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2019-20 College of Liberal Arts [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

Theater
  

  • THE 328 - Fundamentals of Playwriting

    Critiques student scripts and established work. Stages scenes from student plays or exercises in collaboration with acting/directing courses.
  

  • THE 331 - Acting III: Period Styles

    Explores acting in various periods and styles through reading, research, and scene work. Expands performer’s agility through exercises in physical theatre and mask work. Requires journals reflecting research. Prereq(s): THE 233  or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 333 - Directing I: Fundamentals

    Introduces directing terminology, formulation of ground plan, communication with actors, and concepts such as visual pause, beats, and blocking. Requires students to prepare exercises and scripted scenes from contemporary plays. Prereq(s): THE 111 , THE 133 , THE 201 , and THE 211.
  

  • THE 336 - Theatre for Social Change

    Introduces and explores modern theatrical practices that utilize performance to facilitate heightened social awareness and/or change. May consider a variety of performance practices, such as: theatre of the oppressed, community-based theatre, psycho/socio-drama, theatre-in-education, and playback theatre. Prereq(s): THE 133 , or THE 225 , or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 337 - Voice III-Dialects

    Covers the process of speech mechanics associated with patterns of speech other than Standard American. Requires knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet and Standard American Speech. Prereq(s): THE 136  or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 340 - Rollins Improv Players Laboratory

    An improvisatory laboratory for students interested in exploring the boundaries of spontaneous and service-centered performance. Prereq(s): audition and instructor consent. Graded on a credit/no-credit (CR/NC) basis. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • THE 341 - History of the Theatre I and II

    Surveys major periods beginning with classical Greek, focusing on theatre architecture, styles of production, key personalities, and relationship of dramatic literature to production styles. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 342 - History of the Theatre I and II

    Surveys major periods beginning with classical Greek, focusing on theatre architecture, styles of production, key personalities, and relationship of dramatic literature to production styles. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 343 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism

    Surveys important trends in performance theory and criticism from the pre-Socratic and Plato, to postmodernism and queer theory. Examines the ways in which the art of representation has been viewed, pursued, and misconstrued. Prereq(s): THE 210  or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 344 - Introduction to Theatre Administration

    Examines the business of theatre exists in its many forms, from for-profit producing entities to the lone arts entrepreneur. Explores administrative careers available within theatre organizations, practical skills necessary to succeed, and current trends affecting arts administrators. Throughout, the course deploys the tools of theatre to develop leadership and communication competencies.
  

  • THE 350 - Topics in Theatre

    Explores practitioners, theorists, and historians in the field of theatre and dance. Second Stage series is the capstone of the course – student directed, designed, and performed productions in the Fred Stone Theatre.
  

  • THE 355 - Acting for Musical Theatre II

    Continued investigation into textual/lyric analysis and history, and context of different writing styles (including classical aria, 19th-century patter song, American standard, and Broadway and West End musical). Emphasis on musical theatre theory and terminology, text and sub-textual characterization, and the audition process. Prereq(s): THE 255  or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 360 - Forbidden Acts: The Queer Aesthetic in 20th Century Theatre & Film

    Introduces students to aesthetics and theories through an examination of plays and films made by contemporary queer artists. Course develops students’ abilities to read, view, and write about dramatic literature and film, as well as scholarly articles through a Queer Theoretical lens. Culminates in a performance piece that is conceived or adapted, rehearsed, and produced as a response to the material presented.
  

  • THE 370 - Rollins Improv Institute: Level III

    Level Two of the Rollins Improv Institute is designed for students with improvisational theatre experience who are looking to expand their toolkit and pursue more nuanced scene work. Incorporating the teachings of Spolin, Johnstone, and Boal, alongside the signature Rollins style, this course pushes the boundaries of improvisational performance. Prereq(s): THE 270  or equivalent experience Summer course.
  

  • THE 391 - Second Stage: Production

    Departmental laboratory for student directors, designers, stage managers, and performers. Provides hands-on experience in all areas related to the production of a play. Prereq(s): Instructor instructor consent
  

  • THE 392 - Second Stage: Production

    Departmental laboratory for student directors, designers, stage managers, and performers. Provides hands-on experience in all areas related to the production of a play. Prereq(s): Instructor instructor consent
  

  • THE 393 - Second Stage: Production

    Departmental laboratory for student directors, designers, stage managers, and performers. Provides hands-on experience in all areas related to the production of a play. Prereq(s): Instructor instructor consent
  

  • THE 398-399, 498-499 - Senior Project/Research/Internship/Tutorial

    Offers four types of individual study:

    • Senior Project – Focuses on independent production project in acting, directing, design/technical theatre, or management. A comprehensive examination is given in the spring term of the senior year. Prerequisites: senior standing and theatre major.
    • Research Project – Involves independent research in theatre history, criticism, literature, design, playwriting, acting, or directing. Culminates in major research paper. Prerequisites: junior standing and theatre major
    • Internship – Places student with professional performing arts organization for one semester. Host or faculty advisor monitors student’s work. Prerequisites: junior/senior standing, theatre major, and approval by career services and department in semester prior to enrollment.
    • Tutorial – Involves intensive research, writing, or production with instructor. May not duplicate regular course offering. Meets weekly and requires presentation and exam. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or consent.
  

