Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist	Qtr
5835	AHIS-294-01	The Arts of Africa	1.00	LEC	Gilbert,Michelle V.	M: 6:30PM- 9:00PM	TBA		GLB1
		Enrollment limited to 25
		An examination of the art and architecture of sub-Saharan Africa as modes of symbolic communication: the ritual context of art, the concept of the artist, the notion of popular art, and the decorated body.
6895	AHIS-295-01	Afric Arch&Design Space	1.00	LEC	Gilbert,Michelle V.	R: 6:30PM- 9:00PM	TBA		ART
		Enrollment limited to 25
		This course examines the forms and symbolism of the house and settlement in sub-Saharan Africa and the ways architecuture and pottery, woodcarving, weaving, and body sacrification form a unity. Topics include landscape as history and invention; ethnicity, economics and patterns of settlement; sacred spaces, churches and mosques; royal palaces; the influence of Islam on buildings and sedentarization in West Africa; the colonial city and colonial monuments; the modern industrial and administrative city; building for status and razing for resistance.
7011	ARAB-233-01	Contemp Arabic Novel	1.00	LEC	Hanna,Kifah	W: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 30
		This course offers a general survey of 20th century Arabic literature in translation, mainly the novel. It examines a variety of cultural aspects of Egyptian and Levantine societies with reference to gender issues and the status of women in these societies as reflected in the writings of Najib Mahfuz, Ala Aswani, Nawal El-Saadawi, and Ghadah al-Samman. The works of these prominent contemporary writers will be examined against the background of the major historical political and social events in the modern Middle East and supported by a number of films and documentaries.
6599	EDUC-305-01	Immigrants & Education	1.00	LEC	Sandler,Jennifer D.	T: 6:30PM- 9:00PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 20
		A prior course in Educational Studies or International Studies or Permission of Instructor.
		How have schools played a role in the experiences of diverse immigrant communities in the United States? How have immigrants and their children encountered U.S. culture and policies through schools and, trhough the encounters, negotiated their own roles in U.S. culture and society. In this class, we will examine both historical and contemporary efforts by educational institutions to address linguistic, cultural and religious practices, race and academic opportunity in relation to a variety of immigrant communities. The course will include a community learning component in which students will conduct interviews with immigrants who have been involved in U.S. education institutions.
6954	EDUC-316-01	Educ&Soc Change Across the Glb	1.00	LEC	Dyrness,Andrea	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in a prior Educational Studies or International Studies course, or consent of instructor.
		Through a comparative framework, this course examines the relationship between education and social change in various regions of the world. How do governments use schooling to produce certain kinds of citizens, and how do grassroots movements use education to resist these agendas? What role does education play in promoting democracy versus social and economic inequality? Students will conduct independent research on education in a country of their choice to contribute to the comparative framework.
7209	HISP-233-04	BordersCultures&Shifting Front	1.00	LEC	Najera,Luna	MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 30
		A controversial issue in national politics, immigration and the constant shuffle of ideas and goods along the US/Mexico border to which NAFTA contributed in 1994 fueled the dreams, hopes, and fears associated with open markets, porous borders, and the coexistence of diverse societies. Drawing on a variety of texts, including Iberian, Latin American, and Latino literature, history, cartography, and film, in this course we inquire into the theoretical and social questions arising from border crossings of various types. These encompass, though are not limited to, the policing and transgression of linguistic, religious, ideological, and sexual boundaries. Among the course texts are included accounts of the clashes arising between Spanish soldiers and Amerindian societies in literary and cartographic texts, Chicana/o literature (G. Anzaldua), novels about violence, sex, terror and romantic love in Juarez and Tijuana (L. H. Crosthwaite’s The Moon Will Forever Be a Distant Love and Roberto Bolaño's 2666: A Novel), documentaries, and a futuristic film featuring cyborg immigrant workers in maquila-dream factories (Sleep dealer). Conducted in English, this course satisfies the humanities requirement and can be counted toward the Spanish major (enroll as Hisp. 233)
6513	HIST-223-01	Japan into the Mod World	1.00	LEC	Bayliss,Jeffrey	MW: 8:30AM- 9:45AM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This course begins by looking at the nature of Japanese society and culture during the height of samurai rule under the Tokugawa regime, which set the stage for Japan’s tumultuous entry into the modern world. It then examines the social, economic, and cultural transformations that occurred in Japan from its initial encounter with Western modernity, through its rise to military superpower status in the first half of the 20th century and its reemergence as an economic superpower in the second half. Students will be encouraged to gain a greater understanding of the problems that have shaped Japan, by exploring the challenges, conflicts, triumphs, and tragedies of modernization, industrialization, and nation-building as the Japanese experienced them in the 19th and 20th centuries.
