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Advanced Projects in the Visual Arts: Personal Narrative, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Investigates conceptual and formal issues in different media or between media such as sculpture, photography, and video. Explores issues of representation, interpretation, and meaning, and how they relate to historical, social and cultural context.
Advanced Topics: Plotting Terror in European Culture, Spring 2004
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Abstract: This interdisciplinary course surveys modern European culture to disclose the alignment of literature, opposition, and revolution. Reaching back to the foundational representations of anarchism in nineteenth-century Europe (Kleist, Conrad) the curriculum extends through the literary and media representations ... More »
Bavatuesdays
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Abstract: A blog about media, learning, and OER
Becoming Digital: Writing About Media Change, Fall 2005
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Abstract: The computer and related technologies have invaded our daily lives, have changed the way we communicate, do business, gather information, entertain ourselves. Even technology once considered distinctly "modern" - photography, the telephone, movies, television - has been altered or replaced by faster ... More »
Charles Sheeler: Across Media
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Abstract: is the first exhibit to focus on the relationships among photography, film, and painting in the works of Charles Sheeler (1883-1965). This American modernist explored those relationships with more rigor and discipline than perhaps any other artist of his generation.
Collecting Family Stories
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Abstract: Students will interview relatives and compose a family story on the computer. This lesson was completed in conjunction with two other lesson plans (art and media) using the same theme but could be used alone. Student work from all three lessons was compiled in a student portfolio.
Communicating in Technical Organizations, Spring 2005
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Abstract: An exploration of the role that communication plays in the work of the contemporary engineering and science professional. Emphasis is placed on analyzing how composition and publication contribute to work management and knowledge production, as well as the "how-to" aspects of writing specific kinds of ... More »
Cultural Performances of Asia, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This course examines cultural performances of Asia, including both traditional and contemporary forms, in a variety of genres. Students will explore the communicative power of performances with attention to the ways performers, media, cultural settings, and audiences interact. The representation of cultural ... More »
Dan Rather: Is the Media Failing in America?
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Abstract: A San Francisco Chronicle Herb Caen Lecture featuring Dan Rather, who was anchor and managing editor for the CBS Evening News for 24 years, and now serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes and hosts and produces long form programming examining major global topics and events for the Discovery Channel, ... More »
Electromagnetism at an Interface
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Abstract: We derive the properties of E and B fields at an interface between two media.
Exhaustive Figure and Table Combinations
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Abstract: This module provides examples of figures, subfigures, and captions in varying in shapes and sizes. It also provides examples of CALS tables in many different variations and attribute permutations for style testing purposes.
Expository Writing: Analyzing Mass Media, Spring 2001
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Abstract: This course focuses on developing and refining the skills that will you need to express your voice more effectively as an academic writer. To this end, we'll think about writing as an act of self-discovery, as an act of critical thinking, and as an act of communicating with an audience. Throughout the ... More »
Forms of Western Narrative, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Major narrative texts from diverse Western cultures, beginning with Homer and concluding with at least one film. Emphasis on literary and cultural issues: on the artistic significance of the chosen texts and on their identity as anthropological artifacts whose conventions and assumptions are rooted in ... More »
Fundamentals of Public Policy, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Provides an introduction to policy-making. Explores policy questions from the perspective of different focal actors, including administrative agencies, citizen and interest groups, and the media. Examines the interplay between policy development and institutions, and reviews normative and empirical models ... More »
German Culture, Media, and Society, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Studies major texts and artistic expressions by analyzing them within the larger context of German cultural history. Investigates the German enlightenment, the culture of German liberalism and its increasingly nationalistic turn in Wilhelmine Germany; explores cultural manifestations of German modernism ... More »
German Culture, Media, and Society, Fall 2006
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Abstract: The topic for Fall 2006 is short film and radio plays. This course investigates current trends and topics in German literary, theater, film, television, radio, and other media arts productions. Students analyze media texts in the context of their production, reception, and distribution as well as the ... More »
Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language and Culture, January (IAP) 2005
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Abstract: Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current political, social, and cultural issues, using newspapers, journals, TV, radio broadcasts, and Web sources from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Emphasis on speaking, writing, and reading skills for professional ... More »
Great Power Military Intervention, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Open to qualified graduate students who would like to pursue special subjects or projects. Please consult graduate administration prior to registration. Description from the course home page: The purpose of this seminar is to examine systematically, and comparatively, great and middle power military ... More »
High-Intermediate Academic Communication, Spring 2004
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Abstract: The goal of this course is to review grammar and develop vocabulary building strategies to refine oral and written expression. Speaking and writing assignments are designed to expand communicative competence. Assignments are based on models and materials drawn from contemporary media (newspapers and ... More »
Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Techniques of creating narratives that take advantage of the flexibility of form offered by the computer. Study of the structural properties of book-based narratives that experiment with digression, multiple points of view, disruptions of time and of storyline. Analysis of the structure and evaluation ... More »
