FALL 2011 FIQWS as of 6/13/11
FALL 11 FIQWS / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10006 / Art / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / NSS section
DF / 3743 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 12:30 - 1:45 PM
M,W 3:30 - 4:45 PM / Brown-Green, M.
/ SH/379
SH/277 / NSS 1521
Section DF Code 3743 - QUILT MAKING IN AMERICAN HISTORY Quilt making in American History spans over two centuries of quilt history in America. This course examines women and their quilting from the Colonial America era to the 21st century. African American, Native American and Amish quilts will be studied. Connections will be explored between African textiles and quilting techniques and the textiles and techniques historically used in Europe. Memorial quilts, quilts made during the Black Power Movement, Feminist quilts, and political and commemorative quilts made in honor of special world events will be shown and analyzed.
PR5 / 4090 / (** 0021 **) / T,TH 2:00 - 3:15 PM
T,TH 3:30 - 4:45 PM / Handy, E.
/ CG/108
CG/108 /
NSS 1521
Section PR5 Code 4090 - TRUTH, FICTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY - Photography is uniquely present in our everyday lives, and we often accord it unusual authority. It’s customarily assumed to be an absolutely truthful medium of visual documentation of reality. Yet is sometimes also accused of mis-representation, idiosyncrasy or falsehood. How can the camera tell a lie? This course exams our notions of truth and falsehood, reality and imagination, objectivity and subjectivity, documentary and artistic expression through the lens of photography.
Course / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10009 / Biology / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / Online Course
EF / 3744 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 2:00 - 3:15 PM
M,W 3:30 - 4:45 PM / Lee, J.
Hunt, W. / MR/1026
MR/410 / NSS 1522
Section EF Code 3744 - THOUGHTFUL CHOICES In this course we will discuss some or all of the following contemporary issues: 1. What is life and how did it arise? 2. Is there a future for life on earth? 3. Where have we come in changing the biosphere in the last 300 years? 4. If we do not change our behavior, what will the earth be like in the next 300 years? 5. What do we mean by biotechnology? What is bioterrorism? The aim of this course is to provide enough scientific background to understand each topic and to evaluate the implications for our own lives and the lives of those who will follow us.
Course / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10010 / Biomedical Studies / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / Online Course
PR / 4149 / (** 0021 **) / T,TH 2:00 - 3:15 PM
T,TH 3:30 - 4:45 PM / Moore, C.
/ NA/4148
SH/22 / NSS 1522
Section PR Code 4149 - GENES, MICROBES, DISEASE AND SOCIETY The course will provide an introduction to basic and selected principles of genetics, microorganisms, human diseases caused by microorganisms, and their relationship to society. Current topics in the news will be integrated and are encouraged for research and writing. An objective is that students will understand and appreciate genes, microbes, and disease as they relate to human health and society. Health care and medicine, the environment, pollution, and governmental policies are examples of societal topics students could develop for their research and writing.
Course / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10012 / Blst / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / Online Course
RS / 3746 / (** 0021 **) / T,TH 3:30 - 4:45 PM
T,TH 5:00 - 6:15 PM / Gibbons, W.
Nicholas, A. / NA/6319
NA/4213 / NSS
1539
Section RS Code 3746 - THE CHANGING STREETSCAPES OF HARLEM Harlem is at a crossroads. After three centuries and five decades of continuous development, Harlem is poised for yet another rebirth. But unlike the cultural artistic movement of the 1920s, this renaissance is class and economics driven. As brownstones and buildings that once stood empty for decades are rehabbed and new home ownership opportunities are created through public and private partnerships, Harlem’s long-term residents are in jeopardy of being displaced. This course will explore Harlem’s rebirth in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, discussing relevant themes and topics such as Harlem’s social and architectural history, the making of a ghetto, new home ownership opportunities, public and private partnerships, financing low-income development, gentrification and alternatives to displacement.
