SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE

SP TPC: MATERIAL LOGICS

See the Barnard and Columbia Architecture Department website for a description of this semester's topic. 
architecture.barnard.edu/workshops

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Julian D Harake
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• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CINEMAS

INTRO TO CHINESE CINEMAS

What is “cinema” in the Chinese-speaking world, and how have the aesthetics, politics and practice of cinema evolved over time? In what ways has cinema interacted with its sister arts, such as painting, photography, theatre, architecture, and music? And in what capacities has cinema represented and intervened into the social and political worlds of its production and reception? This course is an introductory course on Chinese cinemas from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, featuring landmark films from the 1930s to the present, with emphasis on contemporary films produced in the past three decades. We cover major genres such as melodrama, historical epic, comedy, musical, martial arts and documentary films, and study works by film auteurs such as Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chen Kaige, Ann Hui and Jia Zhangke. Besides the questions mentioned above, topics also include cinema’s approaches to history and memory, and its engagement with questions of gender, ethnicity, class and language politics.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Kin Tak Raymond Tsang
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• 3 points

EAR-TRAINING III

Sight-singing techniques of modulating diatonic melodies in simple, compound, or irregular meters that involve complex rhythmic patterns. Emphasis is placed on four-part harmonic dictation of modulating phrases.

• Department: Music
• MW 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Peter M Susser
  CULPA: 20 Info
• 1 points

WEST TO EAST

This course examines two central movements in post World War II American poetry, The San Francisco Renaissance and The New York School, and uncovers their aesthetic impacts on language and cultural production, as well as the relationship to the city as a defining agent in the poetic imagination.......

• Department: Writing
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Alexander Dimitrov
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• 3 points

EAR-TRAINING IV

Techniques of musicianship at the intermediate level, stressing the importance of musical nuances in sight-singing. Emphasis is placed on chromatically inflected four-part harmonic dictation.

• Department: Music
• TR 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Peter M Susser
  CULPA: 20 Info
• 1 points

Humor, Joy, and Happiness in Judaism

Humor,Joy,Happiness in Ju

Jewish history is plagued with tragedies and suffering. It only makes sense, then, that scholars of Jewish Studies tend to focus on moments of hardship and pain. But do disasters and the despair tell the whole story? What gets missed when we prioritize despair and misery and cast aside allegedly “lighter” and more “positive” themes? Such questions are the engine that runs this seminar. Here, students are invited to rethink the cultural roles of joy in Judaism, take Jewish humor seriously, and ponder whether happiness in Judaism is distinct from what we find in other religious traditions. “Joy, Humor, and Happiness in Judaism” is not, however, a feel-good course. Throughout the semester, through careful readings of primary sources (in translation) and contemporary theories, we will explore how so-called positive emotions, moods, and affects are inextricable from the most “serious” aspects of religion, politics, and the human experience, such as identity formation, violence, gender norms, and power.

• Department: Religion
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Erez Degolan
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• 4 points

POETICS OF PLACE:AMERICAN LANDSCAPES, VO

When the American Poet Larry Levis left his home in California’s San Joaquin Valley, “all he needed to do,” he wrote, “was to describe home exactly as it had been. That he could not do, for that is impossible. And that is where poetry might begin. This course will consider how place shapes a poet’s self and work. Together we will consider a diverse range of poets and the places they write out of and into: from Philip Levines Detroit to Whitmans Manhattan, from Robert Lowells New England to James Wrights Ohio, from the Kentucky of Joe Bolton and Crystal Wilkinson to the California of Robin Blaser and Allen Ginsberg, from the Ozarks of Frank Stanford to the New Jersey of Amiri Baraka, from the Pacific Northwest of Robinson Jeffers to the Alaska of Mary Tallmountain. We will consider the debate between T. S. Eliot and William Carlos Williams about global versus local approaches to the poem, and together we will ask complex questions: Why is it, for example, that Jack Gilbert finds his Pittsburgh when he leaves it, while Gerald Stern finds his Pittsburgh when he keeps it close? Does something sing because you leave it or because you hold it close? Do you come to a place to find where you belong in it? Do you leave a place to find where it belongs in you? As Carolyn Kizer writes in Running Away from Home, Its never over, old church of our claustrophobia! And of course home can give us the first freedom of wanting to leave, the first prison and freedom of want. In our reflections on each “place,” we will reflect on its varied histories, its native peoples, and its inheritance of violent conquest. Our syllabus will consist, in addition to poems, of manifestos and prose writings about place, from Richard Hugos Triggering Town to Sandra Beasleys Prioritizing Place. You will be encouraged to think about everything from dialect to economics, from collectivism to individualism in poems that root themselves in particular places, and you will be encouraged to consider how those poems “transcend” their origins. You will write response papers, analytical papers, and creative pieces, and you will complete a final project that reflects on your own relationship to place.

