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ENGL 322 - The 18th Century Novel
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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