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Interdisciplinary Humanities Emphasis

1500 N. Warner St. #1053
Tacoma, WA 98416-1053

Wyatt 139

IHE@pugetsound.edu

Program Director

Gwynne Brown
253-879-3727

Office Coordinator

Charlotte Nabors
253.879.2664

Office Hours

Mon-Fri
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

 

 

COURSE OFFERINGS FOR ALL SEVEN PATHWAYS

Fall 2023-Spring 2024

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Interdisciplinary Humanities Emphasis Courses Offered

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The Artist as Humanist

Fall 2023

  • ARTH 275 Studies in Western Art I: Ancient through Medieval Art
  • ARTH 276: Studies in Western Art II: Renaissance to Modern Art
  • ARTH 278: Survey of Asian Art
  • ARTS 103: Visual Concepts through Drawing and Print Media
  • ARTS 251: Painting
  • ARTS 281: Beginning Printmaking
  • BUS 380: Entrepreneurial Mindset for the Arts
  • ENGL 229: Intro to Creative Nonfiction
  • ENGL 238: Afrofuturism
  • ENGL 245: Shakespeare: From Script to Stage
  • ENGL 381: Major Authors
  • FREN 392: African Film
  • GLAM 231: Ancient Tragedy
  • MUS 123: Discovering Music
  • MUS 234: Intro to Ethnomusicology 
  • MUS 435: Firing the Classical Canon
  • THTR 313: Directing

Spring 2024

  • AFAM 205 (Survey of Race and Culture in Ethnic Literature) Hyunjoo Yu
  • ALC 205 (Introduction to Asian Literature) Jennifer Neighbors
  • ARTH 275 (Studies in Western Art I: Ancient through Medieval Art) Kriszta Kotsis
  • ARTH 278 (Survey of Asian Art) Zaixin Hong
  • ARTH 367 (Chinese Art) Zaixin Hong
  • ARTH 371 (East Asian Calligraphy) Zaixin Hong
  • ARTS 103 (Visual Concepts through Drawing and Print Media) Janet Marcavage
  • ARTS 201 (Drawing into Painting: A Contemporary Approach to the Figure) Elise Richman
  • ARTS 282 (Beginning Printmaking: Lithography and Screen Print) Janet Marcavage
  • ARTS 371 (East Asian Calligraphy) Zaixin Hong
  • ENGL 228 (Introduction to Writing Poetry) William Kupinse
  • ENGL 240 (Digital Writing: Text, Image, and Sound) Regina Duthely-Barbee
  • GLAM 232 (Ancient Comedy) Aislinn Melchior
  • LAS 387 (Art and Revolution in Latin America) John Lear, Jairo Hoyos Galvis
  • MUS 233 (Introduction to Historical Musicology) Gwynne Brown
  • THTR 200 (The Theatrical Experience) Jess Smith
  • THTR 215 (Fundamentals of Acting) Sara Freeman
2023–24 Bulletin: Page 167
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The Global Middle Ages

Fall 2023

  • AFAM 401: Narratives of Race
  • ARTH 275 Studies in Western Art I: Ancient through Medieval Art
  • ARTH 278: Survey of Asian Art
  • ENGL 371: History of the English Language
  • HIST 305: Women and Gender in Pre-Modern Europe
  • HUM 330: Tao and Landscape Art
  • REL 204: Religions of the Book
  • THTR 371: Theatre History I: From the Origins of Theatre to the 17th Century

Spring 2024

  • AFAM 401 (Narratives of Race) Hyunjoo Yu
  • ARTH 275 (Studies in Western Art I: Ancient through Medieval Art) Kriszta Kotsis
  • ARTH 278 (Survey of Asian Art) Zaixin Hong
  • HIST 314 (War and Society in Premodern Europe) Katherine Smith
  • REL 233 (Japanese Religious Traditions) Jonathan Stockdale
2023–24 Bulletin: Page 169
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Challenging Inequality, Leading Social Change: Issues of Gender

Fall 2023

  • ENGL 346: Jane Eyre and Its Afterlives
  • FREN 392: African Film
  • GQS 201: Intro to Gender, Queer and Feminist Studies
  • HIST 305: Women and Gender in Pre-Modern Europe
  • MUS 234: Intro to Ethnomusicology
  • REL 298: Reproductive Ethics
  • SOAN 102: Intro to Anthropology

Spring 2024

  • CLJ 307 (Prisons, Gender and Education) Tanya Erzen
  • GQS 201 (Introduction to Gender, Queer, and Feminist Studies) Greta Austin
  • GQS 201 (Introduction to Gender, Queer, and Feminist Studies) Heather White
  • REL 307 (Prisons, Gender and Education) Tanya Erzen
  • SOAN 102 (Introduction to Anthropology) Monica DeHart
  • SOAN 102 (Introduction to Anthropology) Yu Luo
2023–24 Bulletin: Page 168
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Challenging Inequality, Leading Social Change: Issues of Race and Ethnicity

Fall 2024

  • AFAM 101: Intro to African American Studies
  • AFAM 401: Narratives of Race
  • COMM 373: Critical Cultural Theory
  • CONN 318: Crime and Punishment
  • ENGL 238: Afrofuturism
  • GLAM 322: Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient World
  • LTS 200: Latina/o America: A Critical Introduction to Latina/o Studies
  • MUS 222: Music of the World’s Peoples
  • MUS 234: Intro to Ethnomusicology
  • SPAN 212: Intro to Latin American Cultures
  • THTR 254: World Theatre III: Voices of the Americas

