printer friendly pageIHUM 2: Epic Journeys, Modern Quests
First of a two quarter sequence. Through the metaphor of the journey, epic poems externalize the human quest for identity and self-definition: as the epic hero crosses the physical world and descends into the underworld, to visit the dead and seek counsel from them, he gradually comes closer to himself. The different goals of such journeys and the evolution of the epic hero as he struggles to reach his destination, with attention to how exile and alienation, the encounter with ancestors, the female voice, and divine guidance define the trajectories traced by the various epics in question.The diminished importance of the dead and the increased emphasis on the power of the living in various literary genres. How concepts of humanity and society are defined by the sense of rupture with the past, including a heightened importance given to innovation, the present, the living, and the everyday that contrasts with the formative power of the afterlife, tradition, and the dead.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-2
Instructors:
Carey, S. (PI)
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Flynn, C. (PI)
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Galvez, M. (PI)
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Harrison, R. (PI)
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Hui, A. (PI)
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LEWIS, K. (PI)
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Pichichero, C. (PI)
IHUM 3: Epic Journeys, Modern Quests
Second of a two quarter sequence. Through the metaphor of the journey, epic poems externalize the human quest for identity and self-definition: as the epic hero crosses the physical world and descends into the underworld, to visit the dead and seek counsel from them, he gradually comes closer to himself. The different goals of such journeys and the evolution of the epic hero as he struggles to reach his destination, with attention to how exile and alienation, the encounter with ancestors, the female voice, and divine guidance define the trajectories traced by the various epics in question.The diminished importance of the dead and the increased emphasis on the power of the living in various literary genres. How concepts of humanity and society are defined by the sense of rupture with the past, including a heightened importance given to innovation, the present, the living, and the everyday that contrasts with the formative power of the afterlife, tradition, and the dead.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-3
Instructors:
Carey, S. (PI)
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Edelstein, D. (PI)
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Flynn, C. (PI)
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Harrison, R. (PI)
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Hui, A. (PI)
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LEWIS, K. (PI)
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Pichichero, C. (PI)
IHUM 7A: Rebellious Daughters and Filial Sons of the Chinese Family: Present and Past
First in a two quarter sequence. The family in its enduring role in shaping members of a community and citizens of society. The Chinese family as a case study. How family has been revolted against, broken up, critiqued, and transformed through social and political changes. The authority of the father, care of the mother, supportive or antagonistic relations of siblings, and the extension of these relations in kinship community and society. How notions of love, emotion, and gender play into the formation of the family and how family connects with interpersonal and social relations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-2
IHUM 7B: Rebellious Daughters and Filial Sons of the Chinese Family: Present and Past
Second in a two quarter sequence. The family in its enduring role in shaping members of a community and citizens of society. The Chinese family as a case study. How family has been revolted against, broken up, critiqued, and transformed through social and political changes. The stern authority of the father, nourishing care of the mother, supportive or antagonistic relations of siblings, and the extension of these relations in kinship community and society. How notions of love, emotion, and gender play into the formation of the family and how family connects with interpersonal and social relations.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-3
IHUM 10A: Philosophical Perspectives on Science
First in a two quarter sequence. A humanistic perspective views science itself as an essential part of human culture and explores the many relationships between scientific activity and religion, philosophy, society, politics, and the arts. Exploration of these relationships from a philosophical point of view, across a large part of the development of Western science from ancient Greece and the medieval period, through the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries, and up to recent times.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-2
IHUM 10B: Philosophical Perspectives on Science
Second in a two quarter sequence. A humanistic perspective views science itself as an essential part of human culture and explores the many relationships between scientific activity and religion, philosophy, society, politics, and the arts. Exploration of these relationships from a philosophical point of view, across a large part of the development of Western science from ancient Greece and the medieval period, through the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries, and up to recent times.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-3
IHUM 11A: Making of the Modern World: Europe and Latin America
First in a two quarter sequence. The emergence of modernity from 1300 to the present. Demographic and religious transformations in Europe. The development of ideologies, social formations, and political institutions as they eventually crossed the Atlantic and were modified in the Americas. 20th-century shocks of social revolution and authoritarianism throughout Latin America. The creative/destructive tensions inherent in this long transformation.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-2
Instructors:
Como, D. (PI)
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Goldman, B. (PI)
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Kauffman, J. (PI)
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Instructors:
Como, D. (PI)
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Goldman, B. (PI)
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Kauffman, J. (PI)
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Wolfenstein, G. (PI)
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Zimmerman, K. (PI)
IHUM 11B: Making of the Modern World: Europe and Latin America
Second in a two quarter sequence. The emergence of modernity from 1300 to the present. Demographic and religious transformations in Europe. The development of ideologies, social formations, and political institutions as they eventually crossed the Atlantic and were modified in the Americas. 20th-century shocks of social revolution and authoritarianism throughout Latin America. The creative/destructive tensions inherent in this long transformation.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-3
Instructors:
Carter, W. (PI)
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Frank, Z. (PI)
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Goldman, B. (PI)
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Instructors:
Carter, W. (PI)
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Frank, Z. (PI)
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Goldman, B. (PI)
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Wolfenstein, G. (PI)
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Zimmerman, K. (PI)
IHUM 13: Beyond Survival
How do men and women survive, not just physically, but intellectually, creatively, and spiritually, in the world? Focus is on texts that imaginatively model strategies to overcome physical deprivation (such as enslavement, prison camp confinement, and sexual violence) and social oppression (including religious persecution and gender discrimination). How does a legacy of psychic and social trauma manifest itself in the contemporary moment? Works examined range from 17th-century to present-day texts that consider how to survive the constraints of gender, race, nation, and history, at what cost, and for what greater purpose?
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-1
Instructors:
Cappelli, M. (PI)
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Daube, M. (PI)
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Elam, H. (PI)
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Elam, M. (PI)
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Moser, J. (PI)
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SEGAL, J. (PI)
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Walter, D. (PI)
IHUM 25A: Art and Ideas
First in a two quarter sequence. Arts and Ideas will explore a broad sampling of cultural practices ¿ primarily dance and theater ¿ that use the human body as an art medium. From the critical perspectives of dance and drama history and theory, we will examine both established and emerging works. The focus will be on developing perceptual and interpretive skills for understanding how the performing arts have functioned historically and critically as key indexes to and challenging templates of cultural understanding. How can ¿we come to read the body as an art medium? What kinds of knowledge can a highly disciplined moving body reveal? What does it mean to re-present life through performance historically? How does a live performance work to construct the spectator who views it? How do we come to know ourselves through both watching and participating in performance?nn From romantic ballet and realist drama to the present ¿ including examples such as the Harlem Renaissance, the early-20th century European avant-garde, Happenings and the environmental theatre/dance experiments of 1960s New York, and new forms of ¿postdramatic¿ dance-theatre ¿ we will use performances as central texts for understanding the world. The class includes extensive viewing of performances in digital media and live venues as well as exhibitions at the Cantor Art Center. The syllabus will take advantage of leading artists visiting Stanford and the Bay Area during the winter and spring quarters.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:IHUM-2
Instructors:
Daube, M. (PI)
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Hunter, M. (PI)
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Rayner, A. (PI)
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Ross, J. (PI)
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SEGAL, J. (PI)
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Stevenson, M. (PI)
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