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| AHF1300 |
A&H FOUNDATION |
3.00 credits |
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AHF1300
(Fall)
Dwellings: Body, Home, and City
(A&H Foundation)
Dwellings are physical structures that house us and provide the external conditions for our development: We dwell in a body, a home, and a village, town, or city. Paradoxically, however, dwelling is also a mental and emotional activity. When we dwell on an idea, an event, a person, or a place, we find it difficult to let it go: it quite literally occupies us. Our dwellings-both in space and in time-shape the ways we identify with ourselves and others. In this course we will analyze works of art and philosophy that help us explore questions about dwelling: How do our bodies as lived in and as represented influence how we view ourselves and are viewed by others? What is the nature of home? What do our dwellings have to do with our own and others' sense of belonging in the world? How do the forms and voices that artists and philosophers invent encourage new ways of understanding dwelling in relation to such structures as family, education, class, gender, and race?
Prerequisite: NONE
AHF1300
(Spring)
Nature, Culture, Progress
(A&H Foundation)
Humans are part of nature yet distinct from it in complex ways. Our natural instincts do not completely define us; we are also cultural beings with traditions, identities and technologies that distinguish us from nature. This distinction has led to the claim that humans are superior to nature and so are entitled to manipulate it. Humans' divergence from nature also suggests that we are capable of progress: of bettering ourselves intellectually, morally, technologically. In this course, we will examine these claims by asking questions such as: to what extent are humans a product of nature and to what extent are we formed by culture? How does our answer to this question affect our perception of ourselves, others, and the world around us? When is progress good, and when does it instead decrease the quality of human life and harm nature? We will explore these questions through readings of literature and philosophy, and through film and the visual arts.
Prerequisite: NONE
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| AHF1311 |
HNRS A&H FOUNDATION |
3.00 credits |
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AHF1311
(Fall)
Dwellings: Body, Home, and City
(A&H Foundation)
Dwellings are physical structures that house us and provide the external conditions for our development: We dwell in a body, a home, and a village, town, or city. Paradoxically, however, dwelling is also a mental and emotional activity. When we dwell on an idea, an event, a person, or a place, we find it difficult to let it go: it quite literally occupies us. Our dwellings-both in space and in time-shape the ways we identify with ourselves and others. In this course we will analyze works of art and philosophy that help us explore questions about dwelling: How do our bodies as lived in and as represented influence how we view ourselves and are viewed by others? What is the nature of home? What do our dwellings have to do with our own and others' sense of belonging in the world? How do the forms and voices that artists and philosophers invent encourage new ways of understanding dwelling in relation to such structures as family, education, class, gender, and race?
Prerequisite: NONE
AHF1311
(Spring)
Nature, Culture, Progress
(A&H Foundation)
Humans are part of nature yet distinct from it in complex ways. Our natural instincts do not completely define us; we are also cultural beings with traditions, identities and technologies that distinguish us from nature. This distinction has led to the claim that humans are superior to nature and so are entitled to manipulate it. Humans' divergence from nature also suggests that we are capable of progress: of bettering ourselves intellectually, morally, technologically. In this course, we will examine these claims by asking questions such as: to what extent are humans a product of nature and to what extent are we formed by culture? How does our answer to this question affect our perception of ourselves, others, and the world around us? When is progress good, and when does it instead decrease the quality of human life and harm nature? We will explore these questions through readings of literature and philosophy, and through film and the visual arts.
Prerequisite: NONE
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| ART1172 |
INTRO TO SCULPTURE |
4.00 credits |
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ART1172
INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURE
General Credit
This is an introductory level studio art course designed to engage you with basic sculptural concepts and processes through the creation of your own sculpture. Working with basic materials such as plasticene, plaster, wood, and wire, we will learn carving, modeling, and other methods of construction as we explore assignments that parallel historical approaches and processes.
As a means of developing a full range of approaches towards making sculpture, we will examine paleo-lithic sculpture; Egyptian, Greek, and Renaissance bas-relief sculpture; abstract, kinetic, and minimal sculpture; and installation and conceptual art. Students will be asked to keep a sketchbook for the development and critique of visual ideas. Through visualization, drawing, design, construction, and critique of sculpture, students will expand their skills of observation, critical analysis, and creative problem solving.
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| CHN1211 |
ELEMENTARY CHINESE II |
4.00 credits |
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CHN1211 Elementary Chinese II
General Credit
A continuation of the fall semester, an introduction to practical and functional knowledge of modern Mandarin Chinese. Emphasis on developing proficiency in fundamental language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, using basic expressions and sentence patterns. Computer programs for pronunciation, listening comprehension, grammar and writing Chinese characters will be used extensively.
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| CVA2401 |
ETHICS (PHL) |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2401
Introduction to Ethics
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
Discussions relate morality to the life and circumstances of contemporary society by offering a solid grounding in the major concepts of ethical theory and in the basic skills for analyzing ethical issues and making sound moral judgments.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| CVA2407 |
INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY (PHL) |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2407
Introduction toPhilosophy
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
Introduction to Philosophy treats the most basic and pervasive human questions: Does God exist? What is the nature of the self? What is the relationship between our mind and our body? Do human beings have an immortal soul? Do we have free will? What is the difference between a human being and a computer? How can value judgments be justified? What is the proper relationship between the individual and the community? What is the best kind of human life?
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall
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| CVA2457 |
IMAGINING SUSTAINABILITY (INTDIS) |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2457 Imagining Sustainability: Nature, Humanity, Business and the End of Sorrow
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
The primary focus of this course is on the exploration of the concept of sustainability as a juncture of both environmental and social concerns. Historically, the fields of environmental justice and social justice have been at odds, the former charged with championing the environment at the expense of humanity and economic growth, and the latter accused of myopic definitions of what constitutes both "social" and "justice," since it ignores the very real and intensifying environmental pressures both on disenfranchised communities and their members (human and nonhuman) and, by extension, on the human economy itself. With the rapid expansion of globalization, and the attenuating environmental and social crises that accompany it, the contested terrain between these two ideologies begs for reexamination, in the interests of all. Future business and public policy leaders, therefore, will be at the vanguard in determining how best to effect the union of these two heretofore incommensurable approaches to structuring and/or understanding our world. To that end, this course will examine a variety of sources in the consideration both of what constitutes sustainability and what prohibits it--from business case study to philosophical analysis to literary memoir--in an attempt to begin a reconciliatory dialogue between those approaches. Within this context, students will be invited to examine what we mean when we talk about "justice," "ethics," and "profit," and to envision how the concepts of individual and communal responsibility might be revisited and redefined in the effort to create a world which offers sustainable economic opportunity for all, ensured within a commitment to environmental stewardship.
