Curriculum & Courses

Learning Outcomes

Ways of Knowing Students: Students will demonstrate awareness and appreciation of multiple ways of knowing, as reflected in the fields of study and areas of expertise within the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Cultural Breadth and Global Awareness: Students will demonstrate familiarity with a range of cultural, social, and intellectual traditions in the context of a changing, globalized world.
Critical and Analytical Thinking: Students will be able to analyze, evaluate, and construct arguments, engaging with ideas, evidence, and artifacts.
Effective Communication Skills: Students will be able to speak and write effectively, communicating with precision, clarity, and rhetorical force.
Students will study and question how crucial ideas about human and non-human nature, knowledge, experience, and value have been developed, supported, and/or expressed in major areas of the humanities, such as philosophy, religion, literature (including poetry and the dramatic arts), and music in various cultures and time periods.
Students will demonstrate understanding of the methods used in the humanities, such as argumentation and interpretation.
Students will demonstrate understanding of the crucial ideas in the humanities as they have been explored in different cultures and times, and/or in connection to issues that currently affect individuals and societies across the globe.
Students will evaluate claims and the evidence and/or reasons given in support of these claims, as found in primary and secondary sources.
Students will construct their own claims and defend them in written and/or oral forms, and using proper methods of documentation (e.g. citation and bibliography).
Students will increase their knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the natural world, science, and mathematics.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the nature of science and/or mathematics as a knowledge making process.
Students will develop and evaluate claims that involve a scientific or mathematical component.
Students will display curiosity about nature, natural science, and/or mathematics.
Students will confidently attempt reasoning tasks that involve a scientific or mathematical component.
Students will demonstrate appreciation for the role of science and/or mathematics both in everyday life and in contemporary issues.
Students will learn to embrace the writing process and establish writerly habits, while developing guided critical reading, thinking, and writing skills necessary for their success in upper-level course work. Students will learn to collaborate and to take their work, and the work of their peers seriously, thereby establishing best practices of critique.
Students will formulate inquiries emerging from readings of texts.
Students will establish research methods.
Students will analyze and synthesize multiple texts and cite evidence.
Students will construct a complex claim and an argument.
Students will practice the writerly process (i.e. revision, reflection, and peer review).
Students will question and explore how human behavior, societal arrangements, and cultural practices vary across time and space.
Students will demonstrate understanding of the investigative methods used in the social sciences.
Students will evaluate and develop claims based on primary and secondary sources.
Students will communicate clearly in written and oral forms.
Students will write citations and bibliographies in accordance with one or more social science disciplines.

Courses

Title	Catalog	Instructor	Schedule
FYS I: The Art of Life Writing	1001 (001)	Aaron Greenberg	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description The art of life writing includes yet transcends the genres of (auto)biography, memoir, confession, diaries, journals, and social media posts. It is a way of life, a creative practice, a performative invitation of past, present, and future selves. As an essential skill of self-representation beyond the classroom, life writing is ideal for exploring the roles of memory, time, authority, and experience in creating individual and collective identities. This seminar will engage key figures across the span of life writing, including Frederick Douglass, who, regarding biographical details such as his age and parents, writes, ¿I know nothing; the means of knowing was withheld from me.¿ As we experiment with innovative tools for writing life in the 21st century, including voice-based composition, we¿ll consider the styles and effects of life writing, including its power to discover as well as create knowledge. Other texts may include St. Teresa¿s Life, Mary Karr¿s The Art of Memoir, Tara Westover¿s Educated, and Ben Franklin¿s Autobiography. Authors including Sidonie Smith, Julia Watson, Leigh Gilmore, and Ben Yagoda will provide critical context for our discussions. Students will create 15-20 pages of formal, revisable, and publishable writing across three short essays and two in-depth revisions. FYS I guides students through college-level writing, establishing foundations for FYS II and upper level Liberal Arts classes.	Class Number 1490	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
Reading Art	1001 (001)	Sophie Goalson	Mon 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Reading Art is a seminar that orients students to college studies and emphasizes students' advancement of college-level critical reading and thinking skills. Students learn how to read and analyze artworks using the formal vocabulary of art and design, as well as how to read about art in art history textbooks, scholarly journals, and other sources. Students improve their ability to process, retain, and apply information by using active learning strategies and graphic organizers, including a schematic note-taking system. In addition to weekly readings and exercises, students complete an in-depth synthesis project on an artwork of their choosing. Regular museum visits complement class work.	Class Number 1055	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 206
FYS I:Hyphenated Identities	1001 (002)	Maryjane Lao Villamor	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description FYS I breaks down the critical writing process to provide a guided experience in college-level writing, thereby forming the necessary foundations for FYS II and upper level Liberal Arts classes. The class will explore whether the concept of a hyphenated identity (a dual identity divided by ethnicity, race and culture) stands for otherness, opposition, inclusion, or all of the above. Essays by hyphenated writers, such as Ronald Takaki, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Amy Tan, and Audre Lorde, will act as points of departure as well as models of writing for our exploration of the myth of the United States as a cultural melting pot and whether we can reclaim the hyphenated identity as a source of pride and empowerment in today¿s political climate. Students build writing skills through 15-20 pages of formal, revisable writing (i.e. three multi-draft essays) in addition to homework exercises and in-class writings. Through thoughtfully crafted writing, can we begin to give voice to ethnic populations and create an open dialogue about race, displacement, migration, post-colonialism, post-imperialism, and representation?	Class Number 1473	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 206
Reading Art	1001 (002)	Jennie Berner	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Reading Art is a seminar that orients students to college studies and emphasizes students' advancement of college-level critical reading and thinking skills. Students learn how to read and analyze artworks using the formal vocabulary of art and design, as well as how to read about art in art history textbooks, scholarly journals, and other sources. Students improve their ability to process, retain, and apply information by using active learning strategies and graphic organizers, including a schematic note-taking system. In addition to weekly readings and exercises, students complete an in-depth synthesis project on an artwork of their choosing. Regular museum visits complement class work.	Class Number 1051	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 919
FYS I: Chicago Stories	1001 (003)	Adam Mack	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This FYS I course will explore the history of Chicago through storytelling. Using the PBS documentary series, 'Chicago Stories' as our main text, students will learn how the city's most memorable events and personalities have been explained through historical narratives for a general audience. The class will encourage students to critically assess and evaluate how public broadcasters convey the city's complex history through various forms of writing assignments including free writing, close readings of images and texts, and critical essays on disputes in Chicago history. This is a studio writing class in which we will focus on writing as a process. Students can expect to compose and revise 15-20 pages in multi-draft writing assignments in addition to homework and in-class writing. Every student will have their work-in-process workshopped by the class (anonymously), as this is a writing workshop. Peer review and one-on-one writing conferences with the teacher should also be expected.	Class Number 2208	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
Reading Art	1001 (003)	Aiko Kojima Hibino	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description Reading Art is a seminar that orients students to college studies and emphasizes students' advancement of college-level critical reading and thinking skills. Students learn how to read and analyze artworks using the formal vocabulary of art and design, as well as how to read about art in art history textbooks, scholarly journals, and other sources. Students improve their ability to process, retain, and apply information by using active learning strategies and graphic organizers, including a schematic note-taking system. In addition to weekly readings and exercises, students complete an in-depth synthesis project on an artwork of their choosing. Regular museum visits complement class work.	Class Number 1056	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 919
FYS I: Writing About Music	1001 (004)	Emily C. Hoyler	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Music is sometimes called the universal language, yet writers often seek to describe it in words. Music scholars, music critics, music fans, and musicians use words to describe music and to make claims about its merits. This course will explore various styles, techniques, and vocabularies for writing about musical sound and performance. The focus will be on reviews of live concerts, album releases, and film music. Students will develop critical thinking skills by evaluating the effectiveness of an author¿s argument. Students will practice making claims and presenting arguments that are successfully supported by writing style, sources, evidence, structure, and logic. Students will read various articles, essays, and chapters about music by historical and contemporary music scholars, critics, and journalists. Topics vary but may include film music, art music and modernism, music technology, and the recording industry, with a focus on music in the 20th and 21st centuries in the United States. In addition to in-class writing assignments, students will write an original research paper, broken down into several assignments/ drafts. Students should expect to write 15-20 double-spaced pages over the course of the term, including revisions based on instructor and peer feedback.	Class Number 1474	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 608
Reading Art	1001 (004)	Jennie Berner	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Reading Art is a seminar that orients students to college studies and emphasizes students' advancement of college-level critical reading and thinking skills. Students learn how to read and analyze artworks using the formal vocabulary of art and design, as well as how to read about art in art history textbooks, scholarly journals, and other sources. Students improve their ability to process, retain, and apply information by using active learning strategies and graphic organizers, including a schematic note-taking system. In addition to weekly readings and exercises, students complete an in-depth synthesis project on an artwork of their choosing. Regular museum visits complement class work.	Class Number 1060	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
FYS I: The Wire	1001 (005)	Raghav Rao	Mon 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description This class invites students into a conversation around the HBO series ¿The Wire.¿ Through writing, discussion, and peer review, students will think critically about television as an art form, hyperrealism, and the lived experience of people in and excluded from civic institutions. This is a writing-focused course investigating both the form (broadcast television) and the content of a commercial art form. The assignments are intended to help students master college-level writing skills namely drafting, espousing an argument, revision, and peer review. Aside from the primary material (Most of Seasons 1-4 of ¿The Wire¿ with Season 5 as optional viewing), students will read excerpts from Toni Morrison, Michel Foucault, James Baldwin, Alec Karakatsanis, Dennis Lehane; Jonathan Abrams; Felicia Pearson. Students are expected to write two essays and a substantially revised version of either one of the essays. Essay 1 will be 4-6 pages. Essay 2 will be 6-8 pages. This is in addition to the several one-page reflections and episode-breakdowns interspersed through the semester.	Class Number 2219	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
FYS I: Funny Thing	1001 (006)	Sophie Goalson	Mon 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This First Year Seminar course will explore humor writing as a serious artform, and will employ analysis strategies to get at the core of the question of what makes something funny. By the end of the semester, students will be able to write analytical essays that pick apart and organize ideas around both literature and humor, and will read and explore humorous writing throughout the English canon. The psychology of humor - exactly what it is that makes something funny - is complicated and requires careful mastery. This course will examine how writers and artists have historically used humor to reach audiences deeply, emotionally, and politically. Through works by Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Langston Hughes, Nora Ephron, Susan Orlean, Jack Handey, and Trevor Noah, we will get to the heart of what makes something funny, and how humor has changed over time. We will also look at the different formats of comedy, including satire, parody, film-writing, stand-up comedy, and more. Students should expect to write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing (4 short papers and one medium-length paper). In addition, they will do regular, rigorous in-class writing, and engage in weekly analytical conversation.	Class Number 2211	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1428
FYS I: Law as Story	1001 (007)	Frank Bonacci	Mon 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description As citizens, our only contact with the legal system usually occurs when we have gone awry of the law. We see the legal system from the outside, and it¿s not pretty. We also know that the law protects our rights¿despite this knowledge, the legal system has a reputation of working for the rich while stepping on ¿the little guy.¿ And lawyers? Everybody hates lawyers. But at its heart, the law is two parties telling a story and submitting those stories to a third party who judges which one best fits the law. This course will begin with discussions and writing exercises based on stories and storytelling. Each week after that, we will read and discuss cases or stories related to the law and write about these stories, their role as ¿story,¿ and how they fit into the general standards and notions of what a story is. Papers will focus on the story¿s relation to the law, and the structural and rhetorical elements used in the stories, storytelling and academic discourse as a whole. They will also focus on effective ways to present opinions. Through the legal elements of the course, students will learn critical thinking skills by evaluating the case, the story, and the relationship between the two. They will discern how the case was put together, which elements of argument were used, and why. Students will read cases that are vital to U.S. history, are entertaining, or both. These will include Marbury v. Madison, Palsgraf, and others. Among other readings will be works by Jonathan Shapiro and Franz Kafka. In addition to in-class writing, students will write 15-20 pages of formal writing over the course of the term, using a process approach, including instructor and student feedback.	Class Number 2209	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1428
FYS I: Contemporary Shorts	1001 (008)	James Sieck	Mon 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description In this first-year seminar course, we will explore a variety of contemporary short films, stories, and poetry to help us hone our ability to make meaning with complex works of art and to engage in critical, interpretive analysis of how and why each work was constructed. Using short films, short stories, and poems as our core texts gives us the unique opportunity to engage with a wide range of both storytellers and stories told. Meaning, expect to interact with a diverse landscape of authorial voice, thematic content, and narrative technique. All three of these forms are able to convey complex truths about the world we live in, and our discussions and classroom practices will give us the tools to create focused, nuanced interpretations of each piece and to make critical connections between themes and techniques. By the end of this course, students will have a more sophisticated grasp of the mechanics of film, narrative, and poetry. This is an inquiry and discussion based course, and we will learn to situate questions as the basis of our practice as readers, writers, and thinkers. In addition, FYSI guides students through college-level writing, establishing foundations for FYS II and upper level Liberal Arts classes. Students will write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing. Our writing workshops will focus on generating questions and language, collecting meaningful evidence, constructing sophisticated thesis statements, creating helpful outlines, and drafting our essays. Peer feedback; 1-1 teacher feedback; and in-class writing workshops will be key components of this course.	Class Number 2210	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 203
