DISCUSSION SECTION FOR AHIS BC3682
DISC SECTION FOR AHIS BC3
Discussion section for AHIS BC3682: Early Modernism and the Crisis of Representation
- Department: Art History @Barnard
- R 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
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Global Francophone Cinema
In this course, we will consider French-language cinema as an inherently global phenomenon, which stems both from the transnational nature of the medium itself, and the legacy of the former French empire. From the very beginning, the Lumière brothers sent cameramen and projectionists to faraway locations—from India to Indochina, or from Mexico to Morocco. If early French ethnographic and narrative cinema functioned as a form of soft power, by the mid-20 th -century, filmmakers were on the frontlines of anti-colonial militantism, documenting, for instance, the horrors of the Algerian War. In the wake of decolonization, great African directors tackled the challenges of emergent nations, as well as the complex neocolonial networks that kept them tied to European metropoles. Today, filmmakers from around the world—from Iran to Cambodia—turn to live-action film and animation in French—despite their complicated relationships to both the language and France’s former empire. This course will include units on: ethnography and docufiction; colonial and anticolonial cinema; historical violence and memory; banlieue, beur, and Black identities; and emergent queer filmmakers. Taught in English, with films in French (and other languages) with English subtitles. Required readings will be available in English, with some optional readings in French for French majors and minors. Satisfies the Global Core requirement. Students may receive credit for the French major / minor if they submit their papers in French. Participation in a discussion section is required.
- Department: French
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Aubrey A Gabel
CULPA: 2 Info - 4 points
Global Francophone Cinema - REC
DISCUSSION SECTION FOR CLFR3587
- Department: French
- W 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Brooke N Habit
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Rj McIntyre
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Carlos Malache Silva
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Anti-Apartheid Solidarity Movement
This course examines the struggle against South African apartheid with a particular focus on the global solidarity movement in the 20th century. The class will examine key turning points in the movement, its connection with broader anti-colonial and anti-racist struggles, gendered constructs of apartheid and feminist leadership in the movement, and the circulation of theories of racial capitalism. Students will understand how and why apartheid became a global concern. Students will work on a project using the primary source material available on the African Activist Archive Digital Project at Michigan State University.
- Department: History @Barnard
- R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Premilla Nadasen
CULPA: 10
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SR SEM IN BIOLOGY
Required for all majors who do not select the year-long Senior Thesis Research & Seminar (BIOL BC3593 & BC3594) to fulfill their senior capstone requirement. These seminars allow students to explore the primary literature in the Biological Sciences in greater depth than can be achieved in a lecture course. Attention will be focused on both theoretical and empirical work. Seminar periods are devoted to oral reports and discussion of assigned readings and student reports. Students will write one extensive literature review of a topic related to the central theme of the seminar section.
Topics vary per semester and include, but are not limited to:
Plant Development
,
Animal Development & Evolution,
Molecular Evolution, Microbiology & Global Change, Genomics, Comparative & Reproductive Endocrinology, and Data Intensive Approaches in Biology.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Rafael Marcondes
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GUIDED RESEARCH & SEMINAR
This year-long course is open to junior and senior Biology majors and minors. Students will complete an independent research project in Biology under the guidance of a faculty mentor at Barnard or another local institution. Attendance at the weekly seminar is required. By the end of the year, students will write a scientific paper about their project and give a poster presentation about their research at the Barnard Biology Research Symposium.
Completion of this year-long course fulfills two upper-level laboratory requirements for the Biology major or minor. This course must be taken in sequence, beginning with BIOL BC3591 in the Fall and continuing with BIOL BC3592 in the Spring. Acceptance into this course requires confirmation of the research project by the course instructors. A Barnard internal mentor is required if the research project is not supervised by a Barnard faculty member. This course cannot be taken at the same time as BIOL BC3593-BIOL BC3594.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- M 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
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GUIDED RESEARCH & SEMINAR
This year-long course is open to junior and senior Biology majors and minors. Students will complete an independent research project in Biology under the guidance of a faculty mentor at Barnard or another local institution. Attendance at the weekly seminar is required. By the end of the year, students will write a scientific paper about their project and give a poster presentation about their research at the Barnard Biology Research Symposium.
