Faculty who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in North America

• Jon Andelson (Anthropology)
• Steve Andrews (English)
• George Barlow (English)
• Shanna Benjamin (English)
• Keith Brouhle (Economics)
• Victoria Brown (History)
• Marc Chamberland (Math)
• David Cook-Martin (Sociology)
• Lesley Delmenico (Theatre and Dance)
• Karla Erickson (Sociology)
• Jin Feng (Chinese and Japanese)
• John Fennell (Philosophy)
• Susan Ferguson (Sociology)
• Terri Geller (English)
• Brad Graham (Economics)
• Astrid Henry (English, Gender and Women’s Studies)
• Paul Hutchison (Education)
• Susan Ireland (French)
• Lakesia Johnson (English, Gender and Women’s Studies)
• Jean Ketter (Education)
• Albert Lacson (History)
• Kent McClelland (Sociology)
• Johanna Meehan (Philosophy)
• Katya Gibel Merovach (Anthropology)
• Sarah Purcell (History)
• Tyler Roberts (Religious Studies)
• Ralph Savarese (English)
• Kesho Scott (Sociology)
• Erik Simpson (English)
• Paula Smith (English)
• Barbara Trish (Political Science)
• Shawn Womack (Theatre and Dance)

Departments, concentrations, or interdisciplinary study themes with significant North American content:

• American Studies concentration
• English
• Gender, Women's, and Sexuality studies
• History
• Human Rights study theme
• Nature and Culture in the Prarie Region study theme
• Political Science
• Policy Studies concentration

Individual courses with significant content related to North America:

• American Studies 130: American Beliefs and Cultural Values
• American Studies 211: The Africanist Presence in American Studies
• American Studies 225: Theory and Method in American Studies
• American Studies 235: The Anthropology of American Culture
• American Studies 275: Topics in American Culture
• American Studies 391: Advanced Topics in American Studies
• Anthropology 200: Cultural Politics of Hybridity
• Anthropology 235: The Anthropology of American Culture
• Anthropology 240: Intentional Communities
• Anthropology 251: Native North American Indian Cultures
• Art 232: Art Since 1945
• Art 233: American Art
• Biology 305: Evolution of the Iowa Flora
• Biology 368: Ecology
• Economics 205: Current State of the U.S. Economy
• Economics 215: Labor Economics
• Economics 218: Gender and the Economy
• Economics 229: American Economic History
• Economics 245: The U.S. Financial System
• Economics 366: Seminar in Health Economics
• Economics 368: Seminar in Labor Economics
• Economics 376: Seminar in Income Distribution
• Economics 382: Seminar in Industrial Organization
• Economics 384: Seminar in the Economics of Education
• Education 101: Educational Principles in a Pluralistic Society
• Education 210: Perspectives on Educational Issues
• Education 211: The Politics of Educational Assessment
• Education 212: Critical Pedagogy and School Reform
• English 227: American Literary Traditions I
• English 228: American Literary Traditions II
• English 229: The Tradition of African American Literature
• English 231: American Literary Traditions III
• English 232: Ethnic American Literatures
• English 325: Studies in Ethnic American Literatures
• English 326: Studies in American Poetry I
• English 328: Studies in American Poetry II
• English 329: Studies in African American Literature
• English 330: Studies in American Prose I
• English 331: Studies in American Prose II
• History 211: Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1450-1788
• History 212: Democracy in America, 1789-1848
• History 214: The American Civil War and Reconstruction
• History 221: The American West, 1803-1912
• History 222: The History of Women in the United States
• History 227: African American History
• History 228: The Promised Land: U.S. Immigration History
• History 311: Advanced Studies in American History
• Music 202: Topics in American Music
• Music 204: The Jazz Tradition in America
• Philosophy 258: Classical and Contemporary American Pragmatism
• Philosophy 392: Advanced Studies in Anglo-American Philosophy
• Physics 180: Bridges, Towers, and Skyscrapers
• Political Science 216: Politics of Congress
• Political Science 219: Constitutional Law and Politics
• Political Science 222: Welfare State, Politics and Society
• Political Science 237: Political Parties
• Political Science 238: Campaigns and Elections
• Political Science 239: The Presidency
• Political Science 250: Politics of International Relations
• Political Science 310: Advanced Seminar in American Politics
• Political Science 319: Advanced Seminar in Constitutional Law and Politics
• Political Science 352: Advanced Seminar on the U.S. Foreign Policymaking Process
• Religious Studies 111: Mapping the Realm of Religion
• Religious Studies 216: Modern Religious Thought
• Religious Studies 241: Religion in U.S. Public Life
• Sociology 240: Social Movements
• Sociology 260: Human Sexuality in the United States
• Sociology 270: Gender and Society
• Sociology 275: Race and Ethnicity in America
• Theatre 203: American Theatre

Faculty who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in Central or South America:

• Yvette Aparicio (Spanish)
• Valérie Benoist (Spanish)
• Jackie Brown (Biology)
• David Campbell (Biology, Environmental Studies)
• Eric Carter (Anthropology)
• David Cook-Martin (Sociology)
• Brigittine French (Anthropology)
• Bill Ferguson (Economics)
• Kathy Kamp (Anthropology)
• R. Cecilia Knight (Burling Library)
• Martin Minelli (Spanish)
• Jack Mutti (Economics)
• David Richter (Spanish)
• Monty Roper (Anthropology)
• Gemma Sala (Political Science)
• Janet Seiz (Economics)
• J. Pablo Silva (History)
• Laura Sinnett (Psychology)
• Paula Smith (English)
• Rebecca Stuhr (Burling Library)
• Maria Tapias (Anthropology)
• Carmen Valentin (Spanish)
• John Whittaker (Anthropology)
• Eliza Willis (Political Science)
• Lesley Wright (Faulconer Gallery)

Departments, concentrations, or interdisciplinary study themes with significant Central or South American content

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Environmental Studies
• Global Development Studies
• History
• Human Rights study theme
• Latin American Studies Concentration
• Spanish
• Peace and Conflict Studies study theme

Individual courses with significant Central or South American content:

• Anthropology 104: Introduction to Anthropology
• Anthropology 210: Illness, Healing, and Culture
• Anthropology 257: Latin American Culture
• Anthropology 260: Language, Culture and Society
• Anthropology 261: Agriculture, Religion, and Empire: Old World Prehistory
• Anthropology 267: Aztecs, Incas and Mayas
• Anthropology 280: Theories of Culture
• Anthropology 290: Archaeological Field Methods
• Anthropology 292: Ethnographic Research in Complex Societies
• Economics 230: Economic Development
• Economics 233: International Economics
• Economics 372: Seminar in Economic Development
• Economics 374: Seminar in International Trade
• Economics 375: Seminar in International Finance
• Global Development Studies 111: Introduction to Global Development Studies
• Global Development Studies 346: Sustainable Development in the Modern World System
• Global Development Studies 347: Globalization and Development
• History 201: Colonial Latin America
• History 202: Modern Latin America
• History 204: Radical Movements in 20th-Century Latin America
• History 322: Advanced Studies in Latin America and the United States
• Latin American Studies 111: Introduction to Latin American Studies
• Political Science 261: State and Society in Latin America
• Political Science 354: Political Economy of Developing Countries
• Sociology 111: Introduction to Sociology
• Spanish 285: Reading and Discussion of Hispanic Texts
• Spanish 311: Traditions of Independent Spanish America
• Spanish 315: Creativity and Dissidence in Modern Spanish America
• Spanish 377: Modernization and Innovation in Contemporary Spanish America
• Spanish 383: The Spanish American Colonial World
• Spanish 395: Advanced Special Topics in Literature and Civilization

Faculty who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in Russia/Asia/the Middle East

