Courses Summer 2023

Courses

Courses Summer 2023

These are our Summer 2023 courses. Click on each title to see more information, including a course description.

HUM 3990 OL1 12527 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2023 08/04/2023 3 Resistance & Revolution (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Instructor: Benson,Jared Lee
Class Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.*** "Revolution is but thought carried into action" (Emma Goldman). This course explores the various constructs of resistance and revolution historically and sociologically by examining varying degrees of social, economic, political, religious, and cultural movements. Moreover, current economic, environmental, and social climates indicate change appears not only inevitable, but necessary, which motivates this course to examine lessons of both past and present and their applicability for all of us both now and moving forward.

HUM 3990 OL2 12528 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2023 08/04/2023 3 Resistance & Revolution (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Instructor: Lee,Nicholas Branden
Class Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.*** "Revolution is but thought carried into action" (Emma Goldman). This course explores the various constructs of resistance and revolution historically and sociologically by examining varying degrees of social, economic, political, religious, and cultural movements. Moreover, current economic, environmental, and social climates indicate change appears not only inevitable, but necessary, which motivates this course to examine lessons of both past and present and their applicability for all of us both now and moving forward.

HUM 3990 OL3 12582 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2023 08/04/2023 3 Stateless Societies (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Instructor: Benson,Jared Lee
Class Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.*** “Stateless Societies” attempts to answer the question: is another world possible? If so, how do we get there? This course takes a sociological and historical approach to study other possibilities for social organization. Most people today think of the world and its peoples in terms of nation-states and rarely consider how and why they have been conditioned to do so. Humans have not always lived in states and this course posits that at some point, we’ll need to look for alternative ways to arrange ourselves.

HUM 3990 OL4 12583 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2023 08/04/2023 3 Stateless Societies (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Instructor: Lee,Nicholas Branden renumber course Class
Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.*** “Stateless Societies” attempts to answer the question: is another world possible? If so, how do we get there? This course takes a sociological and historical approach to study other possibilities for social organization. Most people today think of the world and its peoples in terms of nation-states and rarely consider how and why they have been conditioned to do so. Humans have not always lived in states and this course posits that at some point, we’ll need to look for alternative ways to arrange ourselves.

HUM 3990 OL11 12583 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2023 08/04/2023 3 Cities: Stories, Images, and Places (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Instructor: Jimenez, Christina
Class Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.*** This interdisciplinary course explores and connects various concepts of urban studies, history, art, media, and geography. Together we will investigate historical, artistic, and modern understandings of cities, focusing on their stories, images, and spaces.

HUM 3990 OL12 12583 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2023 08/04/2023 3 Cities: Stories, Images, and Places (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Instructor: Clay, Sarah
Class Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.*** This interdisciplinary course explores and connects various concepts of urban studies, history, art, media, and geography. Together we will investigate historical, artistic, and modern understandings of cities, focusing on their stories, images, and spaces.

HUM 3990 003 13000 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 5/15 – 6/26 3 Good Strife: Odyssey and the Illiad (In Person)

Bldg: TBA
Room: TBA
Cap: TBA
Days: MTuWThF
Time: 12:30PM-04:30PM
Instructor: McAllister,Colin Class
Enrl Cap: 35

In this course, we will trace the influence, resonances, and impact of Homer and Homeric Epic on Literature, Psychology, Education, Popular Culture and the Performing Arts throughout the ages. Engaging close readings of The Iliad and The Odyssey, we will articulate the main themes of these poems, and explore the ways in which epic themes persist in Modern world cultures, informing and inspiring artworks and research across disciplines.

HUM 3990 005 13000 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 5/15 – 6/26 3 Good Strife: Odyssey and the Illiad (In Person)

(In Person)
Bldg: TBA
Room: TBA
Cap: TBA
Days: MTuWThF
Time: 12:30PM-04:30PM
Instructor: Shorshee, John
Class Enrl Cap: 35

In this course, we will trace the influence, resonances, and impact of Homer and Homeric Epic on Literature, Psychology, Education, Popular Culture and the Performing Arts throughout the ages. Engaging close readings of The Iliad and The Odyssey, we will articulate the main themes of these poems, and explore the ways in which epic themes persist in Modern world cultures, informing and inspiring artworks and research across disciplines

HUM 3990 OL9 17874 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2022 07/9/2023 3 Art and Protest (Online Asynchronous)Dt: 06/12/2022 07/9/2023

Instructor: Christiansen,Samantha Marie Rob
Class Enrl Cap: 25

This course will explore the ways that groups and individuals have used art as a means of protest in a global context. Students will consider the value and limitations of using artistic approaches in making statements and demands regarding political and social conditions. In addition, we will consider the roleof art in creating community and solidarity within protest movements. This is an online asynchronous course.