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| CVA2460 |
LIVING LA VIDA LATINA |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2460 Living La Vida Latina: From Life on the Hyphen to "Hip Hop Hoodios"
3 credit Intermediate Liberal Arts
Through the study of examples from fiction and nonfiction writing, film, music, and other forms of art and popular culture, this course provides students with a critical overview of some of the central trends and issues that have shaped the experiences of U.S. Latino/a populations. Hispanics are the largest minority group in the U.S. and according to Census Bureau estimates will comprise nearly one-fourth of the U.S. population by mid-century. Moreover, Latino culture is not only crossing national borders, but redefining the cultural panorama from within, as U.S.-born Latinos now account for more than sixty percent of all Latinos in the country. This course will examine the historical and contemporary influences on these shifting demographics and explore their significance within U.S. culture. What does it mean to experience a hyphenated sense of culture? How do artistic groups such as the Hip Hop Hoodios, whose self-described "Latino-Jewish madness" combines a mash-up of hip-hop, klezmer, and Latino genres, extend or revise this concept of "life on the hyphen"? Do they reflect awareness of a broader multiculturalism among authors, artists, and audiences? Issues to be considered include: the social and cultural factors in the construction and assertion of identity; immigration, cross-culturalism, and the experience of the exile or refugee; the role of geographic space, borderlands, and localities; the politics of language and bilingualism; media and popular culture, and the marketing of Latino/a identity.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation A&H and H&S
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| ENG3600 |
EXPOSITORY WRITING FOR MEDIA |
4.00 credits |
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ENG3600
Expository Writing: Writing for Media
4 Credit Advanced Liberal Arts
This course will help you communicate in a succinct, captivating, and incisive way. To do this, we will tap into the power of media writing, which will both hone and amplify your personal voice. Through a variety of exercises - newspaper op-eds, magazine articles, blogs - you will learn how to adjust the style and tone of your writing, how to assess the needs of readers, and how to maintain the interest of an audience. We will also review the fundamentals of grammar and syntax, which are essential ingredients in any type of written communication. Ultimately, this course will prepare you to face writing situations in the business/professional world with confidence.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| ENG3602 |
PRACTICUM IN PEER CONSULTING/WRITING |
4.00 credits |
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ENG3602
Practicum in Peer Consulting and Writing
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
Students learn to act as peer consultants in writing and work on improving their own writing, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills. They accomplish these objectives by addressing their writing problems; writing extensively; developing criteria to evaluate the writings of others; studying various writing processes and theories of composition; examining pedagogical approaches to teaching writing; reading extensively about, and becoming acquainted with, the dynamics of peer tutoring; and working in the Writing Center as peer consultant trainees.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS) and instructor permission
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| ENG3604 |
WRITING POETRY |
4.00 credits |
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ENG3604
Writing Poetry
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
A poet is a maker, an architect of words, spaces, and ideas and seeks expression through the use of various poetic techniques. This course challenges students to make original poetry through the study of contemporary American poetry and poetics. In addition to exploring the creative process through the crafting of poems, students read the poetry and essays of a wide variety of modern poets, work collaboratively to respond to peers' poems, attend poetry readings, and pursue independent study in an area of their own choice.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| FLM3600 |
DOCUMENTARY, EXPERIMENTAL, ANIMATED FILM |
4.00 credits |
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FLM3600
Documentary, Experimental, Animated Film
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
Reality television shows, fractured narratives, and computer animations have become increasingly prevalent popular culture forms that raise intriguing questions about the correspondence between images and that which they would represent. This course explores films that fall outside of the conventional movie-going experience and test the limits of their medium. In each of the three units -- documentary, experimental, and animated film -- students will consider the artistic capabilities and distinctiveness of these modes of cinema, as well as the ethics of representation. The course includes film screenings and readings on film history and theory.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| FRN1200 |
ACCELERATED ELEMENTARY FRENCH |
4.00 credits |
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FRN1200
Accelerated Elementary French
(General Credit)
Accelerated Elementary French. This course is based on the belief that effective use of a language requires cultural understanding as well as a command of linguistic structures and vocabulary. It is designed to develop basic skills in understanding, communicating, reading and writing authentic French. Utilizing the innovative, web-based multimedia course, Parallèles: communication et culture, assignments will include extensive video experiences, listening exercises, and exercises requiring a creative use of spoken French. Web-based activities such as audio programs, self-tests, on-line flashcards, and games accompany the text. This course is ideal for students with some previous exposure to French and/or the motivated Beginner.
Prerequisite: NONE.
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| FRN2601 |
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II |
4.00 credits |
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FRN2601
Intermediate French II
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
A continuation of the fall semester, this course integrates the feature-length film "Le Chemin du retour" with a high level intermediate textbook. The film provides students with an immersion in French language and Francophone culture as they follow the story of a young television journalist in her search to find out more about her grandfather's hidden past during the German occupation of France in World War II, one of the most important historical events in 20th century France. It provides students with opportunities for linguistic and cultural growth, as well as a context for critical thinking.
Prerequisite: FRN2600 (Intermediate French I) at Babson, or equivalent program demonstrated through a required placement test, or permission of the instructor. Not open to native speakers of French.
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
Prerequisite: FRN2600 (Intermediate French I at Babson, or equivalent program demonstrated through a required placement test, or permission of the instructor. Not open to native speakers of French.)
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| JPN1201 |
ELEMENTARY JAPANESE LANG & CULTURE II |
4.00 credits |
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JPN1201
Elementary Japanese Language and Culture II
General Credit
A continuation of the fall semester, this course develops students language skills in practical, functional Japanese as it is used in contemporary Japanese society. Exposure to Japanese culture is provided through various media, activities, and participation in off-campus cultural events. Students learn approximately 150 Kanji writing symbols and use hiragana and katakana extensively in the classroom and with computer word processing. 4 Liberal Arts elective credits
Prerequisite: JPN1200 (Elementary Japanese I at Babson, or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated through a required placement test.)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
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| JPN2601 |
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II |
4.00 credits |
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JPN2601
Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture II
Advanced Liberal Arts
A continuation of the fall semester, this course develops students language skills in practical, functional Japanese as it is used in contemporary Japanese society. Exposure to Japanese culture is provided through various media, activities, and participation in off-campus cultural events. Students learn approximately 150 Kanji writing symbols and use hiragana and katakana extensively in the classroom and with computer word processing. 4 Liberal Arts elective credits
Prerequisite: JPN2600 (Intermediate Japanese I at Babson, or equivalent proficiency
as demonstrated through a required placement test.)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
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| LIT3600 |
MODERN DRAMA |
4.00 credits |
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LIT3600
Modern Drama
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
This is a survey of Western drama from the late nineteenth century to the present day. We'll study representative works of major dramatists of this period such as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Brecht, O'Neill, Pirandello, Beckett, O'Casey, Soyinka, Churchill, Wilson, Stoppard, Mamet, Kushner, and Parks. You'll research and report on theatre movements such as symbolism, expressionism, realism, naturalism, epic theatre, and theatre of the absurd. We'll consider the play as both text and performance, making use of theatre reviews, director's notes, interviews, photographs, videos, and, when possible, live performances. Grades will be determined by two papers, a midterm and a final exam, a group performance project, and a thoroughly researched oral presentation.
