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LALL 911 - Major Writers
Focuses on the life and work of a single important writer. Among the authors who have received this intense examination have been James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Emily Dickinson. Formerly HU 420
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 913 - Nineteenth Century Novel
We study some of the most admired, best loved books of the world, written in the heyday of the novel, the nineteenth-century: Crime and Punishment, by Dostoevsky, Madame Bovary by Flaubert, Wuthering Heights, by Bronte, Great Expectations, by Dickens, Portrait of a Lady, by James. This is a course for people who love to read. Formerly HU 414B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 914 - Contemporary Novel
This is a course for people who like to read. We study 10 (count ‘em 10!) novels by some of the most interesting authors of the past two decades including works from North and South America and Eastern and Western Europe. Some are weird, some beautiful, some sexy, some funny. Formerly HU 416A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 915 - Modern Poetry
This course consists of the reading and interpretation of major poets—Eliot, Stevens, Williams, Whitman, Bishop, for example, and some important contemporary poets such as Kinnell, Levertov, and Wright. Foreign poets in translation are also part of the course: Milosz, Pavese, Hikmet, Akhmatova, to name four. Prose by most of the poets concerning poetry is included as an important part of understanding and interpreting the readings. Several of the poets have written important criticism. Analysis of each poet’s style and why the poet has developed it from part of the course. Aesthetic theory and the function of poetry as a social force are also considered. Formerly HU 415A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 916 - Contemporary Poetry
Beginning with the Beats, the major schools of contemporary poetic practice such as the deep image, language/action, confessional poetry, new formalism, and projectivism are addressed. The effects of feminism, sexual orientation, and racial identity on contemporary poetry are also examined. Formerly HU 415B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 921 - Superheroes
This course examines the most important heroes of popular culture in the Middle Ages – Beowulf, Roland, Siegfried, and King Arthur. What do these heroes and the epics in which they appear reveal about their culture? How do they compare to modern popular superheroes? Formerly HU 218
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 922 - Big Fat Famous Novel
Three of the world’s best and most important novels: Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Melville’s Moby Dick, and Joyce’s Ulysses are read. Each provides great pleasure to the serious reader and much material for intense discussion. Each novel has the equivalent of its own little course, about one month long. Formerly HU 414A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 923 - Children’s Literature
This course investigates the oral traditions of world literature, which continue to nurture the imagination and sense of identity of children today, and the modern tradition of children’s literature. The course focuses on children’s literature as an introduction to the principles and forms of art and to the rule of the imagination in child development. Formerly HU 219
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 924 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop
This course extends the knowledge and experience of reading and writing poetry that students gained in the Poetry Writing Workshop. Students write, revise, and critique original poems, review individual books of poems, and survey the broad sweep of contemporary poetry.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LALL 871
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hr
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LALL 925 - The Uncanny
An exploration of the phenomenon of the Uncanny as it has been represented in literature, the graphic arts, and film. Material is principally drawn from four eras: the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the nineteenth century, and the twentieth century. Artists range from Holbein and Bosch to Kafka and Hitchcock. Formerly HU 410
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 927 - Detective Film and Fiction
An examination of the genre known as hard-boiled detective fiction as it developed in literature and then was extended by feature films. Among the authors to be considered are Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross MacDonald; among the films are The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, and The Long Goodbye. Formerly HU 412
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 930 - Shakespeare
The dramatic works of the supreme writer of the English Renaissance: Shakespeare. A selection of his comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances are read. Focuses on the plays not only as literary accomplishments but also as theatrical performances existing in three-dimensional space. Concerned with both the parameters of the original Renaissance stage and with modern translations and transformations of the plays. Formerly HU 411
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 951 - American Playwrights
A study of the American theater in the past 75 years, looking at the works of such authors as O’Neill, Miller, Williams, Albee, and Shepard. Theater trips as well as showings of filmed plays. Formerly HU 316
