MACS 199

Spring 2013

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Credit: 0 TO 5 hours.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours in separate semesters if topics vary.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
59906
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/13-05/01/13
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
57724
Lecture-Discussion
A
2:00PM -4:50PM
W
1068 Lincoln Hall
Katsikas, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/13-05/01/13
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Conflict, Identity and Power
Section Info:
Topic: "Conflict, Identity and Power in the Eastern Mediterranean: Greeks and their Neighbors from Antiquity to Modern Times". The Eastern Mediterranean has been a resourceful region both economically and culturally, but equally turbulent and conflict-torn. Great civilizations have emerged and developed in this area, ferocious conflicts and wars have been fought and many states have risen and fallen. The Hellenic world, Greek-speaking ethnic groups, known also as Hellenes, have been very influential and active in this part of the world. This seminar will aim to explore how Greek ethnic groups in Eastern Mediterranean have defined themselves from antiquity to the modern times, how non-Greek ethnic groups viewed the Greeks, and how perceptions of both influenced their relations. Sometimes these relations have been peaceful, but other times they have been turbulent, ending up in long and devastating wars. With focus on the Hellenes and their culture the seminar will show how identity, power politics and conflict in this part of the world have been interacted to form its historical developments. The seminar will combine lectures and class discussions with active participation and interaction from students. It will draw upon ancient, medieval, early modern and modern textual, visual and audiovisual sources as well as on epigraphic and archaeological evidence. No knowledge of Greek (ancient or Modern) is required. Classes will be taught in English and all readings will be available in English. Course meets with CWL 199, EURO 199, and GRKM 199.
57029
Lecture-Discussion
R
5:00PM -7:50PM
TR
101 Armory
Reisner, A
Brazee, R
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
03/11/13-05/01/13
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Watching the Environment
Section Info:
Course views environmental films as an active process, wherein viewers critically evaluate representations of the environment and of environmental activism. Approach is multi-disciplinary, combining the physical and social sciences understanding of environmental issues, with social science's research on credibility, and film theory's understanding of the constraints that narrative form, production routines, financing and distribution put on representing environmental problems and activism. Students will compare how physical and social scientists' explain environmental problems and solutions (presented in readings) with the presentations of the same problems and solutions shown in film. An emphasis of the class is that the credibility of film is earned, rather than given. During the course participants are expected to become familiar with both background information on the science of selected environmental issues, and the constraints of producing special interest andbroad distribution film.
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