Art History

• AHIS 120gp: Foundations of Western Art: Prehistoric to Renaissance

Instructor: Hector Reyes

Description: Mediterranean and European art and architecture presented in historical, cultural and social context that introduces art history as a discipline.

• AHIS 220g: Medieval Visual Culture

Instructor: Carolyn Malone

Description: Medieval visual culture as an introduction to the Christian heritage of western civilization and to the interaction of Church and state from the 3rd to the 13th century.

• AHIS 330: Medieval Art

Instructor: Carolyn Malone

Description: Introductory survey of art and architecture of Christianity from 300-1300; biblical themes and classical traditions; cultural and historical analysis of medieval art.

• AHIS 344: Baroque Art

Instructor: Hector Reyes

Description: Painting, sculpture and architecture in 17th century Europe, north and south.

• AHIS 361: British Modernism, 1780-1918

Instructor: Samantha Burton

Description: A survey of art and architecture in Britain from the age of Hogart to Art Nouveau. Among the artists studied are Constable, Turner, and the Pre-Raphaelites.

Classics

• CLAS 151gp: The Legacy of Rome

Instructor: Frederic Clark

Description: Ancient Roman values, ideas, and institutions of relevance to later periods of civilization.

Comparative Literature

• COLT 312: Heroes, Myths, and Legends in Literature and the Arts

Instructor: Nike Nivar Ortiz

Description: Study of transformations of characters and themes from myth, legend or fairytale (Oedipus, Antigone, Faust, Don Juan, Cinderella, Comic and Tragic Twins, Hero and Monster).

English

• ENGL 230g: Shakespeare and His Times

Instructor: Thea Tomaini

Description: Close study of Shakespeare's plays and poems to introduce his language, stagecraft, literary "genius," social and literary contexts, precursors and rivals, and legacy.

• ENGL 261g: English Literature to 1800

Instructors: Thea Tomaini, Ben Levine, Rick Berg

Description: Intensive reading of major writers to 1800.

• ENGL 304: Introduction to Poetry Writing

Instructors: Molly Bendall, Robin Lewis, Mark Irwin

Description: Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing poetry.

• ENGL 426: Modern English Literature

Instructor: Anthony Kemp

Description: Studies in English literary modernism, including the prose of Conrad, Joyce, and Woolf, and the poetry of Pound, Eliot, Yeats, and Auden.

• ENGL 448: Chicano and Latino Literature

Instructor: Elda Maria Roman

Description: Development of the poetry, essay, short story and novel of the Chicano and Latino peoples of the United States, with particular emphasis on the differentiating characteristics between the multiple cultures that constitute the Latino populations.

• ENGL 520: Renaissance English Literatures and Cultures

Instructor: Heather James

Description: Studies in poetry and patronage, the popular tradition in literature and drama, the social and sexual dynamics of comedy, historical and cultural uses of genres, among other topics.

History

• HIST 100mg: The American Experience

Instructor: Lon Kurashige

Description: Patterns of American development from Colonial times to the present.

• HIST 102mg: The Worlds of Medieval Europe

Instructor: Jason Glenn

Description: The social, political, religious, intellectual and cultural landscapes of Europe and the Mediterranean, c. 300 to c. 1400.

• HIST 103g: The Emergence of Modern Europe

Instructor: Lindsey O'Neill

Description: Political, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe, 1300-1815. Renaissance and Reformation; absolute monarchy, scientific changes, and Enlightenment; French Revolution and Napoleon.

• HIST 104gp: Modern Europe

Instructor: Paul Lerner

Description: The Enlightenment, French Revolution, industrialization, Darwinism, socialism, nationalism, technological revolutions, mass culture, imperialism, race, fascism, communism, world wars, genocide, migration, the Cold War, terrorism.

• HIST 240g: History of California

Instructor: Philip Ethington

Description: A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environments, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.

• HIST 250g: Climate Change: Science, History and Solutions

Instructor: Joshua Goldstein, Victoria Petryshyn

Description: History and science of anthropogenic climate change; climate dynamics; carbon cycle, climate modeling; fossil fuel economy; climate denial and political tactics; group research of solutions.

• HIST 320: Law, Slavery, and Race

Instructor: Ariela Gross

Description: Studies how law, politics and culture interacted to shape the institution of slavery and the development of modern conceptions of race.

• HIST 321: The Crusades

Instructor: Jay Rubenstein

Description: Examines wars between European Christian and Muslim armies in the Middle East, 1096-1291, and their cultural, military, religious and artistic legacies.

