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a historical document as well as use it to tell the stories of the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