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SP 350 - Special Topics for Spanish Studies (4 Cr.) (GCR FL - Platform 4)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course will explore different areas in the study of Spanish from creative writing and storytelling to Spanish for the professions (medical, legal, or business). Topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: SP 230 , SP 230S , SP 230V , or SP 235 ; or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Program faculty.
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SP 361 - Spanish in the Media (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP and FL - Platform 4)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
The media and the press shape not only language use but identity formation among Spanish-speakers in Latin America and the United States. With this in mind, the goal of this course is to explore the emergence of a universal or transnational Spanish that seeks to generate a Pan-Hispanic identity while respecting multicultural perspectives. The course will refine oral and written language skills in a variety of media formats. Prerequisite: SP 235 or placement exam. Variable semesters. Program faculty.
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SP 363 - Spanish in the Workplace: Language and Culture (4 Cr.) (Formerly SP 263) (LER DIV)(GCR RPP and FL - Platform 4)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course is designed to increase students’ knowledge of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture in preparation for their participation in the United States bilingual workforce. The students will have the opportunity to complete one credit of service work by taking part in a community-based learning experience. Through community-based work and class readings, students will develop a high level of intercultural and linguistic competence needed to strive in today’s global economy. Students will also begin creating their language portfolios, write their resumes in Spanish, and participate in a series of communicative activities to enhance their verbal and auditory skills. Prerequisite: SP 235 or placement. Variable semesters. Ramos-Sellman and Ramos-Fontan.
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SP 365 - The Intrepid Dialectologist: Learning Spanish Through Dialects and Community-Based Learning (4 Cr.) (Formerly SP 265) (LER DIV)(GCR RPP and FL - Platform 4)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
As is the case with most languages, Spanish is not unified or monolithic. It has the multiplicity of varieties that reflect the diverse experiences and culture of a people who defy being categorized by nationality, ethnicity, or race. From Mexico to Argentina and Puerto Rico to Spain, this course will give students the tools to uncover the worldviews that the different varieties of Spanish can reveal. Through service learning, students will interview and converse with members of the Spanish speaking community in Maryland. This will give them the opportunity to experience first hand language diversity, and discuss how language as a social institution can create social class, social distance and social dominance. Prerequisite: SP 235 or placement. Variable semesters. Cortés-Conde.
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SP 390 - Internship in Hispanic and Latinx Studies (0-4 Cr.)
Internship opportunities include work in the US and abroad with government agencies, business, and nonprofit organizations. Internships allow student to participate in projects in which they make use of their foreign language skills in a work environment. Students complete work on site under the supervision of professionals in the field and also complete academic assignments as determined by the faculty internship sponsor. This course may not replace another required course for the major or minor. Each credit requires 45 hours at the internship site. Prerequisite: SP 235 . Graded pass/no pass. Course may be taken during academic semesters as well as summer and winter breaks.
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SP 399 - Independent Work (1-4 Cr.)
Students will work with a professor to design an intermediate-advanced research project on a topic of their choosing. An independent study may not replace a course required for the major or the minor. Fall and spring Semesters.
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SP 399G - ICA: Independent Work (2 or 4 Cr.) (LER-SA)(GCR-SA and FL - Platforms 3 & 4)
Special section of SP 399 abroad. This course is intended for students that already have credit for SP 229 but still want to enroll in one of the language ICAs in Alicante, Spain, or one of our interdisciplinary programs: Environmental Studies in Ecuador or Multicultural Education in Nicaragua.
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SP 405 - Artistic Expression and Social Movements in Latin America (4 Cr.) (LAM 405)
This course analyzes the connections between the struggle for sociopolitical change and the cultural manifestations they have engendered in Latin America. In particular we will examine how the struggle for social justice – through political organization, underground movements and outright revolution – inspires and
influences artistic expression such as literature, visual art, music and film. Some of the questions that will guide our study are: How can the arts promote the ideals of sociopolitical struggle? And how can it challenge unfulfilled promises? How does it unite and inform people in a cause? How can art help to construct or deconstruct the national narrative? Prerequisite: SP 322 . Fall semester, even years. First offered 2022. Murphy.
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SP 410 - “A mi manera”: Representing Culture through Creative Writing (4 Cr.)
The present course will explore Latin American cultural representations through creative writing, viewing films and reading of micro-stories as samples of LA world view. The cultural explorations will be done through a student-centered approach by engaging in learning through experiencing the creative process and will use students own personal lens as the springboard for cultural understanding of differing world views, with the goal of going beyond that personal lens. Prerequisite: SP 322 . Fall semester. Offered 2020 and every other year. Cortes-Conde.
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SP 418 - Trans-Nationally Queer: Finding a Voice in the Gay Spanish-Speaking World (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Starting with Denmark in 1989, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Argentina, Mexico, and the US have granted some form of civil rights to their gay citizens. But, artists, film directors, authors, pop singers, actors and actresses have been contributing for decades not only to the pop culture of the gay Spanish speaking world but also to its rich literary tradition. Through novels, films, songs, art pieces, essays and articles students analyze the evolution of the queer movement in different Spanish speaking communities around the world and compare it to the on-going struggle in the U.S. Prerequisites: SP 322 or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Moreno-López.
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SP 428 - Latin American Cinema (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
The objective of this seminar is to explore film narratives and examine socio-economic, ethnic and gendered world-views represented in them. In order to understand these world-views we will compare them to socio-economic, ethnic and gendered representations in U.S. films. In understanding the media itself we will render film scenes to a different media. Prerequisite: SP 322SP 322 . Variable semesters. Cortés-Conde.
