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  • ENG 385: Advanced Studies in a Genre

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Chiasson Topic for 2009-10: Contemporary Poetry and the Individual Talent. Our era in poetry is one of self-conscious movements-Confessional poets, New York School poets, Language poets, Beat poets, poets of so-called ?identity politics.? This course will examine four poets whose work has defied others' attempts to classify it and in some cases deliberately defies classification: John Berryman, Louise Glück, A.R. Ammons, and Anne Carson. How do poets devise, in self-imposed isolation, forms of beauty, wit, sadness, alarm, ela-tion How do poems written from behind the curtain of extreme idiosyncrasy reach, and move, readers How have these poets imagined social life, the lives of families, friendship, disappointment (or pride) in one's cou ntry Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two literature courses in the department, at least one of which must be 200 level, or by permission of the in-structor to other qualified students. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Fall Unit:
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  • ENG 387: Authors

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Topic A for 2009-10: Charlotte Bront and Virginia Woolf: Victorian and Modern Feminisms Rodensky In a well-known sequence from A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf takes Charlotte Bront to task for what she names as an ?awkward break? in Jane Eyr e. Woolf's critique not only reveals her own complicated attitudes towards anger, but also figures the break between the Victorian and the Modern and suggests the central place that Bront occupies in Woolf's arguments about the history of women's writing. In this course, we will consider the different and not-so-different narrative practices of these two authors who have each played so central a role in the development of feminist theory and criticism. Assigned texts will include Bro nt 's Jane Eyre, Shirley, Vi llette and W oolf's The Voyage Out, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Ligh thou se, and A Room of One 's Own. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two literature courses in the department, at least one of which must be 200 level, or by permission of the in-structor to other qualified students. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Fall U nit: 1.0 Topic B for 2009-10: Shakespeare Our Cont emp orary Ko Centuries after they were first written, Shakespeare's plays continue to absorb the imagination of artists. This course will study Shakes-peare's plays in tandem with modern adaptations of them, looking at adaptations as artistic works in their own right, but also as commenta-ries that illuminate the plays. Among the works to be st udied a re: Hamlet with Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenste rn are Dead and Hein er Müller's Hamletmachi ne; King Lear with Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres and Elai ne Feinstein's Le ar' s Daughters; and Romeo and Juliet with A.M. Macdonald's Goodnight Desdemona (Goo d Morning Jul iet) and the film Sha kespeare in Love. Though Shakespeare's plays will be fully read and discussed, some previous familiarity with them will be helpful. Assignments will include a creative ada ptation of a play. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two literature courses in the department, at least one of which must be 200 level, or by permission of the in-structor to other qualified students. Distribution: Language and Literature or Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video Semester:
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  • ES 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies with Laboratory:Methods and Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Rodenhouse, Thomas (Biological Sciences) Explore the campus and beyond in an interdisciplinary manner. Topics include the movement of materials through the environment, eco-system analysis, principles of resource management, and pollution control. Investigate timely environmental problems and work toward solutions using skills such as computer modeling, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, and spatial data analysis using GIS. A combination of field and laboratory work will be integrated with discussion and readings. Either 101 or 102 may be taken first. (ES 101 replaces ES 100 for students fulfilling the old version of the major) Prerequisite: Fulfillment of the basic skills component of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Open to first years and sophomores; juniors and seniors may only enroll with permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken ES [100]. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science. Fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning overlay requirement. Semester: Fall Unit: 1.25
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  • ES 102: Introduction to Environmental Studies:Issues and Concepts

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Turner This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to Environmental Studies, with a focus on climate change. Major concepts that will be examined include: the state of scientific research, the role of science, politics, and economics in environmental decisionmaking, and the importance of history, ethics and justice in approaching climate change. The central aim of the course is to help students develop the in-terdisciplinary research skills necessary to pose questions, investigate problems, and develop strategies that will help us address our rela-tionship to the environment. Either 101 or 102 may be taken first. Prerequisite: Fulfillment of the basic skills component of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • ES 111: The Yucca Mountain Problem:Where Should We Put Nuclear Waste

