CRN 35783
Professor Dorothee Ostmeier
T/Th 4:00-5:20

Discussion of Magic and Non-Human Dynamics
from German Romanticism to Utopias and Dystopias in Expressionist films and Contemporary
Sci-Fi Thrillers.
Readings include texts by the Brothers Grimm, and uncanny
and weird texts from ETA Hoffmann to Franz Kafka. Isaac
Asimov’s three laws of robotics and Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity theory will accompany our screenings
and discussions of Expressionist and Sci-Fi films such as Bicentennial Man, Her, and Transcendence.
Analytical and creative public humanities
projects are welcome.

Priority registration begins November 14. Check out current offerings at:

https://folklore.uoregon.edu/welcome/class_schedule/

Folklore and Public Culture Program

Information contact: flr@uoregon.edu

Priority registration begins May 16. Check out current offerings at:

CURE Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) and First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) awards fund for full-time undergraduate summer research conducted under the mentorship of a UO faculty.

·        SURF offers $4000 funding

·        FYRE provides $4000 student funding ($1000 for the faculty mentor).

·        The application is now open with deadlines of April 25^th (for SURF) and April 27^th (for FYRE).

·        CURE also provides funding (up to $500) to undergraduate students who will present their research at a professional conference.

·        Full details can be found at https://cure.uoregon.edu/award-funding/ or visit Open Hours (virtual or in-person) for additional conversation.

·        Undergraduate students conducting research in all academic fields are welcome to apply.

·        Questions? Email: uocure@uoregon.edu