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New Courses 2003-2004

American Studies 115 Introduction to American Studies: "Placing" Identities: Place, Politics and Culture in Contemporary America This course will examine the different spaces that inform the production of U.S. identities. We will think about the ways the construction of neighborhoods (urban or suburban) affects our sense of place, ethnicity, and community; we'll consider the impact that border geographies, whether physical or cultural, have on national imaginings; we shall look at contemporary cultural expressions of small town vs. big city life and consider what they feature as particular and unique about Americanness. 6 credits, ND, RAD, Winter, A. Estill, R. Keiser

American Studies 127 Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Studies This course will survey the field of Latino/a Studies, juxtaposing it to Chicano, Caribbean and Latin American Studies in order to trace the historical, methodological, and paradigmatic conflicts that led to its institutionalization. How does the lens of U.S. Latino/a Studies help us to examine heterogeneous and changing Latino communities? How are the "Latin Boom" of the entertainment industry and the recent demographic shift that places Latinos as the "majority minority" related? A selection of texts from a variety of disciplines (including history, the social sciences, literature, music, and the visual arts) will inform our discussions. 6 credits, ND, RAD, Fall, A. Estill

American Studies 396 The Sublime in America Through the lens of late-18th century European aesthetic ideas (particularly "the Sublime"), we will examine American literature, art history, cultural and intellectual history and explore the development of American national identity and American exceptionalism in the early national period and the early 19th century. Writers Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman, and painters Cole, Church, Bierstadt, Heade, and Lane will be included; major themes will be attitudes toward American landscape, American character, and concepts of American nationhood and its destiny in the pre-Civil War period. 6 credits, ND, Fall, E. McKinsey

Art History 182 History of South Asian Art This class will explore the history of South Asian art (a region which includes the modern nations of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh) from the Indus Valley Civilization (c. 2500 BCE) to the present day. Defining art broadly, the class will examine the development of South Asian visual culture from social, political and cultural as well as stylistic angles by focusing on particular issues and sites for in-depth analysis. 6 credits, AL, Winter, Staff

Art History 241 Romanticism During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries many artists departed from the neo-classical style rooted in the Enlightenment ideals of rationality and harmony. In stark contrast Romantic artists pursued the limits of human reason, imagination and emotion, eagerly embracing subject matter they found mysterious, illogical or sublime. This course will explore art and architecture of the Romantic era from across Europe and the United States, covering figures such as Blake, Cole, Delacroix, Friedrich, Gricault and Turner. 6 credits, AL, Winter, B. Jarman

Art History 285 Topics: Contemporary Exhibition This course will consider the temporary contemporary art exhibition at three levels (1) the individual works of art, (2) the works of art in relation to each other and the physical space, and, (3) the ideas and suppositions reflected in the selection and presentation of work and the overall curatorial statement. We will begin with general readings on museums and exhibition and then focus on reading the exhibition in practice, analyzing two current exhibitions at the Walker Art Center. This course will have numerous field trips to the museum. Prerequisite: Any one term of art history. 6 credits, AL, Fall, K. Ford

Art History 285 Topics: Building an Art Museum: The Carleton Art Project in Context Carleton College is building an art museum, slated to open Fall 2005. This course opens a window onto the design process and connects the Carleton facility to institutional and architectural histories. The art museum today is a complex hybrid. It is simultaneously a glorified closet for cultural treasures, an educational venue, and a temple to aesthetics. This course will review recent critiques of the museum as institution and ponder its relevance to a liberal arts college museum. It will also engage with architectural history by studying important recent museum buildings. Students will contribute modestly to the Art Museum design under development by meeting with the architects. Instructor's permission required. 6 credits, AL, Fall, L. Bradley

Studio Art 152 Post-medium Studio The objective of this course is to introduce students to artistic practices beyond the traditional media of fine art practice. They will be exposed to alternative methodologies, such as research-based, site and debate-specific practice, and 'new media,' including performance, net art, installation, and time-based work. Students will not be in any way limited in their incorporation of conventional media but will be encouraged to consider multiple models of 'making work.' Course requirements include three presentations: two critiques of original work and an artist's talk. 6 credits, AL, Spring, K. Ford

Studio Art 278 Paper Arts: Bookbinding This class will introduce students to the principal aspects of hand papermaking and bookbinding. Work in the first five weeks will include processing raw fiber and recycled materials, dyeing and pigmenting pulp, exploring Eastern and Western sheet formation styles, and examining various drying and finishing techniques. An emphasis will be placed on creating papers appropriate for book arts. A variety of binding structures will be explored in the second half of the course, including single- and multiple-section bindings, concertina styles, coptic and long stitch structures, and contemporary hybrid approaches. Throughout the course, the history of paper and books will be discussed. Prerequisites: Studio Art 110 or 113. 6 credits, AL, Spring, J. Rathermal

Biology 125 Genes, Evolution, and Development Will emphasize the role of genetic information in biological systems. Under this theme, we will cover subjects from the molecular to the population levels of organization. Topics will include the nature of inheritance and life cycles, structure/function of DNA, gene expression and regulation, and the changing genetic makeup of species as they evolve.

In fall term, Biology 125 is offered "with problem solving." There will be additional class meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays for problem solving and review. This offering is appropriate for students who (1) have not taken AP, IB, or Honors Biology, (2) do not feel confident in their high school prepration for college biology, or (3) do not have a strong chemistry background from either high school or college. 6 credits, MS, Fall, Winter, S. Singer, D. Walser-Kuntz, M. McKone, S. Zweifel

Biology 126 Cellular Energetics, Metabolism, and Ecology Follows the pathways through which energy and matter are acquired, stored, and utilized within cells, organisms, and ecosystems. Again, the focus moves among the different levels of organization from protein function to nutrient movement through ecosystems. Prerequisite: Biology 125 6 credits, MS, Winter, Spring, J. Tymoczko, M. Rand, F. Jaramillo, P. Camill

Biology 160 Agroecology Cross-listed with ENTS 160. This course will replace Sustainable Agriculture, BIOL/ENTS 295 An investigation of the biological properties of agricultural ecosystems. In addition to examining the basis of food production, the effects of agricultural practices on the environment will be explored. Issues addressed could include: herbicide and pesticide use and misuse, implications of biotechnology, conservation of genetic diversity, organic farming, effects of farming on global health. Does not count towards the Biology major. 6 credits, MS, Fall, D. Hougen-Eitzman

Biology 211 Plant Taxonomy and Pollination Ecology This class has two goals. The first is to learn the identification and systematics of local plant species. There will be coverage of techniques for field collection, use of taxonomic keys and preservation of museum-quality specimens. The second goal is to take an investigative approach to major questions in the reproduction ecology of several local fall-blooming species. We will learn both lab and field techniques used by pollination biologists. During the first half of the term, there will be frequent field trips to the Arb, McKnight Prairie, and other local natural areas. Prerequisite: Biology 124. 6 credits, MS, Fall and alternate years. M. McKone

Biology 221/222 Ecosystem Ecology/Lab Cross-listed with ENTS 222 & HIST 221. Renumber from Biol 356/357

Biology 270/271, Animal Physiology/Lab Renumber from Biol 330/331.

