Integrated Semester Courses WITHOUT Prerequisites 165 255 American Literature I Irish Literature FYS 199-07 255-02 255-03 McEvoy, Kay Hess, Arlan A lecture-discussion course that surveys significant texts and influential ideas of American literature from its beginnings through the mid-nineteenth century with emphasis on intellectual, cultural, and historical contexts, including the formation of American identity and the emergence of the literary canon. In addition, it teaches the art of close reading and analytical writing. A lecture-discussion course examining texts in relation to the cultural, historical and intellectual development of the nation including issues of family, gender, language, politics and religion. What is the effect of urbanization on a formerly agrarian culture? How does the depiction of sectarian violence differ among writers of N. Ireland and the Republic? How do 20C writers work with and against the legacies of Yeats and Joyce? How has the sexual revolution changed the roles of women and women writers in Ireland? The course will include study of political writings and speeches, fiction, poetry, popular songs and ballads, and drama. 255 Faith in Poetry PHL 130 341 Verdun, Todd In this study of representative poetry of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths, we will explore the poetry of sacred texts and more recent verse of personal spiritual struggle. As we discern the way poetry expresses yet also examines the nature of belief, we will attend to various doctrinal and historical conflicts and the ways that poetry, as well as the shared artistic principles among writers in these distinct traditions, can offer a means of interfaith understanding.
255-03 Literature of Democracy FYS 199-07 Lewis, Michael Democracy allows communities to resolve conflicts peacefully and politically, taking into account the many rather than the few. Yet, democracy has often been born of revolutionary upheaval. This course traces the effects of democratization on Anglophone literature. We start with the British response to the American and French revolutions, reading Burke and Blake, Wollstonecraft and Wordsworth, Paine and Dickens. We then move to the great American poet of democracy, Walt Whitman, and his poetic and political descendants, Langston Hughes and Allen Ginsberg. The course concludes with contemporary chroniclers of democracy in America: Toni Morrison and Tony Kushner. Questions central to the course are 1) how does literature attempt to create literary forms that parallel political ones and 2) how has the ideal of democracy been violated by its practice in the English-speaking world, especially in the exclusion of women, people of color, workers, and homosexuals from the democratic community? In addition to imaginative writers, we ll read political theorists such as Locke, Jefferson, and Mill. 260 World Literature Mulvania, Andrew This course poses the question: what does it mean to be a citizen of the world? One thing this might mean is having a familiarity with the diverse range of literature produced in different countries and gaining an appreciation for the distinct cultural and historical conditions responsible for generating such diversity. As anyone who has traveled abroad has probably discovered one hopes without much embarrassment even words or gestures whose meanings we think are fixed and stable may be interpreted or understood much differently in another culture. With these goals in mind, students will examine a variety of works poems, plays, short stories, novels from a number of different cultures (primarily non-western) and time periods and position these works in their proper cultural context. Students will also gain an understanding of the effects of colonialism and totalitarianism on the literatures created as a response to these world-historical situations. As part of the Integrated Semester, this course addresses issues of conflict and resolution in a direct and immediate way by focusing on literature that examines the costs and consequences of colonial encounters, as well as the tragedies and moral compromises of totalitarianism in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. By focusing on the human side of these historical events, students discover stories of both courage and cowardice, conflict and its opposite.
EVS 101-01 Introduction to Environmental Science w/ Lab March, James Resources are finite. Pollution is mobile. People have different perspectives and unequal power. People often disagree on what, when, where, and how. Positive effects of actions can be palpable and immediate while negative effects can be invisible and delayed. The result can make some people rich and others dead. The consequence of this combination causes conflict and community breakdown. FYS199-21 COM 330 COM 181 255-01 255-02 255-03 EDU 304 POL 320 BUS 319 EDU 205 HIS 334 This course introduces students to the science behind historical and contemporary issues associated with the environment. Through lectures, discussions, and complementary field experiences, students engage with the major theories and practices in environmental studies. Weekly labs include field trips that provide practical experiences in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses. EVS 101-02 Introduction to Environmental Science (lab) EVS 300 POL 320 East, Robert Is preservation of biodiversity compatible with rural development? Who should have ownership/control of biodiversity? Are multi-national companies and "green missionaries" taking resources out of the hands of the rural poor? Are Western consumers the driving force behind loss and degradation of biodiversity? These are some of the major questions to be addressed through case study analyses, lectures, films, and class panel debates. This course introduces students to the science behind historical and contemporary issues associated with the environment. Through lectures, discussions, and complementary field experiences, students engage with the major theories and practices in environmental studies. Weekly labs include field trips that provide practical experiences in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses.
