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Humanities

Humanities, the only courses required of every student at Centre College, represents an integral part of the Centre Experience and of a full and rich education in the liberal arts.

Overview

More than any other courses at the College, Humanities classes bring all the participants together as students, either beginning or continuing to cultivate an appreciation for the aesthetic dimensions of human experience. Our instructors are drawn from all the Humanistic disciplines, and because the curriculum ranges so widely, no instructor can be an expert on every work included. Instead, the instructors share an enduring engagement with the arts and a driving curiosity for new discoveries and connections.

Curriculum

The material for the courses centers in the Classical tradition in art, literature, and philosophy, as it emerged in ancient Greece and has been modeled, adapted, revised, and challenged for 2500 years. Students are asked to develop their understanding and enrich their engagement with these materials through group discussion, formal presentation of ideas, creative engagement of artistic processes, and written analysis of specific works.

Writing instruction comes in many courses at Centre College, but it receives special emphasis in Humanities. Many students take 4-hour writing intensive sections of Humanities; all students can expect to be invited to treat Humanities as an opportunity for development of their ability to write effective analytical prose.

Humanities Courses

Humanities Faculty

All Faculty & Staff
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Eva Cadavid

  • Paul L. Cantrell Associate Professor of Philosophy • Chair of Gender Studies Program
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John Kinkade

  • Professor of English • Brown Fellows Campus Coordinator
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James V. Morrison

  • H.W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Classics
  • Chair of Classical Studies Program
  • Chair of Linguistics Program
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Azita Osanloo

  • Associate Professor of English
  • Writing Center Director
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Mark Rasmussen

  • Charles J. Luellen Professor of English
  • Chair of the Linguistics Program
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Andrew Roche

  • Associate Professor of Philosophy
  • Chair of the Philosophy Program

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