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MALS Program - Summer 2007 Courses

Each seminar carries three academic credit hours.

PLEASE NOTE:  ONLINE COURSES ARE 10 WEEKS IN LENGTH, COVERING BOTH SUMMER SESSIONS. 

Creativity for all Occasions

MLS610A                                           
CRN 50630
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:45-9:30pm
May 17-June 19
Triad Center, 7900 Triad Center Drive, Greensboro
Click here for syllbus and book list.

The Anthropologist on Mars:  Reading, Writing and Observing from the Outsider/Insider Perspectives

MLS610B                                          
CRN 50631
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:45-9:30pm
May 16-June 18
Triad Center, 7900 Triad Center Drive, Greensboro
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Click here for syllbus and book list.

The Islamic World: Perceptions and Realities

The Contemporary World

Clue: Detective and Mystery Fiction

Simple Living in a Complex Age

Creativity for all Occasions

MLS610A                                           
CRN: 50630

We all want and need to be creative, especially in the arts, but also in other domains of work, and in our everyday lives.  There are many ways to awaken, unleash and focus creative thought and action, and in our class we will seek to do just that.  Through readings, discussions, and hands-on experiments with an array of creative tools we will strengthen our abilities to see things in new ways, to overcome perceived obstacles, and to generate and harvest new and useful ideas.  We will exercise and strengthen our powers of logic, imagination, and feeling, and explore the role of luck and chance in creative work.  Sometimes we will work independently and sometimes we will work in groups.  Above all, we will have fun as we explore this mysterious force: creativity.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:45-9:30pm
May 17-June 19
Triad Center, 7900 Triad Center Drive, Greensboro

Larry Lavender, Ph.D. (New York University) is a Professor of Dance at UNCG.  He holds an MFA in Choreography from UC Irvine and a Ph.D. in Dance Education from New York University. Prior to coming to UNCG in 2002, Larry was Head of Dance and Director of the Interdisciplinary Undergraduate degree program at the University of New Mexico.
Larry's primary areas of teaching are dance criticism, choreography, writing about art, and creativity studies. 

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The Anthropologist on Mars:  Reading, Writing and Observing from the Outsider/Insider Perspectives

MLS610B                                          
CRN 50631

As we approach the films, essays, and novels in this course, we’ll adopt the ethnographic position of Oliver Sacks who suggests that he often feels like “an anthropologist on Mars” as he approaches his patients’ fascinating neurological differences.  In addition to Sack’s wonderful essay collection, we’ll read novels that ask us to adopt an outsider approach to very different cultures.  In addition we will watch some really wonderful films about interesting subcultures:  Best in Show among the many.  And we’ll do a paper about a subculture that intrigues us.

Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:45-9:30pm
May 16-June 18
Triad Center, 7900 Triad Center Drive, Greensboro

Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater (Ph.D. University of New Hampshire) is a member of the Rhetoric and Composition faculty who teaches courses in creative non-fiction, composition and reading theory, literacy studies and research methodology. She has been a literacy educator for over thirty five years.  Her book, FieldWorking: Reading and Writing Research, is in its second edition.

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The Islamic World: Perceptions and Realities

September 11, 2001, obviously changed the world, and one of the ways this is apparent is with the increased interest of Americans in the Islamic world.  This course seeks to place the modern Islamic world in an historical context, with an emphasis on how people in the West perceive Islam, as well as how Muslims see themselves.  We will begin by tracing the roots of Islam to the era of the prophet Muhammad and charting the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, but our primary focus is the contemporary history of several countries within the Islamic realm.  We will not focus on Islam as a religion.  Themes for the course include the Islamic world’s relations with the West; the differences within Islam as well as within and between Islamic countries; gender relations within the Islamic world; the Arab-Israeli conflict and its significance to the broader Islamic world; and the rise of modern terrorism in the Middle East.  We will finish the course by focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict and its general significance for the Islamic world.  Students will come away from the course with an understanding of the historical roots of Islam and of the contemporary Islamic world.

Jeff Jones, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is an Assistant Professor of History.  His specific area of research is Russian-Soviet history and he is interested in 20th century global history.  Dr. Jones recently received the UCEA (University Continuing Education Association) Excellence in Teaching Award, which is presented to individuals who have provided outstanding teaching, course development, mentoring of students, and service to continuing education.