FYS I: Sound, Noise, Power	1001 (009)	Joshua Rios	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class examines cultural and political power in relation to ideas about sound and noise. What we hear, mis-hear, do not hear, cannot hear, or choose not to hear plays an important role in social life. Those that have power have the power to decide what counts as an acceptable sound or disturbing noise. These facts make sound and noise central to issues of social justice, political activism, and public space. Sound and noise are also vital to the creation of communities of celebration and dissent ¿ in the form of the noise strike, the protest chant, or the collective sing-along, for example. Social groups produce themselves through their listening practices and shared forms of sounding out. We will read and listen closely to scholars, artists, experimental musicians, and journalist like Jennifer Stoever (The Sonic Color Line), Kevin Beasley (A view of a landscape: A cotton gin motor), Gala Porras-Kim (Whistling and Language Transfiguration), Moor Mother (Irreversible Entanglements) and Gregory Tate (Flyboy in the Buttermilk). Additionally, we will learn from a variety of types of sources including Literature, Musicology, Art, Cultural Criticism, Music Journalism, and Poetry. Along with experimental writing assignments linking related topics, key terms, and ideas to personal and social experiences, students will produce 15-20 pages of organized writing broken into drafts and revisions.	Class Number 1478	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 816
FYS I: Pop Music and Power	1001 (010)	Claire Lobenfeld	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description What can pop music uncover about power? In this writing-intensive course, we'll look at pop music through the lenses of artistry, politics, and history while developing college-level writing skills that build a foundation for FYS II and upper-level Liberal Arts courses. Artists up for discussion include Lizzo, Britney Spears, Jojo Siwa, Chappell Roan, SOPHIE, and, of course, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. We'll read authors like Danyel Smith, Sasha Geffen, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Rawiya Kamier and hear from the artists themselves through music, interviews, performances, and documentaries. Class time will be spent writing, revising, and developing skills in critical analysis and making a claim in service of 15-20 pages of multi-draft, formal writing. Throughout the semester, peer-reviewing and one-on-one instructor conferences support the process.	Class Number 1491	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
FYS I: Russian Short Stories	1001 (011)	Irina Ruvinsky	Mon 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Russia as a young literary nation did not come of age until the period during which the novel dominated the literary scene. While it was the novel that made Russian literature legendary around the world, many Russian masters including Tolstoy, Chekhov, Turgenev and Bulgakov devoted themselves to the cultivation of the short story. The short story as a genre assumed a role in Russian literature that rivaled and perhaps even surpassed that of the novel. In this course we will explore the many cultural and social forces that led to the rise of the Russian short story as a style unique to Russian literature and its themes. FYS I is an intensive writing course that will include an in-depth introduction to critical thinking and persuasive writing strategies. Students can expect to submit three writing assignments that will range between 5-6 pages each that will be based on analytical and persuasive approaches to academic writing.	Class Number 1479	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
FYS I: Curiosities	1001 (012)	Joanna Anos	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description To have curiosity is to be inquisitive, to wonder and to want to know. To be a curiosity, on the other hand, is to be a novelty or rarity, something odd or unusual or strange. In this writing intensive course, students explore curiosities, practice wonder, and pursue questioning. Readings include verbal and visual texts: essays and articles, photographs and artifacts. Students write and revise several essays of modest length, including analyses of visual texts and their own ¿curated collection¿ of curiosities.	Class Number 1514	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 816
FYS I: Jean Luc Godard	1001 (013)	Annette Elliot-Hogg	Tues 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description ?The cinema is truth 24 frames-per-second.? The films of Jean Luc Godard, including modernist classics such as ?Breathless,? ?Vivre Sa Vie,? and ?Masculin Feminin,? test the edges of narrative film by radically integrating reality and fiction. Through hermetic personal essays rich with references to film, philosophy, poetry, music and painting, Godard attempts to unify his life and his art. In this class we will examine the concept of cinematic autobiography: In what ways does cinema reflect reality and in what ways does cinema create reality? This course will develop students? critical thinking, reading and writing skills. Over the course of the semester, students will write two critical essays (15 to 20 pages of formal writing), which will be workshopped in class and revised. Students will learn how to develop a debatable thesis statement and support it with a series of arguments.	Class Number 1509	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
FYS I:The Art of the Essay	1001 (014)	Alexander W Jochaniewicz	Mon 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description An attempt, a venture, an experiment, a weighing - the essayist discovers new insight into the common, the peculiar, the sacred, the profane - drawing lines between the trivial and profound, the essayist tries: while difficult to define, this genre instructs, entertains, questions and refines. Students of this course will examine this genre of literature and will practice it, too: being introduced to a wide range of authors, writing on topics familiar and foreign, from the personal to the argumentative, from the art historical to the humorous, students will practice this craft by critically analyzing the work of others and writing different types of essays in a workshop environment that emphasizes the writing process, from generating ideas, to oral presentations, to drafting and peer review, to re-seeing and revising. FYS I develops college-level writing skills, prepares one for FYS II and upper-level Liberal Arts courses, and allows one to improve expressing their ideas in writing.	Class Number 1480	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 818
FYS I: Surrealism and its Afterlives	1001 (015)	Stephen Williams	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description Surrealism is among the preeminent modes of twentieth century art. It is the product of a specific moment in history, and yet it has proved remarkably adaptable through time and across cultures, languages, media, and genres. This FYS I course introduces students to college-level writing, reading, and critical thinking skills using Surrealism and its legacy as a focal point, and prepares them for FYS II and upper level Liberal Arts courses. We will consider critical and creative writing, as well as some visual art, by figures such as André Breton, Phillippe Soupault, Leonora Carrington, Alice Rahon, Aimé Cesaire, Octavio Paz, Barbara Guest, Alejandra Pizarnik, and Bei Dao. Some topics we might investigate include Surrealism's relationship to the art that came before it; its conceptions of daily life, and individual and collective personhood; its engagement with contemporaneous developments in science and technology; and its relationship to issues of race, class, gender, and to historical events. Students should expect to compose (plan, draft, critique, and revise) 15-20 double-spaced pages of formal writing, in addition to regular in-class and out-of-class writing assignments.	Class Number 1510	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 206
FYS I: Civil Disobedience	1001 (016)	Suzanne Scanlon	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class will read texts that explore civil disobedience, protest, the role of the individual in society; the role of government in the lives of individuals; and the intersection of community, government and individuals. We will read from different historical periods, and explore how individual participation is essential for a functioning democracy. Readings will discuss different forms that participation takes, with special attention paid to various types of civil disobedience (Thoreau, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, and others). Students in FYS I should expect to write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing (i.e. two essays and one in-depth revision) in addition to homework exercises and in-class writing.	Class Number 1481	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 818
FYS I: Narrative Voice	1001 (017)	Andrew Lindsay	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description FYS I develops college-level writing skills and prepares one for FYS II and upper-level Liberal Arts courses. In our FYS I class, we will develop our critical reading, writing, and thinking skills as we trace the development of the modern short story with a particular focus on narration. Many critical innovations in the modern short story emerge from fundamental questions: Who is telling the story? Why are they telling it? When are they telling it? This course involves close reading of short stories that foreground these questions, helping students uncover the meaning and significance of key Modern and Postmodern literary innovations. In-class discussions and workshops will support the craft of academic writing. Through repeated short writing exercises, students will internalize the structure of effective argumentation. We will also practice the art of thesis-writing - translating general observations about the short story into risk-taking, compelling arguments.	Class Number 1492	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 919
FYS I:Brit Fem Writers	1001 (018)	Eileen Favorite	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description In this writing-intensive course, students will read classic novels, with an emphasis on examining the way these texts shaped ideas about colonization, mental illness, and British cultural dominance. With Charlotte Brontë¿s, Jane Eyre, we¿ll discuss how this classic bildungsroman, with its groundbreaking attack on social class and religious hypocrisy, also reinforced negative racial stereotypes and influenced discriminating attitudes toward people with mental illness. We¿ll read The Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys¿s 1966 rewrite of Jane Eyre from the perspective of Bertha Mason, and how feminist interpretations of the work have, according to the critic C.M. Mardorossian ¿failed¿to do justice to its complex representation of Caribbean racial relations.¿ Students will write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing. In-class activities include peer review, workshopping, and free writing to generate paper topics, including a formal, argument-driven paper.	Class Number 1493	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Sharp 409
FYS I:Protest Literature	1001 (019)	Patrick Durgin	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This course explores some ways that 20th century, African-American literary artists, and more recently filmmakers, articulated political dissent, with a focus on the shift from Civil Rights to Black Power. Protest usually takes the form of a ¿demonstration¿ or ¿march,¿ sorts of performance where public space is redefined for assembly, expression, and dialogue. This form of activism makes connections, challenges assumptions, and gives one practice in trusting their intuition, helping impacted people feel they have support and collectively communicating grievances to disinterested citizens and power brokers alike. Occupying space is a way to occupy attention over time and increase the amount of consideration given to those who otherwise lack civic power. As a form of expression, a ¿declaration¿ or ¿avowal,¿ to quote the Oxford English Dictionary, protest can also occur in aesthetic spaces, such as cinemas, galleries and even isolated acts of reading and writing. FYS I is an intensive writing course that prepares students for FYS II and other Liberal Arts courses. In class, we will engage deeply with course materials in productive discussions that will foster critical thinking and inform student writing. In addition to weekly homework assignments and in-class writing, students can expect to compose and revise 15-20 pages of formal writing through a process approach to hone their argumentative skills and build their confidence in expressing their ideas clearly and effectively.	Class Number 1494	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 816
FYS I: Minds and Machines	1001 (020)	Guy Elgat	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description What are minds? What is it to have a mind, to have consciousness? How, if at all, are minds different from machines? In this course, by reading pieces by Shaffer, Carruthers, and Searle, we will become acquainted with these concepts and issues and learn how to think about them in a more informed and critical fashion. The course is writing intensive: students should expect to write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing (i.e. two essays and two in-depth revisions) in addition to homework exercises and in-class writing and discussion.	Class Number 1482	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 205
FYS I:Writing from Art	1001 (021)	Terri Griffith	Tues 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Painting, sculpture, film, music, literature. In this course students will use both their own and the creative works of others as the starting point for their papers. Through critical reading, visits to the museum, and process-oriented writing, students will learn the craft of essay writing. Texts include works by John Cage, Gertrude Stein, and Honoré de Balzac.	Class Number 2212	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 620
FYS I:Music and Society	1001 (022)	Emily C. Hoyler	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Music reflects and informs many aspects of society and culture. This course examines the writings of scholars and critics who have argued for various philosophies, functions, and styles of music. Each week, we will feature a topic related to music¿s role in society and explore issues of aesthetics, expression, and performance. Writing exercises will focus on a specific writing technique or strategy. Students will develop critical thinking skills by evaluating the effectiveness of an author¿s argument through rhetoric, logic, and evidence. Students will practice making claims and presenting arguments that are successfully supported by writing style, sources, structure, and reason. Students will read a selection of music scholars, critics, and writing specialists, including but not limited to Joseph Auner, Jane Bernstein, Susan Douglas, Hua Hsu, Mark Katz, Alex Ross, and Kate Turabian. Topics vary but may include opera, film music, modernism, music technology, protest music, text setting, and musical genre. In addition to in-class writing assignments, students will write an original research paper, broken down into several assignments/drafts. Students should expect to write 15-20 double-spaced pages over the course of the term, including revisions based on instructor and peer feedback.	Class Number 1495	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 206
FYS I:American Writers in Paris	1001 (023)	Anita Welbon	Mon 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Attracted by the economic and creative freedom Paris offered, twentieth-century American writers found a place to become the writers they wanted to be and discovered a supportive community of intellectual and visual artists. We will read creative and autobiographical writings, view relevant films, and examine the historical and cultural connection between France and the United States that contributed to the development of American writers, including James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Bennett, Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, and Gertrude Stein. In this course, students will develop their critical reading and writing skills and write three short papers and one longer paper based on research.	Class Number 1522	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 205
FYS I: Film Aesthetics & The Studio System	1001 (024)	Jacob A Hinkson	Fri 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description In this writing intensive course, we will develop the skills of argument-driven composition as we examine the aesthetic foundation of American cinema: the classic Hollywood studio system of the 1940s. What was the studio system? How was it formed, how did it function, and how did it shape the aesthetics of modern American cinema? We will look at the ways Golden Age studios developed individual identities and how they shaped their specific ¿house styles.¿ In doing this, we¿ll also track the codification of genres like the melodrama, the musical, and the film noir. Readings will include critical works by Raymond Borde and Étienne Cahumeton, Jeanine Basinger, and Ethan Mordden. These materials will inform multiple argument-driven essays which students will draft and revise over the course of the semester. In composing these essays, students will study thesis formation, rhetorical modes, and ways to incorporate outside sources into researched-based arguments. Students should expect to write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing in addition to homework exercises and in-class writing. By providing guided experience in college-level writing, this course forms the necessary foundation for FYS II and upper level Liberal Arts classes.	Class Number 1496	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
FYS I: Good Grief	1001 (025)	Jessica Anne Chiang	Thurs 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description What does it mean to grieve? To perform sadness & loss? Who is the audience? Where is the stage? This first year seminar focuses on writing as self care, writing to breakthrough, and writing to/for our own collective trauma. We will read & consider a range of art & writing from Alison Bechdel, to Rachel Cusk, Sally Mann & Virginia Woolf. We will also welcome, (but not require) stories of our own losses and unimaginable pain, in turn examining, through deep concentration and discussion; something permanent and good. Students will complete 15-20 pages of writing (2 essays followed by a substantial revision) in addition to in-class writing, presentations, and peer workshopping.	Class Number 2213	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 202
