The Program in Humanities offers a program in honors in the major to encourage talented juniors and seniors to undertake independent and original research as part of the undergraduate experience. The list is available upon request. Introduction to the thought, values, and arts of Western culture from Homer to the Gothic. Introduction to the thought, values, and arts of Western culture from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. Introduction to the thought, values, and arts of Western culture from 18th-Century Romanticism to the Postmodern period.
Discussions follows each weekly presentation.
Introduction to the thought, values, and arts of Western culture, with special emphasis on film. Explores diversity within Western culture by focusing on film as a key medium for shaping social and cultural attitudes and values. Primary emphasis will be placed on the themes of race and gender but the student will also be trained in the analysis and appreciation of film as a uniquely modern art form. The course focuses upon themes relating to colonial subjugation. Works will be analyzed from the perspective of the dominating culture and from the contrasting vision of the subjugated colonial cultures.