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Immerse yourself in the study of human culture with one of our enriching Humanities courses focusing on such studies as literature, history, politics and culture.

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Study human culture and psyches

The humanities can be described as the study of how people process and document the human experience. Since humans have been able, we have used philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language to understand and record our world.
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Questions about our classes or certificates? Contact our department at (858) 534-5760 or
ahl@ucsd.edu.

Women and Madness
Sept 24 - Oct 29

Women and Madness

Explore 19th-21st century tales of the fictional madwoman, the pictorial madwoman, scientific theories concerning gender, written testimonies of asylum inmates, and more--while studying literary works by Woolf, Plath and others in this intriguing course.

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