Biology 258 Ecosystem Management Cross-listed with ENTS 257. In recent years, promoting ecosystem based approaches to resource management have become a central concern for policy makers, scientists, governmental and nongovernmental organizations. This course provides an advanced introduction to ecosystem management. It will focus on principles, tools, and techniques of ecosystem management, discusses examples of its implementation, and provides hands on approach for understanding how computers are used to integrate the social, economic, and ecological aspects of ecosystem management. 6 credits, MS, Winter, T. Nega

Biology 278 Introduction to Biochemistry This course focuses on biochemical aspects of energy and information metabolism. Questions such as the following are addressed: What defines a good fuel? How are metabolic pathways constructed and made to occur at rates sufficient to support life? Interwoven throughout the discussion of energy will be consideration of information processing. How do molecules recognize one another? How is the complex metabolic web of the cell regulated? How does this regulation change in response to signals such as hormones or environmental conditions, and to conditions such as exercise, starvation, alcohol consumption or disease states? Prerequisites: BIOL 125 and 126, CHEM 123 or 128. 6 credits, MS, Spring, J. Tymoczko

Biology 376 Seminar: Animal Behavior in the Gal‡pagos We will explore topics in animal behavior that specifically relate to some of the unusual as well as the usual behavioral patterns exhibited by animals in the Gal‡pagos Islands. One of the goals of this course is to attempt to design procedures for behavioral observation under less than optimal conditions. Wildlife conservation issues will not allow us to manipulate animals and will place serious time constraints on our observations. The challenge will be to design studies using comparative observations while minimizing the disturbance to the wildlife. Prerequisites: BIOL 123 and 124, permission of the instructor. 6 credits, MS, Fall, M. Rand

Biology 377 Animal Behavior in the Gal‡pagos The Gal‡pagos Islands are one of the few places on earth where large animals (especially birds) do not possess an innate fear of humans. This unusual behavioral pattern coupled with the amazing abundance of the island fauna, creates an extremely unique opportunity to observe, characterize, and measure animal behavior under natural conditions. This two-week course includes a visit to the Gal‡pagos Islands and a short trip to the Ecuadorian Rainforest in December. Regular meetings during the term will be used to present oral and written reports based on our observations I the field. Prerequisites: Biology 357, permission of the instructor. 6 credits, MS, Winter, M. Rand

Chemistry 115 Chemistry in Context This course explores concepts in chemistry within the context of current social issues. Chemical concepts are introduced on a need-to-know basis to explain the science behind contemporary issues such as global warming, energy policy, nutrition, and drug design. The political, social, and ethical dimensions of these topics are also considered. This course is primarily intended for students not majoring in the sciences. Students who have taken Chemistry 113, 122, 123, or 128 may not register for Chemistry 115. 6 credits, MS, Fall S. Drew

Chemistry 122 An Introduction to Chemistry Introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry to prepare students to enter subsequent chemistry courses (Chemistry 123 or 128). Atoms and molecules, stoichiometry, gases, intermolecular forces, and some thermochemistry will be covered in the context of several real-world issues: global warming and dietary fats. Active learning will occur through discovery-based processes, small group work, discussion, demonstrations, short laboratory experiments, and a weekly required discussion section. This course assumes competence with simple algebra, but no prior chemistry experience. Placement into Chemistry 122 or 123/128 will be determined by the Chemistry Placement Evaluation on the Chemistry Home Page. 6 credits, MS, Fall, T. Ferrett

Chemistry 368 Topics in Biophysical Chemistry This discussion-based seminar will center on the exciting interface of biology and physical chemistry. The focus will be on in-depth work in several biological areas, including protein folding, large molecular properties, and membranes. Emphasis will be on the physical techniques, spectroscopies, and theory (mass spectroscopy, NMR, ESR, thermodynamics, for example) and how they serve to deepen understanding of a few select biological processes. Most readings will be from the original literature, with some textual references. Learning will be approached through class discussion, student presentations, and instructor lectures. Prerequisites: CHEM 343 or 344. 6 credits, MS, Spring, T. Ferrett

Chinese 354 Reading Chinese Theatre This course will introduce students to Chinese classical, modern, and contemporary theatrical texts in the original language. While major traditional forms of Chinese theatre will be introduced and studied in the course, plays by modern and contemporary Chinese authors such as Lao She, Cao Yu, Hu Shi, Gao Xingjian and so on will be examined with special attention to their transformative engagements with the traditional theatres of their cultural origins and the cultural forces of the West. Visual aids such as films and slides are also used in the course. 6 credits, AL, Spring, P. Fu

Classics 225 The Greek Mind A lecture course, surveying ancient Greek thought based on readings in English translation from great texts of ancient Greek epic, tragedy, philosophy, and history: Homer's Iliad; Aeschylus' Oresteia and Sophocles' Oedipus the King; Aristotle's Poetics and Nicomachean Ethics; the philosophers Heraclitus, Parmenides, Melissus, Zeno, Anaxagoras, Leucippus, Democritus; the Sophists; Plato's Republic, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo; the historians Herodotus and Thucydides. 6 credits, HU, Fall, J. Peradotto

Computer Science 107 Explorations in Computer Science An introduction to computer science through examining the important ideas in the field. Networking, databases, algorithms, computer organization and other core topics in computer science will be examined. This course is designed for students that have never taken a computer science course. Students who have taken Computer Science 127 may not enroll in Computer Science 107. 6 credits, MS, Fall, Spring, D. Musicant, A. Dalal

Computer Science 117 Introduction to Computer Science This course introduces the fundamentals of computer science through problem solving. Students will learn the Java programming language by writing programs to complete familiar tasks, such as sorting a deck of cards. The design and implementation of more extensive projects will introduce students to computer science topics such as data representation, graphics, recursion, comparison of algorithms, and object-oriented design. No previous experience in programming is expected. This is the first required course in the computer science major. 6 credits, MS, Fall, Winter, Spring, Staff

Computer Science 347 Database Systems Construction, theory, and use of database management systems. File organization, indexing, sorting techniques, query evaluation, query optimization. Relational algebra, normal forms, and SQL. Prerequisite: CS 127. 6 credits, MS, Fall, D. Musicant

Computer Science 395 Compiler Design This course introduces the theory, design, and implementation of compilers and interpreters. Topics include lexical analysis, parsing, code generation, optimization, and compiler writing tools. Students will write their own compilers. Prerequisite: CS 237. 6 credits, MS, Winter, J. Ondich

Dance 107, Ballet I Fall, Winter, Spring, 1 credit, ND, Staff

Dance 148 Modern Dance I, Technique & Theory Fall, Winter, Spring, 1 credit, ND, Staff

Dance 185 Improvisation: A Choreographer's Tool Participants will investigate improvisational movement structures as a tool to clarify choreographic intentions. Suited to all levels of experience, students will be guided through daily movement studies. The discussion and critique of these studies will lead to an end of term improvisational composition. Improvisation is not merely a technique for developing new material, but can be spontaneous expression in a finished performance. Philosophical readings on the art of improvisation will accompany studio work. 6 credits, AL, Winter, J. Shockley

Economics 221 Cambridge Program: Contemporary British Economy This course studies the theoretical and policy debates in Britain from the 1930s to the present and the development of the structure of the British economy and institutions during that period. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111.6 credits, SS, Summer 2003 Non-Carleton faculty

Economics 222 Cambridge Program: The Industrial Revolution in Britain This course studies the development ofthe British economy during the Industrial Revolution, with special attention paid to the role of agriculture, foreign trade, capital accumulation, population growth, and technological innovation. A week-long trip to sites of the Industrial Revolution and excursions to other locations of historical significance are an important aspect of this course. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111. 3 credits, SS, Summer, M. Hemesath

Economics 223 Cambridge Program: Seminar on the Life of J.M. Keynes This seminar will examine the life and ideas of John Maynard Keynes, and the intellectual milieu in which he lived and worked in Britain during the first half of this century. This course will emphasize student-led discussions. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111. 4 credits, S/CR/NC, SS, Summer 2003 M. Hemesath

Economics 224 Cambridge Program: Economics of Multinational Corporations This course studies the economic issues surrounding multinational corporations, including why firms go abroad, the impact of direct foreign investment on the recipient, and the changing role for foreign investment over time. The course will include a number of field trips to multinational corporations in Britain. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111. 3 credits, SS, Summer 2003, M. Hemesath

Economics 242 Economics of Agricultural and Food Policy The distributional and structural consequences of U.S. agricultural policy on consumers, farmers, and rural communities will be investigated. The course will also address the economics of food and agricultural policy in the areas of food labeling, biotechnology/Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's), food safety, and organic foods. In the process of understanding the economic impacts of these policies, their political economic origins will be discussed. Some attention will also be paid to the economics of and international conflicts arising from agricultural trade policy. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111. 6 credits, SS, Spring, W. Parker Wheatley

