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| Cap | CRN | Course No. | Course Name | Time | Day | C | Instr. | Room |
| 15 | 1004 | ENG 307 | Film Perspectives | 2:00-4:30 | W | 3 | Howarth | Spiva 102D |
| 15 | 1005 | ART 110 | Art Appreciation | 9:30-10:45 | TR | 3 | Mintert | HS 211 |
| 15 | 1006 | HNRS 201 | Service Learning | 1:00-1:50 | T | 2 | Mountz | Spiva 102D |
| 15 | 1007 | HNRS 400 | Research Seminar | 12:00-12:50 | MWF | 3 | Jensen | Spiva 102D |
| 15 | 1008 | HNRS 490 | Senior Portfolio | 1:00-1:50 | W | 1 | Fordham | Webster 129 |
| 15 | 1009 | HNRS 298 | Tracing the Footsteps: Unveiling the Past of Northern England and Southern Scotland | 1:00-2:15 | TR | 3 | Fordham | Webster 129 |
| 15 | 1014 | HNRS 495 | Tracing the Footsteps: Unveiling the Past of Northern England and Southern Scotland | 1:00-2:15 | TR | 3 | Fordham | Webster 129 |
| 15 | 1010 | HNRS 298 | Murder, Madness & Feral Children: an Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Theory | 11:00-11:50 | MWF | 3 | Jensen | Spiva 102D |
| 15 | 1016 | HNRS 495 | Murder, Madness & Feral Children: an Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Theory | 11:00-11:50 | MWF | 3 | Jensen | Spiva 102D |
| 15 | 1012 | HNRS 298 | Un-Leadership: A Critical Understanding of Modern Leadership and How to Fix It | 11:00-12:15 | TR | 3 | Mountz | Spiva 102D |
| 15 | 1018 | HNRS 495 | Un-Leadership: A Critical Understanding of Modern Leadership and How to Fix It | 11:00-12:15 | TR | 3 | Mountz | Spiva 102D |
HNRS 298/495—Tracing the Footsteps: Unveiling the Past of Northern England and Southern Scotland
Diana Fordham
TR 1:00-2:15
This course will explore England and Scotland's rich literary and historical heritage. Students will spend the first part of the semester studying classic British literature and pivotal moments in English and Scottish history, then travel to England and Scotland for a ten-day trip in May 2024. Students will visit relevant locations like York Minster, Edinburgh Castle, and the Roslyn Chapel to walk in the literal footsteps of the authors, inventors, and historical figures they learned about. This immersive experience will deepen students' understanding of how British history shaped some of the most enduring works of history. Students will gain new cultural perspectives and insights that are only possible by visiting these locations firsthand.
HNRS 298/495—Murder, Madness, and Feral Children: An Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Theory
Jody Jensen
MWF 11:00-11:50
This course will examine key concepts in postcolonial literature and theory through an engagement with novellas, novels (graphic and literary), short stories, and poetry. We will examine texts ranging from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness to Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero. We will organize our conversations around recurrent postcolonial themes such as imperialism, power, race, identity, gender and sexuality. Postcolonial conditions and experiences (as we will see) are not identical and, therefore, our course will focus on specific locations in Africa and India. Such a focus will allow us to engage more directly with specific social, cultural, and historical contexts.
HNRS 298/495—Un-Leadership: A Critical Understanding of Modern Leadership and How to Fix It
William Mountz
TR 11:00-12:15
This course will provide an overview of the concept of leadership in modern America, exploring how the rise of consumerism and the Age of the Therapeutic have subverted notions of the “common good” and other liberal virtues to make modern leadership about the self. Using a humanities-informed approach, it will propose a leadership style centered on ethics, empathy, and community. Through lectures, readings, and discussion with government, business, and non-profit leaders, students will have the opportunity to develop their own leadership philosophy and hone their leadership skills.
