Listed in: First Year Seminar, as FYSE-115
Timothy J. Van Compernolle (Section 01)
This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of physical space and the sense of belonging and rootedness we call place. The organizing principle of the course is the expanding circle; we will begin with the individual, then move to the home and family, the city, the nation, and end with the globe as a whole. We will cover a range of topics along the way, including memory, imagination, nationalism, borders, war, exile, imperialism, and globalization. Works range across philosophy, history, anthropology, film, fiction, and environmentalism, among others. We will approach this material from within a liberal arts framework, which will give students exposure to a wide variety of perspectives in the humanities and social sciences.
This is a discussion-based course designed to develop student competency in critical thinking and argumentation. Assignments include oral presentations, reading evaluations, short responses, and formal essays of varying lengths, including a research paper. Writing workshops will help students develop their writing skills, with emphasis on crafting thesis/support essays. Trips outside the classroom will introduce students to the wide range of resources at the College.
Fall semester. Professor Van Compernolle.
Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM FAYE 113
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM FAYE 113
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing | New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2014 | Graff, Gerald | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Hiroshima: The World's Bomb | Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009 | Rotter, Andrew | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| On the Beach | London: Vintage, 2010 | Shute, Nevil | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters | Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013 | Brown, Kate. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima | San Francisco: Last Gasp 1972/1990 | Nakazawa, Kaiji | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.