Autumn Quarter 2026 Course Offerings

COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS
(COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES )

      >12551 A  2       T      1000-1220                                                     2/  18  CR/NC               
                        "CHID 101: INTRO TO CHID"                                   
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                        **MUST BE A DECLARED CHID MAJOR OR                          
                        MINOR TO ENROLL. CONTACT CHID                               
                        ADVISOR FOR ADD CODE.                                       

       12553 A  5       M      130-420                                             Closed   20/  20                      
                        RADICAL POETICS (AH, DIV, W)                                
                                                                                    
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                        THIS COURSE EXPLORES HOW BIPOC                              
                        POETS TRANSFORM POETIC FORMS TO                             
                        ADDRESS HISTORICAL CHANGE AND                               
                        POLITICAL STRUGGLE. WHILE CLOSE                             
                        READING MATTERS, THE MAIN FOCUS IS                          
                        ON WHY THESE POETS EXPERIMENT WITH                          
                        TRADITION TO REFLECT THEIR TIMES.                           
                        THE COURSE ALSO CONSIDERS HOW THESE                         
                                                                                    
                        POEMS SHAPE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF                            
                        IDENTITY AND EXPERIENCE. WRITTEN                            
                        WORK MAY BE CRITICAL OR CREATIVE.                           

       12554 A  5       WF     1030-1220                                           Open     14/  30                J     
                        "VIOLENCE AND CONTEMPORARY                                  
                        THOUGHT -                                                   
                                                                                    
                        ANTISEMITISM, RACISM, AND                                   
                        HISTORICAL MEMORY AFTER AUSCHWITZ"                          
                        (SSC, DIV, W)                                               
                                                                                    
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                        HISTORICAL EXPLORATION OF                                   
                        INTELLECTUAL, LITERARY, AND                                 
                        ARTISTIC RESPONSES TO THE PROBLEM                           
                        OF MODERN MASS VIOLENCE THROUGH                             
                        COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE LEGACIES                           
                        OF THE HOLOCAUST AND EUROPEAN                               
                        COLONIALISM. CROSSLISTED WITH JEW                           
                        ST 206 / HSTCMP 206.                                        

      >12555 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  20                      
                        COURSE CANCELLED                                            

       12556 A  5       TTh    100-220                                             Open     16/  80                      
                        THE IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY                                  
                        (A&H, SSC)                                                  
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                        IS THE UNIVERSITY AN AGENT OF                               
                        COLONIALISM, CAPITALISM, AND THE                            
                        STATE? ALTERNATIVELY, IS IT A                               
                        CRUCIBLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE AND                              
                        RESISTANCE? IS IT ALL OF THESE                              
                        THINGS? CAN IT BE SOMETHING ELSE?                           
                        THIS COURSE EXAMINES THE UNIVERSITY                         
                                                                                    
                        AS SIMULTANEOUSLY A CRIME SCENE, A                          
                        SITE FOR HEALING, AND A PLACE FOR                           
                        TRANSFORMATION. THIS COURSE ENGAGES                         
                                                                                    
                        WITH THE WORK OF SCHOLARS ACROSS                            
                        THE ARTS AND HUMANTIES, WITH                                
                        SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE                                    
                        CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS,                         
                                                                                    
                        AND OTHER CRITICAL INTELLECTUAL                             
                        TRADITIONS.                                                 

      >12557 AA  QZ     F      930-1020                                                      0/  25                      
                        FIRST-YEAR INTEREST GROUPS (FIGS)                           
                        ONLY, QUESTIONS VISIT                                       
                        HTTP://NSTP.UW.EDU/FIGSEARCH                                

       12558 AB  QZ     F      1030-1120                                           Open     12/  25                      

       12559 AC  QZ     F      130-220                                             Open      4/  30                      
                        THIS COURSE ASKS WHETHER THE                                
                        UNIVERSITY SERVES COLONIALISM,                              
                        CAPITALISM, AND THE STATE, OR IF IT                         
                                                                                    
                        CAN ALSO BE A SPACE FOR RESISTANCE                          
                        AND TRANSFORMATION. TREATING THE                            
                        UNIVERSITY AS BOTH A CRIME SCENE                            
                        AND A SITE OF HEALING, THE COURSE                           
                        DRAWS ON SCHOLARS FROM THE ARTS AND                         
                                                                                    
                        HUMANITIES, EMPHASIZING BLACK,                              
                        INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER CRITICAL                              
                        INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS.                                    

      >12561 A  5       W      1000-1120                                                     0/  30                BJ    
                        M      1000-1120                
                        LECTURE WILL BE HYBRID                                      
                        SYNCHRONOUS. MONDAY LECTURES                                
                        IN-PERSON & ZOOM; WEDNESDAY                                 
                        LECTURES ON ZOOM OR PRE-RECORDED.                           
                        QUIZ SECTIONS WILL BE REMOTE                                
                        VIA ZOOM, TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.                           
                        PLEASE EMAIL HDEVANS@UW.EDU                                 
                        TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST.                                

       12562 AA  QZ     TTh    930-1020                                            Open      0/   7                J     
                        INTRO TO DISABILITY STUDIES QUIZ                            

       12563 AB  QZ     TTh    1030-1120                                           Open      0/   8                J     
                        INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES                          
                        QUIZ                                                        

       12564 AC  QZ     TTh    1130-1220                                           Open      0/   7                J     
                        INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES                          
                        QUIZ                                                        

       12565 AD  QZ     TTh    1230-120                                            Open      0/   8                J     
                        INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES                          
                        QUIZ                                                        
                        QUIZ SECTION AD FOR DIS ST MAJORS &                         
                        MINORS ONLY. CHID STUDENTS SHOULD                           
                        REGISTER FOR AA, AB, AC INSTEAD.                            

