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Hum
124 Lectures Spring 2008
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January 14 |
Intro to Humanities/ Mesopotamia |
Dr.
Moseley |
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January 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes |
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January 28 |
Egypt |
Dr. Hopes |
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February 4 |
China |
Dr. Hardy |
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February 11 |
India |
Dr. Ho |
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February 18 |
Buddhism |
Dr. Maitra |
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February 25 |
The Iliad and Warfare |
Dr. Hardy |
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March 3 |
Spring Break/No Common Lecture |
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March 10 |
Greek City-States and Tragedy |
Dr. Mills |
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March 17 |
Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity |
Prof. Driggers |
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March 24 |
Ancient
Western Philosophy |
Dr. Hook |
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March 31 |
Persia, Zoroastrianism & Alexander the Great |
Dr. Hopes |
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April 7 |
Second Temple Judaism |
Dr. Hook |
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April 14 |
Rome, Republic to Empire
The Government of Rome in the
Republic
(slide) |
Dr. Hook |
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April 21 |
Christianity |
Dr. Moseley |
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April 28 |
Art of the Classical World |
Dr. McClain |
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Hum
214 Lectures Spring 2008
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January 14 |
Community and Authority in the Medieval West |
Gillum |
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January 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes |
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January 28 |
Islam and the Muslim World |
Traboulsi |
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February 4 |
The University, Christianity, and the Medieval Mind |
Wilson |
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February 11 |
Cathedrals and
Crusades
Peace and War
Link to Crusades Lecture Electronic Reserve Readings
Primary Texts for Crusades
Short History of Crusades
Crusades Lecture Bibliography
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Dunn |
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February 18 |
Medieval Women |
Ho |
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February 25 |
Africa |
Traboulsi |
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March 10 |
Art and Culture in Asia |
Ho |
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March 17 |
European Renaissance: Humanism and Art |
Gillum |
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March 24 |
The Protestant Reformation |
Ettari |
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March 31 |
Othello
Reading I
Reading
II
Reading III |
Dunn |
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April 7 |
The Americas: to the 1600s |
Pearson |
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April 14 |
Counter Reformation, Royal
Absolutism and the Baroque |
Sousa |
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April 21 |
Where have we come from?
Where are we now?
Where are we going? |
Dunn |
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Hum
324 Lectures Spring 2008
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January 18 |
Science and
Enlightenment: Articulating Universal Laws
McClain's Notes
Hobby's Musical Pieces
Prelude: J.S. Bach, Allemande from Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
Dr. Blake Hobby, piano
Lecture: Franz Joseph Haydn, Allegro from Sonata in G Major, Hoboken
XVI:G1
Dr. Blake Hobby, piano
Davis's Notes |
McClain,
Hobby,
Davis |
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January 25 |
Enlightenment and Liberalism: Rights and the American
Revolution |
Pearson |
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February 1 |
The French Revolution
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Pearson |
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February 8 |
Industrialization, Romanticism,
and Alienation |
McClain,
Hobby |
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February 15 |
Women and the Quest for Universal
Suffrage |
Campbell |
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February 22 |
Native American Experience |
Pearson |
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February 29 |
Racism, Slavery, and the Origins
of Pan-Africanism |
Pierce |
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March 7 |
Spring Break - No Lecture |
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March 14 |
Imperialism in Africa |
Wood |
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March 21 |
The Ottomans and the Making of the
Modern Middle East |
Traboulsi |
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To go to the Ottoman Week readings, click
here. |
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March 28 |
Enlightening China and Japan: Western Imperialism in Asia |
Ho |
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April 4 |
Modernity and
Modernism |
McNerney,
Hobby |
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April 11 |
WWI ,
Freud, and the European
Crisis of Consciousness
Uldricks' Notes,
Nallan's Notes |
Uldricks,
Nallan |
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April 18 |
Fascism in the Interwar Years and . . . Beyond |
McClain |
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April 25 |
WWII, The Holocaust,
and
Existentialism
Payne's Notes,
Davis's Notes |
Payne,
Davis |
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Hum
414 Lectures Spring 2008
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I. Reflections on the Post-War Human Condition |
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January 18 |
Visual Art in the Cold War |
Brian Butler |
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January 25 |
Poverty and
Plenty - lecture notes
Poverty and
Plenty - PP presentation as pdf file |
Shirley Browning |
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February 1 |
Human Rights
pdf
Human Rights
ppt |
Mark Gibney |
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II. Contemporary Expressions: Identity & Liberation |
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February 8 |
Immigration and
Nationalism |
Kelly McEnany |
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February 15 |
Islam |
Reid Chapman |
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February 22 |
Civil Rights
Era |
Cathy Whitlock |
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February 29 |
Feminism/Gender |
Grace Campbell |
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III.