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SP 432 - Special Topics in Spanish Peninsular Literature (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Literary themes and genres in Spanish peninsular literature. The topic will vary from year to year and may include Spanish peninsular short story, theatre, or novel. May be repeated for credit if topic is different. Prerequisite: SP 322 . Variable semesters. Moreno-López, Zavales Eggert.
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SP 440 - Social Criticism Through Written and Visual Texts (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Students explore social issues from different historical periods through the study and critical analysis of different literary works and their representation in films. Students will explore works that range from comedies that focus on love, sex and the Catholic church in the Golden Age, to dramas that unfold during the Spanish Civil War. Prerequisite: SP 322 . Variable semesters. Moreno-López.
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SP 445 - Special Topics in Latin American Literature (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Literary themes and genres in 20th-century Latin American literature. The topic will vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit if topic is different. Topics may include the Latin American short story, theatre, or novel. Prerequisite: SP 322 . Variable semesters. Cortés-Conde, Murphy.
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SP 460 - Special Topics in Spanish Translation (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
The topic will vary from year to year and may include translation for content specific areas (such as business, literature, medicine); translation vs. interpretation; dubbing and subtitles in films; and on-line language translators. May be repeated for credit if topic is different. Prerequisite: SP 322 or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Moreno-López.
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SP 497 - Capstone on Hispanic/Latinx Studies (2 Cr.)
The capstone is an intensive culminating experience for majors. Students work to integrate their previous coursework and understanding of disciplinary perspectives into a major piece of scholarship. Capstone projects can take many forms: the refinement and/or extension of a 400-level research paper in preparation for publication; a creative, real-world application of knowledge and analysis in the field of Hispanic Languages, Literatures and Cultures; a practice teaching session of a relevant topic in the discipline; an e-portfolio of Goucher work with reflective commentary and analysis, among other possibilities. This project will build to a final symposium in which all students will present their work for the Goucher community. Prerequisites: Senior standing and one 400-level seminar in Spanish. Fall and Spring semesters. Cortés-Conde, Moreno-López, Murphy, Zavales Eggert.
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HP 110 - Preserving Our Heritage (4 Cr.) (formerly HP 210) (VMC 110) (GCR ENV)
An introduction to the field of historic preservation, covering its development and its role in American society. Students will study American architectural history, and will explore the impact of the built environment on the quality of urban life. The role of historic preservation in the environmental sustainability movement will also be examined. Also open to students who have not previously taken courses in history. Required for the minor: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Sheller.
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HP 115 - Exploring Artifacts and Architecture (4 Cr.)
Students will learn techniques for studying and interpreting the meaning of historical artifacts and architecture. Reading and classroom discussion will be supplemented with work in the Special Collections lab, and with field trips to historic sites and museums. This course is primarily intended for first or second year students. Variable semesters. Sheller.
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HP 210 - Preserving our Heritage (4 Cr.) (formerly HP 110) (GCR-ENV)
An introduction to the field of historic preservation, covering its development and its role in American society. Students will study American architectural history, and will explore the impact of the built environment on the quality of urban life. The role of historic preservation in the environmental sustainability movement will also be examined. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Sheller.
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HP 213 - Historical Archaelogy and Material Culture (4 Cr.) (VMC 213)
This course will examine the goals, methods, and contributions of archaeology to Historic Preservation and the historical record. It will also focus on understanding and interpreting the meaning of objects, artifacts, and cultural landscapes as historical evidence. Prerequisite: VMC 110 (HP 110 ) or sophomore standing. Offered variable semesters. Sheller.
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HP 230 - Understanding Historic Buildings (4 Cr.) (VMC 230)
Development of the vocabulary to describe buildings: elements of a building, traditional construction techniques and building materials, and preservation issues. Students will study the architectural heritage of Baltimore through field trips. Required for the minor: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Sheller.
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HP 290 - Internship in Historic Preservation (0-4 Cr.)
With the guidance of the professor and the CEO, students look for internships in museums, preservation organizations, historical societies, governmental agencies, and at historic sites for practical experience. May be taken for letter grade or pass/no pass. Required for the minor. 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Sheller.
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HP 299 - Independent Work (1.5-4 Cr.)
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HP 315 - Preservation Workshop (4 Cr.) (VMC 315)
This course builds upon knowledge and skills students acquire in lower-level classes on material culture and historic preservation. Students may choose to focus their research on either historic architecture or material culture. Those students who choose to focus on historic architecture will work with local preservation agencies to document historic structures or districts in preparation for nominations or landmark status. Students wishing to work with material culture will choose an object or group of objects from the college’s Art and Artifact Collection or Special Collections to study intensively and then prepare for an exhibit. Prerequisite: VMC 110 /HP 110 , VMC 230 /HP 230 , or VMC 213 /HP 213 ; or permission of the instructor. Required for the minor. Spring semester, offered 2020 and every other year. Sheller.
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HP 399 - Advanced Independent Work (1.5-4 Cr.)
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HIS 103 - Mass Violence and International History (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
“Preserve the dynasty! Destroy the foreign!” This was the battle cry of a wave or rural unrest that spread across China in 1899 and 1900, in the form of the Boxer Uprising. Within a few months, it had been brutally suppressed by an international Eight-Nation Army, but not after severe destruction of lives and property. Where did it come from? Why did it target foreigners and their Chinese allies? How was it perceived around the world at the time, and subsequently? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this course, which will serve as a point of entry into the methods of history. Students will work with a variety of primary and secondary sources as they learn the tools of doing history, as well as the multi-perspective, multi-archival approach of international history. This course is primarily intended for first or second year students. Spring semester in alternating years. Dawley.
