ARTS AND SCIENCES 110 The Boston College Catalog 2003-2004 FA 250 Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Olympics (Fall: 3) Cross listed with CL 250 In 2004 the Olympics will return to Greece where they originated around 776 B.C. This course focuses on such questions as the origin of ancient athletic contests, their effect on the development of Greek art, and their significance within ancient Greek culture. Using archaeological evidence from the religious sites of Olympia and Delphi, sculpture and vase paintings depicting athletics, we will consider how the ancient games played a role not only in Greek ...
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ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2003-2004 111 FA 315 The Arts of Islamic Spain (Spring: 3) Satisfies Cultural Diversity Core Requirement From the eighth century through the fifteenth, Iberian cities such as Cordoba, Seville and Granada were the centers of a brilliant Arab Islamic civilization. This course will examine the extraordinary architecture and the decorative arts including ivory and wood carving, metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts produced in this period. Jonathan Bloom FA 356 Art Since 1945 (Spring: 3) An analysis of artistic movements from 1945 to the present: Abstract ...
CO 350 Communication Research Methods (Fall/Spring: 3) Required course for all Communication majors starting with class of 2006 Research methods are often considered tools for creating knowledge. This course will equip students with a veritable toolbox of methods for researching mass media and their audiences. We will look at how researchers have answered such questions as: How are people affected by mass media? What/who appears most frequently in the mass media? How do people make sense of the media messages they consume? Both quantitative (content analysis, surveys, experiments) and qualitative ...
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Theseus). This course focuses on how specific visual attributes serve to identify mythological characters and how the development of narrative in Greek art helped to relate their stories. Inquiring into the use of mythological imagery to decorate temples, cult statues, and vases used primarily for the symposium (male drinking parties), we will consider the functions of mythological imagery within Greek society. Gail Hoffman FA 207 Ruins of Ancient America: Temples and Tombs (Fall: 3) Satisfies Cultural Diversity Core Requirement The Aztec, Maya and Inca peoples,and their precursors in Mexico, ...
CO 374 Human Communication Theory (Spring: 3) Satisfies the required theory course in the Communication major This course provides an understanding of the role of theory in the study of human communication. Students will learn the process of theory development, the role of theory in the research process, and tools for evaluating theories. The course also surveys the prominent theories in the fields of interpersonal, relational and group communication. Pamela Lannutti CO 378 Rhetorical Theory (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies the required theory course in the Communication major This course applies the ...
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FA 221 Early Medieval Art: Mysteries and Visions (Fall: 3) Satisfies Arts Core Requirement This course will illuminate the art of the so-called Dark Ages, from about 200 A.D. to around the year 1000 A.D. We will begin with the art of the waning classical world where, in addition to the burgeoning imagery of early Christianity, one finds the magico-religious art of the mystery cults of Cybele, Mithras and Isis. We will look at the art of Byzantium, as well as that of Celtic-Early Christian Ireland, and go on to a study of the Carolingian renaissance. The last part of the course will be devoted to ...
78 Art History [352] Chinese Visual Culture, 1850-Present: From Modernization to Globalization. An in-depth examination of the dramatic developments in Chinese visual culture and the catastrophic historical circumstances that occasioned them. Focus on cultural contact and the susceptibility of contemporary China to Western influence. Discussion and writing assignments on such topics as early Modernist oil painting, commercial advertisements and calendar art, Lu Xun and the Modern Woodcut Movement, Socialist Realism and propaganda posters, avant-garde movements in the 1980s and Cynical Realism and ...
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98 Communication [425F] Speech Writing. A studio-centered course covering ethics of speech writing, crafting speeches to suit a clients character, figurative language as argument, nature and function of ceremonial address. Students study model speeches and write four speeches: commencement, dedication, acceptance, eulogy and apologia. Prerequisite, 110 or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12. [450F] First Amendment: Freedom of Speech. Detailed investigation of the first amendment. Study of case law which has contributed to the creation of a unique American perspective on the role of speech ...
69 ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS, AND POLITICS SCRIPPS COLLEGE Biology 165. Advanced Topics in Environmental Biology. Readings and discussion of current technical journal articles in active areas of environmental biology.Topics are chosen for their current relevance and technical interest. Students present papers for class discussion, and conduct a formal literature review on the topic of their choice. Prerequisites: Biology 43, 44, or equivalent. E. Morhardt. Biology 169L. Marine Ecology. A course designed to expose students to the study of the ecology of marine organisms. Lectures will cover various ...
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78 SCRIPPS COLLEGE FRENCH STUDIES 172. Baudelaire and the Symbolist Aesthetic. A study of the poetic theories and practices of Baudelaire and the principal symbolist poets.This course will examine the origins, goals, realizations, and paradoxes of the symbolist movement as it distinguishes them from realist traditions and modernist modes. Readings from Baudelaire, Mallarme,Verlaine, Rimbaud, and the minor symbolists will frame the movements central themes and illuminate the function of language in art and thought. Prerequisite: French 44 or equivalent. E. Haskell. 176. Voyage et Exotisme. A search ...
ARTS AND SCIENCES recently canonized poets of the period; several high Victorian poets such as Tennyson and Browning; and later Victorian poets, including the Pre-Raphaelites and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Robert Barth, S.J. EN 673 Capstone: Coming of Age (Spring: 3) Cross Listed with UN 545 This seminar, designed for seniors, will integrate reading and writing (both creative and analytical) through the study of comingof-age narratives. We will explore the ways in which stories intersect with the complex procedures of making choices as we read narratives in which young adults struggle for self-determination ...
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ARTS AND SCIENCES 112 The Boston College Catalog 2004-2005 FA 232 Northern Renaissance Art (Spring: 3) Painting in the Netherlands and in Germany in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Emphasis will be on the style and the meaning of the great works of the masters of Northern Renaissance art such as Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, and Albrecht Durer. We will discuss how the Renaissance in Northern Europe is different from the Italian Renaissance and what influences it absorbed from the Italians. We will consider the importance of printed pictures in this era when books and broadsheets ...
37 Biology For the B.A. degree: (liberal arts) Students must meet the general education requirements and for the biology major they must complete eight biology courses (including Biodiversity I and II, or the equivalent, Cell Biology, Genetics, Physiology, Ecology, and two biology electives) and Biology Seminar, plus MA 131M (Calculus I), a statistics course and General Chemistry I and II. Students who major in biology may not also major in marine science (biology track), or biochemistry. For the Biology minor: A minor requires five biology courses, not including more than two at the 100 level, ...
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74 Literature LI 241H Major American Novels Major American novels, their narrative art, their reflection of American culture, their engagement of the readers hearts and minds, exploring some of lifes great questions as revealed by masterful writers. LI 250H Childrens Literature (Directed Study) The best of childrens literature in various genres. Students do either a creative (e.g., writing childrens story) or scholarly (e.g., essay on history of nursery rhymes) project. LI 251H Shakespeare (Directed Study) For students unable to enroll LI 235H Introduction to Shakespeare or those wishing to pursue ...
89 56 History of the English Language The historical development of the English language: the phonological, morphological, and syntactic changes through the centuries governed by language laws and foreign influences. 57 Progress and Nostalgia: Mid-Victorian Britain in History and Literature The period between 1851 1867 constituted the high noon of Victorian England, an era when Britain enjoyed unprecedented stability and prosperity. Beneath the equipoise of these years, however, great changes took place, and Victorians attempted to deal with what they saw as the transition from the medieval to ...
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95 7 Renaissance Art The influence of Humanist thought on the development of a distinctive new style, shaped by the study of Roman buildings and sculpture. The emergence of artist scholars like Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci, influential for their theoretical writings as well as their works of art. 8 Baroque Art European painting, sculpture and architecture from the seventeenth through the late eighteenth century. The spread of the dramatic Baroque style from Italy throughout Europe (Bernini, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Tiepolo, Reynolds). The development of the more intimate Rococo style, bourgeois realism, ...
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86 67 Special Topics in the Eighteenth Century Sample Topics: Jane Austen; Neo-classical Satire; Eighteenth Century Novel; Pope and Swift. 68 Special Topics in the Romantic Period Sample Topics: The Gothic Novel. 69 Special Topics in the Victorian Period Sample Topics: The Other Victorians; Gerard Manley Hopkins. 70 Special Topics in the Twentieth Century Sample Topics: James Joyce; Twentieth Century Irish Poetry; Bloomsbury: Virginia Woolf and Her Circle; Conrad and Lawrence. 71 Special Topics in American Literature Sample Topics: The Harlem Renaissance; African-American Literature, 1930- 1950; ...