  • THE 418 - Theatre Production – Technical

    Provides practical experience in technical/design work on major productions at Annie Russell Theatre. Assigns students to crews: scenic construction, props, painting, stage management, lights, sound, costumes, and make-up. Requires minimum 10 hours per week and attendance at weekly production meetings. Note: Majors must work in each of the following four areas: painting/props, stage management/lighting/sound, costumes/make-up, and scenic construction.
  

  • THE 419 - Theatre Production – Technical

    Provides practical experience in technical/design work on major productions at Annie Russell Theatre. Assigns students to crews: scenic construction, props, painting, stage management, lights, sound, costumes, and make-up. Requires minimum 10 hours per week and attendance at weekly production meetings. Note: Majors must work in each of the following four areas: painting/props, stage management/lighting/sound, costumes/make-up, and scenic construction.
  

  • THE 420 - Theatre Production – Technical

    Provides practical experience in technical/design work on major productions at Annie Russell Theatre. Assigns students to crews: scenic construction, props, painting, stage management, lights, sound, costumes, and make-up. Requires minimum 10 hours per week and attendance at weekly production meetings. Note: Majors must work in each of the following four areas: painting/props, stage management/lighting/sound, costumes/make-up, and scenic construction.
  

  • THE 421 - Theatre Production – Technical

    Provides practical experience in technical/design work on major productions at Annie Russell Theatre. Assigns students to crews: scenic construction, props, painting, stage management, lights, sound, costumes, and make-up. Requires minimum 10 hours per week and attendance at weekly production meetings. Note: Majors must work in each of the following four areas: painting/props, stage management/lighting/sound, costumes/make-up, and scenic construction.
  

  • THE 422 - Theatre Production Performance A/B, C/D

    Offers practical rehearsal/performance experience for major production at Annie Russell Theatre. Requires journal and final character analysis. Prereq(s): Instructor instructor consent
  

  • THE 423 - Theatre Production Performance A/B, C/D

    Offers practical rehearsal/performance experience for major production at Annie Russell Theatre. Requires journal and final character analysis. Prereq(s): Instructor instructor consent
  

  • THE 424 - Theatre Production Performance A/B, C/D

    Offers practical rehearsal/performance experience for major production at Annie Russell Theatre. Requires journal and final character analysis. Prereq(s): Instructor instructor consent
  

  • THE 425 - Theatre Production Performance A/B, C/D

    Offers practical rehearsal/performance experience for major production at Annie Russell Theatre. Requires journal and final character analysis. Prereq(s): Instructor instructor consent
  

  • THE 433 - Directing II: Advanced

    Focuses on artistic collaboration, historical research, themes, and directorial vision. Emphasizes preparation and presentation of period scenes: Greek/Roman, Shakespearean, absurdist, and postmodern. Culminates in presentation of scenes for public viewing. Prereq(s): THE 333 .
  

  • THE 440 - Senior Studio Workshop

    Prepares students for postgraduate study by developing auditions and portfolios. Culminates in public presentations. Prereq(s): Senior standing or instructor consent. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • THE 480 - Theatre Capstone

    Serves as the culminating project, performance, or document for theatre majors in the acting, musical theatre, directing, theatre studies, or dramaturgy concentrations. With approval and guidance from faculty, students may elect to complete their capstone experience as a portfolio, performance, or critical/historical document.
  

  • THE 481 - Design/Technical Theatre Capstone

    Focuses on designing and developing an aesthetically pleasing portfolio that incorporates a capstone and demonstrates the student’s capabilities and achievements for presentation at graduate school and professional interviews. Prereq(s): Senior standing or instructor consent.

Intersession (Spring 2020)
  

  • ANT 295.I1 - Cultural Appropriation and Representation in Film (CRN 10915)

    CRN 10915: Explores how indigenous cultures and ways of life have been represented in popular culture, including in fashion, on TV, and in film.  Students will learn about different cultures from around the world and analyze how they have been represented, and misrepresented, in popular media.
  

  • ANT 295.I2 - Gay Activists & Drag Divas (CRN 10916)

    Despite recent gains in political protections in the US, LGBTQ+ populations globally experience multiple forms of discrimination and violence. This class examines LGBTQ+ activism in the US and worldwide, and focuses on intersectional LGBTQ+ and racial minority rights movements, including newly formed groups in Orlando following the Pulse shooting.
  

  • ANT 295.I3 - Global Stories: the Global South Through Film (CRN 10917)

    This course examines films from the Global South to learn how filmmakers represent the effects of globalization on everyday life. By abandoning a Hollywood-centric perspective, students will learn more about how abstract processes such as immigration, care work, or environmental sustainability are experienced in other cultural contexts.
  