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HIS 104 - Samurai: History & Myth (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary area)
“Samurai”. The word conjures up images of a bygone age, of battle, of a strict code of behavior, of honor and integrity above all. But where do these images – these myths – come from, and do they match historical reality? In this course, we will examine the historical realities of the samurai, how they came into existence as a social class, and how they emerged as the rulers of Japan for seven centuries through a period in which they tore the country apart with their warfare as well a final era of peace and prosperity, during which their martial ethos was largely beside the point. We will then examine how myths surrounding the samurai were created in the late 19th and early 20th century, mostly after they had ceased to exist in reality, and how those myths have reemerged in Japan and around the world since the mid-twentieth century. In short, we will examine the gaps between history as it occurred and history as it is remembered. This course is primarily intended for first or second year students. Spring semester in alternating years. Dawley.
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HIS 108 - Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Slavery (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
One was a Midwestern self-made man and lawyer turned anti-slavery politician. The other was a Maryland-born enslaved person turned fugitive and anti-slavery activist. Individually-and eventually, in association-Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had a profound influence on the Civil War-era crisis over slavery. They also wrote some of the most beautiful and powerful prose in American history. This introductory class, which will serve as a point of entry into the practice and tools of History, examines in depth the writings of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Themes to be discussed include: the meaning of liberty; the role of political parties in American democracy; racial ideology; the influence of religion on American thought; and the impact of the Civil War. This course is primarily intended for first or second year students. Fall semester. Hale.
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HIS 109 - Special Introductory Topics in History (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Explore History through a Special Introductory Topic. Variable semesters.
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HIS 118 - Between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hitler: An Experiment in Germany Democracy (4 Cr.)
Between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hitler: An Experiment in German Democracy examines the turbulent period of 1919 through 1933. This transitional period between the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hitler’s Third Reich is often regarded as a failed attempt to create a new republic based on democratic ideals. While Conservatives at the time viewed Weimar as a doomed enterprise due to political inefficiency, sexual deviance, and gender dynamics gone awry, for many Weimar represented an opportunity for reform, an expansion of rights, and freedom of expression. In this course, students will examine the political, social, gender, sexual, and racial dynamics of German life. This includes the role of art in shaping social and political commentary, the influence of eugenics on the welfare state, and the clashes between Socialists and Communists. We will also explore how scholars have characterized the period and the factors they attribute to its downfall. Lastly, An Experiment in German Democracy will prepare us to discuss contemporary usages of the period and the place it occupies in our collective memory. Offered spring 2021. Contreras.
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HIS 189 - Mariners, Renegades, and Castaways: Writing History from the Margins of Empire (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
What is history, and who gets to write it? This course probes these questions by investigating Atlantic history from the “bottom up.” Rather than focusing on the lives of monarchs and nations, we’ll investigate the emergence of “globalization” through the lives of runaway slaves, pirates, and the bawdy tavern scene of the Atlantic World. Students will work closely with primary sources to uncover “hidden histories” of the maritime underground while touching on themes ranging from early modern prostitution to slave rebellions. Are you ready to set sail? This course is primarily intended for first or second year students. Spring semester. Dator.
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HIS 200 - Introduction to Africana Studies (4 Cr.) (cross-listed as AFR 200) (GCR-RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Rather than teaching the history and culture of Africa or communities in the African diaspora, “Introduction to Africana Studies” aims to provide students in the Africana studies minor with key theories, approaches, and critical lenses that they may use in ensuing coursework and research in the Africana minor program. This reading- and writing- intensive course covers such topics as: basic geographical and demographic information about the continent of Africa and the African diaspora; the history of Africana studies in academe; theories that embrace the view that there are many Black experiences, rather than one overarching worldview; approaches toward the examination of Black identities within the context of gender, race, sexuality, and class; and select, exemplary humanistic/social scientific research by pioneering scholars in Africana studies. Variable semesters.
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HIS 202 - The South China Seas: A History (4 Cr.) (ES 202) (GCR DA-AC)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
The South China Sea is one of the most hotly contested bodies of water in the world today, but how the current disputes arose is not well understood. This class will explore the historic origins of contemporary problems by taking a very long-term approach to the study of human interactions with, and knowledge of, the South China Sea. It will adopt the approach and methodology of environmental history, and will incorporate GIS mapping technology so that the students will be able to show how ideas about, and territorial claims upon, the sea have changed over the past 1000 years by creating overlapping digital map layers. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: completion of GCR - Data Analytics Foundational level. Variable semesters. Dawley.
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HIS 204 - Tumultuous Centuries: Modern Japan (4 Cr.) (LER DIV)(WEC)(GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course explores Japan’s dramatic, and repeated, transformations during the 19th and 20th centuries. It will examine a range of topics, including samurai culture and the nature of the Tokugawa shogunate; the domestic and foreign sources of the collapse of that order; the revolutionary nature of the Meiji Restoration; Japan’s emergence as an industrial power and imperialist state; pan-Asianism and Japan’s drive for pre-eminence in Asia; the Pacific War and its aftermath; Japan’s post-war reconstruction and economic miracle; the transformation of gender roles; Japan’s social movements, and the dilemmas that Japan has faced as a militarily-constrained economic powerhouse. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Dawley.
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HIS 205 - Bad Spirits: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in History and Memory (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Between 1500 and 1866, an estimated 12.5 million Africans were forcibly removed from their families and loved ones and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to labor as slaves in the Americas. The vast scope of the slave trade-in terms of its human toll as well as its reach across the continents-left an indelible stamp on societies on both sides of the Atlantic.
