Teaching Resources

Course Information

• DH Special Topics: "Introduction to Digital Humanities"
• TuTh — 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
• WLLC 30603-001 (undergraduate), WLLC 575V-002 (graduate)
• Dr. Curtis Maughan

Course Description

This course will explore the myriad intellectual, technological and aesthetic phenomena emerging from the intersection of the humanities and the digital. Students will critically reflect on the ideas of the innovators who paved the way to the digital age. 

Students will also review humanist responses to the digital age, from its birth to its current state, by discussing texts from an international range of thinkers, including Walter Benjamin, Jorge Luis Borges and Tonia Sutherland.  This course will also engage with the field of digital humanities proper, addressing the methodologies, technologies and histories the field entails. 

Finally, this course will challenge students to apply theoretical insights to their practical engagement with a selection of digital tools and projects, including, but not limited to, interactive maps and timelines, hypertexts, jam boards, online archives and video games. No prerequisites are required. No knowledge of coding required. 

Course Information

• Survey of Spanish Literature—"From the Middle Ages to the Present"
• SPAN 41003
• MWF 11:50 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Dr. Manuel Olmedo Gobante

Course Description

Learn about Spanish culture and literature by playing Pokémon! This course covers the diverse literatures, artistic movements, national projects, and identities of present-day Spain. This course also examines modern-day cultural debates from a historical perspective and utilizes video game and other media to interact with Iberian geography, history, visual arts, music, architecture, folklore, and popular culture. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 31103; no gaming experience required, non-gamers welcomed. 

Course Information

• WLLC 30403: Introduction to Game Design II
• WLLC 304H3: Honors Introduction to Game Design II
• MWF 3:05-4:20 p.m.
• JBHT 255
• Dr. David Fredrick

Course Description

The second semester in the introductory sequence of game design. This course introduces the unique challenges involved in representing historical content, in a critical way, through gameplay. Game Design II deepens understanding of the design concepts while introducing new design issues and approaches, and goes deeper into coding as well as common workflows for modeling assets. Prerequisite: WLLC 30303/WLLC 3030H3—Intro to Game Design I.