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| LEH300 | 01A - 0164 | DeSimone, Janet | Ethics and Decision Making in Literature and Film | |
| MTW | 9:30-12:20 | Through literature and film, this writing-intensive course will examine decision making as a process and the ethical dimensions inherent in making choices that significantly impact the lives of others. Emphasis will be placed on decision-making strategies that embrace integrity, impartiality, authenticity, and respect. Various decision-making theories will also be explored. Some works covered include Sophie’s Choice, The Crucible, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” and 12 Angry Men. | ||
| LEH300 | 02A - 0165 | Larimer, Amy | Yoga and Habitual Thinking | |
| MTWH | 12:30-2:35 | Yoga and Habitual Thinking combines the study of yoga, Buddhist philosophy and recent developments in neuroscience in an effort to learn more about both our personal and cultural habits. The course will include a daily yoga and meditation practice, frequent journal assignments, research and discussion. Yoga and meditation are excellent ways to observe both our physical and mental habits. This observation will continue outside of the classroom in the form of frequent journal assignments designed to make us more aware of habitual patterns. This work will be supported with readings from both the Buddhist perspective and the scientific perspective on how we form habits and how those habits affect the relationship between the mind and the body and ourselves and the world. No prior experience is necessary and the physical aspect of the class will be designed to suit the needs of each student. | ||
| LEH300 | 03A 0166 | Newman, Zelda | Love, Lust and in Between: the stories of I.B. Singer | |
| MTWH | 2:00-4:05 PM | From a conflicted transgender woman, to a scholar (unsuccessfully) fighting off the promise of love, to a beautiful woman unable to overcome the pull of the devil (who feeds on lust), I.B. Singer stories examine the many forms of human desire. In this course, we will read I.B. Singer stories and observe how desire (re)appears each time in a different shape. | ||
| LEH300 | 03A - 0166 | Gellens, Sam | Three Eras of Globalization in Modern World History | |
| MTWH | 4:25-6:30 | This
interdisciplinary course will study three eras of globalization in modern world history:
the rise of joint-stock companies and their overseas expansion in Holland and England at
end of the the 17th C.; the industrializing process and its connection to European
imperialism in the mid-late 19th C.; and the period of globalization we know today with
its origins in the growth of multinational companies with branches worldwide in the 1980s.
While reference will be made to what we might label globalization in previous eras, for
example during the Roman and Mongol empires and the importance of the Silk Road, the
emphasis here will be on the modern period of world history.
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| LEH300 | 05A | Madden, Brian | Suffering and the Human Response | |
| MTWH | 8:00-10:05 | That suffering is a part of human existence, none would deny. There is a sense in which every area of human inquiry conducts itself with an eye to this problem. For the purposes of this course, we will explore how the question of suffering is presented and addressed in the works of artists, poets, philosophers and theologians. We will examine paintings by Grunewald, Gericault, and Picasso; explore tragedies by Sophocles and Shakespeare; and consider the problem of suffering as it is addressed in Buddhist and Epicurean philosophical works and in the Book of Job. The aim of this course, in part, will be to foster a greater understanding of the diverse ways in which the problem of suffering has been described, while also providing an opportunity to explore the breadth of human resources that have been employed in the effort to confront this problem. | ||
| LEH300 | 81A - 0618 | Sula, Chris | Global Justice [w/ PHI365] | |
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5:45-7:50
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Over
80% of the world’s wealth belongs to 20% of its population. How do we account for this
huge inequality? (How) Should we respond to it morally? This class will survey prospects
for global justice and their related problems. In particular, we’ll consider the
historical and conceptual foundations of global justice, the roles of nations and global
organizations in achieving justice, different models of equality and their possible
measurements, the nature and scope of human rights, and applied issues of global justice,
including citizenship, war, terrorism, and the environment. Readings will cover the
diverse areas of philosophy, political science, economics, and law. Our goal is to tie
theories of global justice to actual practice as much as possible, so we’ll also examine
public documents United Nations reports and resolutions, as well as psychological work on
allocation behavior and judgments of equality and fairness.