This course examines the Atlantic slave trade and its lasting imprint on the modern psyche through three different lenses: through the experiences of the slaves, slave traders, and other Atlantic contemporaries who lived through its growth and abolition; through the interpretations of historians who have studied the trade; and through the creative work of Atlantic “ancestors”-such as spiritual diviners, filmmakers, and writers-who have wrestled with its legacies and meanings in more recent history. By looking at the slave trade through these different perspectives, this course not only aims to introduce upper-level undergraduates to some of the core themes in the history of the slave trade, but also to provide students with insight into the trades’ cultural impacts past and present. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Dator
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HIS 210 - Survey: Early American History (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 110) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course investigates the broad sweep of early American history from the era of European-Native American encounters through the era of the Civil War. Topics to be discussed will likely include Native American life, the origins and career of slavery, patterns of European settlement, the American Revolution, the birth and growth of political parties, economic development, the antebellum conflict over slavery, and the causes and consequences of the Civil War. Readings will include primary and secondary sources. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Every other spring semester. Dator, Hale.
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HIS 211 - Survey: Modern American History (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 111) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
What is “freedom?” How has freedom related to the idea of the “American Dream?”
This course is the second half of the introductory survey of US History. It draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources in social, cultural, economic, and political history to explore major themes and key transformations that have shaped issues both domestic and international. Key eras explored include Reconstruction, Western Expansion and the birth of US Empire, the rise of Big Business and Organized Labor, the Progressive Era, the development of Mass Culture, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II and the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam Era, Conservatism and the “Reagan Revolution,” and the War on Terror. The course investigates these moments and movements through multiple perspectives while highlighting the contested nature of equality, freedom, and citizenship in the context of national identity. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Every other spring semester. Dator, Hale.
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HIS 213 - Survey: Becoming East Asia (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 113) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)(WEC)
What is East Asia and how did it become so? Regions of the world are not natural, they are the products of human action and ideas about space, culture, history, and geopolitics. This course will examine how East Asia became a region, and what defined it as such through this process. It will focus on the histories of China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan, and the history of region-building, from the 14th to the 20th centuries. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Every other fall semester. Dawley.
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HIS 216 - Survey: Europe, Classical to 1789 (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 116) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Survey of European history from ancient Greece and Rome to the rise of early modern nation states. Includes classical culture and society, the emergence of Christianity, the European Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Reformation, early modern Colonial empires, and European absolutism. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters.
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HIS 217 - Survey: Modern Europe, 1789-Present (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 117) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
A continuation of HIS 216, which may be taken independently. Emphasis on major social, cultural, and political developments from the Enlightenment to the present. Includes the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, industrialization, nationalism, socialism, European colonialism and imperialism, fascism, the world wars, and the Cold War. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters.
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HIS 218 - Comparative Genocide: Global Mass Violence in Historical Perspective (4 cr.) (GCR RPP)
Comparative genocide examines genocide and mass killing across time and space. While we delve into the definition of genocide. and theoretical works exploring the concept, most of the course is devoted to understanding the historical concept of mass killing and ethnic killing. Case studies include the genocide of teh Herero and Nama, the Armenian genocide, the Indonesian mass killings in 1965-66, the Guatamalan genocide, and the Rwandan genocide. At the end of the course, we will discuss teh UN Genocide Convention, international law, and efforts at prosecuting those repsponsible for crimes against humanity. We will end the discussion of restorative justice and the question of its efficacy in the aftermath of genocide.
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HIS 224 - Europe: 1914-1945 (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course will examine in detail the period of European history bookended by the dates of the two world wars. Focusing at various times on Britain, France, Germany, Russia/Soviet Union, Italy, and Spain, we will study the political and military situation leading up to and during World War I; the home front; the social and cultural causes of revolutions after the war; the peace treaty and Wilsonian intervention; veterans’ affairs and war wounds; gender and society in the 1920s; dislocations in the European empires; the Great Depression and the rise of fascism; socialism in power and in opposition; nationalism, race, and anti-Semitism; technology; the Holocaust; and challenges for a postwar world. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters.
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HIS 235 - American Revolution (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course surveys the major developments in American society from the end of the Seven Years’ War to the inauguration of American constitutional government. Topics to be discussed include: internal disputes over the meaning of liberty and equality, the nature and consequences of the military conflict, the impact of the American Revolution on slaves and Native Americans, the significance of the American rebellion within the Atlantic world, and the struggle over and ratification of the Constitution. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Hale.
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HIS 238 - Topics in Comparative Colonialism (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Colonialism, and the imbalanced political, social, and economic relations that it engendered, shaped the modern world in ways with which global society continues to struggle. In order to understand the precise influence of the world empires on the past and the present, this course will adopt a comparative approach and a global framework. Although the precise geographic and temporal foci will change with the instructor, the course will promote critical thinking about issues of nationalism, ethnicity, race, and gender. This course can be repeated if it is taken with a different instructor and on a different topic. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters.
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HIS 243 - Early American Republic 1789-1815 (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course examines the history of the United States from the beginning of Constitutional government in 1789 to the end of the War of 1812. Topics include: the rise of political parties, the character and role of major political figures such as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams; the impact of the French Revolution and Napoleon; the plight of Native Americans and African Americans; the early American seduction novel; and changing economic and familial practices. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Hale.