**SESSION A COURSE** ATTENTION! DEADLINES TO DROP THIS COURSE DIFFER FROM FULL-SEMESTER COURSES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR MyUCCS PORTAL FOR THESE DEADLINES.

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.***

HUM 3990 OL10 17875 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 06/12/2022 07/9/2023 3 Art and Protest (Online Asynchronous)Dt: 06/12/2022 07/9/2023

Instructor: Christiansen,Jonathan Aaron
Class Enrl Cap: 25

This course will explore the ways that groups and individuals have used art as a means of protest in a global context. Students will consider the value andlimitations of using artistic approaches in making statements and demands regarding political and social conditions. In addition, we will consider the roleof art in creating community and solidarity within protest movements. This is an online asynchronous course.

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These section shave been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.

*** **SESSION A COURSE** ATTENTION! DEADLINES TO DROP THIS COURSE DIFFER FROM FULL-SEMESTER COURSES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR MyUCCS PORTAL FOR THESE DEADLINES.

HUM 3990 OL5 13130 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 05/22-06/02/2023 3 Cyborgs and Monsters (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Dt: 05/22-06/02/2023 Change of dates Instructor: Kuzma,Joseph Dlaboha
renumber course
Class Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.

*** **PRE-TERM COURSE** ATTENTION! DEADLINES TO DROP THIS COURSE DIFFER FROM FULL-SEMESTER COURSES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR MyUCCS PORTAL FOR THESE DEADLINES.

Cyborgs and Humans! This course will examine the strange figures that occupy such central places within our culture, science, and imagination, and we will investigate the differences between human beings and a cyborgs. Reading philosophy, science, literature, and viewing selected films, we will have the opportunity to explore the significance of the complex and ambivalent figure of the cyborg for human beings.

HUM 3990 OL6 13129 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 05/22-06/02/2023 3 Cyborgs and Monsters (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE Dt: 05/22-06/02/2023 Change of dates
Instructor: Olkowski,Dorothea
renumbered Class
Enrl Cap: 35

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.

*** **PRE-TERM COURSE** ATTENTION! DEADLINES TO DROP THIS COURSE DIFFER FROM FULL-SEMESTER COURSES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR MyUCCS PORTAL FOR THESE DEADLINES.

Cyborgs and Humans! This course will examine the strange figures that occupy such central places within our culture, science, and imagination, and we will investigate the differences between human beings and a cyborgs. Reading philosophy, science, literature, and viewing selected films, we will have the opportunity to explore the significance of the complex and ambivalent figure of the cyborg for human beings.

HUM 3990 OL7 13164 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 05/15/2023 06/11/2023 3 Latin American Cinema Today (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Dt: 05/15/2023-06/11/2023 renumbered
Instructor: Cota,Edgar Class
Enrl Cap: 35

This course looks at contemporary film in Latin America and how filmmakers respond to the social, economic and political developments of the Hemisphere. Focusing on current events and working from theoretical texts written by filmmakers in specific cultural and historical contexts, the course explores how local, regional, and global conditions affect the vision of artists and their ability to develop their artistic vision. Topics range from migration to political repression, poverty, gender, and the plight of indigenous cultures.

**PRE-TERM COURSE** ATTENTION! DEADLINES TO DROP THIS COURSE DIFFER FROM FULL-SEMESTER COURSES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR MyUCCS PORTAL FOR THESE DEADLINES.

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.***

HUM 3990 OL8 13163 Special Topics in Humanities Lecture 05/15/2023 06/11/2023 3 Latin American Cinema Today (Online Asynchronous)

Bldg: Online
Room: COURSE
Dt: 05/15/2023-06/11/2023 renumbered
Instructor: Feliu-Moggi,Fernando Class
Enrl Cap: 35

This course looks at contemporary film in Latin America and how filmmakers respond to the social, economic and political developments of the Hemisphere. Focusing on current events and working from theoretical texts written by filmmakers in specific cultural and historical contexts, the course explores how local, regional, and global conditions affect the vision of artists and their ability to develop their artistic vision. Topics range from migration to political repression, poverty, gender, and the plight of indigenous cultures.

**PRE-TERM COURSE** ATTENTION! DEADLINES TO DROP THIS COURSE DIFFER FROM FULL-SEMESTER COURSES. PLEASE CHECK YOUR MyUCCS PORTAL FOR THESE DEADLINES.

***Online Asynchronous- This class will be conducted fully online and will be taught asynchronously with no required meeting day(s)/time(s). These sections have been strategically structured to be offered in an online format.***

HUM 9400 901 12133 Independent Study Independent Study 06/12/2023 08/04/2023 1 (Independent Study)

Instructor: Olkowski,Dorothea
Class Enrl Cap: 5
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