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>23820 A 1 T 330-450 * * Mayerfeld,Jason 1/ 15 CR/NC J
THIS ONE-CREDIT SEMINAR WILL BE
HELD IN CONJUCTION WITH THE OCTOBER
2017 VISIT OF FREDERICK LAWRENCE,
THE SECRETARY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA
SOCIETY AND A VISITING PROFESSOR OF
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY OUR SEMINAR
WILL USE THE OCCATION OF LAWRENCE'S
VISIT TO STUDY NORMATIVE
CONTROVERSIES RELATING TO FREEDOM
OF SPEECH. AMONG THE QUESTIONS WE
CONSIDER: ON WHAT GROUNDS, IF ANY,
SHOULD GOVERMENTS AND UNIVERSITIES
RESTRICT SPEECH? SHOULD THEY HAVE
A OFFENSIVE SPEECH, FALSE SPEECH,
OR OTHERWISE HARMFUL OR WORTHLESS
SPEECH? TO ADDRESS THESE QUESTINS,
WE WILL READ A SELECTION OF
PHILOSOPHICAL AND LEGAL DEBATES,
HOW SHOULD WE AS ORDINARY CITIZENS
AND MEMBERS OF A UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY RESPOND TO HATE SPEECH,
FREDERICK LAWRENCE WILL LEAD THE
OCTOBER 24 SESSION, STUDENTS
TAKING THIS SEMINAR WILL DEEPEN
THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL,
MORAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL
CONTROVERSY REGARDING HATE SPEECH,
LEARN ABOUT AND CRITICALLY ENGAGE
WEIGHTY ARGUMENTS ON COURSE MEETING
DATES AND TIMES: OCT.10, OCT. 17,
OCT. 24, OCT. 31, NOV. 7 03:30-5:00
ALL IN CMU 226 EXCEPT FOR OCT. 24
(CMU 202)
CONTACT JAMIE MAYERFELD
JASONM@UW.EDU OR RACHEL ARTEAGA
RATEAGA@UW.EDU FOR ADD CODES.
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>16411 A 2 to be arranged Diment,Galya 6/ 10 CR/NC
HANAUER SEMINAR. OPEN TO HANAUER
FELLOWS WITH ENTRY CODE ONLY.
MONDAYS, 3:30-5:45PM IN CMU 218D.
CONTACT INSTRUCTOR, HANAUER
PROFESSOR GALYA DIMENT
(GALYA@UW.EDU) FOR ENTRY CODE.
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16412 B 5 to be arranged Open 0/ 2
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| HUM 597 SPEC TOPICS IN HUM |
Restr 16413 A 1 to be arranged Alaniz,Jose Open 4/ 15 CR/NC HUM 597 A: THE WORK OF RAMZI FAWAZ AND COMICS SHOLARSHIP - THIS COURSE SURVEYS THE WORK OF COMICS SCHOLAR RAMZI FAWAZ, CHIEFLY THROUGH A READING OF HIS BOOK THE NEW MUTANTS: SUPERHEROES AND THE RADICAL IMAGINATION OF AMERICAN COMICS. WE WILL DISCUSS DR. FAWAZ'S APPLICATION OF QUEER THEORY AND UTOPIANISM TO SUPERHERO COMICS AND OTHER COMICS GENRES SINCE THE 1960S AND HOW THESE REFLECT THE EMERGENCE AND REPRESENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES IN POST-WAR US CULTURE. DISCUSSION PRECLUDES DR. FAWAZ'S KEYNOTE PRESENTATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FORUM (NOVEMBER 2-4) AND WILL FEATURE A FINAL SESSION LED BY DR. FAWAZ. MEETINGS: WEDNESDAYS, OCTOBER 18, 25, NOVEMBER 1, 2:30-5PM, CMU 202 IN ADDITION TO DAY ONE OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE UW CAMPUS AND DR. FAWAZ' KEYNOTE ADDRESS. OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATES WITH PERMISSION: JOS23@UW.EDU. |
16414 B 1 T 330-620 DEN M221 Grant,Jenna M Open 3/ 15 CR/NC
HUM 597 B: MISSING PICTURES:
HISTORY AND POETIC IMAGINATION IN
THE CINEMA OF RITHY PANH - THIS
MICROSEMINAR FRAMES THE VISIT OF
FILMMAKER RITHY PANH, UW WALKER-
AMES SCHOLAR. PANH IS KNOWN FOR
HIS INNOVATIVE PRACTICE THAT
INCLUDES RE-ENACTMENTS, ANIMATION,
AND IMPROVISATION IN ADDITION TO
DOCUMENTARY AND NARRATIVE CINEMA.
THE MICROSEMINAR PROVIDES THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS FROM
MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO THINK WITH
EACH OTHER AND RITHY PANH ABOUT
KEY THEMES IN HIS WORK. STUDENTS
ARE REQUIRED TO READ IN
PREPARATION FOR SEMINARS;
PARTICIPATE IN SCREENINGS AND
COLLOQUIA DURING PANH'S VISIT; AND
COMPLETE A TWO-PAGE PAPER OR ONE-
MINUTE FILM. MEETINGS: NOV 14, 21,
28 AND DEC 7 FROM 9:30-11:20; DEC
5 FROM 9:30-1:20. ALL IN CMU 202.
STUDENTS ALSO REGISTER FOR ANTH
569 TUESDAYS 3:30-6:20 PM IN M221.
CONTACT INSTRUCTOR
TO REGISTER: JMGRANT@UW.EDU.
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16415 C 1 to be arranged Open 1/ 20 CR/NC
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