Stories Tagged: "Humanities"

A Clash of Cultures: Turkey and Germany

Sep 25, 2009 By: Charlotte Armster, Associate Professor of German

Who are you? You dream in Turkish, but wake up in German. You count in Turkish, but pay in German. You rapidly switch back and forth between two ...

Death and the Meaning of Life

Sep 25, 2009 By: Charles “Buz” Myers, Associate Professor of Religion

One hundred years ago people died in their own homes. Today, most people in the United States die in a hospital or some other care-giving facility....

Dreaming in Color: Contemporary Multicultural Theatre in the United States

Sep 25, 2009 By: Susan Russell, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts

In this course we read, watch, and perform plays by African American, Asian American, and Latino writers. We also examine the history of how these ...