COURSES OF STUDY
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HON 222 Frankenstein Meets Snow White: Cross‑cultural Studies in
Romanticism (1)
A seminar concentrating on the literature and culture (i.e., music, art,
science) of Romanticism with special focus on Germany and England.
This course employs a seminar format emphasizing class discussion,
close readings, and lectures covering interdisciplinary material. It
is geared primarily to first‑year students. All texts are in English.
Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 225 Creativity: Person, Process, Place (1)
A seminar that reviews and critiques current psychological theory and
research on the creative process in all fields and related questions about
the assessment and interpretation of creative products. Students will
reflect on their own creative process, comparing their experiences to
specific scientists and artists. Topics include creative problem solving,
origins of cognitive and behavioral traits of creative individuals,
and social, historical, and physical contexts conducive to creativity.
Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 230 and 231 Plural America I and II (1 each)
A two‑term seminar that examines the plurality of the American culture
by studying both the history and literature of the major non-Western
culture in our country. Students should come away with an appreciation
of the achievements and limitations of our Western heritage and a
heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world‑at‑large.
The first term focuses on Native-American and Chicano history and
literature and on the European context of American society. The second
term focuses on the Asian-American and African-American experience.
Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 233 W.E.B. Du Bois and American History (1)
An introduction to the life and thought of one of America’s foremost
public intellectuals, W.E.B. Du Bois. Students will cover essential facts
about Du Bois’ life and work and be able to situate his arguments
and their significance in the broader currents of American history.
Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 235 Connections: Music, Mathematics, and Structure (1)
A seminar exploring common themes between mathematics, music
and other liberal arts disciplines using the perspective of structure and
expression. The composer and the mathematician must both confront
the problem of devising or adjusting structures used as vehicles for
their ideas. The seminar examines how these problems are solved by
considering the nature, function, and purpose of structure in music,
mathematics, and a third discipline, and compares these disciplines for
differences and elements in common. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors
Program.