Contemporary Expressions: Culture and Creativity |
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March 14 |
Postmodern Thought/Contemporary Art |
John McClain |
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March 21 |
Contemporary
Music |
Dave Wilken |
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March 28 |
Contemporary
Film |
Charles McKnight |
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IV. Global
Challenges and Future Prospects |
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April 4 |
Environmental
Ethics |
Grace Campbell |
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April 11 |
The Military
Energy Connection
Fact Sheet |
Dot Sulock |
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April 18 |
Global Citizenship
PowerPoint Slides
PowerPoint Outline |
James Pitts (additional
reading here) |
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April 25 |
Alumni |
TBA |
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Fall
2007 Archived Lectures
HUM 124
HUM 214
HUM 324
HUM 414
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Hum
124 Lectures Fall 2007
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August 20 |
Intro to Humanities/ Mesopotamia |
Moseley |
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August 27 |
Egypt |
Hopes |
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September 10 |
China |
Hardy |
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September 17 |
India |
Maitra |
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September 24 |
Buddhism |
Maitra |
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October 1 |
The Iliad and Warfare |
Hardy |
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October 8 |
Fall Break/No Common Lecture |
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October 15 |
Greek City-States and Tragedy |
Mills |
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October 22 |
Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity |
Driggers |
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October 29 |
Ancient Philosophy |
Burchard |
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November 5 |
Persia, Zoroastrianism & Alexander the Great |
Hopes |
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November 12 |
Second Temple Judaism |
Hook |
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November 19 |
Rome
The Government of Rome in the
Republic
(slide) |
Hook |
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November 26 |
Christianity |
Moseley |
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December 3 |
Art of the Classical World |
McClain |
Hum
214 Lectures Fall 2007
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August 20 |
Islam and the Muslim World |
Traboulsi |
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August 27 |
Community and Authority in the Medieval World |
Gillum |
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September 3 |
Labor Day Holiday/No Common
Lecture |
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September 10 |
The University, Christianity, and the Medieval Mind |
Wilson |
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September 17 |
The Crusades
Primary Text and Short History;
Medieval Art and Music |
Dunn/Bell |
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September 24 |
The 14th Century, an Age of Disasters:
Constructing Identities, Groups, and Difference |
Dunn |
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October 1 |
Islam and Africa |
Traboulsi |
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October 8 |
Fall Break/No Common Lecture |
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October 15 |
Art and Culture in Asia |
Ho |
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October 22 |
European Renaissance: Humanism and Art |
Gillum |
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October 29 |
The Protestant Reformation |
Ettari |
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November 5 |
Counter-Renaissance and Othello
Optional Othello Readings
Reading I
Reading
II
Reading III |
Russell/Dunn |
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November 12 |
The Americas: to the 1600s |
Pearson |
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November 19 |
No Common Lecture, but the W-F
small groups meet on Monday as small groups.
Thanksgiving Holiday, W-F |
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November 26 |
Counter Reformation, Royal Absolutism and the Baroque |
Sousa |
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December 3 |
Europe in a Global Context |
Spellman |
Hum
324 Lectures Fall 2007
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August 24 |
Science and
Enlightenment: Articulating Universal Laws
McClain's Notes
Hobby's Musical Pieces
Davis's Notes |
McClain,
Hobby, Davis |
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August 31 |
Enlightenment and Liberalism: Rights and the American
Revolution |
Pearson |
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September 7 |
The French Revolution
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Betsalel |
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September 14 |
Industrialization, Romanticism,
and Alienation |
McClain |
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September 21 |
Women and the Quest for Universal
Suffrage |
Campbell |
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September 28 |
Racism and Slavery |
Pierce |
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October 5 |
Native American Experience |
Pearson |
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October 12 |
Imperialism in Africa |
Wood |
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October 19 |
Enlightening China and Japan: Western Imperialism in Asia |
Ho |
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October 26 |
The Ottomans and the Making of the
Modern Middle East |
Traboulsi |
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To go to the Ottoman Week readings, click
here. |
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November 2 |
WWI ,
Freud, and the European
Crisis of Consciousness (click on the name of the
lecturer to view each outline) |
Spellman,
Weber |
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November 9 |
Modernity and
Modernism |
McNerney,
Hobby |
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November 16 |
Fascism in the Interwar Years and Beyond |
McClain |
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November 23 |
Thanksgiving
Break |
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November 30 |
WWII, The Holocaust,
and
Existentialism |
Payne,
Davis |
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December 3 |
last day of
class |
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Hum
414 Lectures Fall 2007
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I. Reflections on the Post-War Human Condition |
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8/24 |
Visual Art in the Cold War |
Brian Butler |
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8/31 |
Poverty and
Plenty - lecture notes
Poverty and
Plenty - PP presentation |
Shirley Browning |
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9/7 |
Human Rights
pdf
Human Rights
ppt |
Mark Gibney |
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II. Contemporary Expressions: Identity & Liberation |
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9/14 |
Islam |
Reid Chapman |
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9/21 |
Immigration and
Nationalism |
Kelly McEnany |
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9/28 |
Civil Rights
Era |
Cathy Whitlock |
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10/5 |
Feminism/Gender |
Grace Campbell |
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III.
Contemporary Expressions: Culture and Creativity |
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10/12 |
Contemporary
Film |
Charles McKnight |
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10/19 |
Postmodern Thought/Contemporary Art |
Brian Butler |
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10/26 |
Contemporary
Music |
Dave Wilken |
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IV. Global
Challenges and Future Prospects |
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11/2 |
Environmental
Ethics |
Grace Campbell |
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11/9 |
The Military
Energy Connection
Fact Sheet
F07 |
Dot Sulock |
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11/16 |
Global Citizenship |
James Pitts (additional
reading here) |
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11/30 |
Concluding Statements |
Student Panel |
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