  • ARH 295.I1 - Art in Orlando (CRN 10925)

    Orlando possesses a surprising number of art museums, which we will visit in this course, including the Alfond, Polasek, Morse, OMA, Mennello, and others to explore artworks, the creation of art collections, and the elevation of artistic culture locally. We will think critically about artworks and their presentation within our community.  Fee:  $15
  

  • ART 195.I1 - The Visual Journal: Developing Creative Self-Reflection (CRN 10924)

    Examine the importance of creative self-reflection in developing your sense of self & making meaning in your life. The visual journal-a creative fusion of writing and imagery-is our vehicle for this daily practice of self-reflection. Engage in a variety of experimental writing & art activities including erasure poems, memory & sensory writing, printmaking, drawing a hand-bound visual journal by the end of the course
  

  • BIO 195.I1 - Animal Conservation (CRN 10940)

    This discussion-based course is an introduction to the theory and practice of wildlife conservation, with field trips to several habitats around Central Florida to observe, and study Florida’s diverse species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. This course is open to both non-majors and majors.
  

  • BUS 295.I1 - How to Think Strategically (CRN 10926)

    Doing business is about interacting with people, from colleagues and customers to competitors and stakeholders. This course uses in-class exercises and real-life cases, and insights from marketing, strategy, microeconomics and psychology to provide its participants a comprehensive perspective in strategic interactions and decision making. 
  

  • BUS 295.I2 - Managing Your Money (CRN 10927)

    The course provides an introduction to personal finance education, which contributes to living a happy, healthy and successful life. Basic financial literacy requires a foundational knowledge of budgeting, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, FICO scores, insurance and investing for future retirement. Those skills will lead to financial independence throughout life. 
  

  • BUS 295.I3 - Leadership Portrayals in Art and Literature (CRN 10991)

    Leadership is a multi-faceted, cross-disciplinary topic and becoming a better leader is essential for your future. This course will help you grow as a leader by analyzing examples of leadership presented in a variety of historical and contemporary art (movies, paintings) and literature (books , short stories, plays, poetry).
  

  • COM 195.I1 - The Truth about Fake News (CRN 10919)

    This course explores fake news through an analysis of its history, definition, practice, content, and effects. Students will also discuss the nature of objective news reporting and analyze biased and inaccurate news to develop their media literacy and critical thinking skills. 
  

  • DAN 195 I1 - Dance and Identity (CRN 10996)

    This course prepares students for an upcoming performance of Blue Raspberry through textual analysis, character and choreographic exploration, and rehearsal practices and applications. Enrollment is limited to students actively involved with the performance of this work as well as understudies, and a dance captain/rehearsal assistant.

  

  • ECO 195.I1 - Practical Economics: Beyond the Rollins Bubble (CRN 10920)

    This course will familiarize students with practical economic matters that they will encounter when they will leave Rollins upon graduation. These include searching for information, buying food, autos and housing; credit and borrowing; stocks and bonds and 401Ks; insurances; brain biases and sales scams.   
  

  • ENG 195.I1 - The Plots of PIXAR (CRN 10921)

    In addition to their feature-length films, PIXAR Animation Studios has produced an impressive range of celebrated “shorts.”  In this course, a fiction workshop, students will consider the narrative techniques in these short films and use their lessons to inspire their own writing.  While our creations will take the form of stories, rather than films, they should retain the energy, the imagination, and the narrative drive of the works that inspired them.
  

  • ENG 295.I2 - Auteur Theory: On Alfred Hitchcock & Film Criticism (CRN 10922)

    This course will discuss the “Auteur Theory” of film criticism through a case study of five of Alfred Hitchcock’s most iconic films. Developed by the critics at Cahiers du Cinema, the “auteur theory” of film criticism posits that work by a distinguished director, despite the financial and bureaucratic limitations of the film business, nonetheless stamps his or her work with an identifying style. The phrase auteur in fact was coined in reference to Hitchcock and some of his Hollywood compatriots who managed to work within the constraints of the film business to release a staggering number of critical and popular successes. In this class, students can expect a heavy reading load and a film each day of the week. We will select our films from The 39 Steps, The lady Vanishes, Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds.
  

  • ENG 295.I3 - Binge Mode: BoJack Horseman (CRN 10923)

    This course will examine the cartoon show BoJack Horseman from various critical lenses. Taking this strange, hilarious (yet often heartbreaking) show as our source material, we will examine what it teaches us about storytelling, and the kinds of stories that make sense in what increasingly feels like a senseless world.
  

  • ENG 295.I4 - Heroines in Sci-Fi Films: From Ripley to Rey (CRN 10946)

    Ripley, Trinity, River, Katniss, and Rey-in a genre traditionally dominated by men, these women emerge as compelling heroines that challenge gender stereotypes.  In this class, we will explore fiction films from Aliens to The Force Awakens and discover how these characters speak to the changing role of women.
  

  • ENG 295.I5 - Mean Girls in American Literature and Film (CRN 10989)

    This class is about mean girls in American literature, film and popular culture, from Cinderella to Regina George. How far back does this character/stereotype/mythical figure go in American literature and culture?  Why does she keep re-appearing and what does she tell us about power, gender, and society?   
  

  • HIS 295.I1 - World War I in Film (CRN 10928)

    How has the memory of the First World War evolved in popular culture in the century since its conclusion? This class explores both the history and cultural interpretations of the war in some of the hundreds of movies inspired by WW1’s events and participants. 
  

  • HIS 295.I2 - World War II in the Movies (CRN 10929)

    What is your favorite World War II in Europe war movie?  How close does it come to reality?  How can you assess historical accuracy in Hollywood films?  This class will explore World War II in Europe and the movie industry’s interpretation of the conflict.
  

  • HPA 295.I1 - Competitive Applications for Health Professions (CRN 10941)

    Focuses on the development of applications for students preparing to apply to health professions schools. Students will receive training on navigating application services, writing personal statements, interviewing, choosing evaluators, and selecting schools. 
  

  • INT 295.I1 - Lives of Moral Commitment (CRN 10942)

    This course is an exploration of the lives of individuals that have lived exemplary and courageous lives.   The emphasis is on reflecting on the reasons and motives for their actions. Ultimately this course wants to ask:  What kind of life should I live?
  

  • INT 295.I2 - Environmental Justice Immersion_CE (CRN 10930)

    Required for all first-year Alfond Scholars and Bonner Leaders. We will participate in a three-day immersion focused on environmental justice and immigration in Apopka, Florida. The course will include one day of on-campus pre-flection, three days at the Immersion site, and a final day of reflection back on campus. CE course. 
  

  • INT 295.I3 - How to Fail Successfully at College and in Life (CRN 10943)

    Examines failure in relation to success from both a theoretical and practical perspective.    Students will engage and explore failure through case studies, reflection, and examination of personal values and abilities. Provides practical strategies and skills to fail successfully at college and in life.
  

  • INT 295.I4 - Job Market Boot Camp (CRN 10931)

    On the home stretch? This course gives you the practical tools and skill sets necessary to succeed in your life and career after graduation. Topics include resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn, and interview skills; how to negotiate starting salaries and ask for promotions; deciphering health and retirement benefit plans; budgeting and savings strategies; student loan repayment; finding friends and professional mentors in new cities; and achieving a healthy work-life balance. Activities include networking events with Rollins alums, panel discussions with industry professionals, and several professionalization workshops.
  

  • INT 295.I5 - Exploring Race Through Dialogue (CRN 10944)

    In a culturally and socially diverse society, discussion about issues of difference, conflict, and community are needed to facilitate understanding between social/cultural groups. In this Intergroup Dialogue, students will actively participate in semi-structured face-to-face meetings with students from other social identity groups. Students will learn from each other’s perspectives, read and discuss relevant reading material, and explore their own and other groups’ experiences in various social and institutional contexts. Students will also explore ways of taking action to create change and bridge differences at the interpersonal and social/community levels. Students will expand on in-class learning through readings, reflections, and an intergroup collaboration project.
  

  • PHI 195.I1 - Nature in U.S. Thought: Wild America (CRN 10932)

    A hands-on learning experience: students canoe, walk, and/or bike to explore the Genius Preserve near campus (the last undeveloped Winter Park lands) and other local nature settings. We’ll examine and discuss foundational U.S. texts, films, and archives to understand the role of ‘nature’ in U.S. culture, ethos, and national identity.
  

  • POL 195.I1 - Can The Government do That? Controversial Issues in American Politics Today (CRN 10945)

    This class will analyze the morality of  laws that seek to limit citizens’ freedoms. For example, Is there a right to assisted suicide? Is selling human organs unethical? Should we be left alone to consume pornography? Is abortion wrong?  These and other controversial issues in American politics will be discussed and understood.
  

  • POL 295.I1 - Politics of Sport in Film (CRN 10933)

    Taste the thrill of victory and agony of defeat, while mentally prepping for the next major sporting event. Explore cutting-edge sport documentaries, and fine-tune your inner political antennae in this examination of the politics of sport. Whether competitor or super-fan, you’ll never see sports the same way again.
  

  • POL 295.I2 - Permaculture & Environmental Ethics (CRN 10934)

    This course is an introduction to the field of sustainable living and issues facing the sustainability revolution. Students will learn the theory and practical application of Permaculture ethics and design principles. Students will gain hands-on experience apprenticing with three local farms and design a permaculture food forest for the Rollins urban farm. 
  

  • PSY 295.I1 - The Madness of Stanley Kubrick (CRN 10935)

    The films of the influential director, Stanley Kubrick, often featured characters suffering serious mental illnesses. In five films (Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket) we explore the psychology of Kubrick’s characters. Warning, several films contain scenes of graphic sex and violence.
  

  • PSY 295.I2 - Art and the Brain (CRN 10936)

    This class will attempt to provide a biological basis for the theory of aesthetics beginning with basic brain anatomy and the areas responsible for facial recognition, color vision, depth perception, optical illusions, and dream images. Specific works of art will be examined from the perspective of both artist and perceiver.
  

  • RCC 195.I1 - R-Compass Peer Mentorship (CRN 10918)

    This is a leadership course focused on the development of and preparation for the R-Compass Peer Mentor (RPM) position.  Students enrolled in this course have been selected as RPM’s for rFLA 100 courses in the Spring.
  

  • SOC 295.I1 - Inequality and lntersectionality in “Orange is the New Black” (CRN 10947)

    Through the Netflix series, “Orange is the New Black,” we will explore inequality sociologically; examining how privilege and oppression operate at the intersections of race, social class, gender, and sexuality within the fictional setting of the total institution of “Litchfield Prison.” We will analyze how the show reflects/deviates from reality.
  

  • SPN 295.I2 - Culture and Conversation: Spain (CRN 10937)

    This course improves fluency in Spanish and explores Spanish history, geography, culture, and current affairs. This course incorporates popular television, music, movies, and news for an immersive language learning experience.  Prereq(s): Prerequisite: SPN 201 or equivalent. 
  

  • SPN 295.I2 - The Other Americans (CRN 10948)

    Latino immigration into the United States is a topic with a complex history and a source of current controversy. This class will explore the consequences of these new microcosms integrating into existing communities, resulting in the rich multiculturalism we see today in politics, music, food, and literature.

RFLA (Spring 2020)
  

  • RFLA 100A 01 and 02 - Visual Journals (CRNs 10313/10775 )

    This course will examine identity and memory through the visual journal, a mixed media fusion of creative writing and art. Journaling is a practice of self-reflection that helps create meaning in our lives. Students will engage in timed writing activities, group critiques and mixed media techniques. Weekly written and visual reflections focus on memory, identity, aspirations and perceived obstacles to success. Fee $50.   

     

  

  • RFLA 100A 03 - Creative Process Design (CRN 10747)

    Create your own visual brand for a smart phone cover, learn to draw expressively, develop an innovative design for a household item, and create a persona for a masquerade! Fee for course: $85.
  

  • RFLA 100A 04 - Before the Curtain Rises (CRN 10748)

    Throughout the centuries theatre has provided man with a means of self-expression, transforming the human experience into a lasting symbolic form. Expressive arts classes provide the student with an appreciation for aesthetic experience by teaching the skills necessary for individual aesthetic expression or by focusing on acquiring a critical vocabulary with which to articulate the aesthetic experience.
  

  • RFLA 100A 05 - Everyday Acts of Activism: Performance Ethnography (CRN 10750)

    In this course students will think critically about their everyday lives as a site of research. They will learn to notice and examine the relationships and actions of those around them and to think about these acts as contributing to, or resisting social norms and discourses. They will engage in their own research project by choosing a particular site in which they have some kind of vested interest. Finally, they will learn to think about various ethical stances and the importance of cultivating a sense of justice and ethics in the way in which they themselves “perform” their research.  Fee for course: $20
  

  • RFLA 100A 06 - Shakespeare’s A.R.S.E. (CRN 10314)

    Why would anyone care what Shakespeare had to say 400 years ago? What is it about these plays that allows them to be produced today? The plays allow us to examine some of the most difficult and perhaps intractable problems we face. Whose world will this be; the young or old? Do brown lives matter? Are opportunities equally available to men and woman or does gender dictate destiny? Why not come and take a good hard look at Shakespeare’s A.R.S.E.?
  

  • RFLA 100C 01 - Authentic Communication (CRN 10751)

    Communicating authentically is critical to our success and well-being, but in a world filled with distractions and hashtags, how can we communicate meaningfully, mindfully, and effectively?  In this course, we will examine how communication helps us make sense of our professional and personal identities and how crucial conversations, while sometimes difficult, pave a path to more successful and mindful lives.  We will explore our diverse identities and the social institutions and norms that shape the construction of identity. We will examine ways to be mindful and authentic communicators.  We will think about communication as a key element in creating and sharing our personal and professional identities and an important tool for understanding our changing social world and our place within it.
  

  • RFLA 100C 02 - Mirrors, Windows, and Bridges (CRN 10755)

    While books can be mirrors for readers to see themselves and windows into the worlds of others, books also provide readers with opportunities to build bridges between our worlds and experiences. In this course, we will explore diverse cultures and identities by reading and discussing multicultural literature. Through authentic literature, we will travel with families to new lands, connect with characters living similar lives as our own, and experience new ways of viewing the world.
  

