2019-2020 BSC Catalog
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184 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS<br />
HON 224 CE Crucible Steel: Creative Expression and Human Rights (1)<br />
A course in artistic responses to human rights events. The focus may be one of any topic<br />
of inquiry into issues of human rights and related creative responses, such as<br />
“Birmingham 1963 and Now” and creative writing. Harrison Scholars may enroll in the<br />
course a second time if the subject matter and creative discipline are different. A Creative<br />
Expression designated course. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.<br />
HON 225 IA Creativity: Person, Process, Place (1)<br />
A seminar that reviews and critiques current psychological theory and research on the<br />
creative process in all fields and related questions about the assessment and interpretation<br />
of creative products. Students will reflect on their own creative process, comparing their<br />
experiences to specific scientists and artists. Topics include creative problem solving,<br />
origins of cognitive and behavioral traits of creative individuals, and social, historical,<br />
and physical contexts conducive to creativity. An Interpretation or Analysis designated<br />
course. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.<br />
HON 230 Plural America I (1)<br />
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts<br />
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of our cultures<br />
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.<br />
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western<br />
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural<br />
America I focuses on Native-American and Chicano history and literature and on the<br />
European context of American society. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.<br />
HON 231 Plural America II (1)<br />
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts<br />
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of our cultures<br />
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.<br />
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western<br />
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural<br />
America II focuses on African-American and Asian-American history and literature and<br />
on the 1960s as a catalyst for multi-culturalism. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.<br />
HON 233 ES W.E.B. Du Bois and American History (1)<br />
An introduction to the life and thought of one of America’s foremost public intellectuals,<br />
W.E.B. Du Bois. Students will cover essential facts about Du Bois’ life and work and be<br />
able to situate his arguments and their significance in the broader currents of American<br />
history. An Explorations in Scholarship designated course. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors<br />
Program.<br />
HON 241 IA Flappers, Philosophers, and All that Jazz: The Fiction and Culture of<br />
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1)<br />
A seminar focusing on the fiction of F. Scott Fitzgerald with emphasis on a rigorous close<br />
reading of each text, the cultural issues of the era, and appropriate biographical material.<br />
The course examines a selection of Fitzgerald’s novels and his major short fiction.<br />
Birmingham-Southern College <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>2019</strong>-<strong>2020</strong>