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 953 - Art of Song Lyric
A study of how contemporary song lyrics developed from the tradition of lyric poetry and folk ballads. Line-by-line analysis of famous lyric poems from literary history. Popular songs of the past 50 years are used in the discussion of the problems and challenges of putting words to music, with special attention paid to Bob Dylan. Other artists include Billie Holiday, Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Stevie Wonder. There is a substantial writing requirement: students may elect to study poetry, librettos, or song lyrics or to write original song lyrics of their own. Formerly HU 417
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 955 - Dante in the Modern World
Dante’s Divine Comedy has been highly influential on art, music, and drama from its own time to the present. The shaping power of the poet’s journey, his search for answers to ultimate questions, his quest for order and its reflection in his art continue to inspire reactions from fellow artists. The course considers a number of works reflecting this influence in several media: drama (Beckett, Sartre, Brecht), poetry (Baudelaire), music (Liszt, Puccini, Zandonai), and the visual arts. We concentrate on the Inferno, but also consider the Paradiso and Purgatorio. Formerly HU 495
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 961 - Avant Garde Cinema
An examination of the arts of experimental film and video. The exploration of mental states, visual metaphors, process, and non-traditional forms and structures are central to the course. In addition, the focus is on the co-existence of avante-garde film and video with their commercial counterparts. Also examines film and video language in relation to other art languages. Formerly HU 344
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 963 - American Film Genres
A course, the content of which varies each time it is offered, that considers various film genres and styles in American cinema, such as comedy, film noir, the Western, the musical, and the American independent film. Formerly HU 349
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102 Repeatable for credit.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 964 - Electronic Video
The course traces the history of video as an art form from the early 1960s to the present. Basic film concepts are reviewed in their application to emerging new electronic formats. Video art is examined in all of its aspects as computer art, installation, and sculpture. The survey explores the variety of styles, genres, and forms that constitute the distinctive achievement of American video art. The videotapes and documentation of artists’ projects are examined and placed within the social and cultural context in which they were produced. The market forces and the political/psychological systems shaping the audience and creating an increasingly problematic role for artists are an important consideration. Formerly HU 351
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 965 - Literature and Film: From Text to Screen
Explores the conceptual and the technical leap between the written text and its transformation to a cinematic text on the screen. The students examine what happens to plot, characterization, bound and free description when a narrative text is converted to an audio-visual presentation. In certain examples, the transformation of narrative structure is from the novel to the screenplay to the finished film. Students gain insights into the relationships between written and filmed dialogue, between written description and cinematic mise-en-scene, between the novel’s omniscient narrator and the film’s voice-over. Formerly HU 413
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 966 - Becoming an Artist
Texts by Mann, Rilke, Joyce, and Cather are used to explore the idea of artistic vocation in the modern era, leading to exploration in the fields of poetry, sculpture, painting, music, and opera.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LALL 973 - Advanced Playwriting
A follow-up to Playwriting. Students further develop their writing and revising skills. In addition, the class analyzes selected contemporary plays, and write playwrights’ critiques of modern theatrical practices. Students complete a polished one-act or radio drama.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LALL 873
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 8XX - Liberal Arts Period Interpretation - Pre-20th Century
Period Interpretations are an array of interdisciplinary courses that explore the process by which we understand cultural areas. Students consider both conventional and innovative interpretations of cultural history. All students are required to take two Period Interpretation courses, one 20th Century, and one pre-20th Century. Ideally, the 20th century course is completed in the Junior year.
Prerequisites & Notes
Please note that a wide variety of Period Interpretations will be phased into the new Liberal Arts curriculum beginning in the Fall of 2007.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 9XX - Liberal Arts Period Interpretation - 20th Century
Period Interpretations are an array of interdisciplinary courses that explore the process by which we understand cultural areas. Students consider both conventional and innovative interpretations of cultural history. All students are required to take two Period Interpretation courses, one 20th Century, and one pre-20th Century. Ideally, the 20th century course is completed in the Junior year.
Prerequisites & Notes
Please note that a wide variety of Period Interpretations will be phased into the new Liberal Arts curriculum beginning in the Fall of 2007.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 811 - Art Nouveau and Aestheticism
Many threads of social, political, cultural, technological, architectural, crafts, and art history are drawn together to explore the foundations of Art Nouveau and Aestheticism and their manifestations in Europe and the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 820 - Rome From Julius Ceasar Through Nero
This course is a study of the transition of Rome from a Republic to an Empire, focusing on the Julio-Claudian line, which began with Julius Ceasar and ended with Nero. This course examines the historical background and the religious, social, and economic issues that facilitated such a transition. Accompanying the transition was a flourishing of poetry, due in part to the patronage system and in part to increased literacy of the Roman people. Economic prosperity among the upper classes led to an increased demand for architecture, visual arts (painting and sculpture), and public entertainment (theater, music and dance, spectacles, gladiatorial combats). At the same time, the division among the social classes became even more dramatic, and government censorship and intrusion into private life emerged as major concerns under Augustus. Through the use of primary sources, class handouts, and independent study, students are encouraged to investigate the transition from Republic to Empire and to explore possible parallels in contemporary U.S. history.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 821 - The Apocalyptic Age: 1850 – 1914
An examination of the apocalyptic themes in the context of modern intellectual and artistic developments in the West at the turn of the twentieth-century. Connections are drawn between religious interpretations of the Apocalypse and the apocalyptic motifs in modern art and literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 822 - Age of Reason, Age of Satire: 1750 - 1800
An examination of the cultural history of England in the last half of the eighteenth-century, focusing on two preoccupations of the day: rationalism and satire. The class introduces philosophic and political documents that justified the American and French Revolutions, and then turns to satire in fiction in the visual arts. The term closes with a discussion of the twentieth-century satire and rationalism, our legacy from the Enlightenment and Revolutionary periods
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 823 - Victorian England: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
This course is a study of the two faces of Victorian England: (1) the respectable and highly moralistic image reflected in much of the art as well as in social and cultural norms and (2) the underbelly of violence and perversion, reflected not only in the decadent artists of the 1890s but also in the social underworld of Jack the Ripper and the increasing population of prostitutes. The course also examines the historical background and the political, social, and economic issues that made such a dichotomy virtually inevitable. Artists who understood this dichotomy, in varying terms, are emphasized: Stevenson, Tennyson, Browning, the Pre-Raphaelites, Gilbert and Sullivan, Wilde, and Beardsley. Through reading, lectures, class discussion, and independent study students investigate the two faces of Victorian England and explore possible parallels in contemporary U.S. society.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequiste: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 831 - Chartres Cathedral: Politics, Society, and the Arts 12th - 13th Century France
A consideration of the architecture, sculpture, stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, costume and liturgical vessels, and music that contributed to Chartres Cathedral, the major gothic monument of the 12th - 13th century France. At the end of the course, we consider the work presently being done to configure a sacred space in New York to honor the 9/11 site.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 832 - Bodily and Spiritual Love: The Language of Love in the Late Middle Ages
An investigation of the language of erotic and religious love in the rich art and thought of the late Middle Ages. Resources include painting, book illumination, music, spiritual literature, theology, philosophy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 834 - Age of the Medici: 1375 - 1800
This course is a study of Florence in the Renaissance in the context of other Italian city-states and covers the period from the republican regime at the end of the fourteenth century to the Medici’s total assumption of power with a ducal title (1375 - 1532). The course examines the pursuing of humanistic studies by a large part of citizenry that sustained the republican ideology of that society; Florence political and societal evolution from a republic to an autocratic regime; the flourishing arts and sciences, particularly under the first dynasty of the Medici. It also investigates the reasons why, despite the erosion of political freedom, intellectual and artistic creativity enjoyed one of the most brilliant seasons in human history. In conclusion, the study of Florence’s political evolution in the Renaissance leads to consideration on the fragility of free government and civil liberties in the present world. In our investigation we make use of primary sources and modern scholarship.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 920 - Berlin: The 1920s
The twentieth century saw a cultural shift of nearly seismic proportions from communal sources of identity to an apparent freedom to invent the self, from work ethic to consumer values, from traditional word-based forms of expression to a visual culture. The artists and writers of Weimar, Germany were among the first to register these revolutionary social changes and to articulate the tensions they continue to generate. The course emphasizes film, photographic and graphic arts, and performance from Berlin. Examples include works by Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang, and John Heartfield. The course connects the past to the present by comparing issue-based art of the 1920s with cultural critiques by contemporary media artists.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HU 103B or LACR 210; LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 923 - The Age of Apartheid
By focusing on the apartheid era of South Africa, this interdisciplinary course explores critical issues of the twentieth century, such as racism, economic exploitation, urbanization, and political protest. We use South African theater, literature, and music to understand the culture that gave them birth, and read original sources written by leaders such as Ghandi, De Klerk, and Mandela. Formerly HU 276
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 924 - Existential Paris: 1938 - 1959
An examination of the central ideas and creative works associated with Parisian Existentialism and the way in which they both shaped, and were shaped by, the cultural period in which they emerged: Nazi-occupied Paris, the liberated Paris after World War II, and the Cold War. Other artistic productions not specifically linked with existentialism but which emerged during its period of ascendance are also explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 925 - New York in the 1950s
This course investigates the arts centered in 1950s New York (with an emphasis on jazz, literature, and painting) in the context of a decade characterized by rising consumerism, conformity, corporate capitalism, and emerging popular arts that would re-shape American culture from then on. This is also the decade of Red Scare paranoia, A-bomb anxiety, Cold War blues, and deep doubts about the American Dream.
