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3.00 Credits
HU P. Gaffney This course takes a close look at cultural production about or during times of war, with an aim to understand the way particular authors, artists and filmmakers negotiate discourses of nationalism, terrorism, hypermasculinity, the rational and the irrational, and the role of the media. The course will focus on WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War, but will also consider similar themes from the post-Cold War era, including the war in the Balkans, and the Gulf and Iraq War. Some of the questions we will consider include: What have been the motivations and justifications for war as represented in these texts and other media What have been the effects of war on soldiers and on those who remain at home How does the rhetoric of war shape society and its institutions, even during times of peace Prerequisite: Open only to first year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing.
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3.00 Credits
NA D.Wonnacott An exploration of the impact of information technology on our ability to create a balance between conflicting rights, e.g. does the government have a right to wiretap our phones How can we balance copyright protection with our right to free speech We will examine arguments that have been made for various balances at various times and enter into the fray with our own essays, sharing drafts with each other and using feedbackto produce work that is clearly written, logically consistent, and relevant. 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
NA S.Lindell An exploration of the history of computer and information systems, from early number systems to binary logic, and from the abacus to the modern computer. We will also explore what makes a machine automatic, or a general purpose calculating machine. 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 J.Benatov What motivates people to rebel This course examines the notions of originality and dissent from both a social and an aesthetic perspective. Our readings and analyses during the semester will demonstrate that there is no clear-cut separation between these two spheres and that artistic and social idiosyncrasy are mutually constitutive elements. Readings include: Herman Melville, Bartleby, the Scrivener; Jorge Luis Borges, Tl n, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius; Philip Roth, The Conversion of the Jews, Eli the Fanatic; J.D. Salinger, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," "Teddy"; Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Pulp Fiction, Dir. Quentin Tarantino; Adaptation, Dir. Spike Jonze; Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler.
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3.00 Credits
HU J.Benatov Over the past decade or so, Prague and Budapest have rapidly become two of the most appealing travel destinations in Europe. Until not too long ago, however, they were still part of socialist Eastern Europe. Situated for almost half a century behind an ideological Iron Curtain, this region remained America's political enemy during the long decades of the Cold War. In this course, we will explore a variety of cultural representations of this most enigmatic, secluded, and 'un-Western' part of Europe. How do ideas, images, and stereotypes of people and places change after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 More importantly, how is our understanding of American culture and identity enriched by analyzing U.S. fiction, films, and journalism engaged with Eastern Europe Fiction: John Updike, "Rich in Russia," "Bech in Rumania," "The Bulgarian Poetess," "Bech in Czech," 1970; Philip Roth, "The Prague Orgy," 1985; Saul Bellow, "The Dean's December", 1981; Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, 2000; Annie Ward, "The Making of June", 2002 Non-fiction: Robert Kaplan, Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History ( excerpts).
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in English) K.Benston,S.Finley,D.Sherman,G.Stadler,C.Zwarg Intended like other sections of the Writing Program to advance students critical reading and analytical writing skills, this course is geared specifically towards introducing students to the discipline that studies the literary traditions of the English language. One of its aims is to explore the broad range of thematic interests inherent in these traditions, sharing as they do common roots in the history of our language and its influences. The powers and limits of language; ideas of character and community, and the relation between person and place; heroic endeavor and the mystery of evil; loss and renovation these are among the themes to be tracked through various strategies of literary representation and interpretation in a variety of genres (epic, narrative, and poetry) and modes (realism, allegory, and romance), and across a range of historical periods. Our goal is to develop the vocabulary, skills, and knowledge necessary to understand not only how we decide what literary texts mean, but also how literary texts generate and contemplate meaning. Courses 2008-09: Benston, "Marvelous and Monstrous Passions"; Sherman, "Memory: the Use(s) of the Past; Stadler, "Encountering the Unknown"; Zwarg, "Reality is an Activity of the Most August Imagination". 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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3.00 Credits
HU C.Schilling This course offers instruction and practice in writing about topics in the sciences, medicine, and nature for a range of audiences and purposes. Prerequisite: First-year Writing Seminar.
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3.00 Credits
HU C.Tolliver, J.Brooks
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