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Besancon (Geosciences) Choices about disposal of radioactive materials will affect countless future generations. Focusing on the proposed storage facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, we will examine the important scientific questions that must be answered for long-term safety of a nuclear repository. Students will learn the scientific principles governing risk assessment, groundwater movement, volcanism, earthquakes, and the ground-water properties of the repository rocks, and how each affects the safety of the proposed containment facility. We will also examine the evidence and methods used to predict how the waste and the containers designed to hold it will behave for long periods. Students will identify key issues and produce small group projects examining some of the scientific issues raised by this controversial proposal. Stu-dents may register for either GEOS 111 or ES 111 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: Open to first-year students only. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • ES 201: Methods and Problems in Environmental Science with Laboratory

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Brabander Problems in environmental science are inherently multidisciplinary and often require a diverse skill set to analyze and solve. This course will focus on developing a toolbox of skills including field methods, geochemical analysis (natural waters, soils, and other environmental materials), and modeling with a goal of being able to frame and solve environmental problems. Students will conduct semester-long re-search projects and will present their results in a final poster session. Students may register for either GEOS 201 or ES 201 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One of the following: 101, 102, ES 101 and permission of the instructor. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25
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  • ES 203: Cultures of Environmentalism

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Turner What is environmentalism This course explores how different communities of people have answered that question in the United States and abroad. It focuses on the mainstream environmental movement and other formulations of environmentalism, such as environmental justice, deep ecology, animal rights, and indigenous peoples' concerns for the environment. This course takes an interdisciplinary ap-proach to examining the role of culture in shaping how people have valued the environment and organized to protect it. What role do the arts, popular culture, and literature play in environmental activism What are the ethical and philosophical foundations of modern environ-mental movements How is environmental activism historically specific and shaped by particular constructions of race, gender, religion, and nature The goal of this course is to consider how environmental activism and decisionmaking can and must be sensitive to cultural context. Prerequisite: 101, 102, or permission of instructor Distribution: Religion, Ethics, and Moral Philosophy Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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  • ES 210: Hydrogeology-Water and Pollutants with Laboratory

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. OFFERED IN 2010-11. Investigation of water supply and use. Principles of surface and groundwater move-ment and water chemistry are applied to the hydrologic cycle to understand sources of water for human use. Mathematical groundwater models are used to understand groundwater movement and pollutant plumes. Quantity and quality of water and the limitations they impose are considered. Normally offered in alternate years. Students may register for either GEOS 210 or ES 210 and credit will be granted ac-cordingly. Prerequisite: 101 or 102 or permission of instructor. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science or Mathematical Modeling Semester: N/O. Offered in 2010-11. Unit: 1.25
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  • ES 212: Lake Baikal:The Soul of Siberia

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Moore (Biological Sciences) and Bishop (Russian) NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. OFFERED IN 2010-11. The ecological and cultural values of Lake Baikal-the oldest, deepest, and most biotically rich lake on the planet-are examined. Lectures and discussion in spring prepare students for the three-week field laboratory taught at Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia in August. Lectures address the fundamentals of aquatic ecology and the role of Lake Baikal in Russian literature, history, art, music, and the country's environmental movement. Laboratory work is conducted primarily out-of-doors and includes introductions to the flora and fauna, field tests of student-generated hypotheses, meetings with the lake's stakeholders, and tours of ecological and cultural sites surrounding the la ke. Students may register for eitheRAST 212 or ES 212 and credit will be granted ac-cordingly. Not offered every year. Subject to Dean's office approval. Prerequisite: ES 101 or BISC 111, RUSS 101, and permission of the instructors. Preference will be given to students who have also taken HIST 211. Application re-quired. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: N/O. Offered In 2010-11. Unit: 1.25
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  • ES 214: Social Causes and Consequences of Environmental Problems

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    DeSombre This course focuses on the social-science explanations for why environmental problems are created, the impacts they have, the difficulties of addressing them, and the regulatory and other actions that succeed in mitigating them. Topics include: externalities and the politics of unpriced costs and benefits; collective action problems and interest group theory; time horizons in decision-making; the politics of science, risk and uncertainty; comparative political structures; and cooperation theory. Also addressed are different strategies for changing envi-ronmental behavior, including command and control measures, taxes, fees, and other market instruments, and voluntary approaches. These will all be examined across multiple countries and levels of governance. Students may register for either POL2 214 or ES 214 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: ES 102, or one course in political science, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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