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3.00 Credits
Focus on translation and interpretation of Latin texts. Specific topics and authors will vary by semester. Prerequisite: LATI 120 or the equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
An extension of LATI 210. Focus on the refining of translation and interpretive skills. Specific topics and authors will vary by semester. Prerequisite: LATI 210 or the equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
A course in which the translation and interpretation of Latin texts is combined with the reading and analysis of current scholarship; the course will culminate in a research project and portfolio. Specific topics and authors will vary by semester. Prerequisite: LATI 310 or the equivalent, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Journeys is a one-semester, common course required of all first-year students entering Hendrix College. It is grounded in the College's motto, which (from Ephesians 4:13) may be translated as "toward a fulfilled person." The motto thus implies trajectory, a sense of movement or development, from one state of being or one way of living to another. It implies, in short, the notion of journey. This course takes the concept of journey as its touchstone and explores how different cultures and different peoples have made sense of their own life journeysThe Journeys course is global in its perspective and interdisciplinary in its approach. For example, through an exploration of Aristophanes' The Clouds and some of the dialogues of Plato we probe the teachings of Socrates. We turn then to China, examining "the ways" for human flourishing pioneered by Confucius. In both Islam and Christianity, we can tra ce adherent s' spiritual journeys toward a relationship with the divine. We explore journeys of a more contemporary nature by looking at Char les Darwi n's Origin of Spe cies and by reading texts pivotal to the rise of modern democracy, including selections from John Loc ke's Second Treatise of Govern ment. We also probe journeys of self-discovery,such as the ones revealed in W.E. B. Du Bois' Souls of Blac k Folk and Tsitsi Dangare mbga's Nervous Cond itions. The exact works and of journeys we examine will no doubt evolve as the course changes over the coming years. But our goal will remain constant. We aim to challenge our students to examine a variety of human journeys, with the hope that they will come to understand different conceptions of human fulfillment and that they will reflect deliberately on the paths their own lives might take.
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25.00 Credits
Explorations: Liberal Arts for Life is a one-semester common course required of all entering students in their first semester at the College. Explorations is designed to foster an ongoing engagement with the liberal arts experience, to facilitate the transition of new students to the Hendrix community, and to enhance students' potential for success in their collegiate studies. The course meets once a week and carries one-quarter (.25) course credit. Areas of study in Explorations include higher education and the liberal arts, the aims and expectations of the College, academic and career explorations, and self-inquiry and personal development. Additionally, the seminar focuses on refining student knowledge, perspectives and skills requisite to successful academic work and integration into the Hendrix community. Each new student will be enrolled in both a Journeys and an Explorations section. Academic components of Explorations may be linked to Journeys content, adding immediate relevance to these areas of study. In each Explorations section, instruction will be complemented by the presence of a second-year peer assistant who will be available to provide a student perspective and assistance throughout the course.
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3.00 Credits
What does a life expressing wholeness look like? What are the joys and struggles of leading a life of commitment and integrity? What ultimately gives meaning to life? How is suffering overcome? What place to faith, love, justice, and friendship have in a meaningful vocation? How can one's life-work bespeak one' s fundamental values? These and other questions related to the search for a life well lived will be investigated in this interdisciplinary course sponsored by the Hendrix-Lilly Vocations Initiative. Biographies and autobiographies, as well as other literary, philosophical, and artistic forms, are selected for study by the course faculty.
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1.00 Credits
To cultivate intellectual and aesthetic curiosity, a student may attend and evaluate 60 intellectual and cultural events, including Murphy Foundation programs, Steel Center events, Special Events programs, convocations, theatre productions, and others. Students may register for Propylaea through the Student Activities Office at the onset of any term. Students who complete LBST 400 Propylaea receive one course credit.
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3.00 Credits
Eight outstanding works of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, music, film, art, or photography consistent with the annual Murphy Programs theme will be considered. Four faculty members will present personally-chosen works in a discussion-focused, peer interaction setting. Students, in groups of approximately four with faculty members as mentors, will select, research, and team-teach the remaining four works. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores an author, movement, or genre in depth. Topics may be selected from among the following: French Literature and Film, Women Writers of French, or The French Short Story. Readings may be done in translation. Cross-listed as FREN 460.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the opportunity for in-depth exploration of various authors, movements, literary periods, or topics. Some special topics may include Film Adaptation, Gender and Sexuality, Expressionism, Fairy Tales, Genre Fiction and Film, the Novel, the Novella, or German Drama. Literature in Translation
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