Class Roster - Fall 2025 - Subject - Society for the Humanities

SHUM 1100

Art Histories: An Introduction

This lecture course introduces students to the History of Art as a global and interdisciplinary field. Team-taught by a selection of professors from the department, in collaboration with members of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 1100
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Ornament
Class Number & Section Details

4002 SHUM 1100 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Robinson, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Section Topic

Topic: Ornament
Class Number & Section Details

4077 SHUM 1100 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Robinson, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Section Topic

Topic: Ornament
Class Number & Section Details

4078 SHUM 1100 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Robinson, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Section Topic

Topic: Ornament
Class Number & Section Details

4079 SHUM 1100 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- M 9:05am - 9:55am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Robinson, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Section Topic

Topic: Ornament
Class Number & Section Details

4080 SHUM 1100 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- M 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Robinson, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 1615

Introduction to Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a village the size of Ithaca that grew into a world empire. In this course students will be introduced to some of its literature, art, and famous personalities in the classical period ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 1615
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8625 SHUM 1615 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Fontaine, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 1900

Global Engagements: Living and Working in a Diverse World

How might we engage with communities, whether here in Ithaca or across the globe, in our diverse histories, experiences, and perspectives? What structural forces shape inequalities and how do communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 1900
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9011 SHUM 1900 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Villenas, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Enrollment limited to: first-year and sophomore students.

SHUM 2241

Game of Thrones: Multi-Media Fantasies

In this course we will use the Game of Thrones series as a way of familiarizing ourselves with different tools of cultural analysis and approaches in literary theory (such as narratology, psychoanalysis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2241
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18239 SHUM 2241 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Bachner, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 2269

Korean Popular Culture

This course introduces Korean popular culture in global context. Beginning with cultural forms of the late Chosŏn period, the course will also examine popular culture during the Japanese colonial period, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AAS 2269, ASIAN 2269, PMA 2465
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18566 SHUM 2269 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 3:35pm - 4:25pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Yi, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

If you are unable to enroll, or have a schedule conflict but wish to take this class, please request to be added to the waitlist by emailing asianstudiesdept@cornell.edu. When emailing, please 1) enter a subject of Asian Studies course waitlist and 2) provide us with the course title and your enrollment issue.

Class Number & Section Details

18881 SHUM 2269 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:30pm - 3:20pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Yi, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18882 SHUM 2269 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 3:35pm - 4:25pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Yi, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 2287

Gods, Ghosts, and Gurus: A Global Exploration of the Fantastic in Asian Religions

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2287, RELST 2287
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

20380 SHUM 2287 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Bhattacharjee, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 2369

Race, the Nation, & American Outdoor Recreation

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2369
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

20411 SHUM 2369 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Martin, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 2435

Global Maoism: History and Present

Maoism and Chinese Communism are not history after Mao's death in 1976. In China, Maoism holds the key to the enduring success of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), one of the most remarkable organizations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CAPS 2435, HIST 2435
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18499 SHUM 2435 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Sun, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18500 SHUM 2435 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SHUM 2437

Economy, Power, and Inequality

How do humans organize production, distribution, exchange, and consumption? What social, political, environmental, and religious values underlie different forms of economic organization? And how do they ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2437
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9035 SHUM 2437 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Welker, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

9036 SHUM 2437 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 9:05am - 9:55am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

9037 SHUM 2437 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

20436 SHUM 2437 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

20437 SHUM 2437 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 2467

Holocaust in History and Memory

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 2567, HIST 2567, JWST 2467
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

20837 SHUM 2467 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Burzlaff, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 2750

Introduction to Humanities

These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2050
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: 9/11 and Its Afterlives
Class Number & Section Details

8850 SHUM 2750 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Ghosh, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Enrollment preference given to: accepted Humanities Scholars Program (HSP) students. For course description, see https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2750, ARTH 2750, CLASS 2750, VISST 2750
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Aesthetics of Scale
Class Number & Section Details

19268 SHUM 2750 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Platt, V
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Enrollment preference given to: accepted Humanities Scholars Program (HSP) students. For course description, see https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses.

