Class Roster - Fall 2026 - Subject - Society for the Humanities

SHUM 1100

Art Histories: An Introduction

This team-taught course introduces students to the History of Art as a global and interdisciplinary field. Led by a selection of professors from the department, in collaboration with staff and faculty ... 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

5533 SHUM 1100 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

5534 SHUM 1100 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

5535 SHUM 1100 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

5536 SHUM 1100 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- M 9:05am - 9:55am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

5537 SHUM 1100 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- M 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

8617 SHUM 1615 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

13183 SHUM 1900 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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 2132

Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

China was and still is regarded in the Western world as a country without the rule of law. In this course, students examine recent scholarship that challenges this simplified understanding of the role ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 2280, CAPS 2132, HIST 2132
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16257 SHUM 2132 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am
- Instructors
  
  Du, 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

16258 SHUM 2132 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- 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 2195

Biography, History, and Modernity

Drawing on a combination of primary and secondary sources, this course explores the multiple forms and evolution of biographical writing from the Renaissance onward. We will interrogate the relationship ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2195, JWST 2195
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16315 SHUM 2195 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- 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

16316 SHUM 2195 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- 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 2220

From the New Deal to the Age of Reagan

This seminar will explore some of the major political and cultural trends in the United States, from the era of the Democratic New Dealer, Franklin D. Roosevelt, through the era of the conservative Republican, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2220, HIST 2220
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16208 SHUM 2220 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Instructors
  
  Glickman, 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

Class Number & Section Details

16209 SHUM 2220 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- 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 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

2735 SHUM 2241 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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 Choson 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

12410 SHUM 2269 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 3:35pm - 4:25pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

12411 SHUM 2269 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:30pm - 3:20pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

12412 SHUM 2269 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 3:35pm - 4:25pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

This course serves as an introduction to key concepts in the study of the Fantastic, a fundamental analytic category in several academic disciplines, including literature, psychology, anthropology, art, ... view course details

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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

12493 SHUM 2287 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

This class will explore how access to the outdoors has been impacted by social inequalities related to race, class, and gender throughout U.S. history. The idea of ?the outdoors? and its synonyms (whether ... view course details

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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

16346 SHUM 2369 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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 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

13201 SHUM 2437 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

13202 SHUM 2437 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 9:05am - 9:55am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

13203 SHUM 2437 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

13204 SHUM 2437 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

13205 SHUM 2437 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

This course explores the history of the Holocaust during which the Nazis murdered six million Jews. Topics covered in this class include the history of antisemitism in Europe and twentieth-century Germany, ... view course details

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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

9026 SHUM 2467 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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: FGSS 2750
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

6323 SHUM 2750 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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, FGSS 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

6324 SHUM 2750 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

16324 SHUM 3175 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

16325 SHUM 3175 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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 and contemporary Korean literature from the early twentieth century to the present. Beginning with the cultural transition at the end ... 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

12445 SHUM 3324 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

6147 SHUM 3475 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

Today, the legacy of the Middle Ages can be found everywhere, from the game of chess to Game of Thrones, the parliament to the university, the Crusades to the Vikings, the nostalgia for tradition to the ... 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

2074 SHUM 3545 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

What is a comic? How might comics attend to complex historical, social, and political topics? How do comics facilitate a coming to terms with the past or function as an activist medium—spurring on political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

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

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

2077 SHUM 3555 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

8647 SHUM 3635 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

2061 SHUM 3636 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

5551 SHUM 4035 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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

5552 SHUM 4035 LAB 401
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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 4109

The Practice and Theory of Public History: Slavery and Self-Emancipation in US History

This course will offer students the opportunity to both study and shape the ways in which US public culture attempts to both remember and forget some of the most contentious aspects of US history topics: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4109, AMST 6109, ASRC 4109, ASRC 6109, HIST 4109, HIST 6109
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Section Topic

Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence
Class Number & Section Details

18508 SHUM 4109 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Instructors
  
  Baptist, 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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Topic: Remembering the History of Police Violence
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18509 SHUM 4109 IND 601
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  Staff
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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)

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13215 SHUM 4231 SEM 101
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- R 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
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  Henderson, J
  Rittershaus, A
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SHUM 4252

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

Using Cornell University Library?s extensive archival collections on punk, hip hop, electronic music and EDM, this course will introduce students to the practice and theory of archival research on these ... 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)

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18079 SHUM 4252 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
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  Peraino, J
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SHUM 4465

Early Modern Materialities, 1400-1700

This seminar analyzes the contours of early modern Europe's material landscape and the ways in which global exchanges and technological advancements impacted material production and consumption. Working ... 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))

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5566 SHUM 4465 SEM 101
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- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Howie, A
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Howie, A
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Howie, A
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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

6018 SHUM 4561 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 8:30am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- 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 4711

Staffage: Figures for Scale, 1500-1850

?Staffage? is a term in the history of landscape painting. It refers to little figures who populate the scene, invariably dwarfed by their surroundings. The few critics who noticed them assigned them various ... 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 6711, VISST 4711, VISST 6711
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

6351 SHUM 4711 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
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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)

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6349 SHUM 4750 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Beswick, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person

Enrollment limited to: seniors in the Humanities Scholars Program.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

Class Number & Section Details

6350 SHUM 4750 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 3:20pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Danisi, M
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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

5495 SHUM 4916 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Pan, A
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SHUM 6711

Staffage: Figures for Scale, 1500-1850

?Staffage? is a term in the history of landscape painting. It refers to little figures who populate the scene, invariably dwarfed by their surroundings. The few critics who noticed them assigned them various ... 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

6356 SHUM 6711 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
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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 2132 Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

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SHUM 2195 Biography, History, and Modernity

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SHUM 2220 From the New Deal to the Age of Reagan

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SHUM 2241 Game of Thrones: Multi-Media Fantasies

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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 2132

Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

SHUM 2195

Biography, History, and Modernity

SHUM 2220

From the New Deal to the Age of Reagan

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 2437

Economy, Power, and Inequality

SHUM 2467

Holocaust in History and Memory

SHUM 2750

Introduction to Humanities