| ENGL 101-03 |
Women Write War
Instructor: Claire Seiler
Course Description:
Cross-listed with WGSS 101-01. This course studies American women's war writing from the US Civil War through the "war on terror." We will ask: what literary forms have women writers adapted or developed to represent war, as well as the social, political, bodily, and emotional effects of armed conflict? How has women's war writing participated in debates about feminism, gender identity, citizenship, civil and human rights, and the American project? How have women's lived experiences and changing social roles impacted the diverse genre of war writing-and vice versa? Primary texts include works of poetry, fiction, and autobiography by writers including Gwendolyn Brooks, Willa Cather, Emily Dickinson, Elyse Fenton, Frances E.W. Harper, Toni Morrison, Toyo Suyemoto, and Natasha Trethewey.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 203 |
| Courses Offered in HIST |
| HIST 211-06 |
Atomic Peril: The Manhattan Project and the Atomic Bomb
Instructor: Kendall Thompson
Course Description:
This class will explore the science and the history of the atomic bomb and examine the earliest tensions and fears surrounding its use. This includes studying and understanding the science behind fission and fusion bombs alongside how the scientists developing these weapons grappled with the consequences. Beginning with the Manhattan Project, we will use magazines, films, newspapers, books, and more to explore how scientists, politicians, and the public understood and feared nuclear weapons. How did every day actions and habits change to reflect the anxiety during the Cold War? How has that history shaped how we treat nuclear science and nuclear weapons?
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
LIBRY ALDEN |
| HIST 254-01 |
Revolution, War, and Daily Life in Modern Russia
Instructor: Karl Qualls
Course Description:
Cross-listed with RUSS 254-01. Taught in English. This course explores Russia's attempts to forge modernity since the late 19th century. Students will explore the rise of socialism and communism, centralization of nearly all aspects of life (arts, politics, economics, and even sexual relations), and opposition to the terror regime's attempts to remake life and the post-Soviet state's attempts to overcome Russia's past.This course is cross-listed as RUSS 254.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
DENNY 211 |
| Courses Offered in INST |
| INST 170-01 |
International Relations
Instructor: Russell Bova
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 170-01. An introduction to global politics which examines the interaction of states, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in the world arena. Topics covered include traditional concerns such as war, balance of power, the UN and international law along with the more recent additions to the agenda of world politics such as international terrorism, human rights, and economic globalization.
This course is cross-listed as POSC 170.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 104 |
| INST 170-02 |
International Relations
Instructor: Andy Wolff
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 170-02. An introduction to global politics which examines the interaction of states, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in the world arena. Topics covered include traditional concerns such as war, balance of power, the UN and international law along with the more recent additions to the agenda of world politics such as international terrorism, human rights, and economic globalization.
This course is cross-listed as POSC 170.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 304 |
| INST 280-01 |
American Foreign Policy
Instructor: Andy Wolff
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 280-01. A survey of U.S. foreign policy since World War II. American approaches to such issues as containment, detente, arms control, deterrence, international law, and foreign aid will be discussed. Students will also address issues of U.S. foreign policy formulation, including the roles of the public, Congress, and the president in the foreign policy process.Prerequisite: POSC 170 or INST 170. This course is cross-listed as POSC 280.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
STERN 103 |
| INST 281-01 |
American National Security Policy
Instructor: Craig Nation
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 281-01. Analysis of formulation and implementation of American national security policy within the context of American society and the international system. National security will not be considered simply in a military/strategic sense but as connoting the preservation of the core values of a society.
Prerequisite: POSC 170 or 120 or INST 170. This course is cross-listed as POSC 281.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
ALTHSE 204 |
| INST 290-01 |
U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Arab World
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
Cross-listed with MEST 233-01. This course introduces the students to the theory and practice of U.S. public diplomacy in the Arab world from a historical and a comparative perspective, looking at past challenges, successes and failures. The course examines the role of public diplomacy in the context of U.S. strategic interests in the region, U.S. efforts to promote democratic governance in the Arab world through the use of public diplomacy tools including traditional and new media, cultural exchanges, and educational programs. Students will debate whether public diplomacy should be integrated into the policy-making process, and how it could complement traditional diplomacy and advance political, military, and economic policies.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| Courses Offered in MEST |
| MEST 200-01 |
The Good Invisible Soldier: Gender Equality and Disability in the U.S. Military
Instructor: Mireille Rebeiz
Course Description:
Cross-listed with WGSS 201-01. This course examines American veterans' stories of deployment in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan. It studies veterans' war stories and experiences upon returning to civilian life in the United States of America. The course focuses on memoirs, short stories, and other literary forms written or produced by veterans; it references popular media sources (film, television, political cartoons, and more) and includes discussions with veterans and enlisted members of the United States military. Through an intersectional lens, this course seeks to answer questions related to gender, violence, and disability. For instance, how do veterans tell war stories? Do women veterans have different experiences than men during and after deployment? How does the military view masculinity and disability in its various forms? What are some of the challenges veterans encounter integrating civilians life? How are veterans represented in popular media?
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| MEST 233-01 |
U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Arab World
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 290-01. This course introduces the students to the theory and practice of U.S. public diplomacy in the Arab world from a historical and a comparative perspective, looking at past challenges, successes and failures. The course examines the role of public diplomacy in the context of U.S. strategic interests in the region, U.S. efforts to promote democratic governance in the Arab world through the use of public diplomacy tools including traditional and new media, cultural exchanges, and educational programs. Students will debate whether public diplomacy should be integrated into the policy-making process, and how it could complement traditional diplomacy and advance political, military, and economic policies.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| Courses Offered in POSC |
| POSC 170-01 |
International Relations
Instructor: Russell Bova
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 170-01. An introduction to global politics which examines the interaction of states, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in the world arena. Topics covered include traditional concerns such as war, balance of power, the UN and international law along with the more recent additions to the agenda of world politics such as international terrorism, human rights, and economic globalization. This course is cross-listed as INST 170.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 104 |
| POSC 170-02 |
International Relations
Instructor: Andy Wolff
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 170-02. An introduction to global politics which examines the interaction of states, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in the world arena. Topics covered include traditional concerns such as war, balance of power, the UN and international law along with the more recent additions to the agenda of world politics such as international terrorism, human rights, and economic globalization. This course is cross-listed as INST 170.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 304 |
| POSC 280-01 |
American Foreign Policy
Instructor: Andy Wolff
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 280-01. A survey of U.S. foreign policy since World War II. American approaches to such issues as containment, detente, arms control, deterrence, international law, and foreign aid will be discussed. Students will also address issues of U.S. foreign policy formulation, including the roles of the public, Congress, and the president in the foreign policy process. Prerequisite: 170 or INST 170 or permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as INST 280.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
STERN 103 |
| POSC 281-01 |
American National Security Policy
Instructor: Craig Nation
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 281-01. Analysis of formulation and implementation of American national security policy within the context of American society and the international system. National security will not be considered simply in a military/strategic sense but as connoting the preservation of the core values of a society. Prerequisite: POSC 170 or 120 or INST 170 or permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as INST 281.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
ALTHSE 204 |
| Courses Offered in RUSS |
| RUSS 100-01 |
Russia and the West
Instructor: Elena Duzs
Course Description:
An introductory and multi-disciplinary survey intended to explore the relationship between Russian culture and Western civilization. In the process, students will be exposed to aspects of Russia's history, literature, religion, philosophical traditions, music and art, politics, and economics. Suitable for those interested in a one semester introduction to Russia, and required for those who choose a major or minor in Russian.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
BOSLER 208 |
| RUSS 254-01 |
Revolution, War, and Daily Life in Modern Russia
Instructor: Karl Qualls
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 254-01. Taught in English. This course explores Russia's attempts to forge modernity since the late 19th century. Students will explore the rise of socialism and communism, centralization of nearly all aspects of life (arts, politics, economics, and even sexual relations), and opposition to the terror regime's attempts to remake life and the post-Soviet state's attempts to overcome Russia's past.This course is cross-listed as HIST 254.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
DENNY 211 |
| Courses Offered in WGSS |
| WGSS 101-01 |
Women Write War
Instructor: Claire Seiler
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ENGL 101-03. This course studies American women's war writing from the US Civil War through the "war on terror." We will ask: what literary forms have women writers adapted or developed to represent war, as well as the social, political, bodily, and emotional effects of armed conflict? How has women's war writing participated in debates about feminism, gender identity, citizenship, civil and human rights, and the American project? How have women's lived experiences and changing social roles impacted the diverse genre of war writing-and vice versa? Primary texts include works of poetry, fiction, and autobiography by writers including Gwendolyn Brooks, Willa Cather, Emily Dickinson, Elyse Fenton, Frances E.W. Harper, Toni Morrison, Toyo Suyemoto, and Natasha Trethewey.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 203 |
| WGSS 201-01 |
The Good Invisible Soldier: Gender Equality and Disability in the U.S. Military
Instructor: Mireille Rebeiz
Course Description:
Cross-listed with MEST 200-01. This course examines American veterans' stories of deployment in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan. It studies veterans' war stories and experiences upon returning to civilian life in the United States of America. The course focuses on memoirs, short stories, and other literary forms written or produced by veterans; it references popular media sources (film, television, political cartoons, and more) and includes discussions with veterans and enlisted members of the United States military. Through an intersectional lens, this course seeks to answer questions related to gender, violence, and disability. For instance, how do veterans tell war stories? Do women veterans have different experiences than men during and after deployment? How does the military view masculinity and disability in its various forms? What are some of the challenges veterans encounter integrating civilians life? How are veterans represented in popular media?
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |