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Course Title Term Instructor Section CRN Description *AFRI 0110C (S01) Autobiography of the Civil Rights Movement 2013-2014 - Fall (201310) Hamlin, Francoise S01 14496 Most of the rich written history of the civil rights movement originates from first-hand accounts documented in oral histories and autobiographies. This interdisciplinary course plots the milestones of the civil rights movement through the lens of several autobiographies. The aim is to critique autobiography as a historical document as well as use it to tell the stories of the civil rights movement. We will compare and contrast different texts, analyze content and map a history of the era. Students will work with a writing fellow to develop one critical paper and one autobiographical paper. Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS AFRI 0210 (S01) Afro Latin Americans and Blackness in the Americas 2013-2014 - Fall (201310) Dzidzienyo, Anani S01 14492 This course focuses on the position of Blacks in the national histories and societies of Latin America from slavery to the present-day. Emphasis is on a multidisciplinary engagement with issues and the exposure of students to the critical discussion of national images and realities about blackness and Africa- descended institutions and practices. The role of racial issues in national and transnational encounters and the consequences of migration of people and ideas within the hemisphere are explored. ANTH 0310 (S01) Human Evolution 2013-2014 - Fall (201310) Scherer, Andrew S01 15159 Examination of theory and evidence on human evolution in the past, present and future. Topics include evolution and adaptation, biocultural adaptation, fossil evidence, behavioral evolution in primates, human genetic variation and contemporary human biological variation. WRIT Curricular Advising Program (CAP) Courses Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 * Indicates that the course is also a First-Year Seminar.

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Course Title Term Instructor Section CRN Description

*AFRI 0110C (S01)

Autobiography of the

Civil Rights Movement

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Hamlin, Francoise S01 14496

Most of the rich written history of the civil rights movement

originates from first-hand accounts documented in oral histories

and autobiographies. This interdisciplinary course plots the

milestones of the civil rights movement through the lens of

several autobiographies. The aim is to critique autobiography as

a historical document as well as use it to tell the stories of the

civil rights movement. We will compare and contrast different

texts, analyze content and map a history of the era. Students will

work with a writing fellow to develop one critical paper and one

autobiographical paper. Enrollment limited to 20 first year

students. FYS

AFRI 0210 (S01)

Afro Latin Americans

and Blackness in the

Americas

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Dzidzienyo, Anani S01 14492

This course focuses on the position of Blacks in the national

histories and societies of Latin America from slavery to the

present-day. Emphasis is on a multidisciplinary engagement with

issues and the exposure of students to the critical discussion of

national images and realities about blackness and Africa-

descended institutions and practices. The role of racial issues in

national and transnational encounters and the consequences of

migration of people and ideas within the hemisphere are

explored.

ANTH 0310 (S01) Human Evolution

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Scherer, Andrew S01 15159

Examination of theory and evidence on human evolution in the

past, present and future. Topics include evolution and

adaptation, biocultural adaptation, fossil evidence, behavioral

evolution in primates, human genetic variation and

contemporary human biological variation. WRIT

Curricular Advising Program (CAP) Courses Fall 2013 - Spring 2014* Indicates that the course is also a First-Year Seminar.

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ANTH 0800 (S01)

Sound and Symbols:

Introduction to

Linguistic Anthropology

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Faudree, Paja S01 15166

This introduction to the study of language and culture considers

how language not only reflects social reality but also creates it.

We'll examine specific cases of broad current relevance, in the

process learning how an analytical anthropological approach to

language use lays bare its often hidden power. We'll consider

how language creates and reinforces social inequality and

difference, how language promotes and resists globalization,

and how language is used creatively in performance, literature,

film, advertising, and mass media. We will also consider how

language does important social work in specific contexts, such as

classrooms, courtrooms, medical settings, and political

campaigns. DVPS LILE

ANTH 1820 (S01)

Lost Languages: The

Decipherment and

Study of Ancient

Writing Systems

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Rojas Silva, Felipe S01 15283

Humans make many marks, but it is writing that records, in

tangible form, the sounds and meanings of language. Creating

scripts is momentous; writing facilitates complex society and is a

crucial means of cultural expression. This course addresses the

nature of writing in past times. Topics include: the technology of

script; its precursors and parallel notations; its emergence, use,

and "death"; its change over time, especially in moments of

cultural contact and colonialism; writing as a physical object or

thing; code-breaking and decipherment, including scripts not yet

deciphered; and the nature of non-writing or pseudo- or crypto-

scripts.

ARAB 0100 (S01) First-Year Arabic

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Christoff, Mirena S01 14381

Builds basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills,

introducing the Arabic language in its cultural environment. Six

contact hours per week, with an emphasis on grammar and

communication, plus written, audio, and video assignments

outside of class. This is the first half of a year-long course whose

first semester grade is normally a temporary one. Neither

semester may be elected independently without special written

permission. The final grade at the end of the course work in

ARAB 0200 covers the entire year and is recorded as the final

grade for both semesters. If course is full, please sign the wait

list in Room 205, 195 Angell Street. Enrollment limited to 18.

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BIOL 0170 (S01)

Biotechnology in

Medicine

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310)

Zielinski-Habershaw,

Beth S01 14215

Introduces undergraduates to the main technological advances

currently dominating the practice of medicine. Provides an

overview of the objectives, techniques, and problems related to

the application of biomedical technology to the diagnosis and

treatment of disease and the contemporary health care

industry. Topics include: pharmaceutical development and

formulation; organ replacement by prosthesis and

transplantation; medical imaging; tissue engineering,

therapeutic cloning, regenerative medicine; stem cells; societal,

economic, and ethical issues. This course does carry Biology

concentration credit.

*BIOL 0190P (S01)

Development of

Scientific Theories:

Context and the

Individual

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Helfand, Stephen S01 14220

We will examine how the pace and shape of scientific progress is

affected by the social/cultural context and the "personality" of

the individual. We will look into how the interplay between

society and the individual affects how scientific theories arise,

are presented, are debated and are accepted. The course will

initially focus on Charles Darwin and his theory of Natural

Selection using the biography of Adrian Desmond and James

Moore, "Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist."

Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS

BIOL 0400 (S01)

Biological Design:

Structural Architecture

of Organisms

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Swartz, Sharon S01 14225

Many questions about the workings of living creatures can be

answered by joining math, physics, and biology. We will identify

basic physical science concepts that help biologists understand

the structure and function of animals, plants, and

microorganisms, and use these to study how the physical world

constrains and facilitates the evolution of the extraordinary

design and diversity of organisms. For first and second year

students; others by permission. Recommended background:

BIOL 0200, or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 40. Instructor

permission required.

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CHEM 0330 (C01)

Equilibrium, Rate, and

Structure

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Wang, Li-Qiong C01 14315

Explores the electronic structure of atoms and molecules,

thermodynamics, solution equilibrium, electrochemistry,

chemical kinetics, and reaction mechanisms. Three hours of

lecture and five hours of prelaboratory and laboratory per week.

Required background: CHEM 0100 or AP Chemistry 4 or CHEM

Placement Test 8 or IBC Chemistry.

Students MUST register for all four components of this course

(the common meeting, lecture, lab and conference) during the

SAME registration session. Banner will not allow a student to

register for one component without registering for the other

three at the same time. Further, if one component of the

course is dropped, all four components will be dropped. This

course is offered in both Fall and Spring semesters.

If you previously completed CHEM 0330 laboratory but received

a grade of no credit in the course, please register for lab section

9 (spring 2013 only).

CHIN 0100 (S01) Basic Chinese

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Wang, Yang S01 14093

A year-long introduction to Standard Chinese (Mandarin).

Speaking, reading, writing, and grammar. Five classroom

meetings weekly. This is the first half of a year-long course

whose first semester grade is normally a temporary one.

Neither semester may be elected independently without special

written permission. The final grade submitted at the end of

course work in CHIN 0200 covers the entire year and is recorded

as the final grade for both semesters.

CLAS 0010 (S01) The Greeks

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Kidd, Stephen S01 15368

For centuries Western civilizations have seen the Greeks as their

intellectual and spiritual ancestors. The 'Greek miracle' is

explored by reviewing its major achievements and discoveries:

poetry (heroic epic, tragedy, political comedy), philosophy,

historical research, political analysis and institutions, science. All

texts read in English. Enrollment limited to 20 first year

students. FYS LILE WRIT

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CLAS 1120E (S01)

Slavery in the Ancient

World

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Bodel, John S01 15389

Examines the institution of slavery in the ancient world, from

Mesopotamia and the Near East to the great slave societies of

classical Greece and (especially) imperial Rome; comparison of

ancient and modern slave systems; modern views of ancient

slavery from Adam Smith to Hume to Marx to M.I. Finley.

Readings in English.

CLAS 1120U (S01)

The American

Presidency and the

Western Tradition

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Pucci, Joseph S01 15394

We are accustomed to engaging the American presidency as a

public office best approached through the prism of government

or political science, but this course studies the ways in which the

presidents in thought and action are part of a larger continuum

of humanistic expression in the western tradition. It is organized

around five categories: memory, language, consolation,

farewell, and self-reflection. Our work involves reading and

viewing/listening to various materials, including videos and

original documents. The words we study, both by and about

presidents, will be compared to various masterworks of Greco-

Roman antiquity and the western Middle Ages. LILE WRIT

CLPS 0020 (S01)

Approaches to the

Mind: Introduction to

Cognitive Science

(formerly COGS 0010)

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Blumstein, Sheila S01 15565

Cognitive science is the study of the mind from an

interdisciplinary perspective. It focuses on such questions as

how do we process information to recognize objects and faces,

to know that a cup is not a bowl, to remember and learn, and to

speak and understand? How can studying the brain inform us

about the mind? This course will examine the above questions

and discuss major themes in cognitive science including nature-

nurture, categories and representations, and the nature of

computations. WRIT

COLT 0810I (S01)

Tales and Talemakers of

the Non-western World

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Levy, Dore S01 14343

This course examines many forms of storytelling in Asia, from

the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Arabian Nights Entertainments to

works of history and fiction in China and Japan. The material is

intended to follow the evolution of non-western narratives from

mythological, historical and fictional sources in a variety of

cultural contexts. Topics will include myth and ritual, the

problem of epic, tales of love and the fantastic.

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CSCI 0020 (S01) The Digital World

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Stanford, Donald S01 15222

Removes the mystery surrounding computers and the ever-

growing digital world. Introduces a range of topics including the

World Wide Web and many aspects of multimedia, along with

the underlying digital technology and its relevance to our

society. Other topics include artificial intelligence, IT security,

ethics and economics of computing as well as the effects of its

pervasiveness in today's world. Introductory programming and

analytic skills are developed through HTML, Photoshop, Access

and Python assignments. CSCI 0020 is a good introduction to a

wide range of CS topics that have broad relevance in our society.

No prerequisites. LILE

CSCI 0150 (S01)

Introduction to Object-

Oriented Programming

and Computer Science

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Van Dam, Andries S01 15225

Emphasizes object-oriented design and programming in Java, an

effective modern technique for producing modular, reusable,

internet-aware programs. Also introduces interactive computer

graphics, user interface design and some fundamental data

structures and algorithms. A sequence of successively more

complex graphics programs, including Tetris, helps provide a

serious introduction to the field intended for both potential

concentrators and those who may take only a single course. No

prerequisites.

CSCI 0170 (S01)

Computer Science: An

Integrated Introduction

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Greenwald, Amy S01 15226

CSCI0170/0180 is an introductory sequence that helps students

begin to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to solve

computational problems elegantly, correctly, efficiently, and

with ease. The sequence is unique in teaching both the

functional and imperative programming paradigms---the first

through the languages Scheme and ML in CSCI0170; the second

through Java in CSCI0180. The sequence requires no previous

programming experience. Indeed, few high school students are

exposed to functional programming; hence even students with

previous programming experience often find this sequence an

invaluable part of their education.

