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political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition, the polis experience (Plato, Aristotle), the sovereign state (Machiavelli, Hobbes), constitutional government (Locke), democracy (Rousseau, Tocqueville), the way in which different political philosophies have given expression to various forms of political institutions and our ways of life are examined

covers the body of modern poetry, its characteristic techniques, concerns, and major practitioners (Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Stevens, Moore, Bishop, Frost), additional lectures on the poetry of World War One, Imagism, Harlem Renaissance, Diverse methods of literary criticism (historical, biographical, and gender criticism): download

theoretical analysis of religion as a cultural phenomenon, functional relationships between religion, culture, society and the individual: Anthropological Viewpoints about Religion, Diversity and Unity in the World's Religions, The Psychology of Religion, Religious Myths and Symbols, Religion as Expressive Culture, Language, Belief, and Religion, Religious Ritual, Religious Social Organization, Religion and Society, Religious Adaptation and Change, quizzes

science of nonviolence mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi, Historical overview of nonviolence East and the West up to the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., emphasis on ideal of principled nonviolence and reality of mixed or strategic nonviolence in practice, especially as applied to problems of social justice and defense

examines issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality, possibility that death may not actually be the end is considered: class sessions, download

courses: Creativity & Design, Moving Image Technology, Computing, Audio & Music

variety of approaches to the past used by historians writing in the twentieth century, how (historians conceive of their object of study, use primary sources as a basis for their accounts, structure the narrative and analytic discussion of their topic), advantages and drawbacks of various approaches:student work, readings, course download

Lectures and Workshops, Documentaries/Video Diaries

basic methods and theoretical approaches used to reconstruct the past, major developments in human prehistory including human origins, the peopling of the globe, the origins of agriculture, and ancient Egyptian and Maya civilizations: study guide, assignments (video introductions, exercises), midterm and final essay questions, writing guide

introduces history of Islamic cultures, religious architecture that spans 14 centuries & 3 continents, studies representative examples from House of the Prophet to present in conjunction with their social, political & intellectual environments: readings, related resources