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3.00 Credits
A thematic course about gender and sexuality in African history, introducing students to gender as trope of interpreting African history. Students examine how masculinity and femininity, and how sexuality have been constructed and reconstructed in the pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial periods. The course deals with concerns of gender and sexuality, and why it is important in the study of African history, religion, science, social organization, politics, and economics. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Historical research, interpretation, and writing are discussed and a research paper written and presented to the class. Prerequisite: majors only.
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3.00 Credits
A study of literature, philosophy, and the fine arts in classical Greek and Roman civilization with special attention given to ethical and aesthetic values. Emphasis is placed on writing, analysis, and discussion.
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4.00 Credits
A variant of HUM 110 designed to provide additional instruction and practice in all forms of expository writing.
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3.00 Credits
A selected study of literature, music, and the fine arts from the medieval period onward, with special attention given to ethical and aesthetic values. Emphasis is placed on writing, analysis, and discussion. Prerequisite: HUM 110 or 111.
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4.00 Credits
A variant of HUM 120 designed to provide additional instruction and practice in all forms of expository writing. A passing grade in this course satisfies the basic skills requirement in expository writing. Prerequisite: HUM 110 or 111.
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3.00 Credits
Experiential learning through community projects and language and culture immersion, as encountered in Merida, Mexico, as well as trips outside Merida. In-class lecture, discussion, film viewings, and readings on such diverse topics as the Conquest, the Mexican Corrido, New World realities as reflected in the Latin American short story, and the history of the Yucatan Peninsula.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the region of Alsace within the greater context of France and, to a lesser extent, that of modern Europe. Students spend three weeks exploring and studying Alsatian culture: its history, art and architecture, language, cuisine, geography, demographics, and politics. Conducted in Strasbourg.
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3.00 Credits
This course leads students to direct encounters with the cultural history of Central Europe through travel to some of the countries that comprise this region now and have comprised it in the past. Though centered in Germany, visits may also include Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia. Emphasis is on extended classroom knowledge through on-site discovery of the geography, urban organization, transportation networks, commerce, and daily life of the area, as well as on discovering ways the past is preserved there, including architecture, museums, palaces and castles, monuments and memorials, and concentration camps.
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3.00 Credits
From the awe-inspiring majesty of the Grand Canyon to the rugged starkness of the Sonoran Desert , the Arizonan Southwest is a land of enchantment and wonder. Home to indigenous peoples as far back as 10,000 B.C., Arizona provides a fascinating venue for exploring how people adapt to and in turn are transformed by their natural environments. Students engage in an interdisciplinary exploration of three aspects of this region: the indigenous Native American cultures, the natural environment and the arts. Participants should be able to hike 2-3 miles. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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