GER 235 Post-WWII Germany 341 PSY 255 Atzler, Judith Prior to 1945 Germany was one of the US main enemies in two world wars, but this changed in the early 50s when its western part became one of the most reliable allies and an important part of the cold war separating the capitalist west from the communist east of Europe. In this course we will turn back time and start in 1945 and investigate how this change from conflict ridden nation to important ally was possible for West Germany and how it played out over time until today. We will compare the two German nations that grew out of the ruins of World War II and examine the different ideologies as well as the differences in their social and political cultures and how it finally was possible to reunite the two German states in 1990 in a peaceful manner by having communities come together. We will continue in 1990 and analyze what conflicts and issues resulted from the German Unification that are still present today more than 23 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and discuss how those conflicts could be resolved. GWS 210 Topics: She Works Hard for His Money MUS 341 341 POL 320 BUS 319 Vdovichenko, Susan It s a common enough tale: boy meets girl, girl accepts proposal from boy, boy sells girl into a life of prostitution and slavery. What drives the global problem of human trafficking? How does this affect you? What can or should be done to combat it? Why would somebody fall for the old line of hey, baby, want to come to my country and live happily ever after from a creepy foreigner? Human trafficking affects every country in the world, with the U.N. reporting findings of trafficked victims in 137 states. Approximately half of the victims come from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. In this course, we will examine the scope of the problem, focusing on the region of Eastern Europe and Russia, search for an understanding for its underlying causes and consequences, look at what policies are being implemented to combat the issue, and most importantly, gain a greater understanding of ourselves and our responsibilities as global citizens."
MUS 255 Mozart: The Man and his Music THR 181 ECN 319 EDU 341 Woodard, Susan Considered by many to be the defining musical genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) the man, his times and his music-- continue to fascinate musicians and nonmusicians alike. This course addresses both audiences by examining Mozart s life and work through the lens of Roye E. Wates recent book, Mozart: An Introduction to the Music, The Man and the Myths. The course explores Mozart s music through guided listenings of the popular genres of his day. As part of the Integrated Semester, MUS 255 will give special attention to three Mozart operas: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute, each exposing societal conflicts such as class distinction, murder and sexual violence, ethnic prejudice and the dark of ignorance conflicts as relevant to our own times as to Mozart s, yet peacefully resolved by the transformational power of his music. Students participating in the Integrated Semester will select one of these operas to examine closely, research and produce a significant annotated bibliography on a topic concerning Mozart s treatment of conflict. MUS 341 PHL 130 Music of the African Diaspora FYS 199-07 GWS 210 255-02 260 Moral Philosophy Swift, Mark Rembert, Andrew People of African descent have enriched nearly every kind of music one encounters in the Western hemisphere, as well as in many other parts of the world. We sometimes forget that this happened in the context of slavery and oppression. How can it be that an important legacy of slavery is the beautiful diversity of music we have today? This course will examine the modern manifestations of African music and African-derived music in the Caribbean and Americas, such as candomblé, voudou, samba, reggae, calypso, and hip hop, and how the creators and practitioners of these styles used (and continue to use) their experience of oppression and adversity to create new communities centered around music. How should we behave? And how do we know how we should behave? Does God tell us? Or our own conscience? Our friends? Our culture? Does human reason tell us what we should do? Or should we calculate what we think will be best for the greatest number of people affected by our actions? Such questions are considered in this course, supported by various readings from ancient and modern writers. All students will study ethical issues associated with the disputed status of the City of Jerusalem. Students officially enrolled in the 2013 Integrated Semester on Conflict and Community will complete an interdisciplinary project as part of their work for this course.
THR 181 Playwriting Frank, T. Scott This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of playwriting to students who will write a series of exercises, scenes, and short dramatic pieces. Playwriting is an intensive writing course that requires students to read and analyze a number of plays and to participate in story sessions designed to develop dramatic ideas. (from catalog)