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  • WH 231: Diverse Cultures I:Origins,Structures and Complexity

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    By examining the history of the non- Western world, this course explores the diversity of political, social, economic and religious structures throughout history, with a primary focus on the Middle East and North Africa, India and China, developing threads of thought and form that are followed throughout the course. Students explore how and why different forms of government, social organization and thought develop and the factors that affect such development in various cultures. Elective: 3 credits/ semester; 3 hours/week. Prerequisite: EN 101-102 or equivalent. After WH requirements are met, this course may be used to meet SS or HU requirements.
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  • WH 232: Diverse Cultures II:Globalization,Domination and Resistance

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course is a continuation of the themes and topics addressed in WH 231, beginning from the time of the discovery of North America. Elective: 3 credits/ semester; 3 hours/week. Prerequisite: EN 101-102 or equivalent. After WH requirements are met, this course may be used to meet SS or HU requirements.
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  • WP 211: Issues in Ideology I

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    The dictionary defines the word culture as "the characteristic features of a civilization." What are the characteristic features of Western civilization today How do we receive them This course explores the relativity of cultural values and the origins of Western values, beginning with those originating in the ancient Near East and concluding with those set in place during the Renaissance. The multifaceted nature of culture is examined to highlight the issues and conflicts implicit in the creation of values. This course provides students with a broad understanding of those common "biographical" elements, inherited throughculture, as an ideological foundation for their work as artists. Elective: 3 credits/ semester; 3 hours/week. Prerequisite: EN 101-102 or equivalent. After WP requirements are met, this course may be used to meet SS or HU requirements.
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  • WP 212: Issues in Ideology II

    3.00 Credits
    Maine College of Art

    This course explores the relativity of cultural values and the origins of the dominant values of the West, from the Renaissance to the present. It provides students with a broad understanding of the matrix of values in which Westerners grow up, as well as the issues and ideological conflicts that can arise and have arisen from those values. This exploration forms one intellectual foundation for the students' work as artists. Elective: 3 credits/semester; 3 hours/week. Prerequisite: EN 101-102 or equivalent. (Please note that WP 211 is not a prerequisite for this course.) After WP requirements are met, this course may be used to meet SS or HU requirements.
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