Course / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10014 / Chemistry / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / Online Course
DE / 3747 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 12:30 - 1:45 PM
M,W 2:00 - 3:15 PM / Gosser, Y.
/ MR/1307
MR/1307 / NSS 1523
Section DE Code 3747 - SEVEN STORIES OF SCIENCE This course will explore important events in science through thematic stories of science. The seven stories are Atomic theory, The periodic table, The chemical bond, DNA, The ozone layer (Molina), Global warming and Molecules and health (Genome Projects).
Course / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10022 / Eas / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / Online Course
PR / 3754 / (** 0021 **) / T,TH 2:00 - 3:15 PM
T,TH 3:30 - 4:45 PM / Gedzelman, S.
/ SH/17
SH/73 / NSS 1523
Section PR Code 3754 - WEATHER AND ART A history of how artists have depicted the sky, including its colors, clouds and optical phenomena (e. g., rainbows) as well as a scientific exposition on these phenomena. Field trips to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History are included.
Course / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10024 / Education / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / Online Course
PN / 3756 / (** 0021 **) / T,F 12:30 - 1:45 PM
T,TH 2:00 - 3:15 PM / Castiglionispalten, M.
/ NA/6307
NA/6307 / NSS 4275
Section PN Code 3756 - YOUNG AT ART, DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN This course will introduce students to the development of artistic tendencies in children and adolescents, with particular emphasis on issues of race, gender, class, culture, sexual orientation and disability. The lives and experiences of renowned artists in fields as diverse as literature, visual arts, and performing arts will be explored.
Course / Description / Credits / Hours / Division / Subject
FIQWS 10027 / English / 6.0 / 6.0 / Undergraduate / Freshman Inq Writing Seminar
Section / Code / Open Seats / Day and Time / Instructor / Bldg/Rm / Online Course
AB6 / 3781 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 8:00 - 9:15 AM
M,W 9:30 - 10:45 AM / Sticklor, J.
/ NA/5124
NA/5124 / NSS
1538
Section AB6 Code 3781 - REVOLUTIONARY MEMOIR This class will examine how revolution and political unrest affect not only the region where the unrest is taking place, but the personal character of a person. We will closely read texts by and about participants in many different revolutions throughout history, examining their similarities and differences and how they affect the self. In this class the themes of despotism, government subjugation, identity, powerlessness, and the role of the refuge will be examined.
BC6 / 3772 / (** 0021 **) / T,TH 9:30 - 10:45 AM
M,W 11:00 - 12:15 PM / Kallen, L.
/ SH/75
NA/6306 / NSS 1538
Section BC6 Code 3772 : LEGAL V. LITERARY STORYTELLING- AN EXAMINATION OF NARRATIVE IN LITERARY AND LEGAL WRITING In this course, students will begin to consider major themes of law, morality, justice, and equality as these are treated in works of literature and judicial decisions. Discussion of the differences in narrative form between the two will be encouraged. Readings will include excerpts from classic and modern works of literature. Some passages from classic cases in the legal canon will also be included to enable students to compare the two narratives. Briefs filed in an actual civil or criminal action will be reviewed with an eye toward which facts are emphasized and why. Students will have an opportunity to explore writing narratives of both a literary and a legal nature, to analyze the differences and to consider what makes each successful in light of its intention.
CD7 / 3775 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 11:00 - 12:15 PM
M,W 12:30 - 1:45 PM / Lucia, B.
/ NA/6110
NA/6110 / NSS 4273
Section CD7 Code 3775 : MAN AND THE MACHINE: HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH TECHNOLOGY This course will explore the relationship between man and technology discussing both the pros and cons that technological advancement brings to our lives. Is there a limit regarding these advancements and where should we place those limitations? We will discuss current events as well as explore science fiction novels in order to grasp an understanding of technology’s impact on both the individual and the community. We will discuss how technology effects our lives today and what this means for the future of our society and our planet. By building our awareness of technology we will provide a greater understanding of our responsibilities in the context of the modern world.