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| LEH300 | 0A1WA - 0169 | Piccolomini, Manfredi | Birth of the Renaissance in Florence | |
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LEH300 FM |
6/2, 4:00
A2WA - 0170 6/2, 4:00 |
This course examines the revival of all aspects of classical learning, both humanistic and scientific, that took place in Florence at the beginning of the Renaissance. It will concentrate both on the literary and political revolutions of the time, as well as on the influence of the rediscovered principles of Euclidean geometry in the development of perspective in painting and the creation of the maps that led to great geographical discoveries. The goal of the course is to show how the Renaissance, especially as it developed in Florence, was at the basis of the modern world | ||
| LEH300 | 0A3Wa -0415 | Quarrell, Susan | Widows and Maids: Medieval Images of Women in Chaucer’s "The Canterbury Tales" | |
| FM | 6/2-6:00 | The Middle Ages, despite the pervasive presence of a gloomy repressive church, was a period of immense social change and lively discourse. At the center of this discourse is Geoffrey Chaucer—considered by many to be the father of English Literature. In this course we will examine the Middle Ages and the images of medieval women that emerge as portrayed by Chaucer in his work The Canterbury Tales. We will explore elements of history, economics, sociology, and psychology represented by such figures as the Prioress, Griselda (the Clerk’s Tale), and the Wife of Bath, discovering the tensions inherent in the progress of women in medieval society. Discussions of women in the Tales will touch upon the question of whether women are good or bad—modeled on either the Virgin Mary or Eve. Students will gain an understanding of the influence of gender on individual behavior, as well as on contemporary institutions of marriage, workplace, and church. | ||
| LEH300 | OA1WA - 0169 | Piccolomini, Manfredi | Birth of the Renaissance in Florence | |
| FM: | 6/4, 4:00 | This course examines the revival of all aspects of classical learning, both humanistic and scientific, that took place in Florence at the beginning of the Renaissance. It will concentrate both on the literary and political revolutions of the time, as well as on the influence of the rediscovered principles of Euclidean geometry in the development of perspective in painting and the creation of the maps that led to great geographical discoveries. The goal of the course is to show how the Renaissance, especially as it developed in Florence, was at the basis of the modern world. | ||
| LEH300 | OA4WA - 0833 | McCarl, Clayton | Poets, Priests, Painters, Punkers: Voices of Dissent in Latin America | |
| FM: | 6/2 5:00 | This
course will consider how official narratives have been questioned during 500 years of
Latin American history. In doing so, we will examine a panorama of materials, including
poetry, narrative literature, essays, visual art, music, political manifestos, historical
and critical studies. We will consider how these documents challenge political and
economic structures, class and gender dynamics, and conventional notions of racial,
ethnic, and national identity. No knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is required. This is
a writing-intensive course, and students will be required to conduct complete numerous
informal and formal writing assignments.
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| LEH301 | OA4WA | Boone, Ralph W | "Common Sense" vs Tyranny and Superstition | |
| MTWH | 8:00-10:05 | “These are the times that try men’s souls.” With these lines from his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine rallied not only Washington’s defeated troops but also a dispirited nation. That year Common Sense sold more copies than the bible. Thomas Paine is the first person to use the term, “The United States of America,” and it is often said that had Common Sense not been published the “Declaration of Independence” would not have come to pass. Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams all considered Thomas Paine the Founding Father of the Republic. “Why then is the name Thomas Paine not a household name? Why is there no national holiday celebrating his birthday? Why did Theodore Roosevelt angrily dismiss Thomas Paine as “a dirty little atheist?” In our search for answers we will read selections from Paine’s writings: Common Sense, The Crisis, and Rights of Man. We will then examine Age of Reason, the work that caused his name to be vilified and virtually stricken from the annals of American history. | ||
| LEH301 | 03A - 0181 | Zierler, David | "War and the American Image" | |
| MTWH | 10:15-12:20 | This course examines American history through the perspective of war films. Our classes will offer a combination of film viewing, history-based lectures, and class discussion. Topics will be organized around each of the major wars the United States has been involved in from revolutionary times to the Gulf War. The basic premise of this course is that the war film offers students of American history a keen insight into how we choose to represent, and therefore remember, our past. | ||
| LEH301 | 03WA - 0182 | Ricourt, Milagros | The Gendering of Human Rights In Latin America | |
| MTWH | 2:00-4:05 | This course explores the role of women in the struggle for human rights in Latin America. Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, Chile’s Arpilleras, El Salvador’s COMADRES, Guatemala’s CONAVIGUA illustrate the actions of women confronting vicious dictatorships and searching for their disappeared loved ones. The course will introduce the causes of human rights violations in the region and the involvement of the United States in the context of the Cold War (1945-1991). | ||
| LEH301 | 04A - 0183 | Johnson, Geoff | Hip Hop and the Urban Crisis | |
| MTWH | 4:25-6:30 | The course will be focused
on post-WWII urban history -- American cities in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s -- and will
also include the disciplines of music and sociology. Historians, sociologists,
anthropologists and other scholars interested in urban phenomena often make reference to
an "urban crisis" in the United States which begins in the mid-late 1960s and
arguably continues down to the present day. In this course we will investigate the highly
complex nature of the "urban crisis" and problematize the term in order to see
how the very definition of "urban crisis" is multifaceted and contested. The
course will begin by constructing a broad overview of post-WWII U.S. urban history, then
turn to various aspects of the "urban crisis" during the last few decades. The
class will draw on a wide variety of readings from week to week including work by academic
historians and sociologists, cultural criticism, and primary sources such as newspaper
articles (there will be several required texts, but much of the reading will come in the
form of handouts).