• Department: Writing
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Joseph N Fasano
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

Regulation of Behaviors for Survival

Reg of Survival Behaviors

To maximize their survival animals must regulate their behavior in response to external environmental cues and their own internal state. A fundamental goal of neuroscience is to understand how neural circuits in the brain function to influence behavior. The aim of this course is to highlight the neural basis of neuropeptide regulation of innate behaviors that are critical for survival and discuss modern approaches to study the neuronal control of classically studied aspects of behavior. We will explore motor control (escape responses), sensory systems (vision, taste, and olfaction), and survival behaviors (feeding, drinking, mating, and aggression). Focus will be on recent and current research, the diversity of approaches for studying it, and how this knowledge can be applied to solve scientific questions. Students will read primary scientific literature and a significant portion of the course will be presentation and discussion-based.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Laura Duvall
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• 4 points

MICROBIOLOGY

Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503 or the equivalent, and BIOL BC2100. Survey of the diversity, cellular organization, physiology, and genetics of the major microbial groups. Also includes aspects of applied microbiology and biotechnology, the function of microorganisms in the environment, and the role of microbes in human diseases.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Jj L Miranda
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

MUSICS OF INDIA & WEST ASIA

A topical approach to the concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilizations.

• Department: Music
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jessie L Rubin
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• Instructor: Laina Dawes
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• 3 points

MUSIC THEORY III

Intermediate analysis and composition in a variety of tonal idioms.  A one-hour weekly lab is required, to be scheduled at the beginning of the term.  Course to be taken in conjunction with the Ear-Training sequence, up through Ear-Training IV.

• Department: Music
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Joseph P Dubiel
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

Ecopoetics

Poetry Seminar - Ecopoeti

“There are things / We live among ‘and to see them / Is to know ourselves.’”

George Oppen, “Of Being Numerous”
In this class we will read poetry like writers that inhabit an imperiled planet, understanding our poems as being in direct conversation both with the environment as well as writers past and present with similar concerns and techniques. Given the imminent ecological crises we are facing, the poems we read will center themes of place, ecology, interspecies dependence, the role of humans in the destruction of the planet, and the “necropastoral” (to borrow a term from Joyelle McSweeney), among others. We will read works by poets and writers such as (but not limited to) John Ashbery, Harryette Mullen, Asiya Wadud, Wendy Xu, Ross Gay, Simone Kearney, Kim Hyesoon, Marcella Durand, Arthur Rimbaud, Geoffrey G. O’Brien, Muriel Rukeyser, George Oppen, Terrance Hayes, Juliana Spahr, and W.S. Merwin—reading several full collections as well as individual poems and essays by scholars in the field. Through close readings, in-class exercises, discussions, and creative/critical writings, we will invest in and investigate facets of the dynamic lyric that is aware of its environs (sound, image, line), while also exploring traditional poetic forms like the Haibun, ode, prose poem, and elegy. Additionally, we will seek inspiration in outside mediums such as film, visual art, and music, as well as, of course, the natural world. As a class, we will explore the highly individual nature of writing processes and talk about building writing practices that are generative as well as sustainable.

• Department: Writing
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Samantha Zighelboim
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• 3 points

MUSIC THEORY IV

Intermediate analysis and composition in a variety of tonal and extended tonal idioms.  A one-hour weekly lab is required, to be scheduled at the beginning of the term.  Course to be taken in conjunction with the Ear-Training sequence, up through Ear-Training IV.

• Department: Music
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin A Steege
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• 3 points

CONSUMER CULTURE IN MOD EUROPE

The development of the modern culture of consumption, with particular attention to the formation of the woman consumer. Topics include commerce and the urban landscape, changing attitudes toward shopping and spending, feminine fashion and conspicuous consumption, and the birth of advertising. Examination of novels, fashion magazines, and advertising images.

• Department: History @Barnard
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Lisa Tiersten
  CULPA: 45 Info
• 4 points

INTRO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-LAB

Prerequisites: (CHEM BC2001) General Chemistry I with lab. Corequisites: CHEM BC3230 Basic techniques of experimental organic chemistry. Principles and methods of separation, purification, and characterization of organic compounds. Selected organic reactions.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• R 8:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Meenakshi S Rao
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 2.5 points

MODERN V

Intermediate Advanced.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Colleen Thomas
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 0-1 points

A FIRST CRSE/FINITE ELEMENTS

Focus on formulation and application of the finite element to engineering problems such as stress analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, and electromagnetics. Topics include finite ele?ment formulation for one-dimensional problems, such as trusses, electrical and hydraulic systems; scalar field problems in two dimensions, such as heat transfer; and vector field problems, such as elasticity and finally usage of the commercial finite element program. Students taking ENME E3332 cannot take ENME E4332.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• M 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Haim Waisman
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 29 Info
• 3 points