       12567 A  5       T      1200-250                                            Open     13/  40                      
                        ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES (AH, SSC)                          
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                        THIS COURSE EXAMINES HOW PEOPLE                             
                        RELATE TO ANIMALS, PLANTS, LAND,                            
                        WATER, AND OTHER NON-HUMAN BEINGS,                          
                        AND HOW THESE RELATIONSHIPS                                 
                        INFLUENCE IDEAS OF CARE, RACE, AND                          
                        BELONGING. IT EXPLORES WHO IS SEEN                          
                        AS PART OF A PLACE, WHO PROTECTS                            
                        IT, AND HOW THESE ROLES EMERGE FROM                         
                        HISTORY AND CULTURE. THROUGH                                
                        RELIGION, STORIES, AND ACTIVISM,                            
                        STUDENTS SEE THAT IDEAS ABOUT                               
                        NATURE REFLECT POWER, IDENTITY, AND                         
                        THE POLITICS OF LAND.                                       

       12568 B  5       MW     1000-1120                                           Open      2/   5                J     
                        CONTESTING EXTINCTION: IMAGINING                            
                        MULTISPECIES FUTURES                                        

       12574 B  5       Th     200-450                                             Closed   20/  20                W     
                        PLANTATION LOGICS - A WRITING                               
                        SEMINAR IN PUBLIC WRITING (AH, W)                           
                                                                                    
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                        THIS COURSE EXPLORES THE PLANTATION                         
                                                                                    
                        AS AN INDUSTRIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL,                            
                        AND RACIAL SYSTEM LINKING RACE,                             
                        CAPITAL, LAND, AND LABOR. STUDENTS                          
                        EXAMINE HOW PLANTATION LOGICS                               
                        PERSIST IN INSTITUTIONS LIKE                                
                        PRISONS, SCHOOLS, URBAN PLANNING,                           
                        AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. EMPHASIS                          
                        IS ON UNDERSTANDING THESE ONGOING                           
                        LEGACIES AND COMMUNICATING THEIR                            
                        RELEVANCE TO WIDER AUDIENCES.                               
                        THROUGH MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS AND                               
                        WRITING WORKSHOPS, STUDENTS BUILD                           
                        SKILLS IN RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND                           
                        PUBLIC WRITING.                                             

       12577 A  5       MW     330-520                                             Closed   10/  10                J     

       12578 A  5       TTh    130-320                                             Open      1/   5                J     
                        UPDATED TEACHING SCHEDULE. THIS                             
                        COURSE WILL BE OFFERED AS A HYBRID                          
                        COURSE.                                                     
                        MONDAY - INPERSON                                           
                        WEDNESDAY - ONLINE                                          

       22555 A  5       MW     1030-1220                                           Closed    5/   5                J     

       22568 AA  QZ     F      930-1020                                            Closed    2/   2                J     

       22569 AB  QZ     F      1030-1120                                           Closed    2/   2                J     

       22570 AC  QZ     F      1130-1220                                           Closed    1/   1                J     

      >12580 A  5       W      930-1220                                                     11/  18                      
                        THE POLITICS OF LIFE (A&H, SS                               
                        C)                                                          
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                        THIS SEMINAR EXPLORES THE POLITICS                          
                        OF LIFE AND DEATH THROUGH SETTLER                           
                        COLONIALISM, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,                         
                                                                                    
                        WAR, AND RACIAL CAPITALISM. IT ASKS                         
                                                                                    
                        HOW TO THINK BEYOND THE HUMAN IN A                          
                        WORLD THAT STILL DENIES THE                                 
                        HUMANITY OF MARGINALIZED PEOPLE.                            
                        STUDENTS CONSIDER POSSIBILITIES                             
                        SUCH AS PLANTS AS ELDERS OR                                 
                        GLACIERS AS SPEAKERS, USING THESE                           
                        IDEAS TO EXAMINE DIFFERENCE,                                
                        VULNERABILITY, AND PATHS TOWARD                             
                        MORE JUST FUTURES.                                          

      >12582 A  5       TTh    1230-220                                                      0/   5                WJ    

      >12591 A  5       TTh    830-1020                                                      6/  25                      
                        SENIOR PROJECT                                              
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                        THIS COURSE PREPARES STUDENTS TO                            
                        BEGIN THEIR CHID CAPSTONE PROJECTS.                         
                                                                                    
                        BY THE END OF THE QUARTER, EACH                             
                        STUDENT WILL HAVE A CLEAR PROJECT                           
                        PROPOSAL, SUPPORTING RESEARCH OR                            
                        NOTES, AN INITIAL DRAFT, AND A PLAN                         
                                                                                    
                        FOR FUTURE WORK. BECAUSE EVERY                              
                        PROJECT IS UNIQUE, INDIVIDUAL GOALS                         
                                                                                    
                        AND LEARNING PROCESSES ARE                                  
                        SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT AS STUDENTS                            
                        DEVELOP TOOLS TO GUIDE THEIR OWN                            
                        PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.                                        

 IS   >12592 B  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E                     

 IS   >12593 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E                     
                        FACULTY CODE REQUIRED.                                      

 IS   >12594 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E                     
                        FACULTY CODE REQUIRED.                                      

      >12596 A  2       W      1230-220                                                      0/  12  CR/NC               

      >12597 B  2       F      230-420                                                       0/  12  CR/NC               

      >12598 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/   8  CR/NC               
                        PEER FACILITATORS FOR CHID 222                              

      >12599 B  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10                      
                        PEER FACILITATORS FOR CHID 222                              

 IS   >12602 A  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  15E                     
                        FACULTY CODE REQUIRED.                                      

 IS   >12603 B  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  15E CR/NC               
                        FACULTY CODE REQUIRED