SHUM 3175

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition: Inquisitors, Heretics, and Truth in the Early Modern World

This course uses the history of the Spanish Inquisition, and the richness of its archival records, to explore the variety of ways in which the pursuit of heresy was intertwined with transforming how knowledge ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3175, JWST 3175, NES 3175
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18357 SHUM 3175 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Juni, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18358 SHUM 3175 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SHUM 3324

Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature

This course examines major writers, works, and developments in modern Korean literature from the early twentieth century to the present. Beginning with the cultural transition at the end of the Chosŏn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3324
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18416 SHUM 3324 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Yi, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 3475

Philosophy of Punishment

This course addresses central debates in the philosophy of legal punishment. We will analyze the leading theories of punishment, including the familiar retributivist and deterrent alternatives, as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LAW 6030, PHIL 3475, PHIL 6475
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19538 SHUM 3475 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Yost, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SHUM 3545

Imagining the Middle Ages: Films, Games, and Media

The medieval past often returns in modern media with a critical twist. This course explores the imagination of the Middle Ages in modern films, video games, and other popular media. It introduces classic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3113, GERST 3545, MEDVL 3545, PMA 3545, VISST 3545
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

21344 SHUM 3545 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Born, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 3555

Comics as a Medium

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3555, GERST 3555, LGBT 3555, PMA 3555, VISST 3555
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9143 SHUM 3555 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Schoppelrei, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Primarily for: seniors and juniors.

SHUM 3635

Queer Classics

This course engages classical antiquity and its reception through the prism of queer studies. Cruising Homer, Sappho, Euripides, Plato, Ovid and more, we will explore how queer theoretical frameworks help ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 3635, FGSS 3636, LGBT 3635
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7486 SHUM 3635 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Lambert, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 3636

Introduction to Critical Theory

Shortly after the 2016 election, The New Yorker published an article entitled "The Frankfurt School Knew Trump was Coming." This course examines what the Frankfurt School knew by introducing students to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3541, ENGL 3920, GERST 3620, GOVT 3636
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18278 SHUM 3636 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Fleming, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 4035

Cornell's Collection of Greek and Roman Art

This class examines the history and holdings of Cornell's teaching collection of ancient Greek and Roman objects. Designed to start a systematic inventory of the collections, it requires hands-on engagement ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one laboratory. Combined with: ARKEO 4035, ARKEO 7035, ARTH 4035, ARTH 6035, CLASS 4035, CLASS 7035
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

21171 SHUM 4035 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Alexandridis, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Class Number & Section Details

21172 SHUM 4035 LAB 401
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Alexandridis, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

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SHUM 4231

Fakes and the Authentic: Connoisseurship, Value, and Judgement

What is authenticity and why does it matter? Connoisseurship—the expertise required to make discerning judgments—involves assessments of quality,authenticity, historical and cultural significance, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4231, ANTHR 7231, ARKEO 4231, ARKEO 7231, ARTH 4231
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

20825 SHUM 4231 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
  Rittershaus, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 4252

Pop Music in the Archive: Researching Subcultures of the Recent Past

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 4252, MUSIC 6252
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

20459 SHUM 4252 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Peraino, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SHUM 4265

Gender, Sexuality, and the U.S. in the World

This seminar explores the intertwined histories of sex, sexuality, and gender at the intersection of major themes in American transnational and global history: race, labour, empire, and the state. What ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4264, AMST 6264, ASRC 4265, FGSS 4265, FGSS 6265, HIST 4265, HIST 6265
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

20824 SHUM 4265 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Lawlor, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

20845 SHUM 4265 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SHUM 4465

Early Modern Materialities, 1400-1700

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4465, ARTH 6465, HIST 4665, HIST 6665
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

20858 SHUM 4465 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 25 - Sep 23, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Howie, A
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Sep 24 - Oct 7, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Howie, A
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Oct 8 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Howie, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 4561

Evaluation and Society

Evaluation is a pervasive feature of contemporary life. Professors, doctors, countries, hotels, pollution, books, intelligence: there is hardly anything that is not subject to some form of review, rating, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: INFO 4561, SOC 4560, STS 4561
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19053 SHUM 4561 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 8:30am - 11:00am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Ziewitz, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 4666

Specters of Latin America

In this course, we will take an inter-and multidisciplinary approach that examines works of fiction, film, performance, and photography to explore how specters intervene in and mold the social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 4666, LATA 6666, SHUM 6666, SPAN 4666, SPAN 6666
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18821 SHUM 4666 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Troconis Gonzalez, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 4705

