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History, Culture, and The Arts

Deconstructing Race Power & Privilege in America

Trina Sanders

Fully Online (Summer B)

This course will explore the phenomena of race, class, oppression, power, and privilege. Students will critically analyze their own identities within the context of power, privilege, and inequity. Through the course lectures, required readings, films/clips, and discussions, students will also critically examine and describe the social, political, and historical construction of inequality while recognizing structures of power and privilege in the U.S.

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Apocalypse How: Crisis And Optimism in The 21st Century

Garrett Pierman

Fully Online (Summer B)

Living in this century, it is pretty clear that, as a species, we have some pretty big problems. Some of these problems are so big, in fact, that they may threaten the continued survival and success of homo sapiens. Thinking about problems that may doom our species can be a serious downer. Instead, in this course, we will take a careful, analytical look at a series of problems that are massive and think towards their solutions. As Honors students, we are the leaders, thinkers, and problem solvers in our respective communities.

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Banquet with the Bard: A Culinary Exploration of Shakespeare's Plays

Erica del Riego

Tuesdays 10:00A-1:20P (Certified Hybrid, Summer B)

Shakespeare is known for his captivating language, dazzling or infuriating characters, and expert craftsmanship in storytelling. Yet, within many of his most renowned plays lies an intriguing commentary on meals, the danger of mixing food and revenge, and the importance of good company. Indeed, throughout Shakespeare’s works, food serves as more than just a basic necessity for sustenance, instead food is often used symbolically, metaphorically, or as a dramatic device to convey deeper meanings and themes.

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Visions of Utopia

Ruben Garrote

Fully Online (Summer A)

We explore the utopian imagination by tracing its development from its ancient precursors to its modern manifestations. Through the readings and discussions, we address the shifts in utopian thought as it was affected by contemporary sociopolitical realities and the relationships between the utopian imagination and these realities—perennial yearning for better days past transformed into hopes of a perfect society to come; self-conscious warnings of authors faced with the real results of the planned society; dystopian fantasies looking ahead to the new frontiers of technology and the uncertain future of humanity.

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Film from the "Developing World": Arab Film. The Middle East and Beyond

Elizabeth Hanly

Fully Online (Summer B)

Extraordinary filmmaking has been accomplished, often in nearly impossible circumstances, across the Third World. What were the political and cultural circumstances in the country at the time the film was made? How difficult was it to make the film, in both political and economic terms? What is the film telling us about subtle as well as more obvious cultural concerns and realities? How was the film received in-country? How was it received internationally? How might it inform our understanding of these countries today? This course will look at films from Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Turkey et al.

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Current Events Through the Lens of Music

Melba Pearson

Fully Online (Summer B)

Students analyze the lyrics of songs from the last few decades and explore the social and political events that inspired the artists' lyrics. The songs are selected from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and present day. For their midterm and final projects, students will select a song from their own collection and perform the same analysis.

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The Japanese Sense of Beauty

Masako Kubota

Fully Online (Summer A)

During the semester, we will explore the dynamic literary works by Japanese great writers and film directors. After we examine Japanese classic literature and films, we will cover a new generation of writers such as Yoshimoto Banana and a new generation of directors, Kore’eda Hirokazu. Towards the end of this class, we will engage in a Group Activities of development by experiencing Linguistic Landscapes in our communities. The multi-perspective approaches are experienced by analyzing the prominent Japanese literature and the films in the Discussions, Film Reflection Papers and the Group project.

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The Digital Fork: From Bites to Bytes

Natalie Yagual

Fully Online (Summer A)

The purpose of this course is to explore the interdisciplinary intersection between pop culture, technology, and nutrition. This course will focus on the influence these areas have on our society. Students will analyze the relationship between media, digital innovations, and nutritional trends, how these areas interact to influence individuals, cultures, and movements across the globe.

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God and Man in the Great Conversation

Ruben Garrote

Online (Summer B)

The course is an examination of some of the "big questions" students explore in a liberal arts program about "life, the universe, and everything."

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Mythopoeia and the Secret Fire

Adam Gorelick

Fully Online (Summer B)

This course explores the theory and practice of imagination through the works of philologist and professor J.R.R. Tolkien. Famous for The Lord of the Rings and for the unprecedented depth of his fictional world-building, Tolkien's ideas and works offer valuable insight into philosophy, history, linguistics, myth, mysticism, sociology, ecology, and creativity. Students will read essays, poems, and stories by and about Tolkien, trace the origins of his invented world, and apply their own faculties of imagination to the realization of something that does not exist yet.

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The Paradox-Savvy Mind

Matthew Kutz

Fully Online (Summer A)

This course is an interactive virtual class that introduces the student to the nuance of how a binary paradigm makes us uncomfortable with paradox and limits our thinking, creativity, and innovation. Attention is given to how cognitive diversity and contextual intelligence are prerequisites for successful leadership in a rapidly changing and dynamic workforce.

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Film from the Developing World: Africa

Elizabeth Hanly

Fully Online (Summer A)

Extraordinary filmmaking has been accomplished, often in nearly impossible circumstances, across the Third World. What were the political and cultural circumstances in the country at the time the film was made? How difficult was it to make the film, in both political and economic terms? What is the film telling us about subtle as well as more obvious cultural concerns and realities? How was the film received in-country? How was it received internationally? How might it inform our understanding of these countries today? This course will look at films from throughout the continent of Africa

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