Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Guided individual research.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Discussion of current research activity in Geometic Topology.
This seminar will examine colonial urbanism from a comparative perspective. The focus is on the long nineteenth century, an era coined as “the connected world of empires,” and the goal is to open a window to understanding colonialism. The case studies are drawn from colonial cities of European empires, as well as the idiosyncratic Ottoman practices. A comprehensive study of examples from Algiers to Damascus, Calcutta, and Hanoi will reveal a rich array of experiments, each raising different sets of issues in the relationship between colonial policies and built forms. Situating urban forms, “the tangible substance, the stuff” of cities, at the center of our discussions, we will investigate political, social, cultural, and economic factors that framed their formation, as well as the subsequent effects the cities made on these webs—both waves working in a continuous dynamic. The interdisciplinary approach will capitalize on the surge of recent literature in the field, but also make use the wealth of untapped primary sources--textual and visual. Please note that the course does not offer a comprehensive survey; it focuses selected case studies in an in-depth manner.
Prerequisites: submission of an outline of the proposed research for approval by the faculty member who will supervise.
The department must approve the number of credits. May be repeated for credit. This course is only for MS candidates holding GRA or TA appointments. Note: It is NOT required that a student take Graduate Research I prior to taking Graduate Research II. Consult the department for section assignment.
Prerequisites: submission of an outline of the proposed research for approval by the faculty member who will supervise.
The department must approve the number of points. May be repeated for credit. This course is only for MS/PhD and PhD students. Note: It is NOT required that a student take Graduate Research I prior to taking Graduate Research II. Consult the department for section assignment.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Critical study of current problems in the field of seismology, including such topics as near and deep earthquakes, seismicity, instrument design, and monitoring underground nuclear explosions.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Critical study of current problems in the field of seismology, including such topics as near and deep earthquakes, seismicity, instrument design, and monitoring underground nuclear explosions.
The purposes of the Seminar are (a) to aid graduates in developing and refining material for their dissertation; (b) to give graduates experience in presenting material to a philosophical audience in an informed and supportive environment; (c) to give graduates experience in critically discussing presented material, and thereby to see how their own presentations and work can be developed to withstand critical examination. The Seminar is restricted to Columbia graduate students in their third or later years, and all such students are strongly encouraged to attend. No faculty (other than the organizer) will be present. Those attending the seminar will be expected to make one or more presentations of work in progress. The material for a presentation may range from a near-final draft of a chapter, to an early critical overview of an area with an outline plan for an approach to some chosen problem. We will attempt as far as possible to organize the presentations in such a way that they are grouped by subject-matter, and provide a rational path through the territory we cover.
All anthropology graduate students are required to attend. Reports of ongoing research are presented by staff members, students, and special guests.
Prerequisite: completion of all M.Phil. requirements. Ph.D. candidates may be required to register for this course every term during the preparation of the dissertation.
Members of the staff, graduate students, and outside speakers present current research.