FIRST YEAR SEMINAR - FALL 2001
All first year students are required to take two seminars, one in the fall, the other in the spring semester. The seminars are courses in which the student is introduced to the literary, philosophical, and artistic legacies of several interrelated cultures. Works are chosen to represent a wide range of intellectual discourse, from poetry, drama, and fiction, to history, philosophy, and polemic.
FALL 2001 - WAR AND PEACE
Throughout history, and across cultures, war recurs. Human endeavors to prevent war through movements for peace have also had a prominent role in history, particularly (but not exclusively) in the last two centuries. Wars have shaped the international system and promoted social change. They have inspired literature, art, and music. On a more personal scale, wars provide some of the most intense and brutal of human experiences, bringing out the best and worst in people--heroism, comradeship, and self-sacrifice, as well as utter cruelty and viciousness. It could be said that very little in human affairs can be understood without studying war. Today, it also could be argued that among all of the enormous ills on our planet, the most pressing problem continues to be the violence that humans commit or threaten to commit against others. Thus the study of peace becomes a necessity as well. In the process, war and peace raise fundamental questions of ethics. What are the causes of war? What are the moral arguments for considering a war just or unjust? Can war ever be conducted in a moral way? Is there such a thing as peace without war? Can a war be fought peacefully and non-violently? Is a lasting peace a necessity for creating a just, sustainable world and if so, how can conflicts be resolved? This course assumes that there are no simple solutions to the problems of either peace or war; the war-peace dilemma is complex, interconnected, and often very poorly understood. This course does not pretend to cover all of the issues raised by the theme of war and peace, but does intend to explore both sides of the divide, as well as some of the many ambiguities in between, by closely examining great works composed by a variety of thinkers writing in a variety of genres, who have reflected or reported upon the nature of both war and peace, and also by activists who have moved to promote either war or peace. To concentrate our topic of inquiry, the course will examine war and peace from within the context of three cultures, with the following works being covered:
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Professor |
Section |
Days |
Times |
Room |
CRN |
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Anne Bertrand |
AB1 |
Tuesday & Friday |
1:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 10:00 am – 11:20 am |
OLIN 301 |
90726 |
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Anne Bertrand |
AB2 |
Tuesday & Friday |
3:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. 11:30 am – 12:50 pm |
LC 206 OLIN 301 |
90727 |
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Celia Bland |
CB1 |
Mon & Thurs |
11:30 am – 12:50 pm |
OLIN 304 |
90763 |
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Celia Bland |
CB2 |
Mon & Thurs |
10:00 m - 11:20 am |
OLIN 304 |
90769 |
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Leon Botstein & James Romm |
LB |
Mon & Weds |
1:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
OLIN 310 |
90771 |
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James Brudvig |
JB |
Weds & Friday |
11:30 am – 12:50 pm |
HEG 300 |
90759 |
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Laurie Dahlberg |
LD |
Weds & Friday |
10:00 am - 11:20 am 10:00 am - 11:20 am |
LC 115 LC 208 |
90768 |
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Paula Droege |
PD |
Tues & Thurs |
1:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
PRE 101 |
90770 |
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Peter Gadsby |
PG |
Mon & Thurs |
11:30 am - 12:50 pm |
OLIN 201 |
90340 |
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Lisa Katzman |
LK |
Monday & Tuesday |
4:00 pm – 5:20 pm 10:00 am – 11:20 am |
OLIN 309 LC 115 |
90714 |
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Thomas Keenan |
TK |
Tuesday & Wednesday |
3:00 pm - 4:20 pm 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
LC 120 LC 120 |
90427 |
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Paul Marienthal |
PM |
Tuesday & Thursday |
1:30 pm – 2:50 pm 1:30 pm – 2:50 pm |
OLIN 308 ASP 302 |
90762 |
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Gregory Moynahan |
GM |
Weds & Friday |
1:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
OLIN 101 |
90458 |
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William Mullen |
WM |
Tues & Thurs |
3:00 pm – 4:20 pm |
LC 118 |
90002 |
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Barbara Olsen |
BAO |
Tues & Thurs |
3:00 pm – 4:20 pm |
OLIN 204 |
90009 |
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John Pruitt |
JP |
Mon & Thurs |
11:30 am – 12:50 pm |
PRE 101 |
90760 |
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Susan Rogers |
SR1 |
Wednesday & Friday |
10:05 am – 11:25 am 10:05 am – 11:25 am |
OLIN 308 OLIN 303 |
90764 |
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Susan Rogers |
SR2 |
Weds & Fri |
1:30 pm – 2:50 pm |
OLIN 303 |
90422 |
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Justus Rosenberg |
JR |
Mon & Weds |
10:00 am – 11:20 am |
OLIN 310 |
90034 |
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Leonard Schwartz |
LS1 |
Monday & Thursday |
1:30 pm – 2:50 pm 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm |
OLIN 101 OLIN 307 |
90544 |
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Leonard Schwartz |
LS2 |
Mon & Thurs |
3:00 pm – 4:20 pm |
OLIN 304 |
90545 |
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Alice Stroup |
AS |
Tues & Thur |
11:30 am – 12:50 pm |
OLIN 203 |
90452 |
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Valerie Tekavec |
VT1 |
Mon & Weds |
3:00 pm - 4:20 pm |
HEG 300 |
90732 |
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Valerie Tekavec |
VT2 |
Mon & Weds |
4:30 pm - 5:50 pm |
HEG 300 |
90733 |
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Alan Zeitlin |
AZ |
Tues & Thurs |
11:30 am – 12:50 pm |
OLIN 307 |
90025 |