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HU N.Koltun-Fromm An introduction to reading sacred texts in an academic setting. In this course we will apply a variety of methodological approaches - literary, historical, sociological, anthropological, or philosophical - to the reading of religious texts, documents, and materials. Prerequisite: Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing. (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in East Asian Studies and Religion) Staff An exploration of the Lotus Sutra, arguably the most important text in the history of East Asian Buddhism. We will examine its narrative and doctrinal dimensions, study artistic representations of its stories, and explore the practice and cult of the text. Prerequisite: Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing. (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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HU M. Giammarco Behind the popular expression "You are what you eat" lies a great deal for contemplation, for food is much more than nourishment: It is tradition, anthropology, biology, history, and folklore, to name only a few areas; toward that end, this course will examine the many ways in which people work, think, and communicate with food. Prerequisite: Open only to first year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing.
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in Music) R.Freedman (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
SO E.Lapsansky An examination of the imagery of the American West. Using visual and verbal images, this course explores such diverse aspects of the West as cowboys, cartography, water rights, race and social class, technology, religion, prostitution, and landscape painting. Prerequisite: Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing. (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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HU B.Mulligan Why did Vergil turn to the myth of Troy to comment on the rise of Rome s empire and the fall of its republican government How did Freud use the myth of Oedipus in formulating the principles of psychoanalysis Focusing on the mythologies of the ancient Mediterranean in particular those of Greece and Rome we will explore the roles that myth can play in society. In the process of investigating variety of approaches individuals and societies can take to myth, students will hone their abilities at critical reading and writing. Whenever possible, we will draw connections and comparisons to the mythologies of other cultures (including our own). Prerequisite: Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing. (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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HU A.Fenton The interplay between violence and persuasion fascinated the ancient Greeks, and will make up the topic for this class. Beginning with the Iliad's conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles for supremacy among the Achaeans, Greeks regularly paired the effective use of rhetoric with the use of physical force. By reading and analyzing such authors as Sophocles, Plato and Aristophanes, we will examine the role of rhetoric in controlling and shaping violence within a democratic society. We will investigate the importance of persuasive speech in converting individual vengeance into collective justice, as well as its function of legitimizing the use of force by the state. [Carries Humanities divisional credit.] Prerequisite: Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing. (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
SO (Cross-listed in Education) A.Lesnick The primary goal of this course is to contribute to the growth of each student as an academic writer. By "academic," the course includes personal knowledge, experience, and reflection as connected to close reading, analysis, and argumentation. To this end, students in the course undertake a range of writing projects, with attention throughout to the role of informal writing and revision in extending learning. This seminar explores major educational issues in the United States in relation to the ongoing need for educational reform. Students analyze historical and philosophical conceptions of education, theories of learning and development, linkages between social identities and schooling, and relationships among knowledge, language, and power. Prerequisite: Open only to members of the first-year class as assigned by the Director of College Writing (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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SO N.Banu There is, perhaps, no social phenomenon as steeped in controversy, confusion and mythology as prostitution. For some prostitution is the ultimate symbol of women's sexual exploitation in a patriarchal society whereas others differ by arguing that not all prostitutes are exploited victims but rather agents with control over their actions. Some see prostitution as a timeless phenomenon, the oldest profession that holds mirror to some essential dynamics between the sexes. Others describe it as an economic transaction that has taken different forms throughout history. How do we understand the interplay of money, morality and gender/sexuality at the center of prostitution What kinds of policies are needed to address the conditions of people living in prostitution In this course we will explore these issues seeking help from the writings of feminist thinkers, activists and prostitutes. Prerequisite: Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing. (Satisfies the freshman writing requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
HU P.Gaffney This course will explore the ethical, political and aesthetic implications of existentialism with reference to other "moments of doubt" in philosophy and literature, including nihilism and radical doubt. Writing assignments and class discussion will aim at answering questions like the following: What is existentialism good for Does it constitute a plausible strategy for engaging the complexity, difficulty and ambiguity of everyday experience Prerequisite: Open only to first year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing.
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