7028	HIST-242-01	History of China, Qing to Pres	1.00	LEC	Lestz,Michael E.	MWF: 9:00AM- 9:50AM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 100
		A survey of modern Chinese history in the period covering the last traditional dynastic state (1644-1911) and 20th-century China. Emphasis on the collapse of the Confucian state, China’s “Enlightenment,” and the Chinese Revolution.
7020	HIST-247-01	Latinos/Latinas in USA	1.00	LEC	Figueroa,Luis A.	M: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 35
		Who are “Latinos/Latinas” and how have they come to constitute a central ethnic/racial category in the contemporary United States? This is the organizing question around which this course examines the experiences of major Latino/Latina groups—Chicanos/Mexicanos, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans—and new immigrants from Central America and the Caribbean. We study U.S. colonialism and imperialism in the Old Mexican North and the Caribbean; migration and immigration patterns and policies; racial, gender, and class distinctions; cultural and political expressions and conflicts; return migrations and transnationalism; and inter-ethnic relations and the construction of pan-Latino/Latina diasporic identities.
7030	HIST-252-01	African History to 1880	1.00	LEC	Markle,Seth M.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This course is the first part of a two-part introductory survey of African history. We will explore the rich and varied civilizations and cultures in Africa, as well as how elements of these cultures have been carried throughout the world. Because "African" as a uniform term is a creation of a later time, this course seeks to distinguish among various populations and regions on this immense continent. Beginning with human origins on the continent, we will address the major social, economic, religious, and political movements in Africa through the era of the Atlantic slave trade. Topics will include the peopling of Africa; ancient societies and African empires; African technology such as tools, weapons, art, and music; African religions and the spread of Islam and Christianity; famous early Africans such as Mansa Musa, warrior queen Nzinga, and Shaka Zulu; trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trading routes; and the development and impact of the Atlantic slave trade.
7021	HIST-325-07	The Civil Rights Movement	1.00	LEC	Greenberg,Cheryl	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		NOTE: This course is affiliated with the Co-Education Co-Curricular Initiative for 2009-2010. Students enrolled in this course may enroll concurrently in College Course 150 “Co-Education: Past, Present, and Future” for 0.25 or 0.50 credit. Permission of instructor required.
		The course examines the major social and political developments of the civil rights era and the different strategies for social reform that emerged within the Black Freedom Movements in the North and in the South. Major topics will include the post-World War II emergence of the civil rights movement in the North, the rise of the Southern civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, urban revolt, SNCC, the Black Panthers, the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, and Vietnam. We will discuss the relationship between the black movements and the broader political and social developments in post-war American society.
7023	HIST-377-01	After Empire	1.00	SEM	Pennybacker,Susan D.	TR: 2:55PM- 4:10PM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 25
		This course is open to students returning to Trinity from study abroad in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cape Town, Trinidad and Australia, or from study in other regions formerly-governed by and influenced by British imperialism. Students planning future study in these locations are also welcome. This course addresses the modern history of British colonialism, immigration to and from the UK, liberation, racism, imperial decline, and the impact of wider global cultures upon contemporary urban life. How have the political cultures, demographics and economics of empire and its downfall, transformed the present-day UK? How has the legacy of British rule helped to shape dissent, political struggle and cultural patterns in territories and amongst peoples of the former empire? Students will reconsider and reflect upon their mutual and conflicting encounters with the imperial legacy. They will interact with members of the Asian, Middle Eastern, African, West Indian and Irish communities in Hartford and its region. Readings, film, and an engagement with the arts, assist in this examination of student experiences. How does study abroad alter our critical understandings of Britain’s continuing sense of global entitlement, seen through the lens of the aspirations and perceptions of her former subjects and their descendants?