FYS I: Frankenstein and Media	1001 (026)	Michael R. Paradiso-Michau	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description FYS 1 provides guided experience in college-level writing, thereby forming the necessary foundation for FYS II and upper level Liberal Arts classes. This section of FYS 1 will take a deep dive into the minds of both Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein (1818) and Victor Frankenstein, the infamous scientist who reanimated body parts into his infamous Monster. We will read, write, think, watch, discuss, and critically reflect on one novel and its continuing legacies into the twenty-first century. Readings and screenings will include the Frankenstein novel by Mary Shelley, secondary scholarship on her novel, films that adapt and rework Frankensteinian themes, and one graphic novel updating of the classic myth. Students should expect to write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing (i.e. two essays and one in-depth revision) in addition to homework exercises, two presentations, and in-class writing.	Class Number 1497	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
FYS I: What is a Poem?	1001 (027)	Sherry Antonini	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Musicality and an exquisite choice of words, sensory detail, and form¿the elements of masterful crafting in poetry offer a flight into worlds both familiar and unfamiliar and language for experiences which are often otherwise wordless. In this course students will consider a range of poems across the timeline of literature to learn how to read poetry deeply and thoroughly, both for content and to recognize craft as it supports meaning. Some poets likely to be considered are Sappho, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Julia Alvarez, Jericho Brown, Ocean Vuong, Jo Harjo, and Amanda Gorman, among others. The work of this course will involve assigned readings, related research, and presentations. Students will be expected to write essays based on course content that are developed from early draft through final revision stages to total 15-20 pages of writing, as well as engage in writing exercises and discussions.	Class Number 1498	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 919
FYS I: How to Read a Poem	1001 (028)	Zachary Tavlin	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description FYS I prepares students for advanced study in the Liberal Arts by attending to the foundational skills of college-level writing and interpretation, such as close reading, critical analysis, academic argumentation, essay structure, and style. This first-year seminar focuses our attention on poetry. While it's common for students to find poems baffling or even alienating, we will practice the kinds of reading skills and receptive states of mind that open poetry up to understanding and enjoyment. By reading, discussing, and writing about a small number of short poems every week (drawn from a variety of poets, periods, and places) we will see how reading poetry well does not require elite or occult knowledge but patience, interest, attention, and curiosity. Students will practice reading slowly and closely and writing about poetry in a way that reproduces that slowness and closeness in their own prose. Students should expect to write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing.	Class Number 1483	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
FYS I: Witches in the Words	1001 (029)	Sherry Antonini	Wed 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description In this course, we?ll read about witches across diverse forms of literature including folk and fairy tales, poetry, plays, and short stories. We?ll read writing by The Brothers Grimm, Octavia Butler, Arthur Miller, Joy Harjo, Rebecca Tamas, Jane Yolan, and Yumiko Kurahashi to trace the footsteps and flight patterns of witches as they appear in various roles such as mother, monster, healer, and teacher. In support of our investigations, we?ll also read selected critique essays from Donald Haase?s Fairy Tales and Feminism and from Emma Donoghue?s Kissing the Witch, a collection of deconstructed and reassembled fairy tales. As a FYSI course, the core emphasis of this class will be developing writing skills in preparation for FYSII courses and other writing assignments across SAIC?s curriculum. Students will engage in comprehensive discussion of these readings, conduct related research, and write response and analytical essays, with a final project that incorporates a creative component	Class Number 1500	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 816
FYS I: Subversive Literature	1001 (030)	Mika Yamamoto	Mon 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description Literature can either support or subvert dominant narratives, and in this class, we discuss how literature does the latter. We begin the course by naming dominant narratives that are pervasive in the world and how these narratives impact the lived lives of people, including ourselves. This helps us understand why a writer might choose to write something that attempts to counter them, and think about their work in context. We examine how literary tools can, at times, be used to undo what it was intended to build. Some writers we might read are: Susan Steinberg, Priya Parker, Maddie Reardon, Vu Tran, Esme Waijun Wang, Isabel Garcia-Gonsalez, Cathy Park Hong, Chin Chin, Peter Ho Davies, and C.Pam Zhang. In this class, we prioritize community, compassion, and vulnerability. We are committed to showing up generously and bravely. FYS I is an intensive writing course that prepares students for FYS II and other Liberal Arts courses. In class, we will engage deeply with course materials in productive discussions that will foster critical thinking and inform student writing. In addition to weekly homework assignments and in-class writing, students can expect to compose and revise 15-20 pages of formal writing through a process approach to hone their argumentative skills and build their confidence in expressing their ideas clearly and effectively.	Class Number 2220	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
FYS I: The Sea	1001 (031)	Kate Lechler	Fri 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description The oldest art depicting boats was created 40,000 years ago. For just as long, the sea¿barrier, connector, nurturer, destroyer¿has fascinated artists and authors. Its sound calms us; its mystery thrills us; its strength terrifies us. This course will focus on texts that span a variety of nations, languages, time periods, genres, and mediums, all of which explore the collective human experience of the sea. What voices does the ocean use to speak to us, and what does it say? In response to these questions, we¿ll read texts by Herman Melville, Rivers Solomon, and Homer; examine ancient myth and Lovecraftian mythos; view illustration and animation by Trungles and Hayao Miyazaki; and listen to sea shanties, Debussy, and clipping. As a First Year Seminar I course, the essay writing focus of this class will be to develop and build skills in writing response and analytical essays related to assigned readings, research, and class discussion. Students in FYS I should expect to write 15 to 20 pages of formal, revisable writing in addition to homework exercises and in-class writing. This writing will take the form of two essays with multiple drafts based on instructor and peer workshop feedback.	Class Number 1515	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 620
FYS I:Death and Life	1001 (032)	Herman Stark	Tues 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This course emphasizes, in keeping with First Year Seminar I courses in general, student writing and rewriting. Students will achieve both content and form for their writing by a close reading of texts and critical thinking about them, and then by considered review of feedback from the other seminar members. As is normal in seminars, student presentations occupy a significant amount of class time. In particular, this course confronts death, along with related phenomena such as aging, dying, grieving, and bereavement, in both interdisciplinary and intercultural manners. The direction of study will move from death as a biomedical event thru religious, spiritual, and existential events, and conclude with postmodern possibilities such as cryonics and mind-uploading. A key concern is whether, and to what extent, one?s attitude and approach to death informs one?s attitude and approach to life. The course utilizes various classical and contemporary texts to help expand and enrich our understanding, and each week students will provide thoughtful and polished reports on the assigned readings from them. By the end of the semester students will have written 15-20 pages of formal, revised writing in the form of weekly seminar reports, a midterm paper, and a final paper.	Class Number 1485	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 301
FYS I:Adol and Anthro of Magic	1001 (033)	Christine M Malcom	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description Adolescents feature prominently in culture stories and myths the world over, as well as in contemporary fantasy and science fiction. Anthropologically, adolescents are potentially powerful agents of change because they are imperfectly socialized and not yet tied to conservative adult roles. In this course we will examine the power and potential of adolescence through classic and contemporary anthropological works as well as the writing of authors including Terry Pratchett, Diana Wynne Jones, and Garth Nix.	Class Number 2214	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 818
FYS I: Asian American Poetry	1001 (034)	Suman Chhabra	Mon 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description In our class we will read recently released poetry by Asian American authors. The poems and poetry collections are written by individuals who are amongst the multitude of identities known as Asian American. Readings often include works by Jenny Xie, Ocean Vuong, and Rajiv Mohabir. In our FYS I class, we will develop our critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. This is a studio writing class in which we will focus on writing as a process. We will freewrite, formulate conceptual questions for the readings, write responses, and compose and revise 15-20 pages in multidraft essays. Students will direct the topic of the final essay based on their individual inquiry. FYS I develops college-level writing skills, prepares one for FYS II and upper-level Liberal Arts courses, and allows one to improve expressing their ideas in writing.	Class Number 1486	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 112
FYS I:Irish Literature	1001 (035)	Eileen Favorite	Wed 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This course first explores the myths and folktales of pre-Christian Ireland. We read about dolmen and druids, Maeve, Queen of Connacht, Finn MacCool, Deirdre, and Cuichulain. How do battle-hungry, sexually-charged Celts compare to characters in James Joyce's Dubliners' Historical texts (including How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill) examine how the status of women changed after the arrival of Roman (vs. Celtic) Catholicism, the Book of Kells, and the long-term effects of the Great Famine on the Irish character. Contemporary fiction writers studied include, W.B. Yeats, Eavan Boland, Rosemary Mahoney, and postmodern favorite Flann O'Brien, among others, with a focus on the influence of Celtic myths on contemporary Irish life and writing.	Class Number 1501	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 620
FYS I:Writing About Art	1001 (036)	Fred Camper	Tues 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This is a writing course, with the goals of helping you write excellent basic English and developing your skills in presenting arguments, using careful observations of art works and careful readings of writings on art. Reading is one way of improving your writing, and we will study essays almost entirely by artists, likely including photographers (Paul Strand and Edward Weston), painters (Gerhard Richter and Agnes Martin), sculptors (Constantin Brancusi), filmmakers (Dziga Vertov and Maya Deren), architects (Louis Sullivan), and conceptual artists (Barbara Kruger and Jenny Holzer). We will view art by the artists whose work we consider, and discuss both how their written statements connect with their work and the larger problem of using writing to describe and interpret visual art. There will be short assignments on the writing and work of the artists we consider, and one assignment in which you write an artist's statement, either for the work you are now making or for the work you hope to make. There will also be a research paper on an artist of your choice with the instructor's approval, in which you argue a thesis about that artist's work. Each of these assignments will also be revised based on the instructor's comments, and the minimum length of all together will be at least 7,500 words.	Class Number 1502	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
FYS I: Self-Portraiture & Society	1001 (037)	Nat Holtzmann	Tues 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description The terms ¿self¿ and ¿portrait¿ are so ubiquitous that they often go underexamined. This class invites students to consider the ¿self¿ on a philosophical level, and to feel out the complex, blurry parameters distinguishing a portrait an artist makes of another from a self-portrait. The historical contexts within which various self-portraits in 20th century art and literature were produced will inform our inquiries into how society shapes the ways we think about/represent our 'selves' and vice versa. These will include artworks by Claude Cahun, Beauford Delaney, Catherine Opie, and Marisol, as well as texts by Joe Brainard, Michelle Tea, Edouard Levé, Nathalie Léger, and contemporary literary critics. Selections from diaries of artists and writers will also feed our interests, including those of Frida Kahlo, Eva Hesse, Franz Kafka, Audre Lorde, and David Wojnarowicz. Finally, we will interrogate the ethics and implications of self-portraiture today, in a culture glutted with them to an unprecedented degree. What does it say about our ability to register and respond to the present moment¿one shaped by large structures and forces¿that our art and literature often operate at the scale of the individual self? FYS I courses develop college-level writing skills and prepare students for FYS II and upper-level Liberal Arts courses. In this process-oriented class, students will build such skills through 15-20 pages of formal, revisable writing (two multi-draft essays) in addition to preparatory homework assignments and in-class writing. Work will be undertaken independently and collaboratively through self-assessment, guided workshops, and peer review.	Class Number 1516	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 816
FYS I:Writing About Film	1001 (038)	Fred Camper	Fri 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description FYS I:Writing About Film	Class Number 1477	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 608
FYS I:Bird Talk	1001 (039)	Joanna Anos	Wed 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Bird talk is talk about birds, about flight and flying, migration, metamorphosis, and song; about bird-beings and human beings, who want to be birds or, at least, bird-like, and about artists whose art is avian inspired. Readings for this writing course include essays and a selection of myths, tales, and poems; visual texts include bird-art at the Art Institute. Students write and revise several essays, including a comparative textual analysis and a verbal-visual ¿field guide¿ of their own design.	Class Number 1499	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 818
FYSe: Photography and Truth	1002 (001)	Jennie Berner	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Photography can count as a forensic technology, a form of official identification, a documentary record, and a means of surveillance. Yet photographs can also be deceptive, particularly in our age of digital manipulation. In this writing-intensive course, we will examine the circumstances under which photography is treated as art and/or evidence. Readings will cover a range of subtopics from social media & selfies to political photography, from advertising & Photoshop to family albums. Writing assignments ? totaling 15-20 pages over the course of the semester ? will emphasize analysis, argument, research, revision, and other academic writing skills. Prerequisites Must complete AAP: Academic Foundations Seminar (AAP1001) and Foundations Writing Workshop (AAP 1011)	Class Number 1120	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Sharp 409
First Year Seminar Enhanced (EIS)	1003 (001)	Diane Worobec-Serratos	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description FYS (EIS) are theme-based writing courses designed for first-year international students who have successfully completed their English for International Students Fluency course, with an emphasis on teaching Academic English skills to English Language Learners. Students will improve their Academic English skills by learning to embrace the writing process and establish writerly habits, while developing guided critical reading, thinking, and writing skills necessary for their success in future course work at SAIC. FYS (EIS) sections offer different topics. For example, students may investigate modern and contemporary art movements or analyze popular visual culture or media. While faculty have autonomy in determining course theme, the theme is an accessory to the writing; the balance in these classes is weighed toward explicit writing instruction and workshopping of student writing, not content. This course provides guided experience in writing college-level essays of various kinds. Students investigate the class topic through close readings and class discussions. They explore and develop their ideas by writing short responses and longer multi-draft papers which may include analytical, argumentative, expository, and/or evaluative essays. A significant amount of time is devoted to the craft of writing. Grammatical and organizational strategies, argumentation, and skills in thesis/claim and idea development are explored. Students should expect to write 15-20 pages of formal, revisable writing across the course of the semester. A significant amount of time may be devoted to re-writing essays, so as to develop first drafts into final versions. In-class writing and short homework exercises may be included. Through peer review and workshops, students learn to collaborate and to take their work, and the work of their peers seriously, thereby establishing best practices of critique. Classes are capped at 12 students and individual meetings to discuss each student's papers should be expected. Prerequisites Must complete English Fluency I (EIS 1021)	Class Number 1121	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 301
FYS II: Come to Your Senses	1005 (001)	Matilda Stubbs	Tues 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This writing intensive First Year Seminar introduces students to the anthropological study of the senses and how to communicate sensory experience through ethnographic writing. By close examination of ethnographic texts, films, podcasts, and other multimedia, students will explore how cultures 'make sense' of the everyday and increasingly globalized world. With emphasis on written assignments, we approach the notion of perception as more than a purely physical act, and through structured participation and deliberate observation, students will learn how sensory experiences are deeply related to our own histories and cultural identities. Course activities center around developing analytic skills in the genre of ethnographic writing, and critically engaging with cross-cultural examples of sensual mediations of reality. Topics range from how the senses shape the aesthetics of daily life through color, odor, and flavor, to the significance of communication and information of technologies in the era of virtual reality, slime videos, and the online autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) community. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 1503	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1428
