in their major department.

Emphasis in Critical Theory

443 Humanities Instructional Building; (949) 824-1601
World Wide Web: http://www.hnet.uci.edu/cte/

Participating Faculty

Etienne Balibar, Department of French and Italian

Stephen Barker, Department of Drama

Lindon W. Barrett, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Ermanno Bencivenga, Department of Philosophy

Wolfgang Bialas, Department of German

Homer Obed Brown, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Juan Bruce-Novoa, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Ellen S. Burt, Department of French and Italian

David Carroll, Department of French and Italian

Chungmoo Choi, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Michael P. Clark, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Jacques Derrida, Department of French and Italian

James Ferguson, Department of Anthropology, Director of the Critical Theory Institute

Ana Paula Ferreira, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Anne Friedberg, Program in Film Studies

Suzanne Gearhart, Department of French and Italian

Alexander Gelley, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Lucía Guerra-Cunningham, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

James D. Herbert, Department of Art History

Wolfgang Iser, Department of English and Comparative Literature

David Joselit, Department of Art History

Laura H. Y. Kang, Interdisciplinary Program in Women's Studies

Marcia Klotz, Department of German

Akira Mizuta Lippit, Program in Film Studies

Julia Reinhard Lupton, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Steven Mailloux, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Liisa Malkki, Department of Anthropology

William M. Maurer, Department of Anthropology

J. Hillis Miller, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Yong Soon Min, Department of Studio Art

Carrie J. Noland, Department of French and Italian

Mark S. Poster, Department of History

Leslie W. Rabine, Department of French and Italian

John Carlos Rowe, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Annette Schlichter, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Gabriele Schwab, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Martin Schwab, Department of Philosophy

Patrick Sinclair, Department of Classics

David W. Smith, Department of Philosophy

John H. Smith, Department of German

Sally A. Stein, Department of Art History

James Steintrager, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Brook Thomas, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Andrzej Warminski, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Affiliated Faculty

Dina Al-Kassim, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Philippe A. Barbé, Department of French and Italian

Stephen A. Barney, Department of English and Comparative Literature (Emeritus)

William Bristow, Department of Philosophy

Vinayak Chaturvedi, Department of History

James Fujii, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Susan Jarratt, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Kyung Hyun Kim, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Dragan Kujundzic, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Karen Lawrence, Department of English and Comparative Literature and Dean of the School of Humanities

Juliet Flower MacCannell, Department of English and Comparative Literature (Emerita)

Glen Mimura, Asian American Studies

Jane O. Newman, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Margot Norris, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Laura O'Connor, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Janelle Reinelt, Department of Drama

Shawn Rosenberg, Department of Political Science

Heidi Tinsman, Department of History

Judith A. Wilson, Interdisciplinary Program in African-American Studies

Meng Yue, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Andrew Zissos, Department of Classics

An emphasis in Critical Theory, under the supervision of the Committee on Critical Theory, is available for doctoral students in all departments of the School of Humanities. Ph.D. students may, with Committee approval, complete the emphasis in addition to the degree requirements of their graduate program. Although there is no change in the existing Ph.D. program requirements or procedures, if the student wishes to have a letter (signed by the Dean and by the Director of Critical Theory) testifying that the student has satisfactorily added this theoretical dimension to the graduate program, then additional requirements must be met. Critical theory at UCI is understood in the broad sense as the study of the shared assumptions, problems, and commitments of the various discourses in the humanities. The faculty regards critical theory not as an adjunct to the study of one of the traditional humanistic disciplines but as a necessary context for the study of any humanistic discipline.

Admission to the emphasis may be granted by the Critical Theory Committee in response to the student's petition. The petition normally is submitted by the middle of the second year of graduate study, after completion of the Critical Theory Workshop, and upon the recommendation of the Workshop's instructor or a faculty representative of the student's department.

Requirements: (1) a three-quarter Critical Theory Workshop, conducted preferably by a team of instructors, conceived as a reading group, and developed with the input of all participants, where significant texts are discussed and analyzed in class. No term papers are required, and the course is graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Students receive credit for this course only in the spring quarter. For the first two quarters, the course is 0 units with IP grading; (2) three Humanities 270 courses offered under the supervision of the Committee. At least three such courses will be offered each year; (3) participation in two mini-seminars (six-eight hours) offered by visiting scholars (and sponsored by the Committee) on the visiting scholar's ongoing research; and (4) a research paper written under the guidance of a three-member committee (selected by each individual student in consultation with the Director of the Emphasis), with at least one member from outside the student's own department. The paper may (but need not) be part of the student's dissertation.

Graduate Courses in Humanities

Graduate courses in Humanities are under the direction of the School's Associate Dean for Graduate Study and are designed for all graduate students in the School of Humanities.

Humanities 200 and 220 introduce study in various disciplinary areas, either to students planning a degree in history or one of the literature departments or to those seeking familiarity with disciplines other than their own.

200A, B, C History and Theory (4, 4, 4) F, W, S. Introduction to role of theory in historical writing, focusing on several major theorists, their relation to their setting, the structure of their thought, and its application to significant historical issues. Same as History 200A, B, C.

220A, B, C Studies in Literary Theory and Its History (4, 4, 4) F, W, S. Introduction to criticism and aesthetics for beginning graduate students. Readings from continental, English, and American theorists. Restricted to graduate students only. Same as English and Comparative Literature CR 220A, B, C.

260A-B-C Critical Theory Workshop (4) F, W, S. A year-long Critical Theory Workshop, conducted by a team of instructors, conceived as a reading group, and developed with the input of all participants, where significant texts are discussed and analyzed in class.

270 Advanced Critical Theory (4) F, W, S. Seminars on various topics in critical theory. Students should have taken introductory courses before enrolling in these seminars. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

399 University Teaching (4) F, W, S. Limited to Teaching Associates in the Humanities Core Course. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated for credit.