• Jenny Anger (Art)
• Todd Armstrong (Russian)
• Lawrence Aspler (Physics; Environmental Studies)
• David Campbell (Biology; Environmental Studies)
• Scott Cook (Chinese and Japanese)
• Joseph Cummins (Classics; Philosophy)
• Monessa Cummins (Classics)
• Charles Cunningham (Physics)
• Lesley Delmenico (Theatre and Dance)
• Tim Dobe (Religious Studies)
• Vince Eckhart (Biology)
• Karla Erickson (Sociology)
• Jin Feng (Chinese and Japanese)
• Bill Ferguson (Economics)
• Terri Geller (English)
• Ed Gilday (Religious Studies)
• Brad Graham (Economics)
• Raquel Greene (Russian)
• Bob Grey (History)
• Jan Gross (French)
• Kelly Herold (Russian)
• Dennis Hughes (Classics)
• Kathy Kamp (Anthropology)
• Shuchi Kapila (English)
• R. Cecilia Knight (Library)
• Ellen Mease (Theatre and Dance)
• Johanna Meehan (Philosophy)
• Jenny Michaels (German)
• Mark Montgomery (Economics)
• Jack Mutti (Economics)
• Craig Quintero (Theatre and Dance)
• Daniel Reynolds (German)
• Henry Rietz (Religious Studies)
• Tyler Roberts (Religious Studies)
• Mariko Schimmel (Chinese and Japanese)
• Janet Seiz (Economics)
• Laura Sinnett (Psychology)
• Roger Vetter (Music)
• Anatoly Vishevsky (Russian)
• John Wei (History)
• John Whittaker (Anthropology)
• Shawn Womack (Theatre and Dance)
• Eliza Willis (Political Science)
• Mervat Youssef (French, Arabic)

Departments, concentrations, or interdisciplinary study themes with significant Russian/Asian/Middle Eastern content

• Arabic
• Chinese and Japanese
• Classics
• East Asian Studies concentration
• Environmental Studies concentration
• French
• Peace and Conflict Studies study theme
• Russian and Eastern European Studies
• Russian, Central, and Eastern European Studies concentration

Individual courses with significant Russian/Asian/Middle Eastern content:

• Anthropology 104: Introduction to Anthropology
• Anthropology 261: Agriculture, Religion, and Empire: Old World Prehistory
• Anthropology 290: Archaeological Field Methods
• Chinese 275: Chinese Literary Tradition
• Chinese 277: Modern China through Literature and Film
• Chinese 498: Readings in Chinese Literature
• Economics 230: Economic Development
• Economics 233: International Economics
• Economics 282: Macroeconomic Analysis
• Economics 369: Seminar in Environmental Economics
• Economics 370: Seminar in Political Economy
• Economics 372: Seminar in Economic Development
• Economics 374: Seminar in International Trade
• Economics 375: Seminar in International Finance
• History 241: Origins of Modern Russia
• History 242: Revolutionary Russia
• History 275: Chinese History
• History 276: Chinese History II
• History 277: Japanese History I
• History 278: Japanese History II
• History 342: Advanced Studies in Russian History
• History 372: Advanced Studies in Asian History
• Humanities 131: China’s Ancient World
• Japanese 279: Modern Japanese Fiction and Film
• Music 203: Regional Studies in World Music
• Political Science 250: Politics of International Relations
• Political Science 251: International Political Economy
• Political Science 273: Politics of Russia
• Political Science 275: Politics of the People’s Republic of China
• Political Science 357: Diffusion of Democracy
• Psychology 315: Advanced Social Psychology
• Religious Studies 111: Mapping the Realm of Religion
• Religious Studies 115: Major Western Religions
• Religious Studies 213: Christian Traditions
• Religious Studies 214: The Christian Scriptures
• Religious Studies 217: The Jewish Tradition
• Religious Studies 220: The Traditions of Islam
• Religious Studies 221: Religious Traditions of Japan
• Religious Studies 222: Religious Traditions of China
• Religious Studies 225: The Buddhist Tradition
• Religious Studies 226: Religious Traditions of India
• Russian 247: The Russian Short Story
• Russian 248: The Russian Novel
• Russian 291: Perspectives in 20th-Century Central and Eastern European Literature
• Russia 251: The Theme of the African in Russian Literature and Culture
• Russian 331: Readings in Russian Literature of the 19th Century
• Russian 332: Readings in Russian Literature of the 20th Century
• Russian 353: Major Russian Writers
• Russian 495: Seminar in Russian Culture and Linguistics
• Russian 498: Seminar in Russian Literature and Linguistics
• Theatre 111: Introduction to Performance Studies
• Theatre 211: Performance Studies: Traditions and Innovations
• Theatre 202: Dramatic Literature I
• Theatre 304: Studies in Drama II

Faculty who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in Africa

• Jenny Anger (Art)
• Lawrence Aspler (Physics; Environmental Studies)
• Shanna Benjamin (English)
• Vicki Bentley-Condit (Anthropology)
• David Campbell (Biology; Environmental Studies)
• Joseph Cummins (Classics; Philosophy)
• Monessa Cummins (Classics)
• Lesley Delmenico (Theatre and Dance)
• Tim Dobe (Religious Studies)
• George Drake (History)
• Vince Eckhart (Biology)
• Karla Erickson (Sociology)
• Bob Grey (History)
• Daniel Gross (French; ALSO)
• Jan Gross (French)
• Dennis Hughes (Classics)
• Susan Ireland (French)
• Kathy Jacobson (Biology)
• Peter Jacobson (Biology)
• Kathy Kamp (Anthropology)
• Eric McIntyre (Music)
• Mark Montgomery (Economics)
• Edward Phillips (Classics)
• Elizabeth Prevost (History)
• Irene Powell (Economics)
• Daniel Reynolds (German)
• Monty Roper (Anthropology)
• Janet Seiz (Economics)
• Laura Sinnett (Psychology)
• Roger Vetter (Music)
• Eliza Willis (Political Science)
• Mervat Youssef (French, Arabic)

Departments, concentrations, or interdisciplinary study themes with significant African content

• African Studies studt theme
• Anthropology
• Classics
• Environmental Studies concentration
• Global Development Studies concentration
• History
• Human Rights study theme
• Peace and Conflict Studies study theme
• Political Science

Individual courses with significant African content:

• Anthropology 104: Introduction to Anthropology
• Anthropology 205: Human Evolution
• Anthropology 221: Primate Behavior
• Anthropology 242: African Cultures
• Anthropology 246: Peoples of the Middle East
• Anthropology 325: Biological Basis of Human Society
• Biology 339: Biogeochemistry
• Economics 230: Economic Development
• Economics 372: Seminar in Economic Development
• English 225: Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures
• English 360: Seminar in Postcolonial Literatures
• Environmental Studies 125: Introduction to Earth Systems Science
• Environmental Studies 195: Nations and the Global Environment
• Environmental Studies 251: Water, Development and the Environment
• French 305: Contemporary Francophone Cultures
• French 331: Modern Francophone Theatre
• French 342: Orientalism Revisited
• Global Development Studies 251: Water, Development and the Environment
• Global Development Studies 346: Sustainable Development in the Modern World System
• Global Development Studies 347: Globalization and Development
• History 101: Basic Issues in European History
• History 105: Cultural Encounters in History
• History 235: British History I
• History 236: British History II
• History 261: Southern Africa
• History 262: Modern Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi
• History 333: The Civilizing Mission and its Discontents
• Music 203: Regional Studies in World Music
• Political Science 101: Introduction to Political Science
• Political Science 251: International Political Economy
• Political Science 262: African Politics
• Political Science 354: Political Economy of Developing Countries
• Political Science 357: Diffusion of Democracy
• Religious Studies 220: Traditions of Islam
• Sociology 390: Advanced Studies in Sociology
• Theatre 111: Introduction to Performance Studies
• Theatre 211: Performance Studies: Traditions and Innovations
• Theatre 304: Postcolonial Drama

Faculty who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in Australia and New Zealand

• Lawrence Aspler (Physics, Geography)
• Jackie Brown (Biology)
• David Campbell (Biology, Environmental Studies)
• Janet Davis (Computer Science)
• Lesley Delmenico (Theatre and Dance)
• Vince Eckhart (Biology)
• Brad Graham (Economics)
• Leslie Lyons (Chemistry)
• Lee Sharpe (Chemistry)
• Henry Walker (Computer Science)

Faculty who have a scholarly or pedagogical interest in Europe:

