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HUM 110 Contemporary Issues in Humanities. (3) F, S
Responses of literature, art history, history, philosophy, religion, and other disciplines to common problems affecting modern American life. General Studies: HU.
HUM 194 ST: Special Topics in the Humanities. (3) N
Open to all students. Topics include:
| (a) | American Fine Arts |
| (b) | Comparative Fine and Performing Arts |
| (c) | Cultures of Ethnic Minorities |
| (d) | Non-Western Cultures |
| (e) | Western Historical or Contemporary Cultures |
HUM 200 Encountering the Humanities. (3) F, S
Introduction to the languages, methods, and objectives of the study of the interdisciplinary humanities. Intersections of ideas, values, and cultural institutions. Lecture, studio, workshop. Prerequisite: Humanities major. General Studies: HU.
HUM 260 Introduction to Islam. (3) S
Examination of Islamic beliefs, ceremonies, festivals, and institutions. Course assumes no prior knowledge about Islam. Lecture, discussion. Cross-listed as REL 260. Credit is allowed for only HUM 260 or REL 260.
HUM 294 ST: Special Topics in the Humanities. (3) N
Open to all students. Topics include:
| (a) | American Fine Arts |
| (b) | Comparative Fine and Performing Arts |
| (c) | Cultures of Ethnic Minorities |
| (d) | Film and Media Studies |
| (e) | Non-Western Cultures |
HUM 301 Humanities in the Western World. (4) F
Interrelation of arts and ideas in Western Civilization, Hellenic through medieval. 3 hours lecture, 1 discussion meeting per week. General Studies: L/HU, H.
HUM 302 Humanities in the Western World. (4) S
Interrelation of arts and ideas in Western Civilization, Renaissance to the present. 3 hours lecture, 1 discussion meeting per week. General Studies: L/HU, H.
HUM 310 Japanese Cities and Cultures to 1800. (3) S
Relations among ideas and literary, visual, and performing arts of the ancient aristocracy, medieval samurai, and early modern townspeople. Cross-listed as REL 355. Credit is allowed for only HUM 310 or REL 355. General Studies: L/HU, H.
HUM 312 Interpreting China’s Classics. (3) N
Study of select Confucian and/or Taoist classics and ways they have been read in both Asian and Western scholarship. Cross-listed as HIS 312. Credit is allowed for only HIS 312 or HUM 312. General Studies: L/HU, H.
HUM 331 Sexuality, Race, and Power. (3) F
Sexuality as an expression of identity politics, social transgression, and racial inequality, as portrayed in international literature, art, and film. Lecture, discussion.
HUM 340 Contemporary American Film and Popular Culture. (3) F
Study of American film, television, and popular music of past three decades as cultural documents. General Studies: HU.
HUM 371 Origins, Evolution, and Creation. (3) F
Examines scientific, mythic, and religious ideas relating to origins (particularly human). Place of antievolutionism and “scientific creationism” in American culture. Lecture, discussion. Cross-listed as BIO 344/HPS 311/REL 383. Credit is allowed for only BIO 344 or HPS 311 or HUM 371 or REL 383.
HUM 372 The Darwinian Revolution. (3) S
Intellectual and cultural history of Darwinism and modern evolutionary theory and their impact on 19th- and 20th-century thought. Lecture, discussion. Cross-listed as BIO 346/HPS 332. Credit is allowed for only BIO 346 or HPS 332 or HUM 372.
HUM 394 ST: Special Topics in the Humanities. (3) N
Open to all students. Topics include:
| (a) | Art and Politics |
| (b) | Culture and Society of Contemporary China |
| (c) | Immigration and Ethnicity in American Culture |
| (d) | The Holocaust and Social Theory |
HUM 401 The Culture and Legacy of the European Enlightenment. (3) S
Historical survey of 18th-century European enlightenment and its status within contemporary intellectual culture. Lecture, discussion. General Studies: HU, H.
