Literature Humanities I

Taught by members of the Departments of Classics; English and Comparative Literature; French; German; Italian; Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies; Philosophy; Religion; Slavic Languages; and Latin American and Iberian Cultures; as well as members of the Society of Fellows. Major works by over twenty authors, ranging in time, theme, and genre, from Homer to Virginia Woolf. Students are expected to write at least two papers, to complete two examinations each semester, and to participate actively in class discussions.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 4 points

Literature Humanities I

Taught by members of the Departments of Classics; English and Comparative Literature; French; German; Italian; Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies; Philosophy; Religion; Slavic Languages; and Latin American and Iberian Cultures; as well as members of the Society of Fellows. Major works by over twenty authors, ranging in time, theme, and genre, from Homer to Virginia Woolf. Students are expected to write at least two papers, to complete two examinations each semester, and to participate actively in class discussions.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 4 points

Literature Humanities I

A year-long course in which the objective is to consider particular conceptions of what it means to be human and to consider the place of such conceptions in the development of critical thought. Readings in Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides,Herodotus,Thucydides, Aristophanes, Plato, Vergil, St. Augustine, Dante, Boccaccio, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Goethe, Austen, and Woolf.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 4 points

AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC I

Prerequisites: no previous knowledge of music is required. A survey of the development of Western music from 6th-century Gregorian Chant to Bach and Handel, with emphasis upon important composers and forms. Extensive listening required.

• Department: Music @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• Instructor: Marilyn McCoy
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE

This course is required for all the other courses offered in Neuroscience and Behavior. The course introduces students to the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. The topics include the biological structure of the nervous system and its different cell types, the basis of the action potential, principles of neurotransmission, neuronal basis of behavior, sleep/wake cycles, and basic aspects of clinical neuroscience.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Bj Casey
  Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Survey of some of the central problems, key figures, and great works in both traditional and contemporary philosophy. Topics and texts will vary with instructor and semester.

• Department: Philosophy @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher P Prodoehl
  Info
• 3 points

THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites: BLOCKED CLASS. EVERYONE MUST JOIN WAITLIST TO BE ADMITTED Broad survey of psychological science including: sensation and perception; learning, memory, intelligence, language, and cognition; emotions and motivation; development, personality, health and illness, and social behavior. Discusses relations between the brain, behavior, and experience. Emphasizes science as a process of discovering both new ideas and new empirical results. PSYC UN1001 serves as a prerequisite for further psychology courses and should be completed by the sophomore year.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Patricia G Lindemann
  CULPA: 64 Info
• Instructor: Sarah Demoya
  Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

This course is a prerequisite for the Psychology Major, as well as for most other Barnard PSYC courses (be sure to check all course information before enrolling in a course).

The following Columbia University courses are considered overlapping and a student cannot receive credit for both the BC course and the equivalent CU course: UN1001 The Science of Psychology; and UN1021 Science of Psychology: Explorations/Applications.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: E'Mett McCaskill
  CULPA: 38 Info
• Instructor: Patricia D Stokes
  CULPA: 48 Info
• Instructor: Kathleen M Taylor
  CULPA: 78 Info
• Instructor: Isabelle Portelinha
  Info
• 3 points

Major Debates in African-American Studie

MAJ DEBATES AF-AM STUDIES

Prerequisites: Students must register for discussion section, AFAS UN1003. This course will focus on the major debates in African-American Studies from the role of education to the political uses of art. The class will follow these debates historically with attention to the ways in which earlier discussions on migration and emigration, for example, were engaged with the specific historical conjuncture in which they took place as well as in the myriad ways in which earlier debates continue to resonate today. There will be a mix of primary documents and secondary sources and commentary.

• Department: African American and African Diaspora
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Jafari S Allen
  Info
• 4 points

ELEMENTARY FRENCH II

Basic elements of French grammar. Oral, writing, and reading skills. Students may take either or both of these courses at Columbia.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Alexandre Bournery
  Info
• 4 points

INTRODUCTORY JAPANESE B

Prerequisites: C+ or above in JPNS W1001 or pass the placement test. The sequence begins in the spring term. JPNS W1001-W1002 is equivalent to JPNS C1101 or F1101 and fulfills the requirement for admission to JPNS C1102 or F1102. Aims at the acquisition of basic Japanese grammar and Japanese culture with an emphasis on accurate communication in speaking and writing. CC GS EN CE GSAS

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• 2.5 points

INTRODUCTORY KOREAN B

This course is designed to develop basic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Korean. Introductory Korean B is the equivalent to the second half of First Year Korean I.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Hyunkyu Yi
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 2.5 points

FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC

Introduction to music, including notation, written and aural skills, and basic conceptual resources of music theory. Exploration of scale, mode, rhythm, meter, texture and form, with reference to a diverse range of musics.

• Department: Music
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 3 points

INTRO TO ECONOMIC REASONING

Covers basic elements of microeconomic and marcoeconomic reasoning at an introductory level. Topics include Individual Constraints and Preferences, Production by Firms, Market Transactions, Competition, The Distribution of Income, Technological Progress and Growth, Unemployment and Inflation, the Role of Government in the Economy. Note: Students cannot get credit for ECON BC1003 if they have taken the Columbia introductory course ECON W1105 Principles of Economics.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Alan Dye
  CULPA: 19 Info
• Instructor: Mulu Gebreyohannes
  Info
• 4 points

COLLEGE ALGEBRA-ANLYTC GEOMTRY

Prerequisites: score of 550 on the mathematics portion of the SAT completed within the last year, or the appropriate grade on the General Studies Mathematics Placement Examination. For students who wish to study calculus but do not know analytic geometry. Algebra review, graphs and functions, polynomial functions, rational functions, conic sections, systems of equations in two variables, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities, applications of trigonometry, sequences, series, and limits.

This course may not be taken for credit after the successful completion of any course in the Calculus sequence.

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• 3 points

Premodern Islamic Worlds

This course introduces the Islamic world from the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632) to 1500 CE. The Islamic world stretches across a remarkable geographical expanse from modern Spain and Senegal in the west to the north of modern India in the east. Telling one cohesive story out of many histories is therefore challenging, even if we had a full lifetime to devote to it. We cannot include everything and, as with every complicated story worth knowing, what we choose to exclude is important. This semester, we bypass some of the traditional narratives of political and military history, which privilege the rise and fall of dynasties, the rule of great men, and the clashes of armies. We will still organize along political lines, but the focus of our conversations will be the incredible diversity of the various communities in the Islamic world. We approach these histories through primary sources— poems, coins, buildings, etc.—that we will read together in every class meeting. Our goal will be to situate each source in the political, cultural, and religious contexts of its production. This approach will allow us to appreciate premodern Islamic worlds through the centuries.

Through the assignments and conversations in class and section, students will


Explore the diversity of premodern Islam;

Analyze primary sources produced in the Islamic world before 1500, both individually and as a class;

Engage with modern scholarship about Islam in India and Central Asia; the Middle East; North, West, and East Africa; and Southern Europe;

Construct a source-based argument about the Islamic world before 1500.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Sarah Bin Tyeer
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info
• 4 points

Introduction to Environmental Humanities

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces students to key concepts and texts in environmental humanities, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary studies of race, gender, sexuality, capital, nation, and globalization. The course examines the conceptual foundations that support humanistic analyses of environmental issues, climate crisis, and the ethics of justice and care. In turn, this critical analysis can serve as the basis for responding to the urgency of calls for environmental action.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will learn what difference humanistic studies make to understanding environmental issues and climate crisis. The course will prepare students to:


Identify humanistic methods and how they contribute to understanding the world;

Demonstrate critical approaches to reading and representing environments;

Engage ethical questions related to the environment; and

Apply concepts from the course to synthesize the student’s use of humanistic approaches to address urgent environmental questions.

• Department: Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Ashley Dawson
  Info
• 3 points

THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN SOCIETY

An archaeological perspective on the evolution of human social life from the first bipedal step of our ape ancestors to the establishment of large sedentary villages. While traversing six million years and six continents, our explorations will lead us to consider such major issues as the development of human sexuality, the origin of language, the birth of “art” and religion, the domestication of plants and animals, and the foundations of social inequality. Designed for anyone who happens to be human.

