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4.00 Credits
The Colorado River was one of the last areas of the American West explored by non-native Americans. To learn how the river was transformed from one of the wildest places in the United States to one of the most heavily impacted ecosystems, the course investigates the first expedition down the river by John Wesley Powell and the current status of the river as a major water source in the American southwest. D. Thompson
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4.00 Credits
Focusing on Hinduism, this course investigates women's observance of religion in India. Engaging the premise that gender cannot be understood without knowledge of the particularization effected by caste and class, it exposes students to ideas about social status legitimized by myth/ritual and challenged by various subaltern voices, including low-caste and no-caste men and women. L. Harlan
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4.00 Credits
During the twentieth century, Chinese political debates about music were sometimes undergirded by deeply rooted notions of music as a technology of power and control. This course explores how historical understandings of relationships between sound and power structure in Chinese thought influenced the politics of music making in twentieth-century China. J. D. Wilson
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to leadership theory and practice. Most theorists agree that effective leaders are made, not born. Guiding questions include: What makes one leader effective and another ineffective What characteristics and skills do effective leaders exhibit The seminar will critically examine current leadership literature and leadership styles of campus and community leaders. Staff
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of the city as cinematic subject, location, and signifier. The films will represent a broad range of films (primarily American and European) and filmmaking practices, from the early city symphonies to the present. J. Solomon
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4.00 Credits
This is a seminar in the emerging field of food studies exploring food in visual culture from Medieval Europe to contemporary American art. How is gender, social class, ethnicity, authenticity, and transnationalism inscribed in the preparation, display, consumption and representation of food Films with food themes will be screened. Meals from diverse historic culinary traditions will be prepared. C. Steiner
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of the ways the material world (clothing, furniture, and architecture) designs the body-by shaping it, by encouraging some postures (but not others), and by positioning the body in space. The course will include a design component, as well as reading and discussion of historical examples. The course will be collaboration between the Art History and Architectural Studies, Art, and Theater departments. A. Van Slyck and A. Wollensak
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4.00 Credits
This seminar will consider social, political and scientific aspects of epidemic disease throughout the world. It will also consider bioterrorism as a source of disease. M. Grossel
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of the recent histories of Cambodia and Vietnam and the economic, environmental, and social forces that affect the Mekong regions of the two countries. R. Jensen, D. Peppard
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4.00 Credits
This seminar examines a variety of theoretical and fictional texts, films, media, and the Internet to explore the politics of space; i.e., what do class, race, gender, and sexuality have to do with space Classroom discussions and writing assignments will be combined with fieldtrips, artistic explorations, and creative projects. Staff
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