6041	INTS-101-01	Intro Lat Am& Carib Wrld	1.00	LEC	Euraque,Dario A.	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 35
		NOTE: Seats are reserved as follows: 10 - First Year 10 - Sophomore 10 - open
		This introductory course explores Latin American and Caribbean societies and cultures from the perspectives of various disciplines, and focuses on a wide range of themes. The course will enjoy the presence of some of the College’s experts, from historians to ethnomusicologists. The goal here is for the students to acquire a panoramic view of the Latin America and the Caribbean worlds while getting acquainted with various basic issues that are explored more deeply in 200- and 300-level courses at Trinity. We will touch on issues of demography, geography, basis historical periods processes, particular anthropological and cultural debates, fundamental political and gender, sociological approaches to daily life, aesthetic and literary movements, and the regions positions within the historic and contemporary world economy. (Also offered under Latin American and Caribbean studies.)
6959	INTS-201-01	Gender & Globalization	1.00	LEC	Gunawardana,Samanthi J.	MW: 2:40PM- 3:55PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 30
		We will examine the intersection between the social processes of globalization and gender. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we will trace the role of the global political economy in relation to women's work (sweatshops, agricultural, industrial, domestic) and women's migration. We will also attend to the role of international agencies (the United Nations and non-governmental organizations), the development of transnational women's and feminist networks and of internationalist organizations.
6521	INTS-202-01	Pacific Asia Fall&Resurg	1.00	LEC	Wen,James G.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		Although the prospect for many developing economics has been very dim, economics in East Asia have thrived since 1945. The next century is likely to be the Pacific century. The most recent evidence of this possibility comes from China, the awakening giant with enormous potential. In an era of accelerating integration and globalization, it is important to understand how and why the Pacific Asian economies have been able to respond to the modernization challenges from the West. Topics to be discussed include: East Asia’s geographical characteristics, the early experience of interaction between this region and the West, the various modernization efforts in the region from an historical perspective, the similarities and differences in the responses of the main economies in the region to Western challenges, the competition and integration among these economies, especially between China, the emerging economic power, and its neighbors including Japan, and their interaction with the rest of the world, particularly with the U.S. today. This course is designed for non-economics majors and has no economics.
6523	INTS-206-01	Arab/Israeli Conflict	1.00	LEC	Kiener,Ronald	TR: 2:55PM- 4:10PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 40
		An examination of the dynamics of the Arab/Israeli conflict, especially since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The course will focus on the changing interests and positions of the parties involved: Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab states, and the important international players. It will also highlight contradictions within the major camps.
6527	INTS-212-01	Global Politics	1.00	SEM	Baker,Raymond W.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA	Y	GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This discussion course, taking the entire globe and all its peoples as unit of study, will examine the unifying elements of the contemporary world system. Emphasis on struggles for justice, democracy, and basic human needs and rights in our global age. Particular attention to global crises originating in the Middle East.
6961	INTS-213-01	Worldly Islam	1.00	SEM	Baker,Raymond W.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA	Y	GLB
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This course explores the diverse domestic, regional, and international politics of the Islamic world. A rich historical perspective illuminates contemporary political struggles for justice, democracy, and basic human rights and needs. (Also offered under Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies.)
