Moodle at Eckerd College 2024-25 Academic Year

Continuation of AB 101. Completion of AB 102 fulfills the one year language requirement. Prerequisite: AB 101.

Further development of language skills with emphasis on advanced grammar, increased vocabulary, and competency with authentic texts and media materials. Prerequisite: AB 202.

A global survey of ancient art including prehistoric art and the art of Mesopotamia, the Aegean, Greece, Etruria, Rome, Egypt, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Korea, Islam, Africa, and the Americas.

Examines significant contributions of women artists from the medieval period to today and explores feminist/revisionist critiques of traditional art history. No prerequisites.

American Civilization

This course will develop the idea that the environment has been a significant focus in culture and can be analyzed from the perspective of the imagery of film, video, and other visual media. This course meets T/R 6:30 - 8:00 pm, and during all the evenings of Eckerd's Environmental Film Festival, on February 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 and March 1, 2025. After the festival the class will meet biweekly.

Explore America's longstanding attraction to western movies, survey development of the genre in historical and cultural context to better understand American values and ideology, and analyze styles of various directors and actors.

Comprehensive Examination

Introduction to the four fields of anthropology: physical, cultural, linguistics, and archaeology. Includes such topics as economy and exchange, religion, political organization, kinship, and gender roles, from a comparative perspective.