Culture, Diversity, and Artistry

Department - LART
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - LSOC-231

This course provides students with an interdisciplinary inquiry into how culture works with a focus on issues of diversity, power, creativity, identity, citizenship, globalization, media culture, leadership, and the role of the artist in society. Students will explore how to pose questions, find answers, and form opinions using the tools of critical thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Readings include fiction, poetry, autobiography, and essays on key concepts of diversity, culture, and artistry. Course work will combine critical and creative work in images, music, and words in a series of individual and group projects that foster an active learning environment. Many class meetings will involve guest speakers or panels of diverse Berklee faculty from across the college.

Credits: 3
Course Chair: Darla Hanley
Prerequisites: LENG-111
Required of: None
Electable by: All