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09W, 10W: 2A Only a few decades ago, we were ready to declare a victory over infectious diseases. Today, infectious diseases are responsible for the majority of morbidity and mortality experienced throughout the world. Even developed countries are plagued by resistant "super-bugs" and antibiotic misuse. This course will examine the epidemiology and social impact of past and present infectious disease epidemics in the developing and developed world. The introduction of drugs to treat HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa will be considered from political, ethical, medical, legal and economic perspectives. Lessons from past and current efforts to control global infectious diseases will guide our examination of the high-profile infectious disease pathogens poised to threaten our health in the future.Open to all students. Limited to 50 students. Dist: INT or SOC. Adams, Butterly.
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09S, 10S: 11; Laboratory W or Th 2:00-4:00 or 4:00-6:00 Our natural environment results from an array of climatic, biogeographic, and other physical processes that have changed dramatically over time in response to natural and human-induced disturbance. This course begins by presenting the fundamentals of atmospheric processes; then examines the physical controls on the resulting global pattern of landforms, soils, and vegetation biomes across spatial and temporal scales; and ultimately explains the form and pattern of the earth's physical geography. Emphasis is also placed on demonstrating the role of human disturbance on these natural processes through shifts in global climate, land use, deforestation and other anthropogenic mechanisms. The media of presentation will be lecture and both field and laboratory exercises. Dist: SLA. Magilligan.
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09S, 10S: 2A Small enough to know well, New England boasts an enormous variety of human and physical features in a dynamic setting of change. In this class we focus on the physical aspects of the landscape, learning about its geology, flora, fauna, and climate as they set the stage for and are affected by human activities. The class includes two field trips, visitors, films, and readings from a variety of sources. Dist: SCI. Conkey.
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09W, 10W: 11 Climate changes frequently occur on both large and small spatial scales and over both short-term and longer timescales. Society and policy-makers do not usually notice those changes unless they menace us directly-yet we ignore these changes at our peril. In this introductory course we will examine causes and potential effects of both long- and short-term climatic changes and the interactions of climate and human agents of change. Some of the topics addressed in this course may include the 'greenhouse effect,' the ozone hole, atmospheric aspects of acid rain, El Ni-o phenomenon, and effects of volcanic dust and airborne pollutants. The format is a combination of lectures, class discussion, films and guest speakers, and hands-on simulation exercises. Open to all class es. Dist: S CI. Conke
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08F, 09F: 10A Why are some countries rich and others so persistently poor What can and should be done about this global inequity and by whom We address these development questions from the perspective of critical human geography. Focusing on the regions of Latin America, Africa and Asia, we examine how development meanings and practices have varied over time and place, and how they have been influenced by the colonial history, contemporary globalization and international aid organizations. Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NW. Freidberg.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Women played a small role in western science, and their gradual inclusion influences what we know and how we know it. We explore what science is, and how "what we know" has been affected by societal ideas, past and present. Evaluating scientific critiques ranging from Kuhn and Berry to feminists such as Fox Keller and Haraway, we ask: how many women are in science, what are the obstacles, and how feminist critique changed science Our work will include evaluation of date concerning women's participation in science, visits with feminists and scientists, and discussion of at least one fil m. Dist: SOC; WCult: CI
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08F: 9S, 10 09W, 09S: 9S 09F: 9S, 10 10W, 10S: 9S Introduction to written and spoken German. Intensive study of basic grammar and vocabulary through readings, drills, composition exercises, conversation, and practice in the lab oratory. Never serves in partial satisfaction of the Distributive or World Culture Requirement. The staff.
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09W, 10W: 11 Before Germany became a nation state in 1871, language and culture defined its identity. Courses under this rubric will explore various ways in which writers, philosophers, politicians, and artists created and criticized different aspects of this identity. Figures treated will range from Goethe to Freud and from Beethoven to Nietzsche. In 09W, Germany and the East. While "the Orient" had already intrigued the earliest German authors known to us, during the Enlightenment fascination with these exotic lands, traveled and imagined, finds its counterpart in Germany's growing investment in Eastern Europe. Reading the works of Gellert, Lessing, Goethe, Herder, and Stifter, among others, we will explore eighteenth- and nineteenth-century facets of this cultural parallelism and consider their political ramifications. Conducted in GermanPrerequisite: German 3, or equivalent. Open to all classes. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. Komska. In 10W, Enlightenment, Emotion, and Emancipation: German Life and Literature, 1750-1850. An introduction to the lives, times, and main works of major writers of the Golden Age of German literature. Readings include plays, poems, and prose ranging from fairy tales and other short fiction to aesthetic, philosophical, and political treatises. Structured around a series of videos, this course focuses on important periods in German cultural and intellectual history. Essays, oral reports, and a final exam encourage students to hear, read, speak, and write educated German. Conducted in German. Prerequisite: German 3, or equivalent. Open to all classes. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. Shookman
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08F: 2 09F: 11 In the course of the twentieth century, Germany has undergone changes with global implications. Courses under this rubric will explore important moments in the cultural history of German-speaking countries in the twentieth century, from the Weimar Republic to the Holocaust, and from the Cold War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and beyond. In 08F, Literary Modernism. The course will consider Modernism in German-speaking countries, examining prose works by Hauptmann, Hofmannsthal, Kafka, and Christa Wolf; plays by Brecht, Dürrenmatt, and Frisch; and poetry by Rilke, George, Trakl, Ball, Celan, and Bachmann. The readings, discussions, essays, oral reports, and final exam help to further students' ability to hear, read, speak, and write German. Depending on the needs of the enrolled students, there will be some review of grammar, as well.Prerequisite: German 3, or equivalent. Conducted in German. Open to all classes. Duncan. In 09F, Autobiography and Memory in 20th Century German Culture. After a brief historical introduction, we will analyze autobiographical and literary texts, artwork, films, and contemporary architectural projects. Readings include works by Heinrich Mann, Anna Seghers, Elias Canetti, Christa Wolf and Walter Benjamin, the Nazi-era diaries of Viktor Klemperer, the paintings of Gerhardt Richter, and films such as Black Box Germany, documenting a society polarized by terrorism. We conclude by analyzing architectural projects memorializing German history. Conducted in German. Prerequisite: German 3, or equivalent. Open to all classes. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. Fuechtner.
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