Online Courses

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This course surveys the major achievements in western pictorial art, sculpture and architecture from the early Renaissance to the twentieth century. Students will develop skills in analyzing and interpreting original works of art. Fall and Spring.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This course is intended for computer science majors and minors, and other students with a serious interest in learning C++ programming. The course covers the following topics: basic data types, the C++ string class, variables and constants, and their declaration, input/output (cin/cout) operators, assignment operators, arithmetic operators, conditional control structures, repetition control structures, basic file operations, user-defined functions, value and reference parameters, scope rules, name precedence, function overloading, template functions, elementary software engineering principles, Standard Template Library (STL), the vector class, elementary searching and sorting, user-defined classes, operator overloading, pointers, self-referential classes, dynamic object creation and destruction, linked lists, and recursion. This course may be used to fulfill the math/computer science portion of the Gen Ed Math/Science requirement. COSC-051 followed by COSC-052 is a major introductory sequence and together complete the General Education requirement for math/science.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

What changed with regard to lived experience, media and culture in the new millennium? How have a War on Terror and significant changes in privacy and surveillance in the U.S.been imbricated into American culture in the aftermath of and response to 9/11? How did artists in literature, film, music, digital media and video respond to the attack and its impact on American life? In this course we will look at critical theory, rhetoric and art since 9/11 and ask questions about cultural consumption during America since then..

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

What changed with regard to lived experience, media and culture in the new millennium? How have a War on Terror and significant changes in privacy and surveillance in the U.S.been imbricated into American culture in the aftermath of and response to 9/11? How did artists in literature, film, music, digital media and video respond to the attack and its impact on American life? In this course we will look at critical theory, rhetoric and art since 9/11 and ask questions about cultural consumption during America since then..

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

A special topics course for sections on American Cultural Studies

Race , Rap, Power : Hip Hop in Lyric, Literature and Film This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

A special topics course for sections on American Cultural Studies

Race , Rap, Power : Hip Hop in Lyric, Literature and Film This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

Government 020 provides students with a broad understanding of the political system in the United States. It is one of the four introductory courses in the Department of Government. The goal of the class is to train students both as citizens and as scholars. As citizens, students will learn the shared history of U.S. politics and be able to think critically about how the system has succeeded and failed. As scholars, students will be introduced to the theoretical and analytical tools of political science as applied to American government. By the end of the semester students will 1) Be politically literate, knowing core historical and contemporary facts about the U.S. political system 2) Understand important theories about U.S. politics, including theories about the importance and functioning of political institutions, the roots of popular political preferences, and the functioning and consequences of elections.

This course meets entirely online. This course has been re-numbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who earned credit for GOVT 008 US Political Systems should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This course introduces students to the tools, methods and skills necessary for making compelling quantitative graphics for politics (and other social behavior). Students are introduced to the elements of visual design. Students are trained in various software useful for making graphics, including Excel, R, Google Charts, Adobe Illustrator, and others. Students are required to create an aesthetically compelling and analytically sound graphic portfolio containing multiple graphs in a cohesive format. Learning Goals Students will learn the theoretical and practical elements of visual design for graphics. Students will develop skills in multiple software programs useful for making graphics. Students will learn to explore data graphically and to create compelling visual portfolios. This is an ‘active learning’ course. Lectures will be minimal. Students will work individually and collaboratively to develop their skills in data manipulation and analysis, software programming, and graphical design. Graphical design and software training will emphasize creative problem solving.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

HIST 007 Intro Early History: World I or Europe I For College students, all sections of HIST 007 or HIST 008 fulfill the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 007 (or 008 or 099) for credit. The various sections of HIST 007 have different focuses, for which see below; moreover, each instructor may develop or stress particular themes within her/his focus. Students are urged to consult syllabi available on line or at the History Department. The World I sections examine the history of the human experience from a global perspective. The bulk of the semester concerns societies and states from the time of ancient civilizations to about 1500 AD. The course pays particular attention to political, economic, and social changes, but also considers cultural, technological, and ecological history. The evolving relationship between human identities and their social and material environments forms one of the major points of analytical focus for this course. The overarching goal is to provide a general framework for the history of the world to help students understand the big picture, and to help them to contextualize what they will later study about history, politics, religion--in short, about the human experience. The Europe I sections offer an analysis of the major political, social, economic, diplomatic, religious, intellectual, and scientific developments in European Civilization to 1789.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

