Science and sport are two common fields of interest in the American culture. Discussions center on expanding students’ understanding of the connection between this bright but troubled author and the world of post-WWI America. Students produce their own works of horror, consider Lovecraft in the context of contemporary scholarship, and analyze his themes and their contemporary horror on the page and screen. This course introduces students to the horrifying writing of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The seminar will take as its particular focus late-20th-century American literature and the rise of multi-cultural voices (Asian-American, African-American, Indian, Jewish, and poor southern white) that redefined constructions of “American identity.” We will linger on selected works that remember and, in the process, rewrite the past. Literature is uniquely suited to archiving memory and exploring how individuals have experienced the past through the present lens of writing and remembering.
It’s not even past.” Here he alludes to how, as we move about our present, memory ties us to a personal and collective history.
We'll look at the ways that changing social norms around issues like same sex marriage and legalization of marijuana have contributed to changing laws - as well as the ways that private organizations make rules that enforce social norms while avoiding or evading law.Īmerican writer William Faulkner famously wrote, “The past is never dead. FYS 002 (CRN 3212) – Memory, History, and IdentityįYS 003 (CRN 6453) – Lovecraft: Horror & MadnessįYS 006 (CRN 6456) – American Dreams, American IdentitiesįYS 007 (CRN 1129) – American Dreams, American IdentitiesįYS 008 (CRN 7469) – Magic, Monsters and MedievalismįYS 009 (CRN 6479) – Lovecraft: Horror & MadnessįYS 010 (CRN 6481) - The Fairy Tale in Contemporary LiteratureįYS 012 (CRN 6967) – Comics & Social DiversityįYS 013 (CRN 6484) – Adventure JournalistsįYS 015 (CRN 6515) – Religious Traditions of the WorldįYS 020 (CRN 6507) – Leadership, Personality, and the Hunger GamesįYS 023 (CRN 4098) – The Art of Problem SolvingįYS 024 (CRN 6962) – Toxic Charity: A critical look at Service-Learning & VolunteeringįYS 026 (CRN 6593) – Nature, People, and PlantsįYS 027 (CRN 3437) – Energy for Future PresidentsįYS 028 (CRN 3006) – FLIGHT: Do You See What I See?įYS 030 (CRN 6963) – Adaptation - Reading Films and their SourcesįYS 033 (CRN 6974) – Science Fiction & PhilosophyįYS 036 (CRN 3663) – Conspiracy Theories in the U.S.įYS 037 (CRN 6490) – Adaptation - Reading Films and their SourcesįYS 038 (CRN 1916) – Exploring the Portrayal of Mental Illness and Intellectual Disabilities in the MediaįYS 039 (CRN 6977) – A Small Dose of ToxicologyįYS 041 (CRN 6978) – Vote Smart! InternshipįYS 043 (CRN 7503) – Music as Political Expressions in the "U.S."įYS 044 (CRN 7058) – Daring to Dream: The Stories of BusinessįYS 045 (CRN 6980) – Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Character & CultureįYS 047 (CRN 6982) – The Myth and Reality of the Salem Witch TrialsįYS 048 (CRN 6983) – Science Fiction, Science FactįYS 049 (CRN 6984) – Sexual Health InitiativesįYS 050 (CRN 7952) – The Florida Project: The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Walt Disney Worldĭoes law change with the times? Or do the times change with law? In this class, we will look at the relationship between formal state-made law, the rules that private organizations have and enforce, and the norms of any given society and culture.
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