Winter Quarter 2025 Time Schedule

COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS
(COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES )

      >12447 A  2       T      1230-220   PDL  C101     Lucero,Jose Antonio                  0/  18  CR/NC               
                        CHID MAJORS & MINORS ONLY                                   
                        CONTACT CHID(AT)UW.EDU FOR ADD CODE                         

       12448 A  5       MW     130-320    NAN  181      Weatherford,AM             Open      0/  40                %     
                        UNDERWORLD POETICS (AH) IS A COURSE                         
                                                                                    
                        THAT                                                        
                                                                                    
                        ULTIMATELY AIMS TO THROW A POETRY                           
                        SLAM. SO, IT INVITES ALL THOSE                              
                        INTERESTED IN WRITING AND SHARING                           
                        THEIR OWN POETRY. BUT IN ORDER TO                           
                        PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A POETRY SLAM,                         
                                                                                    
                        IT ASKS THEM TO READ, ANALYZE, AND                          
                        DISCUSS SOME OF THE POETRY AND                              
                        POETIC THEORIES OF PREDOMINATELY                            
                        CARIBBEAN-BORN WRITERS, SUCH AS                             
                        AUDRE LORDE. IT ALSO ASKS STUDENTS                          
                        TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO                             
                        WRITE POETRY FROM A DISTINCTIVELY                           
                        UNDERWORLD PERSPECTIVE BY READING                           
                        SECTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ARCHETYPAL                         
                                                                                    
                        PSYCHOLOGIST, JAMES HILLMAN, THE                            
                        DREAM AND THE UNDERWORLD.                                   

       12449 A  5       T      330-520    DEN  259      Roberts,Georgia M.         Open      0/  40                %B    
                        POPULAR CULTURE AND THE AESTHETICS                          
                        OF THE A.I. APOCALYPSE (AH, DIV)                            
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                        THIS COURSE CONSIDERS HOW POPULAR                           
                        CULTURE HAS SHAPED OUR IMAGINATION                          
                        OF                                                          
                        TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY (ARTIFICI                         
                        AL                                                          
                        INTELLIGENCE APOCALYPSE). WE WILL                           
                        FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN                           
                        RACE AND GENDERED FORMS OF AI, THE                          
                        GRAMMAR OF DATA SCIENCE, AND THE                            
                        AESTHETICS OF ANNIHILATION.                                 

       12450 A  5       W      930-1120   DEM  126      Mackenzie,Louisa           Open      0/  40                %B    
                        CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON BELONGING                          
                        IN WESTERN EUROPE (AH, DIV) - IN-                           
                        PERSON ONCE A WEEK, REMOTE                                  
                        OTHERWISE                                                   
                                                                                    
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                        EMERGENCE OF IDEALS NOW ASSOCIATED                          
                        WITH WESTERN EUROPE THROUGH                                 
                        ANALYSIS OF LITERARY, ARTISTIC, OR                          
                        CINEMATIC SOURCES. HOW THOSE IDEALS                         
                                                                                    
                        CONTRAST WITH REALITY AS                                    
                        EXPERIENCED BY MARGINALIZED OTHERS                          
                        WITHIN AND WITHOUT ITS BORDERS                              

       12451 AA  QZ     F      930-1050   DEN  256                                 Open      0/  20                %     

       12452 AB  QZ     F      1130-1250  DEN  256                                 Open      0/  20                %     

       12453 A  5       TTh    1130-120   CMU  120      Handwerk,Gary              Open      0/  10                WJ    
                        LITERATURE AND SCIENCE - THE                                
                        HI(STORIES) OF SCIENCE                                      
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                        THIS CLASS EXAMINES HOW SCIENCE                             
                        CIRCULATES ACROSS SOCIETY, IN                               
                        PARTICULAR, THE STAKES OF CONVEYING                         
                                                                                    
                        SCIENTIFIC IDEAS AND INFORMATION IN                         
                                                                                    
                        NARRATIVE FORM.  THE SCIENTIFIC                             
                        ENTERPRISE HAS ENORMOUS EFFECT                              
                        ACROSS MODERN LIFE - HOW CITIZENS                           
                        AND NON-SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND ITS                           
                        NATURE AND PURPOSES IS CRUCIAL FOR                          
                        ITS IMPACT. COURSEWORK INCLUDES                             
                        FREQUENT, LOW-STAKES CANVAS POSTS,                          
                        PLUS SEVERAL SHORT ANALYTICAL                               
                        ESSAYS.  A&H AND W-CREDIT.                                  

       12455 A  5       TTh    1130-120   ECE  045      Dwyer,Annie                Open      0/  40                %     
                        CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE EMOTIONS -                           
                        ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE                               
                        HUMANITIES (AH, SSC)                                        
                                                                                    
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                        THE EFFECTS OF A WARMING WORLD ARE                          
                        EVER MORE APPARENT. AND THE                                 
                        ECOLOGICAL LOSSES OF OUR TIME                               
                        REGISTER EVEN MORE PROFOUNDLY WITH                          
                        THOSE AT THE FRONTLINES OF THE                              
                        CLIMATE CRISIS. THIS COURSE TAKES                           
                        AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, MULTIMEDIA                            
                        APPROACH TO THE FEELINGS THAT ARISE                         
                                                                                    
                        IN THE CLIMATE CRISIS, SUCH AS                              
                        ECOANXIETY AND ECOLOGICAL GRIEF,                            
                        WHILE EXPLORING OTHER AFFECTS THAT                          
                        STEM FROM OUR DEEP CONNECTION TO                            
                        THE NATURAL WORLD, INCLUDING WONDER                         
                                                                                    
                        AND LOVE. THE PREMISE OF THIS                               
                        COURSE IS THAT FEELINGS ARE                                 
                        INEXTRICABLY CONNECTED TO POLITICAL                         
                                                                                    
                        POSSIBILITY, AND THAT NAVIGATING                            
                        AND ENGAGING WITH CLIMATE EMOTIONS                          
                        IS CRITICAL TO THE TASK OF PURSUING                         
                                                                                    
                        ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.                                      

       12456 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/  40                      
                        TO BE WITHERED WITH HONORS 394B                             

       12457 B  5       MW     830-1020   DEM  024                                 Open      0/  40                      

       12458 C  5       TTh    930-1120   CDH  135                                 Open      0/  40                      

       12459 A  5       T      530-720P   CMU  243      Nguyen,Sarah               Open      0/  12                %     
                        JOURNEYS OF NOSTALGIA - WRITINGS BY                         
                        AND FOR IMMIGRANT MEMORIES AND                              
                        IDENTITIES (AH)                                             
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                        FOR MIGRANTS, NOSTALGIA IS KNOWN AS                         
                        REMEMBRANCE AND LONGING FOR PAST                            
                        LIVED EXPERIENCES. THESE MEMORIES                           
                        CAN BE PRACTICAL RECLAMATIONS OF                            
                        POWER AND HISTORY IN THE MIDST OF                           
                        HISTORIES OF PROPAGANDA AND                                 
                        INACCURATE REPRESENTATIONS IN MEDIA                         
                        IN THIS COURSE, WE WILL EXPLORE MIS                         
                        CONSTRUCTIONS OF IMMIGRANT                                  
                        IDENTITIES THROUGHOUT HISTORICAL AN                         
                        CONTEMPORARY MEDIA. EACH WEEK,                              
                        STUDENTS WILL PRACTICE THE ROLES OF                         
                        WRITER AND EDITOR TO PRODUCE                                
                        PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE REFLECTIONS                             
                        INTEGRATING MEMORIES, IDENTITY                              
                        MAKING, AND INTERGENERATIONAL                               
                        COMMUNITY BUILDING.                                         
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                        CALDERWOOD SEMINAR, LIMITED TO 12                           
                        STUDENTS                                                    

