SPRING 2009

 

GRKST 102 The Greek American Community

CODE 2579 Wednesdays 1:40-4:30pm Prof. Nicos Alexiou

Credits 3

An interdisciplinary study of the Greek experience in America, drawing upon works of history, sociology, and literature. The internal structures of Greek communities; the family, religion, culture, education, and the economic order; their participation in the decision-making process and their relation to the ideology of the "melting pot" and the rise of "neoethnicity."

 

ARTH 200 The Art of the Byzantine Empire, 824-1453

CODE 2499 Mondays 1:40-4:30pm Prof. Vasileios Marinis

Credits 3

This course will explore monuments of the Byzantine Empire from the end of Iconoclasm in 842 to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Innovative architectural forms along with their mosaic, fresco, and marble decoration create the special transcendental character of Byzantine churches. The class will also examine metalwork, ivories, textiles, icon paintings, and illuminated manuscripts in their varying contexts for the church or the court. In addition, special attention will be given to the secular arts.

 

GRKMD 041W Modern Greek Literature in Translation

CODE 1876 Tue. & Thur. 1:40-2:55pm Prof. Gerasimos Katsan

Credits 3

Survey of Modern Greek Literature (in translation) from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. The authors and their works are examined not only for their individual stylistic and thematic elements, but also within the context of European literary and cultural movements. Writing intensive.

 

GRKMD 111 Elementary Modern Greek I

CODE 2216 Mon & Wed 10:15-12:05pm Prof. I. Zikoudis

Credits 4

Prereq: Permission of department or instructor. Intended for students with no previous training in Greek. Designed to establish correct pronunciation, to teach the elements of grammar, to enable students to read, to understand spoken Greek, to become familiar with cultural aspects of modern Greece, and especially to establish a good basic vocabulary.

 

GRKMD 203 Intermediate Modern Greek I

CODE 2219 Mon & Wed 1:40-2:55pm Prof. Ioannis Zikoudis

Credits 3

Continuation of Modern Greek 112 with grammar review, conversation, practice in writing, and readings in literary and cultural materials at an intermediate level.

 

GRKMD 306 Modern Greek Literature II

CODE 3425 Tue & Thu 9:25-10:40am Prof. Gerasimos Katsan

3 Credits

(Taught in Greek) Prereq: GRKMD 305 or equivalent. An introduction to the principle genres of nineteenth-century Greek literature. Selections will be read from lyric and narrative poetry, the short story, the novel, drama and essays.

 

HIST 200 A History of Eastern Christianities

CODE 0182 Tue 1:40-4:30pm Prof. Vasileios Marinis

3 Credits

This class will examine the expansion and development of Christianity in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa from the first to the fifteenth century. The course aims at situating the extraordinary variety of beliefs, theological systems, and religious culture that the Christian churches in the East exhibit in their historical context. Topics will include: the creation of Biblical Canon; the organization of the Early Church; the Trinitarian and Christological controversies of the fourth and fifth centuries; the codification of “Orthodox” dogma through the Ecumenical Councils. Special emphasis will be given to churches of the “periphery” such as the Coptic Church in Egypt, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Syriac Church, and the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq.

 

HIST 200 20th Century Greece

CODE 0088 Thu 10:50-12:05pm Prof. C.P. Ioannides

3 credits

This course will look at the history of Greece during the last three quarters of the twentieth century. The course will focus on the evolution of democracy in Greece, the emergence of the modern state and formation of political institutions. Central themes of the course will be, Greek economy; social formations; foreign policy orientation; role of civil society and cultural trends. The course will also look at the history of Anglo-Greek relations and U.S.-Greek relations.

 

URBST 360W Urban Research Workshop: Greek American Community in the New York/Queens Astoria Area. Political, Social and cultural dynamics.

CODE 1321 Tues. & Thurs. 10:50-12:05pm Prof. Christos P. Ioannides

3 credits

This course will revolve around a research project on the Greek American community in the New York/Queens and Astoria area where most Greeks reside. The course is designed to encourage students to conduct research on political, social, cultural, educational and economic attributes of the Greek American community. Students will be guided to construct a questionnaire that will reflect each student’s particular interest (politics, sociology, education, and economics).

 

GRKST 390: TUTORIAL

CODE 2582 *****Hours to be announced******* Staff

3 credits

Upper Junior Senior Required

 

 

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