The Global Core requirement consists of courses which are broadly introductory, interdisciplinary, andtemporally or spatially expansive. Like other Core courses, Global Core courses are organized around a set of primary texts, new media (film, ritual performance, etc) or oral sources produced in the regions of the world inquestion. Global Core courses fall into two categories: those which focus on a specific culture or civilization,tracing its appearance and existence across a significant span of time and sometimes across more than onepresent-day country or region; and those which address several world settings or cultures comparatively (andmay include Europe and the West), through a common theme, set of analytic questions, or through interactionsamong different world regions. Students must complete two courses from this list for a letter grade.