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AH
109W.80, European Art of the Early Nineteenth Century,
Robinson
16604 TR 2:20-3:35 Max 15 WID
AH 177W.80,
Modern Architecture, Jacks
16606 TR 11:10-2:25 Max 15 WID
AMST 139W.80,
Women in the United States , Murphy
15452 WF 9:35-10:25 Max 15 WID
Note: WID students must also register for AMST 139W.81, the WID discussion
section.|
AMST 139W.81 Discussion
15453 F 11:10-12:00
AMST 167W.10, Representing the American West, Knight
16883 TR 3:55-5:10pm WID
AMST 168W.80,
Cultural Criticism in America, Heap
16603 TR 2:20-3:35 Max 15 WID
Note: Enrollment in
this course is restricted to majors in American Studies.
ANTH 147W.80, Intro Hominid
Evolution, Wood
12363 TR 12:45-2:00 Max 30 WID
Prerequisite:
ANTH 1
Note: WID students must also register for one of the following
labs:
13822 T 2:20-3:35 Lab
13823 T 3:45-5:00 Lab
ANTH 159W.80, Symbol, Cognition & Society,
Allen
16478 TR 2:20-3:35 Max 20
Prerequisite:
ANTH 2 or permission of instructor
ANTH 183W.80, Human Cultural
Beginnings, Brooks
16608 F 8-9:15, M: 9:35-10:50 Max 20
Prerequisite:
ANTH 3
BISC 137W.80, Introductory
Microbiology, Morris (4 credits)
15449 TR 11:10-12:25, 1:45-3:35 Max 10 WID
Prerequisite:
One year of chemistry
Laboratory fee: $55
BISC 123 Human Physiology Laboratory, Randall Packer
(1 credit)
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in BISC 122
BISC 171 Undergraduate Research, Randall Packer
(1 credit)
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in BISC 122
BISC 154W.80, General Ecology,
Merchant
16609 MWF 11:10-12, F 12:45-3:45 Max 10 WID
Laboratory fee: $55
Note: Students must also register for a lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
COMM 110W.80, Research Methods
in Communications, Selby
16610 TR 11:10-12, F 12:45-3:35 Max 20
Prerequisite:
COMM 100
CSCI 183W.80, Computer Networks, Heller
12917 T 3:45-6:15 Max 30 WID
Prerequisite:
CSCI 135,143
ECON 105W.80 Economic Conditions
Analysis and Forecasting, Stekler
16266 WF 9:35-10:50 Max 20
ECON 161W.80, Public Finance
I, Expenditure Analysis, Watson
16267 WF 9:35-10:50 Max 20
ENGL 40W.80, Critical
Readings (England Encounters the World), Salamon
16786 MF 11:10-12:25 Max 20
ENGL 40W.81, Critical Readings
(Lit and Modernity), Soltan
16787 W 11:10-12:25, F 12:45-2:00 Max 20
ENGL 71W.80, Intro to American
Literature, Sten
16612 TR 3:55-5:10 Max 15 WID
ENGL 71W.81, Intro to American
Literature, Combs
16613 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 15 WID
ENGL 81W, Introduction to Creative
Writing, McAleavey & Staff
15454 10 TR 11:10-12:25, Sachs
15455 11 MW 9:35-10:50, Sachs
15456 12 TR 8:00-9:15, MacKinnon
15457 13 TR 8:00-9:15, Maliziewski
15458 14 TR 9:35-10:50,MacKinnon
15459 15 TR 9:35-10:50, Greenwood-Stewa
15460 16 WF 9:35-10:50, Orange
15461 17 M 2:20-3:35, W 3:55-5:10, Willis
15462 18 MW 12:45-2:00, Gutstein
15463 19 MF 3:55-5:10, Poliner
15464 20 W 11:10-12:25, MF 12:45-2:00, Lowy
16788 21 MW 9:35-10:50, Payne
16789 22 TR 3:55-5:10, Brandi
16864 23 MW 12:45pm-02:00, Page
15465 MV1 MW 10:00-11:15, Pollack
15466 MV2 MW 1:00-2:15, Dharmaraj; Part
of this section will be taught online using Blackboard
ENGL 103W, Intermediate Fiction
16614 10 MW 12:45-2:00, Max 15 WID, Moskowitz
16615 11 M 2:20-3:35, W 3:55-5:10 , Max 15 WID, Gutstein
16616 12 WF 2:20-3:35, Max 15 WID, Poliner
16617 13 TR 3:55-5:10, Max 15 WID, Clair
Prerequisite: Engl 81 or equivalent and two semesters of literature courses.
ENGL 104W,
Intermediate Poetry
16618 10 WF 2:20-3:35, Max 15 WID, Gutstein
16619 12 MW 12:45-2:00, Max 15 WID, Pollack
Prerequisite: Engl 81 or equivalent and two semesters of literature courses.
