Schedule of Classes

European art and its legacy in the Americas. Painting, sculpture, architecture and other visual media considered in relation to social and cultural history.

Introduction to an interdisciplinary study of American political, cultural and social life with a particular emphasis on the Western United States as a region. Recommended preparation: HIST 200, ENGL 263

A historical and cultural survey of ancient Greece, 100-300 BCE. Emphasis will be on the reading and interpretation of literary texts, with extensive use of visual matter.

Political, ethical, and ideological aspects of classical Western Attitudes towards human diversity. Relationship between classical tradition and contemporary discussions of diversity and unity.

Survey of literary and other cultural texts from the 19th to the 21st centuries, with emphasis on the individual and social change. (Duplicates credit in former 151xg.)

Introduction to works of major women writers from the Middle Ages to the 20th century in their literary, social, and cultural contexts.

The Enlightenment, French Revolution, Industrialization, Darwinism, Socialism, Nationalism, Technological Revolutions, Mass Culture, Imperialism, Race, Fascism, Communism, World Wars, Genocide, Migration,the Cold War, Terrorism.

Patterns of American development from Colonial times to the present.

Major ideas, personalities, and movements in Jewish history from antiquity to the present in light of the interaction of the Jews with the general culture.

Modern philosophical teatments of the problem of the meaning or purpose of human life; special attention to Existentialism.

Key works that have shaped the European and American cultural inheritance, with a special focus on the nature of love (and marriage and domesticity).

Philosophical problems about the nature of mind associated with the rise of modern science; topics include the mind/body relation, personal identity, rationality and freedom.

Examination of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in their origins and their development in relation to Western civilization.