HIST*2020 Film as History
This course will consider film both as a source and as a comment on the past. Topics will vary depending on instructor expertise, and may include film as propaganda, the city in film, film as myth, women and gender in film, film and war.

CLAS*2000 Classical Mythology
An examination of the nature and function of myth in Classical Antiquity. The course shows how the narrative and symbolic structure of myths orders individual and communal experience. The myths that have influenced Western civilization receive special emphasis.

HUMN*2100 Renaissance Lovers and Fools
In this course, students will read Italian Renaissance plays such as Machiavelli's "The Mandrake" and Bibbiena's "Calandria" with special attention to the portrayals of lovers and fools. The course will place particular emphasis on representations of class and gender relations. Additional readings will provide background and context for the plays. Lectures and texts are in English.

PHIL*1050 Introductory Philosophy: Basic Problems
An introduction to philosophy through the exploration of basic perennial philosophical problems and questions, such as whether there is free will, a God, objective right and wrong, genuine knowledge of the world, and other topics. The readings for the course will consist primarily of 20th century philosophical writing. Some consideration of the elements of argumentation will also occur.

HIST*2110 The Atlantic World 1500-1850
A study of the comparative histories of colonial societies of England, France, Spain and Portugal in a transatlantic context. This course will compare for regional interconnections as well as the uniqueness of each society.