16 courses in the 1974–75 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
ARTS 120GFocal Issues
An attempt to bring together and condense what are believed
in Contemporary Society
to. be essential elements of the several social science disciplines. The. core of the study is:a group of selected contemporary issues with implications that cut across all the-various disciplines, An effort will be made to discuss values appropriate for our age. Integrating concepts are Personality and. culture.
122G*/ 123G* + Quest for
Against the background of rapidly shifting values in wéstern
“Meaning i in the 20th-
culture, this course asks the student to examine his or her per-
Century.
spective ; and then face the resources of others in answering the question of Who am I? What is my obligation to society? What is my relationship to the natural world? Is there an ultimate meaning to life? Teaching methods include personal ‘statements, thematic . and biographical books and films.
A course designed: to impart a knowledge of the basic structure
Chinese
-and grammar of modern Chinese, Emphasis will be placed upon ~
FMR
a reading knowledge of (modified) historic and philosophical sources, and the student will be expected to master a minimum of * 500 characters. Some conversational work may be included. _3 hours per week. : . Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
The emphasis of the'c course is on the role of mass media in ; national and international communications and covers such topics as truth and deception, ‘propaganda, legal controls, economic and Political factors, government information systems, language and stereotypes, and mass media systems..
An introduction to computer programming, with special. emphasis on the manipulation of language data. The programming lan- -
Literature
guage used will be PL/1. Applications will include word indexes, text concordances; methods of computer-aided text comparison. No prerequisite: No previous knowledge of computing is. assumed. 212* presupposes 211* or permission of the instructor.
ARTS 215Man in Crisis (Literary Views) 2186* Love i in ‘the Western _ World \
The study of representative European prose, drama, and poetry, from the writings of Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Zamiatin, Hesse, Kafka, Brecht, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Camus, Malraux, Sartre, and others. An attempt will be made to critically analyse the creative writer’s. artistic presentation of the ever-widening rift between environment and “inner’man”, the will of the collective and non-conformity of the individual; ‘nihilism — the result of extreme rationalization —; the mystic longing for the transcendental, and other related themes. - . Prerequisite: Open to all students. Taught in English. - A historical, psychological and sociological study of love in western culture from early Christianity and subsequent waves of a Romanticism to. the passionless malfunctions delineated by Rollo May; and, current developments symbolized by Manson and ° contemporary films. Communities of love and the tensions betweén love and justice. - 3 lectures. Fall term. : Instructor: D. Smucker
A study of individuals who emerge in every society to challenge the prevailing consensus as advance agents of a new cultural outlook. Consideration will be given to Socrates, Jeremiah, Jesus, Galileo, Conrad Grebel, Marx, Wilberforce, Woodsworth, Riel, Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Through these studies the course will formulate a conception of innovation and social change. 3 lectures. Winter term.
ARTS 220RChinese Thought and Culture 1 Bs 7B a 4b (Cod : +
An introduction to China’s traditional culture nexus as shown in literature, religion, and philosophy. 3 hours per week, Fall term Instructor: to be announced.
ARTS 221RChinese Thought and Culture 2 -P Al B28 He sk
Contemporary changes in China’s traditional culture pattern and its Institutional Framework. 3 hours per week, Winter term Instructor: to be announced.
This course will concentrate on the question of the possibility of a nonviolent approach to resolving human conflict, with special emphasis on the nature and uses of power, the nature of the nation state, and the problem of relating a personal ideal to the realities of communal life.
‘An examination of man and society through the arts. Art as “need”; personal expression, display, celebration, communication. Themes of love and relatedness, death and illness, anxiety and despair, politics and ideology, festivity and fantasy. Art and therapy. This course will emphasize a combination of lectures and studio work. 3 hours per week. Year course. For those with little or no previous work in art. Instructor: T. Kobayashi
ARTS 271G–272GScientific Peace Research Studies 1 and 2
This course will focus on the current basic issues including personality and aggression, international tension, causes of war and the predicability of war, United Nations voting patterns, disarmament studies, and case studies in non-violence and peace activism. 3 lectures. Fall and Winter terms. Instructor: A. Newcombe
ARTS 290Intermediate Chinese 1 and 2 FAP = 1 2 pa ee xe
This course is designed to extend the knowledge of the structure and grammar of mandarin Chinese beyond the base provided by Arts 190*/191*, Prerequisite: Arts 190*/191*.
The purpose of this course is to help members of the University struggle with current value questions that have arisen because of the development of technology. The precise topics may vary‘ from year to year. Examples might be the role of computers, genetic engineering, and “law and order”. Resource persons from within and outside the University will provide expertise. Open to third and fourth year students. 3 lectures. Fall and Winter terms.
ARTS 390The Literary Revolution The course is centred upon the twentieth century revolution in the >
in China language and literature of China, but will survey also the earlier + 3842484374: forms of prose and prose fiction, and the later polemics and a ‘= 3X 4) Philosophical writing of the Nationalists and Communists. 3 hours per week. : Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Not offered in 1974/75.
- Professor and Chairman of Department
Professor and Graduate Officer
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Officer Associate Professor and Associate Chairman
An examination of the origins, evolution, and future dimensions of communications media designed to facilitate an understanding of adequacies and inadequacies of media, to relate them to the purposes of human awareness, and to explore needs and means of maintaining accountable controls over the media. The course seeks to assist students in discovering the range of informational, research and exploratory resources open to them; in gaining some preliminary experience in utilizing such sources; and in applying a critical judgment to material secured. (Arts 100 is a multi-media course offered in part on Channel 19 TV.) Instructor: D. Gordon
An attempt to bring together and condense what arebelieved to be essential elements of the several social science disciplines. The core of the study is a group of selected contemporary issues with implications that cut across the various disciplines. An effort will be made to discuss values appropriate for our age. Integrating concepts are personality and culture. (Among specific issues discussed are race, class, violence, pollution, youth culture, family, the new consumerism and democracy. Regular lectures and discussion will be supplemented by films, visiting lecturers, student-directed research and role-playing.) 3 lectures, Winter term Instructor: W. Klaassen