Philosophy and Religion

The Problem of Knowledge

Daniel Alvarez

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:00PM - 1:50PM

In this course, we seek to answer two fundamental questions: What is knowledge, and do we have it? We go through life learning from our parents, from books, and teachers “facts” or statements that are supposed to be true, that most of the time it does not occur to us to question or doubt.

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Identity Consciousness and Performance: Hybridity, Mestizaje and Transculturality

Niurca Marquez

Tuesday, 3:30PM - 4:45PM (Hybrid)

This course analyzes the root and development of three of the most common terms used to describe cultural and/or racial mixing or blending and uses them as a starting point to examine the performance and literature about the experience of the “third” or liminal space as applicable beyond just cultural studies.

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Observing Ourselves: A Legal Primer for Life After Honors

H. Scott Fingerhut

Monday 3:00PM - 5:50PM

For starters, this course is for honors students, not merely students enrolled in The Honors College or students conveniently available Mondays at 3. Because this course, grounded in law -- legal concepts, legal cases, legal documents, and legal theory -- is about finding oneself by losing oneself; about recognizing our mutuality of experience, from the inevitable to the mysterious; about harnessing talent and education; and ultimately, about having something to say.

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Aural Engagement: Music, Religion and Culture

Niurca Marquez

Wednesday, 2:00PM-4:45PM

This course introduces students to the interrelations between music and society from a global perspective.

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