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Humanities and Writing
Humanities and Writing website
FIRST SESSION (June 2-July 3)
(Re) Born in the USA
Delaney
HUMW-011-10
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED
CROSS LISTING: Witches
Kugele
GERM-043-10
MTWR 1:30-3:30 p.m.
3 cr.
This course will be taught in English and fulfills one semester of the College Literature requirement (ENGL-043). No knowledge of German is required. Does not count toward the German major or minor. This course examines the construction and the representation of witches and witchcraft in history, literature, film, and in academic writing. It is particularly interested in the historical, social, economic, geographical, religious, philosophical, medical, and cultural realities of the women (and men) labeled as witches and the circumstances leading to the emergence and the end of the witch hunts.
SECOND SESSION (July 7-August 8)
Signs of Authority in Media
Tietz
HUMW-011-20
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.
By using the sign theories of Ferdinand de Saussure and C.S. Pierce, as well as the theory of the unconscious from Sigmund Freud, we will try to account for the signs of authority and prestige that often pass unnoticed in the media, signs that we seem to process unconsciously. We will take examples from print media, television, film, video, radio, and the Web and try to determine exactly how such signs are structured and why they usually escape our scrutiny. While empahsis will be put on signs and their interpretaion, other less semiotic methods will also come into play. The course material, as well as concepts we will discuss and develop in class, will be the basis for four writing assignments.
CROSS LISTING: Witches
Kemmis-Hicks
GERM-043-20
MTWR 1:30-3:30 p.m.
3 cr.
This course will be taught in English and fulfills one semester of the College Literature requirement (ENGL-043). No knowledge of German is required. Does not count toward the German major or minor. This course examines the construction and the representation of witches and witchcraft in history, literature, film, and in academic writing. It is particularly interested in the historical, social, economic, geographical, religious, philosophical, medical, and cultural realities of the women (and men) labeled as witches and the circumstances leading to the emergence and the end of the witch hunts.
