AFRICAN CIVILIZATION

This course provides a general introduction to some of the key intellectual debates in Africa by Africans through primary sources, including scholarly works, political tracts, fiction, art, and film. Beginning with an exploration of African notions of spiritual and philosophical uniqueness and ending with contemporary debates on the meaning and historical viability of an African Renaissance, this course explores the meanings of ‘Africa' and ‘being African.' Field(s): AFR*.  NO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS PERMITTED.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: James R Purcell
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• Instructor: Elleni Zeleke
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

PRIM TEXTS OF LATIN AMER CIV

It focuses on key texts from Latin America in their historical and intellectual context and seeks to understand their structure and the practical purposes they served using close reading and, when possible, translations.  The course seeks to establish a counterpoint to the list of canonical texts of Contemporary Civilization. The selections are not intended to be compared directly to those in CC but to raise questions about the different contexts in which ideas are used, the critical exchanges and influences (within and beyond Latin America) that shaped ideas in the region, and the long-term intellectual, political, and cultural pursuits that have defined Latin American history. The active engagement of students toward these texts is the most important aspect of class work and assignments.  NO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS PERMITTED.

• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 4 points

CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II

Taught by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French, German, History, Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Slavic Languages, and Sociology; and members of the Society of Fellows.
A study in their historical context of major contributions to the intellectual traditions that underpin contemporary civilization. Emphasis is on the history of political, social, and philosophical thought. Students are expected to write at least three papers to complete two examinations, and to participate actively in class discussions.

• MW 8:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• Instructor: Ethan L Yee
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• Instructor: Charles J McNamara
  CULPA: 6 Info
• Instructor: Andrew J Nathan
  CULPA: 44 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Stephanie H Ramsey
  CULPA: 4 Info
• Instructor: Aubrey A Gabel
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Ardeta Gjikola
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• Instructor: Camille A Robcis
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Hannah Farber
  h-index: 1 Info
• Instructor: Charles J McNamara
  CULPA: 6 Info
• Instructor: Bruno Bosteels
  Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info
• Instructor: Una Stojnic
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• Instructor: Vivek Yadav
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• Instructor: Caroline F Marris
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• Instructor: Zachary J Levine
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• Instructor: Daniel M del Nido
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Jeremy Mhire
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• Instructor: Adam Leeds
  h-index: 2 Info
• Instructor: Victoria de Grazia
  CULPA: 15 h-index: 22 Info
• Instructor: Scott R Lawrence
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• Instructor: Laura A Martin
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• Instructor: Robert J Kubala
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• Instructor: Jean L Cohen
  CULPA: 7 Wikipedia h-index: 63 Info
• Instructor: Aled W Roberts
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Roosevelt Montas
  CULPA: 20 Info
• Instructor: Lamyu M Bo
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Richard John
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Rebecca H Lossin
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Victoria C Wiet
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• Instructor: Ignacio M Ojea Quintana
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• Instructor: Carol Rovane
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Jeremy J Forster
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Damon M Horowitz
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Ruairidh J Macleod
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Elizabeth F Dolfi
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Elaine Van Dalen
  CULPA: 3 Info
• Instructor: Thomas Dodman
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Jessica L Kimpell
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Nicole A Callahan
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Malgorzata Mazurek
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Ruairidh J Macleod
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Gal Katz
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• Instructor: Elisabeth A Ladenson
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Nicole A Callahan
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Daniel M del Nido
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Charles K Armstrong
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Richard A Billows
  CULPA: 40 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Pablo Piccato
  CULPA: 22 h-index: 20 Info
• Instructor: Melissa S Fusco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Michelle Chun
  CULPA: 12 Info
• Instructor: Luca Provenzano
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• Instructor: Tunc Sen
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• Instructor: Clement Godbarge
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info
• Instructor: Michelle Chun
  CULPA: 12 Info
• Instructor: Luke Mayville
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• Instructor: Aileen G Forbes
  CULPA: 16 Info
• Instructor: Jeremy J Forster
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Lars T Heisenberg
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• Instructor: Adam M Blazej
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• Instructor: Sebastien T Rivat
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• Instructor: Gal Katz
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• 4 points

CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II

A year-long course designed to introduce students to a wide range of issues of public significance by asking them to read closely texts in various traditions of argument with a focus on selected European traditions of moral, political, religious, and social thought. Readings in the Bible, the Qur’an, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Kant, Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, DuBois, and Freud.

• MW 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Lamyu M Bo
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Douglas A Chalmers
  CULPA: 16 Info
• Instructor: Robert J Kubala
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• 4 points

CONTEMP CIV: TEXTS & ISSUES

• T 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Emmanuelle Saada
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 3 points