SPRING 2025
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM MODULE
INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE (1 CR)
01:991:105:N1:13201
THURSDAYS, 10:20 AM-11:40 AM; SC-121
ANUJA KABRA
MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR INTERMEDIATE HINDI II (01:013:261 OR 01:505:261)
This 1-credit module will explore Art and Architecture in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India with respect to historical, social and cultural dimensions. The story of Indian Art and Architecture is a story of evolution; thus, the topics in this module collectively constitute an integrated source of knowledge regarding the rich visual heritage, diverse culture and life style of the Indian society within the past and throughout the present. In this context, students will be introduced to architectural terms and concepts in Hindi which will enhance their overall experience in acknowledging the beauty of an ancient language and culture. The class will also involve interviews, classroom discussions, oral reports and digital presentations in Hindi that seeks to cultivate a better understanding of sentence structure, oral expressions and communicative skills in target language. This module will be taught in Hindi and will focus on speaking and listening. Taught in Hindi.
Registration is by Special Permission. Contact
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM MODULE
THE ALPHABET: A HISTORY (1 CR)
01:991:121:01:13206
TUESDAYS, 2:15 PM-3:10 PM, HC-N106
JOHN FISHER
MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY (01:190:207)
This module is an introduction to the history of the alphabet. It is the technology of the alphabet that allows us to read ancient texts in the original and in translation. Moreover, alphabets, especially changes in the alphabet from ancient Egypt to our own culture, tell us much about the languages (and cultures) that adopted them. Students may use their assignments and assessments as the basis of the optional alternate final assessment mentioned in the syllabus for Greek and Roman Myth. Taught in English.
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LANGUAGES AND CULTURES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM MODULE
HUME AND KANT (1 CR)
01:991:121:02:13207
HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT
TRIP MCCROSSIN
MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR HUME, KANT, AND THE 18TH CENTURY (01:730:308 OR 01:505:261)
Students registered for the parent course, Hume, Kant and the Eighteenth Century can enroll in this module to engage with the philosophically-oriented materials in the original French. Taught in English and French.