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HIS 260 - Slavery, the Civil War, & Reconstruction (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
The mid-nineteenth-century sectional conflict over slavery, including the tumultuous bloodbath known as the Civil War, was a defining moment in American history. This course investigates the causes, nature, meaning, and consequences of that conflict. Specific topics to be addressed might include: the relationship between slavery and capitalism; the relationship between the enslaved and those who held them in bondage; racial ideology; the politics of slavery and the politics of North versus South; secession and the outbreak of war; the evolution and nature of the military conflict; the Northern and Southern homefronts, including gender relations; the sequence of events leading to emancipation; African American efforts to enact and secure freedom; the politics of Reconstruction; and the persistence of racial and sectional conflict after the Civil War. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Hale.
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HIS 270 - African American History I (4 Cr.) (LER DIV)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course surveys the history of African Americans in the United States between 1619 and 1877. Beginning with a brief overview of the various African cultures that informed black life in early America, the course proceeds with an in depth exploration into historical processes that linked race, gender, and class during the eras of slavery and abolition. Some of the broad themes that we will explore are: 1) The historical relationship between African culture & African American cultural development; 2) The importance of resistance and social struggle in the formation of black identity; 3) The social construction of race and its connection to both legal regimes and lived realities; and 4) The relationship between race & African American ideas about belonging. Students interested in topics such as slavery and resistance, the historical origins of black folk culture, the Haitian and American Revolution, and the role of black abolitionists and intellectuals during the age of Dred Scott and the Fugitive Slave Act will find this class interesting. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Dator
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HIS 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (5 Cr.)
Course includes a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter or summer accompanied by a pre-departure preparation or post-departure discussion, or both in the fall and spring.
The Past in the Present from Tokyo to Taipei (5)
By visiting sites in Japan and Taiwan, this course will give students the opportunity to directly experience and assess how past histories of imperialism, occupation, and war influence the world of the present. We will seek to understand how Japan’s history of imperial expansion and occupation, and Taiwan’s experience of colonization by Japan and rule by China, are remembered today, and how they have shaped contemporary relations between Taiwan and Japan, and between both places and the United States. This course comprises both a fourteen-week pre-course to be held in the spring before departure (2 credits), and the three-week program overseas following spring commencement (3 credits). The pre-course is mandatory for all students who are on campus. Offered 2020 and alternate years. Dawley.
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HIS 273 - African American History II (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course surveys the history of African Americans from Reconstruction through the present. Although we will trace a chronological path, the course investigates issues such as the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement & Black Power, and the “Urban Crisis” while also attending to matters of class and gender. Students will also learn about the historical significance of black cultural production to the American popular imagination by studying aspects of Blues, Jazz, and Hip-Hop culture. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Dator.
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HIS 287 - The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Modern China (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course examines China’s history from the 17th century to the present, a period in which it became the most influential country in the world for 150 years, and then slowly declined and fragmented as a result of internal and external factors. After 20th century of dramatic revolutions and upheavals, it has almost regained its former status. We will examine China’s political and social structures, economic fluctuations, and its changing position in global affairs. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Dawley.
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HIS 289 - Special Topics in History (4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
Close investigation of a special topic or theme in History. The topic or theme is variable. Course may be repeated if topic is different. Fall semester. Offered in alternate years. Program faculty.
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HIS 290 - Practicum in History (0-4 Cr.)
Students are placed in agencies, libraries, and archives for practical experience. Recommended but not required: 12 college credits or permission of the instructor. May be taken for pass/no pass only. Program faculty.
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HIS 299 - Independent Work in History (1-4 Cr.)
Independent research on a historical problem leading to a substantial research paper or directed readings with a strong writing component.
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HIS 320 - Special Topics (4 Cr.)
Variable semesters.
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HIS 322 - Terror and the French Revolution (4 Cr.)
The French Revolution is generally understood to be a defining episode in the history of the modern world, and scholars have offered numerous explanations of what happened, why it happened, and what it meant. This seminar allows students to wrestle with various interpretations of the French Revolution, and special attention will be devoted to analyses of the Reign of Terror. The course pushes students to think about how our understanding of important events has evolved over time and what this tells us about scholarly problem-solving. Variable semesters. First offered spring 2021. Hale.
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HIS 387 - Seminar in Modern East Asia (4 Cr.)
Independent research and directed reading on topics in East Asian history, culminating in a substantial paper. The topics will vary from year to year. Repeatable for additional credit with different topic. Prerequisite: one 200-level history course or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Dawley.
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HIS 397 - Senior Portfolio (1 Cr.)
Majors should register to complete their senior portfolio, typically in their senior spring or final semester. Prerequisite: intended only for graduating history majors. Spring and Fall semesters.
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HIS 400 - Independent Work in History (1.5-4 Cr.)
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HIS 415 - Tutorial in Historical Research (4 Cr.)
The discipline of history is built upon the skills of empirical research in written texts and material culture, and the transformation of that data into meaningful narratives about the past through interpretation and research. This course asks students to demonstrate their mastery of the discipline through an advanced project of research and writing of their own design. Students will complete this project through regular course meetings and one-on-one interaction with a member of the faculty. Required of all majors and minors, usually in the fall of their final year; open to non-majors/minors by permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Program faculty.
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HIS 495 - Senior Thesis in History (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 450)
Fall semester and spring semester.
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HIS 497 - Capstone in History (2-4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 480)
Each student will visualize and design a capstone project that culminates their work in the history program. This capstone project can take many forms: the refinement and/or extension of 400-level research tutorial essay; a creative, real-world application of historical knowledge and analysis; a practice teaching session of one historical problem or issue; or a portfolio of Goucher work with reflective commentary and analysis. This project will build to a final symposium in which all students will present their work for the Goucher community. Required of all majors, open to minors for 2 credits, usually in the spring of their final year. Spring semester.
