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Fiction into Film
Movies like V for Vendetta and A Clockwork Orange were big at the box office, but before they were great movies, they were great books. Explore the line between classic literature and pop culture as you compare books like The Killers, Heart of Darkness, and Murder on the Orient Express to their cinematic portrayals.
Harry Potter’s Library
Read the authors and stories that inspired J.K. Rowling to pen her famous novels. The best part? While you’re studying and analyzing, you’re also re-reading some of your favorite novels.
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
How much can you cover in an hour and a half? How about 650 years worth of history? Recreate the years 1450 to 2100 in the world simulation project. Work with your team’s world region to keep your culture alive through disease, war, and other hardships. Learn about global inequality, culture loss, and other issues facing people and cultures today.
Read more about culture creation and watch a video about World Sim
Introduction to Wines
What food is right with a Riesling? Learn everything you need to know about wine so you can rub elbows with the best sommeliers (wine enthusiasts). You’ll sample eight wines an evening while learning how to identify, taste, and describe wines. You’ll even be able to pair wines and entrees to create the perfect menu. Caution: you must be of age to partake in this wine-enthused class.
Ethnomusicology
How much music do you hear in a day? There are obvious answers, like what you sang in choir this morning or the tunes on your iPod. But what about your cell phone, the chiming of a clock, or your classmate tapping his pencil on the desk? You’ll keep a listening log to learn how music is used in social and cultural contexts.
Jacobean Drama
Let’s get this straight: you get to go to class and act in a Renaissance-era play? Where do you sign up? Throw some excitement into your semester and perform plays like “Tis Pity She’s a Whore,” a John Ford classic that dates to 1633, or Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” You’ll be directly involved in all phases of the production, from publicity efforts to creation of period costumes.
Literature for Children
The Three Little Pigs and The Cat in the Hat as college homework? In this course, you’ll study these classics and more as you analyze the major genres, authors, and conventions in children’s literature.
Digital Ethnography
Are you a video blog star? You could be if you take this class. You’ll make your own video and post it on YouTube, create your alter-Internet-ego via vlog, and study the transformation of the Internet from a fact-gathering network to a social-sharing network.
Watch Professor Michael Wesch's "Web 2.0" video on YouTube.