6960	INTS-226-01	Gandhi, King & Nonviolence	1.00	LEC	Prashad,Vijay	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA	Y	GLB
		Enrollment limited to 50
6962	INTS-235-01	Youth Culture in the Muslim Wo	1.00	SEM	Bauer,Janet L.	WF: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Increasingly much of the Muslim world is young and with the expansion of media and cyberspace technologies, the circulation of globalized youth culture increasingly challenges taken-for-granted notions in local societies. This course examines the impact of youth and youth culture on personal, social, and political expression in a variety of Muslim communities around the world. We will examine intergenerational struggles over marriage, gender, and sexuality, the renegotiation of religion and morality, and the often 'revolutionary' disputes over conventional politics as conveyed through music, texts, fashion, personal memoirs, and cyberspace blogging.
7003	INTS-236-01	Japanese Crime Lit & Film	1.00	LEC	Wang,Ao	TR: 2:55PM- 4:10PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This course examines major works of Japanese crime literature and film from the works of Edogawa Rampo, known as the father of crime fiction in Japan, to those of contemporary writers to explore social and moral issues reflected in them. While Japanese writers and filmmakers of this genre readily acknowledge Western influences, the literary and cinematic explorations of crime in Japan have also developed ona trajectory of their own, producing works that are easily distinguishable from those of other cultures. The course will also consider the mixing of the crime genre with others, such as ghost and science fiction genres. Works studied in this course include those of Edogawa Rampo, Akira Kurosawa, Miyuki Miyabe, Seicho Matsumoto, and Kobo Abe, as well as yakuza movies. Readings and discussion in English.
6957	INTS-238-01	Contemp Africa:Resource Wars	1.00	LEC	Markle,Seth M.	MW: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 35
		Prerequisite: at least one college-level course that addresses the history of Africa before or during the colonial era, including HIST 252, 253, 331, 377, 391, 401
		Human civilizations and communities have been shaped by the ability and desire to gain access to critical resources for survival. Economic globalization has created competition for resources—ranging from oil to diamonds to water—that has influenced social and political structures in the contemporary world. This course looks at the impact of modern globalization on the continent of Africa. Situating Africa historically in its relationship to “the West” through the Atlantic slave trade and European colonialism, we will explore the consequences of Africa’s unequal role in this system. We will be investigating the links between civil conflict, resource control, social justice, poverty, and international movements that attempt to address these issues.
6963	INTS-249-01	Immigrants & Refugees	1.00	SEM	Bauer,Janet L.	WF: 2:40PM- 3:55PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 30
		The post-cold war world is one of changing national boundaries and governments, environmental devastation and internal conflicts, resulting in an apparently unprecedented flow of people from their native homelands. At a time when multiculturalism is not a popular model for national integration, immigrants, refugees, and other sojourners find themselves in new places creating new lives for themselves. The processes by which this occurs illustrate some of the basic social, cultural, and political dilemmas of contemporary societies. Using historical and contemporary case studies from Europe and the Americas, this course looks at issues of flight, resettlement, integration, cultural adaptation, and public policy involved in creating culturally diverse nations. Questions to be raised include what are the conditions under which people leave, who can become a (authentic) member of society, what rights do non-citizens versus citizens have, are borders sacrosanct, are ethnic and racial diversity achievable or desirable, is multiculturalism an appropriate model, do people want to assimilate, what are the cultural consequences of movement, and how can individuals reconstruct their identities and feel they belong? This course includes a community learning component. (Also offered under American studies, comparative development, public policy and law, and women, gender, and sexuality.)
6964	INTS-261-01	The Indian City	1.00	LEC	Bordia,Devika	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 30
		The modern Indian city is shaped by the processes of colonialism and nationalism, of neoliberal desires and the reality of inequity. We shall investigate the early development of colonial port cities (Bombay, Madras, Calcutta), the colonial urban formations (cantonments, civil stations, hill stations), the creation of capital cities (New Delhi, Chandigarh, Bhubaneshwar and Gandhinagar), the planning of refugee towns (Faridabad, Nilokheri, and Gandhidham), the formation of industrial cities (Jamshedpur and Bhadrawati), and the mega-cities of the present.