ENGL 105W, Fundamentals of Dramatic
Writing
16620 10 M 3:30-6:00, Griffith
16621 80 W 3:30-6:00, Griffith
16865 81 M 3:30-6:00, TOMP 201, Stokes
Prerequisite: Engl 81 or equivalent and two semesters of literature
courses.
ENGL 106W, Intermediate Fiction
II
16622 10 TR 2:20-3:35, Max 15 WID, Clair
16623 11 M 2:20-3:35, W 3:55-5:10, Max 15 WID, Tabor
Prerequisite: Engl 103 or equivalent and two semesters of literature
courses.
ENGL 107W.10, Intermediate Poetry
II, Shore
16624 TR 2:40-3:35, Max 15
Prerequisite: Engl 104 or equivalent and two semesters of literature
courses.
ENGL 120W.80,
Critical Methods, Ramlow
16625 13 TR 9:35-10:50, Max 10 WID
ENGL 133W.80, The Romantic Movement,
Plotz
16626 M 2:20-3:35, W 3:55-5:10, Max 15 WID
ENGL 162W.80, American Realism,
Romines
16628 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 15 WID
ENGL 174W.80, African-American
Literature, Miller
16629 TR 3:55-5:10 Max 15 WID
ENGL 179W.80, Topics in Literary
Theory, McRuer
16630 WF 9:35-10:50 Max 15 WID
ENGL 181W.10, Poetry Workshop,
Roeser
16631 TR 3:55-5:10 Max 15 WID
ENGL 182W.10, Special Topics in Creative Writing,
Shore
16866
TR 12:45-2:00 Max 15
EXSC 140W.80, Exercise and
Sport Psychology, Sullivan
16632 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 15 WID
EXSC 141W.80, Psychology of
Injury and Performance, Washington-Lofgren
16634 MW 7:10-9:00 Max 10 WID
FA 110W.80, Textiles and Finish
Materials, Sodaro-Spomer
16635 TR 9:00-10:30 Max 12 WID
FREN 30W.80, Intro to French
Literature, Belenky
16636 MF 11:10-12:25 Max 20 WID
Prerequisite: FREN 10
FREN 108W.80, Advanced French
Grammar & Style, Brant
16637 MWF 11:10-12:25 Max 20 WID
Prerequisite: FREN 10
GEOG 140W.80, Urban Geography
of the US, Benton-Short
15446 TR 2:20-3:35 Max 15 WID
HIST 101W.80, Hasidism,
Saperstein
16638 TR 12:45-2:00 Max 20 WID
HIST 153W.80, Tudor England,
Peck
16639 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 10 WID
HONR 42W. M1, Sociocultural Anthropology,
Shepherd
15522 T 3:30-6:00 Max 20 WID
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All
non-Honors students who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR 45W.80, Honors Intro to
Comparative Politics, O'Gara
15518 TR 2:20-3:35 Max 20 WID
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors
students who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR 52W.80 Honors Creative Writing,
Wallace
15519 MW 12:45-2:00 Max 15 WID
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR 175.81, Buddhist/Daoist
Literature, Michaels
15520 T 7:10-9:40 Max 20 WID
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR 175.82, The Quality
of Democracy in International Comparison, Campbell
15521 TR 3:55-5:10 Max 20 WID
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR 175W.83, Birth & Death
of Mountain Ranges, Stephens
16094 MW 11:30-12:45 Max 20 WID
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR 175W.M1, Jane Austen,
M. Frawley
16092 TR 10:00-11:15 Max 20 WID
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR
175.MV Culture
and Human Rights, Shepherd
14378
T 3:30-6:00
Prerequisite: ANTH 2 (suggested)
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors
students who register for the course will be dropped.
IAFF 190W.80, Contemporary
Italy, Iovino
15533 W 11:10-12:25 Max 20 WID
IAFF 190W.81, Contemporary
Conflict, Kostantaras
15534 R 11:10-1:00 Max 20 WID
IAFF 190W.82, European Democracy
and EU: A Global Comparison, Campbell
15535 WF 2:20-3:35 Max 20 WID
JAPN 121W.80, Advanced Conversation and Composition, Sato and Hamano
16863 TR 8:00-9:15 Max 5 WID
Prerequisite:
JAPN 106 or equivalent.
JOUR 111W, Reporting and Writing
the News
16640 80 TR 8:00-9:15 Max 18, Lipman
16641 81 MW 8:00-9:15 Max 18, Marsh
16642 82 MW 11:10-12:25 Max 18, Whitman
16643 83 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 18, Zuckerman
16644 84 TR 3:55-5:10 Max 18, Belkind
JOUR 112W.80, Advanced Reporting,
May
16645 MW 12:45-2:00 Max 15 WID
Prerequisite: Jour 111. Restricted to journalism majors or permission
of instructor required.
LATN 103W.80, Major Latin Authors
[Tacitus], Fisher
16646 MW 12:45-2:00 Max 14 WID
Prerequisite: Latn 3, 4; or permission of instructor.
MATH 103W.80 Computability
Theory, Harizanov
16647 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 10 WID
MUS 127W.80, Music History II:
Tonal Era, Youens
16648 TR 9:35-10:50 Max 15 WID
PHIL 125W.80, Philosophy of
Race and Gender, Weiss
16649 MW 12:45-2:00 Max 15 WID
PHIL 142W.80, Philosophy of
Law, Brand-Ballard
16650 TR 12:45-2:00 Max 15 WID
PHYS 0074W.80, Music
and Physics, Berman
13750 TR 12:45-2:00 Max 54 WID
Laboratory Fee: $55
Note: Students must also register for a lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
PSC 142W.80 International
Organization, Finnemore
16651 TR 9:35-10:50 , Max 10 WID
Note: Requires department approval for WID registration. See Political
Science Department before attempting to register.
Note: Students must also register for a discussion section. See the
full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
PSYC 011W.MV Abnormal Psychology,
Schell
16083 MW 1:00-2:15 Max 20 WID
PSYC 106W.80, Principles and
Methods of Psychology, O'Leary (4 credits)
16652
MW
9:35-10:50, F 8:35-10:50 Max 15 WID
Note: Students must also register for a lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
PSYC 106W.81, Principles and
Methods of Psychology, Philbeck (4 credits)
13732 TR
11:10-12:25 Max 15 WID
Note: Students must also register for a lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
PUBH 191W.80, Intro to Health
Policy, Wilensky
16653 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 15
REL 103W.80, Biblical Issues:
Wisdom Literature, Ticktin
16654 TR 12:25-2:00 Max 10
REL 190W.80, Women and Islam,
Pemberton
16655 TR 11:10-12:25 Max WID 15
SOC 103W.80, Classical Sociological
Theory, Kennelly
15444 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 15 WID
SOC 170W.80, Sociology of Class
and Inequality, Marshall
16656 TR 11:10-12:25 Max 30 WID
SOC 189W.10, Sociology of Punishment
and Corrections, Buntman
16458 MW
12:45-2:00 Max 30 WID
SPHR 71W.82 Foundations of Human
Communication, Richards
14721 MWF 11:10-12 Max 15 WID
SPHR 104W.80 Speech and Language
Disorders, Williamson
16828 TR 3:55-5:10 Max 15 WID
STAT 183W.80, Intermediate
Statistical Lab: Stat Computing Packages, Ghosh
16657 MW 11:10-12:00, 12:45-1:35 Max 12 WID
Prerequisite: an introductory statistics course.
TRDA 195W.80, Theatre Criticism,
Marks
15490 W 3:45-6:16 Max 10 WID
Courses Descriptions
Art History 109,
European Art of the Early Nineteenth Century, Prof.
Lilien F. Robinson
This course considers the development of Neoclassicism and
Romanticism in the context of the intellectual, political, and social
climate of Europe from the eve of the French Revolution to the defeat
of Napoleon and the restoration of the French monarchy. While the primary
focus is on France , the discussion of German and English Romanticism
is a significant component of the course. Major artists and their work
are discussed in reference to style; philosophical, literary and social
context; nineteenth-century criticism; and contemporary culture.
Art History 177, Modern Architecture, Prof. Philip
Jacks
Major developments in architecture and urbanism from the Industrial Revolution
to the end of the 20th century.
American Studies 139.80, Women in the United
States , Prof. Teresa Murphy
This course will examine the history of women in the United States from
pre-Columbian settlement until Reconstruction. We will pay particular
attention to the ways in which gender has been an important component
in the construction of power relationships; the ways in which issues
of race and class have affected the relationships among women; and the
ways in which ideas about gender have evolved during the past several
centuries. NOTE: WID Students must register for AMST 139W.81 or 139W.82,
the WID discussion sections.
167W.10, Representing the
American West, Prof. Melinda Knight
This course will consider the American West as an idea, place, and process.
We will focus primarily on the period from 1880 to 1930 and study cultural documents
such as exploration and settlement narratives, autobiography, fiction, historiography,
painting, photography, and film. We will examine the iconography of the wilderness;
western migration and pioneer images; the “closing” of the frontier; issues
of race, class and gender in relation to nationalism and nativism; the myth
of the “Vanishing American”' the western as genre; and the legacy of conquest.
American Studies 168.10, Cultural Criticism
in America, Prof. Chad Heap
The course will cover a variety of approaches to cultural criticism,
encompassing the nature of aesthetic accomplishment as well as the social
contexts that alter and enrich the shape of cultural expression. In addition,
we will look at the significance of culture to politics, social life,
and the development of individual and collective identities.
Note: Enrollment in
this course is restricted to majors in American Studies.
Anthropology 147, Introduction to Hominid
Evolution, Prof. Bernard Wood
The fossil record of hominid evolution considered
in the light of evolutionary theory. Brief review of
the earlier human antecedents, with concentration on
the Pleistocene remains. Laboratory fee, $40. Prerequisite:
Anth 1.