MODERN TECH-ORGANIC CHEM LAB

Prerequisites: (CHEM BC3328) or (CHEM BC3230) CHEM BC3328 with a grade of C- or better and CHEM BC3230. Corequisites: CHEM BC3231,CHEM BC3334 Advanced experimental organic techniques and introduction to qualitative and quantitative organic analysis. Emphasis on instrumental and chromatographic methods. Selected reactions. Students enrolling in this course must register for CHEM BC3334x.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• M 1:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• 3 points

INTRO TO GERMAN LIT (GERMAN)

Prerequisites: GERM UN2102 or the equivalent. Examines short literary texts and various methodological approaches to interpreting such texts in order to establish a basic familiarity with the study of German literature and culture.

• Department: Germanic Languages
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Dorothea von Muecke
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• 3 points

INTRO TO GERMAN LIT (GERMAN)

Prerequisites: GERM UN2102 or the equivalent. Examines short literary texts and various methodological approaches to interpreting such texts in order to establish a basic familiarity with the study of German literature and culture.

• Department: Auditing
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Dorothea von Muecke
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• 0 points

INTRO TO ITALIAN LITERATURE I

Prerequisites: Intermediate Italian II ITAL UN2102 or the equivalent. UN3334x-UN3333y is the basic course in Italian literature. UN3333: This course, entirely taught in Italian, introduces you to Medieval and early modern Italian literature. It will give you the opportunity to test your ability as a close-reader and discover unusual and fascinating texts that tell us about the polycentric richness of the Italian peninsula. We will read poems, tales, letters, fiction and non-fiction, travel writings and political pamphlets. The great “Three Crowns” - Dante, Petrarca and Boccaccio - as well as renowned Renaissance authors such as Ludovico Ariosto and Niccolò Machiavelli, will show us the main path to discover Italian masterpieces and understand the European Renaissance. But we will also explore China with Marco Polo and the secrets of the Medieval soul diving into the mystical poems by Jacopone da Todi. We will study parody and laughter through the “poesia giocosa” (parodic poetry) by Cecco Angiolieri and the legacy of Humanism through the letters of Poggio Bracciolini. This first overview will allow you to explore Italian literature from its complex and multicultural beginnings to its diffusion across Europe during the Renaissance.

• Department: Italian
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven J Baker
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO ITALIAN LITERATURE I

Prerequisites: Intermediate Italian II ITAL UN2102 or the equivalent. UN3334x-UN3333y is the basic course in Italian literature. UN3333: This course, entirely taught in Italian, introduces you to Medieval and early modern Italian literature. It will give you the opportunity to test your ability as a close-reader and discover unusual and fascinating texts that tell us about the polycentric richness of the Italian peninsula. We will read poems, tales, letters, fiction and non-fiction, travel writings and political pamphlets. The great “Three Crowns” - Dante, Petrarca and Boccaccio - as well as renowned Renaissance authors such as Ludovico Ariosto and Niccolò Machiavelli, will show us the main path to discover Italian masterpieces and understand the European Renaissance. But we will also explore China with Marco Polo and the secrets of the Medieval soul diving into the mystical poems by Jacopone da Todi. We will study parody and laughter through the “poesia giocosa” (parodic poetry) by Cecco Angiolieri and the legacy of Humanism through the letters of Poggio Bracciolini. This first overview will allow you to explore Italian literature from its complex and multicultural beginnings to its diffusion across Europe during the Renaissance.

• Department: Auditing
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven J Baker
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 0 points

VVEDENIE V RUSSKUIU LITERATURU

Prerequisites: two years of college Russian or the instructor's permission. The course is devoted to the reading, analysis, and discussion of a number of Russian prose fiction works from the eighteenth to twentieth century. Its purpose is to give students an opportunity to apply their language skills to literature. It will teach students to read Russian literary texts as well as to talk and write about them. Its goal is, thus, twofold: to improve the students’ linguistic skills and to introduce them to Russian literature and literary history. In 2007-2008: A close study in the original of the “fallen woman” plot in Russian literature from the late eighteenth century. Conducted in Russian.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Irina Reyfman
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

COLL: AMERICAN ELECTIONS

Prerequisites: POLS V 1201 or equivalent American Politics course. POLS V 3222 or equivalent Research Methods course is recommended. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 16 students. The purpose of this course is to examine how political science can inform the real-world campaign environment, improving our understanding of strategy and outcomes in American elections.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Miller
  CULPA: 18 h-index: 14 Info
• 4 points

SCIENCE, STATE POWER, ETHICS

A comparative study of science in the service of the State in the U.S., the former Soviet Union, Fascist Italy, and Nazi Germany during pivotal periods through the first half of the 20th century. Topics to be covered include the political and moral consequences of policies based upon advances in the natural sciences making possible the development of TNT, nerve gas, uranium fission and hydrogen fusion atomic bombs. Considers the tensions involved in balancing scientific imperatives, patriotic commitment to the nation-state, and universal moral principles and tensions faced by Robert Oppenheimer, Andrei Sakharov, Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. Selected readings include: Michael Frayn's play 
Copenhagen,
 
Hitler's Uranium Club 
by Jeremy Bernstein, Brecht's 
Galileo
, John McPhee's 
The Curve of Binding Energy,
 Richard Rhodes' 
The Making of the Atomic Bomb.

