Spring Quarter Course Offerings

WhoseSpace? Picturing America

15 credits: English 101, 271, 272 or 130; Economics 100, 260 or International Studies 201; Photography 150, 151, or 199

Instructors: Jeffrey White, Michael Righi, Eric Tomberlin

Why does an avocado have more liberty than the farmer who grows it? How is it that car parts cross borders more freely than those who make them? Should the foreign-made Statue of Liberty douse its welcome light and hang a sign from her torch: No Vacancy?

America: Who gets in? Who doesn't? and why? What does the U. S. look like to an "outsider"? to an "Insider"? to you? In this integrated course, we will read, write and photograph our way through questions of who "we" are in terms of national, cultural and ethnic identities, and how we are to navigate in an interconnected, global world.

Journey into the Deaf World

Instructors: Michael Meyer & Rick Mangan

English 101 or 201 or 271 or 272; World Languages, ASL 103

Is life just a game of chance? What is the relationship between wealth, health, success and happiness? Are these values the same around the world? Develop the study skills and writing methods needed to explore these questions with a sociological perspective as you clarify your own values and educational goals.

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