Anthropology 159, Symbolic Anthropology,
Prof. Catherine J. Allen
The study of culture through the analysis of symbolic systems including
myth, cosmology, art, ritual, political symbolism, and kinship. Prerequisite:
Anth 2 or permission of instructor.
Anthropology 183, Human Cultural Beginnings, Prof. Alison S.
Brooks
This course will present an overview of Paleolithic Archaeology, the
study of the earliest human remains, from the appearance of the first
artifacts over 2.5 million years ago until the end of the Pleistocene
10,000 years ago. We will deal with issues of origins and identity that
have captivated humanity for millennia, and continue to shape our world
today. In this class, we will take a detailed look at the material evidence
of human cultural origins, focusing on the major questions that confront
archaeologists and the scientific methods used to answer them. Prerequisite:
Anth 3.
Biological Sciences 137, Introductory Microbiology,
Prof. David W. Morris
A broad survey of micro-organisms and viruses
is presented and their importance to the environment,
human health, and scientific research emphasized.
Attention will also be focused upon important contemporary
aspects of microbiology such as antibiotic resistance,
emergence of new diseases, and biological warfare.
Some laboratories and most writing assignments will
reflect these aspects. Prerequisite: one year of
chemistry. Laboratory fee, $55. Note: Students
must also register for a lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
Biological Sciences
154, General Ecology, Prof. Henry Merchant
Lecture (3 hours), laboratory and field (3
hours). Introduction to the concepts of limiting factors,
biogeochemical cycles, trophic levels, and energy transfer
and their relationship to the structure and function
of population, species, communities, and ecosystems.
Laboratory fee, $55. Note: Students must also
register for a lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
Chinese
121, Advanced Conversation and Composition,
Prof. Phyllis Zhang
Developing productive skills in Chinese at the extended discourse level;
topic-specific practice on commonly used speech patterns and writing formats.
Prerequisite: CHIN 106 or professor permission.
Communications 110, Research Methods in Communications,
Prof. Gary Selby
Processes of inquiry within interpersonal and public communication. Students
are introduced to concepts of framing research questions, conducting
literature reviews, developing a research design, using qualitative and
quantitative research tools, and interpreting results of research in
communication. Prerequisite: Comm 100
Computer Science 183, Computer
Networks, Prof. Rachelle Heller
Higher-layer protocols and network applications on the Internet, such
as session layer, presentation layer, data-encryption, directory services
and reliable transfer services, telnet, network management, network measurements,
e-mail systems, and error reporting. Prerequisite: CSCI 135,143
Economics 105, Economic Conditions Analysis and Forecasting,
Prof. Herman Stekler
This course presents both the theory and empirical evidence
related to economic trends and fluctuations. It surveys the existing
methods of forecasting economic activity and explores some of these
techniques in depth.
Economics 161 Public Finance I, Expenditure Analysis,
Prof. Harry Watson
This course covers the analysis of expenditure
and regulatory programs, such as Medicare and the EPA,
with an emphasis on policy design and efficiency. It
begins with a discussion of the rationales for such
programs, which are primarily market failures, followed
by a treatment of policy design issues, and ends with
an application of this material to specific programs.
English 40.80, Critical
Readings in English: England Encounters the World,
Prof. Lee Salamon
The English inhabit part of a modest-sized island off the coast of Europe
that, until the later 16 th century, was obscure and backward. But across
300 yesars they were able to develop two empires that changed the character
of geography, government, commerce, and culture itself around the globe.
In the 20 th century, the second Empire fought back, and the contours
of English society changed. In this course, we will explore major texts
and films that interrogate England ’s encounters with other worlds
and their consequences.
English 40.81, Critical
Readings in English: Literature and Modernity, Prof.
Margaret Soltan
What does it mean to be modern? Some would argue that it means, among
other things, not reading literature—or anything much else—but
being “post-literate,” or “a-literate.” This
section will consider the ways in which great poetry, fiction, and drama
of the twentieth century marks and interprets the various challenges
of modernity.
English 71, Introduction to American Literature,
Prof. Christopher Sten, Prof. Robert Combs
Historical survey from early American writing through Melville, Whitman,
and Dickinson.
English 81 Introduction to Creative Writing,
Staff
An exploration of genres of creative writing
(fiction, poetry, and/or playwriting). Basic problems
and techniques; examples of modern approaches; weekly
writing assignments; workshop and/or conference discussion
of student writing.
English 103 Intermediate Fiction I, Staff
The writing of fiction. This course involves
reading literary models, written and oral peer critiquing,
and the writing of two revised, finished short stories.
Prerequisite: Engl 81 or equivalent and two semesters
of literature courses.
English 104 Intermediate Poetry I, Staff
The writing of poetry. Prerequisite: Engl
81 or equivalent and two semesters of literature courses.
English 105 Fundamentals of
Dramatic Writing, Professor Patricia Griffith
A workshop in playwriting and screenwriting,
with emphasis on dramatic structure. Prerequisite:
Engl 81 or equivalent and two semesters of literature
courses.
