Introducing Fall 2021 Sophomore Seminars
The Sophomore Success Initiative is delighted to announce the following five interactive seminars just for 2nd year students this fall:
SSES/PH 3024: Somatic Transformation: From Self-Care to Social Justice with CBL
Dr. Marianna Locke
T/TH 12:40-2:10, 1-unit
What does it mean to be healthy? Is wellness a choice? How does positionality shape health and wellness experiences? This seminar will discuss these questions and others related to the health and wellness industry in the United States. We will explore multiple dimensions of wellness through scholarly literature and popular sources. Most importantly, we will examine how social factors influence health outcomes.
EDUC 3056: Well-Being and Liberal Education
Dr. Jeff Frank
M/W 10:30-12, 1-unit
The Covid-19 pandemic has tested us in innumerable ways, threatening our individual and collective well-being. This course will explore how a liberal education can promote well-being, and our focus will be actions we can take as individuals and a community to increase well-being at St. Lawrence and after we graduate.
SSES 3023, On the Move? ---The Physical Activity of America’s Children
Mr. Matt McCluskey
M/W 8:50-10:20 AM, 1-unit
Movement can be a source of joy, health, and well-being for kids---yet many barriers often stand in the way of children’s physical activity and their enjoying positive athletic experiences. We will look at historical sources and current scholarship to see why this is, talk to leaders in the local sports community, and observe Canton’s landscape through a child’s eye.
AAH/AFAM 211: African American Art and Visual Culture
Dr. Mark Denaci
T/TH 2:20-3:50, 1-unit
This course will examine the history Why does visual media representation matter, when it comes to gender, race, sexuality, nationality and social class? In this Sophomore Journeys course we will examine films and TV, advertising, social media and video games to learn about the history of media representation along social identity lines, and to understand how media representation is linked to structural discrimination and oppression. You will also learn how to create innovative and visually exciting ways to showcase your work!of artworks and other visual images produced by and about African-Americans: How do images construct (or help to construct) identities, and to what extent can they be used to combat as well as reinforce stereotypes? What kinds of responsibilities should or shouldn’t artists, critics, and audiences have in relation to goals of social progress or justice?
GSS 103: Gender and Society
Dr. Jenny MacGregor
M/W 10:30-12, 1-unit
Why does visual media representation matter, when it comes to gender, race, sexuality, nationality and social class? In this Sophomore Journeys course we will examine films and TV, advertising, social media and video games to learn about the history of media representation along social identity lines, and to understand how media representation is linked to structural discrimination and oppression. You will also learn how to create innovative and visually exciting ways to showcase your work!
Special Opportunity:
Conditions permitting, we look forward to offering an optional residential learning experience in Dean Eaton Hall for members of our three wellness-themed sophomore seminars (SSES 3023, SSES/PH 3024, EDUC 3056), along with programming open to all seminar participants. We will be in touch with seminar registrants about these options later in the spring and summer.
Please let Dr. Mary Jane Smith or Matt McCluskey know if you have any questions.