Fall Honors Courses!
Hey Honors Scholars!
It’s about that time to start thinking of classes for the Fall 2019 semester (yes, time does really fly)… but when you start delving into the class search, don’t forget about the Honors courses! If you enjoy the idea of smaller discussion based classes, then the Honors courses are a great way to get the most out of your time here.
Also, if you plan on writing a General Honors thesis, you must take at least one upper division Honors course! There are many to choose from, but check out some of the awesome classes being offered in the Fall of 2019 (links with more information are provided at the bottom).
CLAS 1509-880+881: Trash and Treasure: Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World
Elspeth Dusinberre
Trash & Treasure, Temples & Tombs introduces the art and archaeology of ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece, and Rome, seeking to gain
HONR 4000: Racism in American Culture Abby Hickox
Why does racism persist in a “colorblind” America? What is the role of culture in perpetuating ideas about race? Is popular culture racist? How do we come to understand race as a reality? This course addresses the legacies of racism and colonialism in the United States and how racism is perpetuated and resisted through cultural forms. We will examine histories of privilege and oppression, including discourses on immigration, whiteness, structural racism, nationalism, biological racism, diversity, and multiculturalism. We will trace the ways in which racial meanings develop, dominate, and decline over time and identify the prominent racial discourses of contemporary American culture.
HONR 1810-880: Honors Diversity Seminar
Alphonse Keasley
Students will develop an appreciation for, and experience with, diverse perspectives. In
WGST 3670-880: Gender, Race, Sexuality and Global Migration
Kate Fischer
This course engages in an interdisciplinary study of the intersections of gender, race, and sexuality that have created a multicultural, multiethnic, and multiracial world, looking particularly at migrants and migrant communities. We will examine how constructions of gender, race, and sexuality are structurally determined and lived in the context of global migration, both contemporary and historical. While the course primarily focuses on women, it is impossible to ignore how race, sexuality, and class articulate with ideas about gender and how these socially determined characteristics intersect in identity construction and subjectivities. The goal of this class is to develop a critical understanding of how forms of privilege, inequality, and exclusion based on gender, race, sexuality, and national/ethnic origin are written about, comprehended, and contended with. In addition to reading a number of scholarly books and articles from across the social sciences and humanities, we will also use news articles, blogs, current events, and social media. Recommended prerequisites: WMST 2000 or WMST 2600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: global perspective.
Make sure to check out the full list of Honors courses! https://www.colorado.edu/honors/fall2019courses
More information can be found about General and Departmental Honors theses here