• Department: Science and Public Policy @Barnard
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Timothy J Halpin-Healy
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 4 points

MODERN VI

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Wesley Ensminger
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• Instructor: Tamisha Guy
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• 0-1 points

SHAKESPEARE I

(Lecture). This course will cover the histories, comedies, tragedies, and poetry of Shakespeare’s early career. We will examine the cultural and historical conditions that informed Shakespeare’s drama and poetry; in the case of drama, we will also consider the formal constraints and opportunities of the early modern English commercial theater. We will attend to Shakespeare’s biography while considering his work in relation to that of his contemporaries. Ultimately, we will aim to situate the production of Shakespeare’s early career within the highly collaborative, competitive, and experimental theatrical and literary cultures of late sixteenth-century England.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: James Shapiro
  CULPA: 25 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

ITALIAN THROUGH CINEMA

Prerequisites: ITAL V3335. Students will develop advanced language competence while analyzing and discussing Italian film comedies and their reflection of changing Italian culture and society. Films by Monicelli, Germi, Moretti, Wertmuller, Soldini and others.

• Department: Italian
• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Patrizia Palumbo
  CULPA: 15 Info
• 3 points

CONTACT IMPROVISATION

Prerequisites: Limited to twenty people. Examination of the gender-neutral partnering technique that is now common in contemporary dance. Focus is placed on recent improvisatory forms, sensation building, center connection and risk. Emphasis is placed on listening and sensing rather than controlling or leading.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Colleen Thomas
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 0-1 points

CULTRL HIST-JAPANESE MONSTERS

From Godzilla to Pokemon (literally, pocket monster) toys, Japanese monsters have become a staple commodity of late-capitalist global pop culture. This course seeks to place this phenomenon within a longer historical, as well as a broader cross-cultural, context. Through an examination of texts and images spanning over thirteen centuries of Japanese history, along with comparable productions from other cultures, students will gain an understanding not only of different conceptions and representations of monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures in Japan, but also of the role of the monstrous in the cultural imagination more generally. The course draws on various media and genres of representation, ranging from written works, both literary and scholarly, to the visual arts, material culture, drama, and cinema. Readings average 100-150 pages per week. Several film and video screenings are scheduled in addition to the regular class meetings. Seating is limited, with final admission based on a written essay and other information to be submitted to the instructor before the beginning of the semester.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory Pflugfelder
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED READINGS IN HUNGARIAN

• Department: Italian
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Carol H Rounds
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

Art Itineraries: Italian through Art

ITALIAN THROUGH ART

Prerequisites: (ITAL UN2102) or (ITAL UN2121) Students must have completed Intermediate level Italian language proficiency. The course, designed for students who have mastered the grammatical structure of the language, will give the students the opportunity to improve their language skills and discover Italian art from Middle Ages to the second half of twentieth century. The works of the artists will be studied and discussed with the intent of developing knowledge of the main features of artistic and cultural movements and of the appropriate vocabulary and terminology to describe and talk about them. A particular emphasis will be put to oral and written productions: various kinds of texts and genres will be practiced (description, narration, critical analysis). Students will learn how to describe and interpret a work of art, examine the main characteristics and the techniques used by the artists and will be able to look for themes recurring in the artistic productions. The artists covered during the course will be introduced along the lines of their unique artistic, historical and socio-cultural relevance through different sources: images, scholarly essays, literature, video and music. Two visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and to CIMA (Center for Modern Italian Art) will be organized. In Italian.