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92 of study will include Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, Minimalism, Conceptualism, Earthworks, Neo-expressionism, video, performance art, Postmodernism, the breaking of traditional media boundaries, etc. 16 Survey of Latin American Art An introduction to the art and architecture of Latin America from pre-Columbian civilizations to the present. Native American, European, and African traditions are considered separately and in combination as they lead to contemporary Latin American art forms. 17 Islamic Art and Architecture An introduction to Islamic art and architecture and its global impact from ...
74 56 The historical development of the English language: the phonological, History of the morphological, and syntactic changes through the centuries governed English Language by language laws and foreign influences. 61 An introduction to the basic vocal and physical techniques of acting Beginning with emphasis on the development of technical skills and the emotion- Acting al and intellectual resources required in acting. Improvisations and theatre games are used extensively. Formal acting is explored through monologue and duet acting scenes. Cross-listed as Fine Arts 61. 62 Instruction and practical ...
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80 7 The influence of Humanist thought on the development of a distinc- Renaissance Art tive new style, shaped by the study of Roman buildings and sculpture. The emergence of artist scholars like Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci, influential for their theoretical writings as well as their works of art. 8 European painting, sculpture and architecture from the seventeenth Baroque Art through the late eighteenth century. The spread of the dramatic Baroque style from Italy throughout Europe (Bernini, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Tiepolo, Reynolds). The development of the more intimate Rococo style, bourgeois ...
80 56 The historical development of the English language: the phonological, History of the morphological, and syntactic changes through the centuries governed English Language by language laws and foreign influences. 61 An introduction to the basic vocal and physical techniques of acting Beginning with emphasis on the development of technical skills and the emotion- Acting al and intellectual resources required in acting. Improvisations and theatre games are used extensively. Formal acting is explored through monologue and duet acting scenes. Cross-listed as Fine Arts 61. 62 Instruction and practical ...
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86 7 The influence of Humanist thought on the development of a distinc- Renaissance Art tive new style, shaped by the study of Roman buildings and sculpture. The emergence of artist scholars like Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci, influential for their theoretical writings as well as their works of art. 8 European painting, sculpture and architecture from the seventeenth Baroque Art through the late eighteenth century. The spread of the dramatic Baroque style from Italy throughout Europe (Bernini, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Tiepolo, Reynolds). The development of the more intimate Rococo style, bourgeois ...
79 56 The historical development of the English language: the phonological, History of the morphological, and syntactic changes through the centuries governed English Language by language laws and foreign influences. 61 An introduction to the basic vocal and physical techniques of acting Beginning with emphasis on the development of technical skills and the emotion- Acting al and intellectual resources required in acting. Improvisations and theatre games are used extensively. Formal acting is explored through monologue and duet acting scenes. Cross-listed as Fine Arts 61. 62 Instruction and practical ...
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85 6 From the foundations of Christian art and architecture in late antiquity Art and through the fourteenth century in Europe and the British Isles. The Architecture of development of a distinctive iconographies and new building types the Middle Ages to meet the needs of the religious and secular realms. 7 The influence of Humanist thought on the development of a distinc- Renaissance Art tive new style, shaped by the study of Roman buildings and sculpture. The emergence of artist scholars like Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci, influential for their theoretical writings as well as their works of art. ...
Courses of Instruction English 91 335 Special Topics in the Seventeenth Century Sample Topics: The Metaphysical Poets. 336 Special Topics in the Eighteenth Century Sample Topics: Jane Austen; Neo-classical Satire; Eighteenth Century Novel; Pope and Swift. 337 Special Topics in the Romantic Period Sample Topics: The Gothic Novel; Mary Shelley and her Circle. 338 Special Topics in the Victorian Period Sample Topics: Gerard Manley Hopkins; Thomas Hardy. 339 Special Topics in the Twentieth Century Sample Topics: James Joyce; Twentieth Century Irish Poetry; Bloomsbury: Virginia Woolf and ...
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96 Courses of Instruction Fine Arts and Music 212 Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages From the foundations of Christian art and architecture in late antiquity through the fourteenth century in Europe and the British Isles. The development of a distinctive iconographies and new building types to meet the needs of the religious and secular realms. 214 Renaissance Art A survey of Italian art and architecture ca. 1300 1590. Discussions will consider works of art in their social, cultural, and historical contexts, with special attention given to the materials and methods of art; the role ...
