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Subject: Amer Culture & Difference (AMCD)
CRN: 41035
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 227
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing to learn
In AMCD 200, students learn about the historical and theoretical foundations of Cultural Studies as an academic discipline and use cultural theory to analyze a variety of cultural products and representations. In this course, students look specifically at dominant and subversive constructions of gender, race, ethnicity, national and sexual identities, and how these constructions are deployed through cultural practices and productions such as sports, film and television, folklore and popular culture, youth subcultures, music, and so on. For example, the course may contain units on "nation" and the creation of American mythologies; the process of hero-making in American history; stereotypes and the representation of race and ethnicity in television and film; representations of gender and sexuality in advertising; as well as a section on American music from jazz, blues, folk and roots music, to rock and roll, punk, and hip-hop.
4 Credits
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3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
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Subject: Amer Culture & Difference (AMCD)
CRN: 43049
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 301
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing to learn
In AMCD 200, students learn about the historical and theoretical foundations of Cultural Studies as an academic discipline and use cultural theory to analyze a variety of cultural products and representations. In this course, students look specifically at dominant and subversive constructions of gender, race, ethnicity, national and sexual identities, and how these constructions are deployed through cultural practices and productions such as sports, film and television, folklore and popular culture, youth subcultures, music, and so on. For example, the course may contain units on "nation" and the creation of American mythologies; the process of hero-making in American history; stereotypes and the representation of race and ethnicity in television and film; representations of gender and sexuality in advertising; as well as a section on American music from jazz, blues, folk and roots music, to rock and roll, punk, and hip-hop.
4 Credits
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1:30 pm |
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Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 41059
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 311
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
OR
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing to learn
Street art—including graffiti, murals, and other installations in public space—provides expressive avenues for marginalized voices, shapes urban space, and promotes competing visions of community development. In contrast to art that is created for museums or the commercial art market, street art is uniquely positioned to engage with social issues from a critical perspective. This class will involve an analysis of street art projects from the United States, situated in comparison with projects from around the world. Topics to explored include the history of street art over time (from its origins in graffiti to contemporary mural festivals); the impetus for street art in communities in the USA and globally; models for creating, preserving, and presenting street art; the institutionalization of street art; street art as it relates to diversity and inclusion; and, ultimately, the potential for street art to play a role in social change.
4 Credits
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1:35 pm |
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Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 42929
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
OR
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing to learn
Street art—including graffiti, murals, and other installations in public space—provides expressive avenues for marginalized voices, shapes urban space, and promotes competing visions of community development. In contrast to art that is created for museums or the commercial art market, street art is uniquely positioned to engage with social issues from a critical perspective. This class will involve an analysis of street art projects from the United States, situated in comparison with projects from around the world. Topics to explored include the history of street art over time (from its origins in graffiti to contemporary mural festivals); the impetus for street art in communities in the USA and globally; models for creating, preserving, and presenting street art; the institutionalization of street art; street art as it relates to diversity and inclusion; and, ultimately, the potential for street art to play a role in social change.
4 Credits
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3:25 pm |
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Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 41060
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 311
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
OR
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Honors Course
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing to learn
Street art—including graffiti, murals, and other installations in public space—provides expressive avenues for marginalized voices, shapes urban space, and promotes competing visions of community development. In contrast to art that is created for museums or the commercial art market, street art is uniquely positioned to engage with social issues from a critical perspective. This class will involve an analysis of street art projects from the United States, situated in comparison with projects from around the world. Topics to explored include the history of street art over time (from its origins in graffiti to contemporary mural festivals); the impetus for street art in communities in the USA and globally; models for creating, preserving, and presenting street art; the institutionalization of street art; street art as it relates to diversity and inclusion; and, ultimately, the potential for street art to play a role in social change.
4 Credits
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1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
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Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 41062
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
OR
[Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Art History Museum Studies
Writing to learn
This course provides an investigation of the critical issues facing museums in the 21st century. Museum missions, practices, and resources will be interwoven with a discussion of audience, communication, and collaboration. This course will provide an opportunity for discussions with museum professionals. Partnerships with regional museums will provide hands-on project opportunities during the semester.
4 Credits
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3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
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Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 41063
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
OR
[Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Art History Museum Studies
Writing to learn
This course provides an investigation of the critical issues facing museums in the 21st century. Museum missions, practices, and resources will be interwoven with a discussion of audience, communication, and collaboration. This course will provide an opportunity for discussions with museum professionals. Partnerships with regional museums will provide hands-on project opportunities during the semester.
