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EN190: Critical and Creative Thinking <top
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Too Frequently, we tend to take for granted what authorities such as scientists,
politicians, artists, and the media tell us about ourselves and our relationship
to others. Too often, we tend to create stereotypes about these authorities,
or even those who just seem different from us, so that we don't have to
think about what they really have to saw or what contributions they actually
make. This class is designed to use writing, reading, and oral reports
to promote active rather than passive thinking, enabling students to understand
the value of both critical and creative thought to themselves as well
as others. Students will study a variety of texts (readings, videos, speakers,
etc.) to explore the necessity of using both critical and creative thinking
to understand our world.
ED 410: Special Topics: Education Reform at the
Millennium <top of page>
This honors course is structured for freshmen who are not planning a career
in education. For all members of the class, it will be their first education
course; for many it will be the only education course which they will
ever take. However, the nature of the changes arising from the current education
reform movement will have a significant impact of all students
at WSC both today and in the future. One goal of the course is to provide
enough insight and background about the issues surrounding public education
that students will be articulate and informed participants in this conversation
throughout their lives. A second goal is that students will develop a
more analytic perspective on their role as an active learner at WSC and
in our society.
HI
113: U.S. History 3 <top of page>
This course explores American society for the 1940s to the 1990s, with
an emphasis on political and social issues. We will read a variety of
historical sources, write short analytical essays, and regularly discuss
the material.
VP 410 and AR 350: Taught in tandem,
these two courses provide the students with a unique educational experience
not only to analyze the historical and cultural history of performance
art but also to synthesize that knowledge through performance practice.
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In VP 410: Special Topics: Performance Art--Creation and Practice,
students will perform recreations of historical performance art works
as well as create their own original pieces.
AR 350: Special Topics: Performance Art--History Context, will
provide the social and historical context for performance art. Performance
has been a major component of 20th century art, from the early 20th century
with Futurist and Dadaist creations to the Happenings of the fifties and
the Beat Generation to the present with a wide variety of provocative
pieces that often have a political agenda.
We
will make some visits to view performance works at the Mobius Group in
Boston and at the Institute of Contemporary Art. We also hope to bring
some performance artists to speak at WSC, and either to show videos of
some of their pieces or to perform some of their works.
HI
450: Special Topics: Current Events <top of page>
This course raises and attempts to answer this question: What were the
conditions of women's lives in the United States, and what were the circumstances
that created changed? We will read the words of women and men who rallied
to bring about the Human Rights of Women and consider the arguments of
those opposed to change.
PH
400: Special Topics: Political Theory <top of page>
This course investigates the major concepts of modern western political
theory: sources of political power, equality and inequality, revolution
and stability, national versus regional authority, the tyranny of the majority,
liberty of thought and conscience, slavery and servitude, socialism and
liberalism, patriarchal power in the nation-state and Christian religion,
happiness and justice, race, and gender difference. Using traditional
writings as well as non-traditional ones by women and blacks, this course
provides a new reading of modern political theory.
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