Prerequisite: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| LIT3620 |
LITERATURE AND THE ASCENT OF MONEY |
4.00 credits |
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LIT3620 Literature and the Ascent of Money
4 credit Advanced Liberal Arts
Lending and borrowing, booms, busts, and bankruptcies are as much the stuff of literature as they are of economics. This course examines such economic concepts as credit, debt, and investing as they are represented in literary texts. Using Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money as our guide, we will consider the rise of the cash nexus in history and literature, and the ethical and aesthetic implications of capitalism. Course readings will include drama, fiction and non-fiction by Shakespeare, Dickens, David Mamet/Harley Granville-Barker, and of course, Ferguson.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| LIT3673 |
CONTEMPORARY IRISH WRITING |
4.00 credits |
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LIT3673
Contemporary Irish Writing
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
In "Remorse for Intemperate Speech" (1932) Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote, "Out of Ireland have we come/ Great hatred, little room,/ Maimed us at the start." Some seventy years later, songwriter Sinéad O'Connor appropriated these lines, adding "Now home just breaks my heart". In this course, we will study the space - the "room" - that is Ireland at the end of the twentieth century. In her 1990 inauguration speech, President Mary Robinson spoke of "a new Ireland, open, tolerant, inclusive [....] a new pluralist Ireland...", reflective of the consolidation of Ireland's post-independence post-nationalist condition. The 1980s and 1990s were periods of rapid and profound cultural and economic change - with the discontents attendant on such acute transition. This transformation finds expression in the literature of the period, where the "hatred" of Yeats and O'Connor's heartbreak take new forms. Through a selection of poetry, fiction, drama and song, we will investigate representations of 'Ireland' and the articulation of Irish identity. Our readings will be informed by considerations of language, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion and politics. We will work with both Irish literature in English and Irish-language literature in translation
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| LVA2439 |
CURIOSITY IN LITERATURE (LIT) |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2439
Curiosity in Literature
(Intermediate Liberal Art)
Curiosity contains within it a contradiction; it is our drive to know battling against our fear of the unknown, and it has played a major role in literature for a very long time. In this course, we will read texts that span several continents and centuries as we study curiosity and ask ourselves myriad questions. Why did the definition of curiosity change from negative to positive in the 14th century? Is curiosity hubristic tinkering or social responsibility? How is curiosity valued? Is the valuation of curiosity dependent on what is being sought? Is curiosity linked to gender? Who is rewarded for possessing it? Who is punished? If curiosity killed the cat, why? We will study Greek Myths and Fairy Tales as well as the following authors: John Milton, Christopher Marlowe, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Sigmund Freud, Agatha Christie, Anne Sexton, and Patricia Highsmith. We will also view Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
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| LVA2447 |
THE STRANGER IN LITERATURE (LIT) |
3.00 credits |
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LIT2447 The Stranger in Literature
Intermediate Liberal Arts
This course will explore the allure -- and perceived danger -- of "the stranger" in literature. Many authors have considered the question of the Other, exploring the meaning of difference (e.g. racial, gender, class) and defining themselves in relation to what they are not. A foray into unknown regions can be both threatening and exhilarating, an act of daring and of joy. We will examine the different ways in which several works of literature construct interactions with strangers, and the "social work" undertaken by these texts. Our discussions may include such topics as nationalism, gender identity, racial difference, colonialism and sexuality, as we read texts by such authors as William Shakespeare, Emily Bronte, E.M. Forster, Virginia Woolf, John Keats and Flannery O'Connor.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation HSF & AHF
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| LVA2448 |
SPORTS & LITERATURE (LIT) |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2448 Sports and Literature
3 credit Intermediate Liberal Arts
The Ancient Greek lyric poet Pindar wrote victory odes for winners in the Olympic Games, their "prizes won in trials of strength." In doing so he forged a powerful connection between literature and the capturing of sporting achievement: "It is from there that the song of praise, plaited of many voices/ Is woven into a crown by the subtle thoughts of poets." This course will examine the intersections of sport and literature, guided by the many and varied representations that fiction writers, poets and essayists have made of individual and team sports and their players. We will study theoretical examinations of sport and its roles and values in culture; for example, Roland Barthes's critical question "What is Sport?" and Theodor Adorno's assertion that "sport is the imageless counterpart to practical life". We will study a portrait of boxing and gentlemanly conduct in William Hazlitt's nineteenth-century The Fight; "people who risk death for a living" in Alison Kennedy's On Bullfighting; Conor O'Callaghan's poems about the socio-political perils of playing cricket in Ireland, where English games were banned for a long time. In this course you will work with such topic areas as sport, nationalism and fascism; sportswriting and gender; sport and violence; sport and class distinctions. Above all you will examine the efforts of diverse writers to capture the workings, euphoria and 'meaning' of sport in their work. Other texts include Nick Hornby's novel of soccer fanaticism in Fever Pitch; Laurent Mauvignier's multilayered representation of sports violence in In the Crowd; and yes, baseball through John Updike's writing on the Boston Red Sox.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation A&H and H&S
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| LVA2461 |
MAD, BAD: REBELS AND ANTIHEROS |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2461 Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know: Rebels and Anti-Heroes
3 credit Intermediate Liberal Arts
When Lady Caroline Lamb described her former lover, the poet Lord Byron, as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know," she vividly captured a widespread fascination with figures who reject society's norms. Simultaneously alluring and threatening, rebels and anti-heroes unsettle the outer limit of acceptable behavior through their transgressions. This course will examine how rebels and anti-heroes shape a society's identity while living at - or beyond - its margins. We will also pay particular attention to questions of gender when considering these figures' own identities. We will read novels, plays, poetry, and cultural critique in order to trace the development of rebels and anti-heroes in western literature, as well as to understand them in their specific cultural and historical contexts.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation A&H and H&S
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| LVA2462 |
SUBURBAN AMERICA IN LIT AND CULTURE |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2462 Suburban America in Literature and Culture
3 credit Intermediate Liberal Arts
American suburbs are simultaneously reviled as physical spaces comprised of "little boxes made of ticky tacky," churning out homogeneous values and people, and revered as mythically perfect imagined spaces in television sitcoms and advertising. This class aims to examine the American suburbs as constructed through popular texts, classic literature, and contemporary art. We will consider how the tension between utopia and dystopia is imagined and re-imagined over time and across genres and texts, reading and analyzing works such as the poetry of Anne Sexton, Richard Yates' novel Revolutionary Road, and the short stories of John Cheever. We will also examine representations of the suburbs in science fiction and film.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation A&H & H&S
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| LVA2463 |
OUTSIDERS AND ADVENTURE IN BRIT FICT |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2463 Outsiders & Adventure in British Fiction
3 credit Intermediate Liberal Arts
This course will focus on the British response to the Outsider--commonly seen in tales of high adventure--which both set the stage for the development of Post-colonial Literature as well as reveal the anxiety of empire and imperialism. (An anxiety which we continue to deal with in today's world.) The authors we examine will include Aphra Behn, RL Stevenson, Evelyn Waugh, Bram Stoker, and Caryl Churchill. And we will answer the seemingly bizarre question of how a schoolteacher is like a vampire in terms of adventure AND outsider-dom.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation A&H and H&S
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| MUS3610 |
SOC & CULTURAL STUDY OF MUSIC |
4.00 credits |
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MUS3610 Social and Cultural Study of Music
Advanced Liberal Arts
In this course, students will consider the ways in which contemporary folk and popular
musics interact with broader contexts of culture and society in the world today. Students will first
examine ethnographic representations of a variety of musics, in a number of different media, to
critically evaluate methods and practices in contemporary ethnomusicological scholarship. Having a
critical perspective on the effectiveness of ethnographic methods, students will then be responsible
for their own ethnography of a music-making community in Boston. A series of tasks including
video recording, audio recording, interview transcription, and a written ethnography, will result in a
variegated representation of a musical community from an analytical perspective. By the end of the
course, students will be familar with a basic repertory of musics from around the world, and will
have a practical and through-going understanding of ethnographic methods in the study of music
Prerequisites: Three Intermediate Liberal Arts (CVA, HSS, LVA)
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| PHL3606 |
PHILOSOPHIES OF EVIL |
4.00 credits |
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PHL3606 PHILOSOPHIES OF EVIL
Advanced Liberal Arts
This course investigates the notion of evil in works of philosophy, literature, and film. The topic of evil has long been a source of frustration for philosophers because attempts to explain and conceptualize evil often result in theories that may reassure and comfort us, but are far removed from the experience of evil suffered. Throughout the history of western thought, philosophers have tried to "explain away" evil, defining it as an imperfection, part of God's plan, or something that is only a matter of perspective. But evil, other thinkers have argued, will always escape the theorizing mind; the kind of evil that fits within a theory is no longer truly evil but something "merely" imperfect or unfortunate. This course offers both an historical overview of different philosophical, literary, psycho-analytic and cinematic approaches to evil and an exploration of contemporary (perceived) evils related to terrorism, alienation, demonization, and hatred of what is other and different.
