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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
www.sfu.ca/vpacademic
Canada V5A1S6
Senate Committee on University
Priorities
Gordon Myers, Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SCUS 12-52g]
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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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