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AP/HUMA 1106 9.00 Egypt in the Greek & Roman Mediterranean

An examination of Egypt and Egyptians in the imagination and history of the cultures of the Greek and Roman Mediterranean. Course credit exclusion: AP/HUMA 2110 9.00 (prior to Fall 2014).

AP/HUMA 1105 9.00 Myth And Imagination In Greece And Rome

An introduction to ancient and modern myths and theories about myths and mythology in comparative perspectives and their influences on modern literature and art. A close examination of influential primary texts from ancient Greek and Roman myth and philosophy with a view to understanding fundamental ideas, principles, and values on the basis of which the […]

AP/HUMA 1100 9.00 Worlds Of Ancient Greece & Rome

This Foundations course offers a serious, focused, and critical examination of the ancient Greeks and Romans through the lens of important primary texts from Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Virgil, all considered in translation from ancient Greek and Latin.  In the final part of the course, we consider the meaning and significance of our study the […]

AP/CLTR 1953 6.0 Canadian Writers In Person

Explores the works of 11 contemporary Canadian writers who give in class readings and respond to questions about their work. Explores the concerns and voices of a new generation of Canadian authors and gives students opportunities to develop their own critical literary voices. Course does not count towards a major in English but does count […]

AP/HUMA 1300 9.00 Cultures of Resistance in the Americas: The African American Experience

This General Education course addresses the ways in which diasporic Black peoples have responded to and resisted their enslaved and subordinated status in the Americas. It focuses specifically on the cultural experiences of Black diasporic peoples in the Caribbean, the United States and Canada, and critically interrogates how Black cultures are produced, performed, contested and […]

AP/JWST 1045 3.00 Klezmer Ensemble

Practical performance instruction in the Klezmer/Yiddish song musical traditions. Some performance ability and knowledge of violin, bass, guitar, cello, piano, clarinet, sax, accordion, trombone, flute or trumpet is required. Other instruments—including voice— are welcomed. Prerequisite: None for 1045, appropriate lower level or permission of the instructor required for upper level registration. Open to majors and […]

AP/JWST 1880 6.00 The Jewish Experience, Civilization and Culture

An examination of the interaction of Jews and gentiles in selected periods from antiquity through the 20th century. A case study in ethnic adaptation, the course seeks to understand how Jews sometimes adapted their lives to the world around them, and at other times withdrew into themselves, and how at certain times they exerted considerable […]

AP/JWST 1870 6.0: The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and the Arts

This course looks at selected passages from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and their interpretative reflection in the western artistic tradition, including pictorial/ representational art, music, literature, and cinema. The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament is one of the most influential works of western literature. Over the course of the centuries, it has been the subject of myriad […]

AP/JWST 1850 6.0: The Bible and Modern Contexts

Note: Successful completion of this course fulfills General Education requirements in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. This course offers a survey of much of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the Christian Bible (New Testament). We begin with a discussion of pre-Israelite religion (i.e., a reconstruction of religion in Palestine before the […]

AP/JWST 1020 6.0: Elementary Biblical Hebrew I & II

This course introduces students to the basic vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of "Biblical" Hebrew as represented in the Bible and in ancient Hebrew inscriptions. Students are introduced to the Hebrew writing system, basic vocabulary, grammar and syntax. The focus of the grammar is on the Hebrew noun and verb, their various forms and uses. In […]