Prerequisite: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts (LVA, CVA, HSS)
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| PHO1100 |
PHOTOGRAPHY |
4.00 credits |
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PHO1100
Photography
(General Credit)
Introduction to the Art of Photography: While learning basic photography practice, students in this studio arts course will be introduced to the history and range of photographic practice, the ethics of representation, and the aesthetics of visual art forms.
***Special equipment required - check with division.***
You may not take this course if you have taken PHO1190
Prerequisites: NONE
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| PRF1100 |
INTRODUCTION TO ACTING |
4.00 credits |
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PRF1100
Introduction to Acting
(General Elective)
Through the exploration of theatre as an art and a craft, this course develops the fundamental technical skills and emotional resources required for acting. Students will study stage technique and discipline, vocal and physical movement, acting theory, and elements of performance. Students will also practice rehearsal methods, including the "magic if," "emotion memory," and the "unbroken line." The focus of the course moves from an emphasis on spontaneous acting exploration, to developing more analytical methods for working on text. Assignments will include acting exercises, scene work, reading and discussion of required texts, journal entries, written critiques, and reviews of theatrical productions. There will also be regular work on breathing techniques, relaxation, energy, eye focus, articulation, and projection. No experience is necessary, but experienced students of acting are welcome.
Prerequisites: NONE
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| RHT1301 |
RHETORIC A |
3.00 credits |
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RHT1301
Rhetoric A
(Foundation Lib Arts)
Rhetoric A develops students' abilities in reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking, and promotes understanding of the dynamic relations among these processes. Students will learn approaches to understanding, analyzing, and responding to texts, both in speech and writing, and will learn to assess the nature and conventions of academic discourse.
Prerequisite: NONE
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| RHT1311 |
RHETORIC B |
3.00 credits |
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RHT1311
RhetoricB
(Foundation Liberal Arts)
Rhetoric B will continue to develop the same rhetorical abilities, as Rhetoric A but assignments will require more complex and sophisticated analysis, research, and argument.
Prerequisite: RHT1300
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| RHT1312 |
RHETORIC B w/HSF |
3.00 credits |
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RHT13112
RhetoricB w/HSF
(Foundation Liberal Arts)
Rhetoric B will continue to develop the same rhetorical abilities, as Rhetoric A but assignments will require more complex and sophisticated analysis, research, and argument.
Prerequisite: RHT1300 and must be taken with HSF1300
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| RHT1313 |
RHETORIC B w/AHF |
3.00 credits |
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RHT1313
RhetoricB w/AHF
(Foundation Liberal Arts)
Rhetoric B will continue to develop the same rhetorical abilities, as Rhetoric A but assignments will require more complex and sophisticated analysis, research, and argument.
Prerequisite: RHT1300 and must be taken with AHF1300
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| SPN2600 |
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I |
4.00 credits |
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SPN2600
Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture I
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
Grammar review and an in-depth cultural exploration of the Hispanic world supports active use of spoken and written Spanish. Selected readings and films provide a point of departure for conversation, discussion, group work, skits, and class presentations based upon research.
Prerequisite: SPN1200 (Accelerated Elementary Spanish II at Babson, or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated through a required placement test. Not open to fluent speakers of Spanish.)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| SPN2601 |
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II |
4.00 credits |
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SPN2601
Intermediate Spanish II
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
This course focuses on conversation and communication in Spanish at the advanced intermediate level. Through grammar review, films, and readings, we will explore issues involving the culture, literature, history, and contemporary culture of the nations that form the Hispanic world. Except on rare occasions when a complex explanation requires the use of English, this course is conducted entirely in Spanish. Discussions focus on the exploration of socio-cultural issues and business language and contexts in the Spanish speaking world.
Prerequisite: SPN 2600 (Intermediate Spanish at Babson, or equivalency proficiency as demonstrated through a required placement test. Not open to fluent speakers of Spanish)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
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| SPN3600 |
ADV SPANISH:CINEMA,CULTR,CONVERSATION |
4.00 credits |
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SPN3600 Advanced Spanish: Cinema, Culture, Conversation
Advanced Liberal Arts
This course is designed as an advanced-level conversation class, with a strong cultural component. The major course materials are contemporary Latin American and Spanish films and supplementary readings. Through the contents of the films, students study issues relevant to the history, culture, and politics of contemporary Latin America and Spain. Films and readings serve as the basis for debate, discussion, and written analysis. This course aims to ease the path towards greater fluency through improvements in accuracy and more spontaneous communication. Films will be on reserve at Horn Library, and screenings will be scheduled. This course can be applied to satisfy one of the four required courses for the Global Business Management Concentration.
Prerequisites: SPN2601 (Intermediate Spanish II at Babson, or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated through a required placement test. Not open to fluent speakers of Spanish.)
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| VSA3670 |
ARTS OF THE RENAISSANCE |
4.00 credits |
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VSA3670 ARTS OF THE RENAISSANCE:
PATRONS, POLITICS AND PIETY
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
This is an advanced level course in the area of Literature and the Visual Arts. This course examines some of the major paintings and sculptures and architecture from Italy and Northern Europe that shaped modern culture. The Renaissance was a period of discoveries. New concepts of the self, new markets, new technologies, new devotions changed the shape of Europe. Works of art document many of the transformations that occurred between the Black Death and the Protestant Reformation. It will develop skills in interpreting visual images and build competence in creative thinking. Class lectures and discussions will be based primarily on slide presentations.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| Winter 2010 |
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| FLM3691 |
CLASS GENDER ROMANCE IN AMERICAN COMIC F |
2.00 credits |
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FLM3691
Class, Gender, and Romance in American Comic Film
(2 Advanced Liberal Arts Credits)
Class Meeting Times: 12:15-3:34 MTW
As a narrative form, comedy serves purposes beyond making us laugh. This course will explore how American film comedy reflects cultural values about romance, class, and gender. Through film viewing, reading, and discussion, we will consider how American cinema from the silent era to the present has reflected and presented American class consciousness and mobility, the romance myth, and gender representation. The readings will explore narrative theories and analytical models that address the purposes and strategies of comic form. Course requirements include response journals, class presentation and discussion, one short paper and a final exam.
Prerequisites: AHF13%% and HSF13%% and completion of 3 intermediate liberal arts courses (CVA, LVA, or HSS)
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| LIT3693 |
THE LONDON STAGE IN WINTER |
4.00 credits |
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LIT3693 Play, Performance, Perspective: The London Stage in Winter
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
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| PHO1190 |
INTRODUCTION TO BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRPHY |
2.00 credits |
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PHO1190
Introduction to Black and White Photography
(General Credit)
Class Meeting Times: 2:30-4:30 MTWRF
Students who have completed PHO1100 are ineligible to register for this course. Students who complete this course will be ineligible to register for PHO1100
An exploration of the fundamental technical issues in black and white photography beginning with proper exposure and development of film and continuing to an understanding of rendering the gray tone scale in printmaking. At first the emphasis will be on developing technical competence, but with the understanding that technique must be in service to creating evocative images. Each assignment leads to a better understanding of the aesthetic and technical issues. Lectures will address the history of photography as well as specific artists. The final project, of the student's choosing, demonstrates the advancement of technique and an appreciation of how the camera transforms the seen world into a photograph.
