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HUM 102
Cosmic Dissolution/Evolution?
HUM 102 SP
Crosslistings: COL 103
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 22 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
This course examines the movement of central concepts,
values, images, and institutions from the late Middle Ages
to modern times. This succession may be viewed as progress,
or as a breakdown, or as a series of conflicts. It may give
rise to questions about the notion of a dominant culture or
a univocal tradition; in any case, students will be
encouraged to interpret the meaning of this sequence. Class
discussion, opportunities for writing, and interdisciplinary
work with literary, philosophical, historical, and other
texts are emphasized.
MAJOR READINGS
Dante Alighieri, ON WORLD GOVERNMENT
Niccolo Machiavelli, THE PRINCE
Martin Luther, OPEN LETTER TO THE GERMAN NOBILITY
Anonymous, LAZARILLO DE TORMES
Calderon de la Barca, LIFE IS A DREAM
Denis Diderot, JACQUES, THE FATALIST
Mikhail Lermontov, A HERO FOR OUR TIME
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
Charles Darwin, ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Sigmund Freud, CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Guenter Grass, THE TIN DRUM
Umberto Eco, FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM
Johann Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, COURAGE, THE
ADVENTURESS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Several papers, 6-10 pages
each.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Sophomores will be
admitted during the Drop/Add period if places are available.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA COL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Arnold, H
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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