SFU
    MEMORANDUM
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    attention
    Senate
    date
    January 16, 2013
    FROM
    jon Driver, Vice-President, Academic and
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    Provost, and Chair, SCUP
    RE:
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Full Program Proposal for aJoint Major in World
    Literature and History (SCUP 13-05)
    At itsJanuary 9, 2013 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the Full Program Proposal for aJoint Major
    in World Literature and History in the Program in World Literature and Department of History within the
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective Fall 2013.
    Motion:
    That Senate approve and recommend to the Board ofGovernors the Full Program Proposal for aJoint
    Major in World Literature and History in the Program in World Literature and Department of History
    within the Faculty
    of Arts and Social Sciences, effective Fall 2013.
    end.
    c: K. Seigneurie
    L. Clossey
    SIMON PHASER UNIVERSITY
    ENGAGING THE WORLD

    SFU
    MEMORANDUM
    ATTENTION
    FROM
    RE:
    SCUP 13-05
    OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND
    ASSOCIATE PROVOST
    8888 University Drive,
    TEL: 778.782.4636
    avpcioiasfu.ca
    Burnaby, BC
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    Canada V5A1S6
    Senate Committee on University
    Priorities
    Gordon Myers, Chair
    Senate Committee on Undergraduate
    Studies
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SCUS 12-52g]
    7\ dim
    DATE
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    December 7, 2012
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    Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of
    December 6, 2012, gives rise to the following recommendation:
    Motion 1:
    That SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the Full Program Proposal for the
    Joint Major in World Literature and History in the World Literature Program
    within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
    The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.
    SIMON FR A SEB U N I V E R S IT Y
    ENGAGING THE WORLD

    FASSCC 12-54
    TO:
    Paul Budra, Chair of FASSCC
    FROM:
    Dr. Kenneth Seigneurie, Director, World Literature Program
    DATE:
    November 15, 2012
    RE: Full Program Proposal (FPP) Joint Majorin World Literature and History.
    At its meeting of April 11th, 2012 the Notice of Intent for a proposed joint major between World
    Literature and History was approved bythe Senate Committee on University Priorities, (SCUP).
    We would now wish to proceed with submitting the Full Program Proposal for this joint major to
    FASSCC.
    Would you please place this proposed Full Program Proposal on the agenda for the November
    meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee.
    Thank you.
    Sincerely,
    Dr. Kenneth Seigneurie
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    Full Program Proposal
    Joint Major in World Literature and History
    Simon Fraser University
    November 2012
    Executive Summary
    A new joint major in World Literature and History is proposed as an initiative by the Program in
    World
    Literature and the Department of History.
    The intent of this
    proposal is to contribute to the interdisciplinary potential of the undergraduate
    degree programs. The B.A. in World Literature and History is designed for students who seek to
    complement their focus on cultural interactions among peoples with the study of the historical
    preconditions of these contacts. Students who complete the joint major will acquire from their
    studies in World Literature insight into the way cultural forms, tropes and narratives pass from
    one society to another; from History, they will acquire insights into how political, demographic
    and social phenomena condition this cultural commerce.
    The joint major will contribute to SFU's priority on studying the modes and means of
    internationalization as stated in the Underlying Principles of the "Engaged University"
    [http://www.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/enqaqe/StrateqicVision colour.pdf ]:
    SFU will value international knowledge, understanding and engagement, and will seek to
    engender an active global citizenship among its students, faculty and staff, and to ensure
    that SFU is an engaged partner and contributor on the international stage.
    The discipline of History studies the major regions and cultures of the world along the axis of
    historical period as well as according to social, political, cultural and economic themes. World
    Literature focuses on the realm of cultural production in transnational contexts. The joint major
    between World Literature and History will therefore offer
    students the opportunity to achieve
    greater cross-cultural understanding and competence byexamining the way cultures travel
    within their historical contexts.
    The Joint Major in World Literature and History is intended for students whose career focus
    relates to historical issues and the cultural sphere. Students interested in pursuing careers in
    journalism, publishing, law, government, diplomacy, education or international development
    may well find this joint major attractive.