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Integrative Arts Studies |
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IAS 101 - Creation and Meaning (4 Cr.) (GCR Arts Area)
Students with interests in any or all of music, theatre, dance, visual art, and creative writing work collaboratively in projects designed to explore various paths to creating meaningful work. Study of contemporary and recent practices in the arts will establish models for the creation of work in various media. Spring semester.
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IAS 207 - Arts Salon (2 Cr.) Each semester, arts students at all levels meet for presentations and discussion on contemporary topics in the arts. An emphasis will be placed on developing effective collaboration skills. Faculty and guest presenters will participate in discussions about a wide range of topics to do with the artist’s work and life in the world. Reflection papers will be assigned and assessed according to students’ class standing. (IAS majors are required to take this class three times, minors are required to take it two times, and any student may take it up to four times for credit). Fall semester, repeated spring semester.
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IAS 230 - Data Analytics in the Arts (2 Cr.)
Exploration of analytic techniques in music, theatre, dance, and visual art using data as the basis for discovery of artistic pattern and meaning. Fall semester.
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IAS 250 - Arts Entrepreneurship (2 Cr.)
Integrative Arts Studies students study the business side of working as a freelance artist or in a small arts organization. Emphasis on marketing oneself as an artist. Spring semester.
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IAS 260 - Arts in the Community (2 Cr.)
Art students engage in community-based learning work that uses art for social change. Emphasizes the role of the arts in social advocacy and for engaging community members in the arts. Spring semester.
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IAS 307 - Arts Studio (2 Cr.)
Art students work collaboratively to create work for public performance and/or presentation as assigned and determined in consultation with program faculty. This work may support IAS senior project(s). May be combined with IAS 407 or IAS 490 ; may be repeated up to three times. Prerequisite: IAS 101 . Fall semester, repeated spring semester.
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IAS 407 - Arts Seminar (2 Cr.)
Arts students engage in intensive study of artistic practices and ideas, with the goal of developing their own projects, including the senior project. Written work will include analytical and theoretical papers, and project proposals. Prerequisite: IAS 307 . Fall semester.
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IAS 490 - Senior Project (4 Cr.)
Seniors work collaboratively to create a work or works for public presentation, involving their respective concentrations (music, theatre, dance, or visual art). The shape and content of these works should be developed in IAS 307 and IAS 407 . Prerequisite: IAS 407 . Spring semester.
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SPE 224 - Practicum in Special Education with Children with Intellectual Disabilities (Variable Cr.)
Practicum with children with intellectual disabilities in the elementary/middle-school age range under the supervision of a classroom teacher in special education. The practicum provides insight into the special needs and the unique educational approaches to teaching children with mental retardation. Prerequisites: one special education course and permission of the instructor before November 1. January intersession.
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Interdisciplinary Studies |
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IDS 201 - Study Abroad Immersion Course (1 Cr.)
The Study Abroad Immersion Course is a one-credit opportunity to help students have a more intentional, immersive and integrative experience while studying abroad. The course is part of the Study Abroad Learning Education Requirement (GCR-SA). Office of International Studies permission required. Pass/No-Pass grading only.
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IDS 290 - Internship (0-4 Cr.)
Community Based Learning internship in Baltimore City is section .001.
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IDS 299 - Independent Work in Interdisciplinary Studies (3-4 Cr.)
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IDS 305 - Practicum in Global Engagement (1 Cr.)
Practicum in Global Engagement is a cross-cultural educational program that enables students from the United States and around the world to connect, collaboratively explore the relationships between their societies, establish a deeper understanding for the perspectives of others around the world on global issues, and develop critical 21st-century skills. Students participating in this program are placed in an online group with approximately ten students from around the world, and each group will meet online once a week for two hours via a customized videoconferencing platform for 8 weeks. During the weekly sessions, students will meet with peers, share their opinions, and hear their groupmates’ perspectives about critical issues that are important to them. Topics covered during the Program typically include, but are not limited to: identity, culture and stereotypes, global and social challenges, intercultural communication, values and social norms, life experiences and worldviews, and youth empowerment. Through participation in the Program, students will develop and improve their skills in leadership, critical analysis, cross-cultural communication, collaborative problem-solving, and constructive engagement with peers across the globe. To complete the course, participants will also attend two speakers’ events related to topics on global issues. This Speaker Series, offered to the Goucher Community, is sponsored by Goucher College and coordinated by the Office of Global Education. Practicum in Global Engagement satisfies the requirement for students who still need to complete their study abroad experience for May 2021 graduation when international travels are not feasible during the pandemic. Offered Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. Variable instructors.
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IDS 310 - Global Engagement Seminar (4 Cr.)
The Global Engagement Seminar is a team-taught interdisciplinary course that enables students to better understand how cross-cultural communication and international engagement fit into a professional context. It will introduce students to the foundational theories of cross-cultural exchange, perceptions of global citizenship, and knowledge base for transnational workplace. They will then apply this to global communication and collaboration in the sciences, international business, diplomacy, education and/or service work. The components of this course are both academic and experiential, combining in-class readings, discussions, and writings with local and regional trips for onsite observation and engagement. Through participation in the seminar students will develop and improve their skills in leadership, critical analysis, and cross-cultural communication. The Global Engagement Seminar satisfies the requirement for students who still need to complete their study abroad experience for May 2021 graduation while international travel remains infeasible. Prerequisite: junior standing. Offered Spring 2021.
