INTD209L - Perspectives on the Humanities

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
Recognizing that the role of the narrative is an integral part of all human experience, this course explores the development of “story,” the dynamic relationship between the “narrator,” the “story,” and the “reader,” and looks at the use of the narrative as a tool for exploration in various areas of study-including psychology, sociology, anthropology, science, religious studies, and history. Cultural perspectives and their impact on the development of narrative are also explored. This course will select and organize multicultural readings and other relevant materials in literature, psychology, anthropology, and the arts to enable students to recognize, criticize, and critically examine this dimension of narrative in their own quests for meaning in both personal and academic contexts.