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Camilla Sturm
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

MATH METHODS FOR ECONOMICS

Covers basic mathematical methods required for intermediate theory courses and upper level electives in economics, with a strong emphasis on applications. Topics include simultaneous equations, functions, partial differentiation, optimization of functions of more than one variable, constrained optimization, and financial mathematics. This course satisfies the Calculus requirement for the Barnard Economics major. NOTE: students who have previously taken Intermediate Micro Theory (ECON BC3035 or the equivalent) are *not* allowed to take Math Methods for Economics.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Sharon Harrison
  CULPA: 38 h-index: 13 Info
• 4 points

ADV ACAD WRITING FOR GS

• Department: American Language Program
• TR 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• TR 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• TR 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• 3 points

Intro to Environmental Humanities Discus

Discussion Section

Discussion Section

• Department: Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies @Barnard
• W 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• 0 points

Intro to Environmental Humanities Discus

Discussion Section

Discussion Section

• Department: Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies @Barnard
• W 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• 0 points

INTRO TO MACHINING

Introduction to the manual machine operation, CNC fabrication and usage of basic hand tools, band/hack saws, drill presses, grinders and sanders.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• F 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• F 11:05 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• F 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• F 11:05 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 1 points

DESIGN FUTURES: NEW YORK CITY

How does design operate in our lives? What is our design culture? In this course, we explore the many scales of design in contemporary culture -- from graphic design to architecture to urban design to global, interactive, and digital design. The format of this course moves between lectures, discussions, collaborative design work and field trips in order to engage in the topic through texts and experiences.

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• F 1:10 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Hua F Tang
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Lindsay Harkema
  Info
• 3 points

DESIGN FUTURES: NEW YORK CITY

How does design operate in our lives? What is our design culture? In this course, we explore the many scales of design in contemporary culture -- from graphic design to architecture to urban design to global, interactive, and digital design. The format of this course moves between lectures, discussions, collaborative design work and field trips in order to engage in the topic through texts and experiences.

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• F 1:10 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
• 3 points

ANCIENT GREEK HIST, 800-146 BC

A review of the history of the Greek world from the beginnings of Greek archaic culture around 800 B.C. through the classical and hellenistic periods to the definitive Roman conquest in 146 B.C. with concentration on political history, but attention also to social and cultural developments.Field(s): ANC

• Department: History
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard A Billows
  CULPA: 40 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

INTRO LAB EXPERIMENTAL PSYCH

Corequisites: PSYC BC1001, or its equivalent, must be completed prior to or concurrently with BC1010. This lab course is intended for students who have not previously been enrolled in a psychology lab course; and a majority of seats are reserved for First Year and Sophomore students. A laboratory-based introduction to experimental methods used in psychological research. Upon successful completion of this course, students will know how to review the primary literature and formulate a hypothesis, design an experiment, analyze data using statistical methods, communicate the results of a scientific study through oral presentation and written manuscript, and carry out research studies under ethical guidelines. Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in all disciplines of Psychology and will be prepared to engage in advance research in fields including, but not limited to, Cognition, Learning, Perception, Behavioral Neuroscience, Development, Personality, and Social Psychology.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• R 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• F 12:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• T 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• W 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: Ken Light
  CULPA: 17 h-index: 15 Info
• Instructor: Isabelle Portelinha
  Info
• Instructor: Svetlana Komissarouk
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 3 Info
• 2.5 points

INTRODUCTORY CHINESE B

Prerequisites: CHNS UN1010 Introductory Chinese A or the equivalent. The program is designed to develop basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing colloquial Chinese. This course is divided into two parts: Introductory Chinese A and Introductory Chinese B. The two parts combined cover the same materials as CHNS 1101 FIRST YEAR CHINESE I and fulfill the requirement for admission to CHNS 1102 FIRST YEAR CHINESE II.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Shaoyan Qi
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 2.5 points

ENVIRONMENTAL SCI LAB

"Corequisite:  EESC BC1001.  To secure a spot in the class, students must  first enroll in EESC BC1011, Environmental Science Lab 
before
 enrolling in EESC  BC1001, Lecture, to be included in the waitlist for the lecture portion.  Enrollment is secured by inclusion in the lab section which is limited in size."