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IDS 399 - Advanced Independent Work (3-4 Cr.)
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IDS 497 - Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone (2 Cr.)
The Individualized Interdisciplinary Major (IIM) provides a platform for motivated students to design their own interdisciplinary major. This capstone course investigates interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to research and how these approaches have served to advance the sciences and the humanities. The IIM capstone also provides a platform for IIM students to share their approaches to true interdisciplinary thinking and research. Students will work on projects that will be suitable for the student symposium. Students will also explore opportunities for career, employment, and advanced degrees in their areas of study. Prerequisite: declared IIM major. Fall and spring semesters. Poliakoff-Chen.
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Judaic Studies |
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JS 105 - The Jewish Experience (4 Cr.) (RLG 105)
This course surveys and examines the wide variety of Jewish cultures from late antiquity to the modern period in the land of Israel and the Middle East, Spain, Eastern Europe, Germany, and the United States. We will consider the multifarious religious and secular aspects of the Jewish experience, and how Jews adapted to, resisted, and contributed to the cultures around them. Spring semesters.
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JS 114 - Jewish Humor (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course uses the long history of Jewish humor to introduce the student both to the discipline of Judaic studies and also to the philosophical issues–ethical, political, and social–that arise from studying humor. Some questions we might discuss are: What makes something humorous? How do we respond–ethically, socially, and politically–to offensive humor? What role does humor play in society? Explicitly, we will draw comparisons between Jewish humor and other ethnic humors (e.g. African-American humor) and try to assess what humor does and can mean for us moving forward. Some of the figures we might focus on are, e.g., Henri Bergson, Sigmund Freud, Sarah Silverman, and Dave Chappelle. Fall semester. Offered fall 2017 and every other year. Shuster.
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JS 130 - Elements of Hebrew III (4 Cr.)
A continuation of previous work. This course sequence is designed to make it possible for students to attain a high-intermediate level in oral, aural, and written Hebrewat the completion of this course. Fall semester.
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JS 217 - Judaism and Political Theology (4 Cr.) (PSC 217)
This class explores the relationship between religion and the political order. Some questions that animate it are: is or must the political order somehow be based on or tied to religion? What does it mean to be secular, especially given secularism’s religious origins (a point we also explore)? These and other broader questions are connected to traditions of thinking about these issues in Judaism, itself a fundamental input into both Christianity and Islam, and thereby a large portion of the world, both ancient and modern. Throughout, the aim is to use Judaism to illuminate and think about broader political theological questions–so we are just as likely to read the Talmud or Moses Maimonides as we are to read Barack Obama or Martin Luther King. Spring. Offered Spring 2018 and every other year. Shuster.
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JS 233 - Contemporary Jewish Literature (4 Cr.)
This course will provide students with an opportunity to read a wide variety of literary material by European Jewish writers from the turn of the century to the present day. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Variable semesters.
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JS 235 - A Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature (4 Cr.)
Modern Hebrew literature reflects the distinctive heritage and the turbulent recent history of the Jews, so it is markedly different from the modern American literature that we know. This course, taught in English, supplies the background needed to make Hebrew literature accessible in translation. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Variable semesters
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JS 240 - The Israeli Media (4 Cr.)
This course will be conducted in Hebrew and will include an analysis of Israeli media as a reflection of historic goals and cultural values in the society. Prerequisite: JS 133. Variable semesters. Program faculty.
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JS 241 - Israeli Film and Television (4 Cr.)
An advanced Hebrew culture course that focuses on various aspects of Israeli society as portrayed in Israeli films and TV. This course is conducted in Hebrew. Prerequisite: placement test in Hebrew. Variable semesters.
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JS 242 - The Modern Jewish Experience (4 Cr.)
Through an analysis of various forms of literature and media-autobiography, theological and philosophical writings, political treatises, fiction, and film-we will consider the ways in which secular Jewish identities and commitments in the modern world have been articulated and contested. We will work to define the meaning of “the secular,” “secularization,” and “secularism” and consider how these terms may be applied to Judaism. We will be attentive throughout to the complex dialectical relationship between Judaism as a religion and secular manifestations of Jewishness. Topics will include Spinoza and the theological-political critique of Judaism, the varieties of Jewish nationalism, and the phenomenon of “non-Jewish” Jews. Fall semester
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JS 247 - Issues in Contemporary Jewish Thought (4 Cr.)
The modern world opened up vistas of possibilities for Jews, but it also posed profound problems for Judaism. The development of a modern historical consciousness and the possibility of political and social integration challenged traditional models of Jewish religiosity and identity and opened up the space for new forms of “Jewishness.” In this course, we will inquire into the nature and meaning of “Jewish modernity.” What does it mean to be a Jew and a modern at the same time? In what ways can modern Jewish commitment be understood? This course examines these issues from the writings of Moses Mendelssohn, Herman Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Roseznweig, Abraham J. Heschel, Rav Joseph Soloveitchik, Judith Plaskow, and Rachel Adler. Spring semester.
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JS 250 - World Crisis (4 Cr.)
This course focuses on world crisis. Each crisis is studied within a framework that uses methods and concepts in international relations theory. Topics are selected based on current world problems. Prerequisite: PSC 150 . Fall semester. Honick
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JS 258 - The International Politics of the Middle East (4 Cr.) (PSC 258 )
Examination of regional and international issues in the Middle East. Topics include the Arab- Israeli conflict, inter-Arab rivalries, instability in the Persian Gulf, and the crisis in Lebanon. Prerequisite: PSC 100 COURSE NOW INACTIVE. Spring semester. Honick.
