Summer 2024 Course Focus Information
Use the information provided to assist you in finding an IAH class that aligns with your interests. Availability of open seats in the classes listed below is subject to enrollment and not guaranteed.
Summer Session 1 runs from May 13 through June 27, 2024. Summer Session 2 runs from July 1 through August 15.
IAH sections that are associated with study abroad experiences are not included in the list below.
IAH 205 (Africa and the World)
- Section 730 – Stereotypes, Diversity, and Connections: Pondering, (Re)Evaluating, (Re)Imagining Relations on the Continent and Beyond [D. Myers, Session 1)
IAH 206 (Self, Society, and Technology)
- Section 731 – Ethical, Political, and Metaphysical Issues Raised by the Interplay of Technology, Society, and the Self [Y. Dai, Session 1]
- Section 732 – Altermundos: An Introduction to Latinx/e Speculative Literatures [C. Bartlett, Session 1]
- Section 733 – The Technology of Gender [G. Johns, Session 2]
- Section 734 – Fan Communities and Internet Culture [T. Shannon, Session 2]
- Section 735 – Digitally Human…ish: Tracking the Human/Artificial Intelligence Divide Through Literary, Social, and Cinematic Approaches [M. Stokes, Session 2]
IAH 207 (Literatures, Cultures, Identities)
- Section 730 – Kinship at the End of the World: Zombies, Apocalypses, and Science Fiction [J. Similton, Session 1]
- Section 731 – How Crime is Romanticized in “Lovable Outlaw,” Heist Films, and Gangster Films [S. Panuska, Session 1]
- Section 732 – The Fairy Tale in Culture and Society [J. Koehler, Session 1]
- Section 733 – Leaving Home: Exploring Immigration Through Young Adult Literature [L. Blackburn, Session 2]
- Section 739 – An Exploration of Modern Mexican Cultures and Identities [S. Barajas, Session 2]
- Section 790 – Voices of Women Novelists from the Middle East [C. Suleiman, Session 2]
IAH 208 (Music and Culture)
- Section 730 – How Eastern European and Russian Artists Use Hip-Hop to Express Identity, History, and Politics [A. Aniskiewicz, Session 1]
IAH 209 (Art, the Visual, and Culture)
- Section 730 – Dangerous Art [S. Deng, Session 1]
- Section 731 – Introduction to Art and Visual Culture by Contemporary Trans Artists [Session 1]
- Section 732 – Writing on the Wall: Ways of Seeing (Through) Graffiti in Popular Culture [G. Sabo, Session 1]
- Section 733 – “Barbie” Feminism: Exploring Contemporary Feminisms in Literature, Art, and Cinema [S. Potts, Session 2]
- Section 734 – Introduction to Visual and Material Culture [S. Smith, Session 2]
- Everything around us that we see has a story. Learning how to read the visual and material world helps us learn about our past and present.
- Section 735 – Disability in Film, Television, and Theatre [D. McNish, Session 2]
- Section 736 – The Transformational Power of Art Through the Ages, from the Purely Aesthetic to the Strongly Militant, and the Spiritual in Between [M. Diaz-Munoz, Session 2]
IAH 210 (Middle East and the World)
- Section 730 – Arab and Muslim Immigration and Identity: Building Bridges for Inclusion [A. Mohamed, Session 1]
- Section 731 – The Modern Middle East Through the Lens of Cinema [E. Ebrahimzadeh Holasu, Session 2]
IAH 211A (Area Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: Africa)
- Section 730 – Africa-China Relations Through Literature, Film, Art, and Music, from the Cold War to the Present [C. Barker, Session 2]
IAH 211B (Area Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: Asia and the Pacific)
- Section 730 – Chinese Serials/Cereals: Classic Chapter Novels, Colonial Cannibals, TV Series [S. Ma, Session 2]
- A trigger warning: Given the course materials bordering on the tabooed and the transgressive, students must consider their ability to cope with potential trauma triggered by a semester-long meditation on the unseemly other, which may well be a projection of the unseemliness within oneself.
IAH 211C (Area Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: The Americas)
- Section 730 – City Cultures: NYC and Chicago, 1880s-1920s [P. Atabay, Session 1]
- Section 731 – Images of American Indians in Hollywood Films [P. Lebeau, Session 1]
IAH 221C (Great Ages: The Modern World)
- Section 730 – Religion, Culture, and the Mediterranean [Z. Litos, Session 1]
- Section 731 – The Study of Food in Interdisciplinary Contexts: Identity, History, Culture, Nutrition, Evolution, and Commerce [S. Rachman, Session 2]
IAH 231A (Themes and Issues: Human Values and the Arts and Humanities)
- Section 730 – Plant Personhood: Forests, Fungi, and the Human [A. Kinnaman, Session 1]
- Section 731 – Spirituality, Cultural identity, Racialized Othering, and Projects of Justice in United States History [M. Shipley, Session 1]
- Section 732 – Ultimate Reality and the Meaning of Life [F. Rauscher, Session 2]
IAH 231B (Themes and Issues: Moral Issues and the Arts and Humanities)
- Section 730 – Media, Propaganda, and Justice [A. Schultz, Session 1]
IAH 231C (Themes and Issues: Roles of Language in Society)
- Section 730 – Language and Brain [A. Beretta, Session 1]
- Section 731 – The Philosophy of Language and the Knowledge of Language in the Mind/Brain [H. Ke, Session 2]
IAH 241A (Creative Arts and Humanities: Music and Society in the Modern World)
- Section 731 – Sounds of Social Movements: Popular Music and Politics [P. Schauert, Session 2]
IAH 241C (Creative Arts and Humanities: Global Cultural and Artistic Traditions)
- Section 730 – British Society and Culture Since World War II with an Emphasis on Comedy [S. Willis, Session 1]
IAH 241D (Creative Arts and Humanities: Theater and Society)
- Section 730 – Contemporary American Theatre and Social Change [R. Roznowski, Session 2]
IAH 241E (Creative Arts and Humanities: The Creative Process)
- Section 730 – Creativity by Design: Exploring Diverse Artists and Designers and Their Process; Why Do We Create? [K. Domer, Session 1]
- Section 733 – How Creativity and Ingenuity Enrich Your Life [R. Selmeyer, Session 2]
IAH 241G (Creative Arts and Humanities: Film and Culture)
- Section 730 – Indian Cinema and the Diaspora [R. Deshmukh, Session 2]