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An examination of the novel as it gradually developed into a major literary genre. The course considers the formative shorter fiction by Aphra Behn, Delariviere Manley, Jane Barker, Daniel Defoe, Penelope Aubin, Eliza Haywood, Mary Davys, Elizabeth Singer Rowe and the later more developed novels by Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, Frances Sheridan, and Fanny Burney. Three hours. Offered alternate years. Mr. Sheckels.
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ENGL 390 - Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism � An historically organized introduction to theoretical and practical criticism, emphasizing the New Criticism and later twentieth-century approaches to literature such as psychoanalytic, feminist, New Historical, and post-colonial criticism and those rooted in the thoughts or Bakhtin and Foucault. Three hours. Mr. Sheckels.
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PHIL 363 - Social and Political Philosophy
A consideration of the justification of political authority, fundamental social principles and the social policies that follow from them. Issues considered include: anarchism and political authority, freedom, justice and equality, rights, as well as such contemporary social controversies as reverse discrimination, free expression and censorship, property rights, and social welfare. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy (PHIL 212 recommended) or consent of instructor. Speaking intensive. Once every second or third year. Three hours. Mr. Beatty. Back to top
PSYC 165 - Aggression
This course examines aggression, particularly human aggression, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It analyzes the varieties, causes, and functions of aggressive behavior from the perspectives of learning theory, psychodynamic theory, and social psychology and from the biological perspectives of ethology and sociobiology. It also seeks to identify means of preventing unwarranted or excessive aggression. Topics may include dominance, territoriality, interspecific aggression, family abuse, community violence, enemy images, war, and terrorism. (Same as IDIS 165). Three hours. Mr. Wessells.
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PSYC 327 - Peace Psychology
As noted in the UNESCO Charter, war begins in the minds of people. By extension, peace must also begin in the minds of people. This course will examine the psychological processes that lead to war or peace, defined broadly to include not only the absence of war but also the creation of an equitable, just, sustainable social order. The course will challenge students to analyze the connections between individual and systematic processes and to think in an informed, critical manner in regard to psychological issues of peace. The course will examine topics such as positive and negative peace, peacemaking and peace building, ethnic conflict, misperceptions in international conflict, the psychology of negotiation and meditation, peace education, gender and peace, psychology and human rights, peace activism, and mental health in global context. Prerequisites: PSYC 200 and PSYC 300. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Wessells.
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SOCI 215 - Introduction to Anthropology
This course is an introduction to physical and cultural anthropology, with an emphasis on the diversity of cultures. The cultures studied range from preliterate to industrialized. Three hours. Mr. London. Back to top
SOCI 241 - Racial and Cultural Minorities
This course presents the major concepts and methods developed for gaining insight into dominant-minority relations. It considers the past and present positions of ethnic and racial minorities in historical and cross-cultural perspective. Three hours. Mr. Dennis. Back to top
SOCI 317 - Social Stratification
This course is an analysis of the structure and dynamics of systems of social stratification. Within the framework of classical and contemporary theories of social stratification (Marx, Weber, Pareto, Mills, and others), students consider the following topics: patterns of wealth distribution, power and prestige, and the sociologist�s methods of measuring these patterns; patterns of social mobility and change; the impact of inequality on society; and the future of inequality in American society. Other special topics may also be considered. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Dennis. Back to top