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3.00 Credits
This course will examine comic books and graphic novels that were created to bring about and/or inform readers of societal changes. Some of these books call for political change while others call for societal or cultural change. The course will also examine the recent influx of films based on some of these books and the effect that these films have had on the mainstream media and the general public. Satisfies Intercutural Exploratory Requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This course centers around the lifestyle of Alaskan natives, with a particular emphasis on the Athapaskans of the interior. It begins with the Ice Age and the arrival of the first humans into the Americas. We focus on the lifestyle of the pre-contact cultures, followed by the arrival of invading cultures of predominant European origin, with a little about their early history in the north, their interaction with the indigenous cultures, and the resultant melding. Finally, we leave off with a consideration of cultural trends and some thoughts about their future. Prerequisite: None. Extra Fees: None at this time. Instructor: Stephen Alleman. A-F grading. Satisfies one intercultural requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This course centers around the lifestyle of Alaskan natives, with a particular emphasis on the Athabascans of the interior. It begins with the Ice Age and the arrival of the first humans into the Americas. The course will focus on the lifestyle of the pre-contact cultures, followed by the arrival of invading cultures of predominant European origin, with a little about their early history in the north, their interaction with the indigenous cultures, and the resultant melding. Finally, we leave off with a consideration of cultural trends and some thoughts about their future. Evaluations will be based on written assignments, quizzes and final exam.
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3.00 Credits
This course will deal with current leaders in world terrorism, organizational types and styles of leadership and how they depend on and affect other cultures. For example, discussion regarding a terrorist organization in one specific culture or country and relate how they receive support from other countries or governments and how that combination would affect still further countries, governments or cultures.
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3.00 Credits
This is an immersion in Brazilian culture, accomplished through: Studying its history so as to understand the paradoxes of its culture - the widest gap between rich and poor on earth, modern cities and rural backwaters, Amazon rainforest to urban jungle, the longest-lasting and most widespread system of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, "Equal rights" in a culture of machismo and color, Roman Catholicism, Pentecostalism and Candomble (the hybrid religion of black Brazil). Students will be living with carefully chosen host families and teaching English through daily conversations with the host family. We will travel to the Amazon region, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba (the city of the future), and the amazing Iguacu Falls (275 falls in all). Students will also be working in either carefully selected schools or on a Habitat for Humanity project. Students will also be meeting with a variety of business, government, education, and social leaders. Some time will be spent experiencing the beaches, nightlife and music (samba, bossa nova, choro, forro) beyond our stereotypes. Upon return from Brazil, all students will contribute to the trip web page and present a cultural perspective of their experiences to the campus community. Does not contain the leadershp component. Pre-requisites: None. Additional Fees: $2,300 Instructor: David Chandler
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3.00 Credits
This course will develop your understanding and recognition of the characteristics of African-American vernacular music from the Civil War through the Civil Rights era. These musical characteristics will be traced back to West African musical traditions and will be studied in relation to changing social and political climates. The various styles of music that will be discussed will be work songs, spirituals, blues, gospel, soul, Dixieland, jazz, big band jazz and bebop. A fundamental understanding of the five elements of music (timbre, intensity, pitch, duration, and texture) will be necessary for this course. Evaluations will be based on exams, group work, essays, listening journal.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine themes in West African (Senegal, Liberia, Nigeria) culture and history at three specific historical moments: during the transatlantic slave trade, the colonial period and contemporary times. The course will be reading intensive including a history of the slave trade, a novel about colonialism and an autobiography about a contemporary search for African relatives. Students will be expected to write a research paper and conduct a presentation on some aspect of history or culture in a specific West African country. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions of the reading, film analysis and library activities. Satisfied intercultural exploratory requirement.
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3.00 Credits
The class deals with basic ideas of Christian and Oriental (India and the Far East) spiritual traditions and the way they found symbolic expression in the art of Alexander Markovich - an American artists who worked in 1980s. The course will focus on the abstract concepts of "trinity" (as in Christian Holy Trinity) and "non-duality" (as in non-dual nature of Christ as True Man and True God) and abstract symbols used to signify them in art. Many world's great spiritual traditions use these concepts to express aspects of the Divine. The class will primarily look into Christian and Buddhist ideas. Learning about some fundamental mythological themes of world's spiritual traditions-Christian and Oriental-helps us broaden our own spiritual horizons. It is hard to imagine a happy, fulfilled, and successful life deprived of spiritual direction-whatever that direction might be. We are born with yearning to search for the ultimate meaning of human existence. The more we know about spiritual explorations of millions of true seekers in different traditions, the more likely we are to find the truth for ourselves and about ourselves. Satisfies Intercultural Exploratory Requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This intercultural course is an introduction to gender, sexuality, and the family in Latin America from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Come learn about the culture of honor in Spanish America, where just touching a man's beard could spark violence. Explore the dramatic differences in how the Incas, Aztecs, and Spaniards conceptualized childhood. Find out how marriages helped build Brazilian roads. See how women like Eva Peron and Rigoberta Menchu played leading roles in advancing social justice and Indigenous rights in the 20th century and much, much more. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to major strategies utilized by African Americans to fight against segregation, disfranchisement and vigilantism in the post-WWII years. Special emphasis will be placed on anticommunism and the Cold War context of this continuing struggle to obtain civil and human rights. The course will begin by outlining the collapse of reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow segregation in the late nineteenth century. The course will then focus on tactics pursued by individuals and organizations to achieve goals such as anti-lynching legislation, access to the ballot, desegregation, an end to police brutality, and anti-poverty legislation. Students will analyze the historical narrative through a variety of sources including film, music, newspaper reports, contemporary articles and autobiography. Emphasis will be placed on first-hand accounts whenever possible. Students will be expected to write a book review and complete two take-home essays. Students will also work together in small groups to analyze primary documents and film footage. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement.
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