TEXT, MAGIC, PERFORMANCE
TEXT MAGIC PERFORMANCE
Prerequisites: the instructors permission. This course pursues interconnections linking text and performance in light of magic, ritual, possession, narration, and related articulations of power. Readings are drawn from classic theoretical writings, colonial fiction, and ethnographic accounts. Domains of inquiry include: spirit possession, trance states, séance, ritual performance, and related realms of cinematic projection, musical form, shadow theater, performative objects, and (other) things that move on their own, compellingly. Key theoretical concerns are subjectivity - particularly, the conjuring up and displacement of self in the form of the first-person singular I - and the haunting power of repetition. Retraced throughout the course are the uncanny shadows of a fully possessed subject --within ritual contexts and within everyday life.
- Department: Anthropology
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
John Pemberton
CULPA: 15
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Black Education
BLACK EDUCATION
This class will examine the development of education for African Americans in the United States. Chattel slavery and its afterlives are marked by questions, debates, and experiments not simply in schooling for Black people, but how to use education for the practice of freedom. Through examining this development, students will learn how the experience of Black people in schools complicates static notions about public vs private schools, demands for school desegregation, and the ongoing role of (mostly) white philanthropy in shaping the development of education for Black youth in the US and around the world.
- Department: Sociology @Barnard
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Dominic T Walker
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Language, Meaning, and Mind
In little more than fifty years linguistics has shifted from philological description to a cognitive-biological quest to uncover the mind’s language faculty. This seminar traces that shift through the generative tradition, which treats language as an innate “mental organ” whose universal grammar lets children build a full syntax from sparse input. We follow Minimalism’s bold reduction: a single operation called Merge, plus a finite lexicon and two interfaces, one to articulation and one to thought, yields the “digital infinity” of human expression. Framing this architecture in evolutionary terms, we confront Darwin’s problem: did language emerge gradually for communication or erupt suddenly from pre-existing cognitive parts? Evidence from birdsong, primate calls, and gesture helps separate general performance limits from the species-specific competence that remains uniquely human. Students will practice minimalist analyses and weigh competing biolinguistic accounts, using language as a window onto the design and origin of the human mind.
- Department: Cognitive Science @Barnard
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nikita Bezrukov
Info - 4 points
SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
1-4 points. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: the instructors permission. Except by special permission of the director of undergraduate studies, no more than 4 points of individual research may be taken in any one term. This includes both PSYC UN3950 and PSYC UN3920. No more than 8 points ofPSYC UN3950 may be applied toward the psychology major, and no more than 4 points toward the concentration. Readings, special laboratory projects, reports, and special seminars on contemporary issues in psychological research and theory.
- Department: Psychology
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Dima Amso
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Niall Bolger
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Natalie Brito
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Lila Davachi
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Sarah Demoya
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Geraldine Downey
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Katherine T Fox-Glassman
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Jon B Freeman
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Tory Higgins
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Nora Isacoff
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Sheena Iyengar
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Nikolaus Kriegeskorte
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Chujun Lin
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Patricia G Lindemann
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Bianca J Marlin
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Kevin Ochsner
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Valerie J Purdie-Greenaway
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Daphna Shohamy
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Rae Silver
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Larisa H Solomon
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Alfredo Spagna
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Yaakov Stern
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Herbert S Terrace
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Sarah Woolley
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Computational Models of Decision-Making
Comp Models of Decision-M
We make decisions countless times a day. Computational models have been developed that improve our understanding of how these decisions are made. This course is organized in three parts: perceptual decision-making, value-based decision-making, and computational psychiatry. In part one, perceptual decision-making, we will focus on computational models that can capture and explain decisions in perception, such as categorizing an orientation, or discriminating the direction of moving dots, or estimating the magnitude of a stimulus (e.g., time). We will start by laying the foundations of signal detection theory and Bayesian inference under uncertainty and build to models that incorporate confidence ratings and reaction times. In part two, value-based decision-making, we will move on to decisions that incorporate our values (e.g., ‘Should I go out or stay in and study?’, ‘Should I eat a burger or a salad?’). We will learn the basics of a computational modeling framework that captures how we learn values from rewards and punishments, reinforcement learning, as well as about model-free and model-based learning. Lastly, we will learn how impairments in decision-making that occur in psychopathology (e.g., addiction, anorexia nervosa, anxiety) have been conceptualized and quantified in the relatively new field of computational psychiatry.
