Transfer Student Courses in RC HumanitiesConsult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=ug This page was created at 12:37 PM on Wed, May 5, 2004. Fall Academic Term, 2004 (September 7 - December 23)Most seats in RC courses are reserved for RC students. RCHUMS 217. Fathers and Sons.
Comparative LiteratureSection 001.Instructor(s): Hubert I Cohen (hicohen@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Be it the relationship between Odysseus and his son Telemachus in The Odyssey, or Creon and his son Haemon in Antigone, or Noah and his sons in The Old Testament — from the beginning of literature relationships between fathers and sons have often involved complex and passionate emotions, the source and meaning of which elude the pair's understanding. Fathers may have narcissistic expectations for their sons, who certainly expect, indeed need, their fathers to be models of behavior, attitudes, and beliefs. It is satisfying, even inspiring, when a father fulfills these expectations — and in our study we shall encounter a number who do — but not all fathers can, or do, fulfill them. This often results in torturous confrontations and long standing conflicts. We will examine a variety of narratives that tell of both harmonious and troubled relationships: novels such as Chain Potok's The Chosen, Saul Bellow's Seize the Day, Richard Russo's The Risk Pool, short stories such as Ernest Hemingway's Indian Camp, The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife, "comic" books such as Art Spiegelman's Maus: A Survivor's Tale, I and II, plays such as Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman or Eugene O'Neills A Long Days Journey into Night or Athol Fugard's Master Harold…and the boys, poems such as Ken Mikolowski's Michael/Alternatives, autobiographies such as Philip Roth's Patrimony, and films such as Pat Conroy's The Great Santini or Elia Kazan's East of Eden. For purposes of comparison, we will read one work that deals with a mother-daughter relationship. Students will write at least two papers plus a midterm and final exam. Films will be viewed at night.
RCHUMS 236 / FILMVID 236. The Art of the Film.
Arts and IdeasSection 001.Instructor(s): Hubert I Cohen (hicohen@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($50) required. Credits: (4). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
RCHUMS 250. Chamber Music.
MusicInstructor(s): Katri Maria ErvamaaPrerequisites & Distribution: (1-2). (CE). May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 16 credits. Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Credits: (1-2; 1 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. All students who are interested in participating in instrumental ensembles may enroll for one or two hours credit at the discretion of the instructor. Audition is only for placement in ensembles. Every student must register for 001 for one hour; those who fulfill the requirements for two hours of credit MUST also select Section 002 (with an override from the instructor) for the additional hour of credit. For one hour of credit, students must participate in one ensemble; for two hours of credit, students must participate in two or more ensembles. Responsibilities include three to four hours of rehearsal time per week per credit hour (i.e., 6-8 hours of practice, rehearsal and coaching for two credits), six studio classes and participation in one or more concerts per term. Course may be used to fulfill the Residential College's Arts Practicum Requirement. Ensembles have included: mixed ensembles of winds, strings and brass; string quartet; woodwind quintet; chamber orchestra; duos and trios, including piano, harpsichord, guitar and voice. This is a full-term class! Sign up early, as the ensembles fill quickly.
RCHUMS 252. Topics in Musical Expression.
MusicMusic Improvisation.Instructor(s): Mark Kirschenmann (sonikman@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (CE). May be elected for a maximum of 12 credits. May be elected more than once in the same term. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course will utilize improvisation (not genre-specific) as the catalyst for creating and performing music. Because improvisation is a performance-based medium, the prospective student must be reasonably comfortable performing on an instrument or voice. Everyone will be expected to improvise during each class and in a variety of settings including solo, chamber and large-group work. The instructor will lead the class in various scenarios, structures and forms designed to stimulate creative and listening skills. Throughout the term, students will also work on self-directed solo and group projects. We will listen to recorded works during every meeting, and several listening exams will be given throughout the term. The final exam will include a concert of improvised music in the East Quad Auditorium. Three concert reports will also be required. Students must provide their own instruments, which may be acoustic, electric, found and/or vocal. Those using electric instruments will need to provide their own amplification. Laptops and turntables are welcome.
RCHUMS 275. The Western Mind in Revolution: Six Interpretations of the Human Condition.
Arts and IdeasSection 001.Instructor(s): Frederick G Peters (fgpeters@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course will treat six major reinterpretations of the human condition from the 16th to the 20th centuries generated by intellectual revolutions in astronomy (Copernicus: the heliocentric theory) theology (Luther: the Reformation), biology (Darwin: evolution of the species), sociology (Marx: Communism), psychology (Freud: psychoanalysis), and physics (Einstein: the theory of relativity). All six reinterpretations initiated a profound revaluation of Western concept of the self as well as a reassessment of the nature and function of his/her political and social institutions. Since each of these revolutions arose in direct opposition to some of the most central and firmly accepted doctrines of their respective ages, we will study:
If the function of humanistic education is to enable the individual to see where he/she stands in today's maelstrom of conflicting intellectual and cultural currents, it is first necessary to see where others have stood and what positions were abandoned. The emphasis of this course will not be upon truths finally revealed or upon problems forever abandoned, but rather upon certain quite definite perspectives that, arising out of specific historical contexts, at once solved a few often technical problems within a specialized discipline while unexpectedly creating many new ones for Western culture as a whole. Texts:
RCHUMS 280 / ENGLISH 245 / THTREMUS 211. Introduction to Drama and Theatre.
DramaSection 001.Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in RCHUMS 281.
Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
RCHUMS 293. English Grammar and Meaning.
Arts and IdeasSection 001 — Grammar and Meaning.Instructor(s): John M Lawler (jlawler@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
RCHUMS 308. Arts and Ideas of Modern South and Southeast Asia.
Arts and IdeasSection 001 — Meets with ASIAN 380.002.Instructor(s): Susan Walton (swalton@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. In the twentieth century the countries of South and Southeast Asia have been greatly influenced by the ideas, technology and political power of the West. How have these countries re-conceptualized their cultures, accommodating to or rejecting Western views? Focusing primarily on India, Thailand and Indonesia, this course examines the aesthetic responses of twentieth century writers, musicians, and dancers as they come into contact with Western ideas. Introductory lectures and films on South and Southeast Asian history and culture will be followed by in-depth discussion of three novels written by South and Southeast Asians: The God of Small Things, Pramoedya Ananta Toer's This Earth of Mankind, Botan's Letters from Thailand, and three forms of music: bharata natyam (the foremost classical dance from India), Javanese gamelan music of drums and gongs, and the Thai Las Vegas-style variety show called luk thung.
RCHUMS 313 / SLAVIC 313. Russian Cinema.
Arts and IdeasSection 001 — Taught in English. Section 003 ONLY meets the Upper-Level Writing Requirement.Instructor(s): Herbert J Eagle (hjeagle@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: A knowledge of Russian is not required. Taught in English. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($50) required.
Credits: (3). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted.
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