undergraduate credit courses
Spring 2009 Credit Courses: Social Science
Conflict and War: Poetry and Politics of the 20th Century
A range of conflicts, including World Wars I and II, the Holocaust, communism in the former U.S.S.R., the civil rights movement in the U.S., Vietnam, and apartheid in South Africa, are examined through the lens of poetry. By focusing on the international poetry of witness, students discover the personal, political, historical, and literary aspects of these conflicts. Also offered as AWR 3130.
CPO3130.45 / 4 credits
CPO9130.45 / noncredit option / $595
Rachel Simon
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 26–May 11
Humanities Bldg., Room 1070
NEW! Surveillance Technologies and Society
Everyday monitoring occurs on multiple levels via mechanisms that are taken for granted, from EZ Pass and cell phones to frequent-shopper cards. Broadly defined, surveillance systems provide knowledge about people through identification, tracking, monitoring, and/or analysis of individuals, groups, data, or systems. Topics include government surveillance, closed-circuit television, and various monitoring technologies. Students analyze and critique surveillance technologies as social entities and their sociological effects.
CSO3140.45 / 4 credits
CSO9140.45 / noncredit option / $595
Kristen Karlberg
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 26–May 11
Humanities Bldg., Room 1073
Modernism, Media, and the Middle Class
Charles Morazé, in The Triumph of the Middle Classes, describes the political and social history of the bourgeoisie during the 19th century. This course traces themes from Morazé through the 20th century, with attention to how the middle class sees itself through art, literature, film, advertising, and television. Also offered as AHU 3180.
CSS3180.45 / 4 credits
Beth Gersh-Nesic
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 27–May 12
Social Sciences Bldg., Room 1006
NEW! The Politics of Green
Political ecology is an interdisciplinary discipline that connects politics and economy to problems of environmental control and ecological change. This course examine the essentials of political ecology: its history and emergence, its conceptual and methodological challenges, major questions that it has answered to varying degrees, and major challenges that face the field now and in the future. Also offered as BEN 3383.
CSS3383.45 / 4 credits
CSS9383.45 / noncredit option / $595
Owen Borda
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 21–May 6
Social Sciences Bldg., Room 1006
Posted Oct. 24, 2008