School has several 35 mm cameras appropriate for this class.
Supply cost: approx $75.00
Prerequisites: None
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| Fall 2009 |
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| AHF1300 |
A&H FOUNDATION |
3.00 credits |
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AHF1300
(Fall)
Dwellings: Body, Home, and City
(A&H Foundation)
Dwellings are physical structures that house us and provide the external conditions for our development: We dwell in a body, a home, and a village, town, or city. Paradoxically, however, dwelling is also a mental and emotional activity. When we dwell on an idea, an event, a person, or a place, we find it difficult to let it go: it quite literally occupies us. Our dwellings-both in space and in time-shape the ways we identify with ourselves and others. In this course we will analyze works of art and philosophy that help us explore questions about dwelling: How do our bodies as lived in and as represented influence how we view ourselves and are viewed by others? What is the nature of home? What do our dwellings have to do with our own and others' sense of belonging in the world? How do the forms and voices that artists and philosophers invent encourage new ways of understanding dwelling in relation to such structures as family, education, class, gender, and race?
Prerequisite: NONE
AHF1300
(Spring)
Nature, Culture, Progress
(A&H Foundation)
Humans are part of nature yet distinct from it in complex ways. Our natural instincts do not completely define us; we are also cultural beings with traditions, identities and technologies that distinguish us from nature. This distinction has led to the claim that humans are superior to nature and so are entitled to manipulate it. Humans' divergence from nature also suggests that we are capable of progress: of bettering ourselves intellectually, morally, technologically. In this course, we will examine these claims by asking questions such as: to what extent are humans a product of nature and to what extent are we formed by culture? How does our answer to this question affect our perception of ourselves, others, and the world around us? When is progress good, and when does it instead decrease the quality of human life and harm nature? We will explore these questions through readings of literature and philosophy, and through film and the visual arts.
Prerequisite: NONE
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| AHF1311 |
HNRS A&H FOUNDATION |
3.00 credits |
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AHF1311
(Fall)
Dwellings: Body, Home, and City
(A&H Foundation)
Dwellings are physical structures that house us and provide the external conditions for our development: We dwell in a body, a home, and a village, town, or city. Paradoxically, however, dwelling is also a mental and emotional activity. When we dwell on an idea, an event, a person, or a place, we find it difficult to let it go: it quite literally occupies us. Our dwellings-both in space and in time-shape the ways we identify with ourselves and others. In this course we will analyze works of art and philosophy that help us explore questions about dwelling: How do our bodies as lived in and as represented influence how we view ourselves and are viewed by others? What is the nature of home? What do our dwellings have to do with our own and others' sense of belonging in the world? How do the forms and voices that artists and philosophers invent encourage new ways of understanding dwelling in relation to such structures as family, education, class, gender, and race?
Prerequisite: NONE
AHF1311
(Spring)
Nature, Culture, Progress
(A&H Foundation)
Humans are part of nature yet distinct from it in complex ways. Our natural instincts do not completely define us; we are also cultural beings with traditions, identities and technologies that distinguish us from nature. This distinction has led to the claim that humans are superior to nature and so are entitled to manipulate it. Humans' divergence from nature also suggests that we are capable of progress: of bettering ourselves intellectually, morally, technologically. In this course, we will examine these claims by asking questions such as: to what extent are humans a product of nature and to what extent are we formed by culture? How does our answer to this question affect our perception of ourselves, others, and the world around us? When is progress good, and when does it instead decrease the quality of human life and harm nature? We will explore these questions through readings of literature and philosophy, and through film and the visual arts.
Prerequisite: NONE
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| ART1171 |
MIXED MEDIA DRAWING |
4.00 credits |
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ART1171
Mixed Media Drawing
(General Credit)
Course Description: This is an introductory level course designed to bring students through basic aspects of drawing in a wide range of media. No previous experience is required. Issues such as line, tone, mark making, gesture form, light sources, figure/ground relationships, and perspective to overall compositions will be addressed separately and in the many ways that they relate to one another in a drawing. Students will draw observationally from life and from their own drawings, learning how to use each of these concepts as tools in order to draw and see more analytically. We will work with a wide range of materials from basic graphite pencils and charcoal, to ink washes, conte crayon on gesso treated paper, silverpoint, collage, and printmaking. Slides of various artists' work will be discussed in relation to concepts and processes explored in class. Student work will be discussed in group critiques with full class participation. Students should be committed to expanding their skills and can expect project deadlines. There will be some expense for materials.
Prerequisites: NONE
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| BRC3602 |
RUSSIA IN MODERNITY:HIST, POL, CULT |
4.00 credits |
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BRC3602
Russia in Modernity: History, Politics, and Culture
4-cr Advanced Liberal Arts
Brian Seitz
A component of the 16-credit Russia-China course, this two week, 4-credit liberal arts course in St. Petersburg, Russia will include a general overview of modern Russian history and politics, but will focus primarily on modern Russian culture as expressed in literature, film, fine arts, and architecture. Students should be prepared to be extremely busy.
We will begin with brief attention to the 18th century, and specifically to the figure of Czar Peter the Great, who founded St. Petersburg. The remainder of the first week will emphasize 19th century literature. The second week will emphasize the 20th century and the Soviet period, with attention to philosophy, literature, film, and visual art.
During the course of these intensive two weeks, we will supplement classroom activities with excursions to cultural sites, including museums, shrines, palaces, and, in connection with the siege of Leningrad during WWII, a cemetery. If it is feasible, we may take a one-day field trip via overnight train to Moscow to visit the Kremlin, Red Square, the iconic St. Basil's Cathedral, and the equally iconic Lenin's Tomb. For historical reasons that we will discuss while there, we may also take a day-trip to the ancient city of Veliky Novgorod.
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 intermediate liberal arts courses (HSS, CVA, LVA)
Co-requisites: BRC3501, BRC3502, BRC3601
Concentration: one of several courses from required list for Global Studies and International Business concentrations
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| CHN1210 |
ELEMENTARY CHINESE LANGUAGE I |
4.00 credits |
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CHN1210 Elementary Chinese Language I
General Credit
An introduction to practical and functional knowledge of modern Mandarin Chinese. Emphasis on developing proficiency in fundamental language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, using basic expressions and sentence patterns. Computer programs for pronunciation, listening comprehension, grammar and writing Chinese characters will be used extensively.
Prerequisite: None
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| CVA2401 |
ETHICS (PHL) |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2401
Introduction to Ethics
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
Discussions relate morality to the life and circumstances of contemporary society by offering a solid grounding in the major concepts of ethical theory and in the basic skills for analyzing ethical issues and making sound moral judgments.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| CVA2407 |
INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY (PHL) |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2407
Introduction toPhilosophy
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
Introduction to Philosophy treats the most basic and pervasive human questions: Does God exist? What is the nature of the self? What is the relationship between our mind and our body? Do human beings have an immortal soul? Do we have free will? What is the difference between a human being and a computer? How can value judgments be justified? What is the proper relationship between the individual and the community? What is the best kind of human life?
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall
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| CVA2427 |
STRANGERS IN STRANGE LANDS |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2427 Strangers in Strange Lands
3 credit Intermediate Liberal Arts
Strangers in Strange Lands
We will explore the phenomenon of displacement on the human condition. For instance, in 1789, the English began transporting people (the poor, the petty criminal, the politically-minded ) to Australia, a country on the other side of the world whose physical environment was completely foreign to them.
Henry Lawson, who became Australia's great frontier poet, called it the home of "everything weird." Winter in England meant summer in Australia; even the stars in the sky were different! Other examples will include an Englishwoman growing up in colonial Kenya, an Indian transplanted to London, and others who feel disassociated even while seemingly "at home."
Through texts fictional and historical, film and art, we'll explore how we respond and adapt to dramatic dislocation against a backdrop of modern globalization in all its forms (economic, technological, political and cultural).
Prerequisites: RHT and foundation A&H and H&S
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| CVA2458 |
AFTER THE DICTATOR (INTDIS) |
3.00 credits |
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CVA2458 After the Dictator (INTDIS)
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
In this course, we will look at artistic responses (film, narrative, art, music, popular culture) that reflect and inform the post-dictatorship societies of Spain and two Latin American countries. Through films and texts that explore questions of history and the representation of national and individual identities, we will consider cultural responses to the consequences of dictatorship and the new political, economic, and social realities that have emerged. Scholars, policymakers, and business leaders are among those interested in addressing the causes, character, and possibilities of these transformations. The democratic transition in Spain, which began with the death of Francisco Franco in 1975, provides a valuable point of comparison to the political transitions in Argentina and Chile. What are the differing strategies used to come to terms with the past and the legacy of dictatorship? What elements remain unresolved, and how do they continue to play out or find expression in the culture and society?
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
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| ENG3605 |
WRITING FICTION |
4.00 credits |
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ENG3605
Writing Fiction
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
A course in the art and craft of telling a story. Through discussion, critique, and practice, we'll pursue the following questions (among others): What are the limits of imagination? What does your voice sound like? How do we recognize truth in fiction? What should art accomplish? Students will write and edit their own fiction and critique the work of their peers and of published writers. Heavy writing, heavy reading, lots of experimentation, no limits.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
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| FRN2600 |
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I |
4.00 credits |
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FRN2600
Intermediate French Language and Culture I
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
Active use of contemporary spoken and written French through dialog practice, oral presentations, class discussions, and written exercises. By becoming more aware of the French speaking world and the relationship between culture and language, students increase their ability to communicate in international environments. The program features web-based audio and video interaction with native speakers.
Prerequisite: FRN1200 (Equivalent of one year of college French as demonstrated
through a required placement test)
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall
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| JPN1200 |
ELEMENTARY JAPANESE LANG & CULT I |
4.00 credits |
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JPN1200
Elementary Japanese Language and Culture I
(General Credit)
An introduction to a practical, and functional knowledge of Japanese as it is used in contemporary society. Students will learn the fundamental use of the Japanese language by exercising all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Two basic writing systems, hiragana and katakana, are taught to promote literacy in Japanese environments. An introduction to Japanese culture, which is inseparable from learning the language, is provided through demonstrations, videos and films.
Prerequisite: None
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| JPN2600 |
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I |
4.00 credits |
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JPN2600
Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture I
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
The course teaches effective communication with the Japanese as well as cultural awareness. Using an interactive approach, students learn to converse on non-technical topics, write and read 100 Kanji symbols, recognize additional symbols, and become fluent in using approximately 200 hiragana and katakana symbols.
Prerequisite: JPN1201 (Elementary Japanese II at Babson, or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated through a required placement test.)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| LIB5650 |
CROSS REGISTRATION @ WELLESLEY COLLEGE |
4.00 credits |
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| LIB5651 |
CROSS REGISTRATION @ WELLESLEY COLLEGE |
4.00 credits |
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| LIB5652 |
CROSS REGISTRATION @ WELLESLEY COLLEGE |
4.00 credits |
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|
| LIT3610 |
GDR & ECN IN 3 19TH CENT NOVELS |
4.00 credits |
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LIT3610 Gender and Economics in Three Nineteenth-Century Novels
Advanced Liberal Arts
This course explores issues of gender, domesticity, and industry in three nineteenth-century British novels. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, and George Eliot all wrote about men, women, and work (factory work, authorship, domestic management, teaching, matchmaking -- even participation in the marriage market constituted a species of "work"), and they set this gender-based industry against a backdrop of larger economic and cultural concerns. We shall read Emma (Austen), Villette (Bronte), and Middlemarch (Eliot), considering the interplay of domestic and public social spheres and the roles of women and men in an increasingly money-based economy.
3 Intermediate Liberal Arts (LVA, CVA, HSS)
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| LIT3663 |
LIMIT CASES: INTL LIT, FILM & ECN RIGHTS |
4.00 credits |
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LIT3663
Limit Cases: International Literature, Film, and Economic Rights
(Interdisciplinary Advanced Liberal Arts)
This interdisciplinary course in literature and human rights will take as its main focus literary and cinematic representations of economic rights problems, and the contribution of literary artists to discourses on economic rights in the 20th and 21st centuries. We will begin by examining the challenges of ensuring economic rights in customary international law and policy, and will then study specific problems of land, resource, and wealth distribution. Cases and authors likely to be studied include water and mega-dams in India (Arundhati Roy); oil in Nigeria (Ken Saro-Wiwa); sugar in the Caribbean (Toni Morrison; Alan Cambeira); urban and rural land use (Rigoberta Menchu, Fernando Mereilles, Ann Petry, Mike Davis); the global trade in humans (Kevin Bales, Rohinton Mistry, Stephen Frears).
Prerequisite: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| LVA2411 |
WRITING "AMERICA": LIT CULT OF US(LIT) |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2411
Literary Culture of the U.S.
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
This is an "American literature" course informed by recurring questions: what do we mean when we say "literature"? How is the concept "American" defined and problematized? How do we construct such a slippery term as "culture"? The course assumes a plurality of cultures, not a single, hegemonic "American" culture, and the cultures in question are limited geographically, to the territory of what is now the United States. Texts range from the 17th to the 20th century, are organized by topic rather than by chronology, and form a narrative that includes "classic" as well as recently discovered voices.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
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| LVA2432 |
FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN ART (VSA) |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2432
Foundations of Western Art
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
This course is designed to introduce students to painting, architecture, and sculpture from the Renaissance to the early 20th century and to give students an understanding of the general principles governing the visual arts. Topics such as the role of the artist, the functions of art in society, and the nature of visual language, among others, will be discussed as major artists and their works are presented in this survey of Western art. Class lectures and discussions are based on the presentation of slides.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
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| LVA2458 |
MAGICAL AMERICAN STORIES(LIT) |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2458 Ethnic Identities: Magical American Stories
Intermediate Liberal Arts
In this course, we will examine works of fiction and film that use magical realist techniques to portray ethnic American experiences. Magical realism allows a narrator to represent both the natural and supernatural (e.g., ghosts, cognizant butterflies) together, as normal parts of the same world. Concentrating on ethnicity and magical realism gives us the opportunity to identify and discuss the multicultural composition of the United States, while exploring the boundaries of the filmic and fictive forms. We will examine the work of scholars, writers, and filmmakers from the 19th Century to the 21st Century. These artists may include Nathaniel Hawthorne, W.E.B. Du Bois, Toni Morrison, Woody Allen, Ana Castillo, Karen Tei Yamashita, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Jim Sheridan.
