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3.00 Credits
What is speculative fiction It's a catchall term used to describe diverse subgenres of literature that include science fiction, fantasy, and horror. From African American folktales to the latest cyberpunk, we'll read, discuss, and write about tales of the supernatural, utopian, dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic societies, superheroes and heroines, and alternate histories, as expressed through the imaginations of Black writers, some of whom will be familiar to students, while others will be new discoveries. The authors of these novels and short stories ask-and answer-the question, "What if " What if vampires stalked the earth What if we lived among the stars What if the people could
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for undergraduate students and chronologically spans the art historical periods of Jewish, Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, European Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance art. We begin our travels in 100 BCE and end our journey in 1600 CE, emphasizing the expressive culture, historical context and artistic style of time and place. Not your typical survey course, this class is a dynamic, participatory class that provides students with a variety of opportunities to "get their hands dirty" and develop a fuller appreciation of art through the manipulation of artistic media and the experience of actually doing. Students may find themselves creating tile mosaics, illustrating illuminated manuscripts or dancing the Volta! The focus of such activities is always on the value of the experience itself, not the perfection of a final product. Fine art skills are not necessary, but a willing spirit is.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of the native religions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The course will address the cosmological principles, mythology, social organization, and religious practice of diverse cultures. These religions will be understood in the context of both the particular ecological environment in which they evolved and the particular political-economic structure with which they are associated. We will also discuss the historical encounter between indigenous religions and the global, missionary religions such as christianity and islam.
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3.00 Credits
Ethical evaluations of our actions most likely require some type of yardstick or standards in relation to which intelligent decisions and assessments can be made. We live in a pluralistic society with a multiplicity of values. How, then, does one in this sort of society make ethical choices that he or she can act on with a high degree of confidence that these choices are indeed the correct ones Without resorting to easy (yet unsatisfying) solutions, such as the affirmation of egoism, this course will attempt to present its participants with ways of making and evaluating ethical decisions. We will accomplish this end by studying some of the ideas of the great philosophers of ethics. Next, we will apply the theory to discussions of issues and case studies. It is hoped that this course will allow the student to examine his/her opinions on a number of important issues and to determine whether or not these opinions can be justified. The ultimate goal of the course is to facilitate the process of ethical deliberation in relation to questions that may arise in the course of one's life. The aim is to empower the student in his or her effort to make and act on these choices.
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3.00 Credits
In this course students examine dramatic and decisive historical and cultural developments: the explosion of Islamic societies across Middle East and Asia from the 16th to the 18th centuries; the expansion of European empires across the Islamic worl during the heyday of colonialism in the 9th and 20th century; the struggles of Muslim peoples for independence and their reassertion of Islamic identity in the mid to late 20th century. In the process of investigating these developments we will get glimpses of daily life, schools of thought, cultural conflicts,dynamics of power, and patterns of greed and intrigue, friendship and exchange, piety and pretense, violence and vengeance.
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3.00 Credits
This special course focuses direct attention on four to six major issues from the PK-12 and college levels of education. Each issue has significant social, cultural, political, economic, quality, and/or equality elements within it. Handouts, small & large group discussions, guest speakers, and short papers are all a part of this course experience. Topic possibilities include such issues as school funding, testing, public/private education, church/state issues regarding education, PK-12/college transfer & articulation, curriculum trends, teacher & principal preparation/qualifications, etc. etc.
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3.00 Credits
The primary premise of the course is that "society" is the point of intersection between Culture and Personality, wherein "Culture" insinuates itself pervasively to create shared "personality" traits among individuals and "Personality" resonates to reflect the shared "culture" traits, all of this done through the mechanisms of "society".
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore youth culture from an interdisciplinary, historical, and ethnographic perspective. We will look at social institutions (schools, discos, raves, the record industry), cultural artifacts (fashion, records, films, books), and behavior (language, posture, body decoration). We will attempt to understand the materials, the meanings, and the feelings that go into youth culture.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed as a multidisciplinary exploration of race, gender and identity utilizing five significant novels written by African American women as source material. Drawing from elements of literary theory, film/media studies, Africana studies, and women's studies, students will construct critical and historical contexts for the impact of Black women's cultural production on self-identity and external perceptions of that identity through the lens of Black feminism/womanism.
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3.00 Credits
As science and technology extend the human life span becomes a factor impacting many lives. With the human experience as central focus, this class will explore the medical, sociological, spiritual, psychological and financial perspectives of this significant pheonomena. There will also be some exploration of other cultures to aid in our understanding of the Western culture's approach to caring for our elders.
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