HIST 007 Intro Early History: World I or Europe I For College students, all sections of HIST 007 or HIST 008 fulfill the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 007 (or 008 or 099) for credit. The various sections of HIST 007 have different focuses, for which see below; moreover, each instructor may develop or stress particular themes within her/his focus. Students are urged to consult syllabi available on line or at the History Department. The World I sections examine the history of the human experience from a global perspective. The bulk of the semester concerns societies and states from the time of ancient civilizations to about 1500 AD. The course pays particular attention to political, economic, and social changes, but also considers cultural, technological, and ecological history. The evolving relationship between human identities and their social and material environments forms one of the major points of analytical focus for this course. The overarching goal is to provide a general framework for the history of the world to help students understand the big picture, and to help them to contextualize what they will later study about history, politics, religion--in short, about the human experience. The Europe I sections offer an analysis of the major political, social, economic, diplomatic, religious, intellectual, and scientific developments in European Civilization to 1789.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

6

This course devotes attention to the four skills of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing with a progression from greater emphasis on listening and speaking to a balance of all skills as the semester progresses. Aspects of Italian history, culture, and contemporary life are also introduced through readings, listening materials, videos and films and through the use of language technologies (like Canvas and other web tools). The general objectives are to provide students with basic tools for oral and written communication in Italian, but also to offer them the opportunity to learn about Italian culture and life and to reflect about intercultural differences and similarities.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

6

This intensive course is designed to further develop language ability and knowledge of the Italian culture for students who have completed Basic Intensive Italian or have already had some exposure to the language. As in the case of Intensive Basic Italian, the four skills of speaking, understanding, reading and writing are developed in a balanced way. Aspects of Italian history, culture, and contemporary life are also introduced through readings, listening materials, videos and films and through the use of language technologies (like Canvas and other web tools). The general objective is to provide students with basic tools for oral and written communication in Italian and to offer them the opportunity to learn about Italian culture and life, but also to reflect about intercultural differences and similarities.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This gateway course surveys the histories, theories, concepts, actors, and pedagogies that compose the growing transdisciplinary field of justice and peace studies. We will familiarize ourselves with current issues in the field, as well as the movements and structures that both contribute to and provide obstacles to the creation and sustainability of a more just and peaceful world. The course presents a wide range of theoretical and practical perspectives on peace and social justice, including: poverty, hunger, and homelessness; racism, sexism, and homophobia; violence, oppression, slavery, and colonization; and complex issues of sustainable development and humanitarian aid. Through historical and contemporary analyses, the course addresses critical issues of militarism, inequality, and injustice, emphasizing the development of viable alternatives. This course is highly recommended for first-year students and sophomores interested in pursuing the JUPS major or minor. As an introductory course, it requires permission for seniors.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This course is designed to introduce students to a perspective on nonviolence that integrates theory and practice, drawing upon a wide range of literature and examples. A central aim of the course is to develop a holistic view of nonviolence as a set of practices that range from the personal and local to the national and global. The course seeks to foster an experiential engagement with the tenets of nonviolence, through participation in workshops, activities, and projects in the community and region. The overarching objective is to develop a systematic analysis of nonviolence in order to cultivate effective approaches to addressing contemporary challenges in society through nonviolent means, as well as envisioning and animating a world built on the tenets of nonviolence.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

In recent years we’ve seen a technological explosion that has reformulated every aspect of human life, from healthcare and commerce to education and entertainment. Half a century ago, Martin Luther King Jr. reflected on the potential for technology to eclipse our sense of humanity: “We have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast to his scientific and technological abundance. We’ve learned to fly the air like birds, we’ve learned to swim the seas like fish, and yet we haven’t learned to walk the Earth as brothers and sisters.” As King inferred, scientific progress could give the illusion that equivalent gains had been made in the social, cultural, and political realms, thus rendering the realization of justice even more elusive. When such concerns are expressed, one may hear the retort that it’s “just technology” in the sense that any ethical concerns are dependent upon what we do with it. Yet what if we took this notion and inquired what “just technology” would look like in practice, if it was produced, consumed and utilized with justice infused throughout the chain? How might values of access, mobility, collaboration, and equity transect the aims of technology and justice? How are movements for justice using technology, and how are they regulated with it? In this seminar, we will engage these queries through an array of texts, events, guest speakers, workshop opportunities, and experiential activities for mapping the ethical implications of our interactions with technology. The aim is to deeply interrogate core issues of justice embedded within modern technology.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

