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INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY IN THE HUMANITIES CONTINUEDGER 105GWS 201HIS 104HIS 105HIS 121HIS 202HIS 229(CLA 229)GERMAN FILM TODAY (3 CR)This course examines contemporary German filmmaking from a global and cross-culturalperspective. It is not intended to be a history of German film, but an introduction to theinterpretation of films produced in a specific national context outside of what iscommonly referred to as Hollywood. Our examination will have two parts; 1) anintroduction to many of the interpretative strategies used to understand feature lengthfilms as one of the dominant modes of storytelling and mythmaking in thecontemporary world, and 2) an on-going discussion of the many ways in which issuesrelated to nationality, language and global economics have influenced filmmaking inGermany. We will view, analyze, compare, discuss and interpret a representativesampling of contemporary German films while questioning the very designation Germanin the context of globalized media markets.INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES(3 CR)Introduces students to basic methods of humanistic inquiry in Gender and Women’sStudies, examines cultural beliefs and meanings about men and women, and exploresthe lives, achievements, and creative expressions of women in a cross-cultural,interactive, and interdisciplinary format.HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (3 CR)A survey of the political, social, economic and cultural developments of civilization inEurope and in those regions of the Mediterranean world that strongly influenced itsdirection.HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT (3 CR)A survey of the development of European politics, society, and culture from the Age ofAbsolutism to the present. It is a continuation of HIS 104.WAR AND SOCIETY, 1914-1945 (3 CR)“Total war” in the 20th century exerted a profound impact on social relations in a greatmany ways. This course provides you with the opportunity to think long and hard aboutthe social impact of “total” warfare, from a transnational perspective. We will explore anumber of social and cultural themes as they relate to the two World Wars, such as: theimpact of total war on gender relations; military technology and ethics; thedemonization of the enemy; war-time propaganda; the roots of the welfare state withinthe warfare state; and the postwar efforts to come to terms with the atrocities of totalwar. HIS 121 earns UK Core credit for either Humanities or Global Dynamics.HISTORY OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE TO THE RESTORATION (3 CR)From the Roman period to the Stuart period. A general survey of the various epochs andphases of the English people at home and abroad.THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND GREECE TO THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT (3 CR)Covers the birth of civilization in Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the history of the ancientNear East and Greece to the conquest of Greece by Philip of Macedon.10