4 Credits
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1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
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Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)
CRN: 41280
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 309
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
Writing in the Discipline
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
This course focuses on theories and research of the historical and contemporary correlation between gender, race, class, and communicative practices, including rhetorical practice and mass communication content. It includes the influence of gender and racial stereotypes on public speech and debate, political campaigns and communication, organizational leadership, news coverage and advertising. Topics include: gendered perceptions of credibility; who is allowed to communicate and who is silenced due to class and racial privilege; and the impact of gender, race and class stereotypes about human nature, expertise, and abilities on individuals and groups that want to participate in public culture and communication. Students analyze and evaluate their own communicative styles in light of course readings and activities.
4 Credits
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Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)
CRN: 41281
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Writing Intensive
This course will provide students with the opportunity to understand television as a text situation in a cultural context. It will examine television from a critical perspective, review a wide variety of program genres and incorporate several theoretical orientations to the qualitative analysis of TV. Students, along with reading about and discussion of critical perspectives, watch programs such as comedies, dramas, news, advertisements, miniseries, etc., and write several critical analyses of the programs.
4 Credits
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Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)
CRN: 41282
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Writing Intensive
This course will provide students with the opportunity to understand television as a text situation in a cultural context. It will examine television from a critical perspective, review a wide variety of program genres and incorporate several theoretical orientations to the qualitative analysis of TV. Students, along with reading about and discussion of critical perspectives, watch programs such as comedies, dramas, news, advertisements, miniseries, etc., and write several critical analyses of the programs.
4 Credits
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9:35 am |
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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42806
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Writing to learn
Where does the popular perception of America as the “New World” come from? How could slavery flourish in a land idealizing freedom? Why were immigrants so feared and reviled? Why did expansionism push out some and make millionaires of others? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings from the beginnings of the American literary tradition to the turn of the twentieth century. Threaded throughout the literature are themes such as religious identity, political reform, race, slavery, war, gender, and industrialization. This course satisfies a WAC Writing to Learn requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and a Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. It also satisfies an elective for the American Culture & Difference minor. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.
4 Credits
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1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
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Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41463
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL07
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
OR
[Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Writing to learn
FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.
4 Credits
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3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
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Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41464
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL07
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
OR
[Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Writing to learn
FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.
4 Credits
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9:55 am |
9:55 am |
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Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41750
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
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3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
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Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41751
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
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3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
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Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41752
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 306
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
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1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
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Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41753
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 206
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
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1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
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Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41756
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing in the Discipline
This course is an introduction to the issues surrounding social conflict. It centers on equipping students with the theory and skills of conflict analysis and processes of engaging in conflict on the global, local and interpersonal levels. It contrasts a traditional conflict resolution model with conflict transformation, a paradigm that appreciates how conflict and violence are connected to underlying issues of justice. The course introduces students to a wide range of conflict transformation processes such as negotiation, mediation, dialogue, facilitation, restorative justice and conflict advocacy. It provides students with the opportunities to participate in these processes and explore potential vocational paths in the field of conflict transformation. As a component of the practice of the skills taught in this course, students organize and lead the annual World Cafe, a university-wide interdisciplinary dialogue. Throughout, the course engages students in a process of rigorous reflection of the ethics involved in engaging conflict. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
4 Credits
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Subject: Music Classes (UG) (MUSC)
CRN: 41843
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Fine Arts
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE Changemaking
FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
Writing Intensive
WGSS Major Approved
The origins and history of jazz in the United States. Various phases in the development of jazz style are discussed. Blues, ragtime, Dixieland, swing, bop, cool jazz, fusion, as well as other recent developments in jazz performances are investigated. An essential part of the course is the analysis and evaluation of recorded performances by outstanding jazz musicians. Designed for non-majors as well as an elective for music majors interested in jazz. Offered fall semester.
4 Credits
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10:55 am |
10:55 am |
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Subject: Sociology (SOCI)
CRN: 42180
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 312
Online
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
School of Ed Transfer Course
Writing Intensive
WGSS Major Approved
Race and ethnicity as significant components of U.S. social structure; the cognitive and normative aspects of culture which maintain and effect varying manifestations of social distance, tension, prejudice and discrimination between majority and minorities at both micro and macro levels, nationally and internationally. This course meets a requirement in American Cultural Studies and Justice and Peace Studies. Prerequisite: sophomore standing
4 Credits
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1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
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Subject: Sociology (SOCI)
CRN: 42185
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Susan S. Morrison Hall 150
Core Requirements Met:
[Core] Diversity/Soc Just
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Family Studies Major Approved
Family Studies Minor Approved
School of Ed Transfer Course
Writing Intensive
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
Sexuality as a social construction is explored with a specific focus on cultural and institutional influences including the family, economy, religion, government, and the media. Current research findings are discussed within the context of historical change in American sexual behavior, attitudes and research methodologies. This course meets a requirement in Family Studies. Prerequisite: SOCI 100 or 110
4 Credits