Philosophy 010 is a general introduction to philosophical ethics. Questions addressed include: What is the nature of morality? How do we know what is right and what is wrong? What sorts of moral obligations do we stand under? What are our duties to others and to ourselves? What is the nature of virtue and vice? How do we assess moral character? Readings are generally drawn from both traditional and contemporary philosophical authors. Reading lists and specific topics addressed vary from semester to semester and from instructor to instructor, as do required work and expectations. Please consult the syllabi posted online by individual instructors for more detail.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

An introduction to some of the central questions of philosophy through the writings of both traditional and contemporary authors. Questions addressed may include the relationship between mind and matter; between causation and free will; meaning, truth, and reality; knowledge, perception, belief, and thought. Topics and readings vary from semester to semester and instructor to instructor, as do the course requirements and expectations. Please consult the syllabi of the individual instructors for more detail.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

An introduction to some of the central questions of philosophy through the writings of both traditional and contemporary authors. Questions addressed may include the relationship between mind and matter; between causation and free will; meaning, truth, and reality; knowledge, perception, belief, and thought. Topics and readings vary from semester to semester and instructor to instructor, as do the course requirements and expectations. Please consult the syllabi of the individual instructors for more detail.

This course meets entirely online. This course is Intro to Philosophy using the innovative and popular animated Netflix show, Bojack Horseman, as our platform for covering a wide range of philosophical questions typically examined in Introduction to Philosophy courses. There will also be accompanying philosophical readings from authors such as Sartre, Aristotle, and Camus; contemporary bioethicists and feminist ethicists; philosophers of mind and psychiatry; and philosophers of free will and responsibility. We will also read some interdisciplinary work on topics such as embodied identity, sexual orientation, disability theory, and gender and race identity. Please Note: that many of the episodes deal with incredibly emotionally intense and socially fraught topics (addiction, rape, depression, death, eating disorders, etc.) Please note this course is for mature audiences. Netflix account is required.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Discussion, Walsh 491

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Discussion, Reiss 283

Credits:

3

An introduction to some of the central questions of philosophy through the writings of both traditional and contemporary authors. Questions addressed may include the relationship between mind and matter; between causation and free will; meaning, truth, and reality; knowledge, perception, belief, and thought. Topics and readings vary from semester to semester and instructor to instructor, as do the course requirements and expectations. Please consult the syllabi of the individual instructors for more detail.

This course meets entirely online. This course is Intro to Philosophy using the innovative and popular animated Netflix show, Bojack Horseman, as our platform for covering a wide range of philosophical questions typically examined in Introduction to Philosophy courses. There will also be accompanying philosophical readings from authors such as Sartre, Aristotle, and Camus; contemporary bioethicists and feminist ethicists; philosophers of mind and psychiatry; and philosophers of free will and responsibility. We will also read some interdisciplinary work on topics such as embodied identity, sexual orientation, disability theory, and gender and race identity. Please Note: that many of the episodes deal with incredibly emotionally intense and socially fraught topics (addiction, rape, depression, death, eating disorders, etc.) Please note this course is for mature audiences. Netflix account is required.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This introductory course surveys the field and acquaints the student with the major areas of Psychology, including perception, memory, cognition, neuroscience, learning, motivation, emotion, personality, social behavior, development, and psychopathology. PSYC-001. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL OTHER PSYCHOLOGY COURSES.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This course surveys fundamental concepts and current issues in the field of psychopharmacology, understanding how drugs affect human behavior. Topics covered include the understanding how drugs are administered to the body and how different routes of administration influence the effects of individual drugs, how drugs are metabolized and eliminated from the body, the neuronal effects of drugs, how pain is treated using analgesics, the effects of both legal and illicit recreational drugs affect behavior, and how mental illness and disease are treated with modern pharmacotherapeutics, including pharmacogenetics. Throughout the course, public policy issues are considered on how best to handle issues involving psychoactive drugs.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This course surveys fundamental concepts and current issues in the field of psychopharmacology, understanding how drugs affect human behavior. Topics covered include the understanding how drugs are administered to the body and how different routes of administration influence the effects of individual drugs, how drugs are metabolized and eliminated from the body, the neuronal effects of drugs, how pain is treated using analgesics, the effects of both legal and illicit recreational drugs affect behavior, and how mental illness and disease are treated with modern pharmacotherapeutics, including pharmacogenetics. Throughout the course, public policy issues are considered on how best to handle issues involving psychoactive drugs.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

Perception, memory, thinking, language, learning, and decision-making: in this course we’ll examine the latest cognitive science research and theories. We’ll also work to understand how each of us can best learn and make decisions -- using our individual cognitive processes to advantage.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

Sections: SOCI 001-01: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Professor Sarah Stiles MW 8:00am - 9:15am Healy 104 SOCI 001-02: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Professor Sarah Stiles MW 9:30am - 10:45am Healy 104 Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. (American Sociological Association, 2005) In this course students will learn the basics of sociology through a variety of readings and film clips and "do" sociology with regular data workshops where they will test theories and recognize the social construction we all experience. By the end of the semester, students will be able to understand and explain: • Basic concepts, generalizations, theories, and methods used in the study of sociology; • The sociological focus and the influence the study of sociology has on identifying, explaining, and solving (or causing) social policy issues; and • How sociology is used in everyday life to explain the social behavior of people, and even predict what they will do. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None SOCI-001-03: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Professor Becky Hsu MW 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Walsh 499 This course is an introduction to the field of sociology, the study of people in groups both small and large (or very large). How does being a flight attendant require the “selling” of one’s emotions? Rather than being a timeless institution of knowledge and technical expertise, how does the form and field of American medicine reflect historical and social power struggles? What kinds of organizational forms do urban gangs use? How does our environment change how likely we are to help someone else? These are some of the questions that we will explore as we look at a range of topics that engage sociologists today: social change, social networks, urban life, health and medicine, religion, emotions, sex and gender, the economy, and social inequality. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None SOCI-001-04: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Professor Christine Schiwietz TR 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Car Barn 202 SOCI-001-05: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Professor Christine Schiwietz TR 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Car Barn 201 To communicate the importance and excitement of the study of the social world! This course is designed to introduce students to the field of sociology, the exploration of society and how it operates. Sociology broadens social insights, fosters critical thinking, trains students in methods of gathering and analyzing data, and helps students develop their writing skills. By thinking actively about the issues facing contemporary society, students will learn to examine life situations and the influence of society and groups on people’s lives and the basic processes that shape social life. The course will introduce sociological perspective

This course meets entirely online. Sociology is the systematic study of human social behavior. Sociologists examine not only how social structures shape our daily interactions but also how society constructs social categories and social meanings. The purpose of this course is to offer an overview of the major concepts, theories and methodologies of sociology, and enable you to think sociologically. Thinking sociologically enables us to make observations and offer insights about the social world that extend far beyond either common sense or explanations that rely on individual quirks and personalities; to develop an awareness of the connection between personal experience and the larger society. Throughout this course you will be introduced to “the sociological imagination” and be encouraged to develop this critical capacity to understand how the social world around you works. By the end of the semester, students should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of basic sociological concepts, social processes (e.g., socialization, deviance, social control, or stratification) and social institutions (e.g., the family, religion, or the state); summarize several basic theoretical approaches used in sociology; apply these concepts and theories to contemporary events or personal experience, i.e. develop a sociological imagination; and demonstrate a knowledge of cultural, class, religious, and other differences within and between societies, as well as scientifically-grounded ways to account for these differences.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

The main purpose of this course is to familiarize the students with historical, theoretical, and empirical discussion of the globalization process in the developing countries (“Third World”), particularly during the last few decades. The concept of “globalization” came into public attention in the 1990’s and was defined by one theorist as “a social process in which the constraints of geography on social and cultural arrangements recede and in which people become increasingly aware that they are receding.” Globalization process is typically traced through three arenas of social life, namely: the economy, the polity, and the culture. The focus of the course is on the latter two, specifically in countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Globalization has created a more unified and systematic place, however that does not imply a more harmonious world. Alongside other forces of “homogenization’, one also finds the forces of “differentiation” an resistance. This resistance to globalization, or at times to its western-orientation, has taken diverse forms: nationalism, environmentalism, religious revivalism/fundamentalism, movements against the World Bank and the I.M.F. and even radical democratic movements. The real goal of this course is, therefore, to critically examine various definitions, characterizations, and evaluations of the globalization process. The course is divided into three main sections: A) General theoretical framework for analyzing “Third World,” B) Conceptualizing globalization; and C) Middle Eastern Politics in the age of globalization.