Economics 272 Organizations & Decisionmaking What explains the existing firms in the modern U.S. and multinational economy? Why do some firms vertically integrate, others sign long-term contracts, and yet others engage in arm's-length transactions? In this course we will survey the development of the modern firm since the 19th century and examine how economists have extended the neoclassical model to better describe the modern firm. Through historical and current business firm case discussions, the course will also introduce analytical frameworks that emphasize the role of organizational culture, decision-making characterized by `bounded rationality, and the importance of social structures and context to the organization of firms. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111 6, SS, Spring, T. Feldman

Economics 276 Money and Banking This course will examine the role of money and monetary institutions in determination of income, employment, prices in domestic and world economy. It will also examine the role of commercial banking and financial markets in a market based economy. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111. 6 credits, SS, Fall, Staff

Economics 277 Public Interest in Private Economic Behavior Why does the government approve some mergers and challenge others? Why does the government create barriers to entry in certain industries? What are the economic welfare impacts of these government interventions in the marketplace? This course provides an introduction to the public regulation of private economic activity. Economic arguments for regulation and antitrust legislation based on natural monopoly, information failure, and externalities will be discussed. Emphasis will be on current policy issues in antitrust and intellectual property. The course will use case discussions to link the theoretical frameworks to real world applications. Prerequisites: ECON 110 and 111. 6 credits, SS, Winter T. Feldman

Economics 395 Advanced Topics in Public Policy In this seminar modern theoretical and empirical techniques will be developed to get beyond the "it depends" answer. The focus will be on practical ways to build on existing research about a microeconomic public policy issue to improve our understanding of the factors that determine the desirability of that policy. Topics may include: the estimate of correct measures of consumer and producer surplus; the valuation of life and limb; policy evaluation under conditions of uncertainty; taxes and behavior; strategic interaction between firms and regulators; the impact of regulatory changes on economic behavior; and the creation, maintenance, and use of market power. Prerequisites: ECON 110, 111, 330, 331 and 332 (may be taken concurrently). 6 credits, SS, Fall, H. S. Bierman, S. Strand

Economics 395 Economics of Land, Water and the Environment This seminar examines a wide range of issues relating to the economics of natural resources, especially land and water, and how their use affects the environment. Issues include not only narrow economic allocation decisions and the policy implications, but also larger issues of property rights definition, contractual arrangement, public choice, and institutional development. New approaches in these areas have proven highly fruitful when applied to a variety of natural resources including water, farmlands, minerals, oil, timber, grazing land and wildlife. Prerequisite: ECON 110, 111, 330, 331 and 332 or concurrent enrollment in 332. 6 credits, SS, Fall, M. Kanazawa

Economics 395 Topics in Health Economics An economic analysis of the nature of demand for different types of health services, the supply of those services by different providers, the health care industry, market failures in providing health care, and alternative health care delivery systems. Prerequisites: ECON 110, 111, 330, 331, and 332 or concurrent enrollment in 332. 6 credits, SS, Spring, M. Hemesath

Education 264 Middle School and the Young Adolescent What is the nature of early adolescent development? What types of changes and stresses are involved as students transition from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school? How is a middle school different from a junior high?  What makes a successful middle school? And how does your own middle school or junior high experience measure up? To try to answer these questions we will read a current text, review primary literature, and spend time outside of class observing and interacting with students in a local middle school. 6 credits, SS, Winter, R. Lehman

Education 270 Brown vs. Board of Education: Decision and Legacy Cross-listed with AFAM 270. This interdisciplinary course focuses on the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 and how it has affected K-12 and higher education in the United States. Among the issues to be addressed are affirmative action, segregation-integration-resegregation, white flight, ethnic studies, contact theory, and stereotype threat. We will read a variety of scholars in relation to these topics including Thurgood Marshall, Kenneth Clark, Gordon Allport, Janet Schofield, David Kirp, Pedro Noguera, and Michelle Fine. 6 credits, SS, RAD, Spring, L. McCready

English 119 Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature We will begin by examining the forefathers and mothers of Latino/a literature: the nineteenth-century texts of exile, struggles for Latin American independence, and southwestern resistance and accommodation. The early 20th century offers new genres: immigrant novels and popular poetry that reveal the nascent Latino identities rooted in (or formed in opposition to) U.S. ethics and ideals. Finally we will read a sampling of the many excellent contemporary authors who are transforming the face of American literature. 6 credits, AL, Fall, A. Estill

English 209 The Country Wife: A Project Course Cross-listed with THEA 209. We will study William Wycherley's The Country Wife (1676) in its literary, theatrical, and historical contexts, with a view to staging a full-scale Carleton Players production in which students from the class will be actively involved (e.g. in acting, lighting, or dramaturgy, or in sound, set, or program design). In addition to studying the play itself we will attend to contemporary debates over the moral status of the theatre, and we will examine the social and theatrical history of the period, reading a number of other Restoration comedies, satires, and love lyrics. 6 credits, AL, Winter, R. Weiner, T. Raylor

English 238 African Literature in English Cross-listed with AFAM 238 We will read and discuss classic texts of African literary expression drawn from English-speaking Africa. Authors to be read include Chinua Achebe, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ayi Kwei Armah, Buchi Emecheta, Bessie Head, Ben Okri, Ngugiwa Thiong'o, and Wole Soyinka. 6 credits, AL, RAD, Fall, K. Owusu

English 275 Crafts of Writing: The Essay, From Imitation to Invention Practice in various styles and structures of expository and argumentation prose through imitation of models, ancient and modern, from Francis Bacon and Sir Thomas Browne through Twain and Orwell to Tom Wolfe and Molly Ivins. This course embodies the conviction that we learn to use language through imitation and fashion our own styles by response to the best we have read and heard. 6 credits, ND, Spring, R. Tisdale

English 301 Chaucer: The Courtly Chaucer None of the 493 documents in the Chaucer Life Records mention his poetry; most describe his activities as a courtier and royal administrator. This course seeks to reconcile this courtly Chaucer with his writing prior to the Canterbury Tales. As we read his early dream visions, we will immerse ourselves in the courtly cultures Chaucer learned by reading French and Italian works in translation, and by examining the art and manners of the English court. The final weeks will be spent reading his finished masterpiece, Troilus and Criseyde, sometimes called "the first novel in English." Group I. 6 credits, AL, Fall, G. Shuffelton

English 342 Contemporary Latino/a Poetry In-depth examination of the major Latino/a poets from the 1960s to the present, including Julia Alvarez, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Sandra Cisneros, Sandra Maria Esteves, Carolina Hospital, Tato Laviera, Pedro Pietri, Alberto Rios, and Gary Soto. We will examine the particular historical moments that enabled their voices to emerge and situate their styles and themes within the broader contexts of American literature and Latino studies. Group IV. 6 credits, AL, Spring, A. Estill

English 348 Women, Men and War Cross-listed with WGST 348 The literary response to World War I and World War II, in both poetry and fiction, tracks the oblique and invasive effects that endure beyond war's specific spatial and temporal confines to enter into the most intimate recesses of private and domestic life. Accordingly, this course will examine the psychic, domestic, and discursive battles engendered by war-its effects on gender relationships, on narrative theories and practices, on the idea of home, femininity and masculinity. Group IV. 6 credits, AL, RAD, Winter, C. Briganti

English 365 British Comedy A study of the elements of comedy--plot, character, dialogue, wit, and humor--in British comic plays, poems, novels, and films. Authors will include Shakespeare, Sheridan, Austen, Peacock, Wilde, and Stoppard. 6 credits, AL, Fall, C. Walker

English 395-01 Dissenting Americans: Literature Authority, and Social Change This course will examine the rich tradition of cultural critique that has helped to define the field of American literature. Authors to be read will likely include Henry David Thoreau, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Kate Chopin, Charles Chesnutt, John Steinbeck, Arthur Miller, Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Tony Kushner. Students are expected to be careful readers of criticism as well as literature, and will do a major research paper at the end of the course. 6 credits, AL, Fall, N. Cho