Completion of this year-long course fulfills two upper-level laboratory requirements for the Biology major or minor. This course must be taken in sequence, beginning with BIOL BC3591 in the Fall and continuing with BIOL BC3592 in the Spring. Acceptance into this course requires confirmation of the research project by the course instructors. A Barnard internal mentor is required if the research project is not supervised by a Barnard faculty member. This course cannot be taken at the same time as BIOL BC3593-BIOL BC3594.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- M 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- 4 points
SENIOR SEMINAR
Research and scholarly writing in chosen topics relating to dance. Methods of investigation are drawn from prominent archival collections and personal interviews, as well as other resources. Papers are formally presented to the Dance Department upon completion.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
- T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Paul A Scolieri
CULPA: 19
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NEUROSCIENCE GUIDED RESEARCH
This lab-based course introduces students to advanced methods in cognitive neuroscience, focusing on the application of electroencephalography (EEG) for real-time recording of brain activity. Unlike traditional approaches that study how the brain responds to different external stimuli or task demands, this course centers on spontaneous brain activity that occurs during rest or just before experimental events. Whether or not spontaneous brain activity is just meaningless noise remains an active area of research in cognitive neuroscience. Some researchers believe that spontaneous brain activity may be an important factor shaping our subjective experience of the world. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive in part due to the challenges in objectively defining and measuring subjective experience.
In this course, students will address this challenge by developing methods to study the relationship between spontaneous brain activity and subjective experience, with a particular focus on mind-wandering and the sensory phenomena elicited by Ganzflicker and Ganzfeld stimulation. The course culminates in independent research projects where students test their hypotheses by collecting and analyzing behavioral and EEG data. Key questions to address include: can spontaneous fluctuations in brain activity account for why people sometimes zone out while performing a task? Can the same fluctuations explain why people sometimes have different sensory experiences despite constant external stimuli? Do individual variations in spontaneous brain activity help explain why some people are more likely to report such experiences?
Note: The course involves weekly in person meetings as well as asynchronous work on data acquisition, analysis, and primary article readings for approximately 6 additional hours per week (on average).
- Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
- R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kara Pham
CULPA: 9
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- 4 points
SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH & SEMINAR
SR THESIS RESEARCH & SEMI
This year-long course is open to senior Biology majors. Students will complete an independent research project in Biology under the guidance of a faculty mentor at Barnard or another local institution. Attendance at the weekly seminar is required. By the end of the year, students will write a scientific paper about their project and give an oral presentation about their research at the Barnard Biology Research Symposium.
Completion of this year-long course fulfills the senior capstone requirement for the Biology major. This course must be taken in sequence, beginning with BIOL BC3593 in the Fall and continuing with BIOL BC3594 in the Spring. Acceptance into this course requires confirmation of the research project by the course instructors. A Barnard internal mentor is required if the research project is not supervised by a Barnard faculty member. This course cannot be taken at the same time as BIOL BC3591-BIOL BC3592.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- M 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- 4 points
SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH & SEMINAR
SR THESIS RESEARCH & SEMI
This year-long course is open to senior Biology majors. Students will complete an independent research project in Biology under the guidance of a faculty mentor at Barnard or another local institution. Attendance at the weekly seminar is required. By the end of the year, students will write a scientific paper about their project and give an oral presentation about their research at the Barnard Biology Research Symposium.
Completion of this year-long course fulfills the senior capstone requirement for the Biology major. This course must be taken in sequence, beginning with BIOL BC3593 in the Fall and continuing with BIOL BC3594 in the Spring. Acceptance into this course requires confirmation of the research project by the course instructors. A Barnard internal mentor is required if the research project is not supervised by a Barnard faculty member. This course cannot be taken at the same time as BIOL BC3591-BIOL BC3592.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- M 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- 4 points
RSRCH/SEM-NEUROSCNCE&BEHAVIOR
Prerequisites: Open to senior Neuroscience and Behavior majors. Permission of the instructor. This is a year-long course. By the end of the spring semester program planning period during junior year, majors should identify the lab they will be working in during their senior year. Discussion and conferences on a research project culminate in a written and oral senior thesis. Each project must be supervised by a scientist working at Barnard or at another local institution. Successful completion of the seminar substitutes for the major examination.
- Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
- R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Russell D Romeo
CULPA: 9
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Elizabeth P Bauer
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Alex White
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Kevin G Bath
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GUIDED RESEARCH
Similar to BIOL BC3591-BIOL BC3592, this is a one-semester course that provides students with degree credit for unpaid research
without
a seminar component. You may enroll in BIOL BC3597 for between 1-4 credits per semester. As a rule of thumb, you should be spending approximately 3 hours per week per credit on your research project.
A
Project Approval Form
must be submitted to the department each semester that you enroll in this course. Your Barnard research mentor (if your lab is at Barnard) or internal adviser in the Biology Department (if your lab is elsewhere) must approve your planned research
before
you enroll in BIOL BC3597. You should sign up for your mentor's section.
This course does not fulfill any Biology major requirements. It is open to students beginning in their first year.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
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Rafael Marcondes
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Hilary Callahan
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John Glendinning
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Jordan Balaban
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Jj L Miranda
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Alison Pischedda
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Jonathan Snow
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Brian Morton
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Jennifer H Mansfield
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Gabrielle Corradino
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Emlyn J Resetarits
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Rishita Shah
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PROBLEMS IN CHEMISTRY
Prerequisites: CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
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Christian Rojas
CULPA: 24
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Dina C Merrer
CULPA: 24
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Andrew C Crowther
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Michael Campbell
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Rachel Austin
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Rebecca Donegan
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Meenakshi S Rao
CULPA: 24 Info - 2 points
PROBLEMS IN CHEMISTRY
Prerequisites: CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
- 2 points
PROBLEMS IN CHEMISTRY
Prerequisites: CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
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Instructor:
Christian Rojas
CULPA: 24
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Marisa C Buzzeo
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Dina C Merrer
CULPA: 24
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Andrew C Crowther
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Michael Campbell
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Rachel Austin
CULPA: 18
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Christina Vizcarra
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Instructor:
Rebecca Donegan
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PROBLEMS IN CHEMISTRY
Prerequisites: CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
- 4 points
GIRLS' SCHOOLS: THE LITERATURE OF WOMEN
From the finishing school to the convent to the women’s college, spaces of female education have long fascinated writers. More than just academic spaces, these are also unique worlds of friendship and exclusion, desire and alienation, community and social fracture, conformity and transgression. In this course, we will explore how women’s education has been imagined in novels, poetry, and film from the early modern period to the present. Beginning with competing visions of women’s education in early feminist and anti-feminist thought, we’ll go on to explore how imaginative writers from the nineteenth century to the present have envisioned the girls’ school as both a literary and a social space. What kinds of cultural fantasies attach to these spaces, and what narratives and social relationships do they enable? How are differences of class, race, sexuality, and religion negotiated within them? Do girls’ schools offer a world apart from society, or do they recreate and intensify outside social dynamics within their walls? Our exploration will take us across genres and media, including the Bildungsroman, the detective novel, the narrative poem, and the horror film. Readings will include works by Charlotte Brontë, Fleur Jaeggy, Jamaica Kincaid, Mary McCarthy, Dorothy Sayers, Muriel Spark, Alfred Tennyson, Mary Wollstonecraft, and others.
- Department: English @Barnard
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jayne Hildebrand
CULPA: 3
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PUBLICS, COMMONS, AND COLLECTIVES: ARTS
PUBLICS, COMMONS & COLLEC
A public is an imagined thing, mediated by architecture, urban planning, art, visual culture, and rhetoric. This interdisciplinary course surveys key ideas and histories of publics (and counter-publics), commons (and undercommons), as well as collective living projects. Throughout, we will train focus on how art, design, visual culture, and media condition the making of shared life, in an expansive, critical history of public space and art. We will tangle with the limitations of these concepts and representations, and interrogate their historic exclusions. We will be out “in public” at key sites and artworks that ground this history in New York City, including parks, museums, and libraries.