RHT and Foundation A&H and H&S
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| LVA2460 |
TALES OF THE CITY: EXPLO URBAN LIT |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2460 Tales of the City: Exploring Urban Literature
3 CREDIT Intermediate Liberal Arts
This course will focus on the changing and diverse portrayals of cities and urban life in western literature from the earliest days of industrialization to the present. Inspired by Plato's observation, "this City is what it is because our citizens are what they are," we will explore the mutually-constructed relationship between a city and its citizens, asking such questions as: What does it mean to be an urban dweller? How does a city shape its residents' identity, and how do its residents influence a city's development? What are the delights and dangers of urban life? Where does one's sense of community/neighborhood overlap with - and diverge from - living in a particular city? We will read novels, short stories, poems, and essays, focusing primarily on London, but also likely including Dublin and New York City. To what extent can the concerns of a community within a city diverge from the concerns of the city as a whole?
Prerequisites: RHT & Foundation A&H and H&S
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| LVA2467 |
FILM AND THE CITY (FLM) |
3.00 credits |
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LVA2467 Film and the City
Intermediate Liberal Arts
The birth of cinema coincided with a period of urbanization and a new sense of life in the modern metropolis. From the beginnings of film history to the present, movies have come to grips with the complexities of the urban environment. They have shaped our sense of cities as symbolic sites signifying opportunity, progress, and the promise of social integration but also danger, alienation, and the collision of distinct cultures. Ranging from neon-lit wonderlands to post-apocalyptic wastelands, cinematic cities have mapped our cultural aspirations and anxieties. This course will explore how cities have been represented in movies from the silent era onward. Weekly film viewing assignments will be complemented by readings in film and urban history.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation AH & HS
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| MUS3610 |
SOC & CULTURAL STUDY OF MUSIC |
4.00 credits |
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MUS3610 Social and Cultural Study of Music
Advanced Liberal Arts
In this course, students will consider the ways in which contemporary folk and popular
musics interact with broader contexts of culture and society in the world today. Students will first
examine ethnographic representations of a variety of musics, in a number of different media, to
critically evaluate methods and practices in contemporary ethnomusicological scholarship. Having a
critical perspective on the effectiveness of ethnographic methods, students will then be responsible
for their own ethnography of a music-making community in Boston. A series of tasks including
video recording, audio recording, interview transcription, and a written ethnography, will result in a
variegated representation of a musical community from an analytical perspective. By the end of the
course, students will be familar with a basic repertory of musics from around the world, and will
have a practical and through-going understanding of ethnographic methods in the study of music
Prerequisites: Three Intermediate Liberal Arts (CVA, HSS, LVA)
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| PHO1100 |
PHOTOGRAPHY |
4.00 credits |
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PHO1100
Photography
(General Credit)
Introduction to the Art of Photography: While learning basic photography practice, students in this studio arts course will be introduced to the history and range of photographic practice, the ethics of representation, and the aesthetics of visual art forms.
***Special equipment required - check with division.***
You may not take this course if you have taken PHO1190
Prerequisites: NONE
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| PRF1100 |
INTRODUCTION TO ACTING |
4.00 credits |
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PRF1100
Introduction to Acting
(General Elective)
Through the exploration of theatre as an art and a craft, this course develops the fundamental technical skills and emotional resources required for acting. Students will study stage technique and discipline, vocal and physical movement, acting theory, and elements of performance. Students will also practice rehearsal methods, including the "magic if," "emotion memory," and the "unbroken line." The focus of the course moves from an emphasis on spontaneous acting exploration, to developing more analytical methods for working on text. Assignments will include acting exercises, scene work, reading and discussion of required texts, journal entries, written critiques, and reviews of theatrical productions. There will also be regular work on breathing techniques, relaxation, energy, eye focus, articulation, and projection. No experience is necessary, but experienced students of acting are welcome.
Prerequisites: NONE
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| RHT1301 |
RHETORIC A |
3.00 credits |
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RHT1301
Rhetoric A
(Foundation Lib Arts)
Rhetoric A develops students' abilities in reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking, and promotes understanding of the dynamic relations among these processes. Students will learn approaches to understanding, analyzing, and responding to texts, both in speech and writing, and will learn to assess the nature and conventions of academic discourse.
Prerequisite: NONE
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| RHT1302 |
RHETORIC A w/HSF |
3.00 credits |
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RHT1302
Rhetoric A w/HSF
(Foundation Liberal Arts)
Rhetoric A develops students' abilities in reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking, and promotes understanding of the dynamic relations among these processes. Students will learn approaches to understanding, analyzing, and responding to texts, both in speech and writing, and will learn to assess the nature and conventions of academic discourse.
Prerequisite: Must be taken with HSF1300
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| RHT1303 |
RHETORIC A w/AHF |
3.00 credits |
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RHT1303
Rhetoric A w/AHF
(Foundation Liberal Arts)
Rhetoric A develops students' abilities in reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking, and promotes understanding of the dynamic relations among these processes. Students will learn approaches to understanding, analyzing, and responding to texts, both in speech and writing, and will learn to assess the nature and conventions of academic discourse.
Prerequisite: Must be taken with AHF1300
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| RHT1311 |
RHETORIC B |
3.00 credits |
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RHT1311
RhetoricB
(Foundation Liberal Arts)
Rhetoric B will continue to develop the same rhetorical abilities, as Rhetoric A but assignments will require more complex and sophisticated analysis, research, and argument.
Prerequisite: RHT1300
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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| SPN1200 |
ACCELERATED ELEMENTARY SPANISH |
4.00 credits |
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SPN1200
Accelerated Elementary Spanish
(General Credit)
Accelerated Elementary Spanish is a fast-paced, introductory course which prepares students for Intermediate Spanish in the subsequent semester. Through engaging, meaningful activities that develop real-world skills and abilities, the course integrates a wide variety of interactive materials to put language into practice. Accelerated Elementary Spanish is the first course in the Proficiency Sequence, a program of study designed to bring students to proficiency in 3 semesters. As the course adopts an intensive approach, it is recommended for students with some previous exposure to language learning and/or the highly motivated rank beginner.
Prerequisite: None
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| SPN2600 |
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I |
4.00 credits |
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SPN2600
Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture I
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
Grammar review and an in-depth cultural exploration of the Hispanic world supports active use of spoken and written Spanish. Selected readings and films provide a point of departure for conversation, discussion, group work, skits, and class presentations based upon research.
Prerequisite: SPN1200 (Accelerated Elementary Spanish II at Babson, or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated through a required placement test. Not open to fluent speakers of Spanish.)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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| SPN2601 |
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II |
4.00 credits |
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SPN2601
Intermediate Spanish II
(Advanced Liberal Arts)
This course focuses on conversation and communication in Spanish at the advanced intermediate level. Through grammar review, films, and readings, we will explore issues involving the culture, literature, history, and contemporary culture of the nations that form the Hispanic world. Except on rare occasions when a complex explanation requires the use of English, this course is conducted entirely in Spanish. Discussions focus on the exploration of socio-cultural issues and business language and contexts in the Spanish speaking world.
