9455 NORMAN FURNISS TuTh 1:15-2:30 pm HU 111 ***PLEASE NOTE: HON-H 212, #9455, IS BEING REPLACED WITH HHC-H 212, #35759. HON-H 212 WILL BE CANCELED. THIS CHANGE IS IN COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY; HHC-H 212 WILL CARRY THE SAME DISTRIBUTION CREDIT AS HON-H 212, INCLUDING GEN ED S&H AND CASE IW AND S&H***… Read more »
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HON-H 233 Forbidden Passion in French Literature & Film
35587 MARGARET GRAY TuTh 11:30am-12:45 pm HU 111 This course will scrutinize the theme of forbidden passion—its conflicts, transgressions, implications, and consequences – across a variety of temporal and cultural contexts, as well as across a variety of literary genres. We will consider the codes and conventions, the rules and traditions, that construe passion as… Read more »
HON-H 238 Applied Improvisation: “Improv”ing Communication Apprehension & Skills
13851 DAWN WISHER TuTh 9:45am-12:15 pm First Eight Weeks BQ C110 This class meets during the First Eight Weeks. This interactive course will help you develop important communication skills, build self-confidence, foster creativity and spontaneity, and enhance your teamwork skills in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a performance class. Instead, we will… Read more »
HON-H 237 Philosophy of Law
12172 GREG CANADA MW 1:15-2:30 pm BH 231 What is law? For something that permeates and influences so much of our lives, it can be hard to grasp upon reflection. Is the law whatever a sovereign commands? Or is there a higher moral law or some external standard that limits what a ruler can legislate?… Read more »
HON-H 240 Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship — open only to IFS students
12292 TRAVIS BROWN TBA TBA THIS COURSE IS OPEN *ONLY* TO INCOMING STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE INTENSIVE FRESHMAN SEMINAR (IFS) PROGRAM IN JULY-AUGUST 2024.
HON-H 237 Sex, Drugs, Glocks & Roll — open to IFS students only
13967 JODY MADEIRA TBA TBA THIS COURSE IS OPEN *ONLY* TO INCOMING STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE INTENSIVE FRESHMAN SEMINAR (IFS) PROGRAM IN JULY-AUGUST 2024.
HON-H 234 Ghost Stories
31032 HERB MARKS W 3:00-5:30 pm TBA Consulting the spirit world with the help of a Ouija board, the poet James Merrill received an unsettling message: “Give up everything except the ghost!” If all art is haunted, as Merrill seems to suggest, and artists are spiritual conjurers, the barrier separating the dead and the living… Read more »
HON-H 234 Literature of the Holocaust
31022 ALVIN ROSENFELD TuTh 3:00-4:15 pm BH 140 Above class meets with JSTU-J 203 Course Description Among the most compelling literatures of our day is that which records and seeks to interpret the Nazi war of genocide against the Jews. This course will introduce students to this literature and encourage them to reflect upon many… Read more »
HON-H 238 The 2024 Election
8302 KURT ZEMLICKA TuTh 9:45-11:00 am BH 141 What is the scope and function of politics in our society? Do you talk about politics over the dinner table? With your friends? What do you like about some political leaders and detest about others? How can we tell? Which political messages work and which fail? How… Read more »
HON-H 238 Taking Words Seriously
8216 ROBERT TERRILL MW 4:45-6:00 pm HU 111 We often assume that the most effective communication is clear, direct, and unambiguous. This is particularly true for the communication that happens in public, and therefore helps us to govern ourselves in a democracy. We tend to believe that public discourse should function as a transparent window… Read more »