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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Staff Second semester of a yearlong thesis project. Weekly meetings with class, with adviser, an oral presentation on the thesis project, and a polished final draft submitted before April 1.
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3.00 Credits
Staff Second semester of a yearlong thesis project. Weekly meetings with class, with adviser, an oral presentation on the thesis project, and a polished final draft submitted before April 1. In addition, a public presentation, preferably at a professional or student conference, is required.
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4.00 Credits
The course explores selected topics in race and ethnic studies.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Taught by a race and ethnic studies faculty member with guest participation by others, this seminar is intended to engage senior majors in case studies focused on race and ethnicity. Readings, discussion, and papers, including a proposal for the thesis. Required of and limited to senior race and ethnic studies majors. (Fall degree candidates should plan to take this seminar at the latest possible opportunity.) Prerequisites: Open to senior race and ethnic studies majors.
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2.00 Credits
Staff Completion of a thesis based on the previous semester's plan. Prerequisites: Race and Ethnic Studies 490.
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2.00 Credits
Staff Completion of an honors thesis. Required of and limited to senior honors candidates in race and ethnic studies. Prerequisites: Race and Ethnic Studies 490 and admission to honors candidacy.
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 An introduction both to religion as a reality of human history, culture, and experience, and to the study of religion as a field in the humanities and social sciences. Topics include the nature of religion, theological, and social scientific theories of religion; sacred scriptures, East and West; religious thought about the nature of ultimate reality, the human condition, and the path to salvation in several traditions. Not a survey of world religions, but an introduction to religion using cross-cultural materials and a variety of approaches. Three class meetings per week. Open only to first- and second-year students.
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3.00 Credits
Death and the afterlife have been central concerns of all religious people, whose answers to the questions "why do we die " and "what happens next " have shaped their ways of life in general and their funerary practices in particular. But however universal the reality of death, conceptualizations of and responses to it have varied widely among and even within various religions and civilizations. This seminar, based on reading and discussion of primary (scriptural) and secondary (scholarly) texts, explores a range of ideas and practices surrounding death and the afterlife in two of the world's great civilizations: The Abrahamic (Jewish, Christian and Muslim) and the Indic (Hindu, Buddhist and Jain). In addition to identifying the specific understandings and practices unique to each religion, we will raise and address comparative questions about similarities and differences found among them. Open only to first- and second-year studen
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Is same-sex marriage a religious issue or a political one Are the Matrix movies Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, or secular Do people really get sucked into cults, and can deprogrammers get them out again Why do so many ethnic groups have their own temples, mosques, or churches What is witchcraft, and what does it have to do with feminism This class invites students to consider religion through the lenses of sociology and cultural studies. It will explore the influence of religion on social institutions, politics, social movements, and popular culture, as well as considering the effects of society and culture on religion. Topics include: civil religions; religion and the social order; religion, gender, and race; new religious movements and "spirituality"; seekerism and secularization; religion and social change; religion in popular culture; and religion and violence. Open only to first- and second-year students. May be elected as Sociology 127.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Ancient Iranian religions such as Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Gnosticism, and others believed that all of existence was governed by two opposing forces: the Light and the Darkness. This course will study these religions and examine their myths about the Light and the Darkness. We will ask how the images or stories about the Light and the Darkness vary from one tradition to another How might these myths have shaped the religions of Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, or Gnosticism And what sort of impact did/does the ancient Iranian interest in the theme of dualism have on the wider world and other religions Open only to first and second year students.
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