Prerequisite: SPN 2600 (Intermediate Spanish at Babson, or equivalency proficiency as demonstrated through a required placement test. Not open to fluent speakers of Spanish)
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Spring
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| VSA3600 |
ART,RELIGION & POLITICS IN ANCIENT EGYPT |
4.00 credits |
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VSA3600 Art Religion & Politics in Ancient Egypt
Advanced Liberal Arts
This course will present major monuments, sculptures and paintings of Ancient Egypt and Kush. In order to understand their meaning and their (to us) sometimes unusual appearance, Egyptian and Nubian religion, history and philosophy will also be closely examined.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| Summer II 2009 |
|
| LVA2405 |
ART AS A VISUAL LANGUAGE(VSA) |
3.00 credits |
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Week 1 MR July 13, 16
Week 2 MWR July 20*, 22 & 23* (M - Institute Contemporary Art & Thurs - Museum of Fine Arts)
Week 3 MWR July 27, 29*, & 30 (Wednesday's field trip estimated time of return is 5:30 PM)
Week 4 MWR August 3*, 5, & 6 (*TBA)
*FIELD TRIP DATES: Be sure to allow sufficient time between classes to travel to/from off-site locations. Students are responsible for their own transportation
Final Assignment Due: on or before 1:30 PM, August 18th
LVA2405
Art as a Visual Language
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
Develop experience in learning to read the visual language of art painting, sculpture and architecture and develop personal aesthetic standards through study and discussion of slides, field trips, readings and museum visits.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
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| CVA2457 |
IMAGINING SUSTAINABILITY (INTDIS) |
3.00 credits |
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Week 1-2 W F
Week 3-6 M W
Week 7 M
Final Exam - Wednesday, July 1 8:30 - 10:30 AM
CVA2457 Imagining Sustainability: Nature, Humanity, Business and the End of Sorrow
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
The primary focus of this course is on the exploration of the concept of sustainability as a juncture of both environmental and social concerns. Historically, the fields of environmental justice and social justice have been at odds, the former charged with championing the environment at the expense of humanity and economic growth, and the latter accused of myopic definitions of what constitutes both "social" and "justice," since it ignores the very real and intensifying environmental pressures both on disenfranchised communities and their members (human and nonhuman) and, by extension, on the human economy itself. With the rapid expansion of globalization, and the attenuating environmental and social crises that accompany it, the contested terrain between these two ideologies begs for reexamination, in the interests of all. Future business and public policy leaders, therefore, will be at the vanguard in determining how best to effect the union of these two heretofore incommensurable approaches to structuring and/or understanding our world. To that end, this course will examine a variety of sources in the consideration both of what constitutes sustainability and what prohibits it--from business case study to philosophical analysis to literary memoir--in an attempt to begin a reconciliatory dialogue between those approaches. Within this context, students will be invited to examine what we mean when we talk about "justice," "ethics," and "profit," and to envision how the concepts of individual and communal responsibility might be revisited and redefined in the effort to create a world which offers sustainable economic opportunity for all, ensured within a commitment to environmental stewardship.
Prerequisites: RHT & AHF & HSF
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| EXP3665 |
S. AFRICA:CULTURE,SOCIETY&EPS IN DEV ECN |
4.00 credits |
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EXP3665 S. AFRICA: EPS, CULTURE, & SOC IN DEVELOPING ECONOMY
4 Credits (Advanced Liberal Arts)
This experiential, global service learning course will introduce students to the culture, history, politics, and economy of South Africa. Students will engage in in-depth study of South Africa's culture, history, politics, and economy before leaving for a 3 week in-country experience. The pre-trip phase will consider the effects of colonialism and apartheid rule on South Africa, as well as its development in the post-apartheid period (1994 - present). We will pay particular attention to the role of small-scale entrepreneurship in restoring balance to the segregated, oppressed communities of people classified as "black" and "colored" under the apartheid regime. Students will consider approaches to economic development in the post-apartheid period, including the effects of community and government programs and policies.
While in South Africa, students will teach two week-long developmental entrepreneurship classes to students at eight local high schools in impoverished communities. We will travel to Capetown to visit major cultural, geographic, and historical sites on the weekend between teaching sessions, and students have the option of doing a safari experience at the end of the trip.
Course credits will be divided into pre- and post-trip work: half of the credits will be earned through reading, writing, and other coursework in preparation for the in-country experience, and half of the credits will be earned through a reflective research essay to be produced upon returning from the trip.
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 intermediate Liberal Arts courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| LIT3691 |
LIVELY LITERARY MASSACHUSETTS |
4.00 credits |
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Weeks 1 - 6 TR
Week 7 T
Final Exam Thu, July 2 1:30-3:30pm
LIT3691 Lively Literary Massachusetts
Advanced Liberal Arts
Until the early 19th Century, the majority of American writers imitated both the style and the substance of European writers; in other words, there was simply nothing uniquely American about their work. That history of imitation was to change after the poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, a lifelong Massachusetts resident, delivered his famous essay The American Scholar in 1837. In it, Emerson argued that in order for there to be a uniquely American Culture and Literature, there must not only be a uniquely American subject, but also a new way of writing. Emerson proposed that the subject be Nature. The great Naturalist Henry David Thoreau heeded Emerson's call and headed out to the banks of Walden Pond, where he lived in relative solitude for two years. In a quiet house in Amherst, Emily Dickinson ignored the popular sonnet form with its rigid rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter and revolutionized poetry. In Salem, Nathaniel Hawthorne confronted the history of the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials in his short stories and novels. In western Massachusetts, Herman Melville looked up at Mount Greylock and conceived his most famous novel Moby Dick. In Boston, Margaret Fuller considered the state of women in the 19th Century. Together, in less than fifty years, these six writers composed some of the most famous works of American Literature. In this course, we will not only read essays, poems and novels by these writers, we will also venture out of the classroom and journey to the historic sites that inspired them. We will take three exciting field trips. Our first will be to Concord where we will walk out to Walden Pond, visit the Writer's Section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, tour Emerson's House and visit the Concord Museum. Our second will be to Amherst to see Emily Dickinson's house and the Amherst History Museum, among other sites. Our third will be to Salem where we will tour The House of the Seven Gables, the oldest surviving 17th century wooden mansion in New England in which Hawthorne based his novel of the same name; and the Custom's House where Hawthone once worked. On the days we are in the classroom, we will discuss a plethora of these authors' great works. Students will be responsible for admission and parking fees, which will run no more than $60.
Prerequisites: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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| LVA2405 |
ART AS A VISUAL LANGUAGE |
3.00 credits |
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Week 1 TR May 19 and 21
Week 2 TWR May 26*, 27 & 28* (Institute Contemporary Art & Museum of Fine Arts)
Week 3 MTR June 1, 2*, & 4 (Tuesday's field trip estimated time of return is 5:30 PM)
Week 4 MTR June 8*, 9, & 11*
*FIELD TRIP DATES: Be sure to allow sufficient time between classes to travel to/from off-site locations. Students are responsible for their own transportation
Final Assignment Due: on or before 1:30 PM, July 2nd
LVA2405
Art as a Visual Language
(Intermediate Liberal Arts)
Develop experience in learning to read the visual language of art painting, sculpture and architecture and develop personal aesthetic standards through study and discussion of slides, field trips, readings and museum visits.
Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
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| RHT1311 |
RHETORIC B |
3.00 credits |
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Weeks 1-2 WRF
Weeks 3-6 MWR
Weeks 7 M
Final Exam, Wednesday, July 1st 1:30 - 3:30 PM
RHT1311
RhetoricB
(Foundation Liberal Arts)
Rhetoric B will continue to develop the same rhetorical abilities, as Rhetoric A but assignments will require more complex and sophisticated analysis, research, and argument.
Prerequisite: RHT1300
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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