THE POLITICS OF FOOD
- Department: Women's and Gender Studies
- F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Janet Jakobsen
CULPA: 6
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Introduction to Continuous Control Syste
Intr to Continuous Contro
Introduction to continuous systems with the treatment of classical and state-space formulations. Mathematical concepts, complex variables, integral transforms and their inverses, differential equations, and relevant linear algebra. Classical feedback control, time/frequency domain design, stability analysis, Laplace transform formulation and solutions, block diagram simplification and manipulation, signal flow graphs, modeling physical systems and linearization. state-space formulation and modeling, in parallel with classical single-input single-output formulation, connections between the two formulations. Transient and steady state analysis, methods of stability analysis, such as root locus methods, Nyquist stability criterion, Routh Hurwitz criterion, pole/zero placement, Bode plot analysis, Nichols chart analysis, phase lead and lag compensators, controllability, observability, realization of canonical forms, state estimation in multivariable systems, time-variant systems. Introduction to advanced stability analysis such as Lyapunov stability and simple optimal control formulation. May not take for credit if already received credit for EEME E4600.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
- W 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Homayoon Beigi
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METAPHYSICS
Corequisites: PHIL V3611 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Systematic treatment of some major topics in metaphysics (e.g. modality, causation, identity through time, particulars and universals). Readings from contemporary authors.
- Department: Philosophy
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
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- 4 points
METAPHYSICS
Corequisites: PHIL V3611 Required Discussion Section (0 points). Systematic treatment of some major topics in metaphysics (e.g. modality, causation, identity through time, particulars and universals). Readings from contemporary authors.
- Department: Auditing
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Achille Varzi
CULPA: 30
Wikipedia
h-index: 40
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Religion in Chinese Society
Issues and problems in the understanding of religion in China from late imperial times to the present.
- Department: Anthropology
- R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Myron L Cohen
CULPA: 6 Info - 4 points
INDEPENDENT STUDY
This course can be worth 1 to 4 credits (each credit is equivalent to approximately three hours of work per week), and requires a Barnard faculty as a mentor. The course will be taken for a letter grade, regardless of whether the student chooses 1, 2, 3, or 4 credits. The expectations for each of these options are as follows: 1 credit, 3h/week commitment, 5-10 page "Research Report" at the end of the term; 2 credits, 6h/week commitment, 5-10 page "Research Report" at the end of the term; 3 credits, 9h/week commitment, 15-20 page "Research Report" at the end of the term; 4 credits, 12h/week commitment, 15-20 page "Research Report" at the end of the term. "Research Report" is a document submitted to the person grading the student, the instructor of record for the section in which the student has enrolled. If a student is working off-site, then input from the off-site research mentor will inform the grading. The "Research Report" can take a variety of forms: progress reports on data collected, training received, papers read, skills learned, etc.; or organized notes for lab notebooks, lab meetings, etc.; or manuscript-like papers with Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion; or some combination thereof, depending on the maturity of the project. Ultimately, this will take different forms for different students/labs.
- Department: Psychology @Barnard
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Robert Brotherton
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Colin Leach
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Ken Light
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Koleen McCrink
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Michelle Greene
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Robert E Remez
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Mariel Roberts
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Ann Senghas
CULPA: 17
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Katherine Thorson
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Lisa K Son
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Kate M Turetsky
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Kathleen M Taylor
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Tara Well
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Michael Wheaton
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E'Mett McCaskill
CULPA: 38
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Erica Musser
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Alexandra C Horowitz
CULPA: 23
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Armita Ghobadi
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Anna Shusterman
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REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
The course can be taken for 1-3 credits. Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- MW 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- 1-3 points
REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
The course can be taken for 1-3 credits. Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- MW 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- TR 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- 1-3 points
REHEARSAL&PERFRMNCE IN DANCE
The course can be taken for 1-3 credits. Students are graded and take part in the full production of a dance as performers, choreographers, designers, or stage technicians.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- 1-3 points
FOUNDATIONS OF OPTIMIZATION
This first course in optimization focuses on theory and applications of linear optimization, network optimization, and dynamic programming.
- Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Eric Balkanski
h-index: 13 Info - 3 points
METAPHYSICS-REC
- Department: Philosophy
- W 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- T 11:10 a.m.-noon
- T 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Saikeerthi Rachavelpula
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Xingzhi Guo
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Saikeerthi Rachavelpula
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THIRD YEAR MOD COLLOQ TIBET I
For those whose knowledge is equivalent to a student who’s completed the Second Year course. The course develops students’ reading comprehension skills through reading selected modern Tibetan literature. Tibetan is used as the medium of instruction and interaction to develop oral fluency and proficiency.
- Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering
Info - 4 points
CHILDREN AT RISK
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1010, PSYC UN2280, PSYC UN2620, or PSYC UN2680, and the instructors permission. Considers contemporary risk factors in childrens lives. The immediate and enduring biological and behavioral impact of risk factors.
- Department: Psychology
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Geraldine Downey
CULPA: 9
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SENIOR RESEARCH THESIS
Discussions of the student's Independent Research project during the fall and spring terms that culminate in a written and oral senior thesis. Each project must be supervised by a scientist working at Barnard or at another local institution.
- Department: Psychology @Barnard
- M 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lisa K Son
CULPA: 25 Info - 1 points
TOPICS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisites: (PSYC UN1001) Instructor permission required. A seminar for advanced undergraduate students exploring different areas of clinical psychology. This course will provide you with a broad overview of the endeavors of clinical psychology, as well as discussion of its current social context, goals, and limitations.
- Department: Psychology
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Hannah E Hoch
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Instructor:
Irit Felsen
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Why do people hurt themselves?: improvin
Presently, suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are on the rise, particularly among racially and
ethnically minoritized youth. The seminar is designed to enhance understanding of: (a)
prevalence, (b) etiology, (c) risk factors (d) mechanisms (e.g., phenotypes and biological
markers), (e) prevention and treatment approaches, and (f) ethical considerations
- Department: Psychology
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Randy P Auerbach
h-index: 50 Info - 4 points
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
This course is concerned with what policy the American government should adopt toward several foreign policy issues in the next decade or so, using materials from contradictory viewpoints. Students will be required to state fairly alternative positions and to use policy analysis (goals, alternatives, consequences, and choice) to reach conclusions.
- Department: Political Science
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Elizabeth N Saunders
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AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY-DISC
Corequisites: POLS UN3631 This is the required discussion section for POLS UN3631.
- Department: Political Science
- R 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
- R 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- M 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- M 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- T 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- T 11:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Yingtong Chen
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Social Stratification: Past, Present, an
Social Strat: Past, Pres,
This is an undergraduate seminar in social inequality and mobility. Social inequality is broadly defined as the unequal distribution of scarce resources and of the processes by which these resources are allocated to individuals, groups, and populations. The study of inequality en-compasses income and wealth inequality, socioeconomic hierarchies and privileges, poverty and unemployment, social mobility over the life course and across generations, inequality in the educational system, race-ethnic and gender inequality, globalization and the future of work, beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of inequality and opportunity, neighborhood segregation, and the consequences of inequality and policy interventions. Over this semester, we will investigate such questions as: How likely are individuals to end up in the same social stratum as their par-ents? Will globalization and automation exacerbate or reduce inequality in workplace? Is there growing inequality in the U.S. and around the globe and, if so, why? In this class, we cover the concepts, theories, facts, and methods of analysis used by sociologists to understand social inequality and mobility. This course takes most of its examples from the contemporary U.S., but we will place U.S. in historical and comparative perspectives as well.
Jews in Early Modern Europe, 1492-1750
Jews Early Mod Euro 1492-
A seminar on the historical, political, and cultural developments in the Jewish communities of early-modern Western Europe (1492-1789) with particular emphasis on the transition from medieval to modern patterns. We will study the resettlement of Jews in Western Europe, Jews in the Reformation-era German lands, Italian Jews during the late Renaissance, the rise of Kabbalah, and the beginnings of the quest for civil Emancipation. Field(s): JWS/EME
- Department: History
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Elisheva Carlebach
CULPA: 6
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GOVERNING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Who governs the world economy? Why do countries succeed or fail to cooperate in setting their economic policies? When and how do international institutions help countries cooperate? When and why do countries adopt good and bad economic policies? This course examines how domestic and international politics determine how the global economy is governed. We will study the politics of trade, international investment, monetary, immigration, and environmental policies to answer these questions. The course will approach each topic by examining alternative theoretical approaches and evaluate these theories using historical and contemporary evidence. There will be an emphasis on applying concepts through the analysis of policy-relevant case studies designed specifically for this course.
- Department: Political Science
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Nikhar Gaikwad
h-index: 7 Info - 4 points