In addition to the assigned readings, papers, and discussions, students pursue their own interests in the decade through individual projects in the second half of the course. As a supplement to the course, a number of special screening of films important to the decade are shown several times during the term. Students are expected to see and complete exercises on at least three of the films.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 926 - Les Amis de Paris: 1904-1913
This course examines the friendship and work of a select group of artists living in Paris between 1904 and 1913. Studying the biographical and interpersonal layers of their relationships and artwork provides new insight into the legacy of these masters. The literature of Gertrude Stein, Appollinaire, and others, the visual art of Picasso, Matisse and the Cubists, as well as other materials and mediums contribute to understanding how this particular circle of friends cultivated the artistic and intellectual leaps that created Modernism. Interdisciplinary methods for creating cultural models are explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 927 - Becoming Modern: 1900 - 1914
An exploration of the innovations in the arts in the first decade and a half of the twentieth century when becoming Modern was the challenge facing every artist. The results were works that called into question almost every previous assumption about the arts. This was a period also characterized by radical changes in technology, in science, in philosophy, and in politics. This course investigates a wide range of material in order to bring some clarity to the elusive term “modern.” In addition to the assigned readings, papers, and discussions, students pursue their own interests in the decade through independent study “side trips” in the second half of the course.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPI 928 - Franco’s Spain: An Open Wound
This course begins with an exploration of the historical, social, political, and religious factors that led to the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship of Franco. Its emphasis then shifts to the effect of Franco’s victory on Spanish art and on the art of Republican sympathizers from other countries. Included are the three major Spanish painters of the period (Picasso, Dali, and Miro), the major playwright of the period (Garcia Lorca), the major poets of the period (Unamuno, Cernuda, Machado, Jimenez, de Biedma, Montalban), and prominent sympathizers from the U.S. (Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes). Also addressed are the yet unresolved issues of Basque separatism and Catalan independence – issues that Franco exacerbated with violent suppression. Two films from the 21st century – Manuel Gutierrez Aragon’s Visionarios and Miguel Courois’ El Lobo – offer insight into the aftermath of Franco’s dictatorship and how its effects still haunt Spanish culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 811 - Introduction to Philosophy
A course specifically tailored to students with no experience in reading philosophy. Several basic issues in philosophy are considered, including freedom, God, morality, death, mind, appearance, and reality. In addition to brief readings of primary sources, we read discussions of these issues plus innovative fiction illustrating salient points. Formerly HU 274
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 812 - Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
This course explores three basic elements of Chinese philosophy: Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. We study and analyze such questions as “What is the tao?”, “Does Confucianism necessarily mean conformity?”, and “How does Buddhist thinking ‘fit’ with contemporary Western and Westernized society?” Students examine these and other related themes through primary source readings and later commentaries. This course has a particular focus on developing a deep understanding of the meanings and interpretations of these Chinese ways of thinking. Formerly HU 309
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 813 - Greek Philosophy
We examine fragments from pre-Socratic philosophers, following which we consider the writings of Plato, including three or four dialogues and the Republic. Finally, we read selections from Aristotle’s writings on physics, the soul, and aesthetics. Formerly HU 370
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 831 - Introduction to the Bible
The main themes of the Bible are explored from a modern, critical, nondenominational point of view. No knowledge of the Bible is assumed. Using historical and literary analysis, continuities as well as differences between the Hebrew and Christian testaments are examined. Formerly HU 268
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 832 - Introduction to World Religion
An exploration of world religious traditions originating in Africa, the Americas, China, India, Japan, and the Middle East. Religions are studied in their historical and cultural context, including their development in various times and places, and their beliefs regarding the cosmos, society, the self, and good and evil. Formerly HU 292
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 841 - Comparative Religion: Religions of Asia
A study of the world’s Asian religions through their historical development, beliefs, sacred literature, and the works of contemporary writers. The course discusses Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Formerly HU 466
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 842 - Comparative Religions: Religions in America
A historical study of beliefs and practices of various religious groups that have shaped American culture, including Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Scientists, Scientologists and others. We discuss traditional main-line groups as well as newer movements, and pay special attention to ethnic and racial minorities, as well as to women in American religion. Formerly HU 467
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 850 - Introduction to Aesthetics
An introduction to the philosophy of art. After a brief examination of analytic philosophical methods and the history of aesthetics, we consider some of the fundamental problems in aesthetics, such as the intention of the artist, the physical object/aesthetic object distinction, and the nature and comparison of different kinds of media. The relationship between language and art are central to the course. Formerly HU 270
