The Culture of Violence
A study of important ideas and problems as they are reflected in the world's literature, psychology and sociology. The psychology of violence will be studied together with the ways to nourish a society to avoid what seems to be an innate aspect of the human experience: violence to achieve one's ends. War, racism, death, censorship, film, civil disobedience, minority literature and the Holocaust are examples of characteristic topics.
Instructions for Focal Study 2
Complete at least three courses and a minimum of 10 credits. No more than two of these courses may have the same disciplinary prefix.
| First Cluster (complete 3 courses) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 206 | Sex, Gender, Culture | 4 credits |
| ENGL 324 | Post Colonial Literature: Conquests Retold | 4 credits |
| FREN 320 | Women's Writing in the Francophone World | 4 credits |
| GSS 201 OR SOC 102 OR SOC 110 OR SOC 120 OR SOC 130 | Intro to Gender and Sexuality Studies OR Social Problems (no longer offered) OR Understanding the Apocalypse OR Image, Society, and Identity OR Stump the Sociologist | 4 credits |
| HIST 205 | The Crusades | 4 credits |
| HIST 232 | The Holocaust | 4 credits |
| HIST 233 | WWII: Global & Social Perspectives | 4 credits |
| HIST 313 | World War II in History and Memory | 4 credits |
| HIST 335 | The Era of the First World War | 4 credits |
| HIST 342 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 4 credits |
| HIST 370 | Crime, Corruption, and Scandal | 4 credits |
| POLS 226 | The Politics of Surveillance | 4 credits |
| POLS 321 | Protest, Dissent and Social Change | 4 credits |
| SOCWK 215 | Conflict Resolution | 2 credits |
| PSY 445 | Children and Violence | 4 credits |
| SOC 366 | Deviance (formerly SOC 266) | 4 credits |