HON 121: Arts of New York City
Professor Timothy Gray, Department of English

This class focuses on different genres and styles of contemporary NYC art. The range is broad, extending from the collages of Star Black and assemblages of Joseph Cornell, to the silkscreen paintings and avant-garde films of Andy Warhol, to the photography of Robert Frank and Thomas Neff, to the poetry of Patricia Smith, to the music of the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth, and the Hip Hop Generation, to your own artistic endeavors.

HON 121: Arts of New York City
Professor Nanette Salomon, Department of Performing and Creative Arts

The course looks at different media to understand the role of cultural representation and criticism for society. Students see West Side Story, the photographs of Thomas Neff, and the opera Esther.

HON 205: Non-U.S. Experience: China Through Film and Popular Culture
Professor Ying Zhu, Media Culture Department

The seminar introduces students to contemporary Chinese society and popular culture, featuring films and television programs in/from China.

This seminar is built around the central theme of Climate, Energy and the Environment. It examines a set of interconnected aspects of the modern debate over Global Warming and Climate Change, including (1) the evolution of Earth’s climate over geologic time, (2) the evidence for present-day climate change, rates of change, and its geographic patterns, (3) future consequences if action is not taken to mitigate its impacts, and (4) the causes and potential technological solutions of the problem (the energy connection).  The course pays particular attention to New York City’s particular circumstances that make it both an important contributor to climate change and vulnerable to its impacts.