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Robert Baron, Ph.D.
Full Time Faculty - Professor of English and Film
Office: LA 3 - Room: 10
480-461-7611
Office Hours
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Profile
see http://www.mesacc.edu/~baronb
Classes Taught
Fall 2019
| ENG101 | First-Year Composition | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on expository writing and understanding writing as a process. Establishing effective college-level writing strategies through four or more writing projects comprising at least 3,000 words in total. Prerequisites: Appropriate writing placement test score, or a grade of "C" or better in ENG091 or ESL097. Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
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| General Education Designations: First-Year Composition [FYC] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24702 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/19/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
MoWeFr |
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM |
Closed |
Notes: Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
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| ENG102 | First-Year Composition | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on persuasive, research-based writing and understanding writing as a process. Developing advanced college-level writing strategies through three or more writing projects comprising at least 4,000 words in total. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
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| General Education Designations: First-Year Composition [FYC] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24818 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Closed |
Notes: Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
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| ENH140AA | Sports in Literature and Film | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Explores how sports are and have been represented in narrative literature and film, using examples from a range of U.S. media. Investigates the ways in which narrative representation engages changing cultural and historical contexts, and shapes of how fields of human endeavor are perceived. Focus on analysis of narratives' form and content, and the construction of meaning. Prerequisites: Appropriate reading placement test score and eligibility for ENG101 as indicated by appropriate writing placement test score. |
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| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
27291 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/19/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
MoWeFr |
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM |
Closed |
| HUM205 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Survey of the history and development of the art of motion pictures, including criticism of aesthetic and technical elements. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24789 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
Closed |
| HUM209 | Women and Films | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Analysis of images of women in films from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
26979 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/19/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
MoWeFr |
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM |
Closed |
| HUM210 | Contemporary Cinema | 3 Credits | ||||
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| A study of contemporary films, directors and critics with emphasis on evaluating film as an art form. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24830 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Closed |
| HUM215 | Film Comedy | 3 Credits | ||||
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| Explores the basics of humor in film by tracing its roots through a historical examination of a variety of arts, artists, and theorists. Focuses on films' unique contributions to the world of laughter. Investigates how comedy, and film comedy in particular, provides an essential and unifying force for culture and society. Prerequisites: None. | ||||||
| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24883 |
Dobson Campus |
Lecture |
08/20/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
TuTh |
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Closed |
Degrees & Awards
see http://www.mesacc.edu/~baronb
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