How to Make Queer Kin: Sustaining Bonds in LGBTQ Culture

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4706, ENGL 6705, FGSS 4705, FGSS 6705, LGBT 4705, LGBT 6705, SHUM 6705, VISST 4705, VISST 6705
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18310 SHUM 4705 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Bradway, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 4706

The Poetics of Embodiment: Figurines in the Early Middle Ages

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4706, ARKEO 6706, ARTH 4706, ARTH 6706, MEDVL 4706, MEDVL 6706, RELST 4706, RELST 6706, SHUM 6706
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19549 SHUM 4706 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Fidler, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 4707

Scale, Size, and the Politics of Expression in Asia

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4707, ASIAN 6707, SHUM 6707
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19608 SHUM 4707 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Leheny, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 4711

Staffage: Figures for Scale, 1500-1850

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4712, ARKEO 6712, ARTH 4361, ARTH 6361, COML 4711, COML 6711, SHUM 6711, VISST 4711, VISST 6711
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19652 SHUM 4711 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 4750

Senior Capstone Seminar for Humanities Scholars

This course is designed to support seniors in the Humanities Scholars Program working on their capstone projects. Students in the course will be guided in their project research and writing. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

Class Number & Section Details

4135 SHUM 4750 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Beswick, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Enrollment limited to: seniors in the Humanities Scholars Program.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

Class Number & Section Details

4136 SHUM 4750 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 3:20pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Danisi, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Enrollment limited to: seniors in the Humanities Scholars Program.

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SHUM 4916

Modern Chinese Art

China, a cultural giant of East Asia, made a passive entrance into modernity. With the advent of Western and American colonialism and imperialism, coupled with recent successes in westernization by the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4816, ARTH 6816, ASIAN 4473, ASIAN 6673
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

19676 SHUM 4916 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Pan, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SHUM 6666

Specters of Latin America

In this course, we will take an inter-and multidisciplinary approach that examines works of fiction, film, performance, and photography to explore how specters intervene in and mold the social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 4666, LATA 6666, SHUM 4666, SPAN 4666, SPAN 6666
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18824 SHUM 6666 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Troconis Gonzalez, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 6705

How to Make Queer Kin: Sustaining Bonds in LGBTQ Culture

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4706, ENGL 6705, FGSS 4705, FGSS 6705, LGBT 4705, LGBT 6705, SHUM 4705, VISST 4705, VISST 6705
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19267 SHUM 6705 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Bradway, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 6706

The Poetics of Embodiment: Figurines in the Early Middle Ages

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4706, ARKEO 6706, ARTH 4706, ARTH 6706, MEDVL 4706, MEDVL 6706, RELST 4706, RELST 6706, SHUM 4706
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19554 SHUM 6706 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Fidler, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

SHUM 6707

Scale, Size, and the Politics of Expression in Asia

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4707, ASIAN 6707, SHUM 4707
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19605 SHUM 6707 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Leheny, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 6711

Staffage: Figures for Scale, 1500-1850

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4712, ARKEO 6712, ARTH 4361, ARTH 6361, COML 4711, COML 6711, SHUM 4711, VISST 4711, VISST 6711
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19644 SHUM 6711 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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SHUM 1100 Art Histories: An Introduction

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SHUM 1615 Introduction to Ancient Rome

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SHUM 1900 Global Engagements: Living and Working in a Diverse World

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SHUM 2241 Game of Thrones: Multi-Media Fantasies

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SHUM 2269 Korean Popular Culture

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SHUM 2287 Gods, Ghosts, and Gurus: A Global Exploration of the Fantastic in Asian Religions

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SHUM 2369 Race, the Nation, & American Outdoor Recreation

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SHUM 1100

Art Histories: An Introduction

SHUM 1615

Introduction to Ancient Rome

SHUM 1900

Global Engagements: Living and Working in a Diverse World

SHUM 2241

Game of Thrones: Multi-Media Fantasies

SHUM 2269

Korean Popular Culture

SHUM 2287

Gods, Ghosts, and Gurus: A Global Exploration of the Fantastic in Asian Religions

SHUM 2369

Race, the Nation, & American Outdoor Recreation

SHUM 2435

Global Maoism: History and Present

SHUM 2437

Economy, Power, and Inequality

SHUM 2467

Holocaust in History and Memory

SHUM 2750

Introduction to Humanities

SHUM 3175

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition: Inquisitors, Heretics, and Truth in the Early Modern World

SHUM 3324

Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature