Politics, society, war, and peace in Europe, 1919-1992. Nazi Germany, WW II, the Cold War, post-war reconstruction, social and economic transformations, and the revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe.
Lectures and readings from a general text focus on a single topic each week. Novels, primary documents, and films and documentaries offer additional perspectives. Major topics include the division of Europe, Eastern Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, and current developments.
Cross-listed with HST 453.
Italian society and politics from unification to present. Topics include role of the family, emigration and immigration, stereotypes and regional identities, processes and components of Italian society and culture. Analysis of current situation and future challenges. Cross-listed with HST 452.
Interdisciplinary approach to examine concepts of identity and difference, challenges notions of subjectivity, nation and gender. Philosophical, political, and gender-related dimensions explored.
The notions of “identity” and “difference” have emerged as key concepts in contemporary debate, where their importance has gone well beyond the limits of academic speculation. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course begins with a consideration of the philosophical dimension of the problem. Both the idea of identity as constructed in confrontation with others, and the notion of multiple identities, including gender identity, will be explored. The second part of the course concentrates on the political dimension of “identity” and “difference,” the challenges of multi-cultural society, of a gendered model of citizenship, of globalization and of super-national integration have placed the issue of identity at the forefront of political debate. In Europe, the re-emergence of nationalistic and ethnocentric currents has made the definition of a truly shared European identity more urgent. The third part of this course focuses on the gender dimension and on the contribution by feminist philosophers to the debate on identity. Gender differences have emerged as an essential element in the construction of personal and social identity, where the body is perceived as the foundation of identity. Recent theories, however, have pointed out the importance of technology and science in defining the body, and have proposed the notion of a “nomadic” identity.
Cross-listed with PHI/WGS 413.
This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.
Citizenship is a major crossroad in European political thought. This course focuses on key thinkers and permutations throughout European history. The course also analyses the impact of Globalization and of European unification on concepts of citizenship, liberty and justice. The course will look at contemporary issues through the lens of a wide variety of perspectives, from early Modern texts to most recent political and philosophical debates. Students will be able to apply the ideas and theory discussed in class to the contemporary world, so as to form well-informed personal critical frameworks.
Cross-listed with PHI 406.
This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.
Taught in English by the University of Florence on the Syracuse Florence campus; open to both Syracuse University program and University of Florence students.
This course focuses on the role of international organizations and NGOs, and their use of both diplomacy and “soft” power, in the resolution of international conflicts, with examples derived from Italian, European, and global peace initiatives. Managing, resolving and overcoming violent conflicts always entails social change, and this course will provide a theoretical overview of and foster a critical reflection on conflict resolution and social change. The course will combine four dimensions of work: theories of conflict and its transformation; practical skills related to conflict transformation; analysis of country and sectoral case studies; the experiential dimension of personal attitudes and experiences toward conflict and positive social change.
Meets with IRP 380.1.
This course follows the Syracuse Florence Center calendar.
Special enrollment: to be considered for permission to take this course, students must list course among the Primary Course Selections on their Course Preference Form and submit the form by the deadline.
Interdisciplinary approach to examine concepts of identity and difference, challenges notions of subjectivity, nation and gender. Philosophical, political, and gender-related dimensions explored.
The notions of “identity” and “difference” have emerged as key concepts in contemporary debate, where their importance has gone well beyond the limits of academic speculation. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course begins with a consideration of the philosophical dimension of the problem. Both the idea of identity as constructed in confrontation with others, and the notion of multiple identities, including gender identity, will be explored. The second part of the course concentrates on the political dimension of “identity” and “difference,” the challenges of multi-cultural society, of a gendered model of citizenship, of globalization and of super-national integration have placed the issue of identity at the forefront of political debate. In Europe, the re-emergence of nationalistic and ethnocentric currents has made the definition of a truly shared European identity more urgent. The third part of this course focuses on the gender dimension and on the contribution by feminist philosophers to the debate on identity. Gender differences have emerged as an essential element in the construction of personal and social identity, where the body is perceived as the foundation of identity. Recent theories, however, have pointed out the importance of technology and science in defining the body, and have proposed the notion of a “nomadic” identity.
Cross-listed with PSC/WGS 413.
This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.
Citizenship is a major crossroad in European political thought. This course focuses on key thinkers and permutations throughout European history. The course also analyses the impact of Globalization and of European unification on concepts of citizenship, liberty and justice. The course will look at contemporary issues through the lens of a wide variety of perspectives, from early Modern texts to most recent political and philosophical debates. Students will be able to apply the ideas and theory discussed in class to the contemporary world, so as to form well-informed personal critical frameworks.
Cross-listed with PSC 406.
This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.
Enrollment priority to nutrition/food studies majors who may request two of the following: FST 300-Vine to Table, FST 304, FST 402, NSD 452; non-majors may register for only one.
Renowned cuisine and culture from a food studies and systems level to dietary patterns and health risks via lectures, readings, field trips and excursions. For centuries, the Mediterranean has been a crossroads bringing the culinary traditions and identities of the East and the West into close contact. Mediterranean civilizations have developed invaluable models for a sustainable relationship with food and the environment, which can enrich our research and discussions about a healthy and more sustainable diet. The history of dietary theory and the concept of a singular “Mediterranean Diet” as created by distinguished American health researchers after WWII will be studied in particular detail. The course will employ an interdisciplinary perspective, utilizing insights from several academic disciplines, including history, anthropology, geography, and nutrition science. The structure of the course will follow a chronological order and methods of analysis will be predominantly historical in nature.
Registration restriction: Students may not register for both this course and ANT 300 – Food, Culture and Identity or HST 300.13 – Edible Histories: Mediterranean Food Cultures Through Time And Space.
Prereq: NSD 225, or equivalent background in Nutrition.
This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.
Open only to students accepted to the special program Florence Center & University of Florence (courses taught in English).
Taught in English by the University of Florence and open to Syracuse University students. Statistics deals with collecting, organizing and interpreting numerical data. Statistical literacy is an essential skill for understanding and making sensible decisions based on the analysis of quantitative information. Within this framework, the course aims at providing the cornerstones of inferential statistics: the concept of statistical model, the tools of point estimation, of interval estimation and of statistical hypotheses testing.
Prereq: At least one college-level introductory math course and one statistics course
Open to students in the Florence Engineering program; open to others with permission from the Florence Academic Team.
Solution of ordinary differential equations, including series methods. Vector spaces, matrix algebra, rank, linear systems, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Course restriction: For matriculated Syracuse University students, credit not given for both MAT 485 and MAT 414, nor for both MAT 331 and 485. Does not count toward mathematics major.
Prereq: MAT 397 (Calculus III) or the equivalent