  • RFLA 100C 03 and 04 - Pluralism and the American Pol (CRNs 10317/10318 )

    As American politics has become increasingly polarized, questions about the influence of identity within the electorate have taken center stage. Whether the focus is on white blue-collar voters or undocumented immigrants, women or evangelical Protestants, identity is seen as central to the production of conflicting political ideologies. At the same time, American society and political institutions are valued for being pluralistic and representative of a diverse populace. Pluralism offers both the political promise of resolving difference and the peril of encouraging political divisions. This course asks students to reflect on the relationship of identity to the practice of American politics. Students will survey a range of identity-based and intersectional movements in the American electorate and consider how the principles and practices of pluralism work in contemporary American politics.
  

  • RFLA 100C 05 and 06 - Pacific Ocean Worlds (CRNs 10753/10754)

    This class seeks to understand the place of the Pacific in history over the past few centuries. Over the course of the semester we will cover topics as varied as slavery, migration, social movements, colonialism, and piracy, while pulling readings from history, anthropology, sociology, literature, and geography. We will ask questions about the definition of the Pacific, different types of slavery, the shape of migration and diaspora, and the relationship between people and animals, among others. Central to the course is experimenting with the problem: what does a Pacific approach-and an oceanic approach at that-do for our understanding of the world?
  

  • RFLA 100C 07 and 08 - Food Democracy (CRNs 10553/10752)

    An introduction to the global food system and its failings. Through big picture discussions and case studies from the global north and south, students study food cultures and nutrition, their links to global health in both developing and developed countries, global agri-business and food trade, land ownership, land grabbing and other factors affecting food security and food sovereignty, and broader, but connected issues, such as climate change, conflict and hunger, and forced migration. Students will learn about food activism and food justice movements challenging our unjust and unsustainable global food system. Satisfies ECMP.
  

  • RFLA 100C 09 - Global Cultures (CRN 10756)

    In a globalizing world where people with different backgrounds, experiences, and worldviews are put into closer contact with one another, human interaction may sometimes result in questions about cultural difference. This class explores the concept of culture and how it shapes globally diverse expressions of race, sex, gender, political organization, economic systems, and more. At the end of this class, students will have a better understanding of their own cultural worldview and be able to explain how culture shapes all aspects of life.
  

  • RFLA 100C 10 - Sinners and Saints (CRN 10773)

    Religion and sexuality coexist uncomfortably in the United States. While most major religions expect participants to adhere to certain moral codes, sex and sexuality remain among the most controversial and disputed. This course examines the nexus of culture and social values as it relates to issues like pornography, sexuality, virginity, sexual debut, pregnancy, and the role of technology.
  

  • RFLA 100C 11 - Sinners and Saints (CRN 10993)

    Religion and sexuality coexist uncomfortably in the United States. While most major religions expect participants to adhere to certain moral codes, sex and sexuality remain among the most controversial and disputed. This course examines the nexus of culture and social values as it relates to issues like pornography, sexuality, virginity, sexual debut, pregnancy, and the role of technology.
  

  • RFLA 100C 12 - The Big Picture: Toil and Trouble (CRN 10895)

    Will a tariff war with China cause your next smartphone to cost $4000? What does universal health care mean and would it bankrupt the U.S.? Is green energy sustainable? These examples of hotly contested issues all involve understanding the challenges of economic policy and also how decisions made on a global scale have consequences for your everyday lives. Our encompassing approach to headline events looks at the different perspectives of the topics. We explore the stakeholders, including individuals and institutions, who influence and make policy decisions that can change your daily behavior. Also analyzed are the incentives constructed in policies that act as guides for reasoned choices made by individuals. Armed with data and facts about real-world challenges, we develop an economic way of thinking about your surroundings.
  

  • RFLA 100H 01 - Mindful Activism (CRN 10320)

    Mindfulness involves remaining present, grounded, and non-reactive, even in the most intense circumstances such as when engaging in activism and social change. Impactful social movements have been crucial in advancing peace and justice in our own society and around the world. How are they organized?  What roles do activists play at various stages in a movement and how can we mindfully navigate this work?  In this experiential course, we will examine several important social movements, theories and concepts linked to their success, and what we can learn and apply in developing activist campaigns to address some of the most pressing contemporary social justice issues, such as gender-based violence, immigrant rights, and lgbtq+ rights.  As a developing activist, you will identify your own strengths and challenges and engage in experiences, including the cultivation of mindfulness as the foundation of social justice work, that promote your growth and effectiveness in this work.
  

  • RFLA 100H 02 - Memory, Empathy, Creativity (CRN 10321)

    Each of us will explore memories of significance and engage in reflection, conversation, and composition aimed at bringing meaning to lived experience, expanding our capacity for empathy (for ourselves and for others), and empowering us to live more meaningful, hopeful, and ethical lives.
  