FYS II: Writing for Art	1005 (002)	Kerry Balden	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description FYS II further develops the skills learned in FYS I, with specific attention to writing for readers. Throughout, students will learn, practice, and analyze principles of writing such as argument, introductions, conclusions, and more. But all of this with a view to motivating and convincing particular readerships. After several introductory weeks of finding and reading pieces from your fields of interest, we begin short written assignments that focus on a certain writing principle of the week. By the third or fourth week, each student will have selected a research topic that they will focus on for the remainder of the course. Those who do not already have some notion of a topic beforehand will be supported with suggestions of artists, critics, and movements across the far-reaching areas of study at SAIC. Students can expect most class days to be divided into three parts: peer analyses of the previous week's writing, lecture and exercise on a new principle of writing, and in-class time for writing and research. The course depends on and flourishes from the peer analyses, and the samples of writing that students find in their fields of interest. From these, students experience how, as a reader, it is to read both the better and the worse, and how to improve from the latter to the former: Writing is a process, to which revising for readers is essential. The variety of topics, techniques, styles, and discourse communities provide the opportunity not only to become well-versed in your particular field of interest, but competent to discuss and critique other fields, whether adjacent or otherwise. From week to week, the written assignments become slightly longer, with students writing in total 20 pages of formal, revisable writing. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 1487	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
FYS II: Our Cultural Archive	1005 (003)	Terri Griffith	Mon 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Allusion, reference, sample, quote¿These words are often used when discussing art, music, and literature. But what do they really mean? Although sampling is a term specific to contemporary music, using existing works to create new ones is not a new idea. Through reading, writing essays, and a final research paper and presentation, students will probe the meanings of these words in relationship to their own work, while exploring the ways in which artists, musicians, and writers have mined our cultural archive. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 1504	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
FYS II: Ethics and the Environment	1005 (004)	David B. Johnson	Tues 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description In this writing-intensive course, students will work to improve their writing skills through an exploration of environmental ethics, the branch of thought devoted to understanding what makes the nonhuman world valuable, how we human beings should conceive of our relation to and role within that world, and what obligations we owe to the beings that populate it. After a brief introduction to philosophical ethics in general, we will study several texts outlining some of the major approaches to environmental ethics, including anthropocentrism, biocentric egalitarianism, and ecofeminism. These readings will be drawn from a range of disciplines, historical eras, and cultural sources. Students will have the opportunity to explore topics of further interest in the field of environmental ethics through their written work, which will make up the bulk of their coursework and will comprise two major essays, amounting to between 20 to 25 pages of formal, revisable writing. Students will also complete several short homework assignments and in-class writing exercises. The overarching goal of the course is to deepen students¿ understanding of and facility with the standards and rigors of evidence-based argumentation and analysis. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 2215	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
FYS II: Generative Art: The Future of Creativity?	1005 (005)	Aaron Greenberg	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Generative art, resulting from creative practices involving automation and artificial intelligence, has existed for decades if not centuries. Already in 1970, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago created a department called Generative Systems to study and experiment with art practices harnessing new technologies. Still, with the recent release of powerful text-to-image generators and natural language processors, many are celebrating, dreading, and warning of a brave new world where machines can automatically create ¿art¿ which once would have required countless hours of human labor, experience, and courage. ¿We¿re Witnessing the Birth of a New Artistic Medium,¿ reported The Atlantic in September 2022. In November, The Guardian asked, ¿When AI can make art ¿ what does it mean for creativity?¿ Artists were understandably outraged when an AI-generated artwork, Théâtre D'opéra Spatial won first place for digital art in the Colorado State Fair¿s fine arts competition. Together we¿ll experiment at the intersection of technology and art, exploring what it means to make art when algorithms can automate parts of the creative process. Whether you believe that auto-generative AI democratizes or dehumanizes artistic creation, rather than dismiss or fight an inevitable future of auto-generative artificial intelligence in art, we¿ll discover how emergent technologies can enhance human creativity and promote humane artistic practices. FYS II develops college-level writing skills, preparing students for upper-level Liberal Arts courses. Students will create original research (and textual art) around topics including authenticity, mimesis, copyright, autonomy, automation, (non)human creativity, and the evolving markets for artistic work. We¿ll develop and refine the writing skills learned in FYS I while experimenting with generative writing and research methods. Students will leave this course with a portfolio of original, publishable writing, as well as a foundational grasp of the history and futures of generative art. Readings and screenings may vary but will focus on pioneers in the creation, curation, and market of generative art. Some of the scholars and artists we will engage with in this course include Sonia Landy Sheridan, Georg Nees, Frieder Nake, Vera Molnár, Margaret Boden, and Francesca Franco. Students will create 20-25 pages of formal, revisable, and publishable writing across three short essays and two in-depth revisions. Students will also learn to write a research paper, using scholarly constraints to enhance creativity. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 1505	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 517
FYS II: Philosophy and/of Love	1005 (006)	Guy Elgat	Tues 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class explores some of the basic questions and issues in the philosophy of love, from ancient Greece to the contemporary world. What is the nature of love? WHat is Platonic love? What does love demand of us? How is romantic love sensitive to the social context in which we find ourselves in contemporary, capitalist, society? Texts include Plato's Symposium, Badiou's In Praise of Love, and Illouz's Consuming the Romantic Utopia (excerpts). FYS II will build upon the foundational writing skills students began learning in FYS I, with the introduction of more rigorous argumentation and research. Eventually, writing will be more self-directed in this FYS II class. Students should expect to write 20 to 25 pages of formal, revisable writing (i.e. one conversation essay and one research project, both with multiple drafts) as well as homework exercises and in-class writing. Much in-class writing will be included, as emphasis is on development of the intellectual skills of reading and responding critically, which forms the basis of each student's career at SAIC. Furthermore, peer review, class workshopping of student papers, and individual meetings to discuss each student's writing should be expected. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 1488	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
FYS II: Dreamers, Utopians, and Mystics	1005 (007)	Irina Ruvinsky	Tues 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course explores the literary genre of fantasy, including the subgenre of science fiction. Through the lenses of Russian literature and film we will investigate fantastic¿s sister genres: ¿the uncanny¿ or ¿the marvelous.¿ We will examine how classical Russian writers and cinematographers, ranging from Gogol, Nabkov, Bulgakov to Tarkovsky, engaged with the fantastic, the supernatural and developments in science and technology. We will study how political ideology and resistance helped shape Russian fantasies and fears in the 20th and 21st centuries in literature and film. Students will be expected to write 3 persuasive papers, 6-7 pages each, aimed to develop persuasive, analytical and critical thinking skills. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 1520	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 608
FYS II: Fiction, Falsehood, & Artistic Form	1005 (008)	Stephen Williams	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Where is the line between a work of art and 'real life,' and what happens¿aesthetically, ethically, politically¿when artists and writers question, blur, subvert, or conceal it? To what extent is an author part of the fiction they create? What is 'true' in a fictional or virtual world, and who decides? Though these questions¿implicit in any kind of aesthetic figuration¿are as old as art itself, they have taken on a particular urgency as mistrust and disinformation¿and the technologies that enable them¿increasingly pervade our lives. The course, then, takes these issues as a focal point as students build upon the foundational writing skills they began learning in FYS I, introducing more rigorous argumentation and research. Among the topics we might consider are the concepts of the persona, the shibboleth, and the 'fourth wall'; trompe-l'oeil painting; the poems of Ossian; Fernando Pessoa's heteronyms; Borges's Pierre Menard; Brecht's 'alienation effects'; pseudonyms (as a means of personal liberation, as a response to oppression); camp (in its emphasis on artifice over naturalism); forgeries and disputed attributions; NFTs and Artificial Intelligence. Students will produce 20-25 pages of formal, revisable writing, as well as informal at-home and in-class assignments. The course involves extensive peer review and collaborative work, and culminates in a research paper on a topic of the student's choosing. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 1511	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 818
FYS II: Politics and Poetry	1005 (009)	Suman Chhabra	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description In our class we will read contemporary poetry from authors responding to historic and current political injustices. We¿ll also read about the political events themselves to gain an understanding of the authors¿ creative works. The poems and poetry collections are written by individuals but they shed light on the political impacts that affect the collective of humanity. Readings often include works by Layli Long Soldier, Rajiv Mohabir, and Don Mee Choi. In our FYS II class, we will develop our critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. This is a studio writing class focusing on writing as a process that includes freewriting, formulating conceptual questions for the readings, writing responses, and composing and revising 20-25 pages in multidraft essays. Students will direct the topic of the final essay based on their individual inquiry and research. FYS II develops college-level writing skills, prepares one for upper-level Liberal Arts courses, and allows one to improve expressing their ideas in writing. Prerequisites Prerequisite: ENGLISH 1001.	Class Number 2218	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 112
Foundations Writing Workshop	1011 (001)	Jacob A Hinkson	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description The Foundations Writing Workshop is a process-based writing course that serves as students' initiation to the foundations of academic writing in a school of art and design. Students engage in the writing process, learn strategies for exploring topics, and develop their knowledge of the concepts and terminology of art and design through the practice of various kinds of written compositions. Analysis of essays and active participation in writing-critiques are integral components of the Workshop.	Class Number 1053	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 301
Foundations Writing Workshop	1011 (002)	Alexander W Jochaniewicz	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description The Foundations Writing Workshop is a process-based writing course that serves as students' initiation to the foundations of academic writing in a school of art and design. Students engage in the writing process, learn strategies for exploring topics, and develop their knowledge of the concepts and terminology of art and design through the practice of various kinds of written compositions. Analysis of essays and active participation in writing-critiques are integral components of the Workshop.	Class Number 1059	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 301
Foundations Writing Workshop	1011 (003)	Peter Thomas	Mon 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description The Foundations Writing Workshop is a process-based writing course that serves as students' initiation to the foundations of academic writing in a school of art and design. Students engage in the writing process, learn strategies for exploring topics, and develop their knowledge of the concepts and terminology of art and design through the practice of various kinds of written compositions. Analysis of essays and active participation in writing-critiques are integral components of the Workshop.	Class Number 1054	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 206
Foundations Writing Workshop	1011 (004)	Suzanne Scanlon	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description The Foundations Writing Workshop is a process-based writing course that serves as students' initiation to the foundations of academic writing in a school of art and design. Students engage in the writing process, learn strategies for exploring topics, and develop their knowledge of the concepts and terminology of art and design through the practice of various kinds of written compositions. Analysis of essays and active participation in writing-critiques are integral components of the Workshop.	Class Number 1058	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 818
English for International Students: English Language Fluency	1021 (001)	Aram Han Sifuentes	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This is the first of two English language fluency courses for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students improve their academic English skills by reading and responding to art appreciation and art history texts. Texts are analyzed for formal as well as contextual information. Students learn how to integrate their own observations and knowledge with information gained from reading and lecture. Students also build competence and confidence in college-level writing. Topics include formal analyses and/or critical responses to works of art. Presentations and class discussions also give students practice communicating their knowledge through speaking.	Class Number 1061	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 301
English for International Students: English Language Fluency	1021 (003)	Nat Holtzmann	Wed 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This is the first of two English language fluency courses for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students improve their academic English skills by reading and responding to art appreciation and art history texts. Texts are analyzed for formal as well as contextual information. Students learn how to integrate their own observations and knowledge with information gained from reading and lecture. Students also build competence and confidence in college-level writing. Topics include formal analyses and/or critical responses to works of art. Presentations and class discussions also give students practice communicating their knowledge through speaking.	Class Number 1062	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Sharp 706
English for International Students: English Language Fluency	1021 (004)	Deborah S. Hochgesang	Mon 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This is the first of two English language fluency courses for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students improve their academic English skills by reading and responding to art appreciation and art history texts. Texts are analyzed for formal as well as contextual information. Students learn how to integrate their own observations and knowledge with information gained from reading and lecture. Students also build competence and confidence in college-level writing. Topics include formal analyses and/or critical responses to works of art. Presentations and class discussions also give students practice communicating their knowledge through speaking.	Class Number 1072	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
English for International Students: Critique	1031 (001)	Annette Elliot-Hogg	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This critique course is offered for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students build competence in giving critiques, participating in class discussions, and giving presentations. Students make artwork to present to the class. They learn and practice the vocabulary of visual and design elements and use these to analyze and critique their own and their classmates' works. Students practice a variety of critique formats by using formal, social-cultural, and expressive theories of art criticism. They discuss and critique works both verbally and in writing.	Class Number 1063	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
