FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
What
Is Freedom?
Dialogues Ancient and
Modern
To
raise the question “What is freedom?” could hardly be more necessary today. Why
have so many people in so many times and places identified freedom as a
self-evident value, but have also excluded many around them from its benefits?
How have different civilizations defined freedom at
different times? What does freedom mean in a democracy, an empire, or a
totalitarian regime? How do we understand the difference between “freedom to”
and “freedom from,” between rights and responsibilities? Is scientific or
artistic freedom an unqualified good, whatever its consequences? These are just
some of the questions we address in First-Year Seminar. In the fall semester,
we ask “What is political freedom?” We read thinkers from Socrates to Gandhi
and Hannah Arendt. In the spring semester, we consider “What is personal
freedom?” in the company of authors from Aristotle to James Joyce and Malcolm
X. By studying these texts, discussing their ideas in small seminars, and
writing critical papers about them, students establish a foundation for their
learning experience at the college and acquire a shared basis for conversation
with fellow students, faculty members, and the world beyond.
First-Year
Seminar registration:
You will be registered in a non-conflicting section of
First-Year Seminar after you have registered for your other classes. First Year Students should not register for classes meeting on
Monday between 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm in order to attend the
mandatory symposia.
Website: www.bard.edu/fysem
COURSE |
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BLDG |
ROOM |
Professor |
FSEM I
JY |
92444 |
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8:30 am |
9:50 am |
OLIN |
101 |
Yoshida,
Junji |
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FSEM I
SK |
92073 |
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Th |
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8:30 am |
9:50 am |
OLINLC |
210 |
Kufner, Stephanie |
FSEM I
UP |
92447 |
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T |
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Th |
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8:30 am |
9:50 am |
OLIN |
204 |
Pece, Ugur |
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FSEM I
B/H |
92470 |
M |
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W |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
OLIN |
202 |
Botstein,
Leon/Hoffman, Michelle |
FSEM I
JB |
92149 |
M |
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W |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
BITO |
210 |
Brudvig, James |
FSEM I
LH |
92074 |
M |
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W |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
OLIN |
304 |
Habinek, Lianne |
FSEM I
JP |
91944 |
M |
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W |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
AVERY |
117 |
Pruitt,
John |
FSEM I
JS |
92440 |
M |
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W |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
HEG |
200 |
Schmidt,
Jana |
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FSEM I
NP |
92337 |
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T |
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Th |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
ASP |
302 |
Prizel, Natalie |
FSEM I
KS |
91602 |
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T |
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Th |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
OLIN |
303 |
Sullivan,
Karen |
FSEM I
TVP |
92038 |
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T |
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Th |
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10:10 am |
11:30 am |
OLIN |
308 |
von Prittwitz und Gaffron, T. |
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FSEM I
MA |
92439 |
M |
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11:50 am |
1:10 pm |
HEG |
300 |
Amos,
Matthew |
FSEM I
HG |
92065 |
M |
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W |
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11:50 am |
1:10 pm |
OLIN |
304 |
Gibbs,
Helena |
FSEM I
CM |
91853 |
M |
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W |
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11:50 am |
1:10 pm |
OLIN |
307 |
McIntosh,
Christopher |
FSEM I
JS2 |
92441 |
M |
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W |
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11:50 am |
1:10 pm |
HEG |
200 |
Schmidt,
Jana |
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FSEM I
AB |
92097 |
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T |
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Th |
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11:50 am |
1:10 pm |
OLIN |
301 |
Benson,
Alexandre |
FSEM I
RL |
92436 |
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T |
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Th |
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12:00 pm |
1:20 pm |
RKC |
102 |
Liebert,
Rana |
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FSEM I
SG2 |
92445 |
M |
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W |
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1:30 pm |
2:50 pm |
OLIN |
309 |
Gilhooley, Simon |
FSEM I
WM2 |
92068 |
M |
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W |
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1:30 pm |
2:50 pm |
HAC |
SEMINAR |
Mason,
Wyatt |
FSEM I
MS |
91849 |
M |
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W |
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1:30 pm |
2:50 pm |
OLIN |
306 |
Staunton,
Michael |
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FSEM I
NM |
92067 |
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T |
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Th |
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1:30 pm |
2:50 pm |
OLIN |
306 |
Ersoy McMeekin, Nesrin |
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FSEM I
TB |
92118 |
M |
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W |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
OLIN |
305 |
Bartscherer, Thomas |
FSEM I
BC |
92437 |
M |
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W |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
OLIN |
306 |
Chilton,
Bruce |
FSEM I
SG |
92442 |
M |
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W |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
HEG |
200 |
Graham,
Stephen |
FSEM I
WGL |
92096 |
M |
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W |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
HEG |
300 |
Lim, Wah Guan |
FSEM I
SM |
92066 |
M |
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W |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
ALBEE |
106 |
McMeekin, Sean |
FSEM I
AS |
92370 |
M |
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W |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
ALBEE |
BSMT. |
Seaton,
Ann |
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FSEM I
RA |
91770 |
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T |
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Th |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
OLIN |
308 |
Aldous,
Richard |
FSEM I
JL |
92422 |
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T |
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Th |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
HEG |
300 |
Luzzi, Joseph |
FSEM I
WM |
91603 |
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T |
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Th |
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3:10 pm |
4:30 pm |
OLIN |
307 |
Mullen,
William |
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FSEM I
RB |
92069 |
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T |
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Th |
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4:40 pm |
6:00 pm |
OLIN |
107 |
Berkowitz,
Roger |
FSEM I
EK |
92070 |
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T |
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Th |
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4:40 pm |
6:00 pm |
OLIN |
301 |
Kaufman,
Erica |
FSEM I
MGG |
92443 |
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T |
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Th |
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4:40 pm |
6:00 pm |
OLIN |
310 |
Gomez Glez, Mar |