Spring 2026 Cultures & Societies of the World Class Schedule
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Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
100
Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
Lecture (4 Units)
Open
Ashleigh Wade
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
101
Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Carlehr Swanson
Tu 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
102
Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Carlehr Swanson
Tu 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
103
Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Adam Dyer
We 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
104
Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Adam Dyer
We 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
105
Introduction to African-American and African Studies II
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Carlehr Swanson
Tu 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
Intermediate Seminar in African-American & African Studies
Africulture: The African Roots of US Agriculture
006
Intermediate Seminar in African-American & African Studies
Seminar (3 Units)
Open
Lisa Shutt
Tu 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Borderlands Food and Culture
Introduction to Asian American Studies
100
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Sylvia Chong
Mo|We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
101
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Karthik Shankar
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
102
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Paola Mendez-Garcia
Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
103
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Karthik Shankar
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
104
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Paola Mendez-Garcia
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Introduction to Native American Studies: (Mis)Representations
001
Introduction to Native American Studies: (Mis)Representations
Seminar (3 Units)
Open
Kasey Jernigan
Mo|We 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Latinx and Indigenous Environmentalisms
The Concept of Culture
101
The Concept of Culture
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Heather Roberson Gaston
Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
102
The Concept of Culture
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Heather Roberson Gaston
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
103
The Concept of Culture
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Heather Roberson Gaston
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
104
The Concept of Culture
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Kaarin Percy
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
107
The Concept of Culture
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Kaarin Percy
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
108
The Concept of Culture
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Randall Puckett
Mo 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
Medical Anthropology
101
Medical Anthropology
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Eunchae Kwon
Th 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
102
Medical Anthropology
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Eunchae Kwon
Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
200
Medical Anthropology
Lecture (3 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Kasey Jernigan
Mo|We 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
201
Medical Anthropology
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Trishita Shandilya
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
202
Medical Anthropology
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Trishita Shandilya
Fr 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Anthropology of God
Language and Cinema
Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
The Emergence of States and Cities
100
The Emergence of States and Cities
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Patricia Wattenmaker
Tu|Th 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM
101
The Emergence of States and Cities
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Sakir Karakoc
Th 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
102
The Emergence of States and Cities
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Sakir Karakoc
Fr 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Using Anthropology
Introduction to Native American Studies: (Mis)Representations
001
Introduction to Native American Studies: (Mis)Representations
Seminar (3 Units)
Open
Kasey Jernigan
Mo|We 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Anthropology of Tourism
Topics in Linguistics
Mayan Languages
001
Topics in Linguistics
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Eve Danziger
Tu|Th 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Archaeology of Europe
Advanced Arabic IV
001
Advanced Arabic IV
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Mohammed Sawaie
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Introduction to Arabic Drama
001
Introduction to Arabic Drama
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Pre-Advanced Chinese II
Advanced Chinese II
Chinese Documentary Film
001
Chinese Documentary Film
Seminar (3 Units)
Open
Charles Laughlin
Tu|Th 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Writing Women in Modern China
Greek Mythology
New Course in Classics
East Asian Canons and Cultures
100
East Asian Canons and Cultures
Lecture (3 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Canaan Morse
Mo|We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
101
East Asian Canons and Cultures
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Henry Lanphier
Th 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
102
East Asian Canons and Cultures
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Henry Lanphier
Th 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
History of the English Language
Introduction to Asian American Studies
100
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Sylvia Chong
Mo|We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
101
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Karthik Shankar
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
102
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Paola Mendez-Garcia
Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
103
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Karthik Shankar
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
104
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Paola Mendez-Garcia
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Topics in Environmental Thought and Practice
Africulture: The African Roots of US Agriculture
001
Topics in Environmental Thought and Practice
Seminar (3 Units)
Open
Lisa Shutt
Tu 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Finding Your Voice in French
Introduction to French Studies
The French-Speaking World III: Modernities
The Occupation and After
Southern American English
001
Southern American English
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Mark Elson
Mo|We 08:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Introduction to Comparative-Historical Linguistics
001
Introduction to Comparative-Historical Linguistics
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Mark Elson
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Global Development, Theories and Case Studies, Part One
A Buddhist Approach to Development
Silk Road Exchanges and World Cultures
100
Silk Road Exchanges and World Cultures
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Dorothy Wong
Mo|We 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
101