English 106 Intermediate Fiction II, Prof. Maxine
Clair, Prof. Jane Shore
The writing of fiction. Prerequisite: Engl 103 or equivalent
and two semesters of literature courses.
English 107 Intermediate Poetry II, Prof.
Jane Shore
The writing of poetry. Prerequisite: Engl
104 or equivalent and two semesters of literature courses.
English 120, Critical Methods, Staff
The topics and techniques of literary analysis, applied to English and
American poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Attention to stylistic and
structural analysis, narratology, and critical theory applied to specific
literary texts.
English 133, The Romantic Movement, Prof.
Judith Plotz
How to Read a Romantic Poem; or Six Texts in Search
of their Readers. This course will concentrate on
a small number of brilliant romantic-era texts (Keats's
Odes, selected nature lyrics by Wordsworth and Clare,
Coleridge's "Kubla Khan," "Christabel," and "The
Rime of the Ancient Mariner", selected apocalyptic lyrics and prophecies
by Blake, and Byron's Don Juan). Our aim is to interrogate four characteristic
romantic modes of transcendence (via art, nature, myth, and irony) and
to exercise multiple reading strategies appropriate to these elliptical
and influential works. Our approaches will include attention to intertextualities
(e.g. Keats, Shakespeare, Stevens; and also Blake, Milton, Ginsburg);
to formal poetics (e.g. Bryon's epic ottava rime); to interdisciplinary
and cross-media intersections (e.g. Wordsworth and British landscape
painting; Clare and Enlightenment natural history); to romantically-generated
vs. post-structural framings (e.g. Coleridge's critical self-representation
vs. McGann's Romantic Ideology); and to biographical-historical reading
(e.g. the case of John Clare). REQUIREMENTS: bi-weekly exercises; a small-group
class presentation; and two papers. There will be a final but no mid-term.
English 162, American Realism, Prof. Ann Romines
The
shaping of America's literary and cultural traditions
as shown by significant writers of the Realist school:
Twain, James, Crane, Howells, Wharton, Chopin, Robinson,
and others.
English 174, African-American Literature,
Prof. James Miller
After a consideration of a range of antebellum slave narratives this
course will turn its attention to the ways in which contemporary American
writers have appropriated the themes and conventions of the slave narrative
to satisfy various literary, cultural and political purposes. Writers
to be studied include William Styron, Shirley Anne Williams, David Bradley,
Octavia Butler, and Toni Morrison. There will also be readings in the
historiography of slavery, literary theory, and cultural history.
English 179, Topics in Literary Theory, Prof.
Robert McRuer
Selected topics in the diverse theoretical methodologies and interdisciplinary
studies that characterize contemporary English and American literary
studies. May be repeated for credit provided that topic differs.
English 181, Poetry Workshop
Taught by the Jenny McKean Moore Writer in
Washington; open to undergraduates and graduate students.
Prerequisite: a 100-level creative writing course.
May be repeated for credit, if taught by a different
instructor.
English 182, Special Topics in Creative Writing,
Prof. Jane Shore
Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes; may be
repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Topics
of projected courses include poetry and poetics; forms
and methods in fiction; forms ad methods in poetry;
memoir and personal narratives; creative nonfiction; "literature,
live!"; avant-garde and experimental writing. Limited to 15 students.
Exercise Science 140,
Exercise and Sport Psychology, Prof. Patricia Sullivan
This course is designed to introduce students to current research and
theoretical perspectives related to psychological and psychosocial components
of exercise and sport participation. Personality, motivation, social
facilitation, anxiety, aggression, and other factors that influence individuals
and teams/groups are examined. Prerequisite: Psyc 1.
Exercise Science 141, Psychology of Injury
and Performance, Prof. Leah Washington-Lofgren
A study of various areas within the behavioral sciences
related to the rehabilitation and prevention of injuries and the
injured physically active individual.
Fine Arts 110 Textiles and Finish
Materials, Prof. Christine Spangler
This course familiarizes the student with the appearance, applications,
and installation techniques of major finish and surfacing materials used
in interior design. The course also engages the student to learn the
characteristics of different types of fibers, yarns, fabrics, construction
printing, and finishing techniques in the textile industry. Students
will gain experience in choosing fabrics and finishes for use in specific
interior environments, and will become acquainted with the professional
practices, safety standards, and testing procedures used in the interior
design industry.
French 30, Introduction to French Literature,
Prof. Masha Belenky
This course is an introduction to French literature. We will read closely
a broad selection of texts from different genres (poetry, prose, theater)
and periods, and learn how to read and write analytically about literature
in its cultural context using different techniques of textual analysis.
We will explore the complex relationship that exists among a reader,
a text, and an author. The unifying theme of this class is representation
of spaces (physical, metaphoric, imaginary, poetic, psychological, ideological
etc). We will examine how landscapes, cityscapes, houses, prisons, and
open spaces do not merely serve as a background, but rather have a profound
meaning indispensable to the development of the story or the structure
of a poem, and to our understanding of the texts. (Course is conducted
in French). Prerequisite: FREN 10.
