Humanities Newsletter
Master of Humanities Program
College of Liberal Arts, Wright State University
Winter Quarter 1997
RARELY OFFERED and FIRST-RUN COURSES
For Spring Quarter, 1997
Anthropology -
ATH 610, Critical Perspectives in Cultural Anthropology, Dr. Bush.
This class will focus on theoretical issues in cultural anthropology. An historical approach to theory will be covered.
ATH 599, Ethnographic Film, Dr. Bush.
This class will look at how film has been used historically for anthropology.
Art/Art History -
ART 604, Native American Art, Dr. Koeninger.
ART 610, Black American Art, 1940-1977, Dr. Birdsong.
ART 678, Advanced Sculpture, Macaulay.
Section 01 - Metal and Wood Fabrication
Section 02 - Wood and Stone Carving
CLS 540/ART 611 Studies in Ancient Art and Archaeology: Greek Painted Vases. Dr. C.King.
Vases of interest to lovers of art and art historians as well as to archaeologists (pots are the archaeologist's "calendar") and cultural historians were made in the ancient Greek world from very early times. There are many styles and fabrics, but the best and most famous wares were made in Athens during the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The "figures" are usually human, and most of the pots we will study in the course have pictures on them. We will also be looking at earlier phases of Athenian vase painting and at other fabrics, and we will start with pots of the prehistoric period (The Bronze Age) to provide a general background since there is really no break in the pottery sequence.
HUM 791, Electronic Scholarship, Dr. Welty.
Due to radical changes in the World Wide Web over the last year, this coursewill take a different direction from previous Electronic Scholarship classes. The aimis to provide students with a map-like view of the Web and research techniques for maneuvering around obstacles. The course will be comprised of three sections:an introduction to the Web in which students will learn the Web browser and other browsing functions, an introduction to the rudiments and authoring of HTML at a manual level, and turning selected texts into HTML documents which will be shared with the class.
PHL 601, Major Philosophers, Hegel, Dr. Taylor.
The most referred to and least read philosopher in various Humanities courses, G.W.F. Hegel will be of interest to anyone in European Intellectual history. Hegel's major work The Phenomenology of Spirit will be focused on, with additional suggested readings to include Alexandre Kojeve's An Introduction to Reading Hegel and Jean Hyppolite's The Genesis and Structure of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.
The structure of this course involves writing electronic papers via e-mail,which will be posted to the class newsgroup. Instructions on using this media willbe given by Dr. Taylor on request.
SOC 689, Social Psychology of Gender, Dr. Steele.
The aim of this course is to identify and explore how ideas of masculinityand femininity shape our behaviors, attitudes, and actions. As we are fundamentallyand subtly shaped by gender from birth and through many of our interactionsthroughout life, the consequences of gender identity are also covered in this seminar.
PLS 605, Feminist Political Theory, Dr. Anne Sisson Runyan.
This course will explore feminist interpretations and critiques of Western political theory and an examination of the development of contemporary feminist thought.