UK Core - University of Kentucky

GLOBAL DYNAMICS CONTINUEDGEO 260HIS 105HIS 121HIS 202JPN 320LAS 201MUS 330GEOGRAPHIES OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH (3 CR)The course focuses on differences between the richer global north and the poorer globalsouth – sometimes referred to as the “Third World.” The basic global patterns of“development” are studied and the various explanations for development or lackthereof are examined critically. Differences between regions of the global south areinvestigated through selected case studies from Latin America, Asia, and Africa.HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM THE MID-SEVENTEETH 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 explorea number of social and cultural themes as they relate to the two World Wars, such as:the impact 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 epochsand phases of the English people at home and abroad.INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CULTURE, PRE-MODERN TO 1868 (3 CR)This course, taught in English, is designed as a general introduction to the culture of premodernJapan (up to the Meiji Restoration of 1868). Topics include: Shinto, Buddhism,and Confucianism in ancient Japan; feminine sensibilities in ancient literature; canons ofmedieval art; the culture of military strife; Christianity in pre-modern Japan; andencounters with the West.INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (3 CR)This is an interdisciplinary approach to introduce the region of “Latin America” byproviding a historical and geographic context for the key social, political, economic, andenvironmental topics and controversies that define the region today. This class aims toprovide an understanding of Latin America from a postcolonial perspective focusing onhow the region is perceived from the inside, and how it is socially constructed by theoutside. It also explores how those discussions illuminate the understanding of Hispaniccultures in the U.S. To accomplish this, we shall critically and collectively engage with avariety of texts, films, literatures, websites, mixed media, guest lectures, as well as classconversation and debate.MUSIC IN THE WORLD (Subtitle required) (3 CR)The goal of this course is to gain an understanding of some of the key musical andcultural practices of the designated geographic area. We will cover art, folk, andpopular music with an emphasis on how communities conceptualize music withinvarious cultural contexts, such as the court, theater, festival and film. Students will gaina sense of the musical distinctiveness of various cultural traditions while alsocontemplating the cultural connections and tensions throughout the region as a whole,with the expectation that this work will prepare you to better understand any futuremusical and cultural encounters with Asia and other parts of the world.23