Humanities 3303: Modern Culture and Thought
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Challenges of Modern Culture (3-0) examines the complexity and diversity of the many extensions of World Culture through the survey of major social movements and ideas that were instrumental in shaping the modern world from about 1600 to the present. Topics will include science, social movements, the industrial revolution and artistic innovations.
Prerequisite: RWS 1302 or ESOL 1312 with a grade of "C" or better.
COURSES
Topic: Challenges in Intellectual Culture - 1700 to the Present
Instructor: Diana Martinez
In this course we study several intellectual movements, and observe how one intellectual movement challenges the ideas of the previous movement. The course begins with the Enlightenment and moves on toward the following: Neoclassical, Romanticism, Orientalism, Realism, Modernism, the Hippie generation, and Postmodernism. The intellectuals and ideas to be discussed go across disciplines. The course is designed to help improve critical thinking, analytical, and writing skills of the students.
Topic: Revolutions and Rebels
Instructor: Ruby Montana
Awareness and study of past human experiences gives us the opportunity to feel a sense of connection to those who came before us. This course will focus on intellectually and culturally relevant subjects such as equality, power, religion, war, and societal injustice. Texts for this course were selected because they reveal issues and concepts vital to the shaping of Western cultural beliefs, institutions, and practices. Examining these texts in their original context reveals their significance in the modern world.