Spring 2003

DIVISION OF HUMANITIES
HUMANITIES
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

SPRING 2003

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100 level courses

HUM 101-01 WORLD LITERATURE TO 1700
Hardin
MWF 11:00-11:50

This class provides an introduction to thought and culture through selected readings of major works up to 1700. Class discussions include historical background, literary form, and interpretation of each writing. Group work and individual projects are part of the classroom strategy.

HUM 101-02 WORLD LITERATURE TO 1700 Fugate
T TH 9:30-10:45

The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the important trends in the arts from antiquity to 1700. We will examining major works of Western literature from the different periods in order to gain a broader understanding of the cultures and societies which produced them. Humanities 101 will fulfill the General Education Requirement Humanities.

HUM 101-75 WORLD LITERATURE AFTER 1700
TBA
T Th 5:30-6:45

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: An introduction to critical thinking about world culture through selected readings in major literary forms since 1700.

HUM 102-01 WORLD LITERATURE AFTER 1700
Williams
MWF 10:00-10:50

The humanities comprise a variety of perspectives on human existence. The nature of moral and aesthetic values, the forms of knowledge and their significance, and the importance of intellectual and spiritual quests are among the central concerns of humanistic studies. Reading great works of literature can help students reflect more deeply on their experience, cultivate moral and intellectual sensitivity, and develop the capacity to understand matters from other points of view.

HUM 102-02 HON: WORLD LITERATURE AFTER 1700
Johmann
MWF 1:00-1:50

This course will survey a variety of drama, poetry, fiction and non-fiction produced by some of the most important writers in the Western experience in the last three hundred years. During the semester we will discuss the works of authors representing nine different nations on four continents, explore the relationship between literature and the larger world of Western cultural experience and discuss the ways in which literature helps us to "know ourselves" as part of the human race. Throughout the semester we will discuss the historical contexts for particular works: political, cultural and biographical influences at work in the author's life, and key ideas and trends in the intellectual development of the Western world. Students will be expected to attend class on a daily basis, have read the day's assignment in advance, and be prepared to discuss the readings in a thoughtful manner.

HUM 102-03 WORLD LITERATURE AFTER 1700
Fugate
T Th 2:30-3:45

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE.

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200 level courses

HUM 215-01 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION
Smith
MWF 8:00-8:50

This course explores the nature of the religious experience by examining various methods by which that experience has been studies and selective topics related to religion.

HUM 215-02 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION Smith
T Th 8:00-9:15

This course explores the nature of the religious experience by examining various methods by which that experience has been studies and selective topics related to religion.

HUM 216-01 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION Burden
MWF 9:00-9:50

Introduction to World Religions (HUM 216) will survey the contributions of major religious disciplines to our understanding of the phenomenon of religious experience in the modern world. The survey will include a descriptive analysis of the teachings, beliefs, and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other assigned religions as well as brief discussions of related topics. The primary textbooks will be Religions of the World, by Lewis M. Hopfe and Mark R. Woodward, Roger Eastman's The Ways of Religion, and A Handbook for the Study of World Religions, by Terry L. Burden (Available at CopyIT Center on campus). Discussions, periodic quizzes, reports, exercises, and examinations will originate from the assignments in Religions of the World and A Handbook for the Study of World Religions, by Terry L. Burden, plus other handouts and the Professor's lectures. Four examinations will cover (1) Introductory material, Hinduism and Buddhism; (2) Confucianism and Taoism; (3) Judaism and Christianity; (4) [Final Exam] Islam and other assigned topics.

HUM 216-02 HON: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS
Hunter
MWF 12:00-12:50

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE.

HUM 216-03 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS Burden
MW 2:00-3:15

HUM 216-75 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS
Burden
MW 5:30-6:45

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300 level courses

HUM 303-01 RENAISSANCE CULTURES
Spierling
MW 2:00-3:15

Course Description Unavailable.

