Society for the Humanities (SHUM)Arts and Sciences

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SHUM 1110

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17552 SHUM 1110   SEM 101

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SHUM 1130

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17559 SHUM 1130   SEM 101

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SHUM 4876

Liberal feminists and political theorists argue that sentiments such as compassion and empathy have the capacity to alert us to suffering, injustice, and oppression, and thus incite transformative political ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4176FGSS 4876GOVT 4745

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16609 SHUM 4876   SEM 101

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SHUM 4990

In this seminar, we will inquire into how questions of sensation cross between literature, aesthetics and political theory. Drawing from writings in continental philosophy and phenomenology, the challenge ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4025GOVT 4666

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16602 SHUM 4990   SEM 101

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SHUM 4992

This seminar considers the points of intersection between theories of affect, emotion, and sexuality in recent queer and feminist thought, and the set of critical and cultural developments that has come ... view course details

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  • 16618 SHUM 4992   SEM 101

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SHUM 4994

This course will address the 2014-15 Society for Humanities theme of "sensation" through questions of method, focusing in particular on the interdisciplinary challenges of documenting and archiving sensation. ... view course details

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  • 16906 SHUM 4994   SEM 101

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SHUM 4996

A graduate level discussion of the role of sensation in philosophy of art, and its relation to conceptions of objectivity and perfection. We'll aim to transform our understanding of a range of issues raised ... view course details

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  • 16913 SHUM 4996   SEM 101

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SHUM 4999

This seminar investigates concepts of sensation in classical and early modern literature and philosophy, with a particular focus on 16th and 17th century writers. On the one hand, changing ideas of sensation ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 4999COML 4028ENGL 4999

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17203 SHUM 4999   SEM 101

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SHUM 6308

This course critically addresses accounts of Southeast Asia's port and delta metropolises as sites of economic and cultural transformation as part of recent power shifts in the region. It focuses on the ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARCH 6308ASIAN 6682

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17268 SHUM 6308   SEM 101

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