- Department: Cognitive Science @Barnard
- F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andra L Mihali
Info - 4 points
COMPARATIVE POLITICS SEMINAR
VOTING WITHOUT BORDERS
Prerequisites: POLS V1501 or the equivalent, and the instructors permission. Pre-registration is not permitted. Please see here for detailed seminar registration guidelines: http://polisci.columbia.edu/undergraduate-programs/seminar-registration-guidelines. Seminar in Comparative Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- T 8:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
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Instructor:
Chiara Superti
CULPA: 3
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COMPARATIVE POLITICS SEMINAR
Dev. Democracy Challenges
Prerequisites: POLS V1501 or the equivalent, and the instructors permission. Pre-registration is not permitted. Please see here for detailed seminar registration guidelines: http://polisci.columbia.edu/undergraduate-programs/seminar-registration-guidelines. Seminar in Comparative Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Mark A Schneider
Info - 4 points
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINARS II
Prerequisites: two years of calculus, at least one year of additional mathematics courses, and the director of undergraduate studies' permission. The subject matter is announced at the start of registration and is different in each section. Each student prepares talks to be given to the seminar, under the supervision of a faculty member or senior teaching fellow. Prerequisite: two years of calculus, at least one year of additional mathematics courses, and the director of undergraduate studies' permission.
- Department: Mathematics @Barnard
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Instructor:
Alisa Knizel
Info - 3 points
How Race Gets Under Our Skin: The Sociol
RACE, HEALTH, AND BIOMEDI
One of the glaring forms of inequalities that persists today is the race-based gap in access to health care, quality of care, and health outcomes. This course examines how institutionalized racism and the structure of health care contributes to the neglect and sometimes abuse of racial and ethnic minorities. Quite literally, how does race affect one’s life chances? This course covers a wide range of topics related to race and health, including: racial inequalities in health outcomes, biases in medical institutions, immigration status and health, racial profiling in medicine, and race in the genomic era.
- Department: Sociology @Barnard
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Domonique M Reed
Info - 4 points
SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR
Prerequisites: Course open to Barnard Art History majors only. Independent research for the senior thesis. Students develop and write their senior thesis in consultation with an individual faculty adviser in Art History and participate in group meetings scheduled throughout the senior year.
- Department: Art History @Barnard
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Hutchinson
CULPA: 9 Info - 3 points
EPISTEMOLOGY
Corequisites: PHIL W3963 Required Discussion Section (0 points). What can we know? What is knowledge? What are the different kinds of knowledge? We will read classic and contemporary texts for insight into these questions.
- Department: Philosophy
- MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jessica Collins
Info - 4 points
Honors Thesis Seminar Part 2
Honors Thesis Sem Pt. 2
The MESAAS honors seminar offers the opportunity to undertake a sustained research project working closely with an individual faculty adviser. It also enables you, as part of a small group of MESAAS students working with the seminar instructor, to develop the skills of academic research and writing and learn how to collaborate with peers and create an engaged intellectual community. This 3-point seminar continues the work begun in the Fall semester of the senior year in MDES 3960 Honors Thesis Seminar Part 1.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Debashree Mukherjee
CULPA: 2 h-index: 5 Info - 3 points
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMINAR
COERCION AND WORLD POLITICS
Prerequisites: POLS UN2601 or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. Seminar in International Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- R 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Sarah Daly
Info - 4 points
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMINAR
SOLVING GLOBAL PROBLEMS
Prerequisites: POLS UN2601 or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. Seminar in International Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- M 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Giulio M Gallarotti
Info - 4 points
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMINAR
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Prerequisites: POLS UN2601 or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. Seminar in International Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jean Krasno
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMINAR
INT'L CRISES SINCE COLD WAR
Prerequisites: POLS UN2601 or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. Seminar in International Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- M 8:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
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Instructor:
Jeremiah S Pam
Info - 4 points
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMINAR
ADVANCES IN IPE
Prerequisites: POLS UN2601 or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. Seminar in International Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Davit Sahakyan
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS SEMINAR
FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY
Prerequisites: POLS UN2601 or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. Seminar in International Politics. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list.
