Spring 2025 DWC 201
Pre-registration is on November 11, 2025, at 7:45 AM.
Pre-registration for DWC is November 11 at 7:45AM (for current freshmen). If you have a compelling reason (accommodations, unavoidable scheduling conflict, medical) for switching your DWC section after the early registration date, please reach out to either Mrs. Pam Belcher (administrative coordinator for DWC) or Dr. Sharon Murphy (DWC director). Note: overenrolls are not generally permitted in ANY DWC section. Thank you!
DWC 201 001
L: TR 1:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.; S01-03: M 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.; S04-06: M 2:30 P.M. – 4:20 P.M.
Jennifer Illuzzi Alison Espach, Christopher Arroyo
Tall Team in the HOUSE! You think you know Civ? Think again! We’re gonna expand your mind and make you work hard. We’re gonna talk about all the things you never knew you needed to know: the Haitian revolution will show you what a real revolt in the name of freedom looks like. You want to read classics of the Western canon? Check yourself, cause we’re gonna make you read the bombest author the 19th century ever—yup, we’re talking about Bronte. No, the other one. You think you’ve figured out Catholicism? Don’t worry, Mary Daly is gonna school you.
Seriously, have some fun and do Civ a little differently with Tall Team.
DWC 201 002
L: TR 2:30 P.M. – 3:20 P.M.; S07-09: M 2:30 P.M. – 4:20 P.M.; S10-12: M 4:30 P.M. – 6:20 P.M.
Jeffery Nicholas, Jeffrey Johnson, Cristina Rodriguez
This team considers essential questions through reading and discussing central texts from 1800 to yesterday. Questions include, what does it mean to be human, what is oppression/domination and how does it appear in classicism, racism, and sexism in the last 200+ years, what sources of liberation arose during this period, and how does the Catholic Church renew itself? Key texts that we read include Frederick Douglas’ The Life of Frederick Douglas, Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto, Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, and Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me. Lectures aim to prepare students to take full control of discussing texts during seminar in relation to the essential themes and questions of our course. Students are fully in charge of discussion seminars.
DWC 201 003
L: TR 9:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S13-15: M 8:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S16-18: M 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.
Alexander Moffett, Francesca Silano, Paul Melly
Description: TBA
DWC 201 004
L: MT 11:30 P.M. – 12:20 P.M.; S19-21: R 8:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S22-24: R 10:30 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.
Osama Siddiqui, Emann Allebban, Amy Foley
DWC 201 explores the making of the modern world. In this class, we will study the major historical, philosophical, theological, and literary developments that have shaped the world from the 1600s to the present. We will focus on the big questions that have occupied the minds of some of the most influential writers, artists, and thinkers of the last three centuries, including questions about the meaning of life, the role of God in the modern world, and what it means to be human. We will also explore key historical developments that have transformed our world, including the global expansion of capitalism, the rise and fall of empires, slavery and its legacies, the changing contours of scientific knowledge, and the emergence of nationalism and democracy. Together, we will think critically about ‘Western Civilization’ as a concept and reflect on how this concept has been shaped by global encounters and interactions with non-European societies and peoples. Throughout the semester, we will continue to think about how the ideas and thinkers we study are relevant to the world we live in today.
DWC 201 005
L: MT 9:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S25-27: R 8:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S28-30: R 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.
Alyssa Lopez, Christopher Justin Brophy, Bruno Shah
Description: TBA
DWC 201 006
L: MT 10:30 A.M. – 11:20 A.M.; S31-33: R 10:30 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.; S34-36: R 2:30 P.M. – 4:20 P.M.
Sharon Murphy, Elizabeth Bridgham, Vance Morgan
The syllabus for Team “Banned Books” focuses on questions of human rights, citizenship rights, and the role of the individual within the community. We pay special attention to how race, class, gender, and sexuality affect these questions. Wherever possible we assign books, articles, and movies that challenge the status quo, often resulting in them being banned by groups in power (either historically and/or in the present day.)
DWC 201 007
L: MF 11:30 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.; S37-39: W 8:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S40-42: W 10:30 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.
Patrick Breen, Stephen Long, Samuel Murray
Description: TBA
DWC 201 008
L: MF 12:30 P.M. – 1:20 P.M.; S43-45: W 10:30 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.; S46-48: W 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.
Stephen Smith, William Hogan, Terence McGoldrick
Our course charts the connections between the West and the world from the nineteenth century to our present moment, with a particular focus on instances of encounter and dialogue. Our exploration will examine the emergence of a modern world characterized by changing technologies of communication and travel, by colonial encounters, and by dialogue (and sometimes conflict) between different religious and cultural traditions.
DWC 201 009
L: MF 1:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.; S49-51: T 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.; S52-54: W 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.
Margaret Reid, William Bonney, Aaron Chin
Description: TBA
DWC 201 010
L: WF 9:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S55-57: M 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.; S58-60: T 12:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.
Iain Bernhoft, James Keating, Patrick MacFarlane
Description: TBA
DWC 201 011
L: TR 11:30 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.; S61-63: F 8:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.; S64-66: F 8:30 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.
Guolin Yi, Robert Elliot, Cristopher Sauder
Description: TBA
DWC 201 012
L: MT 2:30 P.M. – 3:20 P.M.; S70-71: R 2:30 P.M. – 4:20 P.M.; S58-60: R 4:30 P.M. – 6:20 P.M. Holly Taylor Coolman, Elyse Oakley, Luz Colpa
Description: TBA
