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Monday Class Options:

ANSOC 325 - Constructing Gender: 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
The analysis of the behaviors and social processes underlying the femininity and masculinity of persons. The course examines how gender has been socially constructed in different times and places. competing theoretical explanations of gender inequality are presented. 

Thursday Class Options:

ENG 105 - The Bible as Literature: 3:30 PM - 4:50 PM
The main goal of this course is to read the most famous religious texts ever compiled- The Bible- as a literary text. Students will become familiar with the major themes, characters, structures and literary genres of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) in their historical context, especially philosophy and religion. Key questions will include whether these texts offer models for how to live a virtuous life? Does belief define identity? Are there universal truths about the relations to the divine, or does that relationship take shape through particular identity culture, or peoplehood? How have later cultures used/adapted Biblical sources? 

Friday Class Options: 

ANSOC 275 - Food, People, and Place: 10:00AM - 10:50 AM
This course introduces the sociology of food, examining how food practices shape and are shaped by social structures, institutions and cultural norms. Students will explore the relationships between food, identity, power, and inequality in local and global contexts. Key topics include the social organization of food production and consumption, food and identity, food access, the role of food in social movements, and the impacts of globalization on food systems. The course also delves into how food practices reflect broader issues related to class, ethnicity, and gender. 

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