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| LEH301 | 81A - 0416 | Kaczinsky, Charles | “Real to Reel”: New York Immigration in Film | |
| MTWH | 5:45-7:50 | This course will examine the history of immigration to New York City and its depiction in popular films. By examining the historical record within the framework of cinematic representations of immigration, students will confront issues of historical accuracy versus creative license. Along with comparing “real” immigration to “reel” immigration, students will analyze the films as historical artifacts of the time in which they were produced, recognizing how the films exhibit the attitudes and assumptions commonly held about immigration at particular points in American history. | ||
| LEH301 | OA1WA - 0184 | Hall, Polly | American Environmental Policy | |
| FM | 6/2 5:00 | American Environmental Politics captures the major issues and stakeholders in the shaping of environmental policy. We will examine how environmental problems are identified and how solutions are formulated and implemented. By addressing the historical roots of environmentalism, milestones in the development of key policies, and current problems and conflicts, we will explore the inter-complexity and importance of the field. In addition to understanding the domestic dimensions of environmental policy, we will also integrate an international perspective on environmental law and issues that require a global response. | ||
| LEH301 | OA2WA - 0173 | Driver, John | Globalization and American Media | |
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LEH 301 FM |
6/2 6:00
OA3WA - 0175 6/2 6:00 |
From
humble origins in the late 1700’s, United States media evolved during the early
twentieth century and became the foremost world exporter of content, both of a serious
nature as well as entertainment. The trend continues, although global dominance of
American media may be in question. As we examine the significant highlights in the
evolution of American media -- from the newspaper to radio to television to the Internet
-- we will take a parallel journey and examine the effects these innovations have had on
the world and probe the influence, acceptance and lack of acceptance of US media on a
global level. The course seeks to stimulate a better understanding of US and world culture
through a study of American media in relation to their influence (both positive and
negative) on the world. The course aims to provoke thought and an understanding of US
media’s impact on the world and attempts to create an environment where students from
diverse backgrounds can engage in discussion about the contemporary responsibilities and
challenges that face American media. The course will also pose valuable questions about
the future of media in the US and the world.
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| LEH301 | OA4WA - 0179 | Carney, Jim | Big Media: Profits vs. Public Interest | |
| FM: | 6/4 6:00 | How
America reacted to the “threat of Communism” and how this fear was reflected in
literature, art, film and mass culture (including TV and political propaganda). The historical focus will be on the immediate
post-War era of the 1950s and early 1960s.
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| LEH300 | 01B | Madden, Brian | Suffering and the Human Response | |
| MTWH | 8:00-10:05 | That suffering is a part of human existence, none would deny. There is a sense in which every area of human inquiry conducts itself with an eye to this problem. For the purposes of this course, we will explore how the question of suffering is presented and addressed in the works of artists, poets, philosophers and theologians. We will examine paintings by Grunewald, Gericault, and Picasso; explore tragedies by Sophocles and Shakespeare; and consider the problem of suffering as it is addressed in Buddhist and Epicurean philosophical works and in the Book of Job. The aim of this course, in part, will be to foster a greater understanding of the diverse ways in which the problem of suffering has been described, while also providing an opportunity to explore the breadth of human resources that have been employed in the effort to confront this problem. | ||
| LEH300 | 03WB - 0159 | Brownson, Carl | The Problem of Evil | |
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LEH 300 FM |
12:30-2:35
81WB - 0161 7/7 4:00 |
This
course will be an in-depth investigation of the argument that the existence of the evil in
the world provides a reason to doubt the existence of an all-powerful, perfectly good God.