HUM 304-01 CULTURE-MODERN PERIOD
Leidner
MWF 9:00-9:50

The objective of this course is to examine the ways in which the Industrial Revolution, technology, and urbanization have shaped the transformation of the Western World and its culture. To become aware of the rationalist crisis which emerged in European thought at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. To gain knowledge about the developments in stream-of-consciousness writing, psychoanalysis, philosophy, art and science, particularly the theory of relatively, and how they shaped consciousness and transformed dimensions of thought and everyday life. To understand the effects of WORLD war on civilization. To become familiar with the dissolving certainties that led to ideologies and a search for new values. To examine those values which have prevailed.

HUM 305-92 AMERICAN CULTURE Share
Th 4:00-6:45

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: An analysis of American thought and artistic expression during a selected period within this century.

NOTE: This class is taught on Shelby Campus.

HUM 306-01 SURVEY ISLAMIC THOUGHT & CULTURE
T TH 1:00-2:15
Hassan

The goal of this course which is introductory in nature is to enable the student to broaden and enrich his/her understanding of Islam as a religious tradition. In no way is the course to be understood to teach the dogma of the Islamic faith. It presupposes an interest in Islam and a desire to learn about and explore the doctrinal, ethical, ritual, socio-economic, political, cultural and experiential dimensions of this way of life. It also raises critical question about the study of Islam, and attitudes toward Muslims and Islam in the West. A primary concern is to understand not only the origin and fundamentals of Islam but also its role in the contemporary world.

HUM 311-01 HEBREW BIBLE/OLD TESTAMENT
Burden
MWF 11:00-11:50

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (HUM 311) will survey the literature of the ancient Israelite people as found in the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament. The class will read and interpret selected texts from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Students will survey the methods of studying the Old Testament, the message and faith expressed in the literature, and the social/political settings from which the writings evolved. The textbook is Understanding the Old Testament, by Bernard W. Anderson, The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: A Student Guide, by Terry L. Burden, and other handouts and reading assignments. Discussions, periodic quizzes, reports, exercises, and examinations will originate from the assignments in Understanding the Old Testament, A Student Guide, assigned readings from the Old Testament (Jewish Bible), handouts, and the Professor's lectures. The major areas for examinations are (1) Backgrounds for the Study of the Old Testament, (2) the Pentateuch, (3) the Historical books, (4) the Prophetic Books and the Writings.

HUM 311-02 HEBREW BIBLE/OLD TESTAMENT
Polzer
T TH 1:00-2:15

By reading a substantial number of representative selections from the Hebrew Bible itself, the course will provide an introductory, critical overview of the history, theology, w world view and cultural background of the body of literature called the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Beginning with a text-historical overview of biblical literature, the course will proceed with a detailed study of biblical themes including, Creation, the Salvation and Election, the Ancestors, Heroes and Heroism, the Messianic King, Prophecy, and the End of Days. Although the lectures will be arranged thematically, at all times a historical and text-historical perspective will be maintained to show how the literature of the Hebrew Bible was composed over a long period of time, and thus has encoded the changing historical, social cultural, and hence, theological contexts of its origins. Students will complete three Learning Cell assignments (written ass ignments centered around in-class discussion groups) and one final exam.

HUM 312-01 NEW TESTAMENT
Smith
MWF 10:00-10:50

This course examines the basic writing of the Christian faith, the New Testament, in light of its historical context. We will look into its historical background, the selection of its writings, the text and its meaning, and its influence in the life of the Christian Church and Western Civilization.

HUM 318-01 JUDAISM & OTHER CIVILIZATIONS
Polzer
T Th 9:30-10:45

No religion exists in a cultural vacuum. In fact, all successful religious traditions are influenced by cultural phenomena and beliefs coming from outside the tradition itself. Moreover, while some quote foreign\quote practices stay on the margins of a religious tradition, others become important, time honored red religious practices later considered to be an authentic part of the original religious revelation. Alternative forms of Judaism, past and present, will be studied to show how traditional religions respond to and adopt outside influence, and the tension on and necessary accommodation made between religious authorities and popular practice. Topics covered will include: Goddess worship in ancient Israel and its place in Jewish feminism today, Jewish magic, astrology, and dream interpretation, Kabbalah in the form of New Age Jewish mysticism and meditation, Ju-Buddhism and the Bible Code phenomenon.

