HIST-H121-F33 "Food, Ethnicity, and Culture in New Orleans"
J. Nystrom
MWF 11:30am-12:20pm
This course will examine contemporary social issues related to food in New Orleans, a city where culinary achievement defines its cultural identity and fuels its tourist economy. Students will gain hands-on experience with oral history and documentary techniques as they work in a semester-long community engagement project.
SOCI-H121-F33 "Food and Food Justice in New Orleans"
S. Mennino
TR 11:00am-12:15pm
HONS-H295-001
N. Yavneh
MWF 8:30am-9:30am
The term “Renaissance” means “rebirth” – but of what? Focusing primarily on Italy, but moving northward on the continent and to England, as well as to the “new” world, this interdisciplinary humanities seminar will employ primary texts, images and documents to explore the concept of imitation as a means of understanding the place of antiquity and historicity, religion and the sacred, class and gender in Early Modern Europe. This seminar fulfils the new (for class of 2016) writing-intensive humanities seminar requirement for first-year honors students. As such, first-year students will have preferential registration, so seats will not be available to others until August.
ENGLISH
ENGL-H295-034 “Ancient Epic”
W. T. Cotton
MWF 1:30pm-2:20pm
ENGL-H295-033 "Arthurian Legend"
S. Tan
MWF 2:30pm-3:20pm
This course introduces students to the Arthurian tradition through a study of the origins of the Arthurian narrative and its development through the historical and social context of Medieval Europe. The course will provide a glimpse into the early Latin and Welsh traditions, the work of Chrétien de Troyes and the subsequent development of the Perceval narrative in Robert de Boron and Wolfram, and the work of Thomas Mallory, as mediated in the 20th century through John Steinbeck.
FINE ARTS
MUGN-H295-H33 “Making Shakespeare into Opera”
A. Clark
TR 9:30am-10:45am
Shakespeare’s plays have inspired hundreds of operas and works of musical theatre. We will examine how composers have read these texts, focusing on treatments of Romeo and Juliet by Leonard Bernstein (1957) and Charles Gounod (1867) and Othello by Gioachino Rossini (1816) and Giuseppe Verdi (1887). No musical background is required--just a good set of eyes and ears!
RELS-H295-033 “Making Religion into Art”
T. Cahill
TR 3:30pm-4:45pm
The course will explore the various ways that religious ideas and values became part of India’s aesthetic tradition. Our subject matter will include narrative, poetic and visual arts from various South Asia traditions. We will read some of the core stories preserved by Buddhists, Hindus and Jains to see how they get articulated or depicted in other forms. We will encounter some intriguing issues as we consider the overlapping domains of ritual, performance, and myth as they interact with the foundational values of the various religious traditions. The polarity of sacred vs. profane will be invoked as a rubric to understand various dichotomies.
HISTORY
HIST-H394-001 “American Trials”
M. Fernandez
TR 2:00pm-3:15pm
HONORS
HONS-H491-033 “Honors Thesis”
Dr. Naomi Yavneh (TBA)
Honors students may only take this course with permission of the instructor.
MATHEMATICS
MATH-H295-033 “The Golden Age of Mathematics”
R. Tucci
MWF 9:30am-10:20am
MATH-H295-034 “Honors Calculus I”
J. Thibodeaux
TR 9:30am-10:45am with M 12:30pm lab
NATURAL SCIENCES
CHEM-H294-051 “Energy”
L. Koplitz
TR 4:55pm-6:10pm
What is energy, really? Who discovered it?...defined it?...decided we should generate it from fossil fuels? In this course we will explore current and developing science and technology related to energy generation, transmission, storage, and usage. We will review a few basics from fundamental physics and chemistry through their historical context, consider current energy trends in the US and other countries, and explore sustainable energy sources for the future.
CHEM-A105-000/ CHEM-A107-023 “General Chemistry w/ Honors Lab”
Any professor for lecture, Lab w/ L. Koplitz
Any section for lecture, Lab W 1:30pm-4:30pm
CHEM-H295-033 “Chemistry & Art”
K. and E. Crago
R 4:55pm-7:35pm
An advanced Honors lecture course designed for non-science majors. This course represents an integration of materials concerning both Fine arts and Chemistry. It discusses the synergistic relationship between the development of chemical processes and their effects on the methods of artistic production. In pursuit of this goal this course attempts to integrate the Chemical principles of matter and energy with the techniques and experiences of Art. The course is structured on a series of instructor lectures, demonstrations, and student presentations and projects. A few of the topics to be discussed include the history of the interaction of Art and Chemistry from ancient times to the present, the basic chemistry of materials and techniques used in the development of pieces of art (i.e. sculpture, painting, ceramics, etc.), the importance of instrumentation in the restoration and the authentication of pieces of art as well as investigations pertinent to the importance of art as an expression of the times.
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL-H295-051 “From Chance to Choice: Contemporary Medical Ethics”
K. Wildes
M 6:20pm-9:00pm
This course will be an exploration of the ethical choices in contemporary medicine and health policy from the beginning of life, to the end of life, and the design of life.
PHIL-H295-033 “Honors Seminar – Themes in Existentialism”
P. Bourgeois
TR 9:30am-10:45am
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Making Religion into Art
T. Cahill
TR 3:30pm-4:45pm
The course will explore the various ways that religious ideas and values became part of India’s aesthetic tradition. Our subject matter will include narrative, poetic and visual arts from various South Asia traditions. We will read some of the core stories preserved by Buddhists, Hindus and Jains to see how they get articulated or depicted in other forms. We will encounter some intriguing issues as we consider the overlapping domains of ritual, performance, and myth as they interact with the foundational values of the various religious traditions. The polarity of sacred vs. profane will be invoked as a rubric to understand various dichotomies.
LAS-H295-033 “Welcoming Neighbors? Catholic Perspectives on Immigration”
M. Bouzigard
MW 6:20pm-7:35pm
This course aims to help students develop awareness, understanding and critical engagement of immigration issues examined primarily through the lens of Catholic social thought. Because contemporary debates on immigration policy engage broad, multidisciplinary topics, the course also incorporates economics, history, philosophy and law. The course will begin by examining the philosophical and theological foundations relevant to immigration policy and a brief history of immigration in the United States. It will then move to the economic, religious and social implications of immigration, particularly focusing on contemporary Latin American migration to the United States. (Latin American Studies minors register for LAS H295)
SOCIAL SCIENCE
CMMN-H295-033 “Honors Seminar – Tales of New Orleans Courtrooms”
S. Alexander
TR 2:00pm-3:15pm
This course focuses on cases involving 10 colorful, prominent litigants in New Orleans courtrooms. The
Louisiana civil law tradition and political customs result in a unique approach described as “The
Louisiana Way.” The course may count toward the New Orleans Studies minor.
CMMN-H295-034 “Theories of Media Play”
D. Myers
MWF 11:30am-12:20pm
LAS-H295-033 “Welcoming Neighbors? Catholic Perspectives on Immigration”
M. Bouzigard
MW 6:20pm-7:35pm
This course aims to help students develop awareness, understanding and critical engagement of immigration issues examined primarily through the lens of Catholic social thought. Because contemporary debates on immigration policy engage broad, multidisciplinary topics, the course also incorporates economics, history, philosophy and law. The course will begin by examining the philosophical and theological foundations relevant to immigration policy and a brief history of immigration in the United States. It will then move to the economic, religious and social implications of immigration, particularly focusing on contemporary Latin American migration to the United States. (Latin American Studies minors register for LAS H295)