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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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HON 230 Plural America I (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of our cultures
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. This
course focuses on Native-American and Chicano history and literature and on the
European context of American society. (Also listed as EH 230.) Prerequisite: Harrison
Honors Program.
HON 231 Plural America II (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of our cultures
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. This
course focuses on African-American and Asian-American history and literature and on
the 1960s as a catalyst for multi-culturalism. (Also listed as EH 231.) Prerequisite:
Harrison Honors Program.
HON 233 ES W.E.B. Du Bois and American History (1)
An introduction to the life and thought of one of America’s foremost public intellectuals,
W.E.B. Du Bois. Students will cover essential facts about Du Bois’ life and work and be
able to situate his arguments and their significance in the broader currents of American
history. An Explorations in Scholarship designated course. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors
Program.
HON 234 RMS Titanic: Icon of an Age (1)
An examination of the RMS Titanic as an icon of Edwardian Britain and Gilded Age
America. The goal of the course is to examine the ship and its tragic sinking in April
1912 to gain insight into issues of race, gender, and class during this period. Key topics
investigated include the ship’s construction, its passengers and crew, life on board, its
sinking, rescue of its passengers, and probable culpability for the accident. In addition,
study is made of how the ship's sinking has left an indelible legacy on cultural history.
HON 241 IA Flappers, Philosophers, and All that Jazz: The Fiction and Culture of
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1)
A seminar focusing on the fiction of F. Scott Fitzgerald with emphasis on a rigorous close
reading of each text, the cultural issues of the era, and appropriate biographical material.
The course examines a selection of Fitzgerald’s novels and his major short fiction.
Cultural issues that Fitzgerald’s texts investigate include class conflict, material culture,
female idealization/female resistance, immigration, race and ethnicity, The Great War,
the flapper, homoeroticism, youth culture, and more. An Interpretation or Analysis
designated course. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024