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HUM 498 TOPICS HUMANITIES | (VLPA/I&S) |
>23820 A 1 T 330-450 * * Mayerfeld,Jason 1/ 15 CR/NC J THIS ONE-CREDIT SEMINAR WILL BE HELD IN CONJUCTION WITH THE OCTOBER 2017 VISIT OF FREDERICK LAWRENCE, THE SECRETARY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY AND A VISITING PROFESSOR OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY OUR SEMINAR WILL USE THE OCCATION OF LAWRENCE'S VISIT TO STUDY NORMATIVE CONTROVERSIES RELATING TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH. AMONG THE QUESTIONS WE CONSIDER: ON WHAT GROUNDS, IF ANY, SHOULD GOVERMENTS AND UNIVERSITIES RESTRICT SPEECH? SHOULD THEY HAVE A OFFENSIVE SPEECH, FALSE SPEECH, OR OTHERWISE HARMFUL OR WORTHLESS SPEECH? TO ADDRESS THESE QUESTINS, WE WILL READ A SELECTION OF PHILOSOPHICAL AND LEGAL DEBATES, HOW SHOULD WE AS ORDINARY CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF A UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY RESPOND TO HATE SPEECH, FREDERICK LAWRENCE WILL LEAD THE OCTOBER 24 SESSION, STUDENTS TAKING THIS SEMINAR WILL DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL, MORAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONTROVERSY REGARDING HATE SPEECH, LEARN ABOUT AND CRITICALLY ENGAGE WEIGHTY ARGUMENTS ON COURSE MEETING DATES AND TIMES: OCT.10, OCT. 17, OCT. 24, OCT. 31, NOV. 7 03:30-5:00 ALL IN CMU 226 EXCEPT FOR OCT. 24 (CMU 202) CONTACT JAMIE MAYERFELD JASONM@UW.EDU OR RACHEL ARTEAGA RATEAGA@UW.EDU FOR ADD CODES. |
HUM 596 HUMANITIES RSCH SEM |
>16411 A 2 to be arranged Diment,Galya 6/ 10 CR/NC HANAUER SEMINAR. OPEN TO HANAUER FELLOWS WITH ENTRY CODE ONLY. MONDAYS, 3:30-5:45PM IN CMU 218D. CONTACT INSTRUCTOR, HANAUER PROFESSOR GALYA DIMENT (GALYA@UW.EDU) FOR ENTRY CODE. |
16412 B 5 to be arranged Open 0/ 2 |
HUM 597 SPEC TOPICS IN HUM |
Restr 16413 A 1 to be arranged Alaniz,Jose Open 4/ 15 CR/NC HUM 597 A: THE WORK OF RAMZI FAWAZ AND COMICS SHOLARSHIP - THIS COURSE SURVEYS THE WORK OF COMICS SCHOLAR RAMZI FAWAZ, CHIEFLY THROUGH A READING OF HIS BOOK THE NEW MUTANTS: SUPERHEROES AND THE RADICAL IMAGINATION OF AMERICAN COMICS. WE WILL DISCUSS DR. FAWAZ'S APPLICATION OF QUEER THEORY AND UTOPIANISM TO SUPERHERO COMICS AND OTHER COMICS GENRES SINCE THE 1960S AND HOW THESE REFLECT THE EMERGENCE AND REPRESENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES IN POST-WAR US CULTURE. DISCUSSION PRECLUDES DR. FAWAZ'S KEYNOTE PRESENTATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FORUM (NOVEMBER 2-4) AND WILL FEATURE A FINAL SESSION LED BY DR. FAWAZ. MEETINGS: WEDNESDAYS, OCTOBER 18, 25, NOVEMBER 1, 2:30-5PM, CMU 202 IN ADDITION TO DAY ONE OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE UW CAMPUS AND DR. FAWAZ' KEYNOTE ADDRESS. OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATES WITH PERMISSION: JOS23@UW.EDU. |
16414 B 1 T 330-620 DEN M221 Grant,Jenna M Open 3/ 15 CR/NC HUM 597 B: MISSING PICTURES: HISTORY AND POETIC IMAGINATION IN THE CINEMA OF RITHY PANH - THIS MICROSEMINAR FRAMES THE VISIT OF FILMMAKER RITHY PANH, UW WALKER- AMES SCHOLAR. PANH IS KNOWN FOR HIS INNOVATIVE PRACTICE THAT INCLUDES RE-ENACTMENTS, ANIMATION, AND IMPROVISATION IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTARY AND NARRATIVE CINEMA. THE MICROSEMINAR PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO THINK WITH EACH OTHER AND RITHY PANH ABOUT KEY THEMES IN HIS WORK. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ IN PREPARATION FOR SEMINARS; PARTICIPATE IN SCREENINGS AND COLLOQUIA DURING PANH'S VISIT; AND COMPLETE A TWO-PAGE PAPER OR ONE- MINUTE FILM. MEETINGS: NOV 14, 21, 28 AND DEC 7 FROM 9:30-11:20; DEC 5 FROM 9:30-1:20. ALL IN CMU 202. STUDENTS ALSO REGISTER FOR ANTH 569 TUESDAYS 3:30-6:20 PM IN M221. CONTACT INSTRUCTOR TO REGISTER: JMGRANT@UW.EDU. |
16415 C 1 to be arranged Open 1/ 20 CR/NC |