• Department: Italian
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Alessandra Saggin
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

Business Italian and the Made in Italy E

Everywhere in the world, the expression ‘
Made in Italy’
evokes the idea of quality, elegance and unique taste. From food to wine, from artisanal craftmanship to fashion, from the automobile industry to the design, ‘
Made in Italy’
means creativity, durability, and a guarantee of excellence. Today, Italy is the fourth largest economic power in Europe and many countries like the USA have long established economic relationships and partnership with it. While the English language has been increasingly used during these economic exchanges, a basic knowledge of Italian terminology within a context of commerce and trade is an important asset and a useful resource. Developing a strong understanding of the Italian business environment and its culture offers useful advantages for all those who want to create ties with or plan to work in the Italian business world in the future. The course is open to all students who have completed the Italian intermediate level and would like to have an introduction to Italian language used for work and business. The course will be conducted as an intensive practice in the spoken and written language through assigned topics focusing on Italian business and related cultural themes. It will provide an overview of the job market world and the business environment in Italy, giving students the main tools to explore and interact appropriately in a professional environment. During the second half of the semester, the course will introduce students to the
Made in Italy
excellence and the history responsible for Italian Style’s world-renowned fame and high-demand. Students will learn how the concept of
Made in Italy
originated, look at the history of Italian style and its international value. The lessons in the second half of the semester will be integrated with interviews of people in Italy and in New York City working in businesses that sell or advertise Italian products. The interviews (one per week) will provide a direct look into the areas that are being discussed in class, so that students will have the opportunity to learn firsthand what it means to work in a business in Italy or with Italy, and with Italian products.

• Department: Italian
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Federica Franze
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

Unruly Women in Early Modern Drama

WOMEN IN REN DRAMA CULTRE

Concentrating on the drama of early modern England, this course will focus on women who behave badly. Some of these characters cheat, lie, and murder, while others perfect the guise of seeming compliance; some brazenly flout the structures that aim to contain them, while others are subtler in their subversion. We will use these plays to investigate what is by turns exciting, threatening, and frightening about these unruly women, paying attention to the ways that they are punished and sometimes rewarded. We will also attend to the resources of theatrical form, especially the early modern use of boy actors to play women’s parts, to ask how the conditions of staging uphold or undercut the plays’ ideological messages. Finally, we will supplement our reading of this drama with other historical and cultural texts from this period—pamphlets, advice literature, poems, court cases, and ballads—in order to get a better sense of the plays in relation to early modern gender, sexual, and political norms, many of which were crucially different from our own.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• M 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Lauren E Robertson
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 4 points

HISPANIC CULTURES I (SP)

Prerequisites: L course: enrollment limited to 15 students. Completion of language requirement, third-year language sequence (W3300). Provides students with an overview of the cultural history of the Hispanic world, from eighth-century Islamic and Christian Spain and the pre-Hispanic Americas through the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period until about 1700, covering texts and cultural artifacts from both Spain and the Americas.

• Department: Spanish and Latin American Culture
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Orlando Bentancor
  CULPA: 10 Info
• Instructor: Aaron R Boalick
  Info
• 3 points

HISPANIC CULTURES II (SP)

This course surveys cultural production of Spain and Spanish America from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Students will acquire the knowledge needed for the study of the cultural manifestations of the Hispanic world in the context of modernity. Among the issues and events studied will be the Enlightenment as ideology and practice, the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, the wars of Spanish American independence, the fin-de-siecle and the cultural avant-gardes, the wars and revolutions of the twentieth century (Spanish Civil War, the Mexican and Cuban revolutions), neoliberalism, globalization, and the Hispanic presence in the United States. The goal of the course is to study some key moments of this trajectory through the analysis of representative texts, documents, and works of art. Class discussions will seek to situate the works studied within the political and cultural currents and debates of the time. All primary materials, class discussion, and assignments are in Spanish. This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies.

• Department: Spanish and Latin American Culture
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Wadda Rios-Font
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

HISPANIC CULTURES II (SP)

This course surveys cultural production of Spain and Spanish America from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Students will acquire the knowledge needed for the study of the cultural manifestations of the Hispanic world in the context of modernity. Among the issues and events studied will be the Enlightenment as ideology and practice, the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, the wars of Spanish American independence, the fin-de-siecle and the cultural avant-gardes, the wars and revolutions of the twentieth century (Spanish Civil War, the Mexican and Cuban revolutions), neoliberalism, globalization, and the Hispanic presence in the United States. The goal of the course is to study some key moments of this trajectory through the analysis of representative texts, documents, and works of art. Class discussions will seek to situate the works studied within the political and cultural currents and debates of the time. All primary materials, class discussion, and assignments are in Spanish. This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Maria Agustina Battezzati
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• Instructor: Aaron R Boalick
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• 3 points

FAMILY FICTIONS: MEMOIR, FILM AND THE NO

This course will explore cinematic, novelistic and memoirist renderings of “family cultures,” family feeling, the family as narrative configuration, and home as a utopian/dystopian and oneiric space. Explorations of memory, imagination and childhood make-believe will interface with readings in psychoanalysis and in the social history of this polymorphous institution.
 
A central goal of the course is to help each of you toward written work that is distinguished, vital and has urgency for you.
 