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CZCH 0100 (S01) Introductory Czech

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Fidler, Masako S01 15504

Introduces the performance of basic tasks in Standard Czech,

highlights of Czech culture, and a worldview of a nation uniquely

located on the threshold of western and eastern Europe.

Emphasis on oral communication. Five meetings per week and

use of audio/visual materials. Enrollment limited to 18.

ECON 0110 (S01) Principles of Economics

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Friedberg, Rachel S01 14911

Extensive coverage of economic issues, institutions, and

vocabulary, plus an introduction to economic analysis and its

application to current social problems. Required for all

economics concentrators. Prerequisite for ECON 1110, 1130,

1210 and 1620. Serves as a general course for students who will

take no other economics courses and want a broad introduction

to the discipline. Weekly one-hour conference required

(conferences are not held during the summer session).

ECON 1110 (S01)

Intermediate

Microeconomics

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Dal Bo, Pedro S01 14934

Tools for use in microeconomic analysis, with some public policy

applications. Theory of consumer demand, theories of the firm,

market behavior, welfare economics, and general equilibrium.

Prerequisite: MATH 0060, 0070, 0090, 0100, 0170, 0180, 0190,

0200, or 0350; and ECON 0110; or advanced placement.

ECON 1210 (S01)

Intermediate

Macroeconomics

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310)

Michalopoulos,

Stylianos S01 14938

The economy as a whole: Level and growth of national income,

inflation, unemployment, role of government policy.

Prerequisite: MATH 0060, 0070, 0090, 0100, 0170, 0180, 0190,

0200, or 0350; and ECON 0110; or advanced placement.

*EDUC 0400 (S01)

The Campus on Fire:

American Colleges and

Universities in the

1960's

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Spoehr, Luther S01 14778

Ole Miss, Berkeley, Columbia, and Kent State: just a few of the

campus battlegrounds where conflicts over civil rights, the

Vietnam War, and other major issues were fought in the 1960's.

Students consult primary and secondary sources about higher

education's role in these conflicts, and why the consequences of

its involvement still linger today. Enrollment limited to 20 first

year students.

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ENGL 0130 (S01)

Critical Reading and

Writing II: The Research

Essay

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Taylor, Elizabeth S01 14562

For the confident writer. Offers students who have mastered the

fundamentals of the critical essay an opportunity to acquire the

skills to write a research essay, including formulation of a

research problem, use of primary evidence, and techniques of

documentation. Topics are drawn from literature, history, the

social sciences, the arts, and the sciences. Enrollment limited to

17. Writing sample may be required. Banner registrations after

classes begin require instructor approval. S/NC.

*ENGL 0360E (S01)

The Medieval King

Arthur

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Bryan, Elizabeth S01 14513

Where did stories of King Arthur come from and how did they

develop in the Middle Ages? We will read the earliest narratives

of King Arthur and his companions, in histories and romances

from Celtic, Anglo- Norman, and Middle English sources, to

examine Arthur's varying personas of warrior, king, lover, thief.

Enrollment limited to 20 first-year students.

*ENGL 0360F (S01)

Shakespeare's Present

Tense

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Foley, Stephen S01 14514

Shakespeare in Love suggests how Shakespeare was clued in to

elite and popular cultures. Current adaptations like O and 10

THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU demonstrate how Shakespeare

provides anachronistic clues to issues of the present. This course

will trace such clues by examining the cultural origins and

ongoing adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello,

Twelfth Night, Henry V, and the sonnets. Enrollment limited to

20 first-year students. FYS

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*ENGL 0560E (S01) Inventing America

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Egan, James S01 14516

One of the distinguishing features of American literature may be

its seemingly constant struggle with the idea of America itself.

For what, these authors wonder, does/should America stand?

We will examine the rhetorical battles waged in some major

works over the meaning and/or meanings of Americas national

identity. Authors may include Franklin, Hawthorne, and

Fitzgerald. Limited to 20 first-year students. Instructor

permission required. FYS LILE WRIT

ENGN 0030 (S01)

Introduction to

Engineering

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Haberstroh, Karen S01 5435

An introduction to various engineering disciplines, thought

processes, and issues. Topics include computing in engineering,

engineering design, optimization, and estimation. Case studies in

engineering are used to illustrate engineering fields and

scientific principles, including in-depth studies of statics and

optics. Laboratories and design projects are included.

Prerequisite: one of the following: APMA 0330, 0340, 0350,

0360, MATH 0100, 0170, 0180, 0190, 0200, 0350, 0520, 0540,

which may be taken concurrently.

Students MUST register for the course lecture (S01) and one of

the conferences (C01-C06) during the SAME registration session.

Banner will not allow a student to register for one component

without registering for the other at the same time. Further, if

you drop one component of the course on Banner, both

components will be dropped.

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ENGN 0030 (S04)

Introduction to

Engineering

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Breuer, Kenneth S04 15438

An introduction to various engineering disciplines, thought

processes, and issues. Topics include computing in engineering,

engineering design, optimization, and estimation. Case studies in

engineering are used to illustrate engineering fields and

scientific principles, including in-depth studies of statics and

optics. Laboratories and design projects are included.

ENGN 0090 (S01)

Management of

Industrial and Nonprofit

Organizations

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Hazeltine, Barrett S01 15718

Exposes students to the concepts and techniques of

management. Topics include marketing, strategy, finance,

operations, organizational structure, and human relations. Guest

lecturers describe aspects of actual organizations. Lectures and

discussions.

*ENVS 0070C (S01)

Transcending

Transportation Impacts

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Teichert, Kurt S01 15258

Students will be engaged in interdisciplinary analyses of the life-

cycle costs, environmental impacts, technical developments,

and policy innovations at the local and regional level. We will

discuss technical modifications in vehicles, such as plug-in

hybrids, as well as policy and planning on intermodal systems,

recycle-a-bike programs, intelligent transportation systems, and

other innovations. Enrollment limited to 20 first year students.

