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3.00 Credits
Lecture FY1011, FY1001, EN1021, EN1015, HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans This course investigates the era of the Civil War from the origins of the conflicts that led to the bloodiest war in US history to the hopes, gains, challenges and failures of Reconstruction. This is not a course in military history, though it does examine key military events and issues, but instead focuses on the political, social, and cultural history of the period. Fundamental to our investigation is the issue of freedom and the identity of the United States. We will also look at the development of myths and other accounts about the war from the "Lost Cause" to the present-that is, how the Civil War is "remembered."
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3.00 Credits
Lecture HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans, EN1021, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001 This course investigates many of the significant political, social, and cultural changes in the United States in the 1960s-one of the most turbulent times in our history. We will begin with a look at the Cold War era of the 1950s and then explore the civil rights movement, the New Left, the expansion of the welfare state and the national culture, the Vietnam War, the birth of modern conservatism (the New Right), the role of religion and spiritual quests, and the making of youth culture.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture EN1011, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001, HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans This course investigates the utopian impulse in American history. We will review concepts and definitions of utopia and dystopia through the history of the Western world and their application in the United States. There have been two types of utopias: intentional communities formed to put utopian ideals into practice; and literary utopias that have served as inspirations and sometimes as blueprints of sorts. We will investigate at length an example of each time in the larger context of utopian thought and practice. We shall also consider, in addition to utopia in America, the idea of America as utopia.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans, EN1011, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001 This course considers the ways that major Asian cultures have posed and answered questions about human life, nature and the divine. Through investigating Asian philosophical and religious works, modern studies of Eastern culture, art and literature, students develop a sense of alternative ways of posing and answering life's basic questions. In addition to developing higher-order critical thinking skills such as synthesis, students also develop their ability to write analytical papers.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture FY1011, FY1001, HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans, EN1011, EN1015 Human civilization has both shaped, and been shaped by, the physical environment. This course introduces students to environmental history, a field that traces the story of this human interaction with the environment. Students first gain a broad overview of the major stages of world environmental history by examining historical documents, literature, visual sources, and ecological studies. Then, applying the strategies of historical research, students investigate a specific development, event, or person from an environmental perspective.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans, EN1011, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001 This course examines how literature has been used to explore vital philosophical issues, such as the nature of human life and death, human relationship with the "divine", the place of humans in the natural world, and the qualities of a just society. It also considers how "Western" civilization has elevated certain philosophical issues, especially the role of logic and the notion of the "self". Readings have ranged from the plays of Sophocles to Sherlock Holmes stories, and from Japanese haiku to modern works by Hesse and Camus.
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3.00 Credits
Study Abroad EN1011, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001, HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans This course, offered through Landmark's Study Abroad Program in Greece, introduces students to the origins and development of Greek culture from its Minoan roots through the flowering of Classical Greece to the world views of some modern literary figures. Among the course activities, students investigate the history and conventions of ancient Greek theatre, studying and performing a selection of works by Aeschylus and Euripides. The also examine the impact of classical Greek culture on modern Greece through reading the work of twentieth-century poets, historians and novelists.
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3.00 Credits
Study Abroad HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans, EN1011, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001 This course, offered through Landmark's Study Abroad Program in London, investigates the heritage of Great Britain and examines how that heritage has been challenged and modified by contemporary trends. Taking full advantage of access to the sights and wonders of London, this course stresses experiential learning, rather than deriving information and ideas only through readings. The architecture, art, music, drama and "civic ritual" that have become symbolic of the British heritage are experienced first hand through frequent site visits. Through supplemental readings and class discussions students explore how these experiences relate to the theme of "tradition and change" in British civilization.
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3.00 Credits
Study Abroad EN1011, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001, HU1011, HU1012, HU1211, HU1212, HU1431, HU1432, HU Core Trans This course, offered through Landmark's Study Abroad Program in Ireland, investigates the main cultural traditions of Ireland, examining how the mixture of Celtic, Viking, British and European heritages in Ireland has created a range of contemporary issues regarding identity, language, religion and economic and political self-determination. Students then apply that cultural background to analyze how Irish society is meeting the challenge of modernity.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture What is language? What enables us to understand one another when we communicate with language? These are questions that linguists seek to answer when they study world languages. This course helps students bring to conscious awareness skills they used as children to learn their native tongue, and then apply these skills to the study of any language. Students engage in linguistic analysis of all types beginning with sound (phonology), progressing to words (morphology), meaning (semantics), sentences (syntax), and conversation (discourse). By the end of the course students should be able to analyze samples from a language entirely unknown to them, identify and classify sounds, words, sentences and explain how speakers of that language use these elements to convey meaning to one another. Knowing how to analyze linguistic patterns is empowering: it helps us understand our own patterns of language use, enabling us to change the way we speak to better communicate in different contexts. It frees us to learn other languages and enter other cultures with confidence and skill. Finally, the ability to discover patterns in social behavior and infer what they mean enhances our ability to learn in any setting. Ultimately, this course is about expanding our world by learning how different people talk about it.
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