Humn 200.001 Work and Identity           

MWF 11:00-11:50            HLG 201            

Garnet Branch

For much of human history individuals have been known by the work they performed as indicated by contemporary last names: Baker, Carpenter, Cook, Farmer, etc. Through our study of literature, nonfiction, drama, cinema, music and the visual arts, we will explore the individual’s role in our contemporary workforce.

Humn 200.002  Introduction to Women’s Studies  Th 9:30-10:45 HLG 201             

M. A. Wilson

Introduces the rationale, methodologies, and outcomes of a gender-based approach to knowledge and explores how a women’s studies orientation changes the ways other disciplines are taught. At the dawn of a new millennium, in the midst of the third wave of feminism, we will evaluate how the emergence of women in the academy and in the professions has altered classroom, workplace, and family dynamics and radically changed traditional institutions such as marriage, motherhood, and established religion.

Humn 300.001            /Engl 370.001/Honr 385.008.     Modern Satire  MWF 9:00-9:50  HLG 201

J. Ferstel

This course will engage students in an investigation of American and British satire since 1900 through a study of represenative works of art, film, and literature. Beginning with a brief history of satire in the Western tradition and a look at some modern theories of satire, the class will focus on social and political satire in its various manifestations with special attention as to how this art reflects and critiques Anglo-American society.

Humn 300.002            Honr 385.009            Minotaur and Labyrinth  MWF 11:00-11:50  HLG 205   

M. Byrd

This course explores the various depictions of the Minotaur in mythology, art, literature and film, and his "transmutation" into the modern age.  The Cretan Labyrinth and hybrid monster within it are the stuff of myth—a rousing good story, and one seemingly embodied with endless, unfathomable meanings elemental to the body of human ideology: myth, religion, philosophy, psychology, art, literature, and film.

Humn 300.003  The Italian Renaissance            TR 11:00-12:15     HLG 205           

Suzette Scotti

To understand the origins of this extraordinary flowering of art and literature, we will begin with the late medieval frescoes of Giotto, the sculpture of Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, La Vita Nuovo of Dante, and Le Canzoniere of Petrarch which laid the groundwork for the burgeoning of arts and letters that followed. The focus of the course will be on the artistic and literary innovations which ensued, led by Early Renaissance masters such as Brunelleschi, Alberti, Masaccio, and Donatello, nad culminating in the exquisite art of Bramante, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian.

Humn 300.004    Mus 300.04/Honr 385.010 Women and Music Th 11:00-12:15 ANG 128 

 S. Garcia

In the first part of this course, we will study the history of women making music in the Western European Classical tradition from the Middle Ages until about 1900. The second half of the course will consider the diverse roles women have played in American art music since 1900.

Humn 300.005  Environment and Spirit            Th 12:30-1:45            HLG 201     

Blakewood, Kinsella

Western Religion (and particularly American Protestantism) defines the sacred primarily in otherworldly terms, restricting sacred value in this world largely to humans and their religious artifacts.  It has frequently been suggested that this attitude is a factor in the despoliation of the global environment by human beings.  Readings from Nature Writing will be used to stimulate a  discussion of Western ways of knowing the natural world which transcend a merely utilitarian relationship, and open up the possibilities of a more sustainable future.

Humn 300.006/Honr 385.002  The Problem of Evil     TR 2:00-4:50            HLG 404  

Ancelet, Kinsella

Explores the history and nature of evil throughout the ages and in a variety of sources, including literature, art, music, film, folklore, and popular culture. We will attempt to identify evil in its various forms—spiritual, social, psychological—and consider possible responses to the problem of evil within an intellectual setting.

Humn 300.007 Honr 385.012 Literature of Rock and Roll  M 6:00-8:50     HLG 404

 B. Ancelet          

This course will treat rock lyrics as contemporary poetry, examining them for their literary value, as well as their reflection of their times. Students will also consider how the performance of the lyrics enhances the message.  We will examine the art associated with the genre, as on album covers, etc. and the use of the music in film and other media.

Humn 300.008            /Hist 371/Honr 385.014 History of Italy    Th 8:00-9:15 HLG 201  

S. Nicassio

The course examines the long and eventful history of the “geographical expression” that became Italy at the end of the nineteenth century, from Etruscans to Mussolini.

Humn 300.009/Hist 371/Geog 371/Honr 385.013     Th 11:00-12:15            HLG 502   

T. Reilly

Students will engage in a course combining both lectures and discussions of subject matter increasingly important to American social, political, and economic life. Readings will include two texts: Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America edited by Ines M. Miyares and Christopher A. Airriess, and Multicultural American Literature: Comparative Black, Native, Latino/a and Asian American Fictions edited by A. Robert Lee.

Humn 400.001            Mystery Religions: Dying and Rising Gods MWF 9:00-9:50 HLG 123    Kinsella

Texts will include The Mystery Religions by S. Angus, The Ancient Mysteries by Marvin W. Meyer, and Part Four of The Golden Bough by James Frazer.