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3.00 Credits
This advanced Cultural Studies Seminar is an interdisciplinary investigation into the cultural dimensions of food. Using a variety of theoretical perspectives and models, the course examines issues of gender, ethnicity, class, consumption, agribusiness, global politics, and semiotics while we attempt to understand the complex ways in which social norms, cultural meaning, and economic realities underlie food habits. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 46-1100 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES, 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II
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3.00 Credits
This advanced seminar examines the cultural and politicaleconomic construction of white identities in the United States and analyzes how white identities are reproduced, maintained, and challenged. How has whiteness been defined in relation to notions of color, race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nation, language, and non-white perspectives In this course, diverse student experiences come into contact with the work of historians and critical race theorists. The course will also examine counter-hegemonic white identities and the possibilities of "unmaking" whiteness. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 46-1100 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES OR 50-1511 RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS, 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The Undergraduate Research Mentorship connects talented students interested in the experience of conducting academic research in particular disciplines with faculty in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. This course, available to students from across the College, gives students the opportunity to gain real-world experience and learn research and scholarly techniques from practitioners in academic and integrative disciplines based in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. The experience will prove valuable to students as they enter professional fields or pursue higher academic degrees. Faculty members will gain assistance in completing their innovative research and scholarship while mentoring students in fields of specialization within the academic community. 1-3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
African civilizations of the pre-colonial past are explored to reveal how various societies evolved and to identify their major achievements prior to the arrival of Europeans. Roots of slavery, racism, and the underdevelopment of Africa are also examined. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Course reviews the past century to discover African reactions to the colonial system, including the rise of nationalism and liberation movements, emergent new nations, and Pan-Africanism. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Course examines the rise of China, India, and Japan and their contributions to world history and culture from the earliest times to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Content considers how these countries influenced and were, in turn, influenced by the Western world. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Course examines interaction between China, India, Japan, and the Western world, emphasizing the influence of and reaction to imperialism, colonialism and industrialization on the development of these societies as well as the development of political and nationalist movements in modern times. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
The Caribbean Islands were inhabited by free and independent communities when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. By studying the people who welcomed Columbus and his successors we can gain a better understanding of the ways in which these and other people came to be dominated by Europeans. This course looks at three of the main themes in Caribbean history, namely, The Native Americans, Europeans and Africans; Comparative European Settlements; and Slavery and Sugar. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
The diverse elements that have shaped the Caribbean region since the late 18th century are studied in this course. The historical roots of economic, political, and social issues that have affected the Caribbean islands and mainland enclaves are also analyzed, as well as the impact of their relation to the United States of America. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Students gain an understanding of the history and culture of Greece, Rome, and other civilizations of the ancient world. 3 CREDIT S
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