    Based upon existing courses, this joint major can be implemented immediately with no new
    resources from the Program in World Literature or the Department of History. Effective term
    and year: Summer 2013.
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    The joint major will be under the joint direction of the Program in World Literature and the
    Department of History. The respective directors, undergraduate advisors and steering
    committees will be responsible for administering the joint major.
    Curriculum
    1. Student outcomes
    The learning outcomes for students pursuing a joint major in World Literature and History
    include:
    • Abilityto articulate causal and contextual linkages between historical and cultural
    objects of study via coursework in literature and history.
    • Proficiency in the exercise of historiographical and literary methods.
    • Expertise in developing cross-disciplinary methodologies between the fields of history
    and literature.
    2. Curriculum requirements
    All courses for this joint major currently exist in the SFU Calendar. Students complete 120
    units, as specified in Appendix A. Students are moreover required to satisfy the prerequisites of
    all courses (upper and lower division) that are taken within this joint major and should consult
    regularly with the program advisors regarding course selection.
    3. Course structure and class sizes
    The program will be taught through existing courses at the SFU Surrey (majority of World
    Literature courses and some History courses) and Burnaby and Harbour Centre campuses.
    Lower division courses will be offered as lectures while upper division courses will be offered
    as seminars. Class sizes range from 18 to upwards of 100.
    6. Research implications
    The ongoing research mandate of existing tenure-track faculty responsible for teaching courses
    in this joint major will inform the course curricula.
    5. Additional Comments:
    The Joint Major in World Literature and History would be attractive to numerous students from
    the standpoints of both academic and career development. Over the past three decades, literary
    and cultural studies specialists have increasingly recognized the importance of historical
    contexts and historiographical methodologies in their efforts to
    understand literary production
    and transmission. Bythe same token, the cultural realm is increasingly recognized as
    generative and not simply derivative of historical change. Students who attain a degree of
    mastery in the analytic and methodological skills of both fields will make themselves more
    marketable to
    numerous potential employers in the mass media, government,
    nongovernmental organizations, and the culture industry. Six out of the current 100 majors and
    minors World Literature
    are currently working toward a minor or major in History. The
    proposed Joint Major provides an opportunity for these and other students to develop their
    interests and obtain credentials in both fields.
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    Learning Methodologies
    Students in this joint major program will benefit from diverse learning methodologies such as
    lectures, interactive classrooms, tutorials and potentially study abroad.
    Faculty
    This interdisciplinary program draws from existing teaching and research of numerous faculty
    members. No extra faculty time need be devoted specifically to the new program. The list of
    core faculty
    members includes (CVs attached):
    World Literature
    SASHA COLBY, Literary theory, modernist art and performance in English, French,
    Italian and Russian (jointappointment with Explorations)
    MELEK ORTABASI, Modern Japanese literature, popular culture, film and the theory of
    translation
    KEN SEIGNEURIE, Modern Arabic, French and British literary relations, literary theory
    and the history of humanist thought
    AZADEH YAMINI-HAMEDANI, German and Persian literatures and philosophy, the
    semiotics of translation
    History
    JEREMY BROWN, Modern China
    ELISE CHENIER, Modern Canada, sexuality, women and gender
    LUKE CLOSSEY, Early modern world
    JOHN
    CRAIG, Early modern England
    ALEXANDER DAWSON, Modern Latin America
    KAREN FERGUSON, 20th Century United States
    PAULGARFINKEL, Modern Italy
    ANDREA GEIGER, Western North America, migration
    ANDRE GEROLYMATOS, Modern Greece, political and social history
    MARY ELLEN KELM, Modern Canada, indigenous peoples, health and gender
    NICOLAS KENNY, Canada/Quebec, cultural and urban history, Europe
    WILLEEN KEOUGH, Atlantic Canada, Ireland, gender, ethnicity, cultural memory
    DIMITRI KRALLIS, Byzantium
    THOMAS KUEHN, Modern Middle East, Ottoman empire
    MARK LEIER, Labour and the left, anarchism, post-confederation Canada
    JACK LITTLE, Canada/Quebec, social, cultural, political history
    DERRYL MACLEAN, South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East
    JANICE MATSUMURA, Modern Japan
    EMILY O'BRIEN, Italian Renaissance
    HILMAR M. PABEL, Early modern Europe, Reformation
    ROXANNE PANCHASI, Modern France
    ALLEN SEAGER, Western Canada, labour
    PAUL SEDRA, Modern Arab Middle East
    JENNIFER SPEAR, Early North America; race, gender & sexuality
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    JOSEPH TAYLOR, Western North America, environmental history
    ILYA VINKOVETSKY, Modern Russia and Soviet Union
    Program Consultations and Evaluation
    The Notice of Intent was sent to FASSCC where it met with approval. Once implemented, the
    joint major will be regularly reviewed and evaluated as mandated bythe Program in World
    Literature and the Department of History.
