Winter Quarter 2026 Course Offerings

COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS
(COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES )

       22242 A  5       MW     100-220                                             Closed   50/  50                %     

       22243 AA  QZ     F      100-150                                             Closed   25/  25                %     

       22244 AB  QZ     F      100-150                                             Closed   25/  25                %     

      >12373 A  2       T      1230-220                                                     15/  18  CR/NC               
                        CHID MAJORS & MINORS ONLY                                   
                        CONTACT CHID(AT)UW.EDU FOR ADD CODE                         

       12378 A  5       WF     130-320                                             Closed   40/  40                %     
                        RADICAL POETICS (AH)                                        
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                        THIS COURSE EXPLORES THE                                    
                        REVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL OF                                  
                        SURREALISM, AFROSURREALISM, AND                             
                        NEGRITUDE AS ARTISTIC, LITERARY, AN                         
                        D                                                           
                        POLITICAL MOVEMENTS, WITH A FOCUS O                         
                        N                                                           
                        THE FRANCOPHONE CARIBBEAN AND ITS                           
                        GLOBAL RESONANCES.                                          

       12380 A  5       TTh    930-1120                                            Closed   40/  40                %     
                        CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON BELONGING                          
                        IN WESTERN EUROPE (AH, DIV)                                 
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
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                        EMERGENCE OF IDEALS NOW ASSOCIATED                          
                        WITH WESTERN EUROPE THROUGH                                 
                        ANALYSIS OF LITERARY, ARTISTIC, OR                          
                        CINEMATIC SOURCES. HOW THOSE IDEALS                         
                                                                                    
                        CONTRAST WITH REALITY AS                                    
                        EXPERIENCED BY MARGINALIZED OTHERS                          
                        WITHIN AND WITHOUT ITS BORDERS                              

       12382 A  5       MW     1130-120                                            Closed   40/  40                %     
                        HOW ARE OUR LIVES BOUND WITH                                
                        ANIMALS, PLANTS, INSECTS, ROCKS,                            
                        WATERWAYS AND OTHER NONHUMAN BEINGS                         
                        IN A MOMENT MARKED BY INCREASING                            
                        SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRECARITY,                         
                        HOW ARE CONCERNS OF SOCIAL,                                 
                        ENVIRONMENTAL, AND MULTISPECIES                             
                        JUSTICE INTERTWINED? THIS COURSE                            
                        WILL EXAMINE APPROACHES TO                                  
                        ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING, RESEARCH,                           
                        AND WRITING THAT HAVE SOUGHT TO                             
                        CONSIDER WORLDS BEYOND THE HUMAN                            

       12384 A  5       W      1230-320                                            Open      1/   5                J     
                        INDIGENOUS DISPOSSESSION & RACIAL                           
                        SLAVERY: TWIN TOOLS OF US SETTLER                           
                        COLONIALISM (A&H / SSC, DIV, W).                            
                        HONORS-ONLY PERIOD ONE.                                     

       12385 B  5       WF     1130-1250                                           Closed    5/   5                J     
                        MEDIEVAL MONSTERS                                           
                        FROM DOG-HEADED SAINTS TO UNICORNS                          
                        AND WEREWOLVES, THIS COURSE                                 
                        EXAMINES HOW PREMODERN CULTURES                             
                        IMAGINED MONSTERS TO DEFINE AND                             
                        CHALLENGE THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT IT                         
                        IS TO BE HUMAN. WE WILL READ TEXTS                          
                        LIKE PLINYS NATURAL HISTORY,                                
                        MEDIEVAL SHORT STORIES, AND AN                              
                        EPIC, AND ANALYZE PREMODERN MAPS                            
                        AND ART. TOPICS INCLUDE RACE,                               
                        GENDER, AND RELIGION. STUDENTS WILL                         
                        ENGAGE WITH PRIMARY SOURCES, VISUAL                         
                        MATERIALS, AND CREATIVE RESEARCH TO                         
                        UNDERSTAND HOW MONSTERS REFLECT AND                         
                        RESHAPE SOCIETYS FEARS AND VALUES.                          

       12386 A  5       MW     100-250                                             Closed   40/  40                      
                        RETHINKING DIVERSITY (SSC, DIV)                             
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                        THIS CLASS FOCUSES ON IDENTITY AND                          
                        SOCIAL DIFFERENCES IN A FRIENDLY                            
                        AND GENEROUS ATMOSPHERE THAT WILL                           
                        NOT SHAME YOU FOR NOT KNOWING. WE                           
                        WILL INVESTIGATE THE MEANINGS AND                           
                        IMPLICATIONS OF RACE, GENDER,                               
                        CLASS, SEXUALITY, DISABILITY, AND                           
                        OTHER SOCIAL DIFFERENCES, AND                               
                        DISCUSS HOW IDEAS ABOUT DIFFERENCE                          
                        AND DIVERSITY PLAY OUT IN SOCIETY,                          
                        OUR CAMPUS, AND OUR OWN LIVES.                              

      >12388 A  2       M      600-750P                                                      9/  18  CR/NC               
                        CHID AMSTERDAM PRE-DEPARTURE SEMINA                         
                        (SSC). ADD CODE REQUIRED:                                   
                        NICKBARR[AT]UW.EDU                                          

      >22153 B  2       M      500-650P                                                      9/  15  CR/NC               
                        LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH, A                         
                        MIGRATION IN MEXICO PREDEPARTURE                            

       12389 A  5       Th     1130-220                                            Closed   12/  12                %     
                        SEMINAR IN PUBLIC WRITING - WRITING                         
                        FOR GOOD - CRITICAL                                         
                        AI STUDIES (AH, W)                                          
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                        NOTE: WILL BE CHANGED TO TH 1130AM-                         
                        220PM                                                       
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                        WRITING-INTENSIVE SEMINAR WITH                              
                        WEEKLY PEER REVIEW AND WORKSHOPPING                         
                        THE UNIFYING THEME IS AI AND ME.                            
                        STUDENTS WILL 1 READ RESEARCH IN TH                         
                        EMERGING ACADEMIC FIELD OF CRITICAL                         
                        AI STUDIES; 2 WRITE ENGAGING CONTEN                         
                        SUCH AS PODCAST SCRIPTS OR LETTERS                          
                        TO THE EDITOR AND PEER REVIEW OTHER                         
                        WRITING, TO DEMONSTRATE THE BROAD                           
                        RELEVANCE AND INTEREST OF CRITICAL                          
                        AI STUDIES; AND 3 REFLECT IN AN                             
                        OPEN-ENDED WAY ON THEIR OWN                                 
                        RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TECHNOLOGIES                          
                        KNOWN AS AI. WEEKLY PARTICIPATION                           
                        REQUIRED, NO REMOTE OR HYBRID                               
                        OPTION.                                                     
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                        LIMITED TO 12                                               
                        STUDENTS                                                    

       22063 B  5       Th     1130-220                                            Closed   12/  12                %     
                        WRITING FOR THE NEXT APOCALYPSE: WH                         
                        DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE IN A POST-                             
                        APOCALYPTIC WORLD? HOW DO DIFFERENT                         
                        CULTURAL NARRATIVES OF THE APOCALYP                         
                        SHAPE OUR UNDERSTANDINGS OF POWER,                          
                        RESISTANCE, AND SURVIVAL                                    
                        STUDENT ENROLLMENT CAPPED AT 12                             