HUM 322-01 MODERN FICTION 20TH CENTURY
Johmann
MW 4:00-5:15

A selected survey of twentieth century fiction, including works by Conrad, Remarque, Woolf, Hesse, Achebe, Vonnegut, Atwood, Kundera, Ishiguro and more. Lectures and discussions will focus on the development of fiction as an art form in twentieth century, as well as on the relationship between fiction and the events in twentieth-century history, politics, and culture that stand behind each work.

HUM 338-01 GREEK MYTHOLOGY Gray
MWF 10:00-10:50

Greek Mythology will, after a brief introduction to several of the various theories of myth, focus on the Greek myths that have inspired the imaginations of later Western artists, authors, and thinkers. In conjunction with the study of Greek myth, we will also consider relevant aspects of Greek religion as well as the influence of later authors on the transmission and interpretation of Greek myth. The object of the course is to provide a solid background for understanding references to Greek myth wherever they may occur. Requirements: Two exams, paper or final essay, quizzes, and a final exam.

HUM 339-01 STUDIES WORLD MYTHOLOGY
Van
MWF 11:00-11:50

NOTE: Mythic Britian. This class is co-listed with English 376 (Literature and Mythology)

This course introduces the mythological foundations of early British Literature, Germanic, Celtic and Christian, as a preface to understanding Beowulf, Gawain and the Green Knight, and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. We will begin with Norse Mythology and two Icelandic sagas: Njal's Saga and The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki, and use them to understand Beowulf as Germanic story. For the Celtic traditions in Gawain and the Green Kinght, and the Arthur stories, we will use the Irish Epic The Tain (The Cattle Raid at Cooley), Bricriu's Feast, and various handouts. We will make ancillary use of early British and continental folklore about Yule, mid-winter feastin, spring fertility, and Green men and Wild Men. Other topics to be dealth with: shamanism, tricksters, and the emergence of a Christian consciousness in Germanic and Celtic paganism. Seating is limited.

HUM 340-01 WOMEN AND RELIGION
Hassan
T Th 2:30-3:45

NOTE: This class is co-listed with Women Studies.

This course, which is introductory in nature, has two primary objectives. The first is to enable the student to understand the theological bases in which ideas and attitudes regarding women are rooted a) in the tree Semitic, Abrahamic or "monotheistic" religions-namely, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The second is to give the student an overview of the ongoing global discourse pertaining to women-related issues amongst persons of diverse religious traditions.

HUM 344-92 RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES Hunter
M 4:00-6:45

The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the study of religion, with particular emphasis on the many religious communities, which influence American culture.

HUM 354-01 MASTERPIECES OF ANCIENT GREECE-WR
Gray
T Th 2:30-3:45

Great Books of Ancient Greece will examine works that represent the spirit of the Greek literary tradition from Homer's ODYSSEY to Longus' romance novel, DAPHNIS AND CHLOE. All reading will be in translation. Between Homer and Longus, we will read Sophocles' OEDIPUS THE KING, the CLOUDS by Aristophanes, as well as significant portions of Thucydides' HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR and Plato's APOLOGY. In class sessions we will consider each work as representative of its genre and we will identify and discuss ideas and themes that characterize Greek thought, literature, and culture. The Final Grade is based on a Midterm Exam, a Final Exam, three essays, and on class participation.

HUM 361-01 FANTASY LITERATURE
MWF 1:00-1:50 Williams

An examination of modern alternate world fantasy literature. The class will investigate the genre using several critical methods, but the emphasis will be on fantasy's critique of both modern society and modern fictional approaches. Authors will include Carroll, Baum, Burroughs, Tolkien, and Leguin. Short papers and two exams.

HUM 362-01 POP CULTURES AND POWER
T TH 9:30-10:45 Parkhurst

NOTE: This class is co-listed with Anthropology.

