HUMANITIES (HUMN)
Mark E. Cory, Chair of Studies, 506 Old Main, 575-6776
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS GUILDS, SCHÄFER;
PROFESSORS BENNETT, BLAIR, COCHRAN, FULLER, GATES, HOBSON, KING, ROMANOV,
WALIGORSKI; ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS CANDIDO, EDWARDS, GREESON, LEVINE, SUTHERLAND
(M.); ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MacRAE
Courses: Humanities (HUMN)
HUMN1003 Introduction to the Arts and Aesthetics (FA, SP, SU) An interdisciplinary, multicultural introduction to the arts through general aesthetic concepts and questions, including the nature of artistic media, form, style and interpretation, includes experimental and academic approaches.
HUMN1110E Honors Roots of Culture to 500 C.E. Drill (FA) This comprises the discussion component of the Roots of Culture to 500 C.E. Required: Candidacy in Four-Year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 1114H.
HUMN1114H Honors Roots of Culture to 500 C.E. (FA) This course provides an analysis of culture from prehistory to 500 C.E., and it is the first course in the Honors Humanities Project. This course is part of a four-sequence study designed around the themes of the sacred, knowledge, society, power, and vision. Required: Candidacy in Four-Year Honors Program. Corequisite: HUMN 1110E. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
HUMN1120E Honors Equilibrium of Cultures 500-1600 Drill (SP) This comprises the discussion component of the Equilibrium of Cultures, 500-1600 C.E. Required: Candidacy in Four-Year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 1124H.
HUMN1124H Honors Equilibrium of Cultures 500-1600 (SP) This course provides an analysis of culture from 500 to 1600, and it is the second course in the Honors Humanities Project. This course is part of a four-sequence study designed around the themes of the sacred, knowledge, society, power, and Four-Year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 1120E.
HUMN2003 Introduction to Gender Studies (FA) An introduction to the literature theories and research gender studies. Surveys cross-cultural and historical dimensions of women's and men's experiences in society and within households and kinship groups, drawing on anthropology, literature, sociology, history, religion, politics and economics. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
HUMN2110E Honors Birth Culture 1600-1900 Drill (FA) This comprises the discussion component of the Birth of Modern Culture, 1600-1900. Required: Candidacy in Four-Year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 2114H.
HUMN2114H Honors Birth of Modern Culture 1600-1900 (FA) This course provides an analysis of culture from 1600-1900, and it is the third in the Honors Humanities Project. This course is part of a four-sequence study designed around the themes of the sacred, knowledge, society, power, and vision. Required: candidacy in FYur-year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 2110E.
HUMN2120E Honors Twentieth Century Global Culture Drill (SP) This comprises the discussion component of Twentieth Century Global Culture. Required: candidacy in Four-Year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 2124H.
HUMN2124H Honors Twentieth Century Global Culture (SP) This course provides an analysis of the twentieth-century culture in a global context, and it is the fourth in the Honors Humanities Project. This course is part of a four-sequence study designed around the themes of the sacred, knowledge, society, power, and vision. Required: candidacy in Four-Year Scholars Program. Corequisite: HUMN 2120E.
HUMN2203 Introduction to Religious Studies (FA, SP, SU) Introduces students to the academic study of religion from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Topics include the idea of the sacred, myth, ritual, belief, symbol, values, revelation, mysticism. Explores intersections between religions and culture which have an impact on personal and collective identity.
HUMN3013 Popular Culture in Contemporary America (IR) Examines contemporary American values by analysis of various aspects of popular culture, such as television and films; detective, western, and science fiction narrative; advertising; pop art; music; and sports.
HUMN3163 On Death and Dying (FA, SP, SU) Reviews the theory and humanistic importance of the concepts of death and dying in society. An experimental option and interdisciplinary faculty presenters will be part of the format. (Same as SCWK 3163) Prerequisite: junior standing.
HUMN3253 Feminist Thought and Culture (FA, SP, SU) An exploration of feminist theory in the areas of philosophy, the arts, and popular culture, with emphasis on the ways in which human institutions and practices contribute to concepts, norms, and laws regarding gender.
HUMN3923H Honors Colloquium (IR) Treats a special topic or issue offered as a part of the Honors Program. May be repeated. Prerequisite: honors candidacy.
HUMN4003 Conflicting Values in the Modern World (SP) Different approaches to the essential problems of modern existence, leading to a description of contemporary values and the tensions and conflicts among them. The emphasis is on direct experience with works of art. Prerequisite: world literature and 6 hours fine arts and junior standing.
HUMN4013 The Search for Values in the Humanistic Disciplines (FA, SP, SU) Examination of values leading to the formulation of standards of judgment. Emphasis is on direct experience with the works of art. Prerequisite: world literature and 6 hours fine arts and junior standing.
HUMN4033 Development of Man's Understanding of the Physical World (IR) The 1st semester of a 2-semester interdepartmental course in the intellectual history of the physical sciences from the Renaissance to the present. Major influences on the arts and literature included. Prerequisite: junior standing.
HUMN4113 European Culture (IR) A 6-week tour of Europe, offering 1st-hand experience of art, architecture, music, and general culture of Europe, lectures and reading.
HUMN4203 World Religions (SP) A survey of the major beliefs of the world, and of their relationship with history, ethics, political and social theory and psychology.
HUMN4223 Medieval Thought and Culture (IR) Society, religion, arts, and architecture in the Middle Ages. Prerequisite: junior standing.
HUMN4243 Women in Music and Art (FA, SP, SU) A historical survey of art and music by women from Hildegard von Bingen (1098-c.1179) to Judy Chicago (1939- ).
HUMN425V Colloquium (1-6) (IR) An interdisciplinary, value-oriented discussion course.
HUMN4273 Romanticism (IR) Survey of the main trends of 19th century sensibility as reflected especially in literature, music and painting.
HUMN4313 Peace and War (FA, SP, SU) An interdisciplinary course taught by faculty and guests from diverse disciplines. Political, anthropological, military, historical, technological, sociological, psychological, literary and religious perspectives on the origins of armed conflict and the quest for world peace.
HUMN4913 Literary Reflections of the Holocaust (SP) Drawing on fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama from works written originally in French, Polish, German, Dutch, English, and Yiddish, this course introduces students to the Holocaust through literature. Deals with the adequacy of imaginative literature in the face of atrocity, the comparative effectiveness of fiction versus autobiography, and the dangers of exploitation and trivialization. (Same as WLIT 4913)
HUMN4993 The City in American Art and Culture (FA, SP, SU) An examination of the role of the city and the urban experience in American civilization from colonial times to the present. May not be used to satisfy the art history requirement for art majors.