and create an appreciation of significant cultural elements from Asia, Africa, and the Americas; the course will highlight cross-cultural ideas, ethics, arts, values, and means of human expression. This course covers the historical period from the seventeenth century to the present. Prerequisites: English 1101-1102 or English 1113 -1114, and HUMN 2001.

HUMN 4010 Postmodernism and Beyond (3-0-3)
An interdisciplinary study of Postmodernism-its theory and its manifestations in literature, art and music. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002.

HUMN 4101 Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (3-0-3)
A seminar dedicated to the critical study and analysis of aesthetic theories and philosophy of art since the late eighteenth century. Course will stress close readings and group discussion of texts by Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Benjamin, Adorno, Merleau-Ponty, and Lyotard. Recommended especially for studio art students, for students minoring in Humanities, and for anyone interested in philosophy. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 or HUMN 2002 or PHIL 1000.

HUMN 4210 Literature into Opera (3-0-3)
A combined literary and musical study of the transformations of classic literary works, such as a Shakespearean drama, into opera. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002

HUMN 4220 Harlem Renaissance (3-0-3)
A study of the major writers, artists, and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance (1919-1935). Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002.

HUMN 4801 Study Abroad in Art and Culture I (3-V-3)
This course reviews the history of art from the Greeks and the Etruscans through the present. A systematic on-site study of art works in museums, collections, churches, and sites in various foreign cities. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002 or permission of the instructor.

HUMN 4802 Study Abroad in Art and Culture II (6-V-6)
This course reviews the history of art from the Greeks and the Etruscans through the present. A systematic on-site study of art works in museums, collections, churches, and sites in various foreign cities. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002, or permission of the instructor.

HUMN 4950 Selected Topics (3-V-3)
Variable topics focusing on (1) the intellectual and aesthetic movements of a particular period or culture; (2) critical-theoretical approaches to the study of literature, music, and art; and (3) interdisciplinary topics in the Humanities. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002, or permission of the instructor.

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