Spring 2024

  • AFAM 101 (Introduction to African American Studies) LaToya Brackett
  • AFAM 101 (Introduction to African American Studies) Grace Livingston
  • CLJ 307 (Prisons, Gender and Education) Tanya Erzen
  • ENGL 236 (American Literature and Culture: Modern and Contemporary) Laura Behling
  • HIST 254 (African American Voices: A Survey of African American History) Nancy Bristow
  • HIST 281 (Modern Latin America) John Lear
  • HIST 367 (Immigration in the U.S.) Andrew Gomez
  • PG 320 (Capitalism in Crisis: Poverty, Inequality, amd Race in the U.S.) Paige Kolnes
  • REL 307 (Prisons, Gender and Education) Tanya Erzen
  • SPAN 301 (Literature of the Americas) Jairo Hoyos Galvis
  • SPAN 405 (Bitter Flavors of the Americas: Sugar, Coffee & Bananas) Pepa Lago-Grana
2023–24 Bulletin: Page 168
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Science and Values

Fall 2023

  • AFAM 401: Narratives of Race
  • ENVR 335: Thinking about Biodiversity
  • PHIL 230: Philosophy of Mind
  • PHIL 232: Philosophy of Science
  • REL 298: Reproductive Ethics
  • STHS 100: Apes, Angels, and Darwin
  • STHS 200: History of Modern Science and Technology
  • STHS 370: Science and Religion in the U.S.: From Evolution to Climate Change

Spring 2024

  • AFAM 401 (Narratives of Race) Hyunjoo Yu
  • BIOE 292 (Basics of Bioethics) Ha Jung Lee
  • BIOE 292 (Basics of Bioethics) Suzanne Holland
  • ENVR 326 (People, Politics, and Parks) Rachel DeMotts
  • PHIL 105 (Neuroethics and Human Enhancement) Justin Tiehen
  • REL 292 (Basics of Bioethics) Ha Jung Lee
  • REL 292 (Basics of Bioethics) Suzanne Holland
  • STHS 200 (History of Modern Science and Technology) Amy Fisher
  • STHS 330 (Evolution and Society Since Darwin) Kristin Johnson
  • STHS 340 (Finding Order in Nature) Amy Fisher
2023–24 Bulletin: Page 170
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Visual Culture

Fall 2023

  • ARTH 275 Studies in Western Art I: Ancient through Medieval Art
  • ARTH 276: Studies in Western Art II: Renaissance to Modern Art
  • ARTH 278: Survey of Asian Art
  • ARTS 101: Visual Concepts through Painting and Drawing
  • COMM 372: Contemporary Media Culture: Deconstructing Disney
  • FREN 392: African Film
  • GLAM 231: Ancient Tragedy
  • HUM 330: Tao and Landscape Art
  • SPAN 305: Spanish Film
  • SPAN 312: Visual Culture and Modernity in Latin America
  • THTR 371: Theatre History I: From the Origins of Theatre to the 17th Century

Spring 2024

  • ARTH 275 (Studies in Western Art I: Ancient through Medieval Art) Kriszta Kotsis
  • ARTH 278 (Survey of Asian Art) Zaixin Hong
  • ARTS 101 (Visual Concepts through Painting and Drawing) Elise Richman
  • CONN 375 (The Art and Science of Color) Elise Richman and Dan Burgard
  • ENGL 277 (The Book as Human Artifact) Priti Joshi
  • LAS 387 (Art and Revolution in Latin America) John Lear and Jairo Hoyos Galvis
  • THTR 200 (The Theatrical Experience) Jess Smith
2023–24 Bulletin: Page 170
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Empire, Colonialism, and Resistance

Fall 2023

  • FREN 392: African Film
  • GERM 450: Contemporary Voices in German Literature and Film since 1989
  • HIST 323: Politics and Societies in Post-Soviet Eurasia
  • LTS 200: Latina/o America: A Critical Introduction to Latina/o Studies
  • PG 104: Intro to Political Theory
  • SPAN 212: Intro to Latin American Cultures

Spring 2024

  • AFAM 205 (Survey of Race and Culture in Ethnic Literature) Hyunjoo Yu
  • ALC 340 (First Encounters: Japan and Europe in the 16th Century) Jan Leuchtenberger
  • ARTH 367 (Chinese Art) Zaixin Hong
  • ASIA 344 (Asia in Motion) Yu Luo
  • CONN 322 (Jihad, Islamism, and Colonial Legacies) Sam Kigar
  • GDS 211 (Introduction to Global Development) Lisa Nunn
  • GLAM 212 (History of Ancient Rome) Eric Orlin
  • HIST 103 (History of Modern Europe) Benjamin Tromly
  • HIST 281 (Modern Latin America) John Lear
  • IPE 211 (Introduction to Global Development) Lisa Nunn
  • PG 104 (Introduction to Political Theory) Alisa Kessel
  • PG 346 (Race in the American Political Imagination) Alisa Kessel
  • SOAN 316 (Cultural Politics of Global Development) Monica DeHart
  • SPAN 405 (Bitter Flavors of the Americas: Sugar, Coffee & Bananas) Pepa Lago-Grana
2023–24 Bulletin: Page 169
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