In this course students examine different perspectives on popular culture. Basic to the inquiry will be coverage both of an ecumenical humanities-based view and of a comparative anthropological view. The premise will be that pop cultures are always aesthetic, social, economic and political. Lectures and readings will cover all the aspects of this premise. Examples will be drawn from film, literature, music, and everyday practice, and from the U. S., Europe, and other parts of the world.

HUM 362-02 WOMEN AND LANGUAGE
T TH 1:00-2:15 Huber

NOTE: This class is co-listed with LING 390 and WMST 390.

This course will examine empirical and theoretical work in linguistics as it pertains to language and gender. We will l also look at how popular media and current events influence our language (and vice versa) regarding social categories of male and female. The empirical segment will be carried out during the first half of the semester and will include readings and a pr imary research project. Students will collect conversational or survey data in support of hypotheses about the interaction of language and gender. Topics will include how women and men are socialized into language and how they learn language roles; how ge nder figures in conversational settings for adults or children; how publishing has served to reinforce gender variation in the written language. In the second half of the course, we will turn to theoretical discussions of language and gender, and rethink the empirical projects through the lens of theory. Central questions for the course: How are gender identities and relationships between speakers connected to the form and content of what they say? And how do linguistic resources and conventions affect the shape of a culture's gender arrangements? Note: this course is about language, including taboo words, topics, and language often considered offensive. In addition, students will examine the language of violence and the language of sacred texts. Most st udents understand the distinction between studying language and using language, and can discuss viewpoints they disagree with, but if you find this problematic, you should not take this course.

HUM 376-01 THE CITY IN AMERICA
T TH 11:00-12:15 Share

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE.

400 level courses

HUM 400-01 HON: SCIENCE & RELIGION
T TH 4:00-5:15 Johmann

Since the trial of Galileo for heresy in the 17th century, the course of Western intellect has increasingly separated the worlds of science and religion, so much so that today many assume a natural and irreconcilable conflict between the truths of scientific reason and the truths of religious faith. Yet, before the Renaissance, the quest for rational certainty and the quest for certainty in faith were allies in spirit if not in their findings and even since the time of Galileo have often served as an inspiration for one another. As the 20th century draws to a close-a century of conflict between scientists and theologians and the breakdown of the humanist dialogue-many in both the scientific and faith communities wish to renew a conversation on the findings of science and the meaning of humanity's place in a vast and evolving universe.

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500 level courses

HUM 510-01 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF RELIGION-WR
T TH 4:00-5:15

Through a close study of works by major contributor s to the method and theory of the study of religion, the course will present a survey of the history of the study of religion from the late 19th century until today. Students will be taught to distinguish between a writer\rquote s methodological approach and his theoretical framework, and will apply both to a specific religious phenomenon in the final project. Text studied will include: The Golden Bough (James Frazer), The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Emile Durkheim), The Sacred and the Profane (Mircea Eliade), The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Max Weber) and A Theory of Shopping (Daniel Miller). Students will be responsible for five Learning Cell Assignments (written assignments following class discussion groups), a final presentation i n which groups of students will analyze the contemporary religious phenomenon of their choice using one or more theoretical frameworks studied in class, and a final exam.

HUM 514-01 COLLOQUIUM: INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOUGUE
T TH 5:30-6:45 Hassan

The purpose of this colloquium is to enable students to acquire knowledge relating to both the theory and practice of interreligious dialogue in the contemporary world. Students will engage in a critical study of methodologies of interreligious dialogue developed by significant writers and assess their relevance or effectiveness with reference to specific themes of issues. The particular focus of this colloquium will be an interreligious dialogue amongst the three "Abrahamic" religions, namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and the importance of this dialogue in the context of global peace and conflict-resolution.

HUM 562-01 GREEK AND ROMAN RELIGION
T 4:00-6:45 Gervasi

This course will explore the religions of ancient Greece and Rome from the eighth century B.C. to the rise of Christianity. We will pay particular attention to the role of religion within larger cultural contexts, such as politics, family life, literature, and the visual arts. We will consider the relationship between myth and ritual, between public and private religious practice, and between religious practice and philosophical inquiry. While the course will follow a generally chronological structure, we will also discuss specific topics thematically, such as festivals, divination, sacrifices, and attitudes to new cults. Class requirements: close reading of the texts, class discussions, midterm and final exams, class presentation and research paper.

