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2009 Course Catalog
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Literature and Film (EL904-3A)
Program: Pre-College
In this course we'll consider a series of thematically related books and movies, and carefully examine how structural elements -- from syntax to editing -- function to create works... (more »)
Culture and Human Behavior (AN901-3A )
Program: Pre-College
This course is an introduction to the theories and concepts as well as the research methods employed by anthropologists. The primary goal will be to challenge our assumptions about... (more »)
Survey of Art History: Italian Renaissance to Present (HA900-3A)
Program: Pre-College
The course introduces major movements in Western art from around 1400 to the present. A brief overview of the techniques of visual analysis will be followed with a period by period... (more »)
An Introduction to Ancient Egypt (EG906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The civilization of ancient Egypt has provided us with some of the most renowned and enduring cultural treasures including the pyramids of Giza and the tombs in the Valley of the... (more »)
Leadership and Conflict Resolution (SO904-2EL)
Program: Leadership Institute
Conflict is ubiquitous. We encounter it in our daily lives with friends, family-members, and colleagues; in our communities between different interest or identity groups; and... (more »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sport and Society (SO903-1C)
Program: Pre-College
Participants in sports, athletes and fans alike, are more than just players in an American past time or a competition. Rather, they are part of a powerful social vehicle that... (more »)
Women and Leadership (SO906-2FL)
Program: Leadership Institute
Despite a hundred years of political and social gains, women in the 21st century still face unique challenges to becoming effective leaders. In this course, students will explore... (more »)
To Be Human: Minds, Robots, Clones and Zombies (PL905-2A)
Program: Pre-College
What it is that makes us characteristically human has been a crucial question for a long time. In ancient Greece, 'featherless biped' was tried out as a definition, but a plucked... (more »)
Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphics (EG907-2A)
Program: Pre-College
The hieroglyphic writing system of Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest writing systems in the world. Decoding its meanings has allowed us to understand the culture, religion,... (more »)
A Checkered Past: The United States and the Third World (HIST 0720)
Program: Summer Session Credit
An indelible post-9/11 image was that of international headlines proclaiming "We are All Americans Now". However, not everyone shared that sentiment, prompting many Americans to... (more »)
City /Spaces: An Introduction to Psychogeography (LITR 0310B)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Psychogeography is an artistic discipline concerned with the subconscious ways in which we respond to and interact with the physical environment of the city. This course will focus... (more »)
Leadership and the Civil Rights Movement: A Case Study in Social Activism (SO910-2EL)
Program: Leadership Institute
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s put young people in a uniquely powerful position to become activists for political and social change. Through effective leadership... (more »)
From I Love Lucy to Lost: Television and American Culture (AC902-3A)
Program: Pre-College
In this course, we will study how television reflects and shapes American culture, from its beginnings as focal point of family life in the suburban 1950s to its current status... (more »)
Modern Art (HA901-1D)
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore the major artistic movements of the twentieth century. From Picasso's Cubism to Warhol's Pop, we will consider a wide range of artistic styles and media.... (more »)
Global Development (AN905-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Addressing global issues like poverty, hunger, and disease often seems overwhelming. Long-established institutions like governments, the United Nations, and the World Bank, have... (more »)
The Art of the Film (MS900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
In "The Art of the Film" we will examine the dramatic and psychological effects of the techniques used in filmmaking and television, and some of the central developments in film's... (more »)
History in Fact, History in Film: WWII-1980 (HI903-3A)
Program: Pre-College
How did the Cold War shape American culture and politics? Who gets to tell the story of Vietnam? Was racism just a Southern problem? Did sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll ruin the... (more »)
Ancient Egyptian Religion and Magic (EG902-2C)
Program: Pre-College
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of ancient Egyptian religion and magic. We will carefully investigate the Egyptian pantheon as well as the cosmology, cosmogony,... (more »)
Word Etymologies: The Greek and Latin Roots of English (CL903-2A)
Program: Pre-College
Over 60 percent of English words derive from Greek or Latin, and in fields such as science and technology, over 90 percent. This course is designed to increase English vocabulary... (more »)
Medicine and Society (AN906-2C)
Program: Pre-College
This course challenges students to explore the relationships between medicine and its social, cultural, and political dimensions. Students will be introduced to the ideas and... (more »)
Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll?: Understanding the 1960s (HI915-2B)
Program: Pre-College
The 1960s was a watershed decade in modern American history. The United States that emerged in its aftermath was very different from the United States that existed before it. The... (more »)
Classic Fairy Tales Reconsidered (EL901-2A)
Program: Pre-College
Originally, fairy tales were not intended for children but throughout much of their history were told among adult audiences for entertainment and instruction. During Romanticism,... (more »)
American Consumer Culture, 1870-present (AC907-2C)
Program: Pre-College
The modern era in the United States has long been described by both critics and adherents as a “culture of consumption.” Beginning with the advent of mass production,... (more »)
The Human Body: Anthropological and Archaeological Perspectives (AN904-2C)
Program: Pre-College
Henna art. Bleached skin. Foot binding. Medical tattooing. Each of these bodily practices represents a socially-constructed understanding of how the human body is treated and experienced... (more »)
Architecture and the Cityscape (HA902-1C)
Program: Pre-College
Do you ever wish you could go back in time? We will rattle a few ghosts of the past when we explore the architectural legacy of a city with a rich and complicated history that... (more »)
Snapshots and Snap Judgments: A History of Photographic Portraiture (HA903-2A)
Program: Pre-College
What does your Facebook picture say about you? We are bombarded by portraits on-line and in magazines, keep them to remember loved ones, and are required to carry them for identification,... (more »)
Work in the Global Economy (SO908-2A)
Program: Pre-College
How does manufacturing in China affect jobs in the U.S.? Why do Filipino women represent the largest share of domestic workers in Japan? How does the widespread migration of young... (more »)
Introduction to Surrealism (EL917-2A)
Program: Pre-College
Can you write a poem or piece of prose without carefully choosing your words, without ordering them in a coherent fashion? Would you consider the flea market to be a site of inspiration... (more »)
The History of Sexuality (EL928-2C)
Program: Pre-College
In high school, “History” and “Sexuality” probably are not taught together. In this course, students will learn that these two subjects are so connected... (more »)
A-Bombs, Milkshakes and Love-Ins: Decades of Change in America, 1940-1970 (HI918-3A)
Program: Pre-College
What do nuclear weapons have to do with the nuclear family? How does Playboy magazine connect with women's liberation? How does Nagasaki relate to Vietnam? What does FDR have to... (more »)
Sexuality in American History, 1880-1980 (AMCV 0190E)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course focuses on popular struggles over sexuality in the United States from 1880-1980. We will study how sexual values have been constructed and have changed over time. Topics... (more »)