Silk Road Exchanges and World Cultures
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Carly Zhu
Mo 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
102
Silk Road Exchanges and World Cultures
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Carly Zhu
We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Introduction to Classical Archaeology
100
Introduction to Classical Archaeology
Lecture (4 Units)
Open
Kate Kreindler
Tu|Th 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
101
Introduction to Classical Archaeology
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Yaman Bayram
Mo 04:00 PM - 04:50 PM
102
Introduction to Classical Archaeology
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Yaman Bayram
We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Aegean Art and Archaeology
University Museums Internship
001
University Museums Internship
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Melissa Love
Fr 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths
100
Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Joseph Seeley
Mo|We 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
101
Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Zike Ren
We 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
102
Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Zike Ren
We 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
103
Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Zike Ren
We 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
104
Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Ken Park
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
105
Modern Korean History: One Peninsula, Two Paths
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Ken Park
Th 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Modern Europe and the World
100
Modern Europe and the World
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Jennifer Sessions
Mo|We 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
101
Modern Europe and the World
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Janet Sebastian-Coleman
We 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
102
Modern Europe and the World
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Janet Sebastian-Coleman
We 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Modern Jewish History
Disunited Kingdom: Britain from 1688 to the Present
Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066)
100
Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066)
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Paul Kershaw
Mo|We 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
101
Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066)
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Heidi Zmick
Th 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
102
Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066)
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Heidi Zmick
Th 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
The Rule of Law
Human Rights in Latin America
100
Human Rights in Latin America
Lecture (3 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Lean Sweeney
Mo|We 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
101
Human Rights in Latin America
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Ruth Kramer
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
102
Human Rights in Latin America
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Ruth Kramer
Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
The Making of the Islamic World
100
The Making of the Islamic World
Lecture (4 Units)
Open
Kristina Richardson
Mo|We 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
101
The Making of the Islamic World
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Madhumita Chatterjee
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
102
The Making of the Islamic World
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Madhumita Chatterjee
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Introductory Seminar in South Asia
Twentieth-Century South Asia
001
Twentieth-Century South Asia
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Neeti Nair
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Mastering Italian Language and Culture II: Learning through Experience
Survey of Modern Japanese Literature
Haiku and the Japanese Poetic Tradition
Sadaqah and Seva: MESA Superheroes
A History of Astrology
Israel/Palestine on Film: Historical Perspectives from ME/SA
From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas
001
From Method to Practice: Research Workshop in and Across Areas
Seminar (3 Units)
Open
Samhita Sunya
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
001
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
Seminar (6 Units)
Open
Kristina Richardson
-
002
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
Seminar (6 Units)
Open
Zvi Gilboa
-
003
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II
Seminar (6 Units)
Open
Nizar Hermes
-
Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East
001
Culture and Society of the Contemporary Arab Middle East
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Hanadi Al-Samman
Tu|Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
No Foul- No Game: Sports, Nationality, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Ottoman Empire: State, Society, Culture
Africanfuturism
Concepts of Performance in Africa
100
Concepts of Performance in Africa
Seminar (4 Units)
Open
Michelle Kisliuk
Tu|Th 05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
101
Concepts of Performance in Africa
Laboratory (0 Units)
Open
Michelle Kisliuk
Tu 06:15 PM - 07:00 PM
Th 06:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature
001
Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Parwana Fayyaz
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature
001
Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Parwana Fayyaz
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
International Relations of East Asia
100
International Relations of East Asia
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Len Schoppa
Mo|We 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
101
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Audrey Wood
We 08:00 PM - 08:50 PM
102
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Audrey Wood
We 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
103
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Audrey Wood
We 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
104
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Zach Watson
Th 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
105
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Zach Watson
Th 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
106
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Zach Watson
Th 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
107
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Ingrid Neves Magalhaes
Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
108
International Relations of East Asia
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Ingrid Neves Magalhaes
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Introduction to Yoruba Religions
001
Introduction to Yoruba Religions
Lecture (3 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Oludamini Ogunnaike
Tu|Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Buddhism and Environmental Thought and Practice
Buddhism
101
Buddhism
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Karma Rigzin; Natasha Heller
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
102
Buddhism
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Karma Rigzin; Natasha Heller
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
105
Buddhism
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Natasha Heller; Tulku Sangye Tenzin
Th 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
