Courses

Origins and development of Japanese imperialism; Japan's expansion into East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific; wartime societies; collaboration and resistance; effects of the war in the United States on Japanese-Americans; outcomes of the war; remembrance of the war.

Origins and development of Japanese imperialism; Japan's expansion into East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific; wartime societies; collaboration and resistance; effects of the war in the United States on Japanese-Americans; outcomes of the war; remembrance of the war.

This course explores the surprising and dynamic intersections between religious studies and the world of professional wrestling. This seminar examines how religion is represented in professional wrestling, how professional wrestling functions like something we could call religion, and how terms from professional wrestling might help us understand religion.

This course offers a comparative examination of responses by 20th century literary and visual artists to perceived social crises and challenges to American cultural values, such as sex in the early 20th century American city, working class struggles during the Great Depression, issues of atomic anxiety during the early years of the Cold War, the ethical dilemmas of the Vietnam War, the perils of the AIDS/HIV crisis, and the flourishing of contemporary consumer culture.

A different topic for fiction writers or poets each term; may include historical development of genres; connection between biography and artistic production; study of writers' theories of the art of fiction or poetry.

Production of advanced, complete poems; peer workshops; extensive reading. May be repeated 1 time for credit.

Production of advanced, complete stories; peer workshops; extensive reading. May be repeated 1 time for credit.

In this course, students will learn strategies and techniques for writing organized narrative, descriptive, or argumentative paragraphs. Emphasis is on the formation of correct sentences and on paragraph development, using appropriate grammatical structures. This is the first course in a series designed to prepare ESOL students to handle the writing tasks they will encounter in college-credit level courses and the workplace. This course may be repeated for up to six hours of credit.

In this course, students will learn strategies and techniques for academic writing, moving from the paragraph to the essay. Focus is on the formation of more advanced sentence structures and on content development. This is the second course in a series designed to prepare ESOL students to handle the writing tasks they will encounter in college-credit level courses and the workplace. This course is not for college-level credit.

In this course, students will learn more advanced strategies and techniques for writing organized essays. Emphasis is on incorporating more complex sentence structures, paraphrasing, summarizing, and responding to cited academic writing. This is the third course in a series designed to prepare ESOL students to handle the writing tasks they will encounter in college-credit level courses and the workplace. This course is not for college-level credit.