English for International Students: Critique	1031 (002)	C. C. Ann Chen	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This critique course is offered for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students build competence in giving critiques, participating in class discussions, and giving presentations. Students make artwork to present to the class. They learn and practice the vocabulary of visual and design elements and use these to analyze and critique their own and their classmates' works. Students practice a variety of critique formats by using formal, social-cultural, and expressive theories of art criticism. They discuss and critique works both verbally and in writing.	Class Number 1073	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
English for International Students: Critique	1031 (004)	Erica R. Mott	Mon 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This critique course is offered for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students build competence in giving critiques, participating in class discussions, and giving presentations. Students make artwork to present to the class. They learn and practice the vocabulary of visual and design elements and use these to analyze and critique their own and their classmates' works. Students practice a variety of critique formats by using formal, social-cultural, and expressive theories of art criticism. They discuss and critique works both verbally and in writing.	Class Number 1065	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (001)	Annette Elliot-Hogg	Mon 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1074	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (002)	Annette Elliot-Hogg	Mon 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1075	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (003)	Alicia Castañeda-Lopez	Wed 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM All Online
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1066	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (004)	Sonia Da Silva	Tues 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1076	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (005)	Sonia Da Silva	Tues 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1067	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (006)	Annette Elliot-Hogg	Tues 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1077	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (007)	Ned Marto	Thurs 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1068	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (008)	Suman Chhabra	Wed 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1069	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (009)	Aram Han Sifuentes	Fri 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1078	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (010)	Aram Han Sifuentes	Thurs 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM All Online
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1070	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (011)	Suman Chhabra	Wed 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1079	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (012)	Alicia Castañeda-Lopez	Tues 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM All Online
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1081	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (013)	Aram Han Sifuentes	Fri 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1082	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (020)	Jacqueline M Rasmussen	Thurs 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1083	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (021)	Jacqueline M Rasmussen	Thurs 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1084	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1011
English for International Students: Tutorial	1035 (022)	David P Norris	Mon 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM All Online
Description This class offers small group tutoring for students who do not speak English as their first language. Students meet with an EIS instructor in groups of three for 1 1/2 hours each week. Students receive assistance with their class assignments for Art History, Liberal Arts and Studio classes. Activities may include discussing class concepts, checking comprehension, exploring ideas for papers or projects, revising papers, or practicing pronunciation and presentations.	Class Number 1085	Credits 1.5	Department Liberal Arts Location
Spanish I	2001 (001)	Sabra Duarte	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description An introductory course in reading, writing, and conversational Spanish. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1683	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
Survey of Literature I: Medieval to Emily Dickinso	2001 (001)	Irina Ruvinsky	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This literature survey examines a great variety of material from the period, giving students a broad sense of the history of literature in English. Readings include some combination of poems, plays, essays, prose narratives, sermons, satires, and letters, by writers ranging from anonymous ballad makers to popular novelists. We will read a range of writers, from stalwarts of the English tradition like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, Austen, and Keats to Americans Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson, to other lesser-known figures. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1644	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 205
Spanish I	2001 (002)	Sabra Duarte	Wed 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description An introductory course in reading, writing, and conversational Spanish. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1679	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1428
Arabic I	2003 (001)	Wael Fawzy	Tues 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description Arabic I ???? is a fully integrated introductory course for students with no background in the language. The course is designed for beginning students whose learning objectives and needs are in any of the following categories: continued language study, business purposes, or travel. Students will learn to speak and understand Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and read and write Arabic script. Students will develop speaking and listening skills through audiovisual media, interactive fun activities, and paired dialogue practices. There will be a strong emphasis on oral proficiency needed to provide the necessary framework to communicate clearly and effectively. These objectives will be achieved through the following approaches: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural studies. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1686	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
French I	2005 (001)	Elizabeth Chalier-Visuvalingam	Tues 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description An introductory course in reading, writing and conversational French. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1684	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 919
French I	2005 (002)	Elizabeth Chalier-Visuvalingam	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description An introductory course in reading, writing and conversational French. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1685	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 818
Chinese I	2008 (001)	Marie Meiying Jiang	Tues 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM All Online
Description Chinese I is designed for beginners who take Chinese as a foreign language. Students who speak Chinese as their native language are not allowed to attend this course. Students who have taken Chinese study in the past are required to take the evaluation test and gain approval of the instructor to enroll. Students will study the Chinese Mandarin sound system PIN YIN, the basic strokes from the Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese numbers, common Chinese Radicals and Lessons 1-5 of <> (Level 1 Part 1). Students can speak and write systematically more than 150 essential vocabulary words, master the key grammatical structures, build the real-life communicative skills. They will also write and tell a story about themselves and their interests on Chinese paper utilizing 150 characters. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1680	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Online
Chinese I	2008 (002)	Junming Han	Thurs 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description Chinese I is designed for beginners who take Chinese as a foreign language. Students who speak Chinese as their native language are not allowed to attend this course. Students who have taken Chinese study in the past are required to take the evaluation test and gain approval of the instructor to enroll. Students will study the Chinese Mandarin sound system PIN YIN, the basic strokes from the Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese numbers, common Chinese Radicals and Lessons 1-5 of <> (Level 1 Part 1). Students can speak and write systematically more than 150 essential vocabulary words, master the key grammatical structures, build the real-life communicative skills. They will also write and tell a story about themselves and their interests on Chinese paper utilizing 150 characters. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1681	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1427
German I	2009 (001)	Kimberly Kenny	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description An introductory course in reading, writing, and conversational German. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1682	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1428
Top: The Politics of Pleasure	3007 (001)	Ivan Bujan	Tues 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This seminar interrogates the concept of pleasure. Pleasure occupies a fraught space in feminist and queer theory. This course examines several ways that people have theorized pleasure as a space for politics, a space for conservatism, or a way to think about racialized difference. This course is not interested in defining what pleasure is, but it interrogates what the stakes of talking about pleasure have been within contemporary theory and culture. Beginning with an examination of pleasure in the context of early twentieth century sexology, this course looks at the sex wars of the 1970s, the turn toward pleasure as a space of protest, and ends by thinking of ways to imagine pleasure outside of current paradigms of sexuality. The course takes gender, race, and sexuality as central analytic components. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1138	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Gender and Sexuality Location Lakeview - 205
Top: Queer of Color Critique	3007 (002)	Omie Hsu	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course welcomes students interested in the field broadly called ¿queer theory¿--even if they don¿t have a background in women¿s, gender, or sexuality studies. It requires neither expertise nor past experience precisely because the primary question the class experiments with is: ¿What could queer theory look like if we begin from the premise that its model subject is not white?¿ The syllabus is organized around how ¿queer theory¿ is differently distributed and taken up by various fields of inquiry/analysis, methodological approaches, and traditions of activism and cultural production. We¿ll use many genres and forms of queer of color theorizing as points of entry into concepts central to queer/critical thought (like intimacy, power, subjectivity, labor, sex). We¿ll read legal scholars (like Kenji Yoshino, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Ian López) alongside theorists of performance/performativity (like E. Patrick Johnson, José Muñoz); we¿ll put historical manifestos (like those by Radicalesbians, the Combahee River Collective) in conversation with contemporary literary manifestos (like Joshua Chambers-Letson¿s); we¿ll treat graphic novels (like Jaime Cortez¿s Sexile) as works of philosophy and works of political philosophizing (like writing by Cathy Cohen, C. Riley Snorton, Jeff Nunokawa) as poetic/aesthetic; we¿ll watch web series (like Brown Girls) and we¿ll write a lot. We¿ll use short, though frequent, critical reflections to frame class discussions and you¿ll use longer paper and/or creative projects to consolidate/present your learning. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1139	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Gender and Sexuality Location MacLean 608
Top:(Un)doing Masculinities: Queer and Trans Inter	3007 (004)	Ivan Bujan	Tues 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course examines masculinity as a dynamic, socially constructed identity, actively shaped and expressed through public presentation, clothing, and social interactions. Rather than seeing masculinity as a fixed or universal concept, we explore how it is influenced by race, sexuality, class, national identity, and geographic location. We critique the Western-centered, static notions of masculinity, traditionally tied to virility, whiteness, and heterosexuality, by highlighting diverse masculinities from around the world, including racialized masculinities, female masculinities, and queer and trans masculinities. Drawing from interdisciplinary scholarship in performance studies, gender and sexuality studies, critical race theory, and queer and trans theory, the course examines how masculinity is ¿done¿ and ¿undone¿ in different cultural and historical contexts. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1142	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Gender and Sexuality Location Lakeview - 206
Symbiosis: How Life Lives Together	3010 (001)	Matthew Nelsen	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Symbiosis describes the relationships that bind organisms in a life together. Symbioses can be between species or within species¿bee to flower, mother to child, and even parasite to host. Drawing from ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral research, we will carefully consider the dynamics of cooperation and dependency across cells, food webs, and even urban neighborhood. Studying symbiosis is not only a window into a myriad of extraordinary biological relations, it is also fundamental to systems thinking in the context of sustainability. Weekly readings, in-class exercises, small collaborative projects will be integral to our study, leading to an understanding of how observation and experiment can help us unpack the many complexities of living together. We will consider the work by Lynn Margulis, Robin Wall-Kimmerer, Charles Darwin,Suzanne Simard, Harry Harlow, Thomas Schelling, Vi Hart, and many others. Weekly readings, in-class and out-of-class exercises, small collaborative projects. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1886	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Art and Science, Sustainable Design Location Lakeview - 202
Birds are Dinosaurs	3012 (001)	Jingmai O'Connor	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Dinosaurs are the most diverse group of land vertebrates on our planet. Today. Birds are the only group to survive the catastrophic asteroid impact 66 million years ago that wiped out all other dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are a fascinating group through which to learn the fundamentals of evolutionary biology and explore how organisms respond to rapid climate change. This course explores the evolution of dinosaurs with a focus on the emergence of bird-like forms, the origin of birds, and the repeated evolution of flight. We will use critical thinking to investigate the traits that underpin the incredible evolutionary success of birds and explore the serious issue of mass extinctions. This class will demonstrate the importance of art to the field of paleontology to convey concepts and new findings both to the public and between scientists. For example, several prominent paleontologists started as artists, and critical concepts, like the warm-bloodedness of dinosaurs, were first proposed by artists, exemplifying the interconnectedness of art and paleontology. The coursework will consist of 6 classwork assignments, a short answer midterm, and a final art project that encourages students to use art to express scientific understanding of the uniqueness of living dinosaurs. This course will leverage the incredible natural history resources available at the Field Museum through two mandatory class visits. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2269	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Art and Science Location Lakeview - 202
Chemistry of Pigments: The Theory and History of Pigment Chemistry in Art	3013 (001)	Gary McDowell	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description How are pigments made? How were they made in the past? Why do they produce the colors they do? It all comes down to the chemicals they contain. This course will introduce fundamental concepts relating to the production of pigments, and how this relates to their use and utility throughout art history. Topics will range from the nature of light and its interaction with matter, to principles of organic and inorganic chemistry in pigment production, investigating the history and economics of pigment production relating to natural and synthetic methods. The practical lab component of the class will explore principles of these chemical reactions, and the production of certain pigments using synthetic and natural (e.g. lake pigment) processes. Students will learn about the chemistry of color, the structure and behavior of molecules, and the historical development and use of pigments in art. Class work will involve experimental work, collaborative group work, critical analysis, and engagement with current concepts in the scientific literature of pigments. We will use qualitative homework, quizzes, lectures, and a final research project to combine understanding of chemical principles with artistic practice. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2264	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Art and Science Location Lakeview - 1503
Conservation Biology	3014 (001)	Camila Pizano	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Earth is full of a spectacular diversity of life forms as a result of more than 4 billion years of evolution. However, human modification of ecosystems has significantly altered natural habitats and landscapes, impacting the organisms inhabiting them. This course explores the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss, and how the field of conservation biology, an inter-disciplinary field, brings together different areas such as ecology, social science, genetics, anthropology, communication, sociology and restoration to identify problems and solutions to the loss of ecosystems and species. This class begins by exploring why biodiversity is important and valuable from different angles, disciplines, and instrumental arguments, while exploring the main consequences of biodiversity loss. In collaboration with Chicago¿s multiple conservation agencies, the class then turns attention to local efforts of conservation of land and aquatic species, as well as ecosystems. Course work includes discussion, worksheets, quizzes, online videos and readings, as well as talks by invited speakers. There will be required field trips to the Lincoln Park Zoo, and The Field Museum. There are two textbooks are an integral part of the course (Introduction to Conservation Biology by Anna A. Sher and 'The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity' by Alexandre Antonelli). A large component of the course content will be obtained by reading the textbooks prior to class and by studying on your own. Additional handouts, readings and videos/podcasts, are posted on this course¿s Canvas page. In this course students will develop a final project on a conservation topic of their interest, which will be developed throughout the semester. Other assignments include invited speaker talk summaries, fieldwork handouts, quizzes and class activities. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2272	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Community & Social Engagement, Art and Science Location MacLean 112