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 851 - Arts Criticism
A writing course designed to promote understanding and interpretation of the arts across a multidisciplinary spectrum and to provide students with the basic tools of critical analysis. Group discussion and selected readings. Formerly HU 323
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 853 - Ethics
The history of ethics and the fundamental ethical problems that have concerned philosophers for the past 2,500 years. The study begins with Plato and Aristotle and extends to the contemporary analytic philosophy, phenomenology, and existentialism. Problems include the “is/ought” distinction, the ultimate objective of life, religious issues, human rights, justice, and welfare. Formerly HU 373
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 855 - Style in Art
A seminar exploring the question of style in the literary, visual, and performing arts as well as in craft and applied arts (including film, industrial design, and the fashion industry). We consider theories about organicism and periodicity in style, as they relate to tradition, trends, social and economic conditions, and evolving cultural norms. Themes include: ateliers and authorship; historic “revivals,” changing standards of beauty and form; and stylistic phases in the careers of major writers, artists, and composers. The aim of the course is to develop a practical, descriptive vocabulary for the analysis of artistic style. Formerly HU 395
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 861 - Understanding Music
What makes a phenomenon musical? What are people doing when they make or listen to music? Can musical understanding be fully grasped through listening? These and similar questions represent an effort to find something that lies at the core of our humanity, and that may be in danger of being lost. We start from the simple assumption that, in order to find something, we must try to grasp what is essential about it. Ranging between the hows and whys of music, the course explores the origins of human music-making, the psychology of aural awareness, the strategies of organized musical expression, and the construction of musical meaning in relation to culture. Formerly HU 259
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 862 - Dance & Expressive Culture
Dance is woven into the mythology, theater, music, poetry, and literature of many cultures. The course considers dance as it has influenced and has been influenced by these forms of creative expression in the Western World. Formerly HU 293
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 911 - Contemporary Philosophy
An examination of some of the problems occupying today’s philosophers and the strategies they have devised to address them. Formerly HU 474
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 912 - Vienna and Berlin: 1890-1925
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Vienna and Berlin were important centers during one of the richest periods in cultural and artistic history of the Western world. Much of the science and art of this century were given their focus and thrust by the men of genius working in these two cities. In this course, students study the works of Einstein, Freud, Mahler, Schoenberg, Wittgenstein, Kafka, and the German Expressionists. This is an inter-disciplinary course involving the visual, musical, and literary arts, as well as philosophy. Formerly HU 492
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 913 - Continental Philosophy and Existentialism
Continental philosophy examined as a Western alternative to the analytic method. Following some historical background, the concentration is on the works of Jean-Paul Sartre; readings from both his philosophic works and his literary works. Formerly HU 372
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 932 - Eastern Religions
This course explores the following religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism. Each is studied in its historical and cultural context, including its development into various forms over the years and in different places, and its beliefs regarding views of the cosmos, society, the self, and good and evil. In addition to a text, students read from the literature of each religion. Formerly HU 367
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 933 - Introduction to Zen Buddhism
An examination of the Zen understanding of being human: the problem of human existence Zen seeks to resolve, the liberation it claims to achieve, the meaning of the satori or “Awakening” which Zen claims is the basis of this liberation, the Zen koan as the meaning through which the Awakening is attained, the art that results from Awakening, and the possible contributions of Zen to the contemporary spiritual, philosophic, and artistic situation in the West.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 950 - Aesthetics Seminar
Advanced philosophic problems related to works of art and discourse about works of art. The analytic method of philosophic inquiry is reviewed and the philosophy of Wittgenstein and other 20th century philosophers interested in the philosophy of language is discussed. Language of Art by Nelson Goodman is also examined. Formerly HU 478
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 951 - Art, Media and Society
A seminar exploring the identity crisis of the modern artist in the period since the industrial revolution and the rise of the middle class. Conflicts or collaborations between the fine arts and commercialism, including mass media and new technology, from Romanticism and the arts and crafts movement to Pop Art and the Web. Issues of authorship, production, quality, and permanence. Who determines taste, and why? Does high art have a future? Formerly HU 498
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 961 - Opera and Politics
Throughout the history of its civilization, whether at court or in public theaters, opera has exhibited a magnetic pull on artists and audiences attracted to the exploration of political themes. This course examines operatic instantiations of the conflict between social conformity and personal freedom, the hedonistic abuse of power, the glorification of past achievements in order to deflect attention from present impotence, the retreat from political disillusionment, and idealized interior worlds. General commentary on musical, formal, and dramatic elements characteristic of historical periods alternates with closer analysis of specific works. Formerly HU 294
