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This course exposes students to the Hindu texts to develop a sense of their historical development, key Hindu ideas, and the complex and diverse ways of expressing religiosity. The course examines selected written, oral and performed texts of the Hindu tradition in a variety of social, historical and religious contexts. Readings include translations from a variety of Indian literary genres ranging from the Vedas, Upanishads and epics to devotional poetry and modern oral narratives. Art, music, dance, and films related to the texts will supplement the primary sources. (Same as Religious Studies 355.)
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Examination of how history is used to legitimate or critique institutions such as the Japanese emperor, philosophical regimes such as Confucian orthodoxy, social practices such as women's duties in an extended Chinese family or Marxist revolution. Emphasis on scrutiny of primary Chinese and Japanese texts in translation based on recent cultural theories such as deconstruction. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 270, 272, 280, 285 or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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Previous topic -- Founders and Their Progeny: American Political and Social Thought, 1750-1865. Examination of biographical studies of and writings by individuals who shaped and challenged American political and social thought from the era of the Revolution to the Civil War. Emphasis on author's interpretation of subject's relation to historical context, varieties of biographical methods and close analysis of subjects' writings. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level course in American history. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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What is the South? Americans have long considered the South to be the most distinctive region in the country. Explores southern history from the Civil War to the present using social, political and cultural history considering the rise and fall of segregation, the emergence of the Sunbelt as an economic, political and social force, and the varieties of Southern culture. Also considers the vitality of regionalism and regional studies. In an era of mass markets, mass media, suburban homogenization and globalization, do regions still matter? (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level course in American history or consent of the instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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Examination of the black intellectual tradition in African-American history, from its 18th-century roots to its presence in contemporary American life. Critically engages the various strategies African-American intellectuals have employed to address the condition of people of African descent in the United States. Explores how the black intellectual has been defined throughout African-American history, how such definitions have been legitimated and the place of class, gender and location in the legacy of African-American intellectual thought. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level American history course. (Same as Africana Studies 389.) Maximum enrollment, 12.
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Between 1910 and 1920, Mexico experienced the first social revolution of the 20th century. It left a paradoxical legacy. It brought popular mobilization, sweeping social and political reform, and cultural upheaval, but it also led to a remarkably durable authoritarian regime that lasted for most of the 20th century. A look at the causes, processes and long aftermath of the revolution. Themes include peasant politics, state formation, nationalism, memory, gender, ethnicity, labor and class identities, political violence and U.S.-Mexican relations. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one course in history or government. (Same as Government 393.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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Topic for Fall 2010: Church and State in America, 1600-1900. Survey of the relation between religion and politics in America from era of English colonization through the 19th century. Topics include colonial church establishments; Roger Williams; Revolution and disestablishment; Jefferson and the "wall of separation"; providentialism and nationalism; nativism and anti-Catholicism; and the limits of separation. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level history course or consent of instructor. (Same as Religious Studies 394.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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A comparative study of how gods have been conceived and venerated in early Mediterranean and Asian societies, principally Greece, Rome, India, China, Korea and Japan. Students read liturgical texts, hymns and myths to consider the variety of conceptions of gods and the range of ritual forms used to venerate them across the Euro-Asian continent. Draws from theoretical readings to consider such problems as polytheism and monotheism; myth and ritual; sacrifice; ritual performance; shamanism; cult; and devotion. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, consent of instructor or relevant coursework in Asian studies, classics, history or religious studies. (Same as Religious Studies 396.) Maximum enrollment, 16.
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Examines the experiences and objectives of protest against the apartheid regime in South Africa through the autobiographies and memoirs of leading participants in the anti-apartheid movement. Illuminates the different aspects of resistance to apartheid and demonstrates how autobiographies now contest the politics of protest and the legitimacy of authority in the post-apartheid, "non-racial" South African democracy. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level history course or consent of instructor. 278 strongly recommended, though not required. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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Known as the "High Middle Ages," the period between the years 1000 and 1300 in Europe were marked by expansion in an amazing variety of areas: agricultural, economic, demographic, spiritual, technological. In many ways, the period laid the foundation for modernity, as Europe emerged from centuries of isolation and poverty. Examines in a seminar setting a number of perspectives on why this extraordinary shift took place. (Writing-intensive.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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