- Department: Political Science
- W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
David E Spiro
CULPA: 1 h-index: 6 Info - 4 points
EPISTEMOLOGY - REC
Required discussion section for PHIL UN3960 Epistemology.
- Department: Philosophy
- R 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
- R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Lisa J Clark
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James O Beardmore
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Social Stratification Among Asian Americ
Social Stratification Asi
This seminar examines social stratification through the lens of Asian American experiences. Social stratification refers to the unequal distribution of valued resources, such as income, wealth, education, and power, and the processes by which these resources are allocated across individuals, groups, and generations.
We will explore how the broader patterns of inequality and mobility in the United States intersect with the histories and social positions of Asian Americans. Topics include income and wealth inequality, educational attainment and occupational mobility, immigration and inter-generational mobility, racialization and stereotypes (e.g., the “model minority" and “perpetual foreigner" narratives), gender and family dynamics, neighborhood segregation, and political and civic incorporation. We will also consider how globalization, transnational migration, and the future of work shape opportunities and constraints for different Asian American communities.
MAJOR 20TH CENTURY PLAYWRIGHTS
Ibsen, Pinter, and Parks
The course will trace the playwriting careers of Henrik Ibsen, Harold Pinter, and Suzan-Lori Parks, exploring the nature of and relationships among key features of their evolving aesthetics. Thematic and theatrical exploration involve positioning the plays in the context of the contested 20C trajectories of modernism and postmodernism. History in modernism and the history of modernism have become much-debated concepts, and these playwrights variously confront the challenges of looking back in time to facilitate looking forward. The course examines, in that context, the status of different kinds of history; the claims of family, friendship, and community identifications; the contributions of often disruptive intruders; the issues raised by performance and the implied playhouse; and the plays’ potential as instruments of cultural intervention.
Application Instructions:
E-mail Professor Austin Quigley (aeq1@columbia.edu) with the subject heading "Ibsen, Pinter, and Parks seminar." In your message, include basic information: your name, school, major, year of study, and relevant courses taken (if any), along with a brief statement about why you are interested in taking the course.
Admitted students should register for the course; they will automatically be placed on a wait list from which the instructor will in due course admit them as spaces become available.
- Department: English and Comparative Literature
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Austin E Quigley
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IDEAS/SOCIETY IN THE CARIBBEAN
- Department: Anthropology
- W 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
David Scott
CULPA: 6
h-index: 72
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Senior Thesis Seminar II
This seminar is a continuation of the course from last semester (SOCI3988). It will culminate in you completing your thesis. Whereas last semester you concentrated on posing interesting, important, and feasible research questions, as well as how to conduct data collection, this semester you will learn how: to troubleshoot challenges and ethical issues in collecting data (i.e. data collection), translate your data into findings and conclusions (i.e. data analysis), orient your findings in an existing conversation (i.e. revising a literature review and introduction/hook), and write to persuade your audience and readers of your argument (i.e. write persuasively).
Instructor permission is required to join the course. Please note this course is the second part in a two part sequence, you must first take SOCI 3988 before you can enroll in SOCI 3989.