HUM 420 Interpreting Latin America. (3) S
Introduction to protocols and methodologies for cultural interpretation of Latin America, with emphasis on four principal cities as cultural space. General Studies: HU, G, H.
HUM 440 Los Angeles and Cultural Theory. (3) S
Analysis of representations of Los Angeles in literary, film, and musical texts and broader implications for contemporary American society. General Studies: L/HU, C.
HUM 441 American Jewry Through Film and TV. (3) F
Examines the connection between Jews and the entertainment industry with reference to the constructions of race, class, and ethnicity. Lecture, discussion.
HUM 450 Technology and Culture. (3) S
Explores sociocultural, ideological, and postmodern implications of technology and the role technology plays in social constructions as well as the spaces it creates. Seminar discussion. General Studies: L/HU.
HUM 451 Virtual Reality: The Culture of Cyberspace. (3) A
Socioeconomic, cultural, aesthetic, postmodern, theoretical, and human implications of virtual reality technologies. Themes: cultural ideological productions of cyberspace. Collaborative and research based.
HUM 460 Postmodern Culture and Interpretation. (3) N
Currents and interpretations of postmodern culture; international, comparative perspective on the culture and traditions of contemporary “Europes” and “Americas.” Seminar discussion. General Studies: L.
HUM 461 Postcolonial Studies. (3) N
Interdisciplinary approach to the culture of European imperialism, independence movements, and contemporary postcolonial societies, focusing on literature, film, and theory. Lecture, discussion.
HUM 462 Psychoanalysis and Culture. (3) F
Introduction to intellectual history of psychoanalytic movement of the 20th century and its contribution to humanities disciplines. General Studies: L/HU/SB.
HUM 465 Narrative in the Human Sciences. (3) F
Theories of narrative and narrativity in the humanities, concentrating on the problems of specific disciplines and interdisciplinary solutions. General Studies: L/HU.
HUM 494 ST: Special Topics in the Humanities. (3) N
Open to all students. Topics include:
| (a) | Comedy and Culture |
| (b) | Global Media Studies |
| (c) | Italian/American Culture |
| (d) | Uses and Abuses of Classical Antiquity |
HUM 498 Pro-Seminar in the Humanities. (3) F, S
Methodologies and comparative theories for the study of relationships between various aspects of culture, the history of ideas, and the arts. For students with a major in humanities with upper-division standing. May be repeated for a total of 6 semester hours, when topics vary.
| (a) | Theory and Culture |
HUM 501 Introduction to Cultural Theory. (3) F
Selective history of cultural theory. Major figures and topics include Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Phenomenology, Western Marxism, Structuralism, and Post-Structuralism. Seminar.
HUM 503 Research and Writing in the Humanities. (3) F
Systematic training in humanistic research and writing with particular attention to the interdisciplinary study of culture. Seminar.
HUM 511 Structures of Knowledge. (3) F
Theories and examples of structures of knowledge, including such topics as metaphor, semiotics, and knowledge of the “other.”
HUM 512 Writing Cultures. (3) S
Theories and methods of representing Western and non-Western cultures in literature, history, ethnography, and pictorial media.
HUM 513 Interpretation of Cultures. (3) A
Methodologies and comparative theories for the study of relationships between various aspects of culture, the history of ideas, and the arts. May be repeated for a total of 6 semester hours, when topics vary.
HUM 549 Contemporary Critical Theory. (3) A
An advanced survey of major schools of 20th-century literary and critical theory. Lecture, discussion. Cross-listed as ENG 502. Credit is allowed for only ENG 502 or HUM 549.
HUM 591 Seminar. (3) A
Topics include:
| (a) | Cultural Productions |
| (b) | Theory and Culture |
| (c) | Tragedy: Meaning and Form |
HUM 598 ST: Special Topics in the Humanities. (3) N
Open to all students. Topics include:
| (a) | Comparative Fine and Performing Arts |
| (b) | Cultures of Ethnic Minorities |
| (c) | Film and Media Studies |
| (d) | Non-Western Cultures |
| (e) | Western Historical or Contemporary Cultures |
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