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4.00 Credits
This course uses the films of Woody Allen to explore the distinctive aspects of the filmmaker's world view, his attitudes about women, and his influence by and upon American popular culture since the 1970s. The class features weekly film screenings, discussion, and projects. Competences: A-1-D, A-5, H-2-G, H-3-B. Faculty: Michele Savage
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4.00 Credits
"Come Watson, the game is afoot." - Sherlock Holmes. The world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, created in the fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the illustrations of Sidney Paget and Frederick Dorr Steele, the films and radio shows of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, and the television series featuring Jeremy Brett, and an array of Sherlockian pastiches and other art and commentary, reflect the cultural and social issues of our age from the late 19th through the 20th century. In this course, we are going to critically and creatively explore key cinematic interpretations of Holmes and the original short stories and novels, and the social, scientific and technological, and artistic issues they raise. In addition to viewing the famous interpretations of Rathbone, Bruce, and Brett, we are going to very selectively look at other films, from British and American cinema, which inform the Holmes epic. Pre-1999 Competencies: HC-2, AL-3, PW-B. BA-1999 Competencies: H-1-F, A-1-C, S-3-A. Faculty: J. Warren Scheideman
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4.00 Credits
Students in this course will learn about ethics by examining the shifts in Catholic ethics during the twentieth century and by comparing and contrasting Catholic social thought with conventional wisdom. Students will study what church leaders and theologians are saying today about human dignity and human rights, about the common good and our individual and collective moral responsibility and this will be contrasted with Catholic teaching a century ago as well as with the conventional order (the dominant ethical perspective on social issues today). We will consider the dynamics of power and justice in America from the critical perspective of the tradition of Catholic social justice, examining the tradition of Catholic social teaching emergent late in the 19th century and spanning the 20th century: labor rights (trade unions, just wages, safe working conditions), religious freedom, racism, a consistent ethic of life, liberation theology, war and peace, economic justice, sexism, ecology. We will discuss Catholic social teaching in the context of the religious pluralism and American public life. You may register for only one competence. Competencies: A-4, A-3-C, A-3-F, H-2-X. Faculty: Kevin Buckley
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4.00 Credits
In the imagination of Western culture, the year 2000 represents a turning point in history, the end of a millennium. The myth of the millennial cycle - a thousand-year period culminating in renovation and/or destruction on a global scale - has long been a powerful theme in Euro-American religion, politics and literature. This course will survey the history of the millennial idea, emphasizing works of literature and art from different historical moments and cultural contexts, to better understand this theme and its diverse meanings and impacts. Topics will include: the New Testament Book of Revelation; apocalyptic prophecies of the late middle ages; the Humanism of the Florentine Renaissance; the painting of Hieronymus Bosch; the poetry of Blake and Whitman; the utopian socialism of G.B. Shaw and H.G. Wells; the counterculture of the 1960s; the information society of Marshalle McLuhan; and the science fiction apocalypse 2001: A Space Odyssey. Pre-'99 Competencies: AL-5, AL-C, HC-2, HC-A. BA'99 Competencies: A-1-D, A-3-E, H-1-F, H-2-A. Faculty: John Kimsey
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the human body in all its aspects. Topics include: the religious body, the body in medicine and science, the cyber body and other technologies, the presentation of self/class/gender/culture/race through the body, the body as art and the images of the body in art. We devote 25% of the class to hands-on project work in the art studio and another 25% spent at the Art Institute, the Field Museum, and the Museum of Science and Industry. Competences: A1X, A2A and as. Bridge course.
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4.00 Credits
Improvisational comedy is social commentary or personal expression made immediate by spontaneous dramatization. Students will learn the games that form a context with which, or from which, to improvise. Then, they will improvise; they will play in their own and in each others' improvised sketches. They will learn to solve problems, find metaphors and examine improvisation as an excellent tool with which to monitor the process of learning. Additionally, students will acquaint themselves with the history of this freest of forms. From the engagement in the games and their analysis will come the most important outcome: the growth of confidence. Competencies: A1X, A2A, A3D, as FX, H3E. Faculty: John Starrs
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20.00 Credits
This Externship course offers students the opportunity to integrate community service with academic learning. The service learning component will involve students in organized community service projects that address the needs of women dealing with issues such as low self-esteem, lack of motivation, depression, and/or discontent. Students will keep journals that allow them to reflect on the social, moral, and ethical issues of their service learning experiences. Students will also be required to donate 20 hours of service working with women in various community organizations. Completion of a final paper will also be required. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Major Seminar or Research Seminar is required to register. Competencies: L-10, L-11(LEX). Faculty: Cynthia Sims
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4.00 Credits
From the days of slavery to the present, the cultural contributions of the African-American in the areas of literature and folklore, music, art, and theatre have helped shape and define the American identity. The impact of their creativity on /american Life has been, has been and continues to be, far-reaching. This course will illuminate the cultural history of the Afro-American. It will follow a lecture/discussion format, using slides, recordings, and selected readings. In addition, students will supplement their learning through individual research and documentation of approved topics.
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4.00 Credits
China's national admiration for its antiquity is similar to America's zeal for its future. The Chinese go back to its past masters of ideas for insight on the modern world. In this course, we will explore Chinese ideas of humanity, society, and religion by examining three major schools of thought: Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. We will try, as the Chinese saying goes, "to see the entire leopard through looking at one of its spots." Translated Chinese texts, brief lectures, student presentations, debates, Chinese music, films, food, Chinese paintings and calligraphy, and discussions will be used to formulate and compare American and Chinese civilization. Pre-'99 Competencies: HC-1, HC-2, AL-5. BA'99 Competencies: H-1-F, H-1-E, A-3-E. Faculty: Joseph Liang
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4.00 Credits
While specialization is vital to progress in many professional areas, it can also lead to the erosion of humane values. These values can only be achieved through the cultivation of broader perspectives upon the world of knowledge. This course examines the dimensions of humane professionalism and the ways in which it can be achieved. Emphasis will be on the examination of professional behavior upon the confronting the limits of professional knowledge. No one profession will be the target of discussion since the humane professional can belong to any field. While humaneness is often used to refer first to the development of compassion and understanding for others, it can also refer to a familiarity with humanities. In this course, works from mythology, literature, history, and other fields will be used to explore humane values. Using readings assigned in class, students will be asked to prepare research papers involving individual exploration of the nature of humane professionalismas expressed in works taken from as least two areas of humane study.
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