Summer

AP/HUMA 1825 9.00 Law And Morality in Literature & Culture

Examines aspects of the relationships between law and morality in literary, filmic and philosophical works from Ancient Greece to the Modern Word and in several modern court cases.

AP/HUMA 1780 6.00 Stories In Diverse Media

Focuses on recurrent stories and themes that have been realized in a variety of media (film, literature, music, theatre, visual arts). Emphasized are various settings for the arts and their reception by audiences, viewers and readers.

AP/HUMA 1170 9.00 The Modern Age: Shapers & Definers

Introduces the student to some of the important shapers and definers of the modern (Western) artistic and intellectual tradition, along with some of the movements and counter-movements that framed their work (Romanticism, Realism, Symbolism, Modernism etc.). PRIOR TO FALL 2014: Course credit exclusion: AP/HUMA 1750 6.00.

AP/HUMA 1165 9.00 Gods and Humans

Explores the interactions between Gods and humans in literature, art, and philosophy. We focus on critical questions, emotional struggles, and personal journeys that characterize interactions between humans and Gods. Special attention is given to the reasons why religious and secular people are interested in these interactions today.

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 […]