COURSE DESCRIPTION:The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of modernism. Modernism can be defined variously as a cultural period of the Western World, from about 1900-1945; or as a style of ...

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on one of the most lively and fascinating periods in American history: the 1920s. Often referred to as "the Jazz Age" or "the Roaring Twenties," this decade saw the United States ...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Who decides what texts mean? Are some interpretations better than others? Does the author’s intention matter? How does language work? In this foundational course, we will study texts of the culture ...