HUM 562-75 HISTORY OF THE FUTURE
T 5:30-8:15 Kebric

This course will be mainly concerned with concepts. The basic premise is that what generally passes for history of the future is, in reality, the history of the present and the past-- especially the remote past. Themes which appear in the earliest examples of human thought and literature continue to reappear in diverse societies centuries later, in the present, and in many views of the future. At the same time, we will try to identify "laws" that appear to have remained constant throughout the human experience and ask the question whether these "laws" have a good chance of remaining valid into the future. If so, they may form the firmest framework for any rational attempt to begin a construct of the history of the future. We shall attempt to posit at least some logical possibilities, discarding the absurd and irrelevant and employing as our main tools mytho-historical archetypes, history, historiography, language, comparative literature (oral and written), psychology, science, and film. There will be four papers. The class will be a WR by the time it is offered.

HUM 581-01 DANTE
MWF 10:00-10:50 Mastri

The course will concentrate on Dante's Divine Comedy and Vita Nuova, which will be the main working texts. Background information on the social, political, and cultural environment of Dante's times will be given by the instructor. Class requirements: Close readings of the texts and materials placed on reserve, three examinations based on the lecturers, class discussions, and readings. The exams will be both objectives and essay type.

HUM 591-01 PERSPECTIVES-ANCIENT CULTURE-WR
T TH 11:00-12:15 Gray

Perspectives on Ancient Culture will examine two specific cultures of the ancient world, fifth-century Athens and Rome, through the perspective of drama, both tragedy and comedy. The class will consider the literature, philosophy, history, politics, religion, and art of each cultural period and will examine the world outside the theatre through the eyes of the dramatists (Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plautus, and Seneca). We will also discuss the genres of tragedy and comedy as art forms in their original contexts. In critical essays and class presentations, students will examine current research on specific dramas, formulate and defend their own interpretations and consider how the work fits into the culture.

HUM 592-75 PERSPECTIVES-MEDIEVAL CULTURE-WR
M 5:30-8:15 Wise

The Medieval Period (500-1500) has often been dismissed as the thousand years during which nothing much happened. In order to correct that view, we will examine the medieval roots of modern thought and practice, including religious controversies among Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; technology and science vs. tradition; faith/reason/magic as ways of knowing truth; friendship/marriage/romantic love as ideals, among other topics. We will read primary sources, study the symbolism of stained glass, visit a monastery, and design projects which examine vestiges of medieval perspectives in modern life. Reading and writing assignments for each week. Two major papers, and a final synthesis project.

HUM 593-02 PERSPECTIVES-EARLY MODERN CULTURE-WR
MW 2:00-3:15 Miller

This course will examine three "non-literary" writers of the Early Modern period (Thomas More, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Michel de Montaigne) and discuss how their seminal ideas are significant in looking at three Shakespeare plays (Measure for Measure, Hamlet, Macbeth), as they in turn reflect thinking and values of the period. This is a WR course, so all grades will be based on essays, and to a lesser extent on class participation (which includes attendance.)

HUM 594-01 PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN CULTURE-WR
MWF 11:00-11:50 Allen

To examine the ways in which the Industrial Revolution, technology, and journeys abroad, to and within countries, even the movement from the province to the city, have shaped the transformation of the Western World and its culture. To become aware of the rationalist crisis which emerged in European thought at the beginning of the 20th century and the challenges provoked by philosophical thought, world wars, and new discoveries. To gain knowledge about the developments in stream-of-consciousness writing, psychology, philosophy, art and science, particularly the theory of relativity, and how they shaped consciousness and transformed dimensions of thought and everyday life. To recognize the timeless questions--the inevitability of death, the mystery of God, the justice of fate, the need for love, the tension between loyalty to oneself and one's community--and how they find expression in the self and modern stories. To become familiar with the dissolving certainties that led to a search for new values and meaning in the twentieth century and to a focus on subjective reality.