Plant Life in a Changing World: an Ecological Perspective	3016 (001)	Camila Pizano	Mon 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Plants are not only fundamental for human survival and well-being, but they also sustain other life forms in all terrestrial ecosystems. This course examines the life of plants and their intrinsic interactions with each other, other organisms (herbivores, mycorrhizal fungi, seed dispersers, pathogens, etc.) and the environment. Topics discussed include how different plant species compete for resources and space, how plants have adapted to extreme ecosystems, and their interactions with multiple other organisms in natural, urban and agricultural ecosystems. These topics will be further explored in lab and field projects, readings and podcasts. We will dive into different interactive demos, activities, labs and field trips that collectively offer diverse opportunities for you to see plant science in action. An overarching focus of these activities is citizen science as a tool for environmental sustainability, equity, and research that supports communities beyond academia. Two textbooks ('Trees' by Paul Smith and 'The Light Eaters by Zöe Schlanger) are an integral part of the course. A large component of the course content will be obtained by reading the textbooks prior to class and by studying on your own. There will be additional handouts, readings and videos/podcasts posted on Canvas. Students will develop a zine on a tree species of their preference throughout the semester. They will also set up a 3-week experiment at the end of the semester to test for different factors on plant survival and growth. Other assignments include lab reports, class activities, invited speaker summaries, and quizzes. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2268	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
Mineralogy and Gemology	3017 (001)	Maria Valdes	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course investigates minerals ¿the foundation of our planet¿ from both scientific and cultural perspectives. We will learn the foundational principles of mineralogy¿ including crystal structures, geological formation environments, and mineral identification¿ and explore how these materials become gemstones through human intervention. With this grounding in geology and chemistry, we will also examine how humans have valued, manipulated, and mythologized minerals and gems throughout history: considering the ethics of gem mining and trade, critically assessing pseudoscientific claims around crystals and healing, as well as visit Chicago institutions that showcase the scientific and artistic beauty of minerals. Lectures and labs will introduce students to mineral identification and the tools of gemology, such as microscopes, polariscopes, and refractometers. Readings will draw from scientific texts and essays exploring the cultural history of gems and crystals. We¿ll examine works by artists who use minerals as subject or medium, visit museum collections and local jewelry designers, and engage with contemporary discussions on sustainability, ethics, and pseudoscience. Students will connect scientific insight with creative interpretation through projects and field experiences. Students will be evaluated by a mixture of weekly journals, labs, a midterm exam, and a final art project with written essay component. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2265	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1503
Apollo to Artemis: The Science and Exploration of the Moon	3018 (001)	Maria Valdes	Tues 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description The Moon, our closest celestial neighbor, is a cornerstone for understanding planetary formation and evolution. This course offers an in-depth exploration of its origin, development, and significance within the broader context of Solar System science. Although the Moon is just one of many worlds, its nearness and the rich archive of data from the Apollo missions, along with the renewed investigations planned through the Artemis program, make it an unparalleled laboratory for understanding planetary processes. We will examine the Moon through geochemistry, cosmochemistry, petrology, and isotopic analysis, introducing what isotopic studies are and why they illuminate lunar history, while also delving into its origins, surface processes, and the technologies used to investigate them. Lectures and discussions will draw on data from the Apollo missions, lunar meteorites, and modern spacecraft such as Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Artemis. We will examine scientific papers, mission imagery, and isotopic datasets to explore how the Moon formed and evolved. Students will also engage with real NASA scientists, documentaries, animations, and artistic interpretations of lunar exploration, connecting scientific understanding with creative expression through hands-on activities and visual projects inspired by lunar geology and chemistry. Students will be evaluated by a mixture of weekly quizzes, journal assignments, labs, a midterm exam, and a final project. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2266	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 202
Tropical Ecosystems and Biodiversity	3019 (001)	Camila Pizano	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course will explore tropical ecosystems, where biological diversity peaks. The beauty and extreme variety of tropical life forms have not only provided scientists with a frontier for the discovery of new species, new drugs, etc., but have also inspired people from across disciplines. This course will provide an introduction to studies of living organisms and ecosystems in the tropics, ecological relationships among species, the influence of tropical biodiversity on different disciplines, and issues surrounding the conservation of tropical species and ecosystems. Course work and assignments include presentations on specific tropical organisms, types of ecosystems, and the multiple dimensions of people and forests¿ interactions in the tropics, as well as short writings and artistic interpretations. The course includes one or two required field trips. We will read the book 'A Neotropical Companion' by John C. Kricher (2017) as well as sections of historic accounts of tropical explorers, and recent indigenous literature. Invited speakers will talk to the class about their research and conservation work in the tropics. Students will answer quizzes on assigned readings, make oral presentations on preferred topics and tropical naturalists, and work on a zine during the semester. In addition, there will be a 'talent show' of tropical species, and discussions and analyses of invited speaker talks. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2270	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
Biological Pattern Formation	3020 (001)	Anna Edlund	Tues 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Description with small clarity edits: Patterns found in living organisms¿including spirals, stripes, branches, concentric circles, and spots of all sorts¿self-organize in space and time. Developmental biologists, modelers, and designers have long explored these patterns. In this seminar, we will read experimental and review articles about how biological patterns form. Students will keep journals, and groups will present and lead class discussions on examples of different patterns. The scientific findings we discuss are ones that often inform sustainable design and biomimicry in engineering. Readings are published experimental and review articles in the field of Biological Pattern Formation, chosen by the presenting student groups, with guidance from the professor. Each seminar will focus on one pattern, for example spirals, with several articles presented, perhaps on shells, inner ear cochlea, or ram's horns. Student groups will present clusters of articles and guide class discussion; those students not presenting participate in the discussion and keep journals. A written, final paper is completed by each student on their choice of pattern. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2271	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Art and Science Location Lakeview - 202
Biological Pattern Formation	3020 (002)	Anna Edlund	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Description with small clarity edits: Patterns found in living organisms¿including spirals, stripes, branches, concentric circles, and spots of all sorts¿self-organize in space and time. Developmental biologists, modelers, and designers have long explored these patterns. In this seminar, we will read experimental and review articles about how biological patterns form. Students will keep journals, and groups will present and lead class discussions on examples of different patterns. The scientific findings we discuss are ones that often inform sustainable design and biomimicry in engineering. Readings are published experimental and review articles in the field of Biological Pattern Formation, chosen by the presenting student groups, with guidance from the professor. Each seminar will focus on one pattern, for example spirals, with several articles presented, perhaps on shells, inner ear cochlea, or ram's horns. Student groups will present clusters of articles and guide class discussion; those students not presenting participate in the discussion and keep journals. A written, final paper is completed by each student on their choice of pattern. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2273	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Art and Science Location MacLean 608
Origin and Evolution of the Solar System	3026 (001)	Maria Valdes	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Cosmochemistry lies at the crossroads of chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, and biology, helping us answer fundamental questions about our Solar System's formation and evolution. About 9 billion years after the Big Bang, our Sun ignited, and 4.6 billion years of chemical evolution followed- shaping planets, asteroids, moons, and more. This course explores the origins of planetary materials, Earth's composition, and why studying extraterrestrial samples is key to understanding our home planet. Where did water come from? What led to life's emergence? How can this knowledge guide space exploration? Through cosmochemistry, we uncover the processes that shaped our world and beyond. Lectures will provide the foundation for the material covered in this course. In addition, we will read recent publications from scientific journals and other selected texts, engage in class discussions, watch videos, listen to a podcast about NASA's Apollo missions, and participate in hands-on lab work to understand meteorites. By the end of the course, you will be able to: 1. Describe the processes involved in the formation and evolution of planets and other astromaterials, and summarize the evidence for this narrative. 2. Identify and characterize different meteorites types. Explain why they are crucial for cosmochemistry research. 3. Explain the relationship between Earth and other Solar System materials. Students will be evaluated by a mixture of weekly assignments, quizzes, a group midterm project, and an individual final art project with a written component. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2267	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 203
Comics & Catastrophe	3026 (001)	Todd S. Hasak-Lowy	Tues 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This course reads major historical catastrophes as represented in comics (graphic novels or graphic memoirs). Students will explore the ways this medium conducts a dialogue between history and memory, on the one hand, and image and text, on the other. Course texts include Art Spiegelman's Maus, Thi Bui's The Best We Could Do, Joe Sacco's Footnotes in Gaza, and Nora Krug's Belonging. Students will also read theoretical material on comcis (e.g. Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics) as well as standard historiography on the various historical events at the center of each book/comic we read. Students will write two short essays (2-3 pages), one creative project, and one 7 page final essay. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2278	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 203
Microbial Ecology of a Changing World	3027 (001)	Jackson Watkins	Thurs 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description Bacteria, viruses, and fungi are abundant in nearly all environments on Earth. From the fresh waters of Lake Michigan to salty seeps buried deep below the ocean surface, microbes have developed specific niches that allow them to inhabit even the most inhospitable parts of our world. In this lab course we will dive into the rich history of our planet¿s most ancient life forms to better understand their role on an Earth that is changing more rapidly than at any other point in its history. We will also consider the cultural contexts of microbes, including their crucial roles in the development of agriculture, fermentation, and even the air that we breathe. Hopefully by the end of this course you will appreciate how invisible worlds have shaped nearly every aspect of our day-to-day lives. While this will primarily be a lab course, the lecture and reading material will explore popular scientific texts in the field including Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer's analyses on food security and biodiversity, Jennifer Mcintosh's work on aquifer microbial ecosystems and groundwater security, and a handful of works from microbial ecologists who study a wide diversity of ecosystems on Earth. Social and cultural analyses of modern ecology by Richard Lewontin, Anna Tsing, Robin Kimmerer, and Ivette Perfecto will also be used in class. Labs will cover cultivation, analysis, and identification of microbes, their niches in the environment, and their roles in the cycles that govern all life on Earth! Course and labwork will include in-class assignments, scientific readings, hands-on labs, a final project, and maybe even a field trip.	Class Number 2287	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Art and Science, Sustainable Design Location Lakeview - 1503
Cont Narr: Art of Hip Hop	3105 (001)	Andrew Lindsay	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This course proposes that hip-hop is the most literary of all musical genres. We understand hip-hop best when we apply the same critical questions to these songs that we apply to short fiction, autobiography, and other literary genres. Our fundamental goal is to see the ?art? of hip-hop more clearly. Good observation leads to good argument, and at heart, this is the fundamental skill we will be practicing. Personal taste in music is an extraordinarily subjective position and often involves unconscious preferences and inclinations. Discovering why we feel the way we feel, and learning how to argue for something ?unprovable? is the fundamental goal of rhetoric; in doing so we aim to strengthen our writing skills across all subject matter. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1123	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 202
Cont Narr:Queer Literature	3105 (002)	Terri Griffith	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description American and European literary tradition has long included authors that contemporary readers would recognize as queer. Yet works that openly address queer sexualities and gender are relatively new. In this course students read a variety of works starting from ?the invention of homosexuality? (1890s) to the present with particular focus on issues germane to the genre: societal constraints on content, the subtext of cloaked sexuality, and authorial responsibility to the queer community. Assignments include two 10-page literary analysis papers. Readings include works by Walt Whitman, James Baldwin, and Susan Sontag. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1124	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 620
Cont Narr: Ocean Vuong	3105 (003)	Suman Chhabra	Tues 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Ocean Vuong, a contemporary writer, has traversed spaces of literature and art, teaching, and pop culture. Through his writings and conversations with fellow creatives, Vuong has become a cultural icon. In our discussion-based course, we can consider the many aspects of Vuong including writer, photographer, meditator, educator, and on. Through reading his collection of poems Time is a Mother and his novel The Emperor of Gladness, viewing his photography, and listening to talks between Vuong and others, we will analyze subjects Vuong returns to, such as language, memory, queerness, Buddhism, and migration. We will freewrite, formulate conceptual questions, write responses, and compose 2 essays based on individual inquiry and analysis. The course aims to go beyond academic study of literature, and to connect Ocean Vuong¿s texts and conversations to our own creative practices and lives. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2207	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 620
Masterworks: Emily Dickinson & Her Heirs	3110 (001)	Leila A Wilson	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1800 poems, publishing only a few anonymously in her lifetime. Many know her as a recluse, ¿the woman in white¿ who rarely left her room in her family¿s home in Amherst, MA, though her poems prove her radicality, edginess, and performativity. Her poems¿ imagistic slants, lilting rhythms, and urgent breaks open possibilities that continue to inspire experimentation by poets and artists around the world. In this course we¿ll first ground our discussions by learning about Dickinson¿s life¿her family, friendships, education, cultural influences, and political contexts¿and we¿ll lean into her fascinations by slowly and closely reading her poems together. Then we¿ll spend time with some of her correspondence and see how her letters, along with her poems, enact and embody her queerness, feminism, environmentalism, and social critique. Digitized versions of her original fascicles, as well as some fragments and unbound sets, will allow us to examine her hand script and consider how her poems exist as physical art objects. Thrillingly, her poems invite and resist our knowing; they push back against easy summary and exert their own questions, satire, and sass. As we delve into her work, we¿ll also enjoy a diverse group of modern and contemporary poets and artists who have been sparked by Dickinson¿s poems, placing them in dialogue with Dickinson in our own expanded room. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1649	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 206
