Fall 2020 - HUM 101W D100

Introduction to the Humanities (3)

Class Number: 7504

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Thu, 2:30–3:20 p.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. Equivalent Courses: HUM101 Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:



This course will provide students with an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of studies called the humanities from a global point of view. It will focus mainly on those books, films, works of art and music, that articulate an interpretation of what a “good” human life might look like against the backdrop of momentous socio-historical transformations. A key assumption of this course is that the so-called great texts of the humanistic tradition ought not to be viewed as resulting from detached or isolated philosophical, literary or artistic reflection but represent the best attempts to come to terms with profound and wrenching personal and social traumas. While grounded in the Western humanistic tradition, it will also open a dialogue with Indian, Black radical and Indigenous forms of thought.

Grading

  • First essay (5 pages) 10%
  • Second essay (7 pages) 15%
  • Third essay (9 pages) 20%
  • Participation 20%
  • Presentation 15%
  • Portfolio 20%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Bhagavat Gita

Plato, Apology

Machiavelli, Prince

Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France

B.R. Ambedkar, The Annihilation of Caste

Marx and Engels, The Communist Manifesto

Angela Y. Davis, Autobiography

Leanne Simpson, As We have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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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

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).