• Department: Environmental Sciences @Barnard
• M 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• M 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch
  CULPA: 14 h-index: 5 Info
• 0 points

ANC GREEK HIST 800-146 BC-DISC

• Department: History
• Instructor: Richard A Billows
  CULPA: 40 Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

INTRO TO ECON REASONING - RECITATION

Recitation for ECON BC1003 Intro to Economic Reasoning.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• 0 points

INTRO TO ECON REASONING - RECITATION

Recitation for ECON BC1003 Intro to Economic Reasoning.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• 0 points

INTRO TO ECON REASONING - RECITATION

Recitation for ECON BC1003 Intro to Economic Reasoning.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• 0 points

Introduction to Computational Thinking a

INTRO COMP THINK AND DATA SCI

This course and its co-requisite lab course will introduce students to the methods and tools used in data science to obtain insights from data. Students will learn how to analyze data arising from real-world phenomena while mastering critical concepts and skills in computer programming and statistical inference. The course will involve hands-on analysis of real-world datasets, including economic data, document collections, geographical data, and social networks. The course is ideal for students looking to increase their digital literacy and expand their use and understanding of computation and data analysis across disciplines. No prior programming or college-level math background is required.

• Department: Computer Science @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 3 points

THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN SOCIETY-DISC

THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN SOCI-DISC

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• T 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• T 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• W 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• R 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• R 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• 0 points

INTRO-ARCH DESIGN/VIS CULTURE

Introductory design studio to introduce students to architectural design through readings and studio design projects. Intended to develop analytic skills to critique existing media and spaces. Process of analysis used as a generative tool for the students own design work. Must apply for placement in course. Priority to upperclass students. Class capped at 16.

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Richard T Rouhe
  Info
• 3 points

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH METHODS AND ANALYSIS

BEHAVRL RESRCH METHOD ANA

This course is a prerequisite for all 2000-level PSYC lab courses, and a requirement for the Psychology Major. PSYC BC1001, or its equivalent, must be completed prior to or concurrently with this course. This class will introduce students to the fundamental scientific principles, experimental methods, and analytical approaches involved in the study of human behavior. The initial major topics to be covered include how basic scientific approach can be gainfully and ethically used to study human behavior. The following topics in the course will cover the most prevalent manners of collecting data in behavioral research and the most common types of statistical analyses and tests such data is subjected to. The latter topics in the course will introduce some of the more advanced experimental designs and statistical approaches that are more specific to the social sciences.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 3 points

HUM RGTS IN THEORY& PRACTICE

Provides a broad overview of the rapidly expanding field of human rights. Lectures on the philosophical, historical, legal and institutional foundations are interspersed with weekly presentations by frontline advocates from the U.S. and overseas.

• Department: Human Rights (HRTB)
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Widney Brown
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

THE CITY: THINKING WITH THE URBAN BUILT

This experiential learning course provides an introduction to the organization and design of the urban built environment. What kinds of spaces make up the city, how are they formed, and what impact do they have on people’s lives? We will consider these key questions of urban design and the distinct answers that have arisen in different historical and geographical contexts, with reference to a global array of case studies. And we will use the built environment of New York City as our classroom, with weekly field trips to iconic (and iconoclastic) examples of urban form, including sites from all five boroughs that reflect a diversity of cultural milieux. Through this comparative approach, the class will challenge the naïve view that the built environment is neutral or inert, emphasizing instead the inherent politics of urban design and the ongoing transformation and contestation of urban space. To arrive at this understanding, students will learn to think with the city, acquiring tools for understanding, representing, and analyzing the urban built environment.

The class is organized morphologically into six modules: image, park, plaza, street, block, and arcade. During each unit, students will also be introduced to a specific technique for analyzing urban form: figure-ground, collage, plan, diagram, map, projection, and section. The main assignments ask students to deploy these techniques to compare the urban spaces we encounter in the city.

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• F 9 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Nick R Smith
  h-index: None Info
• 4 points

OCEANOGRAPHY

Explore the geology of the sea floor, understand what drives ocean currents and how ocean ecosystems operate. Case studies and discussions centered on ocean-related issues facing society.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Baerbel Hoenisch
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 33 Info
• 3 points

Game of Thrones : On Epics and Emp

Game of Thrones: Epics/Em

This undergraduate course offered in the context of the Global Core component of the Core Curriculum is an examination of the globally popular HBO series “Game of Thrones” as a prototype for a comparative understanding of the larger question of epics and empires.  In this course we expand the domains of our interests and inquiries far wider and divide our syllabus into four parts: (1) Westeros: The Mythic Empire; (2) Persia:  The First Empire, (3) America: The Last Empire; and (4) On Epics and Empires.  Our objective will be to examine the main themes and overall arch of “Game of Thrones” into wider mythic, heroic, and transhistorical dimensions of our contemporary history.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Hamid Dabashi
  CULPA: 30 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