This course meets entirely online. We know that the world we live in and how we live is constantly changing, and globalization seems to be among the key social phenomena shaping contemporary discussions of social change. This course is a sociological exploration of some of these changes, to understand why we are where we are now and where we might be headed in the near future. We will have discussions of power, inequality, development and underdevelopment; will look at the role of nation-states and nationalism in today’s world, ask if social media is getting us more connected and more alike each other, talk about local versus global cultures, identity politics in the global settings, the future of migration and immigration, leading environmental problems and the need to develop global responses, play of race, gender and class in global inequality, cities and urban life, and the role of activism and social movements in enhancing and/or resisting globalization. While using historical approaches to enlighten our understanding, we will engage in many contemporary debates from our everyday lives, from President Trump to Brexit, from the World Bank to Facebook, helping us connect the principles of social relations at local, national, international and global scales.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

How do we become courageous but not reckless? Maintain hope in a world full of despair? This course addresses the virtues of courage, hope, and justice and its religious, psychological, and social dimensions. We will explore physical, moral, and spiritual courage, hope, and justice through the lives of individuals, such as Colin Kaepernick, and communities, such as the protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will look at how courage and hope manifest in everyday life—in addiction, in financial stress, and even on playgrounds and Healy Lawn. Special attention will be given to how religious practices and music sustain courage, hope, and justice. While there is an emphasis on Christian ethics, readings and discussion are not limited to Christian approaches.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

How do we become courageous but not reckless? Maintain hope in a world full of despair? This course addresses the virtues of courage, hope, and justice and its religious, psychological, and social dimensions. We will explore physical, moral, and spiritual courage, hope, and justice through the lives of individuals, such as Colin Kaepernick, and communities, such as the protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will look at how courage and hope manifest in everyday life—in addiction, in financial stress, and even on playgrounds and Healy Lawn. Special attention will be given to how religious practices and music sustain courage, hope, and justice. While there is an emphasis on Christian ethics, readings and discussion are not limited to Christian approaches.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

1

Students will need to submit an application for this course. Please complete an application online here: https://forms.gle/CGuV7YZkaCDRQ71UA . Learn more about the course at csj.georgetown.edu/intersections

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies explores the broadly and critically defined “genealogies” of women’s and gender studies, investigating key concepts, theoretical debates, ideologies, and historical significance of the discipline of Women's and Gender Studies. Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives and materials, we attempt to construct a theoretical framework that will be helpful and challenging to our pursuit of a just world in which both women and men can celebrate themselves and each other.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This course provides an introduction to the vibrant and interdisciplinary field of sexuality studies. Sexuality studies examines the social construction of sexual desires, practices, and identities, and investigates the ways in which sexuality is connected to power and inequality. We will begin the course by exploring some key theories and concepts within the field, and situate them alongside the history of LGBTQ activism in the United States and elsewhere. We will then consider how these concepts can be applied to a variety of contemporary issues such as sexual identity and the state, same-sex marriage, representations of sexuality in popular culture and the media, transnational sexualities and sexual identities and consumerism. Throughout the course, we will examine how sexuality intersects with other social categories such as gender, race, class, nationality, age and ability/disability.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

The aim of this course is to explore the ways in which the social and cultural construction of sexual difference shapes the politics of gender and sexuality in the Middle East and North Africa. Using interdisciplinary feminist theories, we will explore key issues and debates including the interaction of religion and sexuality, women’s movements and feminisms, gender-based violence, queerness, masculinity, the sex industry, and finally the crossroads of sexuality and technology. Looking at the ways in which the Arab Spring galvanized what some have called a “gender revolution,” we will examine women’s and gender’s place in the various movements across the Arab World as we explore the varied and shifting gender dynamics in the region. Particular attention will be paid to the historical contexts of various topics.

This course meets entirely online.

Date & Time:

Jun 3 to Jul 26, 2019

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

The media is all around us. It influences how we think, feel, vote, and how we live our lives. This interdisciplinary course will explore representations of gender, race, class, and sexuality through an intersectional and intertextual investigation of television, film, popular music, advertisement, and social media. We will explore how representations as objects, consumers, subjects, creators, challengers, and critics both reflect and produce socio-cultural phenomena and ideas about the proper role of women and men in society. Our goal is to understand how cultural meaning is created, contested, and regulated. This course will aim in illuminating the ways in which we are passive consumers of media and empower individuals to become critical participants.

This course meets entirely online.