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Introduces the primary theories and concepts of the sociology of religion. In particular the course will emphasize how sociologists explain the organization and experience of lived religion largely in the context of North America. Topics include secularization and sacralization; the restructuring of American religion; religion and popular culture; gender, sexuality and power; race; ethnicity and immigration; and religion in the public sphere. (Writing-intensive.) (Same as Sociology 288.) Maximum enrollment, 20. Ellingson.
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The quest by Latin Christians to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and maintain a presence in the Middle East over the course of the Middle Ages becomes the lens through which this course will examine a wide range of social, intellectual and religious developments in medieval the Mediterranean world. Our readings will include first-hand accounts of the Crusades from Arab, Greek and Latin sources, imaginative travel literature, Romance epics, and other texts that shed light on the experience of Europe's encounter with the wider world during the Crusade era. (Same as History 295.) Eldevik.
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Examination of Asian religious practices in ritual, bodily, and spatial contexts. Discussion of textual and visual sources on ritual interactions with gods; use and layout of temples and altars, including offerings, music, dance, representations of deities; meditation and internal alchemy. In addition to reading conventional textual sources, students will be instructed in digital historical methods to collect and analyze materials on the web. Writing assignments include short essays and a final research project of the student's design to be presented with text and images in digital form. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 100-level History course, course on Asian history or religion, or instructor's consent. (Same as History 309.) Maximum enrollment, 12. Wilson.
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A comprehensive introduction to the four Gospels, with special emphasis on the nature of early Christian views of Jesus. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one course in religious studies. Maximum enrollment, 20. Humphries-Brooks.
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3.00 Credits
What do the visual arts tell us about religions in ways that written texts alone cannot? How do religious practices actually train religious people to see? Such questions will begin our examination of various media (including painting, calligraphy, architecture, film, and comics) in conjunction with various religious traditions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism). Prerequisite, One course in either art history or religious studies. Required weekend field trip to New York City. (Same as Art History 375.) Maximum enrollment, 12. Rodriguez-Plate.
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The religious in the films of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. As American New Wave auteurs they contribute to the emergence of a new sacramental style in American film. We pay attention to the film traditions that inform their development, e.g. Italian neo-realism, horror, film noir and French New Wave. A look at the influence of their Roman-Catholic, Italian-American religious culture. Prerequisite, two courses in religious studies and/or cinema & new media studies or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12. Humphries-Brooks.
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This course examines the political relationship of violence against, over, and in the name of the environment in films about or by Native peoples of Latin America and North America. Students compare and analyze fiction-films and documentaries of different scales and origins to the historical, cultural, ideological, and political-ecological realities that those films present or conceal. Topics discussed included environmental change, conflicts over resources, indigenous identity, and the representation of both Nature and Natives. Students must undertake a significant research project. Maximum enrollment, 12. Fox Tree.
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3.00 Credits
A project resulting in a substantial essay supervised by a member of the department. Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Open to qualified students. The Department.
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3.00 Credits
Continuation of the honors project resulting in a substantial essay supervised by a member of the department. Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Open to qualified students. The Department.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of Russian film from its beginnings through the Soviet period to the present. Introduction to the basic grammar, techniques and theories of filmmaking. Analysis of cinema as cultural artifact, as propaganda and as high (and low) art. Films include Strike!, Brother, Little Vera, Burnt by the Sun, The Thief and The Return. Afternoon and evening screenings. No knowledge of Russian required.
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