- Department: Sociology
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
James Chu
h-index: 18 Info - 4 points
SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR
The Senior Project Seminar will focus primarily on developing students’ ideas for their research projects while charting their research goals. The course is designed to develop and hone the skills necessary to complete a senior thesis paper or creative project. An important component of the seminar is the completion of original and independent student research. The seminar provides students a forum in which to discuss their work with both the instructor and their peers. The professor, who facilitates the colloquium, will also provide students with additional academic support through seminar presentations, one-on-one meetings, and classroom exercises; supplementary to the feedback they receive from their individual faculty advisors. The course is divided into three main parts: 1.) researching and producing a senior project thesis; 2.) the submission of coursework throughout the spring semester that help lead to a successful completed project; 3.) and an oral presentation showcasing one’s research to those in and beyond the CSER community at the end of the academic year. This course is reserved for seniors who are completing a CSER senior project and who have successfully completed
Modes of Inquiry
in either their junior or senior year.
- Department: Ethnicity and Race, Center for
- W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Darius V Echeverria
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used for degree credit. Only for Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering undergraduate students who include relevant off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. May not be used as technical or nontechnical electives or to satisfy any other Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering major requirements. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Electrical Engineering
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Instructor:
Xiaodong Wang
CULPA: 15 Info - 1-2 points
SENIOR PROJ:RESEARCH FOR MUSIC
Working with her advisor, a student will expand the research project initiated in the Fall Senior Seminar for Music Majors (BC3992x). In order to satisfy the requirement, the student will complete a fifty page research paper.
- Department: Music @Barnard
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Instructor:
Gail R Archer
CULPA: 24
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Advanced Topics in German Literature
ROMANTICISM
"Advanced Topics in German Literature” is open to seniors and other advanced undergraduate students who have taken Intro to German Literature (GERM 3333) or an equivalent class. The seminar provides students the opportunity to closely examine a topic from a variety of perspectives and theoretical approaches. Readings and discussion in German. The course is repeatable for credit.
- Department: Germanic Languages
- M 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Stefan Andriopoulos
CULPA: 6 Wikipedia h-index: 12 Info - 3 points
SENIOR PROJ: MUSIC REPERTORY
Working with her advisor, a student will develop a vocal or instrumental recital program with representative musical works from a variety of historical periods. In order to satisfy the requirement, the student will present an hour long public performance of the recital program. Students may also satisfy this requirement by composing original vocal or instrumental works.
- Department: Music @Barnard
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Instructor:
Gail R Archer
CULPA: 24
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THESIS RESEARCH SEMINAR
Guided, independent, indepth research experience culminating in the senior essay. Weekly meetings are held to review work in progress, to share results through oral and written reports, and to consider career options for further work in this field.
- Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
- R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Matthew I Palmer
CULPA: 5
h-index: 14
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SENIOR PROJECT IN CREATIVE WRITING
SENIOR PROJ: CREATIVE WRI
Enrollment limited to Barnard senior English majors with a concentration in creative writing.
This creative writing workshop represents an opportunity for creative writing concentrators to focus on one large project that will serve as a capstone senior project. As in a typical writing workshop, much of the focus will be on sharing and critiquing student work. Unlike other workshops, in this class students will focus on building out a longer project—such as a more ambitious full-length story for fiction and creative nonfiction writers and a chapbook for poets. This means students will discuss work by writers who may not share their own genre. We will focus on generating new work, developing your writing process, and creating new possibilities and momentum for your piece, as well as trying to create a sense of community among the concentrators. We will also conduct in-class writing exercises in response to short reading assignments and class lectures. Students should be aware of two important notes: (1) This class is limited to senior English majors who have already been approved to be creative writing concentrators; and (2) this course fulfills the requirement for concentrators to finish a senior project, but not the academic senior seminar requirement. This class is about your own writing and that of your classmates. This class will be what you make of it!