6958	INTS-262-01	People/Culture of Caribb	1.00	LEC	Desmangles,Leslie G.	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 30
		A review of the attempt to develop generalizations about the structure of Caribbean society. Theoretical materials will focus on the historical role of slavery, the nature of plural societies, race, class, ethnicity, and specific institutions such as the family, the schools, the church, and the political structure.
6956	INTS-300-01	Transnational Urbanism	1.00	SEM	Figueroa,Luis A.	W: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 25
		This seminar will explore urban history from a comparative and theoretical perspective. We will examine, first, the works on European urban history and theory by authors like Walter Benjamin, Henri Lefebvre, and David Harvey, followed by works on urbanism in the United States, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. We will focus on comparative assessments of urban space, planning and the built environment; on socioeconomic structures, ideologies and practices or production, reproduction, and consumption; and on urban politics and culture. Throughout, we will pay special attention to the relationship between the emergence and evolution of capitalism and modern urban life. Priority enrollment for INTS majors, but the course is open to non-INTS juniors and seniors with prior approval from the instructor.
7167	INTS-303-01	Globalization in Urban SE Asia	1.00	LEC	Moser,Sarah	TR: 2:55PM- 4:10PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 15
		In this course we broadly examine how globalization has affected Southeast Asian cities. The course is divided into two sections. In the first section, students are introduced to some of the ways in which globalization has influenced Southeast Asia, covering such topics as global Islam, transnational flows and identity. The second section examines various ways in which cities are aspiring to be global, through high-tech zones, creative clusters, elite tourism, and cultivating cultural capital. Countries that will be examined include Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
7165	INTS-305-01	Global Self Governance	1.00	LEC	Bordia,Devika	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This course focuses on modern global movements for self-governance ranging from anti-colonial struggles, pro-democracy movements, and initiatives to promote local governance and democratic decentralization in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We will examine practices associated with self governance including economic and political devolution, collective decision-making, participatory budgeting, dispute resolution, and truth commissions. This course also focuses on the broader conceptions of self-governance in different societies by looking at what it means to govern the self and govern others.
6966	INTS-315-01	Global Ideologies	1.00	SEM	Prashad,Vijay	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 30
		From the 1920s to the 1980s, the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America forged a "Third World project." This project came undone in the 1980s, as debt, war and corruption overwhelmed the three continents. Along came neo-liberalism and globalization, which emerged as the dominant ideologies of the time. With the rise of Bolivarianism in Latin America, and with the financial crisis, neo-liberalism has lost its shine. This course will trace the "Third World project," neo-liberalism, and the emergent ideology of the Global South.
7190	INTS-497-01	Senior Exercise	1.00	IND	Bauer,Janet L.	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment in this single semester project.
7012	LACS-233-04	Contemp Arabic Novel	1.00	LEC	Hanna,Kifah	W: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 30
		This course offers a general survey of 20th-century Arabic literature in translation, mainly the novel. It examines a variety of cultural aspects of Egyptian and Levantine societies with reference to gender issues and the status of women in these societies as reflected in the writings of Najib Mahfuz, Ala Aswani, Nawal El-Saadawi, and Ghadah al-Samman. The works of these prominent contemporary writers will be examined against the background of the major historical political and social events in the modern Middle East and supported by a number of films and documentaries.
