Studies the nature and causes of individual behavior and thought in social situations. Presents the basic fields of study that compose the science of social psychology, and how its theories impact on most aspects of people's lives. Topics of study include: conformity, persuasion, mass communication, propaganda, aggression, attraction, prejudice, and altruism.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
C-104 | Monday | 09:00 | 10:20 |
C-104 | Thursday | 09:00 | 10:20 |
Applies psychodynamic concepts to the understanding of romantic love as presented in the contemporary cinema. Studies in detail the film Dangerous Liaisons (Frears-Hampton), then analyzes a selection of the following films: Nine And A Half Weeks (Adrian Lyne), L'Amant-The Lover (Duras-Annaud), Sunset Boulevard (Wilder).
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
G-002 | Tuesday | 15:20 | 18:15 |
G-002 | Friday | 15:20 | 18:15 |
Topics vary each semester.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
SD-2 | Wednesday | 10:35 | 13:30 |
Explores what happens when dress and grooming become the basis for the modern phenomena of fashion. Studies the historical development of fashion: how fashion relates to the emergence of artistic, social, and economic forms and the ways fashion communicates ideas about status, gender, or culture. Investigates the role of media, advertising and marketing in the global fashion industry.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
C-103 | Tuesday | 09:00 | 10:20 |
C-103 | Friday | 09:00 | 10:20 |
Explores literary works from Africa, Asia, India, Latin American, Ireland and/or the Caribbean alongside classics from the Western canon that address key colonial and post-colonial issues and concepts: imperialism, nationalism, globalization, empire, resistance writing, feminism, hybridity, border-crossing, exile and cultural translation. Introduces major voices in post-colonial literary and cultural studies, Franz Fanon, Edward Said, Homi Bhaba, and Gayatri Spivak.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
G-113 | Tuesday | 12:10 | 13:30 |
G-113 | Friday | 12:10 | 13:30 |
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
PV-1 | Tuesday | 13:45 | 15:05 |
PV-1 | Friday | 13:45 | 15:05 |
Surveys the development of Western civilization and culture, from the ancient civilizations of the Levant, Greece, and Rome, through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
C-505 | Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
C-505 | Friday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
Beginning with the bipolar world of the Cold War, focuses on ideological struggles of the West, East, and Third World and the reactions of nations to the politics of the superpowers. Topics range from decolonization to the rise of the new Asia, African independence, the reemergence of the Muslim world, the collapse of communism, globalization and clash of world cultures.
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
C-104 | Monday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
C-104 | Thursday | 10:35 | 11:55 |
This course examines the major development of civilizations in East Asia from the 16th century to the present. We will examine the histories of China, Korea, Japan, focusing primarily on China. You will also be asked to think comparatively, examining not only how the different countries and regions developed in East Asia, but also how East Asian developments compare with the “West.”
| Room | Day | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
PL-3 | Monday | 13:45 | 15:05 |
PL-3 | Thursday | 13:45 | 15:05 |