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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Advanced expository writing is for students with superior writing skills. The course stresses development of the student's voice as a writer through study of literary texts from several cultural or ideological perspectives and practice in various expository genres. Prerequisite: 28+ score on the ACT English test.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course provides an examination of racial,ethnic, gender, and other types of diversity in American society with the aim of increasing understanding of American pluralism and culture.Through significant written and oral exercises students will evaluate these topics in works of history, ethnography, sociology, autobiography, literature and film. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to the ways in which gender roles, the act of dying, and madness have determined and influenced operatic discourse from about 1600 to the present. Chiefly through aural and visual experiences, as well as longer written projects,students will evaluate how these traditions have both accommodated and forced men and women into a variety of social and cultural roles. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course trains students to read aloud a printed work in such a way that they effectively communicate to their audience the meanings and the rich complexities of the text at hand. On the premise that each academic discipline is like a subculture, students will research and analyze in writing the disciplinary cultures and methodologies their chosen text will represent in performance. Students also will analyze the conversations between cultures presented in texts and their own cultures. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course examines the development and characteristic intellectual preoccupations of western culture by focusing on changing notions of scientific knowledge. Students will interpret the history of science in light of philosophical theories. Essays and class discussion will examine origins of scientific knowledge and the degree to which current conceptions of scientific knowledge may be historically shaped. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the study of visual imagery as a medium through which core cultural values find expression. Through class discussion, essay examinations and an extended research paper students will demonstrate a clear grasp of the fundamental beliefs and values of several different worldviews. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Abroad perspective on France including geography, history (particularly from the 17th Century to the present), literature (in translation), art, music, government and implicit culture designed to lead students to an appreciation of French culture. Attention will be drawn to French contributions to the United States and to cultural comparisons. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will trace the history of the Chicano presence in the United States from the period of Spanish colonization, through the Mexican- American war and up to the present. The student will examine writings in the disciplines of history, literature and sociology in order to gain an understanding of the current and historical issues in the Chicano community. The major questions addressed will be those of identity and the struggle for place, recognition and justice in the society at large. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is a study that puts the Harriman Arts Program events into the context of the curriculum: the experiences of the performances are the subject, and readings and class sessions will provide enhancement background for them. The interdisciplinary features of the course include observation and listening to musical and dance performances, study of performance traditions, biographical study, and cultural and performance history. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An introduction to women's literature (literature by women about women), specifically to the novel of the twentieth century, from various world perspectives. The history, geography and culture (including such topics as religion, social norms, economy, racial and ethnic concerns, and political events) of specific countries and regions of the world will add to a greater understanding of women's experience of these novels and their search for identity, fulfillment, and self-expression. Brief discussion of theory concerning women's writing will add to the students'appreciation of the act of writing as a mode of self-expression and selfexploration as well as an act of communication. (Interdisciplinary humanities course)
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