By focusing on influential post-colonial theorists, this course examines 20th century attempts to rethink the Western humanistic tradition from the point of view of colonized and formerly colonized peoples.
Examines the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" through study of some of the various interpretive strategies, both ancient and modern, which have been applied to these texts.
This course surveys and analyzes Canadian children's literature historically in relation to the national culture and the sub-cultures of authors and illustrators, as well as with respect to the nature and significance of the children's culture that received it. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/HUMA 3685 3.00
The course explores the variegated meanings of Italy -- home of the Roman Empire and Catholicism, birthplace of the Renaissance, locus of artistic richness, passion, drama, and intrigue -- as a place symbolically laden with aesthetic, moral, and spiritual significance. The focus is on the idea of beauty, and the course material is drawn from […]
Vienna is now a relatively minor European capital in the heart of Central Europe, but its history and culture can be seen as exemplary for traditions and imaginaries that define European-ness. As the former capital of the Holy Roman Empire and the multinational Habsburg lands which comprised much of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the […]
This course focuses on issues, skills and approaches to develop a critical attitude to forms of knowledge and underlie any cultural production. The course also emphasizes strategies for reading, writing, research and analysis, as ell as situating knowledge in historical and political contexts. It pays special attention to the four streams of Power, Diaspora and […]
This course focuses on issues, skills and approaches to develop a critical attitude to forms of knowledge and underlie any cultural production. The course also emphasizes strategies for reading, writing, research and analysis, as ell as situating knowledge in historical and political contexts. It pays special attention to the four streams of Power, Diaspora and […]
Students discover how local cultural production is fostered, disseminated, and in some cases restricted in and by the communities they serve. Building on cultural theories and concepts of public pedagogy, students work in small groups with partner organizations to engage in a choice of research or community focused experiential learning activities to be used for […]
This course introduces students to the theoretical study of culture, offering tools for understanding, questioning, and analyzing the social, historical, and political contexts of the media we experience on a day-to-day basis. It covers and develops the four streams of the Humanities Major: Power, Diaspora, and Race; Arts, Material, and Popular cultures; Digital, Technological, and […]
This course provides an introduction to the methods and theories used throughout the Humanities core major, covering its four streams; Power, Diaspora, and Race; Arts, Material, and Popular Cultures; Digital, Technological, and Natural Worlds; Texts, Contexts, Interpretations. (All Humanities Majors will be required to take this core course. This is not a general education course)