SPRING 2008

Anthropology 116 Reading the Latin American City   (new course)
This course centers on diverse issues and themes of contemporary urban life in Latin America through anthropological accounts of ethnographic fieldwork. Students will be introduced to theories and methods of urban anthropology, the diverse societies of Latin America, and ethnography as an important genre of writing in the social sciences. Mr. Norvell

Anthropology 123 Global Process and Translocal Culture   (new course)
This course explores current and historical trends in thinking about translocal processes and the local/global realities such thinking brings into view, focusing especially on the way anthropologists describe, interpret, and critique “globalization”: cultural flows across borders and their attendant forms of connection and exclusion. Mr. Norvell

Anthropology 127 AA Asian Americans in Ethnography and Film   (new course)
Examining practices of ethnographic research and of cultural production beginning with a critical examination of the category of Asian Pacific Americans. The course will address historic formations of subjects, compare social science and filmic representations of Asian Pacific Americans, and explore contemporary issues of race, culture, and politics through ethnography. Ms. Chen

Art 122, 123 Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics   (change in description)
Students continue to explore the techniques and concepts that constitute contemporary ceramics. This will include a refinement of the basics, with the addition of wheel throwing, mold making/slip casting, and image transfers onto clay. Classes will consist of technical demonstrations, lectures, assigned and self-directed projects, and group and individual critiques. Prerequisite: Art 121. Lab fee: $75. Mr. Davis

Art 183 Feminist Concepts and Practices in Media Studies and Art   (change in description)
This seminar/studio course examines the recent history and current trends of women’s roles and contributions in media studies and studio art through readings and projects with an emphasis on gender in relationship to media culture. Analysis of and experimentation with visual media including print, photography and digital art in relation to the theory and practice of media studies and studio art is informed by a feminist perspective and critique. Ms. Macko

Art History 186L Seminar: The Artist   (new course)
This course considers some of the myriad ways in which the artist is represented in Western culture. The changing role and status of the artist will be addressed through a range of sources including biography, portraiture, fiction, critical theory, museum practices and through a series of “case studies” of individual artists. The depiction of the artist in film will form an important component of the course. Artists include Van Gogh, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Pollock, Warhol, and Basquiat. Mr. Lewis

Education 180G CG Inclusion and Human Development in Education in a Diverse Society
This course examines public education, human development and inclusion within a framework of social justice. We will discuss perspectives on meeting the educational needs of a diverse population, with attention to including the most vulnerable learners, those classified as having special needs. We will also consider current issues and policies such as No Child Left Behind, controversies around testing, educational opportunity with respect to gender, race, and class, etc. The course is interdisciplinary, with an emphasis on philosophical, development, psychological and educational frameworks, and readings will be taken from scholarly and popular sources. There will be an opportunity for field experience and action research. The course will be run as a seminar and will be discussion-based. Ms. Banerjee, Ms. Castagnetto, Ms. Fryer

English 135 The Satirical Imagination   (new course)
Exploration of the long tradition of satire: literature dedicated to exposing folly, hypocrisy, and human error, and to holding them up for ridicule. Focus on the crucial era of English satire, the eighteenth century, especially Swift and Pope. Consideration also of the history of satire, its forms in twentieth-century English fiction and contemporary popular culture, and its moral and political uses and implications. Mr. Matz

English 151 Modern British Novel   (change in title and description)
A study of British fiction of the Modernist period, 1900-1940. Emphasis on the novels’ formal innovations (in perspective, chronology, language, and frankness) and on their representation of a society in extreme transformation (in light of new theories of self, and of world war). Authors include Conrad, Ford, Forster, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, and Rhys. Mr. Matz

English 187 Study of a Major Author: Thomas Hardy   (new course)
A study of the fiction and poetry of perhaps the only English writer who was a master of both genres. Equal attention to Hardy’s major novels of the nineteenth century (The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure) and to his major verse of the twentieth, with emphasis on the interrelations between fiction and poetry. Mr. Matz

French 145 Love, Desire, and Violence in Medieval French Literature   (new course)
This course explores the perplexing and shocking confluence of love, desire, and violence in French courtly medieval literature in some of the most influential vernacular texts from the 12th to the 15th centuries, such as the Tristan tradition, the Lais of Marie de France, Chrétien de Troyes’ Conte du Graal, and the Romance of the Rose, as well as poems by François Villon. Prerequisite: French 44. Ms. Tsan

History 197I Cold War Culture   (new course)
This course explores dominant themes in postwar American society, including traditional gender roles, civil rights, national security, and “American values.” Students will explore cultural shifts from 1945-1970, emphasizing a) 1950s’ consensus and conformity as informed by music, television, movies, and literature, and b) the cultural foundations of 1960s’ social and political turmoil. Mr. Demas

