COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS

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CHID 101 Introduction to the Comparative History of Ideas (2)
Provides a methodological, curricular, and intellectual introduction to comparative history of ideas. Teaches the importance of interdisciplinary inquiry in research and provides models for how to formulate, undertake, and present interdisciplinary research projects. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSp.

CHID 110 The Question of Human Nature (5) I&S/VLPA Merrell
Considers the relationship between the individual and his/her culture. Traces the evolution of the notion of human nature in Europe and the United States and compares this tradition with representations of the human being from other cultural traditions.

CHID 205 Method, Imagination, and Inquiry (5) VLPA Searle
Examines ideas of method and imagination in a variety of texts, in literature, philosophy, and science. Particularly concerned with intellectual backgrounds and methods of inquiry that have shaped modern Western literature. Offered: jointly with ENGL 205.
Instructor Course Description: Leroy F Searle

CHID 207 Introduction to Intellectual History (5) I&S Toews
Ideas in historical context. Comparative and developmental analysis of Western conceptions of "community," from Plato to Freud. Offered: jointly with HIST 207.

CHID 210 The Idea of the University: Ways of Learning, Exploring, and Knowing (5) I&S
Considers different ways of learning, exploring, and knowing in the context of the historical development, social context, and impact of universities in general and of the University of Washington in particular. Includes reflective workshops on choosing areas of study (majors) in collaboration with Undergraduate Advising.
Instructor Course Description: James Soto Antony

CHID 250 Special Topics: Introduction to the History of Ideas (5, max. 15) I&S Thurtle
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. Satisfies the Group A major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
Instructor Course Description: David Giles Jeanette M. Bushnell Rahul K Gairola Stacey C. Moran Phillip S Thurtle Wendy A. Wiseman

CHID 260 Re-Thinking Diversity (5) I&S Bushnell
Considers the notion of diversity from many scholarly perspectives and from personal engagements. Critically visits historical thinking about diversity and examines contemporary issues such as racism and other oppressions.
Instructor Course Description: Jeanette M. Bushnell Rahul K Gairola Tamara L Myers

CHID 270 Special Topics (5, max. 15) I&S
Each special topics course examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework.
Instructor Course Description: Anupama Taranath Richard Block Paul Boynton Giorgia Aiello Georgia M. Roberts Joanne D Woiak Jeanette M. Bushnell Steven M. Tobias Brigitte Prutti Wendy A. Wiseman

CHID 298 Pre-Departure Seminars (2) I&S Barrett, Pitchford, Warren
Prepares students to participate in CHID International Programs. Prerequisite: students must be accepted to an International Program prior to registration. Offered: AWSpS.

CHID 300 Ideas in Art (5) VLPA Opperman
Selected monuments of art and architecture in the Western tradition, from the Greeks to the twentieth century, studied in relation to the intellectual background of the ages and civilizations that produced them. Slide lectures accompanied by discussion of assigned readings in philosophical, religious, scientific, political, literary, and artistic texts. Offered: jointly with ART H 300.

CHID 309 Marx and the Marxian Tradition in Western Thought: The Foundations of Modern Cultural Criticism I (5) I&S
Critically examines the formation of modern Western culture, politics, and society through an historical analysis of the work of Karl Marx and the thinkers, artists, and activists who assimilated and transformed Marxian concepts from the late 19th century to the present. Offered: jointly with HIST 309.
Instructor Course Description: John E Toews

CHID 314 The Psychoanalytic Revolution in Historical Perspective (5) I&S
Genesis and evolution of Freudian theory in context of the crisis of liberal-bourgeois culture in central Europe and parallel developments in philosophy, literature, and social theory. Emergence and division of the psychoanalytic movement. Transformation of psychoanalysis in British, French, and especially American cultural traditions. Offered: jointly with HIST 314.

CHID 319 Nietzsche and the Nietzschean Legacy in Western Thought: Foundations of Modern Cultural Critique II (5) I&S
Critically examines the formation of modern Western politics, society, and cultures through a historical analysis of the thought of Freidrich Nietzsche and the thinkers, artists, and activists who assimilated and transformed the Nietzschean perspective during the twentieth century. Offered: jointly with HIST 319.

CHID 332 Disability and Society: Introduction to Disability Studies (5) I&S
Introduction to the field of disability studies. Focuses on theoretical questions of how society predominantly understands disability and the social justice consequences. Examines biological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants in social creation/construction (framing) of disability and effects on those claiming and/or labeled as disabled. Offered: jointly with LSJ 332.
Instructor Course Description: Dennis Lang

CHID 350 Women in Law and Literature (5) I&S/VLPA
Representations of women in American law and literature. Considers how women's political status and social roles have influenced legal and literary accounts of their behavior. Examines how legal cases and issues involving women are represented in literary texts and also how law can influence literary expression. Offered: jointly with WOMEN 350.

CHID 370 The Cultural Impact of Information Technology (5) I&S/VLPA Thurtle
Utilizing approaches from the history of technology, cultural studies, and literary theory, seeks to analyze the cultural and social impact of information technology. Considers how information technologies impact our relationships with others, our concept(s) of self, and the structure of the communities to which we belong. Offered: jointly with COM 302.

