Warren Ashby Residential College

The American Experience in a Global World

Contemporary Issues in American Society

Spring 2007

In the Spring of 2007, the Core series will examine, through an interdisciplinary seminar on various topic issues, a deeper understanding of the American Experience as a Global Experience, focusing on the role of America history, culture, politics and society as part of the wider world.

Your section, Red, White, Blue or Yellow, will travel among the four instructors this term, completing a three-week section on a single issue, which will then be integrated into larger themes of Contemporary Issues. The readings and assignments will be assigned in each four-week term, but will also include one common Core text—much more in depth than a textbook, but hopefully, much more interesting. 

Assignments and Grading:

Midterm-10%              Final-10%
Four Seminar Assignments -- 80% (20% from each section)

Instructors for the Term:

Dr. Fran Arndt, Department of English and Residential College Director
        "Art In Contemporary Society"

Christine Flood & Mark Moser, Department of History
        "Recent Supreme Court Decisions And Their Societal Impact"

Jeff Colbert, Department of Political Science
         "Contemporary Political Issues"

Dr. Jay Lennartson, Department of Geography
          "Sustainability And The Future"

Texts:

The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman

Various readings in each section

Schedule:

Each four-work unit will provide its own planning syallabi, however, this is the general schedule for the term.

	Week One
January 8	Introduction – Common Lecture	Ashby Parlor
January 10	Seminar
January 12	Seminar
	Week Two
January 15	MLK Day Holiday	Enjoy!
January 17	Seminar
January 19	Seminar
	Week Three
January 22	Seminar
January 24	Seminar
January 26	Seminar
	Week Four
January 29	Seminar	Ashby Parlor
January 31	Common Lecture- Sculptor Jim Gallucci	Ashby Parlor
February 2	Home Seminar Discussion
	Week Five
February 5	Seminar	SWITCH
February 7	Seminar
February 9	Seminar
	Week Six
February 12	Seminar
February 14	Seminar
February 16	Seminar
	Week Seven
February 19	Seminar
February 21	Seminar
February 23	Seminar
	Week Eight
February 26	Group Lecture	Ashby Parlor
February 28	MIDTERM
March 2	Group Film Viewing	Ashby Parlor
	Week Nine	SWITCH
March 12	Seminar
March 14	Seminar
March 16	Seminar
	Week Ten
March 19	Seminar
March 21	Seminar
March 23	Seminar
	Week Eleven
March 26	Seminar
March 28	Seminar
March 30	Seminar
	Week Twelve
April 2	Group Lecture
April 4	Home Seminar Discussion
April 6	Spring Holiday	Enjoy!
	Week Thirteen	SWITCH
April 9	Seminar
April 11	Seminar
April 13	Seminar
	Week Fourteen
April 16	Seminar
April 18	Seminar
April 20	Seminar
	Week Fifteen
April 23	Seminar
April 25	Seminar
April 27	Seminar
	Week Sixteen
April 30	Wrap-up in Home Section
May 1st	Final Handed Out—due May xx!

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