French 108, Advanced French Grammar and Style,
Prof. Jocelyne Brant
Composition, drills, dictations. Translations into French. Study of vocabulary
and syntax, with emphasis on stylistic devices. Prerequisite: FREN 10.
Geography 140, Urban Geography of the US,
Prof. Lisa Benton-Short
Analysis of the economic, political, and social challenges confronting
US cities with an emphasis on patterns and dynamics of location within
the city.
History 101.80, Hasidism, Prof. Marc Saperstein
A study of the history, literature, thought and spirituality of Hasidism—one
of the most successful movements in modern Jewish history—from
its origins in the 18 th century to the present. The relationship between
Hasidism and other movements in modern Jewish history (Talmudism, Haskalah,
Zionism, messianism) will be explored. Emphasis will be on analyzing
primary sources, issues in the historical study of Hasidism, and presentations
of Hasidism in literature.
History 153, Tudor England, Prof. Linda Levy
Peck
Aspects of the constitutional, social, intellectual,
economic, and religious development of England, 1485-1603.
Honors 42, Sociocultural Anthropology, Prof.
Robert Shepherd
This course introduces students to the language, theory, methods, and
tools of anthropology. It aims to help students thing about and understand
the cultural similarities and differences among, between, and within
cultural groups, the role culture plays in shaping individuals, what
anthropologists mean when they speak about “culture,” how
this relates to notions of “nature,” and how these concepts
shape views on race, sexuality, family, and work. Note: This
course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students who register
for the course will be dropped.
Honors 45, Honors Introduction to Comparative
Politics, Prof. Matthew O’Gara
This course is an introduction to the field of comparative politics,
which focuses primarily on the concept of political development within
states and across regions. We will compare states, nations and various
sub-state actors (such as multinational corporations and terrorist movements)
while continually progressing toward a sophisticated understanding of
the nature, processes and effects of globalization. Note: This
course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students who register
for the course will be dropped.
Honors 52, Honors Creative Writing
An exploration of genres of creative writing (fiction, poetry,
and/or playwriting). Basic problems and techniques; examples of
modern
approaches; weekly writing assignments; workshop and/or conference
discussion
of student writing.
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
Honors 175.81, Buddhist/Daoist Literature,
Professor Thomas Michael
Commonly recognized as originating with the short text called the Daodejing
attributed to the mysterious figure known as Laozi, Daoism grew to become
the major indigenous vehicle for religious expression in traditional China.
In this course, we will explore the early history of the formation and
development of Daoism up to the fourth century A.D. through close readings
of important foundational texts. We will examine the earliest religious
views as represented in such writings as the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi,
two texts long recognized as important classics of world literature, and
move on to the less familiar study of later Daoism as it was transformed
into a major religious institution that played a dominant role in Chinese
culture. Through a close reading of texts taken from or associated with
the Daoist Canon, we will look at the divinization of Laozi, some particularly
Daoist forms of messianism and apocalyptism, the emergence of communal
forms of Daoist worship and organization, as well as specifically Daoist
methods of salvational practice.
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
Honors 175.82, Quality of Democracy in International
Comparison, Prof. David. F.J. Campbell
With the global, quantitative spreading of
democracy, issues of “quality of democracy” crucially
gained in importance during recent years. What is democracy?
Partially, this can be answered by focusing more specifically
on: What is the quality of democracy? For
the continued success of democracy it is important
that democracies can maintain and even increase their
quality, accompanied by an understanding of these mechanisms.
Therefore, the course will concentrate on conceptualizing,
defining, and measuring democracy and the quality of
democracy in international comparison. Already, several
comparative projects exist and operate, conducting
democracy measurement and encouraging democracy improvement.
In the course we will review these different democracy-measurement
projects, and discuss similarities and/or difference.
Crucial also will be the test, how the evolution of
democracy refers to developments in other areas, e.g.
the evolution of economics and knowledge. Furthermore,
democracy consequently transcends the border limitations
of the nation state. For example, what are implications
for “supranational democracy” (and legitimacy)
in the context of the European Union integration? In
addition, can some form of democracy or a “global
democracy” also be applied to international affairs
in the new global world system? The course will focus
on “advanced democracies and the global/transnational
integration challenges, but will also cover the newly
industrializing countries. Note: This course
is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
Honors 175.83, Birth & Death of Mountain
Ranges, Prof. Stephens
The mountain ranges of North America, and
elsewhere, have played a pivotal role in human history.
They have served as physical barriers to migration
and settlement and provide both biological and geological
resources for humankind. Through a series of readings
and discussions, this course will contrast the geologic
history of the Appalachian Mountains with that of
the Rockies. We will also explore the concept of
plate tectonics as it relates to mountain evolution,
largely through three required one-day, weekend field
trips. Readings from John McPhee and geological texts
and journals provide the relevant background information.
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors students
who register for the course will be dropped.
