OVERSEAS STUDIES IN Oxford

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. Field trips; joint study trips to London and Florence. GER:DB-Hum

4-5 units, Aut (Tyack, G)

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. GER:DB-Hum

5 units, Spr (Plaskitt, E)

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. GER:DB-SocSci

4-5 units, Win (McMahon, R)

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. GER:DB-SocSci

4-5 units, Spr (McMahon, R)

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. GER:DB-SocSci

4-5 units, Aut (Cappocia, G)

OSPOXFRD 62. Heretics to Headscarves

Issues of religious toleration, diversity, and freedom of conscience, from their modern origins in the wake of the 16th-century Reformation to the current debate over the place of Islam in a highly secularized but historically Christian Britain and Europe. How persecutions and martyrdoms of the 16th and 17th centuries yielded to the tolerationist ethos of the 18th-century Enlightenment. Contemporary European debate over the public display of religious symbols. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom

5 units, Win (Rakove, J)

OSPOXFRD 63. Locke and his Legacy

Locke's life and leading works, emphasizing his political writings as they relate to ideas of resistance, religious toleration, property, and related topics. Focus is not only on what he wrote, but also how and why he wrote it, in an effort to explain the sources of his creativity. How to account biographically for the development of Locke's leading ideas. GER:DB-SocSci

5 units, Win (Rakove, J)

OSPOXFRD 66. Oxford: The Culture of the City

History and culture of cities in Britain from Roman times to the present, with Oxford as a case study. Impact of social and economic change on Oxford's planning and architecture in relation to British urban history. Visits to central and suburban locations to examine physical and social structures of the city and to Roman and Georgian Bath to provide contrast to Oxford. GER:DB-Hum

3 units, Aut (Chance, H), Win (Chance, H)

OSPOXFRD 67. Art in Oxford

Paintings and drawings in the collections of the University and colleges of Oxford and how they relate to key themes and critical approaches in the history of art. Themes include collecting and patronage, the impact of art historical scholarship on collections, drawing and its purposes, changing approaches to Renaissance art, symbolism and realism in 19th-century painting, and romantic and modern landscapes.

3 units, Spr (Chance, H)

OSPOXFRD 70. The History of London

London's physical growth, emphasizing characteristics which set it apart from other capitals, and its economic, social and political development, including the problems of poverty and the inner city, the provision of public services, and the growth of suburbs and public transport. Challenges facing London in modern times. Walking tours, especially less frequented areas. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom

5 units, Spr (Tyack, G)

OSPOXFRD 86. Smallpox: Past, Present, and Future

England's role in the history of smallpox: from the introduction of the practice of variolation by Mary Wortley Montagu to Jenner's discovery of the world's first vaccine. Broad view of the virus, focusing on the history, biology, and policy issues. The nature and use of vaccination, smallpox as a model for disease eradication, international health, and the threat of smallpox as a biological weapon. Visit to Edward Jenner's home in Berkeley and his statue in Hyde Park, London. GER: DB-NatSci, EC-GlobalCom

3 units, Spr (Siegel, R)

OSPOXFRD 88. Evolution of Darwin

Darwin as a lens through which to view society, history, science, and intellectual thought. Facets of Darwin's life and intellectual development, and the subsequent evolution of evolutionary thought to the present. Visits to the Darwin archive in Cambridge, Kew Gardens, the British Museum, Darwin's tomb, and Down House at the time of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of the Species.

3 units, Spr (Siegel, R)

OSPOXFRD 98. Creative Writing Workshop

Selection and combination; poetic language; metaphor and cohesion; setting and the pathetic fallacy; sentence variety; genres; dialogue; point of view; narrative positions; colors and senses; time management; plotting. Limited enrollment based on writing sample.

3 units, Aut (Kidd, H), Win (Kidd, H), Spr (Kidd, H)

OSPOXFRD 116Z. Close Readings in English Literature, 1642-1740

From the Civil War to the middle of the 18th century. The poetry, prose, and drama of the period in their literary, cultural, and historical contexts, and key texts. Open only to students majoring in English and related subjects. Taught jointly for Stanford students and second-year St. Catherine's undergraduates. GER:DB-Hum

5 units, Win (Bullard, P)

OSPOXFRD 154Z. Close Readings in English Literature, 1740-1832

Close Readings in English Literature, 1740-1832'Restricted to students majoring in English and related subjects. Taught jointly for Stanford and second-year St. Catherine's undergraduates. Texts beginning with William Collins and Thomas Gray and concluding with John Keats. GER:DB-Hum

5 units, Spr (Crawford, J)

OSPOXFRD 163X. Shakespeare: Critical Commentary

For English majors or minors only. Topics include the use of soliloquy, epilogues, alternation of prose and verse, rhetoric, meta-theatricality. Close reading technique. Taught jointly with students from St. Catherine's College. GER:DB-Hum

5 units, Aut (Rowley, R)

OSPOXFRD 194. Second Oxford Tutorial

For students who want to take a second tutorial during a quarter in the Oxford program. Topics limited to economics, history, literature, philosophy, politics and international relations, and sociology. May be repeated for credit.

5 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

OSPOXFRD 195B. Tutorial in Biology

6-7 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

OSPOXFRD 221Y. Art and Society in Britain

Themes in 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century British art. Painting, sculpture, and design. Comparisons between the British experience and that of continental Europe and the U.S. Readings address questions related to the role of art in modern society. GER:DB-Hum

4-5 units, Win (Tyack, G)

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