42 (800) 843-2690 High Impact Leadership 1: Motivation and Self Mastery LE 91495V 76 min 1991 *VHS Covers the principal force that drives leaders and how to develop it; excellence versus perfection; the crucial point at which energy starts being wasted; when to break rules; six elements of self-mastery; three necessary places to focus; and the three most important resources leaders have and how to use them. Presenter is Mark Sanborn. Recommended for Adults. High Impact Leadership 2: Vision and Empowerment LE 91496V 59 min 1991 *VHS Covers the best (and most surprising) way to develop vision; how ...
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74 (800) 843-2690 Sexual Harassment Chicago Police Department LE 95067V 5 min 1993 *VHS This video program defines sexual harass ment as it relates to Chicago law enforce ment officers. It features John Klein, General Counsel to the Superintendent and was produced by the Chicago Police Department. Recommended for Law Enforcement. Shape Up: An Alternative to Scared Straight LE 86928V 28 min 1986 *VHS Juveniles and their parents are matched with prisoners for counseling of an unusual nature. Prisoners express their regrets and give advice, telling the realities of prison life and the effects on the ...
1925. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. AH 236 History of Design II: 1925 to the Present 3 hours Survey of industrial and graphic design from 1925 to the present. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: AH 235. AH 242 Medieval Art and Architecture I 3 hours The art and architecture of Greek and Latin Christendom from the second through the eleventh centuries. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of art history at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. AH 243 Medieval Art and ...
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language policies on identity formation and culture. Focuses on the United States and the Spanish language, although other countries and languages are included. Same as LALS 427. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Reading and writing knowledge of Spanish. Cultural Diversity course. SPAN 430 Spanish American Literature of the Colonial Period 3 OR 4 hours Conquest to Independence. From the narrative of discovery, conquest and indigenous traditions, to Renaissance epic, Baroque poetry, and the literature of the Enlightenment. 3 undergraduate ...
2006 Custom World International 3 * All Custom World International items are government registered and are protected against all copies. * Prices subject to change without notice. * Pictures shown in this catalog are used as reference only. Custom World International Contents BACKREST PADS (CWI) 40 BACKREST EXTENSION 44 BACKREST REMOVAL KITS 56 BATTERY COVERS 27 BELT GUARD 34 BILLET SHIELDS 12 CALIPER COVERS 5 DRIVE SHAFT COVERS 35 DRIVERS BACKRESTS 30, 31 DRIVER FLOORBOARDS 22 EYE ACCENTS 11 FLASHER ADAPTORS 57 FLASHER RELOCATORS 57 FOOTPEG LOWERING KITS 36 FORK AIR DEFLECTORS 6 FORK BULLETS ...
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2006 Custom World International 13 B * All Custom World International items are government registered and are protected against all copies. * Prices subject to change without notice. * Pictures shown in this catalog are used as reference only. Custom World International NEO windshields NEO CLEAR 400 series 15-400 Clear shield 1 bar 15-401 Clear shield T-bar 1 1/4 bar 15-402 Clear shield VN-2000 04-05 NEO 18% TINTED 410 series 15-410 18% grey tinted shield 1 bar 15-411 18% grey tinted shield T-bar 1 1/4 bar 15-412 18% grey tinted shield VN-2000 04-05 NEO 22% TINTED 420 series 15-420 22% smoke ...
ITALIAN Courses in Language FI 101. ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I 4 An introduction to spoken and written Italian emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar, vocabulary, and the development of reading, conversation, and writing skills while learning about the culture of Italy. Four hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of Italian. The Department FI 102. ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II 3 Continuation of FI 101. Further development of basic grammar, reading, conversation, and writing skills while focusing on cultural materials from Italy. Three ...
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LS2 113. CHANGE IN EARLY CHINA 3 This course examines a period of Chinese history (551-221 BC), during which China changed from many feudal states into one centralized bureaucracy. Profound social, economic and political changes of this period were influenced by and reflected in the writings of Confucius, Mencius and rivals. These works continue to influence the cultures of East Asia. (Designated a non-Western culture course.) M. Pearson, History LS2 114. CRISES IN LIFE: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MASS EXTINCTION 3 Extinction of the dinosaurs and other terrestrial giants, such as the ice age mammoths, ...
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