Humanities
How can puppets change the way we communicate? Throughout history and around the world, humans have used puppets to pass down stories, share cultural practices, and revolt against censorship. A…
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How can music change society? Music That Matters takes a humanistic approach to the study and production of music, understanding music as a language and languages as attached to peoples,…
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What is peace? What is violence? What can you learn from Gandhi’s approach to building a nonviolent movement? While the Internet has served as a catalyst for revolutions around the…
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How does public art create place? What is the geography of public art? How and where does public art happen? Drawing Lines is an Art History Elective that investigates public…
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How can drama be used to highlight oppression? Why? All The World’s A Stage is a combined STEAM/Humanities course that focuses on the “how” of theatrical productions and the “why”…
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How can you become a poet of social change? If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place…
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How do you live a more creative life? How do you understand and access your genius? How do you find your place in the world, and love it? How do…
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What is peace? What is violence? What does peace look like in your community? How does peace generate peace around the world? Why are there so many stories of nonviolent…
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Why is it important for art to be accessible? How does public art spark human interaction? How does art go viral? Students will examine the history of public art and…
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How do you know about the world? In this course, you will learn how to observe, analyze and report on current events through different media—Image, Sound and Text. In each…
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A Nation’s Argument integrates historical and global revolutions and nation-forming with the language and logic skills needed to develop and sustain an argument. By anchoring our investigation in the birth…
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Why have books been forbidden throughout history? In this course, you will explore why certain books and ideas have been considered dangerous or threatening throughout history, focusing on 3 themes:…
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