Honors 175, Jane Austen, Prof. Maria Frawley
This course will survey the novels of Jane
Austen, focusing in particular on the complicated ways
that her fiction reflects and responds to literary,
social, and political cultures of late-eighteenth and
early nineteenth-century England. Note: This
course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors
students who register for the course will be dropped.
HONR
175.MV Culture and Human Rights, Prof.
Robert Shepherd
This
course examines competing notions of human rights, beginning
with the relationship between principles of international
law, property-based rights of personal liberty, and more
ambiguous and highly contested rights grounded in shared
values and, broadly speaking, "culture."
Prerequisite: ANTH 2 (suggested)
Note: This course is for Honors students only. All non-Honors
students who register for the course will be dropped.
International Affairs 190.80, Contemporary
Italy, Prof. Angela Iovino
Controversies still abound among Italians
concerning Italy’s Fascist and post-Fascist historical
past. Some claim if you were not an active partisan,
you were by default promoting Fascism and therefore
responsible for Italy’s economic and social crises.
Many Italian intellectuals (right, center and left)
portray the Germans as exemplifying the negative-side
of Fascism exonerating themselves. Unlike France and
Germany, Italy is not ready yet to come to terms with
its historical past. Italian literature and film echo
this discomfort in national history. Recently, scholars
of both history and culture have pointed out that a
not so evident, though substantial, continuity remained
between the culture, institutions, men and political
hierarchies of the Ventennio (Mussolini’s 20
year rule) and the ones of the newly born Republic.
This course reviews Italian history from post-WW II
to present day and juxtaposes historical fact with
cultural expressions in literature and film. Students
will write extensively on the topic.
International Affairs 190.81, Contemporary
Conflict, Prof. Dean Kostantaras
This course surveys the history of modern
conflict in Europe in order to consider how problems
of contemporary statecraft compare with those of the
past. In addition to offering insights into how scholars
use the past to gain a clearer or broader view of the
present, readings have been selected for their value
as exercises in the study of international affairs.
International Affairs 190.82, European Democracy
and EU: A Global Comparison, Prof. David. F.J. Campbell
The course will focus on democracy in Europe, placing an emphasis on
Western Europe and the EU member countries. Three major areas of interest
are: (1) Measuring democracy: Concepts and indicators will be presented,
which should allow for a systematic comparative analysis of democracy
and a testing of different theories. (2) Quality of democracy: What are
available concepts for evaluating the quality of democracy? (3) European
(supranational) democracy in a global perspective: What are the implications
for nation state-based democracy in Europe, embedded in the supranational
architecture of the EU; furthermore, when European democracy is compared
with other advanced democracies, what are similar and/or different characteristics
(does something like a “Global Democracy” emerge?). Within
that general framework, the course will focus more specifically on additional
topics: classical texts about democracy; the dynamics of party systems
and political systems in Western Europe, and the particular challenge
of the rise of populist and extreme right-wing parties in Europe during
the 1990s; collapse and/or survival of democracy in inter-war Europe,
and the spreading of democracy in Central and Eastern Central Europe
after 1989, following the breakdown of communism.
Japanese
121 Advanced Conversation and Composition,
Prof. Shoko Hamano
This course explores the interconnections between food, family, and environment.
Lecture, discussion, and writing assignments in Japanese. Prerequisite:
JAPN 106 or equivalent.
Journalism 111, Reporting and Writing the
News, Staff
Fundamentals of news reporting and writing,
with emphasis on the print media. News judgment, information
gathering skills, and facility in crafting news and
feature stories. Regular in-class and outside reporting
and writing exercises to learn journalistic style.
Directly admitted freshmen are eligible; all other
freshmen need departmental permission to enroll. Laboratory
fee, $100.
Journalism 112, Advanced Reporting, Prof.
Albert May
Reporting, writing, and computer skills for
covering new beats and developing in-depth news stories.
Techniques in researching, observing, and interviewing
to frame stories of public interest will be learned
through outside and in-class reporting and writing
assignments. Prerequisite: Jour 111. Restricted to
journalism majors or permission of instructor required.
Latin 103, Major Latin Authors : Tacitus,
Prof. Elizabeth Fisher
Students will read Book I of Tacitus’ Histories
in Latin. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
Latn 3, 4; or permission of instructor.
Math 103 Computability Theory, Prof. Valentina
Harizanov
This course will cover the unlimited register
machine as a model of an idealized computer, computable
function, Church’s thesis, effective enumerability,
the unsolvability of the halting problem and other
theoretical limitations of what computers can do.
Music 127, Music History II: The Tonal Era,
Prof. Laura Youens
The course will cover music from Monteverdi’s
death (1643) through Mahler. Styles,
structures, social foundations and aesthetic change
in European music of the late 17th through the late
19th centuries.
Philosophy 125, Philosophy of Race and Gender,
Prof. Gail Weiss
A theoretical examination of the bodily, social,
discursive, and political effects of patriarchy, racism,
and classism.
