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This course surveys William Shakespeare's comedies, including famous works such as A Midsummer Night's Dream , Twelfth Night , and The Tempest , as well as less produced plays like The Two Gentlemen of Verona . Although the primary focus of study is the plays…
Visions, spirit possession, near-death experiences—experiences of ecstasy are universal in the history of religions. Psychology of religion attempts to explain such experiences using current understandings of the mind. At times, the study of ecstatic…
In this course, we investigate trust, the buyer's decision process, modern selling methodologies, persuasion, and the art of influence. Students apply ideas from each class in their own environment and have the opportunity to sharpen their skills in an…
Born in Florence to expatriate parents and widely familiar with Europe from boyhood family trips, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) displayed social savoir faire already in 1874 at eighteen on arrival in Paris to train as a professional painter. His portfolio…
In this proseminar, students develop the skills necessary to engage in graduate-level research in the field of museum studies. Students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their academic writing…
In Rabelais and His World , Mikhail Bakhtin argues that the grotesque—the exaggerated, the excessive, the strange, and the malformed—lowers what is elevated and elevates what is low, collapsing distinctions between sacred and profane, ruler and fool, and…
This course is intended to provide a thorough introduction to the poetry of Archaic Greek lyric. Readings cover the major Archaic Greek lyric poets, from Archilochus through Bacchylides and Pindar. Over the course of the semester, students become proficient…
This advanced fiction-writing course focuses on writing thrillers—dark, engrossing, and suspenseful plot-driven stories involving the push and pull between protagonist and antagonist. The course is intended for students who want to write a thriller novel; it…
This course tackles one of the most urgent questions in global politics today: what should societies do after mass violence, civil war, or state repression? Focusing on truth and reconciliation commissions as a central tool of transitional justice, we explore…
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover…
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing…
Technology risk refers to any risk of financial loss, disruption, or damage to the reputation of an organization as a result of the failure of its information technology (IT) systems. This course covers the foundations of technology risk management, IT risk…
Research projects in sustainability are complex and transcend the boundaries of conventional disciplines such as economics, international relations, and sociology. Sustainability issues affect and interact with monetary stability, industrial policy, and more;…
The goal of this course is to introduce abstract mathematical thought and formal proof writing. We begin by introducing logic and proof strategies, with emphasis on proofs related to sets, relations, functions, and elementary number theory. Then, we study…
Our brains make us what we are. How did they get that way? How are they different from other animals' and how are they similar? This course explores the structure and function of the modern human brain and examines the selective pressures that have impacted…
Geometry is about symmetry, shape, and space. This course emphasizes mathematical reasoning and the role of mathematical discourse in geometry classrooms. Our explorations begin with the classic work on geometry, Euclid's The Elements . We study straightedge…
During the early modern period, episodes of feverish witch hunts gripped both Britain and America. In this interdisciplinary course, students explore three of the most infamous and well-documented witch crazes, specifically: North Berwick, Scotland in 1590;…
The techniques of statistical inference for studying properties of data generating processes include method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, Bayesian inference, and nonparametric statistics. Bayesian inference is an important approach to data…
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer's perspective. The focus of this course is to teach prose writers how to read well. Students explore the potential and possibilities of different approaches to writing, and, by the…
This is an intensive workshop in the craft of writing short fiction for students who have read widely among past and contemporary masters of short fiction and who are accomplished in the elements of prose composition (mechanics, syntax, and structure).…
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