A two-semester interdisciplinary course in politics and art. The two semesters concentrate on the study of the worlds of politics and art in ten successive periods of Western Civilization. The first semester studies Ancient Greece through the Renaissance. The second semester studies Modern Europe through 20th Century Europe and the United States. Both semesters emphasize the reading and interpretation of texts about the major political and artistic principles in each historical period, as well as the viewing and analysis of slides of the major artistic works.
Student earns three credits in politics and three credits in art.
This course is an introduction to the principles, institutions, and processes of American government. It focuses on our political principles, such as liberty, democracy, and equality, especially as reflected in our government institutions Congress and the Executive and Judiciary branches and in our extra-governmental institutions, such as political parties and interest groups. Consideration will also be given to major contemporary issues free speech, racial and sexual equality, privacy as expressions of debates over our principles. Open to all students. A comparative analysis of major types of ancient and modern political systems, with an emphasis on the Western European liberal democracies of Great Britain and France.