Authors will include Gaston Bachelard, Alison Bechdel, Jessica Benjamin, Sarah M. Broom, Lucille Clifton, Vivian Gornick, Lorraine Hansberry, Maggie Nelson and D.W. Winnicott; and films by Sean Baker, Ingmar Bergman, Alfonso Cuaron, Greta Gerwig, Lance Hammer, Barry Jenkins, Elia Kazan, Lucretia Martel, Andrei Zvyagintsev and others.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Maura L Spiegel
  CULPA: 40 Info
• 4 points

URBAN ELSEWHERES: EXPLORING A WORLD OF C

We live in an increasingly urbanized world. But what does it mean to be “urban”? As urbanization reaches more corners of the globe, its forms and processes become increasingly diverse.
Urban Elsewheres
is dedicated to investigating this diversity and to exploring the implications that unfamiliar urban phenomena might have for how we understand urbanization—both elsewhere in the world and in our own backyards. Through a comparative engagement with case studies drawn from around the world, this course will challenge some of our most deeply held, common sense assumptions about urbanization. Students will be asked to stretch the conceptual limits of urbanization and explore the social and political possibilities of an expanded urbanism. In doing so, the course will engage with the many of the most heated theoretical debates about urbanization, equipping students with a set of comparative analytical tools with which to explore the wider field of urban studies.

• Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Nick R Smith
  h-index: None Info
• 4 points

URBAN ELSEWHERES - DISCUSSION

• Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
• R noon-12:50 p.m.
• R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Faculty
  h-index: 37 Info
• 0 points

EUROPEAN SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY

Prerequisites: one philosophy course. A survey of Eurpoean social philosophy from the 18th to the 20th century, with special attention to theories of capitalism and the normative concepts (freedom, alienation, human flourishing) that inform them. Also: the relationship between civil society and the state.

• Department: Philosophy @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Frederick Neuhouser
  CULPA: 20 Wikipedia h-index: 16 Info
• 3 points

LABORATORY IN EMBRYOLOGY

This lab course will explore the foundational methods of vertebrate embryology. Using both classical and modern experimental approaches, we will identify and manipulate developmental processes such as gastrulation, neurulation, and organogenesis. Students will investigate molecular regulation of patterning and the importance of tissue-tissue interactions during early development. Utilizing modern genetic tools and imaging techiniques, such as digital microscopy, students will have the opportunity to visualize embyrogenesis in real-time.  Prerequisite: Two terms of introductory biology (BIOL BC1500,BC1502 or equivalent) AND one term of Genetics (BIOL BC2100 or equivalent) AND at least one upper level lab course at the cell and molecular level. OR permission from the instructor.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• W 1:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Rishita Shah
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• 3 points

Adv Chemical Synthesis & Reactivity Lab

ADV CHEM SYNTHESIS LAB

Prerequisites: CHEM BC3333, CHEM BC3271, and CHEM BC3338 Corequisites: CHEM BC3253 Multistep and multi-day experiments in organic and inorganic synthesis via advanced synthetic methods. Experiments include solution phase, solid state, and photochemical syntheses. Products will be analyzed and characterized by a variety of methods, including: IR, NMR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy, and also by polarimetry, chiral GC, and GC/MS.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• 5 points

LONDON:'GREAT WEN'TO WRLD CIT

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15. Preregistration required. Social and cultural history of London from the Great Fire of 1666 to the 1960s. An examination of the changing experience of urban identity through the commercial life, public spaces, and diverse inhabitants of London. Topics include 17th-century rebuilding, immigrants and emigrants, suburbs, literary culture, war, and redevelopment.

• Department: History @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Deborah Valenze
  CULPA: 16 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

Our Bodies and the Struggle to Define Pe

HUMAN RIGHTS & BODILY AUT

One of the most hotly debated issues of today is the extent to which the state can legitimately dictate or impinge on one’s bodily autonomy. This is a long-running debate in the area of sexual and reproductive rights, but also is relevant to such current debates as the right to die / right to death with dignity; the right to use drugs for recreational or ritual purposes; engaging in hunger strikes as a protected form of freedom of expression; and the debate about whether the state can mandate vaccines. It is a debate that is highly gendered but also raises questions about how political power and socio-economic status influences how governments act on individuals and communities.

• Department: Human Rights (HRTB)
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Widney Brown
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 4 points

DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites: EESC 2330; SDEV W2300. Human welfare status is very unevenly distributed throughout the globe - some of us live very comfortable lives, others remain in desperate poverty showing little progress away from their condition. Between are countries that are rapidly developing and converging toward the welfare of the richest. At all levels of economic development human activities place significant pressure on the environment and threatens all of Earth’s vital functions and support systems for human life. This challenge requires timely responses based on solid understanding of the human/environment interface, technological and economic approaches to mitigate adverse effects on the environment, and routes to understanding the complex dynamics of the coupled human/natural systems that can chart a pathway to improvement in the lives of the poorest and continued well-being for those who have achieved prosperity without forcing natural systems into decline or massive fluctuation. This course offers undergraduate students, for the first time, a comprehensive course on the link between natural disaster events and human development at all levels of welfare. It explores the role that natural disasters might have and have had in modulating development prospects. Any student seriously interested in sustainable development, especially in light of climate change, must study the nature of extreme events - their causes, global distribution and likelihood of future change. This course will cover not only the nature of extreme events, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and droughts but also their transformation into disaster through social processes. It will ultimately help students to understand the link between such extreme events, the economic/social shock they represent and development outcomes. The course will combine careful analysis of the natural and social systems dynamics that give rise to disasters and examine through group learning case studies from the many disasters that have occurred in the first decade of the 21st century. Offered in the Spring (odd years only).

• Department: Earth Institute
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• 3 points

LABORATORY IN PHYSIOLOGY

Prerequisites: Pre- (or co-) requisite is a physiology lecture class (e.g. BIOL BC3360). Enrollment limited to 16. Provides a hands-on introduction to the different physiological systems in vertebrates and invertebrates. Emphasizes the operation of a variety of physiological monitoring devices and the collection and analysis of physiological data.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• R 1:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jordan Balaban
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• 3 points

CELLULAR & MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

This upper-level lecture course provides an in-depth analysis of neuroscience at the molecular and cellular levels.  Topics include: the structure and function of neuronal membranes, the ionic basis of the membrane potential and action potential, synaptic transmission and sensory transduction.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Abigail N Zadina
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• 3 points

BORGES IN CONTEXT

This course gives students an opportunity to learn about the history of Argentine culture by studying the fifty-year long career of Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), the most important Latin American writer of the twentieth century. Students must read complex texts, discuss them in Spanish, and write about them in Spanish. After taking this course, a student should be able to study or work in Argentina with confidence.  Heritage Spanish-speakers will be able to hone their language skills as well since the course requires a good deal of writing. Thus these students as well will be able to study, travel, and work in Argentina and not find themselves in an alien culture.

• Department: Spanish and Latin American Culture
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Alfred Mac Adam
  CULPA: 40 Info
• 3 points

MOLECULAR & CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

MOLECULAR&CELLULAR NEUROS

Prerequisites:  BIOL BC1502 + BIOL BC1503, and either BIOL BC1500 + BIOL BC1501 or NSBV BC1001 or permission from the instructor. Structure and function of neural membranes; ionic basis of membrane potential and action potential; synaptic transmission and neurochemistry; sensory transduction and processing; reflexes and spinal cord physiology; muscle structure and function; neuronal circuitry; and nervous system development.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth P Bauer
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 21 Info
• 3 points

ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, AND RELAT

ANXIETY AND OCD

Prerequisites: (PSYCH BC2141) and (PSYCH BC1001) This course presents an in depth investigation of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and OCD-related disorders, from a primarily psychological perspective. The course will focus on the phenomenology, correlates, and contributing factors of these conditions. Students will also learn about the current psychological treatments for these disorders. Emphasis will be placed on recent empirical research findings.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Michael Wheaton
  h-index: 31 Info
• 4 points

PEDAGOGY HIGHER EDUC:PSYCH

PEDAGOGY HIGHER EDUC: PSYCH

Designed to examine the science of psychology and the complexities of teaching to create an environment conducive to involved and active learning. The seminar, especially designed for current and intended Teaching Assistants, covers ethical concerns, strategies for maintaining boundaries, mastery learning, and approaches for leading discussions. Course uses case methods, videotaping, research projects, and scenario analysis. Enrollment limited to 12.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Susan R Sacks
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

Feminist Activisms: Genealogies, Spaces,

This course is designed to explore the massive and unprecedented radical Feminist activisms in the Latin America –mainly in the Southern Cone, Argentina and Chile- in the second decade of the twentieth century.  In order to account for the multiple and heterogeneous character of the movement we will study the emergence of this new activism, its actions, and the conversations they engage in with their predecessors. Current feminisms display an essential claim against the policies of neoliberal States. They are also known for creating a vast scope of ideas and vocabularies linked to new perspectives on violence, the body, resistance, or precarity, among others. The course analyzes the impact of space (streets, assemblies, university) in the action, intervention, and creation of feminist politics. It also looks at the discourses and texts written: manifestos, videos, posters, books, performances. Feminist aesthetic production is an inseparable aspect of these interventions and it will be an essential focus in all the topics discussed. The political and cultural transformations that feminist activisms pursue involve thinking new forms of subjectivation as part of collective politics. This course proposes various interdisciplinary approaches in order to encompass the multidimensional nature of this topic.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Nora Dominguez
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• 3 points

ENERGY LAW

This course concerns the regulation of energy, energy resources, and energy facilities. Among the topics will be the regulation of rates and services; the roles of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the state public utility commissions; and the interaction with environmental law. Attention will be devoted to energy resources (such as oil, natural gas and coal) and to generating, transmission and distribution facilities. The current and future roles of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and nuclear energy will receive special attention, as will the regulation and deregulation of electricity.