HUM 594-02 PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN CULTURE-WR
T TH 4:00-5:15 Parkhurst

Culture has been a problematical term since it began gaining currency with the debut of the industrial revolution, both in relation to other terms and in regard to its physical mapping. This course is devoted to providing signposts for placing culture both conceptually and concretely. It asks, in conceptual terms, how "culture" has been related to terms and concepts such as "politics, " "society," "economy," "individual", "art," "ideals" and "ideology." It examines, on a physical register, the easy attribution culture to urban life, and scrutinizes its use in connection with country life. Related to these issues are the connections between "high culture," "low culture," "urban culture," "rural culture," "bourgeois culture," "working-class culture," "peasant culture," "local culture," "regional culture," and "cosmopolitan culture," and we will trace at least some of these connections throughout. We in "the West" have long been taught that Europe is the premier site of a highly important kind of culture. In investigating the place of culture, we will simultaneously be conducting a critical examination of the notion of Europe in cultural terms. Was Europe THE source of modern culture? Does it remain so? If Europe has been such a source, does that make it unitary at some level in cultural terms? If not, what are its important kinds of differentiation? These are some of the key issues to be examined over the semester. The course is aimed at promoting communication of, critical thinking on, and powerful writing about the key questions and puzzles of cultural experience and representation in modern Europe.

HUM 595-01 PRINCIPLES OF CULTURAL HISTORY-WR
W 4:00-6:45 Share

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: The study of major systematic views of the development of Western culture.

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600 level courses

HUM 610-01 METHODS AND THEORIES OF RELIGION
T TH 4:00-5:15 Polzer

HUM 614-01 COLLOQUIUM: INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
T TH 5:30-6:45 Hassan

HUM 637-01 AMERICAN THOUGHT & CULTURE
T TH 1:00-2:15 Allen

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE.

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WR courses

HUM 354-01 MASTERPIECES OF ANCIENT GREECE-WR
Gray
T Th 2:30-3:45

HUM 400-01 HON: SCIENCE & RELIGION-WR
T TH 4:00-5:15 Johmann

HUM 510-01 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF RELIGION-WR
T TH 4:00-5:15 Polzer

HUM 591-01 PERSPECTIVES-ANCIENT CULTURE-WR
T TH 11:00-12:15 Gray

HUM 592-75 PERSPECTIVES-MEDIEVAL CULTURE-WR
M 5:30-8:15 Wise

HUM 593-01 PERSPECTIVES-EARLY MODERN CULTURE-WR
MW 2:00-3:15 Miller

HUM 594-01 PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN CULTURE-WR
MWF 11:00-11:50 Allen

HUM 594-02 PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN CULTURE-WR
T TH 4:00-5:15 Parkhurst

Culture has been a problematical term since it began gaining currency with the debut of the industrial revolution, both in relation to other terms and in regard to its physical mapping. This course is devoted to providing signposts for placing culture both conceptually and concretely. It asks, in conceptual terms, how "culture" has been related to terms and concepts such as "politics, " "society," "economy," "individual", "art," "ideals" and "ideology." It examines, on a physical register, the easy attributionof culture to urban life, and scrutinizes its use in connection with country life. Related to these issues are the connections between "high culture," "low culture," "urban culture," "rural culture," "bourgeois culture," "working-class culture," "peasant culture," "local culture," "regional culture," and "cosmopolitan culture," and we will trace at least some of these connections throughout. We in "the West" have long been taught that Europe is the premier site of a highly important kind of culture. In investigating the place of culture, we will simultaneously be conducting a critical examination of the notion of Europe in cultural terms. Was Europe THE source of modern culture? Does it remain so? If Europe has been such a source, does that make it unitary at some level in cultural terms? If not, what are its important kinds of differentiation? These are some of the key issues to be examined over the semester. The course is aimed at promoting communication of, critical thinking on, and powerful writing about the key questions and puzzles of cultural experience and representation in modern Europe.

HUM 595-01 PRINCIPLES OF CULTURAL HISTORY-WR
W 4:00-6:45 Share

COURSE DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: The study of major systematic views of the development of Western culture.

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