IAH offers summer classes on a huge variety of fascinating topics. Many of these topics are offered ONLY in summer. Below are some broad areas and questions that students might be interested in – scroll down to see all the different topics, grouped by student interest. The top category is the most recent update – just for Summer Session 2 classes! Sign up now to make sure you get a spot in the class you want!
Summer session 2 runs from 7/6/2021 – 8/19/2021.
Note: there are other courses in summer as well; see schedule.msu.edu for more information.
If you need IAH credit, enroll now!
Summer Session II courses that you can sign up for now! (These are just a few examples!)
- Diverse social, cultural, biological and theoretical views of creativity: Summer Session 2, IAH 241E , Section 737
- Exploring Feminisms in Women’s Literature and Art: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 737
- Queer Cinema & Representation: the representation of LGBTQIA+ characters throughout American film history: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 793
- Looking at AIDS in America through Literature & Film: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 790
- Modern Balkan Cultures: Summer Session 2, IAH 221C, Section 732 (This section will consider the complexities of ethnicities and religious identities in the Balkan region)
- Shakespeare in Adaptation: Canvas, Stage, and Screen: Summer Session 2, IAH 209, Section 737
- Addressing the elusive question of what we may call ‘art’ in the West from a variety of cultural perspectives: Summer Session 2, IAH 209, Section 734
- Social Dance: History and Contemporary Reflections: Summer Session 2, IAH 241E, Section 735 – see the Trailer for this class here: Youtube link: https://youtu.be/uMUSeWZUKb0 MSU Media link: https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/IAH+241e+Trailer+2021/1_2ypvm426
How do popular culture (movies, games, etc.) and mass media contribute to important conversations?
- Looking at AIDS in America through Literature & Film: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 790
- Black children’s literature: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 739
- Ethics of Representation: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Shōnen Anime: Summer Session 2, IAH 209, Section 738: Please note that the course focus on the schedule will be changed soon to reflect the focus on anime.
- (De)humanizing Disability, Race, Class and Gender in French Cinema: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 734
- Shakespeare in Adaptation: Canvas, Stage, and Screen: Summer Session 2, IAH 209, Section 737
- Speculative fiction, film, comics, and games by Indigenous creators: Summer Session 2, IAH 209, Section 735
- Writing 9-11: Espionage/Spy Fiction: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 794
- Queer Cinema & Representation: the representation of LGBTQIA+ characters throughout American film history: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 793
- Robin Hood: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 735
- Interpreting images and characters of Indians in Hollywood films: Summer Session 1, IAH 211C, Section 731
- Fear and identity in dystopian literature: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 733
- British society and culture since WW2 with a focus on comedy: Summer Session 1, IAH 241C, Section 730
Health/medicine or science and the Arts & Humanities
- Looking at AIDS in America through Literature & Film: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 790
- Crip Narrative Medicine: Summer Session 2, IAH 231A, Section 731 (Please note that this section will shortly be changed to summer session 2)
- Pulp Fiction, Race, and American Culture in the Rise of the Atomic Era (30s-50s): Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 791
Environmental Change and the Arts & Humanities
- Un(natural) disasters: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 792. This section will focus on disaster movies, literature, current events, and cultural theory to used to explore what “nature” means, including in conenction to how concepts such as race, sex, gender, and ability have been shaped in American culture.
- Bodies, Land, and Power: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 732. Note that the course focus has been changed for this section – it will be updated soon on the schedule, but “Bodies, Land, and Power” are what this section will be about.
What is creativity? What is art? How does creativity shape all of our lives?
- Diverse social, cultural, biological and theoretical views of creativity: Summer Session 2, IAH 241E , Section 737
- Social Dance: History and Contemporary Reflections: Summer Session 2, IAH 241E, Section 735
- Exploring the impact of arts & culture on diverse communities and individuals: Summer Session 1, IAH 241E, Section 733
- Creativity by Design: the influence of arts and culture on creative development: Summer Session 1, IAH 241E, Section 732: Also see the course website! www.kirkdomer.com/IAH241E
- Artistic Inspiration for the Broadway Musicals of Stephen Sondheim of Stephen Sondheim: Summer Session 1, IAH 241E, Section 730
- Addressing the elusive question of what we may call ‘art’ in the West from a variety of cultural perspectives: Summer Session 2, IAH 209, Section 734
What does it mean to live in a time of rapid change?
- Redefining Renaissance: From the Early Modern through the COVID-19 Era: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 795
- Writing 9-11: Espionage/Spy Fiction: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 794
- Un(natural) disasters: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 792. This section will focus on disaster movies, literature, current events, and cultural theory to used to explore what “nature” means, including in conenction to how concepts such as race, sex, gender, and ability have been shaped in American culture.
- Pulp Fiction, Race, and American Culture in the Rise of the Atomic Era (30s-50s): Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 791
- Looking at AIDS in America through Literature & Film: Summer Session 2, IAH 207, Section 790
- (De)humanizing Disability, Race, Class and Gender in French Cinema: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 734
- Fear and identity in dystopian literature: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 733
- Modern Balkan Cultures: Summer Session 2, IAH 221C, Section 732 (This section will consider the complexities of ethnicities and religious identities in the Balkan region)
- Diverse readings of Medieval and Early Modern literature, focusing on race, gender, and sexuality: Summer Session 1, IAH 221B, Section 730
Global cultures today (great for students going into business, nonprofits, and other fields)
- (De)humanizing Disability, Race, Class and Gender in French Cinema: Summer Session 1, IAH 207, Section 734
- Modern Balkan Cultures: Summer Session 2, IAH 221C, Section 732 (This section will consider the complexities of ethnicities and religious identities in the Balkan region)
- Cultures of the modern Arab World with an emphasis on Islam, imperialism, Arab nationalism and Arab American culture: Summer Session 1, IAH 211D, Section 730
- Ethics of Representation: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Shōnen Anime: Summer Session 2, IAH 209, Section 738: Please note that the course focus on the schedule will be changed soon to reflect the focus on anime.