PLANTS AND RELIGION explores the role of plants in various religious traditions and applies humanities theories to interpret ecological themes in religious practices.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2026
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ARTHIST/ILS 150
The End of the World
3 creditsTHE END OF THE WORLD explores how artists have grappled with the world's end through case studies across space and time.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Introduction to Sustainability Science explores sustainability foundations using the UW-Madison campus as a living laboratory.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025ILS 109 explores literature through social, historical, and political contexts using an interdisciplinary approach.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleAn introductory seminar exploring how people make meaning across times, cultures, media, and disciplines.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Beatriz Botero: The course is considered very easy under Beatriz Botero, with generally clear expectations.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025ILS 200 explores verbal, visual, and numerical modes of argument and expression through critical thinking and practice.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Craig Werner, George Clark: The course is described as writing-heavy, with assignments given every other week requiring significant speaking and writing. Lectures are often non-mandatory, though attendance may be incentivized by quizzes or extra credit.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ILS 201 examines major developments in Western science and technology from antiquity to the 17th century within their philosophical and social contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is reading-heavy with dense texts, requiring students to attend section and take notes. While some find the volume of content challenging, others note that lectures cover necessary exam material, making the workload manageable for the grade.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ILS 203 explores the development of literature and the arts in the ancient and medieval world, examining works from Egypt, Troy, Athens, Rome, and Florence within their societal and intellectual contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course involves substantial reading, though reviewers describe the texts as accessible. Success relies on completing the assigned books and attending discussion sections, which help clarify material for exams.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ILS 205 traces the development of Western political, economic, and social thought from ancient Greece through the Reformation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Abiral Phnuyal: The course requires significant weekly reading, which reviewers describe as heavy, confusing, and difficult to get through. Students must complete two papers and engage with dense philosophical texts, but success is achievable if they put in the necessary effort to understand the material.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024ILS 253
Literature and Society
3 creditsILS 253 explores the interaction of literature and society through social institutions or literary forms.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload consists of only two small papers and fair exams. McClure prepares students for essays in class, making the assessment process manageable for those who attend lectures.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleILS 325
Topics in Health and the Humanities
3–4 creditsILS 325 introduces Health Humanities, exploring medicine and healthcare through literature, history, and philosophy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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ILS 369 examines magical realism and its cultural implications, focusing on the Latin-American boom and narrative analysis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students must be prepared to read books, attend every discussion section, and actively participate in discussions.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleILS 373 provides interdisciplinary analysis of selected topics in the humanities.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleMACHIAVELLI AND HIS WORLD introduces major works of Machiavelli via close reading in cultural and historical contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students must complete all readings before exams and maintain high attendance, as attendance constitutes a large part of the grade.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Explores literature representing migration in the US and Americas, using historical and psychoanalytic approaches to analyze the migrant experience.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026ILS/POLISCI 363
Literature and Politics
3–4 creditsILS/POLISCI 363 explores the interactions between literature and politics and the role of literature in political systems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Philip Bunn: One reviewer noted that Philip Bunn assigned a paper over spring break, suggesting potential workload timing issues.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ILS/POLISCI 463
Deception and Politics
3–4 creditsExamines deception and truth-telling as fundamental political concerns through philosophical explorations from Plato to Rawls.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Daniel Kapust: Reviewers note a heavy reading load, but Kapust covers the material in lecture, making it manageable for those who attend.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Across course levels
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