- Department: English @Barnard
- R 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Idra L Novey
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info - 4 points
SUPERVISED STUDY IN FRANCE II
JOINT SEMINAR WITH NCEP
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Christelle Taraud
Info - 3 points
SELECTED TOPICS: KYOTO CONSORTIUM FOR J
Japanese Trad. Performing Arts
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
M. Cody Poulton
Info - 4 points
SELECTED TOPICS: KYOTO CONSORTIUM FOR J
KYOTO ARTISANS & THEIR WORLDS
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Melissa Rinne
Info - 4 points
SELECTED TOPICS: KYOTO CONSORTIUM FOR J
MEDIA IMAGINATIONS JAPAN
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Stephen Choi
Info - 4 points
SENIOR SEMINAR IN FILM AND LITERATURE
SR SEM:FAMILY IN FILM/LIT
Enrollment limited to Barnard senior English majors with a Film Studies concentration and Barnard senior Film Studies majors. To see the current course description, visit the English Department website:
https://english.barnard.edu/english/senior-seminars
- Department: English @Barnard
- R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Maura L Spiegel
CULPA: 40 Info - 4 points
SENIOR THESIS/TUTORIAL
Prerequisites: the faculty advisers permission. Senior thesis or tutorial project consisting of independent scholarly work in an area of study of the student’s choosing, under the supervision of a member of the faculty.
- Department: Italian
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Leake
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Instructor:
Pier Mattia Tommasino
CULPA: 7
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SR SEM: BUILT ENVIRONMENT
URBAN STUDIES SENIOR SEMI
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Year-long course; participation is for two consecutive terms. No new students admitted for spring. Emphasizes the study of the built environment of cities and suburbs, and the related debates. Readings, class presentations, and written work culminate in major individual projects, under the supervision of faculty trained in architecture, urban design, or urban planning.
- Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
- W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Aaron Passell
CULPA: 8
h-index: 3
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Instructor:
Noah Allison
Info - 4 points
SR SEM: BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Year-long course; participation is for two consecutive terms. No new students admitted for spring. Emphasizes the study of the built environment of cities and suburbs, and the related debates. Readings, class presentations, and written work culminate in major individual projects, under the supervision of faculty trained in architecture, urban design, or urban planning.
- Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
- W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Christian Siener
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
SR SEM: BUILT ENVIRONMENT
URBAN STUDIES SENIOR SEMI
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Year-long course; participation is for two consecutive terms. No new students admitted for spring. Emphasizes the study of the built environment of cities and suburbs, and the related debates. Readings, class presentations, and written work culminate in major individual projects, under the supervision of faculty trained in architecture, urban design, or urban planning.
- Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
- W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Andreina Torres Angarita
Info - 4 points
EBHS SENIOR THESIS SEMINAR
Prerequisites: the instructors permission and senior standing as a major in The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species (EBHS). Year-long seminar in which senior EBHS majors develop a research project and write a senior thesis. Regular meetings are held to discuss research and writing strategies, review work in progress, and share results through oral and written reports.
- Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
- T 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jill S Shapiro
CULPA: 46
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SUPERVISED STUDY IN FRANCE: FRENCH STUD
20TH CENTURY WARS FRANCE
FRST3994OC History of Contemporary French Cinema (1990-2018).
3 points.
Taught in French.
Prerequisite: 4-5 semesters of French language study or the equivalent.
French cinema is characterized by its artistic richness, its vigor and, above all, its diversity. This film history course will function as a journey in which we explore contemporary French cinema. Our itinerary will take us from the 1990s, those of “young French cinema” and neoclassicism, to the end of the 2010s, those of directors like Julie Delpy and Christophe Honoré. Together, we will develop a panorama in which the works of Cédric Klapisch and Nicole Garcia will intersect, as well as those of Céline Sciamma and Arnaud Desplechin.
The objective of this course will be to introduce students to French cinema, its history and its diversity. We will also have the chance to correlate academic knowledge and practical experience, so as to give the students a significant idea of French film activity. The application process is competitive and will take place onsite in February.
To enroll in this course through the
Columbia Summer in Paris
program, you must apply to the through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charges apply.