HISTORY OF ANCIENT ISRAEL & JUDAH

HIST OF ANCIENT ISRAEL &

This course surveys the history of Ancient Israel and Judah from the ancestral stories through the end of the Persian period. It offers an introduction to both the biblical narrative and the archaeological research. The focus is on history – what is known, how it is known, and who writes it – and is intended for anyone who wants an introduction to the Bible or the place of Israel and Judah in the context of the Ancient Near East. Through an examination of the epigraphical, archaeological, and biblical sources, students will become familiar with the materials that scholars use to investigate history, but more importantly, they will be encouraged to evaluate these narratives about the past for themselves.
The course consists of a lecture and a recitation. All students must be registered for and attend both. The lectures will contextualize the required readings and primary sources, and students will participate in discussions about them in recitation.

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• MW 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Nathanael P Shelley
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 4 points

HIST ANCT ISRAEL & JUDAH- DISCUSSION SEC

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• T noon-1 p.m.
• W 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Nathanael P Shelley
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 0 points

Introduction to the Global Middle Ages

Intro to Global Middle Ag

This course introduces students to medieval history and the methods historians use to study and communicate about the past. Medieval history has traditionally centered on Western Europe, but this course also integrates new approaches to the Global Middle Ages, including attention to connectivity, comparative studies across contexts, and a survey of world literatures. Topics include Late Antique transformations to the Roman world, the Germanic migrations, and the rise of Christianity; the Islamic Conquests, the Carolingian Renaissance, and the Viking expansion; the Crusades, the Black Death, and the rise of early modern empires. Students will learn to read primary sources, assess scholarly arguments, and incorporate interdisciplinary approaches. This course will require visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Met Cloisters.

• Department: History @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew Delvaux
  Info
• 4 points

True Crime

Over the centuries, readers have been drawn to accounts of “true” crime—violent narratives involving real people and real events. And yet, as with any literary object, the notion of “truth” is always unstable—stories and their tellings are always shaped by the motivations, values, and choices of those who tell them, often with an eye toward the audience that will consume them. Whether constructed in order to moralize, to enforce or critique social or political ideologies, or purely to sell copies, “true
crime” is a literary genre that reveals attitudes about gender, race, and class; that illustrates—and sometimes calls into question—cultural norms and mores; that calls on readers to reflect on their own morbid curiosity and assumptions and fears. In this class we will engage with a diverse selection of literary texts—spanning from the Middle Ages to the present day and from a range of genres, including pamphlets, plays, novels, and more—as well as contemporary films, a tv series, and a
podcast. Through close reading and critical analysis, we will examine the evolution of the “true crime” genre and the cultural and societal contexts that shape the portrayal of crime for popular consumption. We will explore the ways in which texts and authors sensationalize, moralize, and convey the complexities of crime. We will analyze point of view: who’s telling the story, whom we sympathize with, and what insights we get into the minds of those committing crimes as well as those who fall prey to them. We will consider justice and policing— the role played by the law and its enforcers in shaping narratives about crime and punishment, right and wrong. Finally, we will reflect on the ethical implications of representing real-life crimes in literature, and how “true crime” narratives shape social perceptions, fears, prejudices, and notions of justice and morality.

• Department: English @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Penelope Usher
  Info
• 3 points

THE SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL

What does it mean to live a life well lived? The main mission of this course is to provide an up-to-date understanding of theoretical, empirical, and applied advances in the science of well-being and self-actualization. Consideration will be given to conflicting viewpoints and their respective empirical support, including the benefits of embracing both comfortable and uncomfortable emotions, the measurement and development of different models of well-being, and the implications of deliberately attempting to increase well-being. Throughout the course we will engage in experiential learning and practical exercises which will inform our theoretical and empirical understanding of the latest scientific findings and help you in your own personal journey to satisfy the fundamental needs of human existence and bring out the best in yourself. This course is comprised of a lecture and a discussion section.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Scott B Kaufman
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 40 Info
• 4 points

SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL DISCUS

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 0 points

SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL DISCUS

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 0 points

SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL DISCUS

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 0 points

SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL DISCUS

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 0 points

SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL DISCUS

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 0 points

SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL DISCUS

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 0 points

SCIENCE OF LIVING WELL DISCUS

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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