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In our daily interactions w …<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/100s8-technically-wrong-sexist-apps-biased-algorithms-and-other-threats-of-toxic-tech\/\" title=\"Read more about 100S8 | Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/100x6-global-dilemmas-the-politics-of-accountability\/\">100X6 | Global Dilemmas: The Politics of Accountability<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2026\/01\/468328536_10236493226056176_7323238234240884442_n-e1769979535209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Billboard depicting the number of persons that have disappeared in Mexico.\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>One of the most challenging human rights violations to investigate are forced disappearances. The challenges are vast, from identifying what legally constitutes a forced disappearance, to creating avenues for accountability when there is little evidence and identifying who is responsible for uncovering the truth.\u00a0 This course examines why some cases have achieved meaningful progress toward accountability while others continue to struggle.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/100x6-global-dilemmas-the-politics-of-accountability\/\" title=\"Read more about 100X6 | Global Dilemmas: The Politics of Accountability\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100-r8-the-ghosts-and-monsters-of-spains-forgotten-past\/\">FSEM 100 R8 | The Ghosts and Monsters of Spain’s “Forgotten” Past<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black and white photo of a ghostly old structure.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae-690x890.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae-465x600.jpeg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Unlike post-Nazi Germany, post-dictatorial Spain has never been officially compelled to confront the violence, repression, and human rights abuses of its twentieth-century past. As a result, the victims of the Spanish Civil War (1936\u20131939) and the Fran …<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100-r8-the-ghosts-and-monsters-of-spains-forgotten-past\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100 R8 | The Ghosts and Monsters of Spain’s “Forgotten” Past\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100b7\/\">FSEM 100B7 | Cinderella to Harry Potter: Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/02\/Untitled-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mythical looking castle surrounded by fog.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/02\/Untitled-2.png 409w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/02\/Untitled-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Fairy tales and fantasy novels have their origins in a centuries-old folk traditions that continue to attract twenty-first century readers and cinemagoers. The literary fairy tales that were popular in Italy, France, and Germany centuries ago have found new fans in recent television shows such as Once Upon a Time and films like Shrek, Maleficent, and Frozen.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100b7\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100B7 | Cinderella to Harry Potter: Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100f\/\">FSEM 100F | The French New Wave: Cinema and Society<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of Le Champo theater.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256.jpg 700w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256-690x295.jpg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256-465x199.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>In this FSEM, we will examine the major directors and films of this movement, as well as the the themes and social issues that animate these works. We will explore how these films revolutionized film production, form, and the portrayal of political and social changes.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100f\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100F | The French New Wave: Cinema and Society\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g3\/\">FSEM 100G3 | Broadway Babies: Stephen Sondheim and the American Musical<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/10\/Sondheim-Books2-scaled-e1644283588705.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Set of texts about Sondheim.\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Through the close examination of eight landmark theatrical texts of the twentieth century, this course explores the major contributions of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim to the American musical.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g3\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100G3 | Broadway Babies: Stephen Sondheim and the American Musical\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g4-race-revolution-james-farmer-the-struggle-for-civil-rights\/\">FSEM 100G4 | Race and Revolution<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Statue of James Farmer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer.jpg 700w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer-690x295.jpg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer-465x199.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>In this course, we will explore the life and work of James Farmer, an exemplary leader of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement who taught at Mary Washington during the 1990s. We will investigate the history of the concept of race and its impact on how we perceive ourselves and the world.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g4-race-revolution-james-farmer-the-struggle-for-civil-rights\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100G4 | Race and Revolution\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g7\/\">FSEM 100G7 | Thriving in College: The Science of Positive Psychology<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of many frowning balls and one in the center smiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443.jpg 700w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443-690x295.jpg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443-465x199.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Positive psychology is a field that developed in the 1990\u2019s to identify and enhance the human strengths and virtues that allow individuals and communities to thrive. This course focus on using the science of positive psychology to gain skills to help you thrive in college and ultimately in life.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g7\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100G7 | Thriving in College: The Science of Positive Psychology\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-xx-holocaust-in-german-and-american-culture\/\">FSEM 100H3 | Holocaust in German and American Culture<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/hhhhh-e1612642242832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>This course begins with the question of how we ought to remember the Holocaust. Some see Steven Spielberg\u2019s film Schindler\u2019s List as kitsch, for example, while others praise it as a monument to humanity. Are the monumental concrete steles of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin an appropriate way to remember the victims? Or do they reduce the victims to an anonymous mass?<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-xx-holocaust-in-german-and-american-culture\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100H3 | Holocaust in German and American Culture\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100h5\/\">FSEM 100H5 | The Bad Seed? Roots of Evil<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/10\/2342780858_dec533953d_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Child actress Patty McCormack as Rhoda in the 1956 film 'The Bad Seed'.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/10\/2342780858_dec533953d_n.jpg 275w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/10\/2342780858_dec533953d_n-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Where does evil come from? 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Whatever you need, there\u2019s an app for that. But does the tech industry really deliver on its promise to make lives better? In our daily interactions w …<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/100s8-technically-wrong-sexist-apps-biased-algorithms-and-other-threats-of-toxic-tech\/\" title=\"Read more about 100S8 | Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/100x6-global-dilemmas-the-politics-of-accountability\/\">100X6 | Global Dilemmas: The Politics of Accountability<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2026\/01\/468328536_10236493226056176_7323238234240884442_n-e1769979535209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Billboard depicting the number of persons that have disappeared in Mexico.\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>One of the most challenging human rights violations to investigate are forced disappearances. The challenges are vast, from identifying what legally constitutes a forced disappearance, to creating avenues for accountability when there is little evidence and identifying who is responsible for uncovering the truth.\u00a0 This course examines why some cases have achieved meaningful progress toward accountability while others continue to struggle.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/100x6-global-dilemmas-the-politics-of-accountability\/\" title=\"Read more about 100X6 | Global Dilemmas: The Politics of Accountability\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100-r8-the-ghosts-and-monsters-of-spains-forgotten-past\/\">FSEM 100 R8 | The Ghosts and Monsters of Spain’s “Forgotten” Past<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black and white photo of a ghostly old structure.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae-690x890.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2021\/02\/ghosts-and-monsters-imgae-465x600.jpeg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Unlike post-Nazi Germany, post-dictatorial Spain has never been officially compelled to confront the violence, repression, and human rights abuses of its twentieth-century past. As a result, the victims of the Spanish Civil War (1936\u20131939) and the Fran …<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100-r8-the-ghosts-and-monsters-of-spains-forgotten-past\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100 R8 | The Ghosts and Monsters of Spain’s “Forgotten” Past\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100b7\/\">FSEM 100B7 | Cinderella to Harry Potter: Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/02\/Untitled-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mythical looking castle surrounded by fog.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/02\/Untitled-2.png 409w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/02\/Untitled-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Fairy tales and fantasy novels have their origins in a centuries-old folk traditions that continue to attract twenty-first century readers and cinemagoers. The literary fairy tales that were popular in Italy, France, and Germany centuries ago have found new fans in recent television shows such as Once Upon a Time and films like Shrek, Maleficent, and Frozen.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100b7\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100B7 | Cinderella to Harry Potter: Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100f\/\">FSEM 100F | The French New Wave: Cinema and Society<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of Le Champo theater.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256.jpg 700w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256-690x295.jpg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/12\/French-New-Wave-e1481031773256-465x199.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>In this FSEM, we will examine the major directors and films of this movement, as well as the the themes and social issues that animate these works. We will explore how these films revolutionized film production, form, and the portrayal of political and social changes.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100f\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100F | The French New Wave: Cinema and Society\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g3\/\">FSEM 100G3 | Broadway Babies: Stephen Sondheim and the American Musical<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/10\/Sondheim-Books2-scaled-e1644283588705.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Set of texts about Sondheim.\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Through the close examination of eight landmark theatrical texts of the twentieth century, this course explores the major contributions of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim to the American musical.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g3\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100G3 | Broadway Babies: Stephen Sondheim and the American Musical\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g4-race-revolution-james-farmer-the-struggle-for-civil-rights\/\">FSEM 100G4 | Race and Revolution<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Statue of James Farmer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer.jpg 700w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer-690x295.jpg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/jamesfarmer-465x199.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>In this course, we will explore the life and work of James Farmer, an exemplary leader of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement who taught at Mary Washington during the 1990s. We will investigate the history of the concept of race and its impact on how we perceive ourselves and the world.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g4-race-revolution-james-farmer-the-struggle-for-civil-rights\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100G4 | Race and Revolution\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g7\/\">FSEM 100G7 | Thriving in College: The Science of Positive Psychology<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of many frowning balls and one in the center smiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443.jpg 700w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443-690x295.jpg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2016\/01\/Smiley-Pixabay-e1453929604443-465x199.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>Positive psychology is a field that developed in the 1990\u2019s to identify and enhance the human strengths and virtues that allow individuals and communities to thrive. This course focus on using the science of positive psychology to gain skills to help you thrive in college and ultimately in life.<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100g7\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100G7 | Thriving in College: The Science of Positive Psychology\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-xx-holocaust-in-german-and-american-culture\/\">FSEM 100H3 | Holocaust in German and American Culture<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0 0 1rem 0;padding: 0\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/hhhhh-e1612642242832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.\" \/>\n \n <\/figure>\n <div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n <p>This course begins with the question of how we ought to remember the Holocaust. Some see Steven Spielberg\u2019s film Schindler\u2019s List as kitsch, for example, while others praise it as a monument to humanity. Are the monumental concrete steles of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin an appropriate way to remember the victims? Or do they reduce the victims to an anonymous mass?<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-xx-holocaust-in-german-and-american-culture\/\" title=\"Read more about FSEM 100H3 | Holocaust in German and American Culture\">Read more »<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t <article class=\"post entry hentry\">\n <div id=\"entry-title\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/courses\/fsem-100h5\/\">FSEM 100H5 | The Bad Seed? 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A student is pictured working on their laptop. \" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/firstyear_seminar.jpg 700w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/firstyear_seminar-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/firstyear_seminar-690x295.jpg 690w, https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/fsem\/files\/2015\/01\/firstyear_seminar-465x199.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">These aren\u2019t just courses. They\u2019re road trips for your brain.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Target your unique academic passions, connect with classmates that have similar interests, and start your Mary Washington journey of strong.<\/p>\n<p>These seminars represent the best of a UMW education: small, highly interactive courses led by master teachers \u2014 teachers who are excited and passionate about their subject matter and who care about their students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background: #d3d4ce; border-left: 7px solid #c0504d; margin: 0px 10px 0px 50px; padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">“My FSEM teacher started off class (<em>every<\/em> class) by asking if we had any questions about college, like how to talk to professors, how to work out scheduling issues, who we needed to email about this or that, etc.”<br \/>\n\u2014 <em>Banned & Dangerous Art<\/em> FSEM student<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Courses like <em>Creating Arts and Ideas<\/em>, <em>Connecting Through Music, <\/em><em>The Science of Positive Psychology<\/em>, and so many more turn the traditional classroom experience into an academic adventure you won\u2019t want to miss. 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