Summer 2013 Course Guide

STUDIES OF THE ARTS AND LITERATURE

American Literature to 1900
56:606:611:D6
Cross-listed with: 56:352:511:D6; 50:353:337:D6
M,T,TH 6:00 PM – 9:40 PM
6/24/2013 – 7/19/2013
Professor Carol Singley
singley@camden.rutgers.edu

Major American authors from the colonial period through nineteenth-century romanticism and realism, including John Winthrop, Anne Bradstreet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Kate Chopin, Zitkala-Ša, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson. We pay special attention to titles on the M.A. Candidacy Exam reading list.

European Art, Artists and Society
56:606:611:H6
HYBRID COURSE 
Sakai Platform
JBMDL
M 6:00 PM – 9:40 PM
7/3/2013-8/16/2013
Professor Florence Quideau
quid24@aol.com

Note:  Off-campus courses at JBMDL. Hybrid course in Sakai format with limited in-class meetings.
This course will take a case study approach to the history of art in Europe, focusing on a selection of key works from the 18th to the 20th century, which were created in France, England, Germany, and Spain. By closely studying a small selection of paintings, sculptures, monuments, and photographs, the student will investigate the traditions of artistic movements that have shaped our understanding of Modern Art. Issues pertaining to connoisseurship, patronage, iconography, and the evolving role of artists in society will allow to clarify cultural, social, and political contexts in which works of arts were created. Prior knowledge of Art History is not required as lectures and discussions will help the student develop an in-depth understanding of essential artistic movements.

Romanticism and The Invention of Childhood
56:606:612:B6
Cross-listed with: 56:350:594:B6; 50:350:394:B6 T,TH 6:00 PM – 9:40 PM
5/28/2013 – 7/5/2013
Professor Joseph Barbarese
jbarbarese@camden.rutgers.edu

When Children’s Literature emerges as a literary genre in the 19th century, it does so as a sub-genre of English and American Romanticism. The course sets out to demonstrate how the combined and sustaining influence on the genre, particularly its shared belief in childhood as a source of visionary strength and in the individual child’s essential originality, is still in force. Particular areas of interest to be explored are the versions of female and feminine archetypes and how the divine is represented in CL. Readings span the full CL canon and include works in English and American as well as works in translation (The Little Prince), beginning with Wordsworth and Coleridge and moving from Goody Two Shoes through Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, tracing the elaboration of these influences in the children’s books that begin to appear in the late 18th century, through the 19th, and into the late 20th.

STUDIES OF CULTURE AND CRITICISM

Note:  Off-campus courses at JBMDL. Hybrid course in eCollege format with limited in-class meetings.
How do anthropologists understand culture? What is meant by an “Anthropology of American Culture”? Is it appropriate to speak of American culture? How does this approach compare to other disciplines in the Social Sciences? Where do we find ‘American culture’? How are we a part of it? Can we study ourselves in an unbiased way? Have anthropologists from other countries studied “us”? This course will explore the nature of American culture–what holds it together and what divides it. Central to our study will be the examination and critique of current American images from popular culture. We will also draw connections between the various theoretical approaches and real life situations and other varied sources of knowledge about American culture. Where do we go to find sources of American culture? Who are some of the important writers on this subject, anthropologists or otherwise? Have we changed as a people since we became a nation? Do the insights of foreign observers help us to see ourselves and our culture more clearly? We will consult the writings of philosophers, historians, literary figures, and anthropologists to help answer these questions.

STUDIES OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION

Note:  Online course in eCollege format. Online course support fee of $100.
Literally meaning “The love of wisdom,” philosophy requires reflection on what is important in life. Since our own experience is always limited, it is important to consider experiences beyond our own. Films offer perspectives on how life might be experienced differently, often addressing philosophical themes in the process. So our class will be dedicated to philosophical reflection on themes like skepticism, relativism, personal identity, and determinism as represented in popular film.

RESEARCH IN LIBERAL STUDIES

Research in Liberal Studies
56:606:689:H1
By Arrangement
7/8/2013-8/14/2013
Professor Stuart Charmé

By permission of instructor. Independent study of a topic of special interest to the student, under the supervision of an adviser chosen in consultation with the program director. If this course is taken for one semester, the project culminates in a paper about 20-25 pages in length. If the course is taken for two semesters, a more substantial paper is required.

Research in Liberal Studies
56:606:689:T1
By Arrangement
5/28/2013-8/14/2013
Professor Stuart Charmé

By permission of instructor. Independent study of a topic of special interest to the student, under the supervision of an adviser chosen in consultation with the program director. If this course is taken for one semester, the project culminates in a paper about 20-25 pages in length. If the course is taken for two semesters, a more substantial paper is required.

By permission of instructor. Independent study of a topic of special interest to the student, under the supervision of an adviser chosen in consultation with the program director. If this course is taken for one semester, the project culminates in a paper about 20-25 pages in length. If the course is taken for two semesters, a more substantial paper is required.

By permission of instructor. Independent study of a topic of special interest to the student, under the supervision of an adviser chosen in consultation with the program director. If this course is taken for one semester, the project culminates in a paper about 20-25 pages in length. If the course is taken for two semesters, a more substantial paper is required.

By permission of instructor. Independent study of a topic of special interest to the student, under the supervision of an adviser chosen in consultation with the program director. If this course is taken for one semester, the project culminates in a paper about 20-25 pages in length. If the course is taken for two semesters, a more substantial paper is required.