• Department: Earth Institute
• T 4:20 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Gerrard
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

Beyond Stonewall: The Dynamics of Queer

BEYOND STONEWALL

#Prideparade #Stonewall #Pulse #Loveislove #Voguging Beyond Stonewall: The Dynamics of Queer Politics will examine the role of queer politics in the United States and beyond. This class will briefly introduce students to queer theory and the politics of collective action and then follow a case study approach to analyze the dynamics of queer politics. This class will start with the Homophile Movement and will end with contemporary discourses on Queer Activism. Therefore, this course will examine gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender struggles for security and equality..

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• M 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Camara Silver
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• 4 points

PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites: BC1001 and BC1128/1129 Developmental (lab and lecture taken together) or BC1129 (only lecture). Or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Analysis of human development during the fetal period and early infancy. Review of effects of environmental factors on perinatal perceptual, cognitive, sensory-motor, and neurobehavioral capacities, with emphasis on critical conditions involved in both normal and abnormal brain development. Other topics include acute and long term effects of toxic exposures (stress, smoking, and alcohol) during pregnancy, and interaction of genes and the environment in shaping the developing brain of high-risk infants, including premature infants and those at risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: William P Fifer
  CULPA: 7 h-index: 40 Info
• 4 points

RETHINKING SPANISH TRANSLATION

Through special attention to translation method and practice, this course aims to develop a solid foundation on which to build the full set of competences required to become thoughtful, alert, self-critical translator while extending and improving the students competence of Spanish through complex translation tasks of a wide range of texts presented with a progressive overall structure and thematic organization. With a professional approach, it focuses on translation as a cross-cultural and crosslinguistic communicative activity that integrates areas such as interlanguage pragmatics, discourse analysis and transfer.

• Department: Spanish and Latin American Culture
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Javier Perez Zapatero
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

Visual Neuroscience: From the Eyeball to

VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE

By absorbing electromagnetic radiation through their eyes, people are able to catch frisbees, recognize faces, and judge the beauty of art. For most of us, seeing feels effortless. That feeling is misleading. Seeing requires not only precise optics to focus images on the retina, but also the concerted action of millions of nerve cells in the brain. This intricate circuitry infers the likely causes of incoming patterns of light and transforms that information into feelings, thoughts, and actions. In this course we will study how light evokes electrical activity in a hierarchy of specialized neural networks that accomplish many unique aspects of seeing. Students will have the opportunity to focus their study on particular aspects, such as color, motion, object recognition, learning, attention, awareness, and how sight can be lost and recovered.  Throughout the course we will discuss principles of neural information coding (e.g., receptive field tuning, adaptation, normalization, etc.) that are relevant to other areas of neuroscience, as well as medicine, engineering, art and design.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Alex White
  h-index: 13 Info
• 4 points

RHYTHMS OF THE BRAIN

The brain constantly generates rhythmic fluctuations of electrical activity. By monitoring these brain rhythms, one can tell whether a person is awake or asleep and whether they are dreaming. Brain rhythms can even be used to predict how a person perceives the world, what they are paying attention to, and what decisions they will make. Despite these remarkable findings, brain rhythms have not yet broken into mainstream neuroscience textbooks. This seminar is a great opportunity to learn more about this up-and-coming research field, and more specifically, to understand the role of brain rhythms in supporting cognitive function. In the first part of the seminar, we will learn how to measure and analyze the fundamental properties of brain rhythms with the method of electroencephalography (EEG). In the second part of the seminar, we will review a number of experiments showing changes in brain rhythms that accompany changes in perception (visual illusions), attention, decision-making, language and consciousness. We will also examine studies reporting abnormal brain rhythms in aging and neuropsychiatric conditions (schizophrenia and autism). Throughout the seminar, we will discuss these experimental findings in light of theories implicating brain rhythms in computational operations underlying cognition. Finally, with this background in mind, we will consider the future directions for this research field, including rhythm-based neuroenhancement devices and therapeutic approaches.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Luca Iemi
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• 4 points

NEUROETHOLOGY

This seminar delves into the neural circuits and molecular mechanisms responsible for natural animal behaviors (i.e. ethology). Animal models are crucial to biological research. Without fruit flies we would know little about genetic inheritance or how genes relate to fundamental behaviors, such as circadian rhythms. Without the barn owl we would not fully understand how the brain detects interaural time differences and localizes sounds. Without echolocating bats our knowledge of three-dimