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4.00 Credits
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. (Also listed as Philosophy 14A. Student may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.) Four hours lecture. A study of the development of philosophical thought in South Asia. Primary emphasis is given to the orthodox darshanas, especially Jaina. Attention is given throughout to the influences of Eastern philosophy in modern life.
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(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. (Also listed as Philosophy 14B. Student may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.) Four hours lecture. A study of the evolution of philosophical thought in China and related regions. Emphasis will be directed to Theravada Buddhism and the development of the various schools of Mahayana Buddhism. Related areas of study, such as Taoism and Confucianism, will also be included. Attention is given throughout to the influences of Eastern philosophy in modern life.
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(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. (Also listed as Philosophy 14C. Student may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.) Four hours lecture. A study of the evolution of philosophical thought in Japan. The emphasis will be directed to the development of Zen Buddhism. Related areas of study, such as Shinto, will also be included. Attention is given throughout to the influences of Eastern philosophy in modern life.
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(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Four hours lecture. An interdisciplinary and multicultural introduction to the arts as a form of expression, exploration and entertainment. Forms such as painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, drama, and photography provide a forum for an examination of how the arts affect humanity, reflect the human spirit, touch the soul, and stimulate creativity.
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(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 211 and Reading 211 (or Language Arts 211), or English as a Second Language 272 and 273. Four hours lecture. Interdisciplinary introduction to artistic cultural studies. A critical analysis of the dynamic process through which contemporary cultural values and social constructions of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social class, religion and globalization shape and have been shaped by artistic expression. Special emphasis is placed on art as a tool for social change.
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(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. (Also listed as Film/Television 10. Student may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.) Four hours lecture, one additional hour to be arranged. A survey course of the history, aesthetics, technology and social impacts of electronic media, including film, broadcasting and the Internet. Explores the role of government, advertising, audiences, and emerging technologies, their futures and impacts on global societies.
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(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Four hours lecture. As history reveals, it also conceals; so, what do historical narratives conceal? What kind of historical scripts might emerge from our descendants based on our current-cultural artifacts? This is an interdisciplinary discussion that identifies, examines, analyzes and critiques fundamental western concepts from aesthetics, history, philosophy, religion and science as representative of a perspective from an historical or cross-cultural context. Emphasis will be placed on how the past, present, and future have the potential to inform one another and are framed by perspective.
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4.00 Credits
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Four hours lecture. A cross-cultural interdisciplinary introduction to aesthetics - theories about what art is, its functions and value, and the ways we experience it. Examines historical and contemporary views on visual, literary, and performing arts. Explores distinctions between "fine" and popular art, and varieties of deviant or shocking art. Focuseson how the arts enrich our lives.
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4.00 Credits
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Four hours lecture. Critical examination and exploration of the intellectual and artistic achievements of the Ancient Greeks who created new cultural alternatives (experiences) and values in self-awareness, rationalism, community, education, ethics, and justice. Particular attention will be paid to these experiences and values which will be explored and analyzed through Greek art, architecture, science, philosophy, drama, poetry, and religion.
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(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Four hours lecture. Explores how stories are told among different ethnic groups within the United States. Critically examines how collective memories are selected, organized, transformed, contested, and retold as origin myths, multicultural histories, family lore, heroic epics, trickster tales, traumatic experiences, slave narratives, immigrant testimonies, spectacular events, war memorials, celebrity biographies, malicious rumors, urban legends, animated fairy-tales, and science fiction films.
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