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Analysis and discussion of contemporary novels and stories chosen for their technical variety and representation of cultural aspects of modern life. (2 credits) Faculty History and Cultura l Studies
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This course explores the life and teachings of the Buddha through the study, primarily, of significant parts of two major and very early Buddhist writings (composed in the 1st century A.D.), Ashvagosha's Buddhacarita and the Sanskrit Dharmapada, as presented in English translation by Edward Conze in his Buddhist Scriptures. Students will work directly with these primary texts as well as consider the writings of other significant (20th century) explicators of Buddhist thought, particularly D. T. Suzuki and Walpola Rahula. (2 credits) Row
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Hindu Myths is a course designed to introduce students to the rich mythology of India, a domain populated by extraordinary deities, powerful demons and supernatural humans all engaged in a complex narrative from creation through the evolution of the significant Hindu concepts of dharma, karma, samsara, and moksha (roughly 1500 BC to 200 AD). Since understanding Hindu Myths requires a knowledge of the philosophies and religious practices of Hinduism, the course will use appropriate background reading to supplement inquiry into the myths. The two texts for the course are: Wendy Doniger. Hindu Myths. Penguin Classics. 2004 Gavin Flood. An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. 2004 While the corpus of Hindu myths is vast, the course will focus on four groups of myths: creation myths, myths of the deity Visnu, myths of the deity Siva, and myths of the mother goddess. (2 credits) Row
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This course examines the discipline of Environmental Studies, including the history, economics, sociology, politics, and philosophy of the "green movement" overthe last hundred years. The class focuses on and develops four crucial issues in environmental studies: the continuing debate between "wise use" and "preservation?he larger international debate between "development" and "nature"; teconomic debate between capitalism and its rival value systems; and, finally, the philosophical debate about whether ecology is rooted in human philanthropy or "the rights of living beings." (2 credits) Klein
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Examines traditional concepts of human nature as expressed in religions, philosophy, literature, and science and contrasts those with the impact of the genome and the claims of sociobiology on modern views. (2 credits) Breese Fine Arts
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This course will examine contemporary social issues through the prism of the American legal system. Topics such as intellectual property rights and the internet, same sex marriage, abortion, separation of church and state, obscenity, privacy rights, and anti-terrorism regulations will be studied and debated. (2 credits) Faculty
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Musicians find themselves faced with dilemmas regarding what music they can and cannot use in new arrangements, compositions, or performances. The dilemmas arise not only as artists seek to understand and comply with copyright standards, but also when seeking to use non-western musics where indigenous custodians seek rights over its use and disposition. Propriety over appropriation is up for debate in courtrooms, on agendas at the U.N., and in national and regional arenas as well. Using several landmark legal cases as a backdrop, we will study notions of ownership and fair use in the U.S., and then explore a number of the main issues of music use across cultures. (2 credits) Sandler
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Study of the history of Indian culture beginning with the advent of Hinduism (c. 1500 BC), through the growth of Buddhism (c. 563-200 BC), the "classical era?c. 320-647 AD), the period of Islamic influence (1200-175 0 AD) , and the modernera, drawing on such forms of cultural expression as philosophy, literature, science, architecture, and the visual and performing arts. Examples include the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana , the invention of algebra, Hindu and Islamic architecture (e.g. Taj Mahal), Bharata Natyam (classical dance), and miniature paintings. (2 credits) Row
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A seminar designed for third and fourth year students that focuses on a single topic in depth. Topics will change depending on the faculty member leading the seminar. (2 credits) Faculty Spring 2009: Boston: The History of an American City Seminar students will consider and discuss what the city of Boston has become over its nearly 400 years. Evaluating primary sources, literary works, and personal experiences, we will examine the growth of Boston from a Puritan community perched on a small peninsula into a modern metropolis, with its land - and its waterways - shaped to the needs of its citizens. Although Boston never quite lived up to its epithet as "the hub of the universe," ithas played a powerful role in American history, and we will explore that role during the critical moments in that history: the Revolution, the rise of protest politics in the 1830s and '40s, the 19th century waves of immigration, the tremendous commercial explosion of the Gilded Age, the construction of this city's artistic, musical, and recreational culture in the late 19th c., its demographic and economic decline in the mid-20th century, its continuing racial struggles, and its revival as a model American city in the last generation. (2 credits) Klein Religion and Philosophy
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Introduces students to a wide variety of musical styles, chronologically and geographically, through intense work on a few pieces in a seminar format. Performance and repertory based projects; oral and written exercises; library project. (2 credits) Senior and adjunct faculty
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