THINK 43:
What is love?
Is love a spiritual or a bodily phenomenon? Is the concept of love timeless or ever changing? How does thinking about love lead us to ask other important philosophical and social questions? In this course we will examine the classical roots, medieval developments, and contemporary permutations of Western ideas of romantic love. With an eye to thinking about representations of love in our own culture, we consider some of the foundational love books of the Western tradition. From Plato's Symposium to Chester Brown's graphic novel Paying For It, we ask the fundamental question of whether and how we might distinguish between spiritual and physical desire. We consider how medieval and contemporary writers dealt with the relation of love to sex, power, money, marriage, and gender. We discuss these works of the past, for example the illicit love in the courtly romance Tristan, in tandem with representations of clandestine love from the present day, such as the portrayal of same-sex love in Brokeback Mountain.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
2014-2015 Autumn
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THINK 43 |
4 units |
UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP |
Class #
1002
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
LEC |
Session: 2014-2015 Autumn 1
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 59 / 70
09/22/2014 - 12/12/2014 Mon, Wed 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM at 260-113 with Lummus, D. (PI); Starkey, K. (PI)
Exam Date/Time: 2014-12-08 8:30am - 11:30am (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Lummus, D. (PI); Starkey, K. (PI)
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THINK 43 |
UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP |
Class #
29238
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Section 02 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
DIS |
Session: 2014-2015 Autumn 1
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 7
09/22/2014 - 12/05/2014 Mon, Wed 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM at 300-303 with Kania, R. (PI)
Instructors: Kania, R. (PI)
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THINK 43 |
UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP |
Class #
29810
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Section 03 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
DIS |
Session: 2014-2015 Autumn 1
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 12 / 15
09/22/2014 - 12/05/2014 Mon, Wed 12:15 PM - 1:05 PM at 300-303 with Kania, R. (PI)
Instructors: Kania, R. (PI)
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THINK 43 |
UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP |
Class #
29811
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Section 04 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
DIS |
Session: 2014-2015 Autumn 1
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 10 / 15
09/22/2014 - 12/05/2014 Tue, Thu 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM at 300-303 with Norako, L. (PI)
Instructors: Norako, L. (PI)
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THINK 43 |
UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP |
Class #
29812
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Section 05 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
DIS |
Session: 2014-2015 Autumn 1
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 14 / 15
09/22/2014 - 12/05/2014 Tue, Thu 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM at 300-303 with Norako, L. (PI)
Instructors: Norako, L. (PI)
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THINK 43 |
UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP |
Class #
31712
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Section 06 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
DIS |
Session: 2014-2015 Autumn 1
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 8 / 15
09/22/2014 - 12/05/2014 Mon, Wed 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM at Sweet303 with Norako, L. (PI)
Instructors: Norako, L. (PI)
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THINK 43 |
UG Reqs: College, THINK, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP |
Class #
31713
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Section 07 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
DIS |
Session: 2014-2015 Autumn 1
| In Person
| Students enrolled: 8 / 15
09/22/2014 - 12/05/2014 Tue, Thu 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM at School of Education 230 with Kania, R. (PI)
Instructors: Kania, R. (PI)