Class Roster - Spring 2020 - Subject - Society for the Humanities

SHUM 3750

Humanities Scholars Research Methods

This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3950, ASIAN 3375, NES 3750
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17132 SHUM 3750 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm A D White House 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Ghosh, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4643

Life in Ruins

How do humans live with the ruins we create? What lifeways and lifeforms do ruins sustain? What forces cause the remnants of late modernity to endure or erode? Through the lens of archaeology, anthropology, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4143, ANTHR 7143, ARKEO 4143, ARKEO 7143, NES 4943, NES 6943, SHUM 6643, VISST 4643
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16920 SHUM 4643 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Khatchadourian, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4644

Animal Power

The modern world relies on a vast array of natural resources to drive its activities, but for most of human history, animals have provided energy to people. Animals were, and often still are, the energy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4604, COML 4623, ENGL 4964, SHUM 6644, STS 4644, STS 6644
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16934 SHUM 4644 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Kirk, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4645

Indigeneity and Energy in Native America

This seminar explores the sociocultural dimensions of various flows of energy as these have shaped contemporary Indigenous experience. From nuclear power to fossil fuels, and from ethnobotanicals to gaming ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4646, ANTHR 4145, ANTHR 7145, SHUM 6645
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16948 SHUM 4645 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:10am - 12:05pm A D White House 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Powell, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4646

Moving and Knowing

A martial artist learns movements and quirks unique to his teacher. A dancer conveys unbearable sorrow with a curve of her back. An artist's charcoal flies across the page. Horse and rider make a pirouette ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4146, ANTHR 7146, SHUM 6646, STS 4646, STS 6646
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16954 SHUM 4646 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Prentice, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4647

The Energy Transition in the Nineteenth Century

This course explores the epochal transition from organic to mineral energy sources during the nineteenth century. The idea of an "energy transition" seems to pinpoint the underlying material transformation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4647, HIST 4647, HIST 6647, SHUM 6647, STS 4647, STS 6647
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16975 SHUM 4647 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Ron, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4648

The Visual Economy of Work

With a focus on the pivotal period from the invention of photography until World War II, this course examines the economy of work within modern visual culture. It addresses the mediation and representation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4648, GERST 6648, SHUM 6648, VISST 4648
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17013 SHUM 4648 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Williams, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

The concept of tradition often takes a back seat to modernity, but what does it mean to be part of a tradition? How does tradition revitalize and challenge received views and stimulate individual talent? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4624, GERST 4649, GERST 6649, JWST 4649, JWST 6649, SHUM 6649
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17026 SHUM 4649 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Redfield, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 4800

Rural Humanities Seminar

This seminar will introduce students to the public humanities as both a disciplinary inquiry and a set of practices grounded in public and community engagement. It is intended to train cohorts of graduate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SHUM 6800
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17240 SHUM 4800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 1:25pm - 4:25pm A D White House 201
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Aching, G
  Castillo, D
  Peters, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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SHUM 6643

Life in Ruins

How do humans live with the ruins we create? What lifeways and lifeforms do ruins sustain? What forces cause the remnants of late modernity to endure or erode? Through the lens of archaeology, anthropology, ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4143, ANTHR 7143, ARKEO 4143, ARKEO 7143, NES 4943, NES 6943, SHUM 4643, VISST 4643
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16925 SHUM 6643 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Khatchadourian, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 6644

Animal Power

The modern world relies on a vast array of natural resources to drive its activities, but for most of human history, animals have provided energy to people. Animals were, and often still are, the energy ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4604, COML 4623, ENGL 4964, SHUM 4644, STS 4644, STS 6644
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16938 SHUM 6644 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Kirk, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 6645

Indigeneity and Energy in Native America

This seminar explores the sociocultural dimensions of various flows of energy as these have shaped contemporary Indigenous experience. From nuclear power to fossil fuels, and from ethnobotanicals to gaming ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4646, ANTHR 4145, ANTHR 7145, SHUM 4645
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16951 SHUM 6645 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:10am - 12:05pm A D White House 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Powell, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 6646

Moving and Knowing

A martial artist learns movements and quirks unique to his teacher. A dancer conveys unbearable sorrow with a curve of her back. An artist's charcoal flies across the page. Horse and rider make a pirouette ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4146, ANTHR 7146, SHUM 4646, STS 4646, STS 6646
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16958 SHUM 6646 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Prentice, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 6647

The Energy Transition in the Nineteenth Century

This course explores the epochal transition from organic to mineral energy sources during the nineteenth century. The idea of an "energy transition" seems to pinpoint the underlying material transformation ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4647, HIST 4647, HIST 6647, SHUM 4647, STS 4647, STS 6647
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16979 SHUM 6647 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Ron, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 6648

The Visual Economy of Work

With a focus on the pivotal period from the invention of photography until World War II, this course examines the economy of work within modern visual culture. It addresses the mediation and representation ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4648, GERST 6648, SHUM 4648, VISST 4648
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17016 SHUM 6648 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Williams, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 6649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

The concept of tradition often takes a back seat to modernity, but what does it mean to be part of a tradition? How does tradition revitalize and challenge received views and stimulate individual talent? ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4624, GERST 4649, GERST 6649, JWST 4649, JWST 6649, SHUM 4649
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17030 SHUM 6649 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 109
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Redfield, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

SHUM 6800

Rural Humanities Seminar

This seminar will introduce students to the public humanities as both a disciplinary inquiry and a set of practices grounded in public and community engagement. It is intended to train cohorts of graduate ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SHUM 4800
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17241 SHUM 6800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 1:25pm - 4:25pm A D White House 201
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Aching, G
  Castillo, D
  Peters, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SHUM 6819

Urban Representation

Urban Representation Labs are intended to bring students and faculty into direct contact with complex urban representations spanning a wide media spectrum and evoking a broad set of humanist discourses. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 6809, ARCH 6408, ARCH 6509, PMA 6619
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Edge Cities: Urban Images in Global Cinema
Class Number & Section Details

18450 SHUM 6819 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm Uris Library 311
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Haenni, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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SHUM 3750 Humanities Scholars Research Methods

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SHUM 4643 Life in Ruins

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SHUM 4644 Animal Power

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SHUM 4645 Indigeneity and Energy in Native America

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SHUM 4646 Moving and Knowing

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SHUM 4647 The Energy Transition in the Nineteenth Century

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SHUM 4648 The Visual Economy of Work

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SHUM 4649 Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

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SHUM 4800 Rural Humanities Seminar

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SHUM 6643 Life in Ruins

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SHUM 6644 Animal Power

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SHUM 3750

Humanities Scholars Research Methods

SHUM 4643

Life in Ruins

SHUM 4644

Animal Power

SHUM 4645

Indigeneity and Energy in Native America

SHUM 4646

Moving and Knowing

SHUM 4647

The Energy Transition in the Nineteenth Century

SHUM 4648

The Visual Economy of Work

SHUM 4649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

SHUM 4800

Rural Humanities Seminar

SHUM 6643

Life in Ruins

SHUM 6644

Animal Power

SHUM 6645

Indigeneity and Energy in Native America

SHUM 6646

Moving and Knowing

SHUM 6647

The Energy Transition in the Nineteenth Century

SHUM 6648

The Visual Economy of Work

SHUM 6649

Tradition and Modernity: The Jewish Case and Beyond

SHUM 6800

Rural Humanities Seminar

SHUM 6819

Urban Representation