       22205 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      7/  10                JA    
                         THIS COURSE IS A COMMUNITY-BASED                           
                                    LEARNING COURSE OFFERED                         
                        IN                                                          
                                    PARTNERSHIP WITH                                
                        OUTDOORS FOR ALL.                                           
                                    IT COMBINES IN-PERSON                           
                        AND ONLINE                                                  
                                    COMPONENTS. ONLINE                              
                        MEETINGS WILL                                               
                                    TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAYS,                          
                        JANUARY 10,                                                 
                                    FEBRUARY 7, AND MARCH 7                         
                        FROM 10:00                                                  
                                    TO 11:30 AM. IN-PERSON                          
                        SESSIONS WIL                                                
                                    BE HELD AT STEVENS OR                           
                        SNOQUALMIE                                                  
                                    PASSES, WHERE STUDENTS                          
                        ARE REQUIRED                                                
                                    TO ATTEND THREE OF FOUR                         
                        ON-MOUNTAIN                                                 
                                    TRAINING DAYS ON                                
                        WEEKENDS                                                    

      >12393 A  5       W      1030-120                                                     11/  18                      
                        THE POLITICS OF LIFE (AH, SSC, DIV)                         
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                        DRAWING ON SCHOLARLY, LITERARY, AND                         
                        VISUAL TEXTS, THIS SEMINAR INVITES                          
                        STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE POLITICS OF                         
                        LIFE IN RELATION TO SETTLER                                 
                        COLONIALISM, WAR, RACE,                                     
                        INDIGENEITY, GENDER, SLAUGHTER,                             
                        IMMIGRATION, AND MORE. HOW ARE WE                           
                        ENTANGLED WITH HISTORIES OF                                 
                        COLONIALITY, SLAVERY, PATRIARCHY?                           
                        WHY AND HOW SHOULD WE THINK BEYOND                          
                        THE HUMAN IN A WORLD WHERE SO MANY                          
                        CONTINUE TO DENY THE HUMANITY OF                            
                        BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS, QUEER AND                         
                        DISABLED BODIES?                                            

       12398 A  5       TTh    230-420                                             Open     17/  18                      
                        ENCOUNTERING ANIMALS - ETHICS,                              
                        CULTURE, AND POLITICS                                       
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                        THIS SEMINAR INVITES STUDENTS TO                            
                        ENGAGE ANIMALS, PLANTS, WATER,                              
                        ROCKS, AND THE BROADER MORE-THAN-                           
                        HUMAN-WORLD AS AGENTIVE, ANIMATE,                           
                        AND ENTANGLED WITH HUMAN                                    
                        LIFEWORLDS. USING FRAMEWORKS AND                            
                        METHODS FROM INDIGENOUS                                     
                        EPISTEMOLOGIES, CRITICAL ANIMAL                             
                        STUDIES, MULTISPECIES ETHNOGRAPHY,                          
                        AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES,                           
                        AND DRAWING ON A VARIETY OF                                 
                        LITERARY, VISUAL, AND ORAL TEXTS,                           
                        WE WILL EXPLORE THE HUMAN AND MORE-                         
                        THAN-HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF RACIAL                             
                        FORMATIONS, SETTLER COLONIALISM,                            
                        EXTRACTIVE CAPITALISM, CAPTIVITY,                           
                        WAR, AND OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE.                           

      >12399 A  5       TTh    230-420                                                      10/  25                      
                        "CHID SENIOR PROJECT" (SSC) (CHID                           
                        MAJORS ONLY) CONTACT CHID[AT]UW.EDU                         
                        FOR ADD CODE.                                               

 IS   >12400 A  5       to be arranged                                                       2/  10E                     

 IS   >12401 A  5       to be arranged                                                       6/  10E                     

       12404 C  2       Th     230-420                                             Open      1/  15  CR/NC               
                        REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA - A QTBIPOC                         
                        PERSPECTIVE                                                 
                        RECKONING WITH THE LONGTIME                                 
                        STRUGGLE FOR REPRESENTATION IN                              
                        MEDIA(TV, MOVIES, MUSIC, AND GAMING                         
                        FOR QTBIPOC PEOPLE.                                         

 IS   >12406 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10                      

 IS   >12407 B  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10  CR/NC               

 IS   >12408 A  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  15E                     
                        CHID INDEPENDENT STUDY                                      

 IS   >12409 B  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  15E CR/NC               
                        CHID INDEPENDENT STUDY