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 Spring 2010 Seminars

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Spring 2010 Interdisciplinary Seminars (All classes are 3 credit hours)

Please check this list and the Class Schedule frequently, as additions and corrections to meeting times/days may occur.

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American Indian Literature and Culture in Florida
AML 3930H/ANT 3930H Class Number: 11868 or 21044
TR 3:00-4:15 PM BHC 126
Literature about the Apalachee, Timucua, Seminole, and Calusa tribes in Florida, examining vari, examining various issues through oral tales and legends, treaties, and archival sources.

Captivity and National Imagination: History and Literature
AMH 3930H/AML 3930H Class Number: 19903 or 19905
W 6:00-8:50 PM BHC 127
Studies captivitStudies captivity narratives through lenses of historical and literary scholarship and contemporary theories about gender, ethnicity, and national identity.

Fairy Tales in Context
IDH 3930H Class Number: 22870
T 6:00-9:00 PM CL1 320
Investigates Western European fairy tales and related narratives in the context of their longevity, their origins, and their ever-changing roles in media and popular culture.

The Farmer, the King, and the Natural World: An Agro-Environmental Study
AMH 3930H/ANT 4932H Class Number: 19902 or 21049
MWF 9:30-10:20 AM BHC 127
An interdiscipliAn interdisciplinary approach to agricultural land use, state power, and ecological/environmental change using primary and secondary materials in a comparative study in rural life.

Global Environmental Change
ISC3930H Class Number: 22328
TR 10:30-11:50 AM BL 305
The recent, explosive growth of the human population and its institutions and their consequences on land, air, water, and biological resources.

Global Perspectives on Terrorism
INR 3930H Class Number: 21741
T 6:00-8:50 PM, BHC 131
Emergence and deEmergence and development of modern terrorism and how changes in terrorism are in part a manifestation of the transformation of international order.

History and Literature of Baseball
AMH 3930H, Class Number: 19904
M 6:00-8:50 PM, BHC 126
Origins of baseball from the early 19th century through the growth of major league baseball into a mega-entertainment industry in the late 20th century. (Includes field trips)

India Heritage of the Arts
ARH 3930H/MUH 3930H, Class Number: 11872 or 12007
T 6:00-8:50 PM, BHC 131
Early art, architecture, and performing arts of India, including the history and origin of Indian classical music.

Music and the Brain
MCB 3930H / MUS 3930H Class Number: 17598 or 21869
TR 12:00-1:15 PM, BHC 126
Impact of sound and music on the brain function including mood, emotion, pain, cognition, and memory using an interdisciplinary approach, the cutting-edge knowledge in neuroscience, and basic analysis of music and sound structure.

Processes and Ideas in Art
ART 3833C Class Number: 22019
TR 11:30 AM-2:15 PM, VAB 165A
Drawing inspiration from major contemporary artists and art historical sources, students will create a series of small original sculptures in this studio class. This work will result from research on a given idea or subject, followed by preliminary drawings or 3-D studies and final design. The sculptural forms will be based on the idea of a Relief or Stage Set; the Box / Container; the Human Figure; Nature / Animal; and a maquette (model) for an imagined Memorial. Creativity, personal vision and effective use of materials and technique will be emphasized. Media used will be based on the experience of the student. (Suggested materials are paper, cardboard / foam board, wood and clay.)

Representing War: Literary Perspectives
IDH 4932H/LIT 4932H Class Number: 22432 or 11310
TR 10:30-11:45 AM CL1 220
Analyzes diverse texts representing multiple perspectives and experiences of war.

Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination
SYP 3930H Class Number: 18790
MWF 2:30-3:20 PM, BHC 129
An interdiscipliAn interdisciplinary perspective on the causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination.  Specific forms of prejudice and discrimination will be addressed, including racism, sexism, heterosexism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and stigmatization.

Video Gaming 360
DIG 3930H/ENC 3930H Class Number: 11926 or 11346
MW 11:30-12:20 AM, CL1 220
A critical examination of the history, culture, and components of video gaming from the early days of Atari to modern computer and console games