Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2017 - HUM 101W D100

Introduction to the Humanities (3)

Class Number: 4729

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 8, 2017
    Tue, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

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Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to issues and concepts central to the study of the Humanities. Through exposure to primary materials drawn from different periods and disciplines, students will become acquainted with a range of topics and ideas relating to the study of human values and human experience. Writing/Breadth-Humanities. Equivalent Courses: HUM101 Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will provide an introduction to the humanities with a particular emphasis on the relationship between individual and the state, the nature of reason and passion, questions of power and the “good life” for human beings. It will provide students with a glimpse into different time-periods, for example, the ancient and the modern, Western and Eastern traditions and, above all, will also seek to relate the humanities to contemporary concerns: technology, war and peace, racism, colonialism and fascism.

Grading

  • Essay #1 (3-5 pages) 10%%
  • Essay #2 (5-7 pages) 15%%
  • Essay #3 (8-10 pages) 20%%
  • Presentation 25%%
  • Participation 15%%
  • Journal 15%%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Sophocles, Antigone
Plato, Symposium
Bhagavad Gita
Machiavelli, The Prince
Sun-tzu, The Art of War
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
James Balwin, The Fire This Time
Frantz Fanon, Wretched of the Earth
Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem
Leanne Simpson, Islands of Decolonial Love

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS