General Education Seminar 120g:

Seminar in Humanistic Inquiry (4.0 units)

Interpretation and analysis of works of the imagination, exploring language, thought, and cultural traditions in relation to one another. (Satisfies GE-B, Humanistic Inquiry) Open only to Freshmen.
  • Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
Conquest and Revolution in 20th-Century Mexican Literary and Visual Texts
35327D001Lecture8:30-9:50amMon, Wed16 of 17Liana StepanyanGFS228session datesbook list
Culture, Conformity, Revolt
35328D001Lecture8:30-9:50amMon, Wed
18 of 18
David RolloVKC254session datesbook list
Conceptions of God and Self
35329D001Lecture8:30-9:50amMon, Wed
18 of 18
John DreherVKC255session datesbook list
Mindfulness in Cultural Practices
35331D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu
17 of 17
Thomas WardGFS229session datesbook list
Ethics in Islamic Thought and Literature
35332D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu
18 of 18
Arjun NairWPH202session dates
The Romantic Hero(ine) in Russia and the West
35333D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu12 of 17Kelsey Rubin-DetlevWPH201session datesbook list
Fictions of the Floating World
35334D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu
18 of 18
Satoko ShimazakiVKC200session datesbook list
Kings and Heroes, Villians and Saints
35335D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu
19 of 19
Hani KhafipourTHH217session datesbook list
Are Corporations People?
35336D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu
19 of 19
Kenneth SilverTHH106PDF (151409 KB)session dates
From NAFTA to Narcos: Globalization in Contemporary Latin American Literature and Film
35337D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu
18 of 18
Jamie FudaczVKC203session datesbook list
Transforming Italy: Italian Literature Today
35338D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu
17 of 17
James FortneyVKC255session dates
Science in Western Philosophy
35339D001Lecture10:00-10:50amMWF
19 of 19
Zlatan DamnjanovicVKC254session datesbook list
Science in Western Philosophy
35340D001Lecture11:00-11:50amMWF
18 of 18
Zlatan DamnjanovicVKC254session datesbook list
Some Questions About Time and Space
35341D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu
18 of 18
Kadri VihvelinVKC157session datesbook list
The New Vietnam: Arts, Culture, Diaspora
35343D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu
17 of 17
Janet HoskinsGFS223session datesbook list
From NAFTA to Narcos: Globalization in Contemporary Latin American Literature and Film
35344D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu
15 of 15
Jamie FudaczVKC207session dates
Poltical Philosophy Meets Reality
35345D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu
14 of 14
Sharon LloydVKC151session datesbook list
Tell Me a Story: American Novels that Made a Difference
35347D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu18 of 19Jessica CantielloGFS229PDF (172378 KB)session datesbook list
The Problem of Evil in Literature and Film
35348D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu
17 of 17
Candice LevyLVL3Ysession datesbook list
The Uncanny and the Otherworldly in World Literature Across the Ages
35349D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu
18 of 18
Guilan SiassiVPD107PDF (257992 KB)session datesbook list
Time in Culture and Social Experience
35352R001Lecture12:30-1:50pmTue, Thu8 of 15Emily ZeamerGFS228session datesbook list
Masterpieces of the Short Story
35355D001Lecture12:30-1:50pmTue, Thu
18 of 18
Alexander ZholkovskyVKC200session dates
Human Reason: Its Scope and Limits
35356D001Lecture12:30-1:50pmTue, Thu18 of 19Janet LevinGFS229session datesbook list
Gender, Sexuality and Islam
35358D001Lecture12:30-1:50pmTue, Thu14 of 17Sara HaqVPD107session dates
Representing the Holocaust
35359D001Lecture12:30-1:50pmTue, Thu
18 of 18
Sharon GillermanVKC255session datesbook list
Classics in Greek Literature and Philosophy
35360D001Lecture1:00-1:50pmMWF
17 of 17
Kevin RobbVKC261session datesbook list
Eastern European Crime Stories: Legal Fiction Crime to Punishment
35362D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed
18 of 18
Anna KrakusVKC257session datesbook list
The Power of Stories: Tribal Identity in Contemporary America
35364D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed
18 of 18
Antonio IdiniVKC206Word (42518 KB)session datesbook list
The Familiar Stranger: Cuban Culture in the American Imaginary
35365D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed
19 of 19
Ivette GomezVKC106session datesbook list
Culture, Conformity, Revolt
35366D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed
17 of 17
David RolloVKC259session datesbook list
Stranger at Home
35367D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed
18 of 18
Natalie BelisleVKC110Word (33618 KB)session dates
Philosophy and the Emotions
35370D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed18 of 19Jacob RossGFS228session dates
Poetry, Blackness, and Social Change
35371D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu16 of 18Zakiyyah Iman JacksonGFS218session datesbook list
The Mahabharata: India's Epic in Film, Television, and Novels
35372D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu17 of 19Christopher FlemingLVL3Ysession datesbook list
The Uncanny in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
35373D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu
18 of 18
Thea TomainiVKC210session datesbook list
The Apocalypse in Literature, Art, and Film
35374D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu
19 of 19
Michael Du PlessisTHH217session datesbook list
Crime and Punishment in Los Angeles
35376D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu18 of 19Melissa Daniels-RauterkusGFS229PDF (1514117 MB)session datesbook list
On Beauty
35377D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu15 of 17Daniel TiffanyGFS228session datesbook list
Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Magical Realism
35378D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu14 of 17Marjorie BeckerVKC209session datesbook list
Japanese Fiction and Film
35379D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu
19 of 19
David BialockVKC255session datesbook list
Ultra-Close Readings of the Hebrew Scriptures
35380D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmMon, Wed10 of 17Bruce ZuckermanGFS229session dates
Transpacific Media and the Global Imagination
35381D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmMon, Wed18 of 19Viola LasmanaGFS228session datesbook list
Utopias--Imagining Reform
35382D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmMon, Wed
18 of 18
Karin AmundsenVKC202Word (36872 KB)session datesbook list
Christianity in the Roman Empire
35383D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmMon, Wed13 of 17Sheila BriggsVKC255Word (125151 KB)session datesbook list
Humans and Animals in Classical Literature and Beyond
35385D001LectureTBATBA0 of 1Lucas HerchenroederOFFICEsession dates
Decline and Fall
35386D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmTue, Thu
18 of 18
Frederic ClarkVKC200session datesbook list
The Theater of Ancient Rome
35387D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmTue, Thu15 of 17Anthony BoyleVKC255session datesbook list
On Beauty
35388D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmTue, Thu14 of 17Daniel TiffanyGFS228session datesbook list
Self and Society in Ancient Athenian Drama
35389D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmTue, Thu12 of 17Vincent FarengaTHH117session datesbook list
Language, Law and Literature
35390D001Lecture5:00-6:20pmMon, Wed
19 of 19
Sandra DisnerVKC254session datesbook list
Indian Images
35392D001Lecture5:00-6:20pmTue, Thu16 of 17Ketaki PantTHH213session dates
Globalization's Deep History
35393D001Lecture5:00-6:20pmTue, Thu14 of 19Ashley CohenLVL3Ysession dates
Arab-Jewish Relations in the Holy Land
35395D001Lecture6:30-7:50pmTue, Thu18 of 19Mostafa HusseinLVL3Vsession dates
Information accurate as of January 29, 2019 4:51 pm.