• Jenny Anger (Art History)
• Todd Armstrong (Russian)
• Tim Arner (English)
• George Barlow (English)
• Valérie Benoist (Spanish)
• Sigmund Barber (German)
• Keith Brouhle (Economics)
• Jackie Brown (Biology)
• Jennifer Brown (Music)
• Vance Byrd (German)
• David Campbell (Biology and Environmental Studies)
• Marc Chamberland (Math)
• Timothy Chasson (Art History)
• David Cook-Martin (Sociology)
• Joseph Cummins (Classics)
• Monessa Cummins (Classics)
• Charles Cunningham (Physics)
• Janet Davis (Computer Science)
• Lesley Delmenico (Theatre)
• Tim Dobe (Religious Studies)
• George Drake (History)
• Vince Eckhart (Biology)
• Karla Erickson (Sociology)
• John Fennell (Philosophy)
• Bill Ferguson (Economics)
• Brigittine French (Anthropology)
• Eugene Gaub (Music)
• Brad Graham (Economics)
• Leslie Gregg-Jolly (Biology)
• Bob Grey (Political Science)
• Daniel Gross (French)
• Janice Gross (French)
• David Harrison (French)
• Astrid Henry (English and Gender and Women’s Studies)
• Kelly Herold (Russian)
• Susan Ireland (French)
• Shuchi Kapila (English)
• Mark Levandoski (Chemistry)
• Heather Lobban-Viravong (English)
• Elaine Marzluff (Chemistry)
• Kent McClelland (Sociology)
• Eric McIntyre (Music)
• Ellen Mease (Theatre and Dance)
• Johanna Meehan (Philosophy)
• Jenny Michaels (German)
• Martin Minelli (Chemistry)
• Philippe Moisan (French)
• Emily Moore (Math)
• Jack Mutti (Economics)
• Tammy Nyden (Philosophy)
• Edward Phillips (Classics)
• Vida Praitis (Biology)
• Elizabeth Prevost (History)
• Sarah Purcell (History)
• Daniel Reynolds (German)
• David Richter (Spanish)
• Tyler Roberts (Religious Studies)
• David Romano (Math)
• John Rommereim (Music)
• Lee Running (Art)
• Gemma Sala (Political Science)
• Ralph Savarese (English)
• Alan Schrift (Philosophy)
• Janet Seiz (Economics)
• Karen Shuman (Math)
• Laura Sinnett (Psychology)
• J. Pablo Silva (History)
• Erik Simpson (English)
• Paula Smith (English)
• Susan Strauber (Art History)
• Rebecca Stuhr (Library)
• Maria Tapias (Anthropology)
• Paul Tjossem (Physics)
• Elizabeth Trimmer (Chemistry)
• Carmen Valentin (Spanish)
• Anatoly Vishevsky (Russian)
• John Wei (History)
• John Whittaker (Anthropology)
• Royce Wolf (Math)
• Lesley Wright (Faulconer Gallery)

Departments, concentrations, or interdisciplinary study themes with significant European content:

• Anthropology
• Art
• Classics
• Economics
• English
• French
• German
• History
• Philosophy
• Spanish
• Theatre
• Western European Studies concentration
• Peace and Conflict Studies study theme

Individual courses with significant European content:

• Anthropology 104: Introduction to Anthropology
• Anthropology 247: Contemporary Europe
• Anthropology 260: Language, Culture, and Society
• Anthropology 261: Agriculture, Religion, and Empire: Old World Prehistory
• Anthropology 280: Anthropology 280: Theories of Culture
• Anthropology 290: Archaeological Field Methods
• Art 214: Monastery and Cathedral in Medieval Europe
• Art 221: 19th-Century Painting: Romanticism and Realism
• Art 222: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
• Art 227: Italian Renaissance Art
• Art 230: Northern Renaissance Art
• Art 231: Modern Art in Europe 1900-1940
• Art 232: Art Since 1945
• Art 248: Greek Archaeology and Art
• Art 250: Roman Archaeology and Art
• Art 251: Architecture and Urban Planning in Papal and Fascist Rome
• Art 316: Architecture and Urbanism in Paris
• Classics 231: History of Ancient Philosophy
• Classics 242: Classical Mythology
• Classics 255: History of Ancient Greece
• Classics 256: History of Rome
• Economics 230: Economic Development
• Economics 233: International Economics
• Economics 282: Macroeconomic Analysis
• Economics 370: Seminar in Political Economy
• Economics 374: Seminar in International Trade
• Economics 375: Seminar in International Finance
• English 121: Introduction to Shakespeare
• English 223: The Tradition of English Literature I
• English 224: The Tradition of English Literature II
• English 226: The Tradition of English Literature III
• English 230: English Historical Linguistics
• English 303: Chaucer
• English 310: Studies in Shakespeare
• English 314: Milton
• English 316: Studies in English Renaissance Literature
• English 323: Studies in English Literature 1660-1798
• English 327: The Romantics
• English 332: The Victorians
• English 337: The British Novel I
• English 338: The British Novel II
• English 349: Medieval Literature
• French 303: French Civilization I
• French 304: French Civilization II
• French 305: Contemporary Francophone Cultures
• French 312: Introduction to French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution
• French 313: Introduction to French Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries
• French 327: Power and Resistance in 17th- and 18th-Century French Literature
• French 328: Comedy in French Literature Prior to the Revolution
• French 329: Literature and Society in 19th-Century Belle Epoque France
• French 330: Innovation and Transgression in French from 1870 to 1945
• French 331: Modern Francophone Theatre
• French 341: Contemporary French Writing
• French 342: Orientalism Revisited
• German 227: Topics in German Literature in Translation
• German 2333: Topics in German Cinema from 1920 to the Present
• German 302: Core Seminar I: From Culture to Nation
• German 303: Core Seminar II: German Identity Through Wars and Reconciliations
• German 310: Topics in German Language and Culture
• German 331: The German Cultural Heritage: From Tacitus to Goethe
• German 343: Cultural and Intellectual Revolution from Classicism Through Realism
• German 350: Contested Subjects: German Culture from the Avant-Garde to Postmodernism
• German 354: The Turbulent Century: Literature and Culture in 20th-Century Germany
• German 372: Recent Trends in German Literature
• Greek 301: Homer
• Greek 302: Plato
• Greek 303: Greek Drama
• Greek 304: Greek Prose Writers
• Greek 305: Greek Poetry
• Humanities 101: The Ancient Greek World
• Humanities 102: Roman and Early Christian Culture
• Humanities 140: Medieval and Renaissance Culture: 1100-1650
• History 101: Basic Issues in European History: 1650 to the Present
• History 233: Medieval Europe, 800-1350
• History 234: Europe in Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1650
• History 235: British History I
• History 236: British History II
• History 332: Advanced Studies in Western European and British History
• Latin 318: Roman Satire
• Latin 323: Vergil
• Latin 333: Roman Historians
• Latin 334 : Roman Lyric Poetry
• Latin 344 : Roman Thought
• Music 110: Introduction to Western Music
• Music 213: Form and Analysis
• Music 261: Western Music to 1750
• Music 262: Western Music from 1750 to the Present
• Music 322: Advanced Studies in Music History and Literature
• Philosophy 233: History of Early Modern Philosophy
• Philosophy 234: 19th-Century Continental Philosophy
• Philosophy 235: 20th-Century Continental Philosophy
• Philosophy 268: Cultural Critique: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Beyond
• Philosophy 336: Contemporary French Philosophy
• Philosophy 391: Advanced Studies in Continental Philosophy
• Philosophy 392: Advanced Studies in Anglo-American Philosophy
• Philosophy 393: Advanced Studies in History of Philosophy
• Physics 109: Physics in the Arts
• Physics 180: Bridges, Towers, and Skyscrapers
• Political Science 255: Comparative Politics of European Government
• Political Science 357: Diffusion of Democracy
• Religious Studies 111: Mapping the Realm of Religion
• Religious Studies 115: Major Western Religions
• Russian 291: Perspectives in 20th-Century Central and Eastern European Literature
• Sociology 111: Introduction to Sociology
• Sociology 230: Conflict and Conflict Management
• Spanish 312: Modern Spanish Poetry and Drama
• Spanish 314: Contemporary Spanish Narrative
• Spanish 385: Cervantes and His World
• Spanish 386: Studies in Medieval and Golden Age Literature
• Theatre 111: Introduction to Performance Studies
• Theatre 201: Dramatic Literature I
• Theatre 202: Dramatic Literature II
• Theatre 211: Performance Studies: Traditions and Innovations
• Theatre 303: Studies in Drama I
• Theatre 304: Studies in Drama II