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Term A & B dates.
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Julien Blanc
Info - 3 points
SUPERVISED STUDY IN FRANCE: FRENCH STUD
CONT. FRENCH CINEMA 1990-2018
FRST3994OC History of Contemporary French Cinema (1990-2018).
3 points.
Taught in French.
Prerequisite: 4-5 semesters of French language study or the equivalent.
French cinema is characterized by its artistic richness, its vigor and, above all, its diversity. This film history course will function as a journey in which we explore contemporary French cinema. Our itinerary will take us from the 1990s, those of “young French cinema” and neoclassicism, to the end of the 2010s, those of directors like Julie Delpy and Christophe Honoré. Together, we will develop a panorama in which the works of Cédric Klapisch and Nicole Garcia will intersect, as well as those of Céline Sciamma and Arnaud Desplechin.
The objective of this course will be to introduce students to French cinema, its history and its diversity. We will also have the chance to correlate academic knowledge and practical experience, so as to give the students a significant idea of French film activity. The application process is competitive and will take place onsite in February.
To enroll in this course through the
Columbia Summer in Paris
program, you must apply to the through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charges apply.
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Term A & B dates.
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Fabien Delmas
Info - 3 points
SUPERVISED STUDY IN FRANCE: FRENCH STUD
URBAN HISTORY
FRST3994OC History of Contemporary French Cinema (1990-2018).
3 points.
Taught in French.
Prerequisite: 4-5 semesters of French language study or the equivalent.
French cinema is characterized by its artistic richness, its vigor and, above all, its diversity. This film history course will function as a journey in which we explore contemporary French cinema. Our itinerary will take us from the 1990s, those of “young French cinema” and neoclassicism, to the end of the 2010s, those of directors like Julie Delpy and Christophe Honoré. Together, we will develop a panorama in which the works of Cédric Klapisch and Nicole Garcia will intersect, as well as those of Céline Sciamma and Arnaud Desplechin.
The objective of this course will be to introduce students to French cinema, its history and its diversity. We will also have the chance to correlate academic knowledge and practical experience, so as to give the students a significant idea of French film activity. The application process is competitive and will take place onsite in February.
To enroll in this course through the
Columbia Summer in Paris
program, you must apply to the through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charges apply.
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Term A & B dates.
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Jean-Michel Dequeker
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
Topics in Biology: Crossroads in Bioethics. This two credit multidisciplinary and interactive course will focus on contemporary issues in bioethics and medical ethics. Each topic will cover both the underlying science of new biotechnologies and the subsequent bioethical issues that emerge from these technologies. Each topic will introduce a bioethical principle that will be explored using case studies. Students are expected to prepare for each class based on the assignment so that classroom time will be devoted to discussion, case presentations, and role playing rather than merely lectures. Topics include stem cell research, human reproductive cloning, bioterrorism, neuroethics, genetic screening, medical stem cell tourism, patents and science, forensic science and the interface of science and culture/religion.
- Department: Biological Sciences
- T 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
John Loike
CULPA: 8
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SENIOR THESIS IN COMP LIT/SOC
This year-long, three-credit course is mandatory for students who will be writing their Senior Thesis in Comparative Literature and Society or in Medical Humanities. Students who wish to be considered for Departmental honors are required to submit a Senior Thesis. The thesis is a rigorous research work of approximately 40 pages, and it will include citations and a bibliographical apparatus. It may be written in English or, with the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, in another language relevant to the students scholarly interests. Although modeled after an independent study, in which core elements of the structure, direction, and pace of the work are decided together by the student and their faculty thesis supervisor, students are nonetheless expected to complete certain major steps in the research and writing process according to the timeline outlined by the ICLS DUS.