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JS 299 - Independent Work (2 or 4 Cr.)
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JS 305 - Topics in Judaic Studies (2 or 4 Cr.) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area if course taken for at least 3 credits)
Advanced study in a historical period, theme, issue, or thinker in Judaic studies. Topics for a given semester are posted for registration. Course may be repeated with a different topic. Courses may include: The Jewish Political Tradition, The Problem of Evil in Jewish Thought, or American Jewish Literature. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level course in Judaic studies, sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester.
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JS 399 - Advanced Independent Work (2 or 4 Cr.)
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Latin American Studies The Latin American Studies minor (LAM) is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the diverse regions of the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America through the history, politics, languages and cultures of their peoples. Students examine different aspects of Latin American society based on their own major interests. There is a mandatory language requirement to complete up to SP 235. Students with Portuguese or French background, please contact the LAM director. In addition to the language requirement, the minor in Latin American Studies requires a minimum of 20 credits of course work. To complete the LAM minor students must take LAM 105, LAM/HIS 225, & LAM/HIS 295. In addition, they will need to take three electives, with at least one at the 400-level. Note that some courses have language prerequisites that must be satisfied before enrolling in those courses.
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LAM 105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course will introduce students to many cultural, social, and political aspects of the region of the world known as Latin America. Beginning with the various views of what is meant by “Latin American,” the course will give students a more complete picture of the heterogeneous identities of the area. Taking an interdisciplinary, broad approach to regional studies, the course will explore the diverse artistic movements, social organizations, and political institutions that have shaped Latin America in the past and continue to define its present. Students with advanced Spanish-language skills are encouraged to take SP 296 along with this course. Fall semester.
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LAM 226 - Women, Peace and Protest: Latin American Women and the Search for Social Justice (4 Cr.) (WGS 226 and PCE 226 )
Examination of women’s participation in the human rights, social, and economic movements. Focus on understanding if, why, and under what circumstances gender becomes a central force in the development of these movements. We will address three questions: Has the involvement of women helped to define the human rights movement in Latin America? To what extent have feminist theory and theories of the state accounted for the nature of women’s protest? How and why were women instrumental in the political process that led from authoritarian to democratic rule in their countries? This course focuses primarily (but not exclusively) on women’s movements in the southern cone countries: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil. Prerequisite: WGS 150 and a HIS or LAM 100-level course. Spring semester. Alternate years. François.
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LAM 236 - Latina Literature across Borders (2 Cr.) (cross-listed as LIT 236) (GCR RPP)
This course will examine Latina literature, especially short stories and poems, written in English in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We will focus on the themes of Latina identity, the interplay of Spanish and English in texts, and the function of Latinx legends and history. Some of the authors to be studied are Pat Mora, Sandra Cisneros, and Lorna Dee Cervantes. No knowledge of Spanish is required. Prerequisite: WRT 181 or instructor’s permission. Fall semester. Murphy.
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LAM 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (4 Cr.) (GCR-SA)
EMERGING MARKETS IN CUBA (BUS 272Y) This interdisciplinary course will allow students to gain a better understanding of Cuba’s history, culture, politics, economics and changing business environment, as a country in transition from a firmly state-controlled market to a more open market. A semester-long pre-course at Goucher during the spring semester will introduce students to the economic structures and business models now in place in Cuba as well as the country’s history and culture. This will be followed by a three-week intensive course in Cuba in May/June during which time students will visit Cuban businesses, large and small, will meet with local businessmen and businesswomen and will take part in various cultural excursions and activities. During the spring semester students will receive 1 credit for their work in the pre-course and, upon successful completion of the three-week ICA, they will receive an additional 3 credits cross-listed in Latin American Studies and Business Management. Prerequisite for LAM: or instructor’s permission. Prerequisite for BUS: or instructor’s permission. Grossman, Murphy.
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LAM 280 - Selected Topics in Latin American Studies (2-4 Cr.)
An interdisciplinary approach to significant topics relating to contemporary Latin America. Specific topic for the semester to be announced in advance. Topics may include: Latino issues in the United States, Latin American cinema, Latin America and environmental issues, or revolutionary movements in Latin America. (For Peace Studies credit speak with your adviser). Prerequisite: Frontiers or sophomore standing. Variable semesters.
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LAM 290 - Internship in Latin American Studies (0-4 Cr.)
Projects to further the career development of students. Projects may be undertaken in the United States or abroad with a government agency, business, or nonprofit organization. LAM 290 may not replace a course required for the minor. Graded pass/no pass only. Variable semesters.
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LAM 326 - Latin American/Caribbean Women, Resistance, Protest (4 Cr.) (formerly LAM 226) (WGS 326) (GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
This course examines women’s participation in the human rights, social and political movements in Latin America and the Caribbean. The following questions will be addressed: 1) Why and under what circumstances gender and race became a central force in the development of these movements? 2) To what extent have feminist theory and theories of the state accounted for the nature of women’s protest and resistance? 3) How, why and were South American women instrumental in the sociopolitical process that led from authoritarian to democratic rule in their countries in the 1980’s and 1990’s? We will also explore Amerindian feminist agency being forged in the current round of struggles for the protection of territory and autonomy in Brazil, Chile and Mexico. The course will also be devoted to Afro-Iberian descendent forms of resistance, as expressed in the literary, visual and creative arts in Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil but also in the Caribbean: Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Prerequisite: PCE or WGS 100/200 level course, sophomore standing; OR permission of the instructor.
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