Spring 2010 Credit Courses: Social Science

NEW! Women for Change in the Middle East
The Middle East is mired in controversy over basic human rights, particularly in the area of women’s rights. A growing number of Muslim and Jewish women artists/activists, living in the Middle East or in the West, have joined the fight for equality. Using film, literature, and theatre, advocates for peace and equality are studied across ethnic, religious, and national lines.
AHU3077.45 / 4 credits
CSS3077.45 / 4 credits
CSS9077.45 / noncredit option / $595
Michael Taub
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 26–May 11
Fort Awesome, Room 0126

NEW! Music and Cultural Identity
A study of music in its cultural contexts, including how it defines and perpetuates national, cultural, ethnic, and personal identity around the world. The class examines the recording, performing, and broadcasting of music and the role of race, class, and gender in Spain, Central Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Looking through the lens of culture, students see who drives the music industry, who listens, and for what purposes. Also offered as EMT3073.
CSS3073.45 / 4 credits
EMT9073.45 / noncredit option/ $595
James Koeppel
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 20–May 5
Music Bldg., Room 0001 (updated 1/25/10)

Body Art and Modification
The body is adorned, manipulated, and modified in both Western and non-Western societies. Forms of alteration, which include dressing, body sculpture, plastic surgery, infibulation (piercing), cicatrization (scarification), and tattooing, are examined sociologically, culturally, and historically. The symbolic and mythic associations of body modification are also explored as mechanisms of social communication that help define aesthetic and cultural meanings and perceptions.
CAN3480.45 / 4 credits
CAN9485.45 / noncredit option / $595
William Peace
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 20–May 5
Social Sciences Bldg., Room1006

Birth and Death
An exploration of different sociological renderings of birth and death in contemporary societies. Understanding the concepts from a sociological perspective offers an opportunity to explore the intersections of race, class, gender, spirituality, and age. This course also focuses on recent biomedical technological innovations and their implications for birth and death representations. Students conduct an independent field trip and do extensive reading and writing.
CSO3036.45 / 4 credits
CSO9036.45 / noncredit option / $595
Kristen Karlberg
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 26–May 11
Library, Room 0001

NEW! Health Issues in the 21st Century
Health issues in the 21st century are presented from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include the origins of emerging health and related public policy issues; the impact on the local, national, and global economy and educational systems; national security; preventive efforts; and approaches to planning policy that address these health challenges now and in the future.
CSS3005.45 / 4 credits
CSS9005.45 / noncredit option / $595
Owen Borda
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 20–May 5
Humanities Bldg., Room 2073

The Family on Film
Explores the many types of families presented on the silver screen in the 20th century and today: perfect/idyllic families, families threatened by divorce, dysfunctional families, eccentric families, families facing a crisis, and current notions of extended or nontraditional families. Also offered as FTF 3270.
Note: This is a hybrid course that is 40% in person and 60% online. The class meets Jan. 23, Feb. 6, Feb. 27, Mar. 20, April 17, and May 8.
CSS3270.45 / 4 credits
Rachel Simon
Sat., 9:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan. 23–May 8
Humanities Bldg., Room 1077

Posted Oct. 27, 2009

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