• HIST 374: History of Mexico

Instructor: Majorie Becker

Description: History of Mexico traces the crucial themes and events informing Mexicos history from the sixteenth century to the contemporary period.

Judaic Studies

• JS 100gp: Jewish History

Instructor: Candice Levy, Leah Hochman, Jason Goldman

Description: Major ideas, personalities, and movements in Jewish history from antiquity to the present in light of interaction of the Jews with the general culture.

• JS 180gp: Judaism

Instructor: Sarah Benor, Leah Hochman

Description: Jewish beliefs, practices, and history from the biblical period to the present; Judaic contributions to Western civilization.

• JS 211gw: The Holocaust

Instructor: Benjamin Ratskoff, Leah Hochman

Description: Historical background and responses to the Holocaust, with special emphasis on ethical implications.

• JS 314gp: Holy War and History: Jews, Christians, Muslims

Instructor: Reuven Firestone, Leah Hochman

Description: Investigates the engagement in war by Judaism, Christianity and Islam by examining history and theology and looks at religious justification and condemnations of war.

Philosophy

• PHIL 102gp: Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Instructor: James Van Cleve

Description: Introduction to the central philosophy works that have shaped western thought. Includes ancient, early modern and contemporary writings.

• PHIL 103g: Philosophy, Politics and Economics in Europe, from Renaissan

Instructor: Jacob Soll

Description: Introduction to the central ideas of philosophy, science, politics and economics in western European history between 1450 and 1800.

• PHIL 104g: Ancient Foundations of Western Thought

Instructor: John Dreher

Description: Explores writings of ancient philosophers who first raised, and continue to influence our thinking about, fundamental questions concerning nature, knowledge, justice, happiness and death.

• PHIL 256g: Science, Religion, and the Making of the Modern Mind

Instructor: Zlatan Damnjanovic

Description: Exploration of the philosophical and religious implications of major scientific revolutions, such as those of Copernicus, Galileo, and Darwin.

• PHIL 320: History of Western Philosophy: Modern Period

Instructor: John Dreher

Description: The development of philosophy from the sixteenth to the ninteenth centuries; emphasis on Continental Rationalism, British Empiricism, and the philosophy of Kant.

Religion

• REL 116g: Jews in the Modern Middle East

Instructor: Jessica Marglin

Description: Follows the trajectories of Jews across the Middle East as they navigate the challenges of modernity and changing relationships with their Muslim neighbors.

• REL 132g: Origins of Western Religion

Instructor: Lisa Bitel

Description: Examination of Jusaism, Christianity, and Islam in their origins and their development in relation to Western civilization.

• REL 135g: Chinese Religions and Culture: War Deities, Warrior Goddesses, and Martial Arts

Instructor: Jessica Zu

Description: Historical and thematic survey of Chinese religious history from earliest times to the present.

• REL 301g: Introduction to the Study of Religion

Instructor: James McHugh

Description: Survey of academic approaches to the study of religion. When possible this course will be taken during the first year of the major or minor.

• REL 442: Religion and Science

Instructor: Kelsey Moss

Description: Explores whether religion and science offer competing or complementary models for understanding the world and the human place within it.

• REL 462: Religion and Violence

Instructor: James Heft

Description: Religious and moral perspectives on war, pacificism, violent and non-violent protest, and religion-based terrorism and militia.

Slavic Languages and Literature

• SLL 345g: Literature and Philosophy: Dostoevsky

Instructor: Peter Winsky

Description: Dostoevsky's novels as psychological and philosophical analyses of modern alienated man. Readings in Dostoevsky and selections from Gide, Kafka, Camus, and Sarte. Conducted in English

• SLL 330gp: Russian Thought and Civilization

Instructor: Thomas Seifrid

Description: Russian cultural identity from its beginnings until today. The Eastern Orthodox tradition, its traumatic confrontation with Western culture, and their continuous interaction.

Thematic Option

• Core 102gp: Culture and Values: Thematic Option Honors Program

Instructor: David Albertson

Description: Systematic reasoning about values and ways of living; close reading of major texts within the Western Tradition; Biblical and classical through contemporary sources.

• Core 200: Liberal Arts Reading Salon

Instructor: Michael Petitti

Description: Critical readings of a series of texts in the liberal arts designed to promote discussion of important themes, theoretical approaches, research directions, and interdisciplinary connections.