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 962 - Diaghilev and the Ballet Russe
This course investigates the role of the impresario Serge Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes in shaping the course of music and dance ca. 1909-1929. Special emphasis is placed on the relationships between various artists, dancers, choreographers, and writers including Michel Fokine, Alexandre Benois, Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Vaslav Nijinsky, Tamara Karsavina, George Balanchine, Leon Bakst, Leonide Massine, and others. Works studied include Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird, Petrushka, Rite of Spring, Les Noces, and Chloe; Erik Satie’s Parade; Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat; Darius Milhaud’s Le Train bleu; Francis Poulenc’s Les Biches; Serge Prokofiev’s Chout The Buffoon; and Constant Lambert’s Romeo and Juliet. In addition, excerpts from other Diaghilev ballets are introduced. The course focuses on activities in Paris. Formerly HU 449
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LAPR 972 - Women and Sex Roles
An introduction to the history of women and to theories of gender. An interdisciplinary course combining history, literature, and the visual arts. Slide lectures on images of women in art, myth, and religions, from ancient times to modern. Economic and historical factors affecting how women have lived. Definitions of masculinity and femininity. The nature-nurture debate over hormonal differences. Formerly HU 497
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 801 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
An introduction to the fundamental mathematical principles and operations used in undergraduate courses in the physical and social sciences. Topics include sets, logic, probability, statistics, number theory, algebra, and geometry. Meets with LACR 226. Formerly HU 282A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 802 - Calculus
An introduction to calculus with the emphasis on the applications of differential and integral calculus to the physical and social sciences. Formerly HU 282B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: LACR 102, LASM 801 Students with equivalent college-level mathematics, or precollege advanced algebra and geometry should request special permission.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 803 - Probability
This class introduces some of the most fundamental ideas in classical probability. Polling techniques, casino gambling, weather forecasting, and lotteries are a few areas in which the principles of probability directly influence our lives. Modern science depends upon probability to build mathematical descriptions of the real world. This course explores the concepts of probability in an intuitive and accessible way, understandable to beginners. Topics include sample spaces, counting, conditional probability, and the concept of independence, game theory, random variables, and the law of large numbers. Formerly HU 283
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 810 - Life Sciences
Life forms in the context of current adaptations and evolutionary history. Special emphasis is placed on an exploration of evolutionary relationships, ecological specialization, and the dynamic relationships of organisms in an integrated ecosystem. Formerly HU 285A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 811 - Contemporary Issues in Life Sciences
Each semester this course explores one area of current research in the life sciences by focusing on three significant issues in the current scientific literature. Students participate in a series of semi-independent inquiry activities. For each research issue, student teams complete a “challenge” that demonstrates their ability to understand, collect, interpret and apply appropriate information in order to propose solutions and to convince classmates of the success of their approaches. Formerly HU 289
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 830 - Physical Sciences
An investigation of astronomy, geology, and other physical sciences, including the origin of the universe and solar system and the nature of physical science, matter, and energy. This course provides a background for understanding the problems of the impact of science on human values. Formerly HU 285B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 831 - Physics
An introductory college physics course. The first semester covers kinematics, dynamics, energy structural analysis, and waves; the second semester concentrates on a study of light, electricity, and magnetism. Both semesters include the frequent references to architecture, design, and the fine arts. A background in algebra is required. Formerly HU 481A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 832 - Physics
A continuation of the study begun in LASM 831. Formerly HU 481B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LASM 831
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 913 - Urban Wildlife
An examination of the ways in which humans and other animals interact in shared and contiguous environments based on semi-independent field studies carried out by students on selected species. After an introduction to common species and a short period of directed study, teams of students plan, carry out, and analyze one short-term (4-week) study of one species of their choice that inhabits urban Philadelphia. Formerly HU 381
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 914 - Human Genetics
Explores the fundamentals of genetics through the study of our own species, Homo Sapiens. Introduces the students to the study of inheritance and how molecular, physiological, environmental, and behavioral mechanisms affect the measurable characteristics of humans around the world. Topics include genetic diseases and unusual physical characteristics among others. Using local resources, students engage in problem-solving activities in comparative biology. Formerly HU 386
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 915 - Perception
The structure and function of the senses of vision, audition, olfaction, gustation, touch, temperature, kinesthesis, time, and the brain and nervous system are considered as they relate to perception. Formerly HU 388