7208	LACS-233-15	BordersCultures&Shifting Front	1.00	LEC	Najera,Luna	MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 30
		A controversial issue in national politics, immigration and the constant shuffle of ideas and goods along the US/Mexico border to which NAFTA contributed in 1994 fueled the dreams, hopes, and fears associated with open markets, porous borders, and the coexistence of diverse societies. Drawing on a variety of texts, including Iberian, Latin American, and Latino literature, history, cartography, and film, in this course we inquire into the theoretical and social questions arising from border crossings of various types. These encompass, though are not limited to, the policing and transgression of linguistic, religious, ideological, and sexual boundaries. Among the course texts are included accounts of the clashes arising between Spanish soldiers and Amerindian societies in literary and cartographic texts, Chicana/o literature (G. Anzaldua), novels about violence, sex, terror and romantic love in Juarez and Tijuana (L. H. Crosthwaite’s The Moon Will Forever Be a Distant Love and Roberto Bolaño's 2666: A Novel), documentaries, and a futuristic film featuring cyborg immigrant workers in maquila-dream factories (Sleep dealer). Conducted in English, this course satisfies the humanities requirement and can be counted toward the Spanish major (enroll as Hisp. 233)
5689	LING-101-01	Introduction to Linguistics	1.00	LEC	Lahti,Katherine	WF: 2:40PM- 3:55PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 100
		A general introduction to the study of language. First we will study the fundamental components of language (sounds, words, sentences). We will then examine the crucial question of how words and sentences manage to mean anything. The latter part of the course will be devoted to theoretical approaches to the nature of language, to how and why languages change over time, and to the ways language determines and reflects the structures of society. (Also offered under Anthropology.)
5939	PBPL-303-01	Policy Impl Workshop	1.00	LEC	Bangser,Michael R.	M: 6:30PM- 9:10PM	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 15
		Implementation, sometimes called the hidden chapter in public policy, will be explored primarily using case studies describing the practical realities of what happens after a statute is passed, a regulation is issued, a court decision is handed down, or a public or nonprofit agency decides on a course of action. The cases will be drawn primarily from areas such as education, health care, children's issues, housing and economic development, and civil rights. They will include several examples from the Hartford area and around the country in which the professor and/or guest speakers have participated. Class discussions and related exercises will emphasize students' ability to frame the salient policy and implementation challenges, identify the strengths and weaknesses of potential solutions, and present and defend their recommendations to decision makers (e.g., legislators, agency officials, and judges). Permission of the instructor is required for enrollment.
5687	POLS-103-01	Intro Compar Politics	1.00	LEC	Messina,Anthony M.	MW: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		The main purpose of this course is to introduce the student to basic concepts and theories political scientists use to compare political systems. An analytical study will be made of such systems in selected countries of both Western and non-Western traditions.
7245	POLS-104-02	Intro Intl Relations	1.00	LEC	Rezvani,David A.	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This course traces the evolution of the modern state system from 1648 to the present. It examines issues and concepts such as the balance of power, collective security, the nature of warfare, the role of international organizations and international law, globalization, human rights, overpopulation, global environmental devastation, etc.
6379	POLS-378-01	International Security	1.00	LEC	Flibbert,Andrew	WF: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 104.
		This course examines the problem of international security, addressing both traditional and emerging concerns. After debating the appropriate normative and analytical unit of analysis—individuals, states, or the global community—we review the dominant perspectives in security studies and apply them to issues like interstate war, weapons proliferation, terrorism, ethnic conflict, environmental degradation, and global health threats.
6491	RELG-280-01	Approaching the Qur'an	1.00	LEC	Ziad,Homayra	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 30
		The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the perfect Word of God, has played a central role in the life of the Muslim community since its appearance in the seventh century. This course will explore the sacred text of Islam through its foundational concepts and terminologies, history of the text and thematic development, literary style, connection to Jewish and Christian sacred texts, history and methods of interpretation, and role in Muslim ritual life. We will also explore manifestations of the Qur'an in the literature, visual arts, and music of the Muslim world.
6977	RELG-386-01	Islam in America	1.00	LEC	Ziad,Homayra	R: 6:30PM- 9:10PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This course explores Muslim social and spiritual expression in the United States. We'll look at the teachings of representative groups and their founders, asking how each group presents Islam and why, how they discourse on Muslims in America, how they discourse on America, and how they position themselves as Americans. Topics include religious movements among African-American and immigrant groups, educational, cultural and youth initiatives, Sufism and new-age movements, civil rights groups, progressive Muslims, women's and feminist movements, and Islam in the media. The course requires that students participate in a community learning project to gain first-hand experience with the diverse Muslim community in Hartford.