A theoretical and experiential exploration of holistic human ontologies, epistemologies and conceptual grammar, and of their personal, social, political and pedagogical ramifications, using both Western and non-Western texts and exploring the uses of meditation and yoga asanas by practising them.
In any given year, a limited number of faculty members may be available to supervise a special program of study (for a limited number of students) equal in credit to one full or half course. Note: Enquiries should be directed to the office of the department. Please consult the Enrolment and Registration section, Faculty of […]
In any given year, a limited number of faculty members may be available to supervise a special program of study (for a limited number of students) equal in credit to one full or half course. Note: Enquiries should be directed to the office of the department. Please consult the Enrolment and Registration section, Faculty of […]
This course explores methods and methodologies for child-centred research with a focus on ethical standards and guidelines that shape the field and sustain best practice for research with children. A child-centred approach is central to examining how children can be an integral part of the research process without being subjected to objectification and/or marginalization. Prerequisites: […]
This course incorporates book history, Childhood Studies, literary analysis, and digital humanities methodologies in its exploration of the social and textual production of children's literature. It focuses on a selection of historical children's texts from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries to study how these archival artefacts shape and interrogate our perceptions of children, childhood and […]
The course focuses on major filmmakers and trends in German film after 1989. Topics include film and authorship, art vs. popular cinema, approaches to history and memory, cinematic responses to contemporary social and political developments.
Examination of the relationship between science and religion through a study of the implications of the following intellectual developments for religious thought: the rise and triumph of Newtonian science, the Darwinian revolution, relativity theory, quantum physics, "big bang" theory, and creationism
This course develops an understanding of contemporary North American Jewry using findings of social science. Social, cultural, political and religious issues concerning the Jewish community are analyzed, such as assimilation, inter-marriage, ethnic identity and antisemitism. Course credit exclusion: AP/SOSC 3917 3.00, AP/HUMA 3917 3.00
Studies the development of American film and television. Includes historical overviews and critical studies of the various forms of production, distribution and exhibition that characterize American media culture. Four hours. Prerequisite: FA/Film 1400 6.00 or permission of the course director.
Since antiquity, Jerusalem has been a focal point for both spiritual transcendence and earthly strife. This course explores the history of a city holy to three major Western religions. It focuses on the political and religious factors that have shaped its changing meaning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and the controversies that surround it to […]