  • RFLA 100H 03 - Philosophy at the Gym (CRN 10757)

    Philosophy was born in the gyms of Athens. In this class, we will return a body of abstract thought to its original context, in an attempt to understand how training for the body sparked training for the mind. We will use archaeology to reconstruct the reality of ancient athletics and literary texts to critique philosophers’ idealized versions of this reality. We will explore a cluster of questions about the nature of happiness / the best life for a human being (​eudaimonia), the role of virtue / excellence (​arete ) in this life and what forms of education / training may help up secure both. Along the way, we will attempt to define individual virtues (courage, moderation, justice), think about the nature of physical beauty & erotic love, and evaluate concepts of mental “health” and strategies for spiritual “exercise”. We will end on a practical note, competing in our own Greek Olympic Games and using ancient materials to think about the role of gym culture and forms of well-being in our own time.  Satisfies ECMP.
  

  • RFLA 100H 04 - Digital Storytelling (CRN 10323)

    More and more, the stories we tell are digital, and you can have the skills to tell them! This course centers on multimedia expression. We will study the ways stories convey who we are and how we understand others and our world. Then we will practice telling evocative, creative, powerful stories that connect personally significant aspects of ourselves to important issues in the world. Projects will include a photo essay, short audio documentary, and short video.
  

  • RFLA 100H 06 - Native American Media/Culture (CRN 10599)

    Through critical analysis of representation and the ways Native- and non-Native-created texts (film, digital video, television, radio, print media, art, literature) have contributed to the construction of racial and ethnic identities, this course specifically addresses how contemporary Indigenous peoples reclaim textual production to (in)form identity, reconstruct the past, revitalize culture, and assert sovereignty and treaty rights. Course foundations address American Indian prehistory, the European colonial period, and the American period of American Indian history and experience. The course broadly confronts how a variety of media texts and traditions intersect with questions of race, ethnicity, and other identity categories, how such texts have engaged with diversity and marginalization, class and inequality, and how they may affect identity formations and relations. Assignments address the demonstration of information and media literacies and written competencies. Students will also create short video diaries-expressive autobiographical pieces exploring some aspect of their own identities and/or experiences.
  

  • RFLA 100H 07 - Gruesome Anatomy (CRN 10759)

    The minute focus of a medical examiner during autopsy; the seductive cry of the carnival barker asking you to, “Step right in”; the varied ways in which doctors, both real and fictional, repurpose corpses for new ends; each of these acts associated with bodies is surprisingly similar to the skills of reading and writing well. In this course, we’ll read about bodies at all kinds of extremes: from medical cadavers, to murder victims, to freak show performers. In the process, we will learn to think differently and more critically about reading by analyzing texts that are themselves strange, often both in subject matter and style.
  

  • RFLA 100H 08 - Language and Identity (CRN 10760)

    In general this course addresses the question: Why do we talk and write like we do and how is my language use related to who I think I am and who others think I am?
  

  • RFLA 100H 09 - Boyz to Men (CRN 10761)

    Boyz to Men will explore the challenges of growing up male in America. We will use a variety of novels, films, and TV shows, from Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye to Boyhood and Sons of Anarchy, along with interviews and data from other disciplines to examine social and cultural assumptions about maleness and to try to define how to become a successful guy in today’s world. Each student will conduct interviews in the community, keep a reflective journal, and write personal essays. Please note: this is not a course for anyone who simply wants to bash males as the source of all the world’s evil or for anyone who thinks the world would be better if only males ran it.
  

  • RFLA 100H 10 - Memoir as Literature (CRN 10762)

    How do you tell the story of your life? How do race, class, gender, sexuality, and generational identity contribute to one’s personal story? In this course, we will attempt to answer these questions as we consider the concept of memoir as we examine traditional contributions to the genre, as well as non-linear, visual texts. Also, we will discuss the American Confessionalist movement and its impact on this genre. Finally, we will address how memoir is informed by-and informs-other cultural texts, such as television, film, and social media. 
  

  • RFLA 200A 01 - Ethical Identities in Theatre (CRN 10324)

    This course will explore the social and self-identities of what is considered ethical in theater and film. We will examine the ethical evolution that has taken place in the entertainment industry based on society’s views. Why is Blackface acceptable in 1830 but not in 2016?
  

  • RFLA 200A 02 - Global Popular Music (CRN 10325)

    This course will explore how the popular music of various societies from around the world is created and transformed by musical influences from other societies and worldviews when they encounter and interact with one another. The homogenizing forces of globalization, specifically the global pop aesthetic, will also be explored. Students will examine the artistic, literary, cultural, and socioeconomic effects of global popular music. Topics of inquiry and exploration include hybridity and diversity in music; the effects of globalization on cultural development; and the social, political, and cultural ramifications resulting from expressive cultural forms expanding around the world.
  

  • RFLA 200A 03 - Music and Mathematics (CRN 10327)

    This course will explore intersections between music and mathematics. Their inherent beauty, elegance, and shared properties will be our focus. Many of the topics will be accompanied by music listening, both inside and outside of class, and students will become familiar with a wide variety of musical styles and periods. Their appreciation and confidence in both music and mathematics will grow.
  

  • RFLA 200A 04 - Songs of the Soul (CRN 10328)

    This course will examine song literature through the perspectives of the poet, composer and performer.  Elements of song will be examined in repertoire from Copland to Lady Gaga to the musical Hamilton.  Students will reflect on the breadth of their personal experiences and expression of self-identity in relation to a diverse community of artists of the past and present.
  

