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Intellectual History today is a field with no hard and fast identity. This can be a problem but it can also offer unexpected opportunities. In this seminar we will read various books and essays that exemplify this state of affairs and perhaps point to ways beyond it. Texts include works by Foucault, Hayden White, Derrida, and others.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the concept of home and the condition of exile primarily through the case of 20th century Russian literature, film, art and essay, with comparative texts from other cultures. Attention will be paid to the aesthetic, philosophical and historical implications of home and exile as well as consideration of notions of diaspora and transnational literature and film. All texts will be read in English translation.
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3.00 Credits
Since the late eighteenth century, philosophers have repeatedly been drawn to investigations of tragedy and the tragic. In this course we will study some of the most important thinkers in this tradition, and examine the different implications (philosophical, historical, political, existential, aesthetic, etc.) that these concepts carry in their works. Authors to be read will include Schiller, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Unamuno, Benjamin and Cavell.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the Israeli novel through close reading of the works of major Israeli writers such as, Ya’akov Shabtai, Amos Oz, A.B Yeshoshua, Amalia Kahana-Carmon, Yehoshua Knaz, David Grossman, Orly Castel-Bloom, Yoel Hoffmann and Etgar Keret. We will focus on questions of style, genres and thematic choices. Among the topics to be discussed are Jewish history and tradition, social and political critiques and minority representations. Classes conducted in English, but students with knowledge of Hebrew are encouraged to read texts in the original. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies and Writing Seminars.
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1.00 Credits
This introductory course will examine the basic diagnostic psychology principles. To illustrate these principles the class will focus on investigating forensic psychology queries including: Does my client have a mental illness? Why did he or she act in such a self-defeating way? Should my client be punished or rehabilitated? To answer these questions we will apply our understanding of psychology and forensics to famous stories you likely already know. We will explore the reasons behind why a movie star would shoplift; why a policeman would commit a series of bank robberies in broad daylight; Or why a famous television actor would take his highly-publicized (and dangerous) meltdown on tour. As part of this course, students will visit with professionals in the field, view and analyze video and movies of forensic cases, and participate in mock trial exercises.
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1.00 Credits
Everybody knows that healthy eating is important, but not many think about barriers associated with healthy eating. This course looks closely at the environment of Baltimore City’s complex food systems and what it would take to improve these systems to assure widespread access to affordable healthy foods. Students will gain hands-on experience through visiting a supermarket, a corner store and an emergency food distribution center. The in-class sessions are structured primarily as discussion seminars based around the readings and trips, supplemented with some lectures and guest lectures.
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What underlies our aesthetic response to visual art and music? Do identifiable properties of objects and events evoke consistent aesthetic responses, or is beauty mostly in the eye of the beholder? Examining such questions from cognitive science, neuroscience, and philosophical perspectives, this course explores relevant research and theory in the visual and auditory domains. Several researchers will discuss their ongoing studies with the class, and students will also have the opportunity to participate in demonstration experiments that illustrate phenomena under discussion.
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1.00 Credits
You were probably born in one, will sooner or later find yourself being treated in one, and might just spend your career in one. This course will look at the history, economics, technology, and public policy debates surrounding the modern hospital. We will explore the hospital's role in health care delivery in rural and urban settings, in medical schools, and in mental asylums and other specialized hospitals. Special attention will be paid to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, America's top-ranked for 20 years and counting.
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1.00 Credits
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