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Advanced Essay Workshop, Spring 2005
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Abstract: For students with experience in writing nonfictional prose. Advanced study of rhetorical strategies and techniques of prose style. Considerable writing and revision required. In addition to analyzing the work of class members, students read and discuss the work of distinguished essayists chosen to represent ... More »
American Dream: Exploring Class in the U.S., Spring 2007
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Abstract: Americans have historically preferred to think of the United States in classless terms, as a land of economic opportunity equally open to all. Yet, social class remains a central fault line in the U.S. Subject explores the experiences and understandings of class among Americans positioned at different ... More »
Archaeology as a Perspective on Sex and Gender in the Past
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Abstract: Letters and Science 180 - Spring 2007. Being a mother, a father, a son or daughter: these are universal human conditions, yet in every human society they are experienced differently. Grounded in universals of human sexual variation, this course takes experiences of people of different sexes at many points ... More »
Citizenship and Pluralism, Fall 2003
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Abstract: This course will serve as both an introduction to contemporary political philosophy and a way to explore issues of pluralism and multiculturalism. Racial and ethnic groups, national minorities, aboriginals, women, sexual minorities, and other groups have organized to highlight injustice and demand recognition ... More »
Classical Literature: The Golden Age of Augustan Rome, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Concentrates on specific periods of Classical Greek and Roman Literature in translation with attention to cultural, political, and social influences. Topics vary from year to year chosen from among fifth-century Athens, the Golden Age of Latin Literature, the Silver Age, and Late Antiquity. Roman Literature ... More »
Composing Your Life: Exploration of Self through Visual Arts and Writing, Spring 2006
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Abstract: In this interdisciplinary seminar, we explore a variety of visual and written tools for self exploration and self expression. Through discussion, written assignments, and directed exercises, students practice utilizing a variety of media to explore and express who they are.
Consumer Culture, Fall 2002
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Abstract: What is the good life, and can you shop there? Would you want that life if you couldn't? Has shopping replaced working as the activity that gives the most meaning to our lives? The theme for this Expository Writing class is Consumer Culture. The class will explore what it means to belong to a consumer ... More »
Contemporary Architecture and Critical Debate, Spring 2002
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Abstract: Critical review of works, theories, and polemics in architecture in the aftermath of WWII. Aim is a historical understanding of the period and the development of a meaningful framework to assess contemporary issues in architecture. Special attention paid to historiographic questions of how architects ... More »
Emerging Gender Issues between Mentors and Protégés in a Principal Preparation Program
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Abstract: In an effort to improve administrator mentoring programs, this study explored emerging gender issues between mentors and protégés enrolled in a university principal preparation program. Sixty-nine students (31 male and 38 female) were surveyed regarding gender considerations in selecting a preferred ... More »
Ethnic and National Identity, Spring 2005
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Abstract: An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. Students explore the history of nationalism, focusing on ideologies about the nation-state, and look at the ways gender, religious and racial identities intersect with ethnic and national ones. Ethnic conflict is examined, along ... More »
Ethnicity and Race in World Politics, Fall 2005
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Abstract: Ethnic and racial conflict appear to be the hallmark of the new world order. What accounts for the rise of ethnic/racial and nationalist sentiments and movements? What is the basis of ethnic and racial identity? What are the political claims and goals of such movements and is conflict inevitable? Introduces ... More »
European Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries, Spring 2006
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Abstract: From pineapples grown in Hawai'i to English-speaking call centers outsourced to India, the legacy of the "Age of Imperialism" appears everywhere in our modern world. This class explores the history of European imperialism in its political, economic, and cultural dimensions from the 1840s through the ... More »
Expository Writing: Exploring Social and Ethical Issues through Film and Print, Fall 2002
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Abstract: This section of Expository Writing provides the opportunity for students- as readers, viewers, writers and speakers - to engage with social and ethical issues that they care deeply about. Through discussing selected documentary and feature films and the writings of such authors as Maya Angelou, Robert ... More »
Expository Writing: Social and Ethical Issues in Print, Photography and Film, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This section of Expository Writing provides the opportunity for students- as readers, viewers, writers and speakers - to engage with social and ethical issues that they care deeply about. Through discussing selected documentary and feature films and the writings of such authors as Maya Angelou, Robert ... More »
Feminist Political Thought, Fall 2000
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Abstract: This course focuses on a range of theories of gender in modern life. In recent years feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions between public and private, the definitions of politics itself, the nature of citizenship, ... More »
Feminist Political Thought, Spring 2006
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Abstract: This course is designed as a focused survey of feminist political thought and theory, exploring the various and often competing ways feminists have framed discussions about sex, gender, and oppression. Beginning with a consideration of key terms (sex, gender, oppression) and the meaning of social construction, ... More »
Forms of Political Participation: Old and New, Spring 2005
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Abstract: How and why do we participate in public life? How do we get drawn into community and political affairs? In this course we examine the associations and networks that connect us to one another and structure our social and political interactions. Readings are drawn from a growing body of research suggesting ... More »
Foundations of Development Policy, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Explores the foundations of policy making in developing countries. Goal is to spell out various policy options and to quantify the trade-offs between them. Special emphasis on education, health, gender, fertility, adoption of technological innovation, and the markets for land, credit, and labor.
Gender and Race, Work, and Public Policy, Spring 2005
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Abstract: Women workers rarely appear in labor market theory. When they do, they are represented as a separate category, determined by biological differences and their family responsibilities. Subject examines the status of working women under a variety of governmental policies and labor conditions. First part ... More »
Gender Issues in Academics and Academia, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Does it matter in education whether or not you've got a Y chromosome? You bet it does. In this discussion-based seminar, we will explore why males vastly outrank females in math and science and career advancements (particularly in academia), and why girls get better grades and go to college more often ... More »