CD8 / 3776 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 11:00 - 12:15 PM
M,W 12:30 - 1:45 PM / Peters, G.
/ NA/4157
NA/4157 / NSS
1524
Section CD8 Code 3776 - KILLER STORIES (KILLING IN SHORT FICTION) The purpose of this course will be to examine the phenomenon of killing, both as the thematic focus of these stories and as a basis for further inquiry into the psychology, ethics, and morality of life-taking. The short story is chosen in order to keep the readings, as Poe envisioned, both short and contextually complete (as opposed to sections excerpted from longer works). The subject matter is chosen because it is stimulating by nature, and because it will expand the scope of inquiry beyond the literary, and offer a variety of secondary readings and a broad range of responsive expressions.
DE3 / 3770 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 12:30 - 1:45 PM
M,W 2:00 - 3:15 PM / Wallace, M.
/ NA/6327
NA/6327 / NSS 1539
Section DE3 Code 3770 - BLUES PEOPLE - In this course, will provide an introduction to African American Literature, Culture and Intellectual Thought beginning with an analytical review of the founding principles of this nation as expressed in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence in 1776 and its implicit ambiguities about liberty for black men as articulated in the Constitution by the continued investment in the institution of slavery. Despite the obstacles to education and expression, some escaped slaves, such as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs, published narratives articulating their investment in the budding nation's concept of freedom. Although it would be nearly another century before women would achieve the franchise, the antislavery movement, which helped to lead to the Civil War, would provide one of the first opportunities for black women to express their considerable interests in challenging gender restrictions. African American literature begins in earnest upon the culmination of the Civil War and yet faces the prohibitive conventions of the Jim Crow Era, which will overlap with the dismal failures of Reconstruction. This course culminates in our reading of W.E.B. DuBois magisterial review of the history and the plight of the African American in hisSouls of Black Folk.
DE4 / 3777 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 12:30 - 1:45 PM
M,W 2:00 - 3:15 PM / Peters, G.
/ NA/4209
NA/4209 / NSS
1524
Section DE4 Code 3777 - KILLER STORIES (KILLING IN SHORT FICTION) The purpose of this course will be to examine the phenomenon of killing, both as the thematic focus of these stories and as a basis for further inquiry into the psychology, ethics, and morality of life-taking. The short story is chosen in order to keep the readings, as Poe envisioned, both short and contextually complete (as opposed to sections excerpted from longer works). The subject matter is chosen because it is stimulating by nature, and because it will expand the scope of inquiry beyond the literary, and offer a variety of secondary readings and a broad range of responsive expressions.
FG10 / 3782 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 3:30 - 4:45 PM
M,W 5:00 - 6:15 PM / Tba
/ SH/381
NA/5123 / NSS 1538
Section FG10 Code 3782 - PRISON LITERATURE in the us- The U.S. prison system sits at the crossroads of powerful contradictions in American society concerning race, ethnicity, economics, and intimacy. Since 1945, the number of people incarcerated in the United States has increased 600%—disproportionally African Americans and Latinos. This massive increase in the number of people deprived of their freedoms is in contradiction with American ideals of progressive democracy. Despite their incarceration, prisoners in the U.S. have produced a rich literature that deeply questions issues of justice, race, identity, and love in U.S. society. In this course we will explore and compare these personal accounts of prisoners—in their autobiographies, fiction, poetry, and plays—with the depictions of prison life in popular culture and the social sciences. Authors to be considered will include Chester Himes, Malcolm X, Piri Thomas, Billie Holiday, Angela Davis, Judy Grahn, Donald Goines, Miguel Piñero, and Martin Luther King, among others.
FG11 / 3785 / (** 0021 **) / M,W 3:30 - 4:45 PM
M,W 5:00 - 6:15 PM / Tba
/ HR/10
HR/10 / NSS