HUM 230 - Humanities of Here

(3 Credits)

In this one-week seminar course, we’ll take a chronological look at the Humanities (the creative expression of individual and community values) associated with people historically located in the region in which Goldey-Beacom College is situated. Of course, Goldey-Beacom is in the suburban area of a city now called “Wilmington,” in a state now called “Delaware,” but our region wasn’t always called by these names, nor were its geopolitical boundaries always as they are now. Too, Delaware-area culture has at times been indistinguishable from that of its neighbors in the contemporary states of New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania. For these reasons, our topic of inquiry will be the history, arts, and culture associated with a more fluidly determined geographic region, which we’ll simply call, Here.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 175