We will address several of the many different versions of the argument, and several of the
many different responses to the argument, and, in so doing, we will address a broad set of
related questions about good and evil, free will and moral responsibility, divine
intervention, better and worse possible worlds, the nature of God, and the various ways
that we can put answers to all of these questions together. Course materials will be drawn
primarily from philosophical sources, but we will also draw upon literary sources and
religious texts. Readings will include the book of Job, Dostoevsky, Milton, Hume, Leibniz,
Voltaire, and a number of recent and contemporary philosophers.
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| LEH300 | 04B | Viano, Bernado | Mexican Muralism: Revolution and Other Universal Themes | |
| FM | 7/7 4:00 | This course explores the interaction of a national, public art (mural painting) and a social event (the Mexican Revolution 1910). Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and José Clemente Orozco, among others, created world-famous murals; their themes are universal, but two dominate: the experience of the Mexican Revolution and the concern of the place of human kind within the 20th century. The Revolution left its indelible mark on Mexican narrative as well; thus, we will read two novels that have something in common with the structure and thematic of muralismo mexicano. | ||
| LEH300 | OA2WB - 0163 | Carroll, Mary | Monsters: Ancient and Modern | |
| FM: | 7/7 6:00 | From the Golem to Godzilla, form gargoyles to
Frankenstein, we seem to have an eternal fascination with the monstrous. When you read
certain books or see certain films, do you secretly root for the monster? Are you willing
to see to see his/her/its point of view? If so, this course ie one that you will enjoy. We
will be investigating why certain monsters hold such a special place in our cultural and
literary lives. Their existence is not based simply on being the NOT HERO; they touch deep
wells within us that may hold clues to our own selves and, on a broader level, to man's
inhumanity to man. Various genres, from novels to cartoons to poetry, art and film will
form our course work. In addition, you will go to a museum to find an appropriate painting
or sculpture that exemplifies the monstrous in a particular genre we have examined and
write a major paper on that work.
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| LEH300 | OA2WB - 0163 | Quarrell, Susan | Widows and Maids: Medieval Images of Women in Chaucer’s "The Canterbury Tales" | |
| FM: | 7/7 5:00 | The Middle Ages, despite the pervasive presence of
a gloomy repressive church, was a period of immense social change and lively discourse. At
the center of this discourse is Geoffrey Chaucer—considered by many to be the father of
English Literature. In this course we will examine the Middle Ages and the images of
medieval women that emerge as portrayed by Chaucer in his work The Canterbury Tales. We
will explore elements of history, economics, sociology, and psychology represented by such
figures as the Prioress, Griselda (the Clerk’s Tale), and the Wife of Bath, discovering
the tensions inherent in the progress of women in medieval society. Discussions of women
in the Tales will touch upon the question of whether women are good or bad—modeled on
either the Virgin Mary or Eve. Students will gain an understanding of the influence of
gender on individual behavior, as well as on contemporary institutions of marriage,
workplace, and church.
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| LEH300 | OA2WB - 0163 | Carroll, Mary | Monsters: Ancient and Modern | |
| FM: | 7/7 6:00 | From the Golem to Godzilla, form gargoyles to Frankenstein, we seem to have an eternal fascination with the monstrous. When you read certain books or see certain films, do you secretly root for the monster? Are you willing to see to see his/her/its point of view? If so, this course ie one that you will enjoy. We will be investigating why certain monsters hold such a special place in our cultural and literary lives. Their existence is not based simply on being the NOT HERO; they touch deep wells within us that may hold clues to our own selves and, on a broader level, to man's inhumanity to man. Various genres, from novels to cartoons to poetry, art and film will form our course work. In addition, you will go to a museum to find an appropriate painting or sculpture that exemplifies the monstrous in a particular genre we have examined and write a major paper on that work. | ||
| LEH300 | OA4WB - 0833 | Honey, Larisa | Everyday Moscow: Past and Present | |
| FM: | 7/7 3:00 | This course explores the lives of everyday people
living in Moscow, focusing primarily on the late-Soviet and Post-Soviet eras. The course is multidisciplinary, drawing on a
wide-range of fields, including art, history, anthropology, literature and cultural
studies. Home to a diverse mosaic of
cultures, ethnicities and beliefs, Moscow is a concentrated microcosm of the Russian
nation, epitomizing Russia’s struggle to unite under one roof a vast multi-ethnic
population. During the course of the
semester we will become acquainted with the hopes, dreams and struggles of people with a
wide range of philosophical, religious and cultural backgrounds as they work to co-exist
and thrive in this increasingly crowded and complex metropolitan center. Explorations into the lives of Muscovites – both
real and imaginary – will help humanize and contextualize their plights. Students
interested in urban social issues should find particular interest in the struggles and
vibrant creativity that show through in these accounts of Moscow life.