       12460 B  5       T      530-720P   MGH  074      Choden,Kunsang             Open      0/  12                %     
                        WHAT IS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN IN A                              
                        JOURNEY?                                                    
                        (AH)                                                        
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                        IN THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL                               
                        EXPLORE VARIOUS RAMIFICATIONS OF                            
                        REMOTE-RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE                                 
                        PRECARITY, INCLUDING MIGRATION,                             
                        MEMORY, AND LOSS. EACH WEEK,                                
                        STUDENTS WILL TAKE ON THE ROLES OF                          
                        WRITER AND EDITOR, ENGAGING IN                              
                        THOUGHTFUL CRITIQUE AND REVISION.                           
                        THEY WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO BE                               
                        CREATIVE, WRITE TO THE POINT                                
                        (AVOIDING THE WORDINESS OFTEN FOUND                         
                        IN ACADEMIC WRITING), AND CRAFT                             
                        CONTENT THAT RESONATES WITH THE                             
                        INTENDED AUDIENCE. THE FOCUS WILL B                         
                        ON WRITING AND CREATING STORIES THA                         
                        MATTER.                                                     
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                        CALDERWOOD SEMINAR, LIMITED TO 12                           
                        STUDENTS                                                    

       12461 C  5       TTh    330-520    LOW  216      Dey,Ipsita                 Open      0/  12                %W    
                        PLANTATION LOGICS (W)                                       
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                        IN THIS COURSE, WE TAKE A DEEP DIVE                         
                        INTO THE PLANTATION AS AN                                   
                        INDUSTRIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND                              
                        RACIAL FORM. HOW DID THE PLANTATION                         
                        REPRODUCE ASSUMPTIONS AND ORGANIZE                          
                        RELATIONS BETWEEN RACE, MONEY,                              
                        RESOURCES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT? WE                          
                        WILL STUDY HOW THESE PLANTATION                             
                        LOGICS CONTINUE TO UNDERGIRD                                
                        EVERYDAY INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES,                           
                        AS FOUND IN THE CARCERAL SYSTEM,                            
                        PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC                                
                        EDUCATION FRAMEWORKS, URBAN                                 
                        PLANNING OFFICES, ENVIRONMENTAL                             
                        CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, POLITICAL                         
                        IDEOLOGIES, AND MORE.                                       
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                        CALDERWOOD SEMINAR, LIMITED TO 12                           
                        STUDENTS                                                    

       22232 A  5       to be arranged    *    *                                   Open      0/   5                J     

       12464 A  5       TTh    1030-1220  CDH  115                                 Closed    0/   0                %J    

       12466 A  5       TTh    330-520    SMI  120      Thurtle,Phillip S          Open      0/  20                      
                        OUT OF OUR MINDS - EMBODIED                                 
                        KNOWLEDGE (AH, SSC)                                         
                                                                                    
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                        THIS CLASS INVESTIGATES THE                                 
                        POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE BY ASKING HOW                         
                                                                                    
                        EMBODIMENT SHAPES OUR WORLD?                                
                        SPECIFICALLY, IT INCORPORATES                               
                        INSIGHTS FROM FEMINIST MATERIALISM,                         
                                                                                    
                        MEDICAL PHENOMENOLOGY, MADNESS                              
                        STUDIES, MEDIA STUDIES, AND ART TO                          
                        RETHINK THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN                            
                        MINDS AND BODIES IN 21ST CENTURY                            
                        CONFIGURATIONS OF INFORMATION                               
                        FLOWS, CAPITAL, AND POWER.                                  

       12467 A  5       TTh    930-1120   MEB  248      Dey,Ipsita                 Open      0/  20                      
                        EMBODIMENT AND PLACE                                        
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                        IN THIS COURSE, WE EXPLORE HOW                              
                        KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT IS                          
                        PRODUCED THROUGH AND WITH THE BODY,                         
                        PARTICULARLY OUR FIVE SENSES. HOW D                         
                        OUR BODILY SENSES BECOME A METHOD O                         
                        APPREHENDING, EVALUATING, AND                               
                        BECOMING THE ENVIRONMENT, LIKE IN                           
                        THE SMELLS OF SPRING, THE TASTES OF                         
                        LANDSCAPE, OR THE SOUNDS OF WEATHER                         
                        ?                                                           

