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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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HON 286 The Vietnam War (1)
An exploration of the Vietnam War from the American and Vietnamese perspectives,
focusing on the era 1945-1975. Topics include Vietnamese culture and history, French
and Japanese occupation, Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary movement, national liberation,
the American war, and the experiences of soldiers and civilians on both sides. Memoirs,
novels, scholarly literature, and films will help facilitate our understanding of the war.
Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 287 Western Images of Asia (1)
A multimedia exploration of Western attitudes about the “orient.” By reading scholarly
and fictional texts and carefully viewing the visual arts, this course analyzes the
development of Western attitudes toward the “east,” beginning with important medieval
explorers and concluding with our present concern with the Japanese. Prerequisite:
Harrison Honors Program.
HON 288 Remembering World War II: The War in Asia and the Pacific (1)
A seminar on how World War II in Asia and the Pacific is remembered in several
countries, including China, Japan, Korea, and the United States. Using a variety of
literary (novels, poetry, and memoirs), artistic (film and painting), and architectural
(monuments, memorials, and museums) evidence, we explore the legacy and memories
of World War II in these various countries, consider some of the many issues related to
self-representation and historical memory, and examine how different cultures with
widely divergent pasts and traditions come to shape memory and guilt. Prerequisite:
Harrison Honors Program.
HON 289 Remembering World War II: The War in Europe and the Holocaust (1)
A seminar on how World War II in Europe and the Holocaust are remembered in several
countries. Using a variety of literary (novels, poetry, and memoirs), artistic (film and
painting), and architectural (monuments, memorials, and museums) evidence, we explore
the legacy and memories of World War II in these various countries, consider some of the
many issues related to self-representation and historical memory, and examine how
different cultures with widely divergent pasts and traditions come to shape memory and
guilt. Countries to be studied are chosen from among the following: Germany, France,
Poland, Russia/Soviet Union, and the United States. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors
Program.
HON 293, 393 Honors Independent Study (½ or 1)
Directed study for Harrison Scholars. Interested students should consult with the Director
of the Harrison Honors Program.
HON 298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience in Honors (½ or 1)
A teaching experience in an HON course. Specific guidelines concerning teaching
experiences appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this catalog. HON credit for
the teaching experience does not count toward the five required units in Honors seminars.