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 916 - Evolution in Modern Perspective
Evolution is the unifying theoretical foundation of all the life sciences. This course explores the mechanisms that produce evolution, and their meaning for our current knowledge in biology, conservation, medicine, agriculture, and related sciences. Students also consider the effect(s) that society’s awareness of evolution has had on social institutions such as law, literature, politics, and education. Formerly HU 389
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 917 - Brain and Behavior
This course is an introduction to the organization of the brain and nervous system and to their interactions with other body systems that produce observable behavior. Topics include brain structure and function, neurological changes over the life cycle, and the effects of malfunctions. Students learn about specific brain structures and how they contribute to or produce specific behavioral characteristics. We explore the neurochemistry of drug addiction, degenerative diseases, and psycho-active drugs, as well as other current topics of interest. Formerly HU 485
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 921 - Dynamic Anatomy
The structure of the body as it relates to form (size, shape, and proportion) and support (posture, position, and movement). In-depth exploration of the location, orientation, and actions of the major muscle groups, joints, and bones, and how they differ by gender through the life cycle. Formerly HU 281
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 931 - Concepts of Modern Physics
This course surveys important concepts in twentieth century physics, including chaos theory, cosmology, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Without mathematics, we examine the tumultuous changes that have taken place in the scientific view of space, time, and physical reality. Formerly HU 385
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 932 - Pseudoscience in Contemporary Society
The methods and issues of contemporary science. Explores how scientific information is used in society through an examination of scientific, near-scientific and pseudoscientific claims, including strange creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, miracle cures for diseases, and paranormal phenomena. The question of how funding might affect scientific research is also examined. Formerly HU 286
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASM 951 - Technology, Culture and Society
This course explores the complex relationship among technology, cultural paradigms, and popular consciousness. We study and analyze such questions as “What is technology?”, “Does technology necessarily imply progress?”, and “How does technology define reality?” Students examine these and other related themes through readings and other media. Formerly HU 396
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 810 - Modern American History
A study of contemporary developments, values, and issues as a product of 20th century phenomena. The course seeks to understand the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the last 50 years. Formerly HU 264
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: LACR 102 or WRIT 111
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 811 - History of China
The time span is from the earliest days to the present, with special emphasis on the modern period and relations with the United States and the Western powers. Intellectual and cultural developments take precedence over political and economic history. Formerly HU 262
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 812 - History of Japan
The history of Japan; the time span is from the earliest days to the present, but special emphasis is placed on the modern period and relations with the United States and other Western powers. Intellectual and cultural developments take precedence over political and economic history. Formerly HU 262B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 813 - History of Classical World
The history of ancient civilizations in the Near East and Europe. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman history, religion, philosophy, and culture. Readings from selected ancient texts and slides of art works illuminate the culture of these civilizations and provide links with the present world. Formerly HU 266A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 814 - History of Medieval Europe
The history of medieval Europe from the Germanic settlements to the establishment of Christianity and the feudal social expansion of the late Middle Ages are important topics for the course. A wide range of readings and the use of examples of medieval art promote a broad interpretation of this period. Formerly HU 266B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 815 - History and Culture of Latin America
The history and culture of Latin America, including indigenous as well as European cultural sources. National distinctions and the origins of modern society in the area will be developed. Formerly HU 365A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 816 - History and Culture of Latin America
The history and culture of Latin America, including indigenous as well as European cultural sources. National distinctions and the origins of modern society in the area will be developed. Formerly HU 365B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 817 - The Culture of the Italian Renaissance
A comprehensive study of the political and social conditions in Italy from the end of the 14th until the middle of the sixteenth century that led to the artistic and philosophical flowering known as the Renaissance. Not only are the contributions of the larger states of Milan, Venice, and Florence be explored, but also the princely courts of Mantua, Ferrara, and Urbino. Reading Machiavelli’s The Prince and portions of Castiglione’s The Courtier is an essential part of the course. Formerly HU 263
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 820 - Individual & Society
Examines the concepts of “individual” and “society” and how they are related under modern social conditions. It treats society and social institutions as fundamental realities and considers the ways in which social forces affect individual personality and identity. It provides an introduction to the perspective of sociology as distinct from that of psychology. Topics include socialization. social solidarity, morality, authority, deviance, individualism, and freedom. Formerly HU 162
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to Art Education majors and concentrations.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 821 - American Civilization I
An in-depth study of the origins of American society with an emphasis on the particular political, social, and cultural patterns that shaped the course of American development. The first semester surveys the process of settlement, colonial societies, independence, the growth of the egalitarian spirit, and the Civil War. Formerly HU 362A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 822 - American Civilization II
This course studies the American society in the modern period. From the perspective of today, the course examines the legacy of Reconstruction, the Industrial Revolution, the Reform Movements, the World Wars, and the Cold War. The factors in the past that have shaped contemporary society are stressed. Formerly HU 362B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 823 - Modern Culture
An exploration of various aspects of the condition of culture in modern society. Topics include the nature and rise of mass or popular culture and its relationship to high culture, advertising, and the cultural critique of capitalism, modernism and the avant-garde in the arts, the intellectual’s role in society, and the relationship between culture and politics. As this is a course in sociology, the connection between culture and society are emphasized in every instance. Formerly HU 363
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 831 - Money Matters
Explores issues in economics and business by working out from the roles and interests of individual agents and groups. We look at economic dynamics in artistic and cultural work in the present, and at different historical moments, to explore further the nature of these relationships and their meanings. Students are exposed to economic and business discourse, provided with a broad and intensive understanding of economic and business language and logic, given experience in the application of these concepts to the issues in their field of interest, and provide a foundation for thinking through the economic and ethical dimensions of their work. Formerly HU 272
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to Communication majors.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 850 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
The nature and variation in human cultures and various explanations of these differences (i.e., symbolic, functional, and historical). This survey of culture in Western and non-Western societies considers a number of special topics such as language and society; cultural identity and the arts; gender; marriage and family; and social ranking power relations. The impact of globalization, tourism, and cultural change is also considered. Formerly HU 267
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 851 - Human Origins and Primates
An anthropological perspective on evolution, biology, ecology, and behavior of nonhuman primates from prosimians to great apes. Students are introduced to the principles of evolution and adaptive trends. The course focuses on the successful terrestrial species of Old World monkeys and the apes – the gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, and chimpanzee. Comparisons are made among nonhuman primates and our own species regarding diet, locomotion, tool use and manufacture, modes of communication, social behavior and social systems, motherhood and child care, aggression, “cultural” behavior and recent trends in nonhuman primate behavior studies. Films are an important part of the course. Formerly HU 260A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 852 - Human Evolution
An introduction to human biological and cultural evolution, a survey of the major evolutionary stages in hominid evolution, an introduction to Paleolithic technologies, and a comparison of contemporary Stone Age societies with Paleolithic populations. Formerly HU 260B
Prerequisites & Notes
rerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 853 - Observing Humans
Presents several different social science frameworks and seeks to uncover what can be learned about human behavior by people-watching. Students choose places for brief weekly observation and use their own art skills to document what they see. Formerly HU 261
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 861 - Introduction to Folklore
Introduces folklore genres and the history of folklore study. Sacred objects, fairy tales, songs, parodies, and legends are analyzed and presented in class. Formerly HU 265
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 871 - Child & Adolescent Psychology
This course is developmentally oriented and focuses on Erikson’s psychosocial stages of life from birth to adolescence. Major topics include pregnancy, the birth process, and the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development of the child. Family life and parent-child relationships are also examined, with particular attention given to the impact of our social institutions upon parents and children. Formerly HU 181A
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to Art Education, Art Therapy concentration.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 872 - Adult Psychology
This course is developmentally oriented and focuses upon Erikson’s psychosocial crises from adolescence to death. Major topics include career choice, human sexuality, love, marriage, values, mental health and mental illness, aging, and death. Formerly HU 181B
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to Art Therapy concentration.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LASS 873 - Personality & Creativity
Through readings of works of major theorists on the nature of personality and on creativity, the course poses two major questions: “What do major theorists have to say about the human personality?” and “What do major theorists have to say about what it means to be a creative person?” There are a number of ways of answering these questions and it is not the purpose of the course to choose the “best” answer, but rather, to put the student in a better position to make his or her own decision. Formerly HU 374
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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