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Summer Quarter 2026 Course Offerings

COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS
(COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES )

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A COMPLETE LIST OF CHID CORE COURSES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CHID OFFICE, PDL B102 OR CALL 543-7333

Enrl        Sect                                                                                             Crs
Restr   SLN  ID Cred    Meeting Times                                              Status Enrl/Lim   Grades  Fee Other
 ?       ?       ?           ?                                                     ?       ?         ?      ?    ?

CHID   100  HUMANITIES IN ACTION(A&H,DIV)
       10630 A  5       TTh    940-1150                                            Open      0/  40                %     
                        Full-term                                                   
HUMANITIES IN ACTION - IDEAS THAT
HARM AND HEAL THE WORLD (AH, DIV)
___
RETHINKS THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF
LARGE SCALE HUMANITARIAN
INTERVENTIONS, IDEAS THAT HARM AND
HEAL THE WORLD.

CHID   111  HIST OF THE PRESENT (SSc)
       10631 A  5       MWF    940-1150                                            Open      0/  40                J     
                        B-term                                                      
AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE HEADLINES
(AH, SSC, W, DIV)
__
AFGHANISTAN IS A PLACE OFTEN SPOKEN

ABOUT BUT RARELY HEARD FROM. THAT
YOU ARE TAKING THIS CLASS SHOWS
YOUR INTELLECTUAL WILL TO REVERSE
THIS PATTERN. THIS COURSE SITUATES
AFGHANISTAN IN ITS HISTORICAL,
POLITICAL, LITERARY, RELIGIOUS,
ARTISTIC, AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS SO
THAT STUDENTS MAY DEVELOP NUANCED,
GROUNDED PERSPECTIVES ON A COUNTRY
THAT DEFIES ALL EASY STEREOTYPES.

CHID   120  YOGA PAST & PRESENT (A&H/SSc,DIV)
       10632 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/ 150                JA    
                        A-term                                                      
ASYNCHRONOUS
PLEASE ENROLL ON THE RELIG 120 SIDE
THE CHID SIDE IS FULL

CHID   206  VIOLENCE CTMP THGHT (SSc,DIV)
       10633 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/  40                J#A   
                        Full-term                                                   
TBA

CHID   211  APOCALYPSE POP CLTR (A&H,DIV)
       10634 A  5       TTh    1130-130                                            Open      0/  40                %     
                        Full-term                                                   
APOCALYPSE AND POPULAR CULTURE -
FREEDOM, CONTROL, AND COLLECTIVE
POWER IN A DAMAGED WORLD (AH, DIV,
W)
___
THIS COURSE EXPLORES HOW DYSTOPIAN
ANXIETIES AND UTOPIAN FANTASIES
THAT HAUNTED THE PAST CENTURY AND
INFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PRESENT SHOW UP IN GRAPHIC NOVELS,
FILMS, AND STREAMING SERIES ABOUT
SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COLLAPSE

IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS COURSE
WILL REVEAL PEOPLE BUILDING
ALLIANCES, MAKING KIN, AND
RESISTING AUTHORITARIANISM UNDER
APOCALYPTIC CONDITIONS.

CHID   275  MUSIC & SOCIAL MVMTS(A&H,DIV)
       10635 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/  50                %A    
                        Full-term                                                   
MUSIC AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (AH, DIV
)
___
EXPLORES THE HISTORY & INFLUENCE OF

THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT ON HIP HOP

CULTURE. ALSO CONSIDERS THE
COMMERCIALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION

OF HIP HOP MUSIC.

CHID   332  DISABILITY & SOCIETY(SSc)
       10636 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/   5                JA    
                        Full-term                                                   
       10637 B  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/   1                J     
                        Full-term                                                   

CHID   380  THEORIES STDY RELIG (SSc)
       10638 A  5       to be arranged                                             Closed    0/   0                      
                        B-term                                                      

CHID   459  NARRATIVE JOURNALISM(A&H/SSc)
       10639 A  5       TTh    940-1150                                            Open      0/   5                      
                        Full-term                                                   
NARRATIVE JOURNALISM
INTRODUCES THE RIGOROUS REPORTING A
LITERARY WRITING TECHNIQUES OF
NARRATIVE JOURNALISM. CONCENTRATES
PRODUCING NONFICTION NARRATIVE
ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION.

CHID   491  SENIOR THESIS(SSc)Prerequisites
 IS   >10644 B  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10                      
                        Full-term                                                   
INDEPENDENT THESIS
CONTACT CHID[AT]UW.EDU FOR ADD CODE

CHID   492  SENIOR THESIS(SSc)
 IS   >10645 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/   5E                     
                        Full-term                                                   
CHID INDEPENDENT STUDY
INSTRUCTOR CODE PDL B102A

CHID   493  SENIOR THESIS(SSc)
 IS   >10646 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/   5E                     
                        Full-term                                                   
INSTRUCTOR CODE PDL B102A

CHID   496  FOCUS GROUPS
      >10647 A  2       TTh    1130-1230                                                     0/  12  CR/NC               
                        Full-term                                                   
FOCUS GROUP TBA
CONTACT CHID FOR ADD CODE
CHID[AT]UW.EDU
      >10648 B  2       MW     110-210                                                       0/  12  CR/NC               
                        Full-term                                                   
CHID FOCUS GROUP TBA
CONTACT CHID FOR ADD CODE
CHID[AT]UW.EDU
       10649 C  1-2     to be arranged                                             Closed    0/   0  CR/NC               
                        Full-term                                                   
       10650 D  1-2     to be arranged                                             Closed    0/   0  CR/NC               
                        Full-term                                                   

CHID   499  UNDERGRAD IND STDY
 IS   >10651 A  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/   5E                     
                        Full-term                                                   
INSTRUCTOR CODE PDL B102A
 IS   >10652 B  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  15E                     
                        Full-term                                                   
*INSTRUCTOR CODE PDL B102A