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Through a study of history from Eurasia through the Jacobean Age, this FIG will introduce students to many elements of world theatre including Egyptian and Sumerian hymns, early human mythology, Greek and Roman theatre practices, and other world theatre forms from the Islamic, Asian, and North American civilizations. As part of the Rippey collaboration, Professor Najjar would like to coordinate a field trip to see the Oregon Shakespeare Festival perform their Timon of Athens, to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon.

What would a selfie reveal if it could look beyond your face and into your mind?  In this FIG, we explore ”The World Within Us”—the landscape between how we think and who we are and what this word “self” means.

In this FIG, students will learn the basics of both the Arabic language and the religion of Islam, in both historical and contemporary contexts. The connections course will discuss underlying themes relevant to both classes, and also make use of films from the Arab world to illustrate the Arabic language and representations of Arab Muslim identity in diverse contexts. The knowledge students will gain in this FIG will be useful for employment in such fields as development, journalism, non-government organization work, government, international business, and international law. Not only that, but this knowledge is key to a well-rounded liberal arts education, especially given the current political climate nationally and internationally.