Summer 2021 HNRS Courses

Religious leaders and movements have been at the heart of social and cultural change for millennia and around the globe. How did they do it, and what would it mean for you to take the ideas and principles of transformative efforts to make your own impact on the world?

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COVID-19 has reminded us of the questions we wrestle with in the care of our health. Does care belong to us, is it bequeathed to us or something we borrow for a bit, only to be taken away? This isn’t anything new or novel, African Americans and other marginalized communities... Read More...

This course explores the history of film music, beginning with music for silent films and concluding with a unit on current practices. Topics include film music during the “Golden Age” of Hollywood; music for cartoons and animated film; jazz, rock, and compilation scores; and modernist techniques.

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