Instructor permission required. FYS LILE WRIT

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*ENVS 0070D (S01)

Science Fictions: The

Misuse of Scientific and

Technical Information in

American Public Life

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Dean, Cornelia S01 15249

Many decisions we face hinge on matters of science and

technology. But much of the public is ill-equipped to assess

scientific and technical claims and counter claims. The result is

public discourse in which products of science are distorted,

cherry-picked, or otherwise misused to advance financial,

religious, or political goals. This seminar will examine ways in

which this phenomena skews public discussion of issues in which

science plays an important part of climate change, vaccine

safety, the teaching of evolution, cancer screening, GM food,

and a host of other issues. The first part of the course will focus

on the ways people take in technical information, especially our

defects in reasoning; the problems of modeling and other issues

in the production of this information; the influence of private

money on the funding and conduct of the nation's research; and

the politicization of science. Tthe second part of the course will

ENVS 0110 (S01)

Humans, Nature, and

the Environment:

Addressing

Environmental Change

in the 21st Century

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) King, Mariah S01 15252

Offers a survey introduction to contemporary environmental

issues and is a "gateway" class for those interested in

concentrations in environmental studies/sciences. It is a

required course for concentrators. We explore the relationships

between human societies and the non-human environment

through a survey of topical cases, including: human population

growth and consumption, global climate change, toxins, waste

streams, water resources, environmental justice and ethics, and

agro-food systems. This course also analyzes various solution:

social, political, technical, and economic put forth by institutions

and individuals to address questions of environmental

sustainability. One 90-minute weekly discussion group required.

WRIT

FREN 0100 (S04) Basic French

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Wiart, Annie S04 15087

This is the first half of a two-semester course. Four meetings a

week for oral practice. One hour of work outside of class is

expected every day (grammar/writing, oral practice, reading).

Enrollment limited to 18.

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FREN 0600 (S01)

Writing and Speaking

French II

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Ravillon, Stephanie S01 15089

Prerequisite for study in French-speaking countries. Class time is

devoted mainly to conversation and discussion practice. Writing

instruction and assignments focus on essays, commentaries, and

to a lesser degree, on story writing. Apart from reading

assignments for discussion (press articles and literary excerpts),

students select two novels to read. Prerequisite: FREN 0500 or

placement. Enrollment limited to 18. Instructor permission

required.

*GEOL 0160C (S01)

Global Environmental

Change

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Mustard, John S01 15317

Examination of evidence that supports or refutes various

perspectives on global environmental change, with a foundation

in the principles that govern the fundamental underlying

processes. Example topics include climate change (warming,

cooling, neutral), population growth (how many, how fast), and

loss of natural resources (diversity). Topics explored through

selected readings from the natural and social sciences.

Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS

*GEOL 0160E (S01)

Volcanos, Windows into

the Deep Earth

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Saal, Alberto S01 16356

Examines the physical and chemical principles controlling the

generation of volcanoes and their different styles of eruption.

Investigates where and why volcanoes occur, and what volcanic

lavas can tell us about the composition and evolution of the

Earth and other planets. Evaluates volcanic hazards and the

economic benefits and cultural aspects of volcanism. Two-day

field trip. Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS

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*GEOL 0160N (S01)

Monsters of the Abyss:

Oceanography and Sea

Tales

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Fox-Kemper, Baylor S01 15985

We will read from the logbooks of Cook, Darwin, Wallace, and

Nansen. Their discoveries and expeditions inspired and were

inspired by fiction that we will also read, including Moby Dick

and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The daring successes and

cannibalistic dooms of the Essex, Beagle, Terror, Challenger, and

Fram inspired 19th century writers to imagine what lay far

across and deep beneath the oceans. These retellings--fictional,

narrative, and scientific--helped formulate and fund further

research. Who risks their life for a bird, a map, a widow, or an

eclipse? How would these scientists and their ideas do today?

Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS

GEOL 0220 (S01)

Physical Processes in

Geology

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Tullis, Jan S01 15298

Introduction to the form and origin of interior and surface

features of Earth, with emphasis on understanding the physical

processes that produced them. Topics include interior processes

(plate tectonics, mountain building, volcanism, earthquakes, and

flow of solid rocks) and surface processes (atmospheric and

oceanic circulation, flow of rivers, glaciers, and groundwater).

Laboratory and field trips arranged. Intended for science

concentrators or those wishing in-depth treatment. CAP course.

*GRMN 0750B (S01)

Tales of Vampirism and

the Uncanny

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Kniesche, Thomas S01 14910

This course compares literary texts of horror and haunting in

English and German Romanticism. The psychoanalytic

foundations of vampirism are discussed to enable students to

boldly go beyond mere fandom and engage these texts on a

more sophisticated level. Readings by Walpole, Coleridge, Poe,

Tieck, E.T.A. Hoffmann and others. In English. Enrollment limited

to 20 first year students. FYS

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HISP 0100 (S01) Basic Spanish

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Sobral, Silvia S01 14735

This fast-paced beginning course provides a solid foundation in

the development of communicative skills in Spanish (speaking,

listening comprehension, reading and writing) as well as some

insight on the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Individual

work outside of class prepares students for in-class activities

focused on authentic communication. Placement: students who

have never taken Spanish before, or have scored below 390 in

SAT II, or below 240 in the Brown Placement Exam. Students

who have taken Spanish before and those with an AP score of 3

or below must take the Brown Placement Exam. Students should

check Placement and Course Description in the Undergraduate

Program section of the Hispanic Studies Website. Enrollment

limited to 18; 15 spaces are available for students during pre-

registration. 3 spaces will be available at the start of the

semester for incoming or re-admitted students who should

attend the first class. Pre-enrolled students must attend the first

four days of class to maintain their pre-registered status and

notify the instructor in advance if they must miss any day before

the 4th class when the composition of the course section is

finalized. If course is full, students should sign the wait list

available in Rochambeau House, 84 Prospect St., Room 117

during the pre-registration period.

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HISP 0110 (S01) Intensive Basic Spanish

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Schuhmacher, Nidia S01 14740

A highly-intensive, two-semester sequence in one semester that

carries 10 contact hours per week. Primarily for students with

knowledge of Spanish, who have scored below 450 in SATII or

below 340 in Brown Placement Exam. Students with little or no

preparation in Spanish should consult with the Course

Supervisor. Focused on acquisition of communicative skills

(speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing), and

development of cultural awareness. With successful completion

of the course students will be able to understand simple texts,

carry on short spontaneous conversations involving everyday

topics (such as modern daily life, health, art and culture, nature

and the environment, and relationships) and write simple texts

with good command of grammar and sentence structure. Ideal

for students interested in fast-tracking their language learning to

meet study abroad requirements. Double credit. Instructor

permission required. Enrollment limited to 18: 15 spaces are

available for students during pre-registration. 3 spaces will be

available at the start of the semester for incoming or re-

admitted students who should attend the first class. Pre-

enrolled students must attend the first four days of class to

maintain their pre-registered status and notify the instructor in

advance if they must miss any day before the 4th class when the

composition of the course section is finalized. If course is full,

students should sign the wait list available in Rochambeau

House, 84 Prospect St., Room 117 during the pre-registration

period.

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HISP 0600 (S02) Advanced Spanish II

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Bauer, Beth S02 14754

Offers continued, advanced-level work in speaking, listening,

reading, and writing skills, with focused review of challenging

aspects of Spanish grammar. Course materials include films,

music, art works, and a variety of written texts (articles, stories,

plays, a novella, etc.) chosen to promote class discussion and in-

depth written analysis. There will be individual and group

activities, including in-class presentations and creative writing

projects. Prerequisite: HISP0500 or placement: SATII scores

between 670 and 740, Brown Placement Exam scores between

571 and 650, or AP score of 5 in language. Please check Hispanic

Studies website (Undergraduate Programs) for course

descriptions and placement information. Enrollment limited to

18. Pre-enrolled students must attend the first four days of class

to maintain their pre-registered status and notify the instructor

in advance if they must miss any day before the 4th class when

the composition of the course section is finalized. If course is

full, students should sign the wait list available in Rochambeau

House, 84 Prospect St., Room 117 during the pre-registration

period. Students with scores of 750 and above on the SAT II, 551

on the Brown Placement Exam, or 5 in AP Literature should

consider offerings in the HISP 0730-0740-0750 range.

*HIST 0970A (S01)

Object Histories: The

Material Culture of

Early America

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Fisher, Linford S01 14545

History is not just about people; it is also about things! Come

explore the world of early America through the lens of objects--

boats, dresses, plows, houses, wagons, watches, silver cups,

wigs, blankets, land, gardens, hammers, desks--and the cultures

that produced and consumed them. As a first year seminar, this

course is designed to engagingly introduce students to the basic

concepts of historical study. Over the course of the semester we

will be visiting the terrific resources for the study of history that

exist right here on or nearby our campus, such as the John

Carter Brown Library, the Rhode Island Historical Society, and

the John Brown House Museum. We will take several field trips

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*HIST 0971I (S01)

Science and Society in

Darwin's England

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Richards, Joan S01 15957

This course is a first year seminar designed to introduce students

to the study of history. It will be divided into two very different

parts. The first part will be organized as a traditional history

seminar in which we explore together the world in which Darwin

developed his theory of the Origin of Species. The second part

will be a historical re-enactment of an 1863 discussion in

Britain's Royal Society about whether to award Darwin their

highest honor, the Copley Medal. Enrollment limited to 20 first

year students. FYS

*HIST 0971J (S01)

Athens, Jerusalem, and

Baghdad: Three

Civilizations, One

Tradition

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Sacks, Kenneth S01 15948

This FYS examines the core beliefs of early Greek, Jewish,

Christian, and Islamic civilizations that form the basis of Western

thought. Serving a similar ideological purpose in the pre-modern

world as have political and economic theories for the modern

world, religion and philosophy defined individual lives and

collective identities. We focus on the manner of appropriation

and modification of thought from one culture to another in

order to appreciate that there is far more similarity than

difference in belief systems among what are today viewed as

separate, even contesting, cultures. Enrollment limited to 20

first year students. Instructor permission required. FYS WRIT P

HIST 1571 (S01)

The Making of Modern

East Asia

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Nedostup, Rebecca S01 14774

This course examines Asia in the shaping of the modern world,

from competing definitions of empires circa 1800 to the rise of

the notion of the twenty-first as a "Pacific Century." It

investigates the definition(s) of Asia as a world region, explores

transnational interactions and emphasizes Asians as historical

actors via written, visual and aural sources. Events are placed in

the context of key historical paradigms, including varying

definitions of modernity, the rise of the nation-state, the birth of

mass politics, new mechanisms of war, the language of self-

determination, changing views of gender, shifting types of media

and consumption, etc. M

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HIST 1670 (S01) History of Brazil

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Green, James S01 14548

This course charts the history of Brazil from Portuguese contact

with the indigenous population in 1500 to the present. It

examines the countrys political, economic, social, intellectual,

and cultural development to understand the causes,

interactions, and consequences of conflict, change, and

continuity within Brazilian society. WRIT E

HNDI 0100 (S01) Beginning Hindi or Urdu

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Koul, Ashok S01 14159

Introduces conversation, reading, and writing of modern

standard Hindi and the Devanagari script. Those who already

know Devanagari but have rusty conversation skills may join the

class second semester; obtain instructor's permission during the

first semester. Those who prefer to learn Urdu and the Persian

script should contact the instructor.

ITAL 1030A (S01) Fellini

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Riva, Massimo S01 14712

The career of one of the undisputed masters of 20th-century

film, revisited on the 20th anniversary of his death: from his

contributions to neo-realism (Oscar nomination as screenwriter

of Rossellini's Open City) to the "magic" realism of the 1950s

(Fellini's first of four Oscars for La strada); and from his

modernist masterpieces (La Dolce Vita, 81/2) to his meta-

cinematic fictions (Intervista, The Voice of the Moon). In

reviewing Fellini's oeuvre, we will focus on issues of authorship,

art film and psychoanalysis, myth and memory, realism and

hyperrealism. Taught in English with a discussion group in

Italian.