Masterworks: Walt Whitman	3110 (002)	Peter O'Leary	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Walt Whitman?s influence on American poetry is as prodigious as it is constant. Even today, one-hundred and twenty-five years since his death, the force of his verse continues to be felt. In this course you will conduct a thorough investigation and reading of Whitman?s poetry, including and especially the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, and also his subsequent major poems, including ?Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,? ?Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking,? ?I Sing the Body Electric,? ?As I Ebb?d with the Ocean of Life,? and ?When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed.? You will also read Whitman?s major prose, including ?Specimen Days.? With Whitman in hand, you will explore part of his legacy by reading poetry by Hart Crane, Federigo Garcia Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Allen Ginsberg, and Ronald Johnson. Alongside, we will read essays by D.H. Lawrence, Robert Duncan, Harold Bloom, and C.K. Williams. And we will watch the film Howl. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1663	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
Masterworks: Mythology	3110 (003)	Christian M Sheppard	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This class will follow the lead of contemporary Italian mythographer Roberto Calasso whose celebrated recounting of myths from Vedic India and ancient Greece sheds light on today¿s global civilization. Readings of Calasso will be supplemented with selections from original texts (the Bhagavad Gita and Plato¿s Symposium), classic poetry (Baudelaire¿s ¿Flowers of Evil¿) and films (Peter Brook¿s ¿Mahabharata¿), and invitations to explore mythic work in the Art Institute collection. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2159	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 620
The Art of Rational Thinking	3121 (001)	Luna Jaskowiak	Mon 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description What does it mean to think well? In this course we will explore classical logic from a modern formal point of view as a prerequisite for investigating this question. Topics covered will include propositional logic, truth tables, validity and soundness of arguments, inductive vs. deductive logical systems. There will be significant emphasis on natural deduction as a type of game that features its own particular set of permissible moves?much like chess or checkers. This is not a course focused on rhetoric or debate, but rather on the experimental creative process of constructing logically sound arguments and the way in which abstract information can be organized visually. In our exploration of these subjects, collaborative learning techniques will be utilized extensively. This will include in-class group work, regular homework assignments, a two-stage collaborative midterm. The final will be a self-directed project. A familiarity with any kind of mathematics, such as a high-school-level understanding of algebra, would be helpful, but it is not required. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1865	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
Shakespeare	3122 (001)	Zachary Tavlin	Wed 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This course is both a broad introduction to Shakespeare and an opportunity to delve deeply into some of his most enchanting, disturbing, maddening, and comical works. Students should expect a good amount of reading (as well as a good amount of learning how to navigate the challenging aspects of his language and style). We will likely read at least one play from the following major genres (paying the most attention to the last): history, comedy, romance, and tragedy. We will also consider performances and adaptations and spend time on a broad selection of Shakespeare's sonnets. Students will engage in multiple formats of peer discussion, take turns presenting material, and complete regular writing assignments in response to the reading. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1667	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 203
The Elegance of Abstraction: Contemporary Mathematics	3123 (001)	Eugenia Cheng	Mon 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Is there such a thing as 'new' mathematics? You can't just discover a new number after all. This course will give insights into contemporary mathematics, emphasizing how the partner processes of abstraction and generalization lead to new discoveries and insights. We will consider classical mathematics in this light, and then apply the same methods to thinking about shapes, surfaces, knots, maps. Crucially throughout we will apply the methods and way of thinking to questions of social justice and political arguments to show that abstract mathematics is highly relevant to our daily lives. Hands-on activities will emphasize the visual and structural aspects of mathematics, reshaping your view of what math means. No previous proficiency in mathematics is expected, only curiosity and an open mind about the subject. The textbook for the course is 'How to Bake Pi' by Eugenia Cheng. All content will have the aim of developing skills in logical reasoning, and appreciation of rigorous logical arguments. Assignments will take the form of math problems, open book quizzes, writing assignments and class participation. No memorization will ever be required. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1876	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
The Elegance of Abstraction: Contemporary Mathematics	3123 (002)	Eugenia Cheng	Mon 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Is there such a thing as 'new' mathematics? You can't just discover a new number after all. This course will give insights into contemporary mathematics, emphasizing how the partner processes of abstraction and generalization lead to new discoveries and insights. We will consider classical mathematics in this light, and then apply the same methods to thinking about shapes, surfaces, knots, maps. Crucially throughout we will apply the methods and way of thinking to questions of social justice and political arguments to show that abstract mathematics is highly relevant to our daily lives. Hands-on activities will emphasize the visual and structural aspects of mathematics, reshaping your view of what math means. No previous proficiency in mathematics is expected, only curiosity and an open mind about the subject. The textbook for the course is 'How to Bake Pi' by Eugenia Cheng. All content will have the aim of developing skills in logical reasoning, and appreciation of rigorous logical arguments. Assignments will take the form of math problems, open book quizzes, writing assignments and class participation. No memorization will ever be required. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1881	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
Women's Literature	3147 (001)	Romi N Crawford	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This course examines the tradition of writing by women from the 17th century to the present. Students will be introduced to a variety of literary genres, including semi-private forms, such as diaries, journals, and letters; captivity narratives; pulp novels; melodrama; suffragist writings; poetry; avant-garde fiction; drama; feminist theory and criticism, and more. The course incorporates texts from a range of multi-cultural contexts and stresses close readings and research in the final projects. Authors include, Anne Bradstreet, Mary Rowlandson, Phillis Wheatley, Louisa May Alcott, Kate Chopin, Lydia Maria Child, Frances Harper, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edith Wharton, Nella Larsen, Willa Cather, Djuna Barnes, Zora Neale Hurston, Gertrude Stein, Flannery O?Connor, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Maxine Hong Kingston, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Gloria Anzaldua, and Toni Morrison. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2164	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 920
Mathematical Thinking	3151 (001)	Elizabeth Freeland	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description This course surveys various ideas in math in search of an understanding of what mathematical thinking is. The aim is to consider the underlying thought patterns of a particular math topic. What is that type of math used for? Why and how did it develop? What does it help humans do? What does it tell us about how humans think abstractly? Topics typically include deductive reasoning and logic, coding, geometry and the link to algebra and music, proofs, probability and statistics, symmetries, tilings. Classes are typically run in an interactive lecture style. Students work many steps and examples along with the lecture. This allows students to use their own experience to learn of the strengths, weaknesses, and mental leaps found in the various topics. Students will look for connections between different topics and their use, and also for the use of mathematical thinking in their own lives and work. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1870	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 111
Mysticism in/around/under Mathematics	3152 (001)	Luna Jaskowiak	Tues 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description Issac Newton is credited with creating mathematical models of the laws of classical physics as well as being an inventor of infinitesimal calculus, but is less well-know as an alchemist despite almost a tenth of his writing being dedicated to the subject. Far from being an isolated example, this is a surprisingly normal occurrence when considered against what we know of the history of mathematics. In this course we will examine the shared history and similar ontological and epistemological structure of mystical and mathematical practice Babylon in the early second millennium until now. Some relevant topics that this class will investigate include: epistemology, ontology, access to knowledge, collective acceptance of new knowledge, what constitutes forbidden or obscene knowledge, the irrationality of the square root of 2, Cantor's project, occult mathematical practice in the second world war, basic algebraic geometry, the psychology of new religious movements and secret societies, recent history of mathematics and natural science, mathematical logic, what ¿is¿ truth, systems of inference, symbolic representation, combinatorics, chaos magic, aesthetics of mathematics, meditation and more. Course work may vary, but will primarily consist of weekly reading and short quizzes in addition to less frequent writing assignments. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2171	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Art and Science Location Lakeview - 205
Eur Lit:Race and Gender in British Literature	3160 (001)	Eileen Favorite	Tues 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description In this course, we'll look at classic bildungsroman through the lens of class, gender, and race. Beginning with Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte, we'll examine how nascent ideas about feminism are expressed in the highly patriarchal, aristocratic England of the 1830s. Next, we'll read The Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) by Jean Rhys, a 'prequel' to Jane Eyre, which depicts the impact of Emancipation on Jamaica's formerly enslaved population and their former enslavers, with an emphasis on mental health, cultural oppression, and power. Finally, we'll read Annie John (1985) by Jamaica Kincaid, which depicts a young girl coming of age in colonial Antigua as well as the clash of British education and values with Caribbean island beliefs. All three books engage with issues of mental well-being, women's rights, and hierarchies that dispossess girls and women of their power, whether through medicine, religion, or educational institutions. Some of these heroines triumph, others fail, but all the works illuminate how cultural climate and history impact the everyday lives of young women coming of age. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2206	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 920
LH:The Personal Essay	3190 (001)	Eileen Favorite	Thurs 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Personal essayists, according to Philip Lopate, 'are adept at interrogating their own ignorance. Just as often as they tell us what they know, they ask at the beginning of an exploration of a problem what it is they don't know--and why.' In this course, we'll read many essays, including work from 10th-century Japan (Sei Shonagon), 16th-century France (Montaigne), and 21st-century America (Kiese Laymon). We'll explore the many forms a personal essay can take--lists, letters, traditional narrative--to see how writers explore topics that range from trauma to the quotidian concerns of meal prep. We'll discuss how nonfiction functions as an artform distinct from academic scholarship, yet how research elements can be integrated into the personal essay to add depth to a topic. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1659	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 203
LH: Artists' Autofiction	3190 (003)	Patrick Durgin	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Mastering a body of literature in the context of its specific historical, sociological, and ideological period is emphasized. The period and works vary. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1673	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 206
Physics for Our Changing Planet	3206 (001)	Elizabeth Freeland	Tues 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description The mitigation of and adaptation to the challenges of today's world relies heavily on our scientific understanding of nature and the universe we live in. In this course, we will look at specific areas of physics - energy, radiation, fluid, thermodynamics - and investigate how they relate to our changing planet. We will look at energy production such as solar, geothermal, wind, nuclear; the physics of extreme weather, for example hurricanes and fires; and tipping points or positive-feedback loops. We will also investigate how understanding the natural world can gives us ways to work with it, e.g. passive solar systems, broad levees, mitigation of urban heat islands. Not all topics will be covered in each class, as flexibility will be allowed for student interest and current events. The course includes regular homework covering factual information, readings for discussion, some hands-on work, and a short research project. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2155	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1503
Search for Life in Universe	3211 (001)	Lucianne Walkowicz	Thurs 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description Finding alien life across cosmic distance has challenged the limits of human imagination and technology for millenia. In this course, we will look at the fundamental questions that animate the search for life beyond Earth, delve into the scientific methodologies that we use to detect and recognize life, and unpack the sticky social questions of what it means to search for life (and what happens if we succeed!). Students will emerge understanding the many technical approaches to finding alien life, the ways human social values and pressures affect the pursuit of these methods, and an appreciation for the ways in which the search for alien life is intertwined with the study of life on our own planet. Last but not least, this course aims to help students contextualize reports and announcements about discoveries related to the search for life, and ask questions that will enable them to understand the significance of those reports. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1879	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 205
Cont: Hip Hop Music and Culture	3215 (001)	Amina Norman-Hawkins	Mon 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Rising out of a relatively obscure urban youth movement in the 1970s, hip-hop would become one of the world's preeminent forms of artistic expression wielding tremendous influence in the world of music, fashion, dance, and popular culture. Created primarily by teenagers in New York¿s South Bronx to amplify their creative and socio-political voices, hip-hop also served an important role in preserving the heritage and cultural identity of Black and Brown communities in the United States. This course will explore hip-hop¿s musical and cultural roots examining its distinguishing characteristics, aesthetic practices, and position in the world. The course begins by exploring the African and Caribbean music and dance traditions that helped shape hip-hop practices, from drum rhythms to syncopated vocal delivery, and communal performance circles. We will explore the music production process, lyric construction, narrative storytelling, and encoded messages. We will also examine how advancements in technology have played critical roles in making hip-hop more accessible due in part to the affordability of personal computers, the shift from analog to digital music formats, and the creation of the Internet. Additionally, we will explore the associated elements of fashion, dance, language, and entrepreneurialism connected to hip-hop. Students will be assigned quizzes, music and song analysis, video feedbacks, a midterm album presentation, and a creative independent (or collaborative) final project. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1648	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 620
Decolonizing Music	3215 (002)	Oliver Shao	Wed 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description What does it mean to hear the world through ?imperial ears?? How can music and sound be used to decolonize minds, bodies, and land? What can listening to music teach us about the interwoven relationships between colonizing and decolonizing forces? This course will address these questions and others through examining the diverse roles of music in various colonial and postcolonial contexts. We will study a range of topics that include British colonialism?s impact on music and sonic practices; the role of music in resistance movements in Africa and Asia-Pacific; and the capacities of music to negotiate, oppose, and refigure colonial legacies. This course aims to strengthen our abilities to hear and critique the echoes and reverberations of coloniality across time and space. Most importantly, we will center our attention on the sounds and songs of indigeneity with an emphasis on the role of musicians and communities involved in generating freedom from oppression. Coursework may include short writing assignments, essays, presentations, and podcasts. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1657	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