English 395-02 Moby-Dick and its Contexts We will read Melville's sublime and shaggy novel in conjunction with texts that convey the ideas in the water in 1850--race, labor, domesticity, patriarchy, democracy, scientific discourse, Biblical tradition and theology. Along the way we will consider shifts in U.S. literary culture as we chart a history of the book's popular and critical reception from 1850 to our era. 6 credits, AL, Winter, P. Balaam

English 395-03 Gender, Authorship, and Audience in the Long Eighteenth Century This seminar examines how male and female writers of the long eighteenth century defined themselves as authors, cultivated their readers, and responded--often acrimoniously--to one another. We will read drama, verse, fiction, autobiography, and reviews by men and women writers from roughly 1660 to 1765. In juxtaposing these works, we will consider how gender mediated authorial self-preservation, generic predilections, social and political commitments, and literary reception throughout this period. Authors will include Rochester, Behn, Wycherley, Pope, Finch, Swift, Montagu, Haywood, Richardson, Charke, and Boswell. 6 credits, AL, Winter, J. Leiman

ENTS 238 Physical And Cultural Environment Of New Zealand And Australia The geologic and natural history of the landscape will be explored by examining how New Zealand and Australia were settled by early and later settlers. Study will focus on how the physical landscape has been changed through agriculture and the importation of non-native species, as well as the unique social and political climates of two countries which share a history of colonization. The course will use readings, writing, meetings with visiting lectures, and visits to cultural centers. 6 credits, MS, S/CR/NC, Winter, G. Wagenbach

ENTS 370 Special Topics: Wilderness In this course we will discuss questions such as the following. What is wilderness? Why is it valuable? How valuable is it compared to other goods? What is the legal status of wilderness in America? What is the relation between wilderness areas, parks and other federally protected lands? What is the history of wilderness protections in America? Should we designate more wilderness area? If so why? 6 credits, ND, Fall, D. Jamieson

French 240 Sexuality and Sagacity Cross-listed with FRST 240. What is the relationship between sexuality and knowledge? We will address this question through novels, poetry, and plays of such writers as Ronsard, Baudelaire, Sade, Sartre, Duras and Beyala, as well as films of TŽchinŽ and Annaud. This course serves as an introduction to the study of French and Francophone literatures and aims to develop students' skills in analysis and discussion in French. 6 credits, AL, Fall, C. Yandell

French 395 Autobiographical Lenses: Self/Other/Culture Cross-listed with FRST 395. While "writing the self" may first appear to be a uniquely narcissistic enterprise, autobiography also reveals much about the culture from which it emerges. Readings may include Montaigne, Musset, Romain Gary, Annie Ernaux, HervŽ Guibert and Azouz Begag, as well as cultural and theoretical texts. Throughout the course, students will also engage in an autobiographical project of their own. 6 credits, AL, Fall, C. Yandell

Along with Geol 367 these courses will replace Geol 350 and 365.

Geology 366 Computational Earth History A seminar course dealing with Earth processes and events, with special treatment of the behavior of geological systems at many scales of observation, especially where they lend insight into Earth History. Specific subjects for seminars will draw from topical themes in the recent scientific literature. Laboratories will include computational and simulation techniques in Mathematica, such as cellular automata, Fourier analysis, return maps, etc.. We will experiment with time series of data, non-linear dynamic models, fractal patterns, and self-organized behavior of geological systems. Lab required. Students are invited to continue their explorations in GEOL 367. Prerequisites: Junior or senior level standing in the sciences and at least two 200-level geology courses. 3 credits, 5 weeks, MS, Winter, C. Cowan

Geology 367 Earth History Analysis This seminar course can be taken as a stand-alone course or as a continuation of GEOL 366 Computational Earth History. Like GEOL 366, we will investigate Earth processes and events, at many scales of observation, and across many subdisciplines in Geology. We will explore Earth History by using the scientific literature and computer simulation and experimentation. Mathematica will be the principal laboratory tool, and students will be encouraged to design their own quantitative investigations of geological phenomena. Seminars topics will draw from current themes and debates in the study of Earth History. Lab required. Prereqs: Junior or senior level standing in the sciences and at least two 200-level geology courses. Note: GEOL 366 is not required. 3 credits, 5 weeks, winter, MS, C Cowan

German 232 The Forest in German Literature and Culture Cross-listed with ENTS 232. We will examine stories, fairy tales, poetry, art, music, and other cultural documents to understand the forest as an important natural and symbolic phenomenon in the relationship of humans to nature in German-speaking societies. Over-arching themes include the rise of environmental sensibility, alienation through technology, and responses to environmental threats. Reading and discussion are in English. 6 credits, AL, Spring, J. Klassen

German 241 Marginal Voices in Contemporary German Literature This course focuses on the critical reading and discussion of short stories and poems by writers considered "marginal" in Germany. Much of the focus will be on writers who unofficially published their works (i.e., within the allowed limit of 100 private copies) in the former German Democratic Republic; and then we will look at reunified Germany and works by Turkish, Iraqi, Hungarian, Russian, and Afro-German writers. Supporting materials include visual art from the former GDR "underground," essays, and interviews. Readings and discussions are in English. 6 credits, AL, RAD, Winter, B. Norman

German 295 Berlin: The Metropolis and the Culture of Modernity After World War One, Berlin emerged in a place of a new consciousness and new rhythms of sensual and intellectual life and saw profound changes in the perception and representation of time and space. In theoretical essays, literature, art and film, Berlin will provide the starting point from which we will expand to study many facets of 20^th century modernity in terms of city life (leisure time, amusement parks), emerging media (photography and film), gendered notions of urban space, politics, and art. Reading and discussions are in English. 6 credits, AL, Spring, N. Krþmer

German 354 Studies in 20^th Century Prose and Poetry An examination of the modern novella and lyric, including works by such authors as Kafka, Brecht, Hesse, Rilke, George, Hofmannsthal, Mann, Fisch, Wolf, Bšll, Frischmuth, Kaschnitz and others, in their historical and cultural context. Prerequisite: German 204 or equivalent. 6 credits, AL, Winter, A. Ulmer

Greek 351 Aristophanes Intensive study of one or two plays in the original and of the remaining plays in translation. 6 credits, AL, Spring, C. Zimmerman

History 139 Foundations of Modern Europe A narrative and survey of the early modern period (fifteenth through eighteenth centuries). The course examines the Renaissance, Reformation, Contact with the Americas, the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. We compare the development of states and societies across Western Europe, with particularly close examination of the history of Spain. 6 credits, HU, Fall, S. Ottaway

History 169 Colonial Latin America 1492-1810 Crosslisted with LTAM 169. How did peoples from the Americas, the Iberian Peninsula, and Africa contribute to the creation of new colonial societies in Latin America and the Caribbean? The course examines the bewildering spectrum of indigenous societies Europeans and Africans encountered in the Americas, then turns to the introduction and proliferation of Hispanic institutions and culture, the development of mature colonial societies, and the increasing tensions and internal contradictions that plagued the region by the late eighteenth century. It asks how the colonized population managed to survive, adapt, and resist imperial pressures and examines the creation of new collective identities. 6 credits, HU, RAD, Fall, A. Fisher

History 170 Modern Latin America 1810-Present Crosslisted with LTAM 170. This course focuses on the legacy of colonial rule and asks how nascent nation-states dealt with new challenges of political legitimacy, economic development, and the rights of citizens. Case studies from the experiences of individual nations will highlight concerns still pertinent today: the ongoing struggle to extend meaningful political participation and the benefits of economic growth to the majority of the region's inhabitants, popular struggles for political, economic, and cultural rights, and the emergence of a civic society. 6 credits, HU, RAD, Winter, A. Fisher

History 183 Farm and Forest in African History Cross-listed with AFAM 183 and ENTS 183 This course will study the history of environmental change in Africa, using the concepts of "farm" and "forest" to analyze human intervention and ecological change in a variety of ecosystems. Our focus will be primarily on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as we look at the impact of such processes as urbanization, trade, colonial settlement and post-colonial development policy on African landscapes. As we investigate these topics, we will also discuss how African environmental issues have been represented in colonial and post-colonial discourses. 6 credits, HU, Fall, J. Monson

