|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
4.00 Credits
This course will examine the ways in which Greek and Roman authors conceptualized other cultures. It will also examine whether these Greco-Roman perspectives on foreigners are evident in modern Western perceptions of others. Topics for discussion will include primitivism, imperialism, racism, and ethnocentrism. E. Adler
-
4.00 Credits
This seminar examines the nation as a political construct and its fraught representation in drama, poetry, film, and music, including national anthems, street ballads, and rock lyrics. For students declaring the English major, this FYS will count as the equivalent of English 120. Students may not receive credit for both Freshman Seminar 178 and English 120N. N. Tessone
-
4.00 Credits
Applications of discrete graphs include visualizing molecules, routing snowplows, scheduling courses, sequencing traffic lights, representing data in a computer, describing interpersonal relationships and solving puzzles. An introduction to discrete mathematics through the study of graph theory, its applications and historical development. K. McKeon
-
4.00 Credits
An examination of how humans scientifically search for extraterrestrial life. Questions include: What is the universe made of What is life What constitutes a habitable planet What is the Drake Equation Where and how might we search for life in this solar system What would be the societal impacts of finding extraterrestrial life L. Brown
-
4.00 Credits
Examination of the vibrant literary and cinematic culture of early 20th-century Russia. Focus on the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917, Russian Modernism, and early Soviet cinema. Readings include historical documents, prose fiction, poetry, letters of Russian revolutionaries, and critical texts. M. Despalatovic
-
4.00 Credits
A survey of fictional and historical texts, visual art, memoirs, and films to explore the relation between gender and national identity in Russian culture. Concentration on the archetypal figures of the ideal woman, superfluous man, virgin-whore, Eternal Feminine, New Man, and worker-mother. A. Lanoux
-
4.00 Credits
This seminar examines the global culture of contemporary dance, provides insights into the nature of the art form, and explores crossfertilization of cultural dynamics. Divided into three four week segments, a segment of the course will focus on Chinese contemporary dance as it interfaces with the world. L. Wang
-
4.00 Credits
This course explores the role of space in the development of personal and collective identities in the Black Atlantic. We will look at processes of appropriation of space through the experience of place, nature and transnational migration movements. Examples will be drawn from Africa, the Americas and Europe. C. Beno? to the Comparative Studies in Culture listing for a course description.
-
4.00 Credits
This course explores generic conventions of comedy through examination of historical and contemporary texts and theoretical analysis. The course focuses on theatrical and cinematic comedy but will also consider radio comedy, television sit-coms, and stand-up performances. L. Lowe
-
4.00 Credits
An exploration of concerns central to the study of gender and of women's varied experiences through a focus on a single topic.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2024 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|