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Access to the American political system is not fully realized until citizens learn to make critical inquiries into candidates' positions. But political rhetoric does not make full access easy. This course looks to equip students with the rhetorical know-how to analyze and critique the language of political campaigns. By paying close attention to how candidates phrase responses, frame issues, and define themselves and each other, students learn how language can be used to divide and unite. Donahue
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3.00 Credits
Elvis may have left the building, but he has not left popular culture. In some form or another, Elvis transcends topics ranging from art and film to Elvis as a religious icon. This tutorial examines how Elvis discourses function within popular culture (investigating topics such as race, art, and religion) and examines how these and other aspects of Elvis culture relate to the broader context of American popular culture. Torres
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3.00 Credits
Have you ever been captivated by a book or movie This seminar explores the complex nature of enjoyment of fiction, including such paradoxes as being moved by fictional entities we do not even believe to exist and deriving pleasure from fiction that scares or saddens us. Students compare their engagement with fiction to childhood games of make-believe, and ask whether a work's moral failings are grounds for condemning its aesthetic value. Gilligan
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3.00 Credits
This seminar examines the benefits and costs of free market capitalism. Students explore the mechanics of free market capitalism (how the invisible hand works) and the cultural underpinnings of free market capitalism. In addition, they examine traditional as well as recent critiques of free market capitalism. Finally, they look at the success and failure of government policy aimed at addressing some of the shortcomings of free market capitalism. Gamber
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3.00 Credits
Some of the most tragic events in human history took place during the Third Reich in Germany (1933-45). This seminar takes a closer look at the events and policies that caused the creation of the Hitler dictatorship. It also analyzes the Nazi regime with special attention given to the Holocaust and the Second World War. Pribic
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3.00 Credits
Through the analysis of firsthand nonfictional or autobiographical accounts of war, students will gain a better understanding of the physical, psychological, and emotional impact that war has on both combatants and noncombatants. Course materials, which include letters, diaries, interviews, narratives, and novels, are drawn from a wide variety of wars and emphasize the experiences of individuals of different nationalities, classes, religions, races, and genders. DeVault
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3.00 Credits
The demands of mass marketing and entertainment have tamed once socially responsible and politically aware folk and fairy tales. Using a historical approach, this seminar explores traditional and contemporary adaptations of these genres to better understand the critical reflection, ethical interrogation and political examination elicited by fairy tale texts. Selections include works by the Brothers Grimm, Shakespeare, Alice Munro, Peter Cashorali, and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. I. Smith
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3.00 Credits
This seminar takes a comparative approach to explore how different societies deal with internal conflicts resulting from religious, linguistic, racial, or other divisions. By identifying several prominent conflicts and analyzing ways to solve them-through power sharing (e.g. Belgium), federalism (e.g. Canada), minority recognition (e.g. Spain), etc.-we explore the goals of solutions, particularly in terms of justice and order. Peleg
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3.00 Credits
The main goal of this course is to acquaint students with the ways in which Americans view and react to the whole subject of death. Reading assignments focus on the psychosocial, theological, and aesthetic ways in which people deal with death and other forms of loss. This course especially challenges students to reflect on the ways (some surprising!) in which people process different types of loss, both personally and culturally. Students should be prepared to discuss subjects relating to death openly and honestly. Colatch
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the entrepreneurial environment of business: Are entrepreneurs born or made What cultural and economic factors support the high rate of enterprise creation How has American history been influenced by the creation and development of business ideas Course materials include case histories as well as readings from historical, cultural, philosophical, and economic perspectives. Students will learn from entrepreneurs and organizations that support entrepreneurship through site visits. Bukics
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