Description
The Honors Seminar for English and Humanities challenges students to critically analyze through various contexts the interdisciplinary theme of freedom and confinement. Students will access multiple perspectives and domains of thinking (political, personal, sacred, ethical, psychological, historical, etc.) in order to better understand the power of this binary construct. The seminar format is interactive, reflective and focused on developing the following aspects of critical thinking: the influences of context, identification and consideration of multiple perspectives; the unearthing and assessment of underlying assumptions; bias, artificial constraints and ethical considerations; the development of a hypothesis or position; and most important, creative/innovative thinking and dynamic, respectful dialogue. Offered spring semester.