Searching for that fourth class to keep you sane between Econ, PPS and Stats? For those of you too lazy to click on the Special Topics courses on ACES, Arts Editor Vicki Kaplan has hunted down these off-the-beaten-path gems for your personal renaissance.
Sembene Ousmane and African Cinema (AAAS 199S, AALL 168S, FRENCH 141S)--The pioneer of modern film in sub-Saharan Africa and a writer as well, Ousmane challenges the idea that a work of art can ever be "finished" by turning his own novels into films that stray from the original text.
Anthropology of World Beat (MUSIC 138S, CULANTH 280S)--Ever listened to Paul Simon's Graceland? This course explores the politics behind that ground-breaking album and other cross-cultural collaborations in contemporary music.
Avante-Garde: 60's to 80's (ARTHIST 177C)--Any class with the phrase "Body Art" in the synopsis is worth checking out. If you've ever dozed off in the darkness of an art history classroom, these Vietnam-era slides should definitely keep you awake.
Latin American Theater in Translation (LAT AMER198, SPANISH 124, THEATRST 129)--You no longer have to buy the English translation of your Spanish lit book--Leslie Damasceno is teaching this course in English for the first time. Explore the meaning of contemporary Latin American and Latino theater through text and performance video.
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