Spring 2004 HLP COURSES
PPS
049S.01 - CIVIC PARTICIPATION/COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Alma
Blount
Explores a series of questions about reinventing democracy at the
grassroots. Challenges students to develop a framework of community
problem-solving approaches, and to consider diverse ways to exercise
leadership effectively in the face of cynicism, apathy, and competing
interests. (TuTh 2:15-3:30); Room 04 Sanford. [Areas of Knowledge:
SS; Inquiries/Competencies: EI]
PPS
105S.01 - THE DOCUMENTARY EXPERIENCE: A VIDEO APPROACH
John Jackson
Explores the use of documentary film to reveal human complexity.
Students will complete a ten-minute film about an individual or
participants in a community distinct from his or her own, learning
to closely observe and carefully reveal character and lifestyle,
and to utilize video cameras and editing systems. (W 1:00-3:10 &
7:00-9:10); 201 Lyndhurst. [Areas of Knowledge: AL, SS; Inquiries/Competencies:
IAA, R]
PPS144S.01
– ENTERPRISING LEADERSHIP
Tony Brown
Explores the many facets of enterprising leadership by focusing
on how social entrepreneurs and their associates act as social innovators.
The organizational focus is on enterprises that combine a social
mission with commercial strategies. Ethics, citizenship and public
policy implications are important course themes. The course includes
a team project that identifies a credible idea, develops a compelling
plan, and marshals resources necessary to implement a new social
venture project in Durham or at Duke. Class activities include case
discussions and speakers. Not open to seniors. Consent of instructor
is required. (TuTh 3:50-5:05); Room 150 Sanford. [Areas of Knowledge:
SS; Inquiries/Competencies: EI]
PPS
146.01 - LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONS
Tony Brown
Explores the many facets of leadership, leadership development,
and the processes by which enterprising people affect change in
a variety of organizational situations. Ethics, character, and citizenship-
are important themes throughout the course. The course emphasizes
action-learning pedagogues. Students write a personal leadership
paper, define and act on an enterprising leadership project, and
participate in a team-based community leadership project. Class
activities also include case discussions and guest speakers. (TuTh
10:55-12:10); Room 03 Sanford. [Areas of Knowledge: SS; Inquiries/Competencies:
EI]
PPS
196S.39 - MAKING CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES: THE WORK OF LEADERSHIP
Julie
Thomasson Mooney and Tema
Okun
Explores leadership approaches to influencing change around tough
issues facing Southern communities such as education and economic
development, with a special emphasis on race and poverty. Students
examine the meaning of leadership as a shared activity and explore
a range of leadership approaches to creating social change, including
collaboration and community organizing. A major class project allows
students to analyze a current situation in a Southern community
and conceive of strategies for change in that community (M 3:55-6:25);
Room 150 Sanford. [Areas of Knowledge: SS]
PPS
179S.01 - REINVENTING AGE: A DOCUMENTARY INQUIRY
Alex Harris
America is in midst of a demographic revolution. The number of individuals
over sixty-five years is growing at a rapid pace. There are few
societal structures in place to accommodate those now experiencing
what amounts to a new third stage of life, nearly equivalent to
the middle years in duration. This course will examine how the pioneers
of this third stage are reinventing themselves into new careers
or directions, many taking on leadership roles in addressing societal
problems. Each student in the class will complete a semester long
photographic study, focusing on individuals
over sixty-five who are working to benefit society. The class will
also review and discuss a selection of documentary, demographic,
and literary studies related to the course theme (M 3:55-6:25);
001Lyndhurst. [Areas of Knowledge: AL, SS; Inquiries/Competencies:
IAA]
HST
97 - AMERICAN DREAMS, AMERICAN REALITIES
Gerald Wilson
Examines the role of such myths as "rags to riches," "beacon
to the world," the "frontier" and the "foreign
devil" in defining the American character and determining the
hopes, fears, dreams and actions of people throughout American History.
In addition to selected short readings, students examine closely
Arthur M. Schlesinger's "The Disuniting of America," David
Potter's "People of Plenty," David Halberstam's, "The
Fifties," Johns Hellmann's, "American Myth and the Legacy
of Viet Nam," William Dean Howell's "The Rise of Silas
Lapham," and Robert A. Rosenbloum and Gerald L. Wilson's "The
Value of Myth." Lecture course, open to freshmen and sophomores
only (MWF 11:50-12:40); Room 139 Sanford. [Areas of Knowledge:
CZ; Inquiries/Competencies: CCI, IAA]
HST
196.07 - LEADERSHIP IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Gerald Wilson
Focuses on political, social, business and artistic leaders in American
history and problems which have called for leadership. In addition
to selected short readings, students will examine closely the following:
Burns, James MacGregor Burns' "Leadership," Walter Clark's,
"Ox Bow Incident," William Golding's "Lord of the
Flies," Richard Hofstadter's "The American Political Tradition,"
Niccolo Machiarelli's "Prince," Robert Penn Warren's,
"All the King's Men," David Gergen's "Eyewitness
to Power," and Gary Wills' "Certain Trumpets." Permission
of the instructor required (TTh 3:50-5:10); Room 128 Sanford. [Areas
of Knowledge: CZ; Inquiries/Competencies: EI, R]
Leadership and the Arts in New York
(LANY) – This program consists of the following four
courses held in New York City and is open to participants in the
HLP's Leadership and the Arts in New York program:
PPS 150S.01 - POLICY, PHILANTHROPY,
AND THE ARTS
Bruce Payne
Considers the arts in American civic life; conflicts about quality
and democracy, arts education, censorship, and public funding; aims
and effects of philanthropic arts support; objectives and problems
of arts institutions. Includes theater and music performances, visits
to museums, seminars with artists, philanthropists, museum and foundation
executives, and public officials. [Areas of Knowledge: SS; Inquiries/Competencies:
IAA]
PPS 153S.01 - LEADERSHIP, ETHICS,
AND DRAMA
Bruce Payne
Includes attending at least two plays or operas per week; study
of the texts of several of these works, along with essays by philosophers
and political theorists; regular discussions and weekly papers.
Topics include dilemmas of individual choice and public choice,
conflicts, conflicts of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality,
fairness and social injustice, loyalty and betrayal, and the moral
and psychological dimensions of character. [Areas of Knowledge:
AL, SS; Inquiries/Competencies: EI]
MUSIC 163 - OPERA AT THE METROPOLITAN
Robert Bucker
Students in this course study most of the works in the spring season
of New York's opera companies. Classes prepare for these works and
analyze them after the performances. Course focuses on the way composers
and writers manage to tell significant stories in ways that are
powerful and memorable. [Areas of Knowlege: AL; Competencies/Inquiries:
IAA]
ARTHIST
102S - THE VISUAL ARTS: CONTEMPORARY VISIONS
David Little
Using the city as a classroom without walls, this
peripatetic examination of contemporary art on view in New York
City looks at what seems most interesting and noteworthy in recent
work, and tries to come to terms with a wide array of styles and
intentions. We spend some time on the dominant institutions: The
Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim, the
Whitney, as well as leading commercial galleries and alternative
spaces. While direct experiences of visual art are part of every
session, topics for discussion range across art history, museum
studies, sociology, and public policy. [Areas of Knowledge:
AL, CZ; Inquiries/Competencies: IAA]
Fall 2003 HLP Courses
PPS 105S - THE
DOCUMENTARY EXPERIENCE: A VIDEO APPROACH
Gary Hawkins
A documentary approach to the study of local communities through
video production projects assigned by the course instructor. The
Fall 2003 theme is “The Nature of the Contest.” We will
collectively explore the following questions: What is the meaning
and value of competition in a chosen spectrum of American lives?
What will Americans do to win? How will one’s desire to win
affect his ethics? What is a true victory vs. a hollow victory?
What sacrifices will a person make, and what obstacles is he or
she willing to tackle? We will also examine the documentary tradition
though screenings of classic and contemporary films, laying heavy
emphasis on cinematic technique and its use in non-fiction storytelling.
Several exercises, video and otherwise, will be used to focus the
research. Consent of instructor required. Wed 1:30-3:10; Wed 7:00-10:00
PM, Lyndhurst 007
PPS 116 - POLICY
CHOICE AS VALUE CONFLICT (lecture)
Bruce Payne
This class is one of the core courses in the Public Policy Studies
curriculum. Focused on ethics in public life, it asks how conscience,
character, and varieties of moral reasoning can help in facing corruption,
deception, war, and social injustice. Readings and discussion from
political theory, fiction, and history. Tu, Th 12:40-1:55 PM, Sanford
04. Tu, Th 12:40-1:55 PM, Sanford 04
PPS 137 - INTEGRATING COMMUNITY
AND CLASSROOM
Alma Blount
Interns integrate what they have learned from their summer work
in community-based organizations with formal study of concepts of
service, social change, citizenship, and leadership, researching
a social policy issue identified as relevant to each student's community
internship experience. Consideration of how lives of commitment
to the common good are formed and sustained. Prerequisite: completion
of Hart Leadership Program Summer Internship. Wed 5:30-8:00PM, Sanford
04
PPS 140 - WOMEN AS LEADERS
Betsy Alden
Intellectual and experiential exploration of the theory and practice
of leadership, with an emphasis on the special role gender plays.
Topics include: authority, conflict, power, and an assessment of
each student's potential for leadership. This is a Service-Learning
course, which also requires mentoring at-risk middle school girls
on Monday or Tuesday afternoon from 2:30-4:30. Small group work
required. Wed 3:55-6:25 PM, Sanford 150
PPS 145 - LEADERSHIP, POLICY AND CHANGE
Bruce
Payne
Ethical and practical issues of social and organizational change,
including conflicts about power and authority, violence, gender,
race, fairness, wealth and work. How imagination, fictional and
historical narratives, anger, friendship, and teaching skills can
be useful in working for change. Problems of group dynamics, integrity,
responsibility, and self-understanding faced by those supporting
or opposing changes. Tu, Th 2:15-3:30PM, Sanford 102
PPS 146 - LEADERSHIP,
DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS
Tony Brown
Effective leadership processes in different types of organizations
and situations. Focus on ethical leadership behavior. Topics range
from ethics, citizenship, and the meaning of a great society to
"defining moments" of individual ethical behavior in leadership
situations. Course includes an important service learning project
in Durham, along with reflection on the ethical leadership experience.
Tu, Thu 2:15-3:30PM, Sanford 03
PPS 176S.02
- AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: A DOCUMENTARY APPROACH
Alex Harris
A seminar in the theory and practice of documentary photography.
Each student will choose a community outside the university and
complete a semester-long documentary photographic study of that
community. The class will also examine and discuss the documentary
tradition and classic documentary books while at the same time emphasizing
the photographs produced by the students. Mon 3:50-6:20PM. Lyndhurst
001 (permission from instructor required).
PPS 177S - ADVANCED
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Alex
Harris
An advanced course for students who have taken Public Policy Studies
176S or have had substantial experience in documentary fieldwork.
Students complete an individual photographic project and study important
works within the documentary tradition. Prerequisite: Visual Arts
118S, Public Policy Studies 176S, or consent of instructor. Mon
7:00-9:00PM, Lyndhurst 001
PPS 195.38 - PRINCIPLES
AND PRACTICES OF EFFECTIVE STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Larry Moneta
This course will examine the issues, strategies and competencies
which characterize effective student leadership. Designed for students
currently in or aspiring to leadership roles, the course will cover
topics to include: leadership traits and personal competencies,
group and team development, coalitions and community relationships,
values and moral considerations, conflict management, and the notion
of leading diverse organizations. Students will engage in case studies,
individual and team projects and written assignments. Mon 3:55-6:25PM,
Sanford 150
PPS 264S.02 - LEADERSHIP AS A MORAL ACTIVITY
James Joseph
This course will be an examination of ethics in public life with
particular attention to public values that transform communities
and empower leaders. Using case studies from actual experiences
in government, business and civil society, each student will be
asked to develop a framework/set of principles for making public
policy decisions. Tu, Thu 3:50-5:05PM, Sanford 150 (permission from
instructor required).
HIST 97D - AMERICAN
DREAMS/AMERICAN REALITIES
Gerald Wilson
This course examines the role of such myths as “Rags to Riches”,
“City on a Hill”, “The Frontier and Agrarian myths” and the “Foreign
Devil” in defining the American character and determining the hopes,
fears, dreams and actions of people throughout American History.
Attention will be given to the surface consistency of these myths
as accepted by each immigrant group versus the shifting content
of the myths as they change to reflect the hopes and values of these
groups. Mon, Wed, Fri 11:50-12:40PM Soc/Psych 139.
HIST 195S.06
- LEADERSHIP IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Gerald Wilson
By using examples from American History this seminar will examine
characteristics of leaders and the decision-making process. Attention
will be given ethical issues involved in both the process and the
product of decision making. Tu, Thu 3:55-5:10PM, Soc/Psych 128 (permission
from instructor required).
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