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Spring 1998 Seminar Schedule

#111-277-200	Anthropology 98T Archaeology of Latin America: Debating Cultural Change in the Past, Present, and Future
Offered	TR 1:00 ? 2:15 PM	Location Pub Pol 1270
Instructor	Samuel V. Connell	Grade Letter grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	Can we learn from the past? This class explores cultural change in Ancient Latin America. Assignments and discussion integrate archaeological ideas of growth and collapse from Olmec, Aztec, Zapotec and Maya societies and relate them to present day social contexts.
Class Requirements	Weekly reading assignments, Class discussions, Midterm, Term paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#118-296-200	Art History 98T Art and Technology
Offered	MW 2:00 ? 3:30 PM	Location MS 5233
Instructor	Joann M. Byce	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	This seminar looks at the impact of printing, photography and the computer on art. We will discuss how these technologies have made art available to a wider audience and narrowed the gap between high art and popular culture.
Class Requirements	Class discussions, Class presentation,Term paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#131-296-200	Biology 98T The Biology of Introductions
Offered	MW 2:00 - 3:50 PM	Location Kinsey 94
Instructor	John Lambrinos	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	This course examines the biological, historical, social, and economic reasons on why humans have transported species across geographic boundaries. It examines what makes a good invader and looks at the impacts of invasions have engendered on the structure and function of ecosystems.
Class Requirements	Class discussion, Class presentation, Midterm, Term paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#142-297-200	Chemistry and Biochemistry 98T The Colors of Life: Metals in Health, Disease and Nutrition
Offered	TR 10:00 - 11:50PM	Location WG Young 2018
Instructor	Joy J. Goto	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	Metals are vital to human life. The basic structure and function of metal-containing proteins will be introduced along with their relation to disease, nutrition and everyday life. It will be an interactive seminar with emphasis on written, oral and visual communication.
Class Requirements	Class discussion, Class presentation, Term paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#148-293-200	Classics 98T From Hemlock to Human Torches: Martyrs and Martyrdom in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds
Offered	T 1:00 ? 3:50 PM	Location Bunche 2156
Instructor	Jessamyn Lewis	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	This seminar will explore phenomena of martyrdom in the classical and Christian worlds. we will examine how the martyr fit into his cultural environment, the political and religious aspects of martyrdom, and the functions of gender and spectacle in martyrdoms. Issues such as the function of martyr accounts, often colorful and violent, as sacred and popular literature will also be discussed.
Class Requirements	Class discussion, Class presentation, Weekly writing assignments, Term paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#203-294-200	Folklore and Mythology 98T Queer Folklore and Popular Culture
Offered	TR 10:00 ? 11:50 AM	Location Dodd 67
Instructor	Elizabeth Tarpley Adams	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	This course examines the unofficial and popular culture of lesbians, gay men and bisexual men and women. From film to storytelling and from body adornment to novels, we?ll examine the phenomena that are a part of queer culture.
Class Requirements	Class discussions, Oral/Multimedia presentation, Term Paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#207-291-200	Geography 98T Landscapes of the Sierra Nevada and Adjacent Regions
Offered	W 9:00 ? 11:50 AM	Location Bunche 1250
Instructor	Caroline Josie Tepley	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	This course explores the theme of landscape evolution by focusing on a region rich in examples of diverse landforms which illustrate the work of tectonism and climate change. Additionally, environmental issues concerning the Sierra Nevada?s natural resources will be discussed.
Class Requirements	Class discussions, Class presentations, Term Paper and Final exam
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#245-233-200	Law 98T The Fourth Branch: A Look at the Evolution, Role, and Legitimacy of Administrative Agencies in American Governance
Offered	W 1:00 ? 3:50 PM	Location TBA
Instructor	Robin M. Traylor	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	Not available
Course Description	Executive-branch agencies make more law than Congress and adjudicate more disputes than the federal courts. It is through them that most Americans interact with their government. This course will explore what they do, how they do it, and whether we should be worried about it. Specific examples will form the core of the course, but will be unified around the larger
Class Requirements	Class discussions, Short weekly papers, Term paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A

#349-296-200	Spanish & Portuguese 98T At the Borderlands of a Pan-American Novel: 1960s-1990s
Offered	W 1:00 - 3:50 PM	Location Dodd 154
Instructor	Juanita Heredia	Grade Letter Grade
L&S GE Credit	TBA
Course Description	This seminar introduces a comparative study of literature of the Americas. We will explore the role of Latin American authors in the formation of contemporary U.S. Latina writers. Through close readings, students will understand how the Latin American literary "boom" of the 1960s made an impact on U.S. Latino writers in the 1980s and 1990s.
Class Requirements	Class Discussion, Class Presentations, 2 short papers, Term Paper
Prerequisite	Satisfaction of Subject A