Philosophy 142, Philosophy of Law, Prof. Jeffrey
Brand-Ballard
Systematic examination of fundamental concepts
of law and jurisprudence; special emphasis on the relationship
between law and morality.
Physics 007, Music and Physics, Prof. Barry Berman
Primarily
for non-science majors. A comparative study of
music and physics, showing parallels in the history
of the two fields and emphasizing those topics in physics
related to the theory of music and the production of
sound by musical instruments, particularly classical
mechanics and wave motion. Prerequisite: high
school algebra and geometry. Laboratory fee,
$55. Note: Students must also register for a
lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
Political Science
142, International Organization, Prof. Martha Finnemore
Development and operations of the United Nations, regional organizations,
and functional international organizations.
Note: Requires department
approval for WID registration. See Political Science Department before
attempting to register.
Note: Students must also register for a discussion section. See the
full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
Psychology 011 Abnormal Psychology, Prof.
Dennis E. Schell
This course covers the causes, diagnoses,
treatment, and theories of various types of maladjustments
and mental disorders.
Psychology 106 Principles and Methods of Psychology,
Prof. John Philbeck, Prof. O’Leary
An experimental approach to understanding behavior; individual and class
experiments performed.
Note: Students must also register for a lab section. See the full
schedule of classes for times and section numbers.
Public Health 191, Introduction to Health
Policy, Prof. Sara Wilensky
This course has two main goals. First, as a survey course of health policy,
students will be able to understand the fundamental problems and contemporary
issues in health policy in the United States. The course enables students
to think systematically about these problems and the various strategies
available to public and private policymakers when addressing these matters.
Second, as a policy analysis course, students will apply new analytic
writing skills to policy problems in the U.S. health system. The course
explains the steps of a policy analysis that may be applied to any area
and uses these tools to evaluate issues in health care.
Religion 103, Biblical Wisdom Literature,
Prof. Max Ticktin
Biblical Issues: Critical examination of a selected
biblical topic or text.
Religion 190, Women and Islam, Prof. Kelly
Pemberton
Selected Topics in Religion: Critical examination
of religious phenomena rendered timely by current
events or special resources.
Sociology 103 Classical
Sociological Theory, Prof. Ivy Kennelly
Sociological theory is a tool that enables
us to interpret, analyze, and explain the world around
us. Adopting a theoretical approach in social analysis—especially
one that is critical and challenges long-held assumptions
about the social world—is an important element
in developing an informed understanding of society.
In this course we will collaboratively examine theories
from the “classical period” of modernity
(1848-1919) by Harriet Martineau, Karl Marx, Anna Julia
Cooper, Emile Durkheim, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, W.E.B.
DuBois, and Max Weber. These theories will help us
answer questions like: Why do we often say one thing
but do another? Why do I hate my job? Why do I get
along with somebody who is so different from me? Why
do we feel lazy if we don’t work long hours?
and How can we envision the future? Studying and applying
classical sociological theories will equip students
to better understand the nature of social relations
now, historically, and even in the future.
Sociology 170 Sociology of Class and Inequality,
Prof. Robert Penney
We live in a society where people have access to unequal amounts of resources
and opportunities. These inequalities over time become institutionalized
into economic, political, and cultural patterns that affect individuals’ life
chances. This course will explore the dimensions and dynamics of social
stratification within American society. What is social class and how
does it form? Is inequality necessary or beneficial to society? How is
stratification shaped by race and gender? These are some of the questions
we will be discussing in this course.
Sociology 189 Sociology
of Punishment and Corrections, Prof. Fran Buntman
”Corrections and Punishment” examines the sociology of how
and why society responds to criminal suspects and offenders through incapacitation,
punishment, and /or reform. Specific topics the course covers include the
institutional organization of corrections and punishment (e.g. community
corrections, jails, prisons), the interaction between law and corrections
(e.g. torture, prisoner rights), and questions of power and social control
in shaping punishment and corrections (e.g. domination and resistance,
corrections as governance, power relations within correctional settings).
Speech and Hearing 71, Foundations of Human Communication,
Prof. Nelda Richards
An introduction to he fundamental principles of the biology
of speech, hearing, and language, language structure and use, and human
communicative interaction. Practice in the identification of specific
verbal and nonverbal aspects of communication behavior.
Speech and Hearing 104, Speech and Language Disorders,
Prof. Darlene Williamson
Survey of the nature and causes of developmental and acquired disorders
of speech and language. Emphasis on prevention and effective communication
with persons having a speech-language impairment.
Statistics 183, Intermediate
Statistical Laboratory: Statistical Computing Packages,
Prof. Kaushik Ghosh
Application of program packages (e.g., SAS, SPSS) to the solution of
one-, two- and k-sample parametric and nonparametric statistical problems.
Basic concepts in data preparation, modification, analysis and interpretation
of results. Students learn how to analyze data using statistical packages
and write reports. Prerequisite: an introductory statistics course.
Theatre and Dance 195, Theatre Criticism,
Prof. Peter Marks
Topics of current interest in theatre or dance.