- Department: Comparative Literature and Society, Institute for
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Madeleine Dobie
CULPA: 14
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SENIOR SEMINAR
Prerequisites: completion of either FREN UN3333-FREN UN3334 or FREN UN3420-FREN UN3421, and FREN UN3405, or the director of undergraduate studies' or the instructor's permission. Required of all French and French & Francophone Studies majors. Usually taken by majors during the fall term of their senior year. Critical discussion of a few major literary works along with some classic commentaries on those works. Students critically assess and practice diverse methods of literary analysis.
- Department: French
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Elisabeth A Ladenson
CULPA: 13 Info - 3 points
HUMAN RIGHTS SENIOR SEMINAR
HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR
The senior seminar is a capstone course required for the human rights major. The seminar provides students the opportunity to discuss human rights from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and to explore various theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students undertake individual research projects while collectively examining human rights through directed readings and discussion.
- Department: Institute for Study of Human Rights
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Felisa Tibbitts
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SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS II
SENIOR THESIS MATHEMATICS
Majors in Mathematics are offered the opportunity to write an honors senior thesis under the guidance of a faculty member. Interested students should contact a faculty member to determine an appropriate topic, and receive written approval from the faculty advisor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies (faculty sponsorship is limited to full-time instructors on the staff list). Research is conducted primarily during the fall term; the final paper is submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies during the subsequent spring term.
MATH UN3994 SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS I must be taken in the fall term, during which period the student conducts primary research on the agreed topic. An optional continuation course MATH UN3995 SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS II is available during the spring. The second term of this sequence may not be taken without the first. Registration for the spring continuation course has no impact on the timeline or outcome of the final paper.
Sections of SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS I and II do NOT count towards the major requirements, with the exception of an advanced written approval by the DUS.
- Department: Mathematics @Barnard
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SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS II
SENIOR THESIS MATHEMATICS
Majors in Mathematics are offered the opportunity to write an honors senior thesis under the guidance of a faculty member. Interested students should contact a faculty member to determine an appropriate topic, and receive written approval from the faculty advisor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies (faculty sponsorship is limited to full-time instructors on the staff list). Research is conducted primarily during the fall term; the final paper is submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies during the subsequent spring term.
MATH UN3994 SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS I must be taken in the fall term, during which period the student conducts primary research on the agreed topic. An optional continuation course MATH UN3995 SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS II is available during the spring. The second term of this sequence may not be taken without the first. Registration for the spring continuation course has no impact on the timeline or outcome of the final paper.
Sections of SENIOR THESIS IN MATHEMATICS I and II do NOT count towards the major requirements, with the exception of an advanced written approval by the DUS.
- Department: Mathematics @Barnard
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HONORS RESEARCH
Prerequisites: a formal proposal to be submitted and approved prior to registration; see the director of undergraduate studies for details. A creative/scholarly project conducted under faculty supervision, leading to completion of an honors essay, composition, or the equivalent.
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Alessandra M Ciucci
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Zosha Di Castri
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Aaron A Fox
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Bradford G Garton
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Giuseppe Gerbino
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Marcos Balter
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Jeffrey Milarsky
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Elaine Sisman
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Peter M Susser
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Ruth Opara
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SENIOR THESIS IN AMER STUDIES
A year-long seminar for outstanding majors who want to conduct research -- or to design a creative project -- on any aspect of American history and culture. During the fall, students will clarify their research agenda or creative topic, sharpen their questions, locate their primary and secondary sources, and begin their project to be completed in the spring perhaps leading to departmental honors. See American Studies website for more details.
- Department: American Studies
- 4 points
SENIOR TUTORIAL IN LITERATURE
Prerequisites: the director of undergraduate studies permission. Required for majors wishing to be considered for departmental honors. This course may also be taken at Reid Hall. Recommended for seniors majoring or concentrating in French and open to other qualified students. Preparation of a senior essay. In consultation with a staff member designated by the director of undergraduate studies, the student develops a topic withing the areas of French language, literature, or intellectual history.
- Department: French
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Instructor:
Joanna R Stalnaker
CULPA: 18
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