The purpose of this course is, as Whitman writes, "to define America" and to think critically and historically about where modern ideas of America originate and what such ideas might mean for our modern moment. This course looks to American literature, poems, and other documents, as well as occasional writing about America from outside perspectives.

This course will present students with an overview of the book as object during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance (roughly 1300-1650). Rather than considering the text inside books, we will investigate physical books themselves, as sites of artmaking, collecting, magic, religious devotion, technology, political controversy, and intellectual movements. The class will involve hands-on interaction with books (in the form of facsimiles) of the periods discussed.

This course will engage these basic questions: Who are you? How do you relate to the world around you? Over the course of the semester you will be introduced to different methods of creative exploration, tools drawn from theater, music, creative writing, clowning and visual art. In conjunction with one another, these tools of creative inquiry will be used to address your whole self, asking you to make connections between the different areas of your life and how they relate to a larger community and social, global context.

This course offers an introduction to the media and technologies that made movies possible for over a century. Through weekly 16mm short film screenings and hands-on engagement in the classroom with a century's worth of historical cameras, lenses, and other filmmaking equipment, students will come to understand and appreciate the art of making motion pictures through cinema's material history.

Many liberal arts students think they will "never get a job" and "never make any money". In fact, in most fields it doesn't matter what you major in, what matters is the experience you gain and how you can articulate your knowledge and skills. In this seminar we will explore life goals, career interests, skills and values, identify career resources on campus, and learn job search skills (resume writing for example). In addition students will learn to structure their career exploration by setting goals and timelines for exploring majors, minors and internships.

What is religion, and why do people care so much about it? This course will examine the origins and development of some of the world's major religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will read sacred texts and travel to sites of worship. We will also consider how religion continues to shape current affairs. Students will prepare analytic essays, participate in group discussions, and attend off-campus field trips.

Few periods in United States. history experienced as much change and turmoil as the "Long Sixties" (1954-1975), when powerful social movements overhauled American gender norms, restructured the Democratic and Republican parties, and abolished the South's racist "Jim Crow" regime. This course examines the movements that defined this era.

Few periods in United States. history experienced as much change and turmoil as the "Long Sixties" (1954-1975), when powerful social movements overhauled American gender norms, restructured the Democratic and Republican parties, and abolished the South's racist "Jim Crow" regime. This course examines the movements that defined this era.

Science in the modern world from the Enlightenment to the Cold War. Key scientific issues of the modern age, the social organization of science, the place of the scientific community in larger social and cultural context, and the expanding relationship between science and modern technology. (Gen.Ed. HS)