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The Contemporary World

MLS610D                                          
CRN 50633  (in state)
May 16-July 26

This course will examine contemporary global issues with a focus on the post-World War II period, from the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945, to the complex, high-tech, evolving world of today.  We will, as much as possible, view changes in the postwar period from the point of view of those undergoing them, including students in this course.  Everyone has an “historical consciousness,” an understanding of the way the world became what it is today.  The main purpose of this course is to introduce students to alternative ways of interpreting history by weighing the merits of differing points of view.  We will examine the world by regions with a number of themes in mind: the Cold War; the rise and fall of communism; nationalism; de-colonization/neo-colonialism; the international economy; racial, ethnic, and religious conflict; the rise of terrorism; gender; class; and environmental issues.  You should take from the course the skills to critically appraise varying historical arguments and to clearly express your own interpretations.

Dr. Jeff Jones, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is an Assistant Professor of History.  His specific area of research is Russian-Soviet history and he is interested in 20th century global history.  Dr. Jones recently received the UCEA (University Continuing Education Association) Excellence in Teaching Award, which is presented to individuals who have provided outstanding teaching, course development, mentoring of students, and service to continuing education.

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Clue: Detective and Mystery Fiction

Who done it, how, and why?  Those are the questions that pull us into the mystery.  In Clue:  Detective and Mystery Fiction, you’ll have a chance to answer those questions about mystery fiction itself.  How does the mystery writer draw us in and capture us as readers?  And as you investigate the hows and whys of the genre, you’ll have a chance to get acquainted (or reacquainted) with the greatest detectives—Auguste Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot—and some of the most intriguing mysteries in fiction, including Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” Conan Doyle’s “Silver Blaze,” Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Dorothy Sayer’s Oxford classic, Gaudy Night.  Along the way, you will investigate crimes that have horrified the public (Jack the Ripper) and learn about forensic techniques as well.  Come join us online for this “ripping good time” in literary investigation.

Joseph Rosenblum,  Ph.D. (Duke University) grew up in Connecticut in a family where the greatest sin was raising one's voice, though buying retail ran a close second.  Since 1980, he has taught at UNCG. Among his books are "Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography" (1992) and "A Reader's Guide to Shakespeare" (1998). In 1990, he won second prize in the Oxford University Press English Detective Fiction contest with a story about a thief who leaves Shakespearean quotations in lieu of the objects he steals.

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Simple Living in a Complex Age

MLS620A                                          
CRN 50634

With all our wealth, we want more.  With all our timesaving devices, we’re out of time. With so many choices, we feel trapped. As long as the stock market rises, we’re secure, when it falls, the Dream fades. That, at least, is how it feels. And if it’s bad for us, what about the less affluent nations and the natural world?  What happens to the rest of the world when their fates are wrapped around western tourism  and multinationals. Voluntary simplicity, an ancient ideal, is built around the riddle that less is more.  In our times it has new applications.  It not only is a means to rein in our appetites and nurture inner contentment.  It is a practical tool for adapting to change, deciphering societal ills, living within the carrying capacity of the earth, and rebuilding communities.  We will read thoughtful books, discuss important issues, try on voluntary simplicity and write.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:45-9:30 pm
June 26-July 26
Triad Center, 7900 Triad Center Drive, Greensboro

Dr. Charlie Headington, Ph.D. (University of Chicago) teaches a variety of courses at UNCG and in the community.  Most of them encourage people to examine themselves and society, and make constructive changes in how they think and live.  He likes to garden, walk, cook, be with his family, and learn Italian.

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*To participate in any online course, students MUST have access to one of the following system set-ups:

MAC
Mac OS 9 or better
128 MB RAM
G3 processor or better
At least 56Kbps modem connection (although Broadband / fastaccess is preferred)
Internet Explorer 5 or better or Safari

PC
Windows 98 or better
128 MB RAM
Pentium III or better (or at least a processor running 333 Mhz or better)
At least 56Kbps modem connection (although Broadband / fast access is preferred)
Internet Explorer 5.5 or better

Questions? Call Julee Johnson, (336) 334-4597, or Kathleen Forbes, Director of Liberal Studies Programs, at (336) 334-4599.

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Page updated: Monday, March 17, 2008