JAPN 0100 (S01) Basic Japanese

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Yamashita, Kikuko S01 14100

Introduction to Japanese language. Emphasizes the attainment

of good spoken control of Japanese and develops a foundation

of literacy. No prerequisites. This is the first half of a year-long

course whose first semester grade is normally a temporary one.

Neither semester may be elected independently without special

written permission. The final grade submitted at the end of the

course work in JAPN 0200 covers the entire year and is recorded

as the final grade for both semesters. The East Asian Studies

department wishes to provide language instruction to all

interested students. If you are unable to register for this course

due to enrollment limits but are dedicated to learning Japanese,

please contact the instructor via email.

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JAPN 0100 (S02) Basic Japanese

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Yamashita, Kikuko S02 14101

Introduction to Japanese language. Emphasizes the attainment

of good spoken control of Japanese and develops a foundation

of literacy. No prerequisites. This is the first half of a year-long

course whose first semester grade is normally a temporary one.

Neither semester may be elected independently without special

written permission. The final grade submitted at the end of the

course work in JAPN 0200 covers the entire year and is recorded

as the final grade for both semesters. The East Asian Studies

department wishes to provide language instruction to all

interested students. If you are unable to register for this course

due to enrollment limits but are dedicated to learning Japanese,

please contact the instructor via email.

JAPN 0100 (S03) Basic Japanese

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Yamashita, Kikuko S03 14102

Introduction to Japanese language. Emphasizes the attainment

of good spoken control of Japanese and develops a foundation

of literacy. No prerequisites. This is the first half of a year-long

course whose first semester grade is normally a temporary one.

Neither semester may be elected independently without special

written permission. The final grade submitted at the end of the

course work in JAPN 0200 covers the entire year and is recorded

as the final grade for both semesters. The East Asian Studies

department wishes to provide language instruction to all

interested students. If you are unable to register for this course

due to enrollment limits but are dedicated to learning Japanese,

please contact the instructor via email.

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*JUDS 0050A (S01)

Believers, Agnostics,

and Atheists in

Contemporary Fiction

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Jacobson, David S01 15619

Contemporary society is divided over issues of religious faith. In

recent decades there has been a resurgence of religious faith,

while at the same time many have been skeptical and even

hostile to religious belief and practice. Others are just not sure

what to believe. In this seminar, we will read and discuss

contemporary short stories that explore the ways that these

ongoing differences over spiritual matters affect people. These

works portray a variety of human situations: the affirmation and

rejection of religious faith, confusion over the existence and

nature of God, and positive and negative views of religious

institutions and the clergy who lead them. Writers of both

Christian and Jewish background will be studied. Enrollment

limited to 20 first year students. FYS

JUDS 1712 (S01)

History of Zionism and

the Birth of the State of

Israel

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Mandel, Maud S01 15798

Examines the history of the Zionist movement within the

context of the history of European nationalism and as one of

numerous Jewish political responses to rising antisemitism.

Explores the ideological and political foundations of the Zionist

movement until Israel's establishment as well as broader

concerns of Jewish politics in the late 19th and early 20th

centuries.

MCM 0110 (S01)

Introduction to Modern

Culture and Media

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Joyrich, Lynne S01 15900

An introduction to critical theory, cultural studies, and media

analysis that addresses print, photography, film, television, and

digital media. We will examine these media in relationship to

influential theoretical approaches such as structuralism and post-

structuralism, ideological analysis and psychoanalysis, feminist

and queer theory, critical race theory and theories of post-

colonialism and globality, and media and technology studies.

LILE

MGRK 0100 (S01)

Introduction to Modern

Greek

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310)

Amanatidou,

Elissavet S01 15371

Designed for students with little or no prior knowledge of

Modern Greek. The aim is to introduce students to basic

linguistic structures and develop the ability to comprehend and

produce text, as well as to speak and understand speech, in a

variety of contexts and registers. The course objectives are to

enable students to perform a range of tasks, master a minimum

core vocabulary and acquire knowledge and understanding of

various forms of Greek culture.

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MUSC 0400 (S01)

Introduction to Music

Theory

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) McGarrell, Matthew S01 15358

An introduction to musical terms, elements, and techniques,

including notation, intervals, scales and modes, triads and

seventh chords, modulation, melody writing and harmonization,

analysis, and composition. Ear-training and sight-singing are

included. For students with some musical training. Enrollment

limited to 40.

NEUR 0010 (S01)

The Brain: An

Introduction to

Neuroscience

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Stein, John S01 15679

Introduction to the mammalian nervous system with emphasis

on the structure and function of the human brain. Topics include

the function of nerve cells, sensory systems, control of

movement and speech, learning and memory, emotion, and

diseases of the brain. No prerequisites, but knowledge of

biology and chemistry at the high school level is assumed.

*PHIL 0200E (S01) Global Justice

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Estlund, David S01 15251

In this course we will study contemporary treatments of issues

including the following: Is patriotism a morally respectable

stance? Is war ever morally permitted? What are the moral rules

of conduct within a war? Are soldiers permissibly targeted in a

way that others are not? How should obligations to remediate

global climate change be distributed across developed nations

(who have disproportionately contributed to the problem) and

developing nations (given that economic development tends to

produce pollution)? There will be short reading reports and two

papers. Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS WRIT

POBS 0110 (S01) Intensive Portuguese

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Sobral, Patricia S01 15672

A highly intensive course for students with little or no

preparation in the language. Stresses the fundamental language

skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Aspects

of Portuguese and Brazilian culture are also presented. Uses a

situational/natural approach that emphasizes communication in

Portuguese from the very first class. A two-semester sequence

in one semester with ten contact hours each week. Carries

double credit and covers the equivalent of two semesters. This

course should be chosen, in the fall, by students beginning the

study of Portuguese as sophomores who would like to

participate in the Brown-in-Brazil Program as juniors. Offered

every semester.