CHID 380 The Nature of Religion and its Study (5) I&S Jaffee, Webb
Study of religion as a general human phenomenon. Manner in which different methods of inquiry (phenomenology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, literary criticism, archaeology, philosophy, theology) illuminate different aspects of religion and shape our conceptions of its nature. Recommended: RELIG 201 or RELIG 202. Offered: jointly with RELIG 380.
Instructor Course Description: Charles L. Richter

CHID 390 Colloquium in the History of Ideas (5) I&S Thurtle, Toews
Basic theoretical issues in the comparative history of ideas as a disciplined mode of inquiry; examination of representative historical figures and problems. Primarily for majors.
Instructor Course Description: Rahul K Gairola

CHID 433 Disability Law, Policy, and the Community (5) I&S
Seminar addressing legal rights of disabled people, history of disability policy in the United States, and the role of community activism and other forces in policy development and systems change. Introduction to the existing social service systems that affect disables people. Recommended: LSJ 332. Offered: jointly with LSJ 433.

CHID 434 Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People (5) I&S
Designed for students interested in expanding their knowledge of civil and human rights for disabled people. Examines the American perspective (ADA) as well as various international models including the United Nations' International Human Rights treaties as they relate to disabled people. Recommended: LSJ 332. Offered: jointly with LSJ 434; A.

CHID 442 Roma Eterna (5) VLPA/I&S Merrell
Explores the historical layers of meaning in the artifacts and monuments of Rome to reflect on its transformation over time as a symbol of the human aspiration for both temporal order and spiritual and aesthetic transcendence. Specific periods considered for reading and daily site visits include Ancient Rome; Imperial Rome; Medieval Rome, Renaissance Rome; Baroque Rome; Romanticism, The Grand Tour and the Risorgimento; and Fascist Rome.

CHID 444 Eye and Mind (5) VLPA/I&S/NW Thurtle
Investigates life as an emergent phenomenon across the disciplines of biophilosophy, art, art history, literary criticism, and information studies with an emphasis on interdisciplinary methods. Addresses key issues in phenomenology, social theory, contemporary bioart, and complexity studies.
Instructor Course Description: Phillip S Thurtle

CHID 459 Narrative Journalism (5) VLPA/I&S Kaplan
Introduces the rigorous reporting and literary writing techniques involved in narrative journalism. Concentrates on producing three narrative articles for publication in the online, reader-interactive magazine, Narrative Journalist.

CHID 470 CHID Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 471 Europe Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 472 Latin America Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 473 Africa Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 474 Asia Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 475 East Asia Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 476 South Pacific Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 477 Middle East Study Abroad (5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study-abroad program. Specific course content varies.

CHID 480 Special Topics: Advanced Study of the History of Ideas (5, max. 15) I&S Thurtle
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Offered: AWSp.
Instructor Course Description: Neil S. Banas Douglas Merrell Georgia M. Roberts Maria E Garcia David Giles Jeanette M. Bushnell Rahul K Gairola Wendy A. Wiseman

CHID 484 Colonial Encounters (5) I&S
History of European colonialism, focusing on British, French, and Dutch colonial encounters from 1750s to 1950s. Units on colonial law, medicine, religion, sexuality, and commodity culture. Offered: jointly with HSTEU 484.

CHID 490 Research Seminar (5) VLPA/I&S Thurtle, Toews
Intensive readings in specific topic. Students complete individual research projects. Satisfies the CHID senior thesis requirement. Prerequisite: CHID 390.
Instructor Course Description: Georgia M. Roberts

CHID 491 Senior Thesis (5-) I&S
Critical and methodological issues. Required of candidates for an honors degree.

CHID 492 Senior Thesis (5-) I&S
Critical and methodological issues. Required of candidates for an honors degree.

CHID 493 Senior Thesis (5) I&S
Research and writing of thesis under supervision of a faculty member. Required of candidates for an honors degree.

CHID 495 Close Readings in Theory (5) I&S
Close readings of a specific work, author, artist, or body of work.
Instructor Course Description: Douglas Merrell Terrence E Schenold

CHID 496 Focus Groups (1-2, max. 4)
Credit/no credit only.
Instructor Course Description: Amy R. Peloff Edmond Y Chang Dennis Lang Georgia M. Roberts Michael Heyes Irene Mcmanman Jennifer M. Self Kanna M. Hudson Cynthia M. Anderson Jason L Patterson Terrence E Schenold

CHID 497 Peer Facilitators (5)

CHID 498 Special Colloquia (1-5, max. 20) I&S
Each colloquium examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. A list of topics is available from the CHID office.
Instructor Course Description: Amy R. Peloff Neil S. Banas Neil S. Banas Britt T Yamamoto Dennis Lang David M Silver Georgia M. Roberts Guntis I. Smidchens Matthias Scheiblehner Heidi Taylor Magi Jentery F Sayers Jess J Olson Kathleen Noble Karen E. Rosenberg Max Savishinsky Timothy Lawrence Harris Rahul K Gairola Terrence E Schenold Selim Sirri Kuru Steven M. Tobias Theron P. Stevenson Theresa M Ronquillo Wendy A. Wiseman Todd H. Weir Richard T Gray

CHID 499 Undergraduate Independent Study or Research (1-5, max. 10)
Supervised independent study for students who wish to pursue topics not available in regular course offerings.

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS