Arts and Humanities
Professors listed below are the instructor for the GE class. UNIV 101 and REL A 275 will be taught by additional faculty members.
Natalie Nielson | How Can We Better Understand the Divine through Art, Architecture, and Literature?IHUM 201: GE Civilization 1 Requirement This course examines Medieval, Romantic, and Contemporary works of painting, architecture, poetry, and biography that demonstrate how humans have looked up, searching to understand the Divine or felt the Divine reaching down to them. Students will explore their own conceptions and relationship with the Divine through art and culture as they design their final project. Section 6 Section 7 |
Seth Jeppesen | Sing, O Muse!: Why Do Humans Tell Stories?CL CV 241: Greek and Roman Mythology: GE Letters Requirement Our quest into the world of mythology will bring us face-to-face with issues of individual and group identity, connections between the mortal and the divine, the meaning of heroism, and the liberating power of telling old stories anew. Students will research and tell stories from cultures that are meaningful to them, discover and analyze modern adaptations of ancient myths, and create their own mythologically themed works of art. CL CV 241: TTH 3:30-4:45pm |
Thom Wayment | What did the Greeks and Romans actually believe?CL CV 241: Greek and Roman Mythology: GE Letters Requirement In this course we’ll look at the richness of ancient mythologies and how they describe both the seen and unseen worlds. We’ll also look at ways those myths inform our current understanding of the world and society around us. CL CV 241: TTH 12:30-1:45pm |
Rob Colson | How does imagination build a national community?IHUM 201: GE Civilization 1 Requirement We will examine the history of the nation and what role the arts and culture play in generating a sense of national community. Together we will study modern India as a case study for our questions about nation and community and students will also work on a project about other nations throughout the semester. IHUM 201: MWF 11:00-11:50am |