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Winter 2002 Course Offerings
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Click on the titles below for course details.
| #141-295-200 |
Design | Media Arts
98T
Genetics and Culture: From Molecular Music to Transgenic Art |
| Offered |
R 2:00-4:50 PM |
| Location |
Dickson 1473 |
| Instructor |
Ruth West |
| Grade |
Letter grade |
| L&S GE Credit
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Humanities: The Arts |
| Course Description
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Discussion and critique of
contemporary issues at the interface between genetics, emerging
technologies, art and society through the work of internationally
renowned artists utilizing genetics as subject, medium and metaphor.
Topics include transgenic art, genomics, artificial-life, memetics,
ethics, and specific exhibitions and artworks. |
| Class Requirements
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Class discussion, Class
presentation, Term paper |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #196-291-200 |
English 98T
Reading and Weeping: American Sentimentality and the Politics of
Sympathy |
| Offered |
T 12:00 -2:50 PM |
| Location |
Bunche 3169 |
| Instructor |
Molly H. Hiro |
| Grade |
Letter grade |
| L&S GE Credit
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Humanities: Literature |
| Course Description
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American readers have long
had a love-hate relationship with sentimental literature. Is
sentimentality little more than saccharine emotion and "tears, idle
tears"? Or can it effect real political change? We'll explore
American sentimentality, from Uncle Tom's Cabin to Oprah's Book
Club. |
| Class Requirements
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Class discussion, Class
presentation, Midterm, Final paper |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #245-236-200 |
Law 98T
Crime and Punishment in America: Controversies in Criminal
Justice |
| Offered |
TR 3:00 - 4:30 PM |
| Location |
Public Policy 2292 |
| Instructor |
Johanna S. Schiavoni |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
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Social Science: Social
Analysis |
| Course Description
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Who is legally subject to
the death penalty? Who gets sentenced to die? Who actually gets
executed? This seminar will explore the legal history and policies
behind the death penalty, and the ethical, philosophical and
pragmatic critiques of state sanctioned homicide. |
| Class Requirements
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Class discussion, Class
presentation, Midterm, Term paper |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #253-290-200 |
Linguistics 98T
Language Invention |
| Offered |
MW 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM |
| Location |
Rolfe 2134 |
| Instructor |
John Foreman |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
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Humanities: Language and
Linguistics |
| Course Description
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From Esperanto to Klingon,
thousands of languages have been invented for a wide variety of
purposes. This class examines some of these languages as a way to
explore what constitutes a possible language and how human languages
actually work. |
| Class Requirements
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Class discussion, Class
presentation, Term paper |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #278-292-200 |
Music History
98T
Music, Machines, and Performance |
| Offered |
MW 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM |
| Location |
SMB 1420 |
| Instructor |
Maria Cizmic |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
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Humanities: The Arts |
| Course Description
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An exploration of technology
and performance from Glenn Gould to the Pet Shop Boys, providing an
overview of the major technological innovations of the 20th century
and their impact upon music, our sense of the mind/body relationship,
gender, and performance. |
| Class Requirements
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Class discussion, Class
presentation, Term paper |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #298-290-200 |
Neuroscience
98T
History and Politics of Neuroscience and Psychology |
| Offered |
TR 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM |
| Location |
MS 3915D |
| Instructor |
Bill P. Godsil |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
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Life Science or Social
Science: Social Analysis |
| Course Description
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Science often does not
develop independent of culture and politics. Indeed, science both
influences and is influenced by these factors. This seminar will
investigate the interplay between science, culture and politics with
emphasis on the history of neuroscience and psychology. |
| Class Requirements
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Class discussion, Class
presentation, Term paper |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #309-292-200 |
OBEE 98T
Why Be Nice? Cooperation and Conflict in the Social Lives of
Animals |
| Offered |
T 1:00 - 3:50 PM |
| Location |
MS 3915D |
| Instructor |
Aviva Liebert |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
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Life Science |
| Course Description
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This course will examine the
basic question: why do animals cooperate? Students will explore how
evolution has shaped the social behavior of animals through critical
reading and synthesis of current research on animal societies ranging
from insects to primates. |
| Class Requirements
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Class discussion, Class
presentation, Term paper |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
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