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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:English Proficiency Exam, LCOR-105, or LCOR-110 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:Degree students Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description In LCOR-111, students will develop techniques for the writing of concise and lucid themes as a means of developing clarity and coherence in discussion and essays. Additionally, the analysis of assigned readings provides an introduction to various rhetorical forms where emphasis will be placed on effective communication. The course focuses on effective writing skills ranging from mechanics (grammar, spelling, and punctuation) to paragraph structure and organization, to more subtle considerations of style, audience, and tone. It covers the principal aims of writing: to express, explain, persuade, and create.
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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:Degree students Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description This course reinforces the principles and practices of LCOR-111 College Writing 1: Structure and Styles, emphasizing critical and creative thinking through literary analysis and creative writing projects. Students will apply the skills of synthesis, interpretation, and evaluation in writing and speaking about fiction, drama, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Basic concepts of literary analysis will be introduced (e.g., plot, point of view, character, tone, and style). Students will demonstrate an understanding of these concepts in frequent and substantial writing assignments. Individual sections of LCOR-112 have titles that indicate the emphasis of that section. Titles and Descriptions are available at the Office of the Registrar and online at http://classes.berklee.edu/libarts/courses.
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1.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 or LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:Degree students not taking LCOR-221 Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Western civilization is the result of the blending of earlier cultures: the Greco-Roman, the Judeo-Christian, and the Germanic. This course is a survey of that process through which our civilization acquired its distinctive characteristics. Its historical scope extends from the ancient mideast civilizations through the Renaissance/Reformation era (circa 1600). Note: This course may be taken in lieu of LCOR-221 to fulfill the first-semester history requirement.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 or LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:Degree students not taking LCOR-222 Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description This is a survey of Western history from the seventeenth century to the present. Principal topics include the Enlightenment, the American and French revolutions, the industrial revolution, imperialism and colonialism, the world wars, and postwar international developments. Note: This course may be taken in lieu of LCOR-222 to fulfill the second-semester history requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring Description This survey course uses history to illuminate current conflicts in the Middle East. It asks who the people of the Middle East are--including Arabs, Turks, Persians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druzes, and Kurds--and how their multiple religious, political, ethnic, gender, and national identities intertwine to create complex and changing relationships with one another and with the rest of the world. We will examine women's roles, the relationship of religion and state, and the spread of militant Islam, all of which present challenges to Middle Eastern societies and to the world today.
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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 or LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:Degree students not taking LCOR-211 Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description This course is a topical survey of world civilizations from the ancient through classical and traditional worlds to 1500. The approach is chronological and comparative with readings from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Broad topic areas covered: cities and civilizations, religion and culture, sexuality and gender, self and society, ecology and conquest, and war and peace. Note: This course may be taken in lieu of LCOR-211 to fulfill the first-semester history requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 or LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:Degree students not taking LCOR-212 Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description This course is a topical survey of world civilizations from 1500 to the present. The approach is chronological and comparative, with students reading and analyzing, in discussion and papers, material from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Broad topic areas will include the individual and society, race and racism, politics and culture, the economy and society, ecology and energy, and the nation and the world. Note: This course may be taken in lieu of LCOR-212 to fulfill the second-semester history requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 or LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Specific course Descriptions for each course are available at the Office of the Registrar, the Liberal Arts Department, and online at: http://classes.berklee.edu/libarts/courses. The various sections of World Civilizations Topics focus on different and more narrowly defined themes, rather than a broad historical survey. Topics may include History and Film, World Religions, Mythology and Folklore, and others. Periodically, a visiting scholar may teach a section on the history of culture, such as that of Central and South America, the indigenous peoples of North America, and the societies of Africa, Asia, or the Middle East. The focus of these special sections would include the historical documentation, interpretations, debates, and methodological approaches to these cultures and societies. Note: This course may be taken in lieu of either LCOR-211, LCOR-212, LCOR-221, or LCOR-222.
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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 or LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description This survey course examines the culture of black American music (West African griot music, spirituals, blues, jazz, black symphonic and concert music, gospel, r&b, soul, free jazz, funk, and hip-hop) through an exploration of music, artistry, and the social dynamics of American society. This course provides a critical examination of the impact this music has had upon creativity in the modern world. It also develops a critical line of thinking, discussion, and debate about the implications, effects, and meanings of cultural expression and phenomena, and what the development of black music tells us about American society, socially, spiritually, politically, and culturally. An important aspect of this exploration is the consideration of the aesthetic and cultural dimensions of black life and culture, western conceptions of art, and the social and political contexts that shape the music. Critical discussion will be a crucial part of the classroom experience. Students are expected to attend class sessions prepared to discuss at length and in depth the selected musical works, transcriptions, lyric/text analysis, daily reading assignments, and issues related to course materials. Note: This course may be taken in lieu of either LCOR-211, LCOR-212, LCOR-221, or LCOR-222.
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3.00 Credits
Credits:3 credits Prerequisites:LCOR-111 or LCOR-112 Course Chair:C. Colatosti Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Fall Description This course explores the social-political, cultural spiritual, and theological significance of popular music in American society. We will highlight the perspectives, insights, and work of creative artists who are committed to art and social engagement. This course operates upon the premise that making music is not merely a "pastime but a priesthood." We will explore selected artists' music through lyrical analysis, musical forms, and performance practices in order to examine what artists say they are doing with their art. We will also examine selected critical writings and articles that discuss the function of creative construction using varying aesthetic theories. This course expands exposure to artists and their music as it relates to the notion of artistic expression tied to spiritual yearning or definition. Major music and social themes to beexplored include: community, identity, social activism, sexuality, theodicy (the questions of a good God in the face of evil), spirituality, love, social justice, the blues, gospel, Utopianism, and religious exploration. Additionally, the class will view selected video and film documentaries. Note: This course may be taken in lieu of either LCOR-211, LCOR-212, LCOR-221, or LCOR-222.
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