History 195 American Environmental History. Cross-listed with ENTS 195. An introduction to the study of environmental history and an examination of several significant elements in the history of human interaction with the natural environment on the North American continent. These will include such subjects as fire, agriculture, river management, urban development, wilderness , and species extinction. Between humans and nature there is a constant tension, because humans are the only species with the power to alter their environment significantly. The course will examine salient instances of that tension, from the efforts of pre-historical populations to manipulate their environment to the growth of the modern environmental movement. 6 credits, HU, Winter, R. Bonner

History 243 The Peasants are Revolting! Society and Politics in the Making of Modern France Cross-listed with FRST 257. Political propaganda of the French Revolutionary period tells a simple story of downtrodden peasants exploited by callous nobles, but what exactly was the relationship between the political transformations of France from the Renaissance through the French Revolution and the social, religious, and cultural tensions that characterized the era? This course explores the connections and conflicts between popular and elite culture as we survey French history from the sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries, making comparisons to social and political developments in other European countries along the way. 6 credits, HU, Spring, S. Ottaway

History 245 Ireland: The Origin of the Troubles The religious and political tensions and violence that have characterized modern Irish history have deep roots in centuries of troubled relations between Ireland and England. This course examines Irish history with a special focus on Anglo-Irish relations from Tudor colonization through the Great Hunger of the nineteenth century. We will also be examining the very different ways in which Irish history is told by nationalist and revisionist scholars. 6 credits, HU, Winter, S. Ottaway

History 272 The Emergence of Modern Mexico Crosslisted with LTAM 272. This course will explore the challenges that nation-builders in Mexico encountered in their attempt to forge and maintain an independent nation-state after achieving independence from Spain in 1821. An important theme of the course will be how national leaders and popular groups came to define Mexican national identity, particularly during and after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). The themes of the course should help frame similar inquiries about other post-colonial situations in Latin America and elsewhere. Prerequisite: HIST 169 or 170 or consent of the instructor. 6 credits, HU, RAD, Spring, A. Fisher

History 276 African Slavery in Latin America: From the Middle Passage to Abolition Crosslisted with LTAM 276 The course will examine Latin American slavery in a wide geographical context and ask how the study of slavery has evolved over the last several decades. It will cover areas of the region where slavery was the dominant institution of local society and areas where slavery played a more marginal role. Students will compare how scholars have addressed certain issues and questions over time (various labor regimes, slave resistance and rebellion, maroon communities, manumission and free people in slave societies, etc.) by reading older and more recent works in tandem. Prerequisite: HIST 169 or 170 or consent of the instructor. 6 credits, HU, RAD, Winter, A. Fisher

History 305 Topics in American Environmental History Cross-listed with ENTS 305 The course will be offered each year in the winter term. Subject matter will change year by year. In Spring 2004 the subject will be "Water in American History." Oceans, rivers, lakes, canals, creeks, transport, locks, dams, levees, power, irrigation, recreation, washing, drinking, sewage: we will look at water law and water practice, aiming to construct a whole vision of what water has done for us and to us, and what we have done with and to water in the last 200 years. There will be opportunity for primary research on a wide variety of water problems. Prerequisites: One of the following courses: HIST 195, HIST 227, ENTS 110, ECON 273; or permission of the instructor. 6 credits, HU, Spring, R. Bonner

History 322 The Civil Rights Movement in America. Cross-listed with AFAM 322. It will be the task of this seminar to explore the discourse of civil rights reform in U.S. history from the standpoint of activists, organizations, and histories of domestic civil rights politics. The impact of Cold War foreign affairs on civil rights is discussed. The seminar is also an occasion to study the 1954 Brown decision and its fifty-year aftermath. 6 credits, HU, Spring, H. Williams

History 331/395-03 Controversial Histories: Ideological Conflict and Consensus in the Pre-Modern World This seminar explores the history of how people in the pre-modern world discussed, debated and decided the issues, ideals, and policies that shaped their lives, communities, and world. Particular attention will be paid to the role of institutions and individuals, networks, the form and functions of polemical discourse, and the dynamics of group formation and sigmatization in the historical unfolding of conflict and consensus. Theoretical readings and case studies of conflicts from late antique, medieval, and early modern periods will provide the common readings for the seminar. Students may take the course as either a 331 or 395. 6 credits, HU, Fall, W. North

History 340 France in Revolution, 1750-1870 Cross-listed with FRST 340. A narrative and analytic history of France from the downfall of the Bourbon Monarchy to the establishment of the Third Republic, this course will investigate how France, experiencing almost generational cycles of revolution and reaction, tried to come to terms with the social, cultural and political legacies left by its first and greatest revolution. A week or so will be spent highlighting comparisons with the American and Haitian revolutions and their aftermaths. The course is one of the supporting courses required for a French and Francophone studies concentration. 6 credits, HU, Fall, C. Weiner

History 395-02 The United States in Depression and War, 1929-1945. The era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II. Emphasis on the politics, domestic policy, and foreign policy of Franklin Roosevelt's twelve-year presidency. Each student will write a substantial paper based on original research. Previous course work on twentieth-century American history is expected. A two-credit reading course during the summer break, set up in consultation with the instructor at the end of the previous spring term, is required. Consent of the instructor is required. 6 credits + 2 credit summer reading, HU, Fall, K. Jeffrey

History 395-03/331. Controversial Histories: Ideological Conflict and Consensus in the Pre-Modern World This seminar explores the history of how people in the pre-modern world discussed, debated and decided the issues, ideals, and policies that shaped their lives, communities, and world. Particular attention will be paid to the role of institutions and individuals, networks, the form and functions of polemical discourse, and the dynamics of group formation and sigmatization in the historical unfolding of conflict and consensus. Theoretical readings and case studies of conflicts from late antique, medieval, and early modern periods will provide the common readings for the seminar. Students may take the course as either a 331 or 395. 6 credits, HU, Fall, W. North

History 395-04 Nationalism In the first half of the course, students will acquaint themselves with the recent literature on nationalism, including both theoretical and historical works. In the second half, they will prepare and present research papers on nationalism in a given historical context. Previous work in history required.6 credits, HU, Spring, A. Khalid

History 395 Topics in East Asian History Designed for advanced students who wish to pursue independent research in histories of China, Japan, and/or Korea, from ancient times to the present. Students will be introduced to major historiography in the field, key documentary collections, and important research aids. Students will write and present a major research paper. Open primarily to juniors with some background in East Asian history, but open to others as well. Prerequisite: History 110, 150, 151, 152, 153, 258, or with the instructor's permission.6 credits, HU, Spring, S. Yoon

Interdisciplinary Studies (IDSC) 209 Writing Science This course will explore how scientists communicate. Focused on communication expected in the sciences, the assignments will range among math and natural science disciplines, using data, graphics and text for a variety of purposes. Students should expect reading, writing and speaking assignments tailored to a variety of audiences? Including professional scientific audiences and the broader community. This course is intended for students who have taken at least one introductory mathematics or natural science course. 6 credits, ND, WR, Spring, C Blaha and C Rutz

Japanese 240 Literature and Society of Modern Japan In this course we will look at some canonical works of modern Japanese literature in translation such as those by Soseki, Tanizaki, and Mishima. Their works will be read in the context of Japanese modernity and the construction of the Japanese subject. The representation of society in literature will be discussed as well as the role of literature in society. We will also read contemporary works by Nakagami, Murakami, Yoshimura, and some authors writing in Okinawa in order to explore the intricate relationship between literary practice and modern Japanese society. 6 credits, AL, Spring, N. Tomonari

Japanese 343 Advanced Japanese through Fiction and Film In this course we will subtitle in English language a recent Japanese film and also read the novel on which the film is based. The aims of this course are to understand Japanese spoken at a natural speed, to improve the reading skills of Japanese texts, and to comprehend some aspects of contemporary Japan. The students are expected to participate actively in the discussion of film/novel and of subtitles. Prereqs: Japanese 206 or equivalent 6 credits, AL, Winter, N.Tomonari

Japanese 344 Advanced Writing: Contemporary Prose In this class, students will learn the contemporary styles and forms of casual and formal writing, reports, short essays. etc, while they expand their knowledge of Chinese characters and idiomatic expressions. They will explore various writings with authentic materials. Prerequisite: Japanese 206 or above proficiency. 6 credits, AL, Fall, M. Kaga

Latin 347 Themes in Latin Love Elegy This course will consider several major themes comprising the rhetoric of desire among the three Roman elegiac poets of the Augustan Age. The course begins with Tibullus and traces the development of certain images and ideas though Propertius, culminating with Ovid. We will examine how each author makes use of these poetic conventions and adapts them to his own particular style. 6 credits, AL, Spring, M. Semanoff

Latin American Studies 200 Issues in Latin American Studies This required course for Latin American Studies concentrators and majors explores issues pertinent to the study of Latin America, including an examination of what constitutes Latin American area studies and Latin America itself, the history of the field, the perception in and outside of academia, the way such perceptions shape public policy, the contributions of Latin America to the arts, culture, economics, and the changing nature of Latin American Studies in the face of globalization. Designed by the faculty in Latin American Studies, the course will include regular guest lectures from among these faculty. Prerequisites: HIST/LTAM 170. 6 credits, ND, Spring, B. Nagel

Latin American Studies 398 Foro Latinoamericano This colloquium will explore specific issues or works in Latin American Studies through discussion of a common reading, public presentation, project, and/or performance. Students will be required to attend several meetings throughout the term, culminating in a forum with program faculty to discuss the common reading or other material. A short integrative essay or report will be required at the end of the term. Intended as capstone for senior Latin American Studies concentrators. 2 credits, ND, S/CR/NC, Winter, Spring Staff

Linguistics 170 Language in Africa Nearly one third of the approximately 6,000 languages in the world today are spoken in Africa. This course provides a general overview of African languages and linguistics. As an introduction to the study of language in Africa, we will examine the following areas: language distribution (linguistic geography); genetic classification of African languages; typological features, including tones, noun class systems, verbal morphology, ideophones; the effects of language contact (pidgins, Creoles), language use in institutional domains (e.g., political, juridical), linguistic rituals (e.g., greetings, condolences, apologies, naming practices); and language and gender in Africa. 6 credits, SS, Fall, T. Kershner

Linguistics 280 Field Methods in Linguistics This course will introduce students to techniques of linguistic research and analysis through direct work with a native speaker of a language not taught at Carleton. Students will learn techniques for eliciting and organizing data, for preparing entries in a field dictionary, and for preparing a grammar. Our goal is to figure out the grammar of the language (sound system, word formation, sentence structure, etc.) from working with raw data. We will also discuss ethical problems in the field. By the end of the term, students will be expected to prepare short dictionary entries and grammatical descriptions. 6 credits, SS, Spring, T. Kershner

Linguistics 317 Topics in Phonology More on phonology, with special attention to issues involving the evolution of sound systems and their development in children. Prerequisite: LING 217. 6 credits, SS, Fall, M. Flynn

Literary and Cultural Studies 150 Amazons, Valkyries, Naiads, Dykes: Woman- Identified and Lesbian Artists in Europe Cross-listed with Women's and Gender Studies 150. An introduction to issues arising at the intersection of gender and literary studies, in this case women-identified art. A survey of the canon, the reading and film viewing for this course includes: Sappho, Aphra Behn, Virginia Woolf, Radclyffe Hall, Gertrude Stein, Ulrike Ottinger, Monique Wittig, Jeanette Winterson, and others. The geo-cultural center for this course is Western Europe, and cultural context as a factor in the creative process will be central to discussion. Lecture-discussion, short papers, exam. No prerequisites. 6 credits. AL, RAD, Winter, D. Nemec Ignashev

Mathematics 285 Topics in Probability and Statistics: Introduction to Stochastic Processes Topics include: Random walk, Markov chains, the Poisson process, and Brownian motion, with applications to biology and bioinformatics, statistics, economics and other areas of science. Prerequisite: Math 265 or consent of the instructor. 6 credits, MS, Spring, R. Dobro

Media Studies 252: Understanding New Media. New Media is the term used to designate new forms and practices in the arts that result from using computers and the internet as tools for creation and display. We will consider challenging new works from the visual and media arts, along examples from music, dance and theaterÑincluding hypertext poetry, cut-and-paste music, digital dance, net.art and artists' video games. This class will be integrated with the Digital Arts Festival that will bring speakers and artists to campus during the fall of 2004. 6 credits, AL, Fall, J. Schot

Media 273, Digital Art: Art after New Media The computer and the network have changed the way we think about almost everything, from how we get the news to how we make things. This course combines theory with practice in examining key concepts and how they relate to different fields of practice from art history to computing to artmaking to filmmaking to sociology. Topics covered include computational aesthetics, fan films, open source, memes, activism and physical interfaces. Students will be introduced to a particular concept in theory and art and then work on elaborating a personal vision of that concept in any medium from oil paints to
HTML. 6 credits, AL, Fall Term, Steve Dietz and Justin Bakse

Music 132 Music of the 1960's The 1960s stands as one of the most socially and politically dynamic decades in American history. Music from the concert, jazz, folk and popular styles provides a means for studying the cultural milieu of this period. This course will look at prominent figures such as John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Bob Dylan, James Brown and The Beatles as well as the connections between music and the Vietnam War, Civil Rights movement, Women's movement, the counterculture and various other formations. Prerequisite: Ability to read music. 6 credits, AL, Winter, T. Cateforis

Music 136 History of Rock This survey course examines rock music in its many manifestations from the 1950s to the present. Equal emphasis is placed on rock's musical elements and its socio-cultural dimensions as a youth-oriented form of popular music. Students will learn about rock's history and the emergence and development of its various styles. 6 credits, AL, Fall T. Cateforis

Music 152 or 252 Guitar Studies for the development of technique appropriate to the needs of the student. Music is chosen from all musical periods including folk picking, blues, ragtime, popular and classical styles. Students with no prior experience or lessons should take one term of Class Guitar (Music 197). 2 or 4 credits, AL, Fall, Winter, Spring, J. Ellinger

Music 171 or 271 Organ Basic piano skills required. 2 or 4 credits, AL, Fall, Winter, Spring, L. Archbold, J. Hall

Music 177 or 277 Jazz Guitar Study of chord voicings, accompanimental techniques, and solo guitar performance in the jazz idiom. Prerequisites: previous study of guitar and the ability to read music, or the permission of the instructor. Students must provide their own instruments. 2 or 4 credits, AL, Fall, Winter, Spring, D. Singley

Music 182 or 282 Chinese Musical Instruments Beginning through advanced study on traditional Chinese instruments, pipa, erhu and dizi (bamboo flute). 2 or 4 credits, AL, Fall, Winter, Spring, G. Hong

Music 208 Introduction to Sequencing and Digital Recording added prerequisite: Music 108, 117 or Music 200.

Music 243 Music of the Caribbean Cross-listed with LTAM 244. This course will introduce the musical traditions and socio-cultural contexts of a number of Caribbean nations, usually including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and the French Antilles. Both popular and African-derived sacred genres will be examined. While each island has unique and varied traditions, a number of themes relevant to Caribbean ethnomusicology will underlie each unit and tie them together. These include issues of acculturation, race, class, politics, nationalism, and globalization, and how these issues shape and are shaped by musical practices. Prerequisite: Familiarity with basic music terminology or permission of the instructor. 6 credits, AL, Winter, G. Diethrich

MUSC 248. Music of India This course will concentrate on the classical Hindustani and Karnatak music traditions of North and South India, respectively. Fundamental theoretical elements will be introduced and used to analyze a variety of vocal and instrumental genres; developing evaluative listening skills will be emphasized. We will also consider the socio-cultural contexts of various historical periods, and how these have affected music and dance practice. In addition to the concert traditions of vocal and instrumental music, topics covered also will include devotional, folk, and popular genres, as well as classical dance. Prerequisite: Familiarity with basic music terminology or permission of the instructor. 6 credits, AL, Spring, G. Diethrich

Philosophy 110 Minds, Genes, and Quanta: Computations in Nature Students will be introduced to philosophy by investigating important recent claims that minds, genes and quanta are computers. Our philosophical focus will be on topics such as the difference between abstract and concrete objects, the role of experience in knowledge, and the relation of necessity to contingency. While our primary goal is to understand current developments, we will base that understanding on material from the ancient Greeks, the scientific revolution and its aftermath, the 20th century, and some recent criticisms of mainstream views. The course is self contained, presupposing no background in philosophy, mathematics or science. 6 credits, HU, Fall, D. MacCallum

Philosophy 220 Medical Ethics The application of moral principles and theories to controversial issues in medical ethics, such as abortion, euthanasia, human experimentation, reproductive technology, the allocation of scarce medical resources, and the right to health care. 6 credits, HU, Fall, J. Manion

Philosophy 220 Philosophy of Law This course provides students with an opportunity to engage actively in a discussion of theoretical questions about law. We will consider the nature of law as it is presented by the natural law theory, legal positivism and legal realism. Then we will deal with responsibility and punishment, and challenges to the idea of the primacy of individual rights from legal paternalism and moralism. We will next inquire into the relations between individuals and legal systems and conditions under which civil disobedience is justified. Finally, we will discuss issues raised by feminist legal theory and some theories of minority rights. 6 credits, HU, Spring, A. Moltchanova

Philosophy 272 Modern Philosophy The 16^th and 17^th century saw one of the most radical shifts in the history of Western thought: the modern scientific revolution. In its shadow, a body of philosophical literature emerged, which set the pace for many Western philosophical debates up to the present: works by Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, and others. We will study this literature, focusing on three broad issues: 1) What is the nature of human knowledge? 2) How can psychological beings inhabit the fundamentally non-psychological natural world described by modern physics? 3) What are the fundamental objects and relations in the world? 6 credits, HU, Spring, R. Loeffler

Philosophy 274 Existentialism This year we will consider the emergence and development of major themes of existentialism in the works of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, as well as "classical" existentialists such as Heidegger, Sartre and De Beauvoir. We will discuss key issues put forward by the existentialist movement, such as "the question of being" and human historicity, freedom and responsibility and look at how different authors analyzed the nature and ambitions of the Self and diverse aspects of subjectivity. 6 credits, HU, Winter, A. Moltchanova

Political Science 244 Post-Communist States in East-Central Europe. This course provides an in-depth introduction to political developments in post-communist, East-Central Europe. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 represented a return to diversity in the region. The unique paths each country has taken during the transition to liberal democracy and a market economy reflect the different historical legacies each society brought to these processes. After exploring the roots of these legacies and their impact on culture, ideology and institutions, we will trace the trajectory of the countries' transitions and examine the likelihood of democratic consolidation across the region. 6 credits, SS, Winter, K. Kollman

Political Science 245 Comparative Environmental Politics and Policy. Cross-listed with ENTS 245. The study of environmental politics tends to concentrate either on developments within the US or developments at the international level. Very few courses examine environmental policymaking across different political systems. As growing tensions over international environmental issues illustrate, however, individual countries take very different approaches to defining environmental problems and have different ways of addressing and trying to find solutions to these problems. We will explicitly compare different national approaches to environmental politics and policymaking. In so doing, we will explore the impact of institutions, culture, economic interests and the historic development of national environmental movements on these political processes. 6 credits, SS, Fall, K. Kollman

Political Science 254 Classical Political Psychology: Aristotle's Rhetoric A close reading of Aristotle's classic text, preceded by a close (but fairly brief) reading of a related Platonic dialogue. The course is based on the view, advanced by Aristotle and Plato themselves, that a grasp of rhetoric -- what it is, how it works, and why -- gives insight into politics and human nature. 6 credits, SS, Spring, L. Cooper

Political Science 281 Global Society: An Approach to World Politics One of the features of the Post-Cold War world has been the increased salience of issues such as terrorism, the environment, the influence of transnational corporations, the world-wide AIDS epidemic, the drug trade, and the crisis of refugees. The proliferation of such problems illustrates the limitations of state-centric international relations theory. This course examines new theoretical approaches to global politics that seek to understand how non-state actors and structures influence emerging patterns of global governance. We will debate as a class the extent to which a global society approach to world politics helps us to understand these transnational problems. 6 credits, SS, Spring, K. Kollman and G. Marfleet

Political Science 343 Seminar in World Politics* This research seminar will provide students with a thorough review of major debates and literature in the field of world politics, including issues such as bargaining and conflict, democratic peace, strategic and structural approaches to international politics, international institutions, development and globalization, and open market international political economy. This course is designed to serve advanced political science students planning to take the comprehensive examination and answer world politics and international relations questions. The course also serves comps paper students interested in expanding their knowledge of the discipline. Finally, the course prepares students interested in pursuing graduate studies in world politics. 6 credits, SS, Winter, R. Packer

Political Science 344 America's War on International Terrorism* The "war on terror" has changed the logic and direction of America'sforeign policy. This course examines America's war on international terror, the theoretical arguments and bureaucratic battles that shaped the policies, and the foreign policy processes that led to the emergence of a new doctrine. 6 credits, SS, Fall, R. Grow

Political Science 349 Race Theory: Contemporary Approaches This seminar will examine the concept of race from a variety of philosophical and theoretical perspectives. The claim that "the biological concept of race...has no basis in science" has been around since at least the 1930s--yet race remains a central aspect of contemporary politics in the U.S. and elsewhere. Could we, and ought we, to abandon the concept? We will explore this question by asking: What is race, if not biology? Where did it come from? When? Why? What accounts for its persistent hold on our politics? Authors will include W.E.B. Du Bois, K. Anthony Appiah, and Michel Foucault. 6 credits, SS, Spring, M. Steedman

Political Science 350 Nietzsche and Political Philosophy* Perhaps no thinker has influenced the thought of the current age as much as Friedrich Nietzsche, whose critique of rationalism, modernity, and liberalism gave rise to what we now know as post-modernism. In this course we will engage in a close study of Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche's most overtly political major work and perhaps his most beautiful one. Selections from some of his other work will also be assigned. 6 credits, SS, Fall, L. Cooper

Political Science 350 Plato's Laws* Close study of Plato's longest dialogue and the one that deals in greatest detail with such issues as civic virtue and education, the political role and effects of religion, the political institutions most conducive to successful republicanism, and the proper relation between philosophic inquiry and political practice. 6 credits, SS, Winter, L. Cooper

Political Science 355. Contemporary Feminist Thought: Identity, Culture and Rights* Cross-listed with WGST 355. This course will look at the contemporary debate in multiculturalism in the context of a variety of liberal philosophical traditions, including contractarians, libertarians, and Utilitarians. These views of the relationship of individual to community will be compared to those of the communitarian and egalitarian traditions. Research papers may use a number of feminist theory frameworks and methods. Prerequisites: WGST 110 or any political theory, feminist philosophy, or political philosophy course. 6 credits, SS, Spring, B. Allen

Religion 110 Introduction to Religion This course offers an opportunity to reflect upon religion in human life. Sections vary with professors' aims, but all sections encounter material from more than one religious tradition, and probe theories of religion from several disciplinary perspectives. The study of individual quests highlights the personal dimension of religion, while the examination of historical cases brings out its cultural and political dimensions. Issues of gender, power, and social location also receive attention. Although Religion 110 makes no attempt to survey the world's religions, it provides an introduction to aspects of religious life and to the academic field of religious studies. 6 credits, HU, Fall, Winter, Spring, Staff

Religion 121 Introduction to Christianity A study of classical teachings, rituals, social and cultural forms of the Christian religion in its early Christian, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and contemporary global developments. Attention is given to the complex variables that shape particular Christian communities such as race, gender, class, and social context. The course includes field visits and visual materials as well as lectures and discussions. 6 credits, HU, Spring, L. Pearson

Religion 123 Muhammad and the Quran This course explores the Islamic religious tradition through its scripture, the Quran, and the life of its prophet, Muhammad. We will study Muhammad's biography to understand how it has influenced the development of Islamic belief and ritual. Through an examination of religious texts, art, and music, we will explore the role his memory has played in popular religious culture. We will study the Quran through its content, its origins, and the impact it has had on the development of Islam. In the process, we will emphasize the Quran as an aesthetically charged scripture as well as a written text. 6 credits, HU, Fall, S. Bashir

Religion 135 Intro to African American Religion Cross-listed with AFAM 135 This course explores the varieties of African American religious expressions. Our primary aim will be to trace their historical development in America, but we also will attend to the continued influence of Africa and the Caribbean on these traditions. We will examine the religious expressions of African Americans in their considerable diversity, but also will attend to certain themes that cut across time and tradition, such as the power of the spoken word and the importance of music. 6 credits, HU, RAD, Winter, S. Bales

Religion 221 Jesus, Paul, and Christian Origins (New Testament) An introduction to the diverse literature and theologies of the New Testament and to the origins and social worlds of early Christian movements. Attention is given to the interpretation of New Testament texts in their historical settings, and to the various ways contemporary scholars and groups interpret the New Testament as a source for theological and ethical reflection. 6 credits, HU, Spring, L. Pearson

Religion 248 Religions in the Borderlands This course is designed as an introduction to the richly textured religious fabric of Latino religious expression in the borderlands. After defining the border, both geographically and cognitively, we will orient ourselves to its historical realities. Then, rather than trying to be exhaustive, an impossible task for any course, we will attend closely to four areas of religious expression: the church, the streets, the marketplace, and the home. The course ends by moving into new borderlands, both religious and geographic. 6 credits, HU, RAD Spring, S. Bales

Religion 258 Women in Buddhist Traditions Cross-listed with WGST 258. An exploration of Buddhist traditions that probes the contributions and concerns of women in various cultural contexts (Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and North American) and time periods (ancient and modern). We will examine how gender is constructed in each cultural and religious context and analyze the practices, texts, and hermeneutical schemes that foster misogyny. We will look into reasons why texts on religion have not always included the voices of women and investigate ways to correct the historical record and foster justice for women in today's religious settings. 6 credits, HU, RAD, Winter, P. Arai

Religion 331 God, Lovesickness, and Wine From the 7^th century to the present, poetry has been a mainstay of religious and cultural expression in numerous Islamic societies. In this course, we will explore the literary and social sides of this phenomenon by examining materials from a number of Asian and African societies. We will treat original poetry from different major and minor Islamic languages accompanied by contemporary literary theory. In addition, we will look at social aspects of poetry such as musical and recitative performance, mystical and political usage, and the lives of poets. Some prior knowledge of Islam or literary theory would be helpful. 6 credits, HU, RAD, Winter S. Bashir

Religion 342 New Religious Movements This course is an introduction to new religious movements in the United States--those groups frequently referred to as "sects," "cults," and "fringe religions." Why do people join new religions? How do new religions succeed or fail? We will read and discuss scholarly theories about new religious movements as well as study the characteristics that help to create, sustain, and often destroy them. Using Christian Science, Neo-paganism, the Branch Davidians, and other groups as case studies, we will examine such issues as "brainwashing," conversion, the role of children, and how to make sense of the relation between religion and violence. 6 credits, HU, Fall, S. Bales

Religion 350 Emptiness An exploration of the central concept of Mahayana Buddhism, śūnyatā translated as emptiness. We will trace prefigurations of emptiness in early Buddhism, then examine its classical expression in the Perfection of Wisdom sutras and the treatises of the Madhyamaka school, and its gnostic application in tantric traditions. Throughout, we will try to understand how the "emptiness factor" affects basic questions in Buddhist metaphysics, epistemology, meditation-theory, and ethics. Our primary focus will be on Indian and Tibetan texts, but we also will consider interpretations from East Asian and modern Buddhist writers, and reflect on emptiness vis ˆ vis Western philosophies. 6 credits, HU, Spring, R. Jackson

Russian 345 Russian Cultural Idioms of the Nineteenth Century An introduction to the names, quotations and events that every Russian knows knowledge which is essential to understanding Russian literature, history and culture of the last two centuries. We will study the works of Russian writers (from Griboedov and Pushkin to Leskov and Dostoevsky), composers (from Glinka and Mussorgsky to Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky), artists (from Briullov and Ivanov to the Itinerants) and actors (from Mochalov to Shchepkin) in the context of social thought and the social movements of the Nineteenth Century. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 205 or permission of the instructor. 6 credits, AL, Fall, A. Dotlibova

Sociology/Anthropology Biodiversity Conservation, Culture, and Development 244 Cross-listed with ENTS 244. How can the need for intensive human social and economic development be reconciled with the conservation of biodiversity? This course explores the wide range of actions that people take on a local, national, and international level to address this question. We will use political ecology and conservation biology as theoretical frameworks to examine the role of traditional and indigenous approaches to biodiversity conservation as well as contemporary debates about integrated conservation development across a spectrum of cultures in North America, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Prerequisite: SOAN 110, 111, or permission of instructor. 6 credits, SS, Spring, B. Nagel, T. Nega

Sociology/Anthropology 253 Identity, Inequality, and the European Union The institutions and practices of a federalizing Europe will be the focus in this course. We will look at contention around the issue of national identity, as well as other more personal levels of identity, especially race, class, and gender. Is the European Union a liberalizing force for equality? Or does it reinforce old inequalities--and create new ones? What does it mean to be a citizen of the European Union? The course will explore these and other questions. Prerequisite: SOAN 110 or 111 or permission of the instructor. 6 credits, SS, Fall, Staff

Sociology/Anthropology 281 Race and Ethnicity in US and China In this course we will read and discuss anthropological and sociological works on race and ethnicity in US and China. It will help students to understand how different cultural prejudices create cultural images. We will compare lines of thinking between the two peoples and will communicate different mental images of each other. We will also discuss whether notions of race and ethnicity can overstep cultural boundaries and share the same "roots". The course should make students become more culturally reflexive and critical. Prerequisite: SOAN 110 or 111 or permission of the instructor. 6 credits, SS, Winter, N. Bilik

Sociology/Anthropology 282 Anthropology of Japan This course will provide students with the genealogy of postwar anthropological knowledge on Japan beginning with Chrysanthemum and the Sword by Ruth Benedict. We will read and discuss anthropological texts and other related literature that have helped the western academy in forming images of Japan and the knowledge of her society and culture. We will also look at Japanese "national character" and cultural uniqueness by unfolding the Anthropological Other in Japan, such as Koreans. Prerequisite: SOAN 110 or 111 or permission of the instructor. 6 credits, SS, Winter, N. Bilik

Spanish 240 Spanish Culture from El Cid to Almod—var A survey of Spanish literature and culture from the Middle Ages until now. Topics of discussion include: cultural stereotypes (bullfighting and flamenco), Jewish and Arabic Spain, Cervantes and his times, the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish Diaspora, Franco's Spain, the transition to democracy, sex and drugs in the seventies, new Spanish authors, immigration in Spain and the new Spanish cinema. 6 credits, AL, Winter, H. Huergo

Spanish 260 Topics in Hispanic Literature: Forces of Nature Cross-listed with ENTS 260 and Latin American Studies 260. This course examines nature and its relationship to Latin American identity across the last 200 years, but with emphasis on the 20th century. Paradise regained and lost, monster or endangered habitat, Nature plays a central role in Latin American development and its literature. Its literary image has varied greatly in the 19th and 20th centuries, at times suggesting the lost Garden of Eden, at other times mirroring human cruelty, and recently coming center stage in the ecological novel. Among the authors studied in this course are Sarmiento, Quiroga, Gallegos, Rulfo, Seplveda, Belli, and Montero. Prerequisite: SPAN 204 or proficiency. 6 credits, AL, RAD, Spring, B. Boling

Theater 320 The Performer and the Text An exploration of the differences between the use of speech in live performance, recorded media, and daily life, designed to increase the ability to communicate performance texts with precision and clarity. 6 credits, AL, Winter, D. Wiles

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