       12468 A  5       to be arranged                                             Closed    0/   0                      

       12469 A  5       MW     130-320    RAI  116      Thibault,Ronnie            Open      0/  10                BJ    

       12470 A  5       TTh    930-1120   CMU  302      Underwood,Douglas M        Open      0/   5                WJ    

       12473 C  2       M      500-650P   DEN  256                                 Open      0/  20                      
                        PRE DEPARTURE FOR GHANA PROGRAM                             

       12476 A  5       MW     330-520    CMU  243      Seiler,Jessie              Open      0/  20                      
                        POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND PUBLIC                            
                        HEALTH (DIV)                                                
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                        SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL CHALLENGE                         
                        OF OUR CURRENT ERA ARE RELATED TO                           
                        PUBLIC HEALTH. WHETHER WE ARE                               
                        CONSIDERING POLICE AND STATE                                
                        VIOLENCE, COVID-19, RACISM, OR                              
                        OPPRESSION MORE BROADLY, ALL OF                             
                        THESE EMERGENCIES CAUSE POOR HEALTH                         
                        OUTCOMES, OFTEN FOR THE MOST                                
                        MARGINALIZED PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY.                         
                        THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE POLITICAL                          
                        AND PHILOSOPHICAL ANGLES ON SELECTE                         
                        CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES,                          
                        INCLUDING THE INTERSECTION OF ANTI-                         
                        BLACK RACISM AND WEIGHT STIGMA, OUR                         
                        RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,                          
                        AND VIOLENCE MOTIVATED BY                                   
                        TRANSPHOBIA AND HOMOPHOBIA.                                 

       12477 B  5       TTh    330-520    THO  135                                 Open      0/  20                      

      >12478 A  5       TTh    230-420    KNE  210      Barr,Nicolaas P.                     0/  25                      
                        "CHID SENIOR PROJECT" (SSC)                                 
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                        (CHID MAJORS ONLY) CONTACT                                  
                        CHID[AT]UW.EDU FOR ADD CODE.                                

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       12483 A  2       W      330-520    PDL  C101                                Open      0/  12  CR/NC               
                        WRITE NOW - JOURNALING AND MEMORY                           
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                        THIS CLASS WILL CONSIDER JOURNALING                         
                        AS A UNIQUE INTROSPECTIVE AND                               
                        STYLISTIC WRITING FORM. REVOLVING                           
                        AROUND READING SELECTED PASSAGES                            
                        FROM PUBLISHED JOURNALS INCLUDING:                          
                        THE JOURNALS OF SUSAN SONTAG, ANNE                          
                        FRANK, AUDRE LORDE, LOU SULIVAN, AN                         
                        OTHER SELECTIONS, THE CLASS WILL                            
                        DISCUSS THESE JOURNALS AS PIECES OF                         
                        LITERATURE AND EXPLORE THE                                  
                        SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR PUBLICATION.                          

      >12484 B  2       M      830-1020   RAI  109      Lucero,Jose Antonio                  0/  12  CR/NC               
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      >12485 C  2       W      430-620P   SAV  140                                           0/  12  CR/NC               
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      >12486 D  1-2     to be arranged                                                       0/  12  CR/NC               
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       12489 A  1-5     TTh    130-320    *    *        Pauwels,Heidi R            Open      0/   5                J     
                        GENDER AND THE HINDU GODDESS                                
                        EXPLORES IMPLICATIONS OF THE                                
                        PERCEPTION OF A FEMININE DIVINE                             
                        FOR                                                         
                        GENDER ISSUES IN SOUTH ASIA.                                
                        INCLUDES HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF                             
                        GODDESS WORSHIP IN SOUTH ASIA,                              
                        MYTHOLOGIES, PHILOSOPHICAL                                  
                        SYSTEMS,                                                    
                        CULTS, AND RITUALS ASSOCIATED WITH                          
                        THE MAJOR GODDESSES, THE PHENOMENA                          
                        OF SUTTEE, GODDESS POSSESSION, AND                          
                        WOMEN'S GODDESS RITUALS AT THE                              
                        VILLAGE LEVEL.                                              
                        GE REQ: VLPA, DIV                                           

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                        CHID INDEPENDENT STUDY                                      

 IS   >12491 B  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  15E CR/NC               
                        CHID INDEPENDENT STUDY