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| LEH301 | 01B - 0834 | Ruiz, Philip | Film and Society: The American Image | |
| MWH | 4:25-7:15 | This American
Experience course will use film as a source of cross-cultural study. Students will learn
how social forces can shape and reflect the concerns and events of contemporary film.
American film will be viewed from a historical perspective, as an institutional
phenomenon, as well as a form of communication. Also, American film genre’s importance,
meaning and popularity will be discussed, and audience receptivity to genre films in terms
of social and cultural terms will be highlighted. In addition, examples of how films can
challenge and shape American society will be considered.
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| LEH301 | O2B | Marinez, Sophie | Dis-Identity in Dominican American Writing | |
| MTWH | 10:15-12:20 |
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| LEH301 | 81B - 0417 | Kaczinsky, Charles | “Real to Reel”: New York Immigration in Film | |
| MTWH | 5:45-7:50 PM | This course will examine the history of immigration to New York City and its depiction in popular films. By examining the historical record within the framework of cinematic representations of immigration, students will confront issues of historical accuracy versus creative license. Along with comparing “real” immigration to “reel” immigration, students will analyze the films as historical artifacts of the time in which they were produced, recognizing how the films exhibit the attitudes and assumptions commonly held about immigration at particular points in American history. | ||
| LEH301 | OA1WB - 0174 | Carney, Jim | Big Media: Profits vs. Public Interest | |
| FM | 7/7 3:00 PM | From
the days of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst to Rupert Murdock - From the
propagandistic Yellow Journalism to the Fox News Channel. Business interest has always
been the engine that has driven American Media. The First Amendment of the US Constitution
guarantees free expression, but the original assumptions of the Founding Fathers, take on
different meanings in a world where hundreds of billions of dollars are controlled by a
few mega media corporations. To what degree does the concept of making money balance with
serving “in the public interest”? This course will – with the assistance of case
studies - look at the dichotomy of a free and independent press, and corporate interests.
We will examine how the drive to earn a profit, has shaped modern American society, and
how the commercial interests will drastically shape the brave new world by players such as
Google, Microsoft and Ebay.
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| LEH301 | 81B - 0417 | Hall, Polly | American Environmental Policy | |
| FM | 7/7 4:00 PM | American Environmental Politics captures the major issues and stakeholders in the shaping of environmental policy. We will examine how environmental problems are identified and how solutions are formulated and implemented. By addressing the historical roots of environmentalism, milestones in the development of key policies, and current problems and conflicts, we will explore the inter-complexity and importance of the field. In addition to understanding the domestic dimensions of environmental policy, we will also integrate an international perspective on environmental law and issues that require a global response. | ||
| LEH301 | 81B - 0417 | Sanford, Victoria | Human Rights in Latin America | |
| FM | 7/7 5:00 PM | This
course provides an interdisciplinary overview of human rights (e.g., political, social,
cultural and economic rights) and their abuses in Latin America. Child soldiers, urban
gangs, street children, indigenous rights movements, coca grower movements, drug
trafficking, human trafficking, government corruption, illegal land grabs, free trade
zones, and rural to urban migration are among the issues affecting, challenging and
shaping human rights in Latin America today. What happens when rights collide? Who decides
which rights are valid? These questions and issues will be considered in the course as we
examine rights issues from Mexico to Central America and the Caribbean,through the Andes
and down to the Southern Cone.
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