Winter 2000 Course Offerings

Anthropology 98T
Culture and Aging: An Introduction to Cultural Gerontology

Offered

TR 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Location

Hershey 1628

Instructor

Brenda R. Jenike

Grade

Letter grade

L&S GE Credi

Pending

Course Description

This course will investigate the processes and experiences of aging in a range of sociocultural contexts. We will seek to understand the contributions of anthropology to gerontology, and apply anthropological methods to the problems of aging in the United States.

Class Requirements

Class discussion, class presentation, interview/writing projects and term paper.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A

#148-295-200

Classics 98T
The Urban Experience in the Ancient Roman City

Offered

MW 12:00-1:50 p.m.

Location

Bunche 2150

Instructor

Charles McNelis

Grade

Letter grade

L&S GE Credit

Pending

Course Description

This course is an introduction to urban life in the Roman Empire. By looking at literary and archaeological evidence pertaining to Roman cities, we will examine the cultural experience of ancient Romans in terms of social status, gender and religion.

Class Requirements

Class discussions, class presentations, quizzes, and term paper.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A, Freshmen & Sophomores only

#152-290-200

Comparative Literature 98T
Orientalism and East Asia

Offered

TR 11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m.

Location

Bunche 2174

Instructor

Christopher Bush

Grade

Letter Grade

L&S GE Credit

Humanities/Literature

Course Description

This course surveys Western literary representations of China and Japan in a variety of genres, specifically focusing on the ways in which " the Orient" has been provoked reflection on the nature of representation in general. The course will also serve as an introduction to the complex legacy of Said’s Orientalism and its application to literature.

Class Requirements

Class discussion, class presentation, response journal and term papers.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A

#196-292-200

English 98T
Reading Pictures, Viewing Words: Text and Image from the Bayeux Tapestry to Art Spiegelman

Offered

MW 10:00-11:50 a.m.

Location

Bunche A152

Instructor

Jessica Brantley

Grade

Letter Grade

L&S GE Credit

Humanities/Literature

Course Description

This seminar will explore a variety of ways in which words and pictures have been joined, seeking throughout to use these different modes of representation to understand the capacities and achievements of each. We will consider verbal/visual objects from the eleventh to the twentieth centuries, including tapestries, engravings, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and illustrated books.

Class Requirements

Class discussion, class presentation, weekly assignments and term paper.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A

#245-234-200

Law 98T
The Fourth Amendment: Constitutional Limitations on Police Activity

Offered

MW 10:00-11:50 a.m.

Location

Law Building 2442

Instructor

Rebekah Heiser

Grade

Letter Grade

L&S GE Credit

Social Science/Social Analysis

Course Description

May police detain you without probable cause to believe you committed a crime? May they enter and search your home without a warrant? This seminar explores Constitutional limitations on intrusive police activity, including warrantless arrests, undercover agents, and phone taps.

Class Requirements

Class discussion, class presentation and term paper.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A

Music History 98T
Analogues of Darkness—The Music of Film Noir

Offered

MW 1:00-2:50 p.m.

Location

Schoenberg 1402

Instructor

Durrell Bowman

Grade

Letter Grade

L&S GE Credit

Humanities/Arts

Course Description

This seminar explores aspects of culture, meaning, representation, and style in relation to the music of film noir. By screening films, reading supplemental materials, taking notes on the music of specific films, and participating in class discussions, students will learn how to research and present their own work on a particular film, both in class and in a term paper.

Class Requirements

Class discussion, class presentation, midterm, term paper and final.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A

Organismic Biology, Ecology, and Evolution 98T
Sex in the Sea: The Oddity, Ecology, & Evolution of Marine Invertebrate Life Cycles

Offered

MW 10:00-11:50 a.m.

Location

Slichter 2834

Instructor

Shannon Erickson Lee

Grade

Letter Grade

L&S GE Credit

Life Sciences

Course Description

This seminar is designed as a lower-division lecture/discussion/field experience for any student interested in marine biology, invertebrate zoology and/or developmental biology. This course will cover aspects of invertebrate reproduction and larval biology including—ecology, development, and evolution.

Class Requirements

Class discussion, class presentation, midterm, term paper and final.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A

Slavic Languages & Literatures 98T
Anti-Utopian Literature and the Crisis of Modernity

Offered

TR 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Location

Public Policy 2292

Instructor

Lisa Ryoko Wakamiya

Grade

Letter Grade

L&S GE Credit

Humanities/Literature

Course Description

In the modern period, Anglo-American, Russian, and Japanese culture have produced cultural and scientific innovations intended to create a more ideal world. Simultaneously, writers in these cultures envisioned the terrifying potential of these innovations, writing anti-utopian novels in which these consequences are fully developed. In this course, we will examine the relationship between anti-utopian literature and the growth of technology, developments in science, and the appearance of utopian ideologies, such as Communism.

Class Requirements

Class discussion, class presentation, short essays amd term paper.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of Subject A, Freshmen & Sophomores only