Approved CL&T Electives From Other Departments

Approved CL&T Electives From Other Departments

About CL&T Electives

Comparative Literature & Thought embraces a multidisciplinary approach to spark intellectual curiosity within our students. As such, we encourage students to take humanities courses offered by other departments in addition to the ones home-based in Comparative Literature & Thought. 

Note: This page is updated a few weeks before each registration period.

 

 

Approved Electives for Fall 2026

Literature Courses

CHINA 3420-01 - Modern and Contemporary Chinese LiteratureChen, LettyTue/Thu | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
CHST 3005-01 - Childrens Picture Books: Culture and ContentRidolfi, Danielle ReneeTue/Thu | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
CLASSICS 3010-01 - Greek MythologyWilson, Kathryn DorothyMon/Wed | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
CLASSICS 3830-01 - Magicians, Healers, and Holy MenJenott, Lance WarrenMon/Wed | 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
CLASSICS 3890-01 - The Ancient NovelKeane, Catherine C.Mon/Wed | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
CLASSICS 4640-01 - Ancient MadnessPurchase, Philip HMon/Wed | 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM
ELIT 3147-01 - The Art of Reading PoetrySherry, Vincent B.Tue/Thu | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
ELIT 3152-01 - The Bible as LiteratureThomas, Victoria KMon/Wed | 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM
ELIT 3504-01 - Literature and MedicineArch, JenniferTue/Thu | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
FRENCH 4192-01 - Dark Humor: Francophone Literature From West AfricaGraebner, Seth RTue | 3:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Thought Courses

AFAS 3255-01 - Black MasculinitiesManditch-Prottas, Zachary DanielMon/Wed | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
AFAS 4104-01 - Black Decolonial Thought: Conceptualizing Epistemic Violence From Frantz Fanon to Achille MbembeDiallo, El Hadji SambaTue/Thu | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
HISTORY 3614-01 - Artificial Intelligence: The Mind and the MachineKuzuoglu, UlugTue/Thu | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
HISTORY 3931-01 - Medieval ChristianityBornstein, Daniel ETue/Thu | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
PHIL 3200-01 - Social and Political PhilosophyWellmon, KitMon/Wed | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
PHIL 3230-01 - Philosophy of LawBell, William LMon/Wed | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
PHIL 4321-01 - Advanced Social and Political PhilosophyWatson, LoriMon/Wed | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
SOC 3000-01 - Social TheoryCoenders, YannickMon/Wed | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
SOC 3290-01 - Sociology of ReligionMoore, RickTue/Thu | 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM

Arts Courses

AFAS 3040-01 - A History of African-American TheaterHimes, Ronald J.Mon/Wed | 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM

AFAS 3320-01 - Visualizing Blackness:

Histories of the African Diaspora Through Film

Mustakeem, SowandeTue/Thu | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
ARTARCH 3100-01 - Greek Art and Archaeology

Jones, Nathaniel

Barrett

Tue/Thu | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

ARTARCH 3705-01 - Caricature, Comic Strips, and

Beyond: Humor in the Art and Visual Culture

in the Modern Age

Dunbar, Maxwell DTue/Thu | 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM

ARTARCH 3741-01 - The Ancient Kingdoms of Africa:

Archaeology and Arts of an Urban Past

Evans, TomosMon/Wed | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

ARTARCH 4428-01 - EMPIRE: Cultural Consumption

in the Age of European Expansion

Gabel, Esther

Elliott Brummer

Tue/Thu | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM

ARTARCH 4977-01 - Mapping Art, Race, & Community

in The US-Mexico Borderlands

Sheren, Ila NicoleTue | 10:00 AM - 12:50 PM

CHINA 3210-01 - Contemporary Chinese

Popular Culture

Chen, JianqingTue/Thu | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

DANCE 3090-01 - Histories of Theatrical and

Concert Dance

Das, Joanna DeeTue/Thu | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM

DRAMA 3021-01 - Social Identity and Dramatic

Character in Historical Practice

Henke, Robert K.Tue/Thu | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

FILM 3053-01 - Classic Movie Music!:

The Hollywood Sound, and Where It Came From

Decker, Todd RyanMon/Wed | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

FILM 3490-01 - Gender, Race, and Sexuality in

Popular Media

Hilu, Reem GhattasMon/Wed | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
FILM 4230-01 - Histories of Media ConvergenceMoralde, OscarMon/Wed | 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM
GLOBAL 3811-01 - Global Asian Pop CultureGao-Miles, LinlingTue/Thu | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

JIMES 4043-01 - Race and Ethnicity in the

Middle East and North Africa

Husain, Mona KareemTue/Thu | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM

For questions about approved electives, please reach out to our Department Chair, Dr. Matt Erlin (merlin@wustl.edu).