CLUSTERS 

F1: STAGING REVOLUTION! (6 s.h.)

This FYC cluster explores radical social, political and cultural movements in Europe beginning in the late 18th century through the upheavals of World War II. The history component (HIST 12) begins with the revolutions of the 18th century, in which people asserted their rights to govern themselves, and follows the successes and failures of those assertions. Topics include the rise of capitalism and the Industrial Revolution, the revolutions in France (1789-1815, 1830, 1848), and political movements, including socialism, fascism and communism.

In Drama 1, an introduction to the collaborative art of theater, we focus on the plays, playwrights, directors and performers whose revolutions on stage reflected societal, cultural tumult outside the theaters. Theories of acting and directing, and innovations in style and stagecraft are explored in our analysis of the works of Ibsen, Chekhov, Stanislavski, Shaw, Genet, Pirandello, Brecht and others. This cluster provides opportunities for attending performances and exhibitions in New York City as well as performance-based projects.

DRAM 001 sec. F1 (CRN 24420): THEATER APPRECIATION 1
Cindy Rosenthal
M/W 2:55-4:20 p.m.
203 Brower
Distribution Category: Appreciation and Analysis (AA)

HIST 12 sec. F1 (CRN 24337): WESTERN CIVILIZATION 2
Sally Charnow
M/W/F 10:10-11:05 a.m.
102 Davison
Distribution Category: History, Philosophy, Religion (HP)

F2: MONEY AND CAPITALISM: STORIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL (6 s.h.)

Money plays a central and organizing role in our lives. Yet what is money, and what are the essential consequences of the existence of money? Is money merely an external convenience, a facilitator, or is it instead the expression and imposition of a particular way of organizing human interaction? Are money and capital eternal social institutions that we want to uphold and defend, or are they instead historical fetters we want to understand and transcend? This cluster draws broadly from literature and economics to reflect on the nature and consequences of the existence of money. We see what Aristotle, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Marx, among others, had to say about money.

ECO 001 sec. F2 (CRN 20042): PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 1
Conrad Herold
M/W/F 12:50-1:45 p.m.
102 Barnard

ENGL 002 sec. F2 (CRN 20069): COMPOSITION
Ethna Lay
M/W/F 9:05-10 a.m.
18 Gallon Wing

F3: WISDOM, COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION (6 s.h.)

What is truth? How do we know it, and how do we communicate it? In these courses we explore the way that philosophy and rhetoric have responded to the relationship between language and truth as a problem of being, knowing and acting in the social world. Explored in this way, the relationship between language and truth takes us toward an engagement with education as an existential event, i.e., as the ongoing emergence of “self,” and as preparation for active involvement in the world around us. (Courses in this cluster offered for Liberal Arts credit, not for Distribution credit.)

FDED 127 sec. F3 (CRN 23501): INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Eduardo Duarte
T/TH 12:45-2:10 p.m.
3 Hagedorn
 
SPCM 005 sec. F3 (CRN 22296): HISTORIES AND THEORIES OF RHETORIC
Mary Anne Trasciatti
T/TH 2:20-3:45 p.m.
117 Dempster

F4: CARIBBEAN ENCOUNTERS (6 s.h.)

By taking these two courses, you learn about the complex and fascinating French- and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands: Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. This course combination stresses the common historical and cultural characteristics of the above-named islands as well as their distinctive features. Special attention is paid to colonial history, language specificities, creolity and mixed identities.

FRLT 50 sec. F4 (CRN 24301): RECONSTRUCTING FRENCH CARIBBEAN IDENTITY
Sabine Loucif
T/TH 6:30-7:55 p.m.
104 Brower
Distribution Credit: Cross-Cultural or Literature (CC/LT)

SPAN 002R sec. F4 (CRN 20892): ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2
Miguel-Angel Zapata
T/TH 3:50-5:15 p.m.
102 Davison