  • RFLA 200A 05 - Picturing Place (CRN 10549)

    What different roles do artists take in creating a social fabric or a sense of place? Encouraged to make connections between art, landscape and community, students will begin their own journey as an artist and create innovative art works that enliven/elevate their community and sense of place. Students will engage with these concepts through readings and discussion and develop these ideas creatively through a series of hands-on projects that explore various artist techniques and creative processes - all while learning about art, place and community from a theoretical, cultural, historical and practical perspective. This course will have a CE component.
  

  • RFLA 200A 06 - One Hit Wonders (CRN 10598)

    Why do some artists or bands have a long career and others are merely “One Hit Wonders”? Is Pop music designed to be disposable and ephemeral? This course will examine the unpredictability of the music industry and unravel many of the factors that influenced the creation of Pop hits from the 1970s to the present. Many of the factors explored in class will include talent versus looks, digital recording, the corporatization of record labels, sampling, global communication, streaming, social media, and behavioral targeting, as well as the overall zeitgeist of each era. We will also delve into the formulaic songwriting techniques used to create the perfect three-minute “Ear Candy” pop masterpiece.
  

  • RFLA 200A 07 - Latin American Expressive Arts (CRN 10326)

    This course is an integrated study of the expressive cultures of Latin America, with an emphasis on the role the arts play in social life. Topics include pre-Columbian art; modernist arts; Spanish American and Brazilian narrative; Latin American poetry, architecture, music, theatre, cinema, and popular culture; and Latin culture.
  

  • RFLA 200C 01 - Inequality and Privilege (CRN 10329)

    Inequalities of class, race, and gender shape our lives in profound ways. In this course, we will analyze the causes and effects of inequality from a sociological perspective. Why is the gap between rich and poor growing? Is racism disappearing, or just morphing? How common is rape on college campuses? Most importantly, what can be done to mitigate or eliminate harmful inequalities?  This course will teach students to identify patterns of advantage and disadvantage in society. We will examine how institutions and culture shape individual experiences and life chances. 
  

  • RFLA 200C 02 - China’s Rise (CRN 10763)

    China’s dramatic rise recently is an unprecedented phenomenon in world history that is changing global as well as regional economics and geopolitics. This course will help students understand what accounts for China’s rapid rise, what are the strengths and weaknesses of China’s model of modernity, what challenges China is facing and what impacts and implications that China’s rise has to the U.S. and the rest of the world.
  

  • RFLA 200C 03 and 04 - Sport and Society (CRNs 10539/10541)

    Sport, an integral part of everyday life, influences and shapes individual identities. Critics argue that the preoccupation with sport distracts people from societal inequities and economic turmoil. Is it better to keep people focused on the World Cup, Olympic Games, and Super Bowl? While sport celebrates human values of freedom, justice, and courage, this assumption is at odds with reality. Sport is intimately related to power, control, and authority. The course will: (1) examine how sport functions in relation to and in conflict with personal values (adult-organized youth sport, school-based sport, worldwide club sport, virtues/exploitation of college athletes, professional sport as a monopoly, and intersection of sport with religion and politics); (2) analyze the interaction between culture and sport, ethical/moral decision making, effects of race, ethnicity, gender, social class, age, sexual preference, and disability on sport access and participation, and deviant rule breaking, violence, performance enhancement, hazing, and gambling; and (3) explore the interplay between sport and society worldwide (sport media revolution connecting countries through technology, international consumer marketing/retailing of sport equipment and apparel, migration from country to country of athletes, coaches, and officials, exchange of values reflecting various cultures, human rights violations, and Olympic economics versus nationalism).

     
  

  • RFLA 200C 05 - Engines of Economic Change (CRN 10563)

    Innovations  do  not  automatically  translate  into  positive  social  changes.  Competing  ideas,  conflicting  interests  and  complex  social  structures  all  shape  the  ways  in  which  innovations  are  generated  and  applied  to  economic  life,  often  leading  to  mixed  results  and  unequal  distribution  of  costs  and  benefits  across  the  society.  How  can  we  harness  the  power  of  technological  and  institutional  innovations  to  promote  public  interest  and  facilitate  social  progress?  To  answer  this  central  question,  this  course  looks  into  influential  cases  in  agricultural,  industrial  and  financial  sectors  to  understand  the  processes  and  impact  of  applying  innovations  to  economic  life.  Special  attention  is  paid  to  how  lessons  from  the  past  can  assist  us  in  meeting  our  current  economic  challenges. 

     
  

  • RFLA 200C 06 - Economics of Piracy (CRN 10564)

    From the High Seas to DVDs, this course explores maritime and digital piracy.  Beginning with the “Golden Age” of piracy in the Caribbean to modern violations of intellectual property, we will consider the motivations/ desires of pirates along with their social and economic consequences.

     
 

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