America's Musical Roots	3234 (001)	Allie n Steve Mullen	Wed 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM In Person
Description This course examines the unique role that music has played in the cultural development of the United States, taking a critical look at the historical and geographical context for the development of American musical styles, including the role of slavery. We will critically engage the role that 19th Century blackface and minstrelsy played in providing the framework for both the foundations of the popular culture industry, and the conditions that resulted in the construction of cultural 'blackness.' We will examine the various regional styles of music that have developed in the United States, including the blues, ragtime, spirituals, country, jazz, bluegrass, and folk music, noting the manner in which style and gesture is traded back and forth. We will identify the musical characteristics of the primary styles of early American music, what distinguishes each, and trace their evolution to the music we listen to today. By spotting the way a note is bent or how the backbeat is played, we will map the route from the churches of the early frontier to the songs of Kendrick Lamar. Assignments may include weekly readings, approximately 3 short papers, one term paper, a final exam, and an in-class presentation, presented either alone or in a small group. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1645	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
Music of Caribbean & Brazil	3240 (001)	Jon Turner	Fri 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM All Online
Description This course follows migrations both forced and voluntary from Africa across trade routes to the Caribbean and Brazil as a frame for examining musics traditional and popular. In addition to examining these specific musics and musical instruments we will consider how musics from the Afro- Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian experiences influence Latin and South America and the Untied States. This course emphasizes selected ethnographic reading, seminar discussion, individual ethnographic experiences, and the chance for students to connect knowledge from the seminar to real world performances and musicians. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1675	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Online
Topics in Physics: Acoustics	3250 (001)	Brett Ian Balogh	Tues 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM All Online
Description This course provides an introduction to the physics of sound and how it is percieved by the ear. We produce and store sound in many different ways, using it in medicine, environmental studies and even in new methods of refrigeration. This course covers the concepts and application of acoustics, including sound wave theory, sound in music and musical instruments, recognition of musical sound qualities, auditorium acoustics and electronic reproduction of sound. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1877	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Online
Physics of Motion	3252 (001)	Elizabeth Freeland	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description This class provides a basic introduction to the conceptual and quantitative framework necessary to understand the physics of the dynamical world around us. Some questions we address are: What do we need to know to describe motion? How do we model the movement of objects (kinematics)? What makes an object move (interactions, dynamics)? What different ways do we have to think about motion (forces, energy)? Reviewing skills in algebra as we go, we cover Newton's laws of motion and the analysis of physical systems in terms of forces and energy. We study the motion of objects on surfaces and those moving through the air. We take an introductory look at the forces of gravity and surface forces like friction and the so-called normal force. Some time will be spent studying the lack of motion, or static equilibrium. Laboratory and problem solving explorations help us develop important physical concepts and scientific reasoning skills. Applications are drawn from everyday phenomena as well as topics in architecture and design. Assignments include weekly homework, in-class problem solving and lab activities, two to three exams, and a short final project on a topic of the student's choosing. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1131	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 1503
Top: Music in Modern Cinema	3252 (001)	Emily C. Hoyler	Fri 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM All Online
Description This is a course on music and cinema in the late-20th and early-21st centuries. The focus will be on original scores for full-length films made over the last forty years, with historical, contemporary, and animated subject matter. Students will learn about the history of film scoring and evaluate uses of music by featured composers in selected films. Topics include narrative underscoring, musical motives, diegetic and extradiegetic music, and sonic signifiers of time and place. Course objectives include building strong audio-visual listening skills and acquiring the vocabulary to speak and write about film music and its historical and cultural contexts effectively. Screenings and viewings will vary but typically include examples of feature-length films with original music by composers including Terence Blanchard, Wendy Carlos, Alexandre Desplat, Patrick Doyle, Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, Philip Glass, Hildur Gu?nadottir, Joe Hisaishi, James Horner, Quincy Jones, Dario Marianelli, Ennio Morricone, Rachel Portman, Howard Shore, Gabriel Yared, and Hans Zimmer. Readings will vary but typically include works by musicologists and film theorists such as Michel Chion, Rebecca Coyle, Dean Duncan, Julie Hubbert, Lawrence Kramer, Frank Lehman, Richard Leppert, and Laura Mulvey, as well as film critics and journalists. Students will write 15-20 double-spaced pages during the semester, including revisions based on instructor and peer feedback. Assignments may include discussion threads, a close listening essay, an original research paper, and an oral presentation. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1651	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Online
Top: Sights and Sounds of Eastern Europe	3252 (002)	Katarzyna Grochowska	Fri 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Standard textbooks of European music have long emphasized their commitment towards studying the Western part of the continent. When it comes to the eastern region of the mainland, no such textbook exists. The scholarly marginalization of Eastern Europe¿s cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity contributes to negligence and underappreciation of the region. The purpose of this course is to examine the history and arts at several sites in this region and to listen to its music. Through this approach, we will examine cultural identities such as Greek, Byzantine, Slavic, Eastern Orthodox, Russian, Jewish, Ottoman, and Romani. We will visit historical and contemporary sites such as Kaliningrad, Kiev, Cracow, Prague, Budapest, Istanbul, Zagreb, and Ljubljana. We will also listen to ¿classical¿ music of Romanians, Poles, Russians, and Hungarians as well as to ¿folk¿ music from Transylvania, the Balkans, and the Baltic states. The music repertoire of this course spans from medieval Polish and Hungarian manuscripts to the late 20th-century Estonian (Arvo Part) and Russian (Sofia Gubaidulina) composers. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2137	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
Top: The Architecture of Western Music	3252 (003)	William Harper	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description Form and structure from Western classical music traditions have much in common with that of contemporary popular music. The forms, performance practices, and rhythmic and harmonic structures established long ago in the music of the streets and courts of Europe were conveyed by colonial and economic forces into the musical cultures of many continents where they were absorbed and transformed into the diverse and vibrant popular music of today. This course is a study of the astonishing historical consistencies underlying the formal construction, performance, and social functions of contemporary dance music, songs, and instrumental music. With the music you listen to today as the starting point of our studies, we will examine the musical structures of creators like Bach, Mozart, Stravinsky, Son House, Duke Ellington, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Imogen Heap, Beyonce, and Steve Reich to reveal the underlying architecture which ties all of these traditions to the music on your own playlist. We will also study how those forms of music illustrate the social and economic systems which sustain them. Much of our work and assignments will be in deep listening, the practices of musical analysis, and the visualization of musical forms. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2180	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
Top: Creative Ethnography	3252 (004)	Jake Nussbaum	Tues 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description Creative Ethnography is an artistic, scholarly, and experimental genre that situates creative practice within the social, political, and cultural contexts that give it meaning. Yet this genre, and the scholarship of music, dance, and performance more broadly, has also come under considerable criticism for the ways in which it can reproduce harmful power dynamics between researcher and subject. In this course we will consider these issues of knowledge, representation, and power as we make our own creative ethnographies of musicians, dancers, and performers in the SAIC community. Each week we will engage ethnographic texts, films, and audio projects that represent musicians, dancers, and creative practitioners. We will critically examine ¿classic¿ music and dance ethnographies, such as Maya Deren¿s Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti and Steven Feld¿s Voices of the Rainforest, while also centering more recent examples from BIPOC and queer scholars who are pushing the boundaries and politics of the form. We will draw on supplementary readings from the fields of ethnomusicology, performance studies, anthropology, and dance studies in order to build a shared vocabulary for discussing these works. Students will create their own ethnographies of musicians and dancers in the SAIC community in the audiovisual medium of their choice. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1670	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
Top: Musicking	3252 (005)	Danny Floyd	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description Musicking is an analytical methodology developed by musicologist Christopher Small which redefines music as a verb and a performance of social relations wherein producer and audience reciprocally participate. This course uses this approach as a starting point towards broader definitions of participatory culture and investigations of other sensorial media that intersect or compliment musical participation. We examine music's unique position in 'Visual' Studies, fluidly situated between so-called 'high' and 'low' artforms, between pop-culture and creative practice. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1674	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 501
Top: Sounding the Climate Crisis	3252 (006)	Oliver Shao	Tues 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description What does the climate crisis sound like? How can music increase, reduce, and stop carbon pollution? Why is it necessary to interrogate the relationship between the culture industries and climate disasters? This course examines the intricate connections between music, sound, and anthropogenic climate change, with a particular focus on the entwined forces of colonialism and capitalism. Drawing on scholarship in ethnomusicology, historical musicology, sound studies, and environmental studies, we will explore how musical practices and media industries contribute to environmental degradation and perpetuate the inequities of the climate crisis. We will also study how music and sound can inspire and support more sustainable ways of living. Coursework will include oral and written assignments, along with activities where students apply research methods to their own engagements with this urgent existential issue. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1678	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
Top: Music and Gender	3252 (007)	Aliah Ajamoughli	Thurs 12:15 PM - 3:00 PM In Person
Description How can a genre of music both perpetuate toxic masculinity and create spaces in its performance for those outside of normative gender expectations? In 1999, Joan Morgan confronted this question by describing her feminism as a hip-hop feminism, or a feminism that does not sit ?comfortably in the black and white of things.? In this course, we will expand on Morgan?s conceptualization of hip-hop feminism to more broadly examine how expressions of gender intersect with various musical performance practices. Our discussions will explore topics such as asserting masculinity in Japanese taiko performances to reorienting femininity in early American blues to reclaiming pre-colonialization conceptualizations of gender outside the Western gender binary in Indian hijra musical communities. This course will draw from a variety of feminist movements?including transnational, Chicana, Third World, and Black feminisms?to understand how musical performance practices are not only dependent on expressions of gender but also dependent on expressions of other identities such as race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and ability. Course work will include writing assignments and class presentations that focus on raising the audibility of musicians casted to the margins because of their gender identity. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 2186	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location MacLean 617
Erotics of Excess	3298 (001)	Jeremy Biles, Rebecca Walz	Thurs 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course investigates the relationship between eroticism, excess, artistic practice, and modes of representation. Taking an interdisciplinary and transgeneric approach (with readings in theory, history, philosophy, psychology, and literature), the course will treat a variety of mediums, with special emphasis on painting, drawing, and adjacent practices. Instructors frame the concept of ?erotics? as a mode of practice that investigates and integrates sex, gender, and a variety of ambivalent movements, for example, the play of form and formlessness, figuration and monstrosity, taboo and transgression, attraction and repulsion, incorporation and excretion, abjection and sublimity. Key ideas discussed in class include sex/uality, gender, difference, bodies, ritual, violence, representation, desire, ?perversion.? Students will read texts from art theory and history, psychoanalysis, literature, and psychology. Throughout the class, they will be asked to synthesize course readings and discussions with their own artistic practice. Prerequisites Studio Symposia - Students must enroll in both PTDW 3298 and HUMANITY 3298	Class Number 1126	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Gender and Sexuality, Class, Race, Ethnicity Location 280 Building Rm 124
Erotics of Excess	3298 (001)	Jeremy Biles, Rebecca Walz	Thurs 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course investigates the relationship between eroticism, excess, artistic practice, and modes of representation. Taking an interdisciplinary and transgeneric approach (with readings in theory, history, philosophy, psychology, and literature), the course will treat a variety of mediums, with special emphasis on painting, drawing, and adjacent practices. Instructors frame the concept of ?erotics? as a mode of practice that investigates and integrates sex, gender, and a variety of ambivalent movements, for example, the play of form and formlessness, figuration and monstrosity, taboo and transgression, attraction and repulsion, incorporation and excretion, abjection and sublimity. Key ideas discussed in class include sex/uality, gender, difference, bodies, ritual, violence, representation, desire, ?perversion.? Students will read texts from art theory and history, psychoanalysis, literature, and psychology. Throughout the class, they will be asked to synthesize course readings and discussions with their own artistic practice. Prerequisites Studio Symposia - Students must enroll in both PTDW 3298 and HUMANITY 3298	Class Number 1126	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Area of Study Gender and Sexuality, Class, Race, Ethnicity Location 280 Building Rm 124
Top:Ecology of Contested Space	3300 (001)	Mary E Kettering	Thurs 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM In Person
Description Amid global environmental and political turmoil and local grassroots activism, we will traverse regenerative urban spaces with different organizational frameworks and ideas about what it means to be with others and what it means to include the non-human. This course explores these new modes of being, with fellow humans and among other species and things, in a changing world. The course is structured around critical readings, as well as community-based projects in North Lawndale. This course generally meets at Homan Square 5-6 times a term. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1928	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 205
Top:Asian American Studies	3300 (002)	Omie Hsu	Wed 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This course is 'not quite introductory' because it is more specific, more experimental, and far less thorough than a survey class on major textual and conceptual touchstones of the field of Asian-American Studies. It has twin goals: the first, to organize encounters with a variety of textures and styles of representation, political action, and cultural production loosely defined as, or associated with, 'Asian-American.' This means that in addition to theoretical texts intended to anchor and stage each unit, we will also be reading across genres of analytic objects, like the blog, memoir, novel, documentary, and play. The second, to treat these studies of Asian American life/living as extended cases, immanently constitutive, of the study of politics. Units will be thematically organized around conceptual concerns that include: economies of labor, circulations of stereotype (from terrorist to model minority), articulations of the nation and citizenship in the context of diaspora, and food. Prerequisites Prerequisite: First Year English requirement.	Class Number 1929	Credits 3	Department Liberal Arts Location Lakeview - 203

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