    Admission
    The admission requirements will be the standard SFU requirements, and admission to the
    program require advisor approval.
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    Appendix A - Proposed Calendar Entry
    This inter-departmental program explores various relationships between world literature and
    historical studies. Interested students must plan their program in consultation with both
    department advisors, and should consult Guidelines for Course Selection which is available
    from each department. Requirements for the Joint Major:
    Students complete 120 units, as specified below. Students are moreover required to satisfy the
    prerequisites of all courses (upper and lower division) that
    are taken within this joint major and
    should consult regularly with the program advisors regarding course selection.
    Lower Division Requirements:
    History
    Students complete 18 units of 100 and 200 division history courses.
    Students must complete at least nine lower division history units before enrolling in upper
    division work.
    World Literature
    Students complete 15 units. This includes one of:
    WL 100-3 Introduction to World Literature
    WL 101W-3 Writing About Literature
    WL 102-3 Literature Across Cultures
    and one of:
    WL 103W-3 Pre-Modern World Literature
    WL 104W-3 Modern World Literature
    plus:
    WL 200-3 Literary Analysis and Interpretation
    and one of:
    WL 201-3 East/West
    WL 202-3 North/South
    WL 203-3 Selected Genres in World Literature
    WL 204-3 Human Rights Literature
    Plus one additional three unit lower division course in World Literature
    Upper Division Requirements:
    History
    Students complete 24 units of 300 and 400 division history courses, of which 12 must be in 400
    division. Studentscomplete at least one course from each group as shown below. [See Appendix
    for the list of courses in each group]
    Group 1 - Europe
    Group 2 - The Americas
    Group 3 - Africa. Middle East. Asia
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    Group 4 - Global/Comparative
    World Literature
    Students complete a minimum of 20 upper division WL units including:
    WL 300-4 How Theory Travels
    WL 301W-4 Advanced Composition
    and any of:
    WL 303-4 Global Culture and its Others
    WL304-4 Exiles and Emigres
    WL305W-4 Sages and Poets
    WL 306-4 Literary Romanticisms
    WL308-4 Imperial Cultures
    WL309-4 Post-Imperial Cultures
    WL 310-3 Text & Context
    WL 320-3 Interdisciplinary Approaches
    and at least one of:
    WL400-4 Literary Perspectives on Ancient Cultures
    WL 401-4 Early Modernities
    WL 402-4 Other Modernities
    WL 403-4 After Modernities
    WL 404W-4 Literature and Translation
    WL410-4 Selected Topic in World Literature I
    WL420-4
    Selected Topic in World Literature II
    WL430-4 Selected Topic in World Literature III
    WL440-4 Selected Topic in World Literature IV
    WL450-4 Directed Readings in Language and Literature
    WL460-4 Directed Readings
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    Appendix B - Budget
    The joint Major in World Literature and History draws from the existing teaching complement of
    the respective units. No additional courses, faculty positions, teaching responsibilities, space,
    equipment or library resources are required.
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