Featured Courses - Fall 2007 B

Dr. Joel Geffen

This course begins with the issue of stereotypes. Stereotypes of Native Americans have reduced a tremendous diversity of peoples into a single cultural form: "The Indian". We will examine the main categories of stereotypes, and consider the impacts of these upon native groups.

Dr. Sandra Logan

In this course we will consider a wide range of utopic genres and visions, aiming to understand both the cultures within which they were written and the forms of justice they promote. This course will introduce students to the concept of “Utopia” – literally “no place” – primarily as a literary form invested in the critique and re-imagination of social relations and formations.