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*POBS 0810 (S01)

Belonging and

Displacement: Cross-

Cultural Identities

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Sobral, Patricia S01 15676

Focuses on the representation of immigrants, migrants and

other "border crossers" in contemporary literature from Brazil

and other countries. How do people respond to the loss of home

and the shift to a new culture? Is "going home" possible? How

do individuals deal with their dual or triple identities? Pion,

Lispector, Scliar, Rushdie, Salih, Cristina Garcia, V. S. Naipaul and

others. Conducted in English. Enrollment limited to 20 first year

students. FYS WRIT

*POBS 0910 (S01)

On the Dawn of

Modernity

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Almeida, Onesimo S01 15684

We will analyze how a new mindset that would later be called

modernity slowly emerged from the medieval world and how

the trials and errors of the 15th and 16th century navigators

helped shape that transformation. The seminar is

interdisciplinary insofar as the readings will include

developments in astronomy, geography, shipbuilding,

mathematics, philosophy, as well as what could be called early

anthropology, as stepping stones to the first scientific

revolution. Conducted in English. Enrollment limited to: 20.

Reserved for First Year students. FYS LILE WRIT

*POLS 0820B (S01)

The Politics of

Leadership

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Cobb, Roger S01 14432

Many people are placed in leadership positions but most never

become real leaders. What separates leaders and non-leaders?

What are the characteristics of a real leader? The course will

focus on American politics and investigate two institutional

arenas: the presidency and congress. Several case studies will be

investigated where people use different skills to perform

leaderhsip roles. Among the factors to be considered are;

personal qualities, prior preparation, selection of a challenge

and the use of rhetorical skills. Enrollment limited to 20 first

year students. FYS

PRSN 0100 (S01) Basic Persian

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Anvar, Iraj S01 14123

Fast-paced course for beginners. Course stresses acquisition of

Persian alphabet and basic grammatical patterns, beginning

levels of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Strong

emphasis on the links between language and culture.

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RELS 0055 (S01)

Modern Problems of

Belief

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Cladis, Mark S01 14141

Some say it is impossible to be both a modern person and a

religious person. What are the assumptions behind this claim?

And what is it about the modern (or postmodern) era that,

according to some, has made religion difficult to believe in?

These questions will be discussed as we explore the ways

religion has been understood in Western culture from the

Enlightenment to the present. We will read such influential

thinkers as Hume, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche,

Freud, Durkheim, Buber, and Woody Allen. Each figure has left a

decisive mark on the way we think about religion.

*RELS 0090F (S02)

Friendship in the

Ancient World

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Olyan, Saul S02 1633

How have ancient societies understood friendship, and how do

ancient ideas about friendship differ from or resemble those of

contemporary Westerners? This seminar, a comparative

investigation of the ways in which friendship has been

represented in the Hebrew Bible, Mesopotamian literature, and

Greco-Roman texts, will addresses these and other questions

through study of materials such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, the

Iliad, the Book of Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel (on Jonathan and David),

the Wisdom of Ben Sira (Sirach), and Aristotles Nicomachean

Ethics. Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS

RUSS 0100 (S01) Introductory Russian

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Debenedette, Lynne S01 15348

Introduction to Russian language and culture. Oral and written

communication in Russian; emphasis on the literary and

everyday culture of Russia and the former U.S.S.R., including the

changes that have reshaped everyday life for citizens of Russia.

Five meetings per week, plus use of audio, video, and web

materials. Enrollment limited to 18.

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*RUSS 0320C (S01)

Demons and Angels in

Russian Literature

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Oklot, Michal S01 15663

The literary images of fallen angels, as well as various poetic

demonologies in Russian literature extend from the medieval

apocrypha, up to famous works of the twentieth-century

literature, like, for example, Bulgakov's Master and Margarita or

Dostoevsky's Demons. Although, the Russian literary angels are

in many respects related to their Western counterparts, the

apocalyptic character of Russian spiritual culture makes them in

many respects unique. Examining these images, the course

addresses the important questions concerning the human

condition in general. Angels as one critic said, "represent

something that was ours and that we have the potential to

become again"; their essence is otherness. Consequently, their

literary representations explore the possibilities of human

existence as well as its central paradigms like, love, rebirth,

mortality, or 'fallenness.' The course will analyze the images of

angels and fallen angels (devils) in the works of the nineteenth

and the twentieth-century Russian prose, visual art, and film -

from romanticism to 'postmodernism' - in the context of the

world literature and culture. Authors to be studied: Byron,

Lermontov, Balzac, Dostoevskii, Sologub, Bulgakov, Nabokov,

Erofeev. We will also discuss films by Tarkovskii and Wenders,

Russian icons, and paintings by Vrubel. In English. Enrollment

limited to 20 first year students. DVPS FYS LILE

*RUSS 0320E (S01)

Crime and Punishment

through Literature

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Golstein, Vladimir S01 15344

The seminar will explore how texts of different epochs and

cultures, ranging from Ancient to Modern and from drama to

poem, novel, and film treat the issues of transgression,

punishment, justice, and forgiveness. We will examine each text

both in terms of its artistic merit and its place within its cultural

and historical milieu. Enrollment limited to 20 first-year

students. FYS WRIT

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SANS 0100 (S01) Elementary Sanskrit I

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Buchta, David S01 15374

This course introduces Sanskrit to students who have no prior

knowledge of any language other than English. Students quickly

learn to read the Devan script and study the basics of the sound-

system of Sanskrit. The course rapidly surveys the basics of

Sanskrit grammar while using adaptations of classical Indian

myths and stories as reading exercises.

SOC 0020 (S01)

Perspectives on Social

Interaction: An

Introduction to Social

Psychology

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Elliott, Gregory S01 14351

An introduction to the discipline of sociology examining the

individual in social situations. Explores the social development of

the person, the development of interpersonal relationships, and

the problems of integrating the individual and social system. For

each area, the personal and situational factors that bear upon

the issue are investigated. The objective is to deepen

understanding of the behavior of people in a social context.

WRIT

TAPS 0310 (S01)

Beginning Modern

Dance

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Strandberg, Julie S01 14827

Introduction to the art of movement. Focuses on building a

common vocabulary based on ballet, vernacular forms,

improvisation, Laban movement analysis, American modern

dance, and the body therapies. Individual work is explored. One

and one-half hours of class, four days a week. Enrollment

limited to 40. S/NC.

TAPS 0320 (S01) Dance Composition

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310)

Bach-Coulibaly,

Michelle S01 14826

Focuses on building the individual's creative voice. A movement

vocabulary is developed from Western techniques (ballet,

American modern dance, Laban/Bartenieff movement analysis,

vernacular forms, space-harmony/movement physics, and the

body therapies) along with group improvisations and

collaboration with artists in other disciplines. Enrollment limited

to 40. S/NC.

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TAPS 1270 (S01)

Performances in the

Asias

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Lim, Eng S01 14865

Introduces the rich performance cultures of Asia with a

combination of national, comparative, circum-Pacific, and inter-

Asian perspectives. We will study several significant forms of

Asian theater, rituals and dance-drama, and historicize them

through a variety of encounters: traditional, (post-)colonial,

orientalist, and intercultural. How do differing approaches

reconfigure Western assumptions about otherness (alterity)?

How is an Asian imaginary in the West often tied to the "native,"

"non-Western," "primative," "exotic," and "queer"? We will

encounter Asian performance broadly defined in both national

and transnational contexts, such as the Asian diaspora, global

arts festivals, museums, and tourism. Not open to first year

students. WRIT

TAPS 1420 (S01)

Global Queer

Performance

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Lim, Eng S01 14870

What is queer performance from a global perspective? Within

the U.S., this might refer to theater, visual and sonic practices,

or styles of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender writ large. In

the world outside the U.S., such an identitarian narrative has

gained some traction through the discourse of global queering,

which renders an understanding of same-sex formations

through Pride Parades, pink-dollar tourism, gay marriage and

Western-LGBT cultures. There is, however, much debate as to

what queer means, and how it translates. This course uses queer

performance to consider how we might understand sexual

minorities in the U.S. and the world. Not open to first year

students. Enrollment limited to 20 students. WRIT

VISA 0120 (S01)

Foundation Media:

Sound and Image

2013-2014 - Fall

(201310) Osborn, Ed S01 15766

This foundation studio course focuses on the production and

theory of screen-based digital media artwork and introduces the

computer as a medium and a tool for art. The principles and

techniques web design, and sound and image production are

addressed in readings, screenings, and a number of specific

projects. During pre-registration, the course is open to Visual

Arts concentrators; all others may enroll with instructor

permission. After pre-registration ends, registration for all

students is by instructor permission only. Enrollment limited to

12.

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*AMST 0150K (S01)

Culture, Communities,

and Change

2013-2014 -

Spring (201320) Smulyan, Susan S01 25284

Studying varied organizations such as museums, community arts

groups, rock bands, and dance companies, this seminar works

on three levels. Students consider the role of cultural production

in local, national, and international economies and lives; think

about methods for studying creative communities; and write the

"biographies" of Providence cultural organizations. Issues of

tourism, representation, hierarchy, urban space, and social

change as well as questions about who puts culture to work and

the role of cultural workers will be addressed. We will consider

public humanities, engaged scholarship and community

organizing as methods as we explore the Providence cultural

scene. Enrollment limited to 17 first year students. FYS WRIT

AMST 1010 (S01)

Introduction to

American Studies:

American Icons

2013-2014 -

Spring (201320) Guterl, Matthew S01 23658

Why do certain American photos, novels, and films become

'iconic?' What does the very word 'icon' mean? Studying a

collection of American images, texts, places, and practices, this

course investigates the key themes of American Studies. DVPS

LILE

BIOL 0320 (S01) Vertebrate Embryology

2013-2014 -

Spring (201320) Thompson, Marjorie S01 23680

This course is an introduction to the developmental anatomy of

vertebrate embryos, including humans, in an evolutionary

context, through lecture, discussion and microscope slide study.

We will examine gametogenesis through germ layers and their

organ system derivatives. An AP score of 4 or 5 or equivalent

international certification is required.

ENGL 0110 (S01)

Critical Reading and

Writing I: The Academic

Essay

2013-2014 -

Spring (201320) Stewart, Michael S01 24259

This course serves as an introduction to university-level writing.

Students produce and revise multiple drafts of essays, practice

essential skills of paragraph organization, and develop

techniques of critical analysis and research. Readings are drawn

from a wide range of texts in literature, the media, and

academic disciplines. Assignments move from personal response

papers to formal academic essays. Mandatory S/NC.

Spring 2014 Courses

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*HIST 0970S (S01)

Sport in American

History

2013-2014 -

Spring (201320) Chudacoff, Howard S01 23977

This course covers the relationship of sports to aspects of

American culture since 1900. Topics include gender, race,

amateurism, professionalism, intercollegiate athletics, and

sports heroes. Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS

M

PHP 0310 (S01)

Health Care in the

United States

2013-2014 -

Spring (201320) Wilson, Ira S01 24780

Introduction to the health care delivery system. An overview of

the U.S. health care financing, delivery and regulatory system.

Considers the interaction between paying for and providing and

assuring the quality of health services; changes in one

component of the system inevitably affect the others. Addresses

the balance between employer funded health insurance,

publicly funded health insurance and the consequences of not

being insured. Seven discussion sections arranged during the

semester. Open to undergraduates only.

*RELS 0090H (S01)

The Bible and Social

Media

2013-2014 -

Spring (201320) Denzey, Nicola S01 25216

The success of the Protestant Reformation has been linked to

the invention of the printing press. The Bible's translation into

vernacular languages and its mass production meant that for the

first time, people could read and interpret the scriptures outside

the Church. Now, the internet and social media such as

Facebook and Twitter give people a new way to access,

interpret, and use the Bible at home. This course will examine

the Bible's use within social media in American culture. We'll

look at tweeting the Bible, blogging, podcasting, and the

popularity of Bible memes through sites like tumblr and reddit.

Enrollment limited to 20 first year students. FYS