History 197L Sports in U.S. History   (new course)
This course examines the historiography of popular sport and its usefulness in exploring dominant themes in twentieth-century U.S. History, especially issues of race and ethnicity. Emphasis is placed on how multiple disciplines have appropriated sport and applied it as a lens to examine broader issues of race, gender, and class formation. Mr. Demas

Italian 136 Italians as Guests and Hosts: Intercultural Encounters in Current Italian Fiction (new course)
This course examines the phenomenon of exchange between Italians and other cultures. Through their readings, students will gain an understanding of the experiences of Italian immigrants, who undergo the process of establishing themselves on foreign soil, as well as those of immigrants from abroad, who seek opportunities as “new Italians.” The course will take into account the changes in attitudes experienced by these guests as well as by their hosts. Authors to be read include: Erri de Luca, Laura Pariani, Carmine Abate, and Pap Khouma. Prerequisite: Italian 44 or equivalent. Ms. Adler

Media Studies 191 Senior Projects in Media Studies   (new course)
A course for senior majors producing a year-long media thesis project. Required for honors in Media Studies. Students work independently with two faculty mentors to prepare for two critiques with Media Studies faculty and complete their projects. Students must submit a proposal the previous spring and show adequate progress in the fall semester prior to enrolling. Prerequisite: MS 190 JT. Ms. Tran

Music 130 Rhythm and the Latina Body Politic   (new course)
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the construction of Latina bodies in contemporary US popular culture, in particular how dance movement is often ethnically defined along cultural and gendered stereotypes. Dance, music, and control of the body are used as key concepts in exploring this arena. Ms. Jáquez

Music 132 Stravinsky: his milieu and his music   (new course)
A seminar studying Igor Stravinsky’s life, his ballets, other instrumental music, and vocal music. Study of Russia at the turn of the 20th century, Paris in the early 20th century, ballet and other arts contextualizes Stravinsky’s music. Mode of instruction includes frequent student presentations on topics and works. Mr. Kamm

Philosophy 149 Topics in Philosophy: Agency and Action   (new course)
The distinction we draw between what we do and what we undergo—between the active and the passive in our lives—is fundamental to our self-understanding. In this course we investigate the nature of and the puzzles and problems associated with agency and action. Topics to be considered will be drawn from: the causal theory of action, reasons explanation and the role of the normative in the understanding of action, the will and weakness of will, the relation between intention and action, mental action and mental agency, and the relevance of work in the cognitive and the neurosciences to an understanding of agency. This course should be of interest to students of the social, cognitive, and behavioral sciences as well as to students of philosophy. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy. Mr. Scott-Kakures

Politics and International Relations 119 a The European Policy Process: I   (new course)
The European Union is a club of sovereign countries that have agreed to joint policies in some areas but not in others. This course examines the process for making and implementing policy in a number of different fields. The policy areas under consideration in this course will include the single market (free movement of goods, services, labor and capital across borders), competition policy (or what US authorities call anti-trust policy), trade policy, EMU (monetary union), CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy) and ESDP (European Security and Defense Policy), and US-EU relations (especially the institutionalized arrangements for annual summits). Prerequisite: none, although Politics 110, “Introduction to Comparative Politics” is strongly recommended. Mr. Andrews

Politics and International Relations 187L Los Angeles: Politics, History, and Culture   (new course)
This course will be a focused examination of Los Angeles, from historical origins, to political struggle, from urban growth to the realities of work and labor. The course will also grapple with the many competing social and cultural discourses of race and power in the city. Mr. McDaniel

Politics and International Relations 187P Political Geography: Politics in Space and Place (new course)
The course will introduce students to the geographic concepts of space, place, and territory, and explore how geography is produced by political power from the local scale to the global. Particular attention will also be given to political and social identities that can be shaped by geographic factors. Mr. McDaniel

Psychology 122 Cognitive Psychology   (new course)
Cognitive Psychology provides insight into how the mind works. The major topics include perception, attention, memory, learning, imagery, language, knowledge and categorization, and decision-making. The course will give you the ability to 1) think about the human mind in terms of mental processes; and 2) understand how science can build models of these mental processes using simple behaviors in highly creative ways. Prerequisites: Psychology 52 or instructor permission. Mr. Spezio

Spanish Literature, English Translation (SPNT) 163 Contemporary Latino/a Theater and Performance   (new course)
Using Latino/a Studies, gender studies, and cultural studies as frameworks, this course introduces students to the texts of contemporary Latino/a playwrights, specifically the way Chicano/Latina drama represents utopias and dystopias of home, family, gender, and sexuality. Texts by Luis Valdez, Cherrie Moraga, Migdalia Cruz, Luis Alfaro, John Leguizamo, Coco Fusco, and Nao Bustamante. Taught in English. Ms. McMahon

Writing 197D The Lyric Essay   (new course)
This course’s focus is the idea of a “lyric” essay. Is there a tradition for such work, or is this just a new fad? Each student will receive at least one formal workshop and will write three short critical papers in response to 3-4 books, as well as several short in-class assignments. Mr. D’Agata