106
Buddhism
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Natasha Heller; Tulku Sangye Tenzin
Th 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
108
Buddhism
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Natasha Heller; Taolin Liu
We 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Buddhist Meditation Traditions
100
Buddhist Meditation Traditions
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Devin Zuckerman
Tu|Th 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
101
Buddhist Meditation Traditions
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Blaine Patrick Werner
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
102
Buddhist Meditation Traditions
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Blaine Patrick Werner
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Nondualism
New Course in Buddhism
Advanced Buddhist Tibetan II
001
New Course in Buddhism
Seminar (3 Units)
Open
Nicholas Schmidt
Tu|Th 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
100
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Martien Halvorson-Taylor
Mo|We 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
101
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Maria Trivino
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
102
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Maria Trivino
Fr 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
103
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Maria Trivino
Fr 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Mormonism and American Culture
Questions in the Study of Religion
Introduction to Asian Religions
100
Introduction to Asian Religions
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Michael Allen
Mo|We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
101
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Heather Moody
We 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
102
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Heather Moody
We 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
103
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Heather Moody
We 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
104
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Fizza Fatima
Th 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
105
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Fizza Fatima
Th 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
107
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Arthur Schechter
Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
108
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Arthur Schechter
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
109
Introduction to Asian Religions
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Arthur Schechter
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Chinese Philosophy
Religious Ethics and Moral Problems
100
Religious Ethics and Moral Problems
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Charles Mathewes
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
101
Religious Ethics and Moral Problems
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
ALEXANDRA DALEY
We 07:00 PM - 07:50 PM
102
Religious Ethics and Moral Problems
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
ALEXANDRA DALEY
We 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Latino Religions and U.S. Democracy
Religious Violence in the West: From the Crusades to #Charlottesville
100
Religious Violence in the West: From the Crusades to #Charlottesville
Seminar (3 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Karl Shuve
Mo|We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
102
Religious Violence in the West: From the Crusades to #Charlottesville
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Oluwaseyi Bello
We 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
103
Religious Violence in the West: From the Crusades to #Charlottesville
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Oluwaseyi Bello
We 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
105
Religious Violence in the West: From the Crusades to #Charlottesville
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Oluwaseyi Bello
Th 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Hinduism
Nondualism
Modern Islam: From the Age of Empires to the Present
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
100
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Martien Halvorson-Taylor
Mo|We 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
101
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Maria Trivino
Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
102
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Maria Trivino
Fr 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
103
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Discussion (0 Units)
Open
Maria Trivino
Fr 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Understanding Russia: Symbols, Myths, and Archetypes of Identity
Dostoevsky
Sociology of the Family
100
Sociology of the Family
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
William Wilcox
Mo|We 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
107
Sociology of the Family
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Nya Uberman
Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
108
Sociology of the Family
Discussion (0 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Nya Uberman
Fr 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Cities and Cultures
Cultural Translation: Travel Writing in South Asia
Finding your Voice in Spanish
001
Finding your Voice in Spanish
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Tammy Hertel
Mo|We|Fr 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
002
Finding your Voice in Spanish
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Eliud Encarnacion Segura
Mo|We|Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
003
Finding your Voice in Spanish
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Tammy Hertel
Mo|We|Fr 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
004
Finding your Voice in Spanish
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Ciara Raczyk
Mo|We|Fr 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
005
Finding your Voice in Spanish
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Esther Poveda
Mo|We|Fr 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
006
Finding your Voice in Spanish
Lecture (3 Units)
Waitlist
(0)
Esther Poveda
Mo|We|Fr 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Cultural Conversations: Exploring Cinema, Art & Literature
Business Spanish
Spanish for Medical Professionals
Community Engagement in Spanish-Speaking Charlottesville
Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
Politics and Power in the Early Americas (1492 - 1800)
Contemporary Latin American Voices (1800 to the present)
Translation from Spanish to English
001
Translation from Spanish to English
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Nieves Garcia Prados
Tu|Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
002
Translation from Spanish to English
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Nieves Garcia Prados
Tu|Th 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
003
Translation from Spanish to English
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Erica Cobb
Mo|We|Fr 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
The Social Dimension of the Spanish Language
Foundational Structures of Spanish
Historical Panorama of the Spanish Language II
001
Historical Panorama of the Spanish Language II
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Omar Velazquez Mendoza
Mo|We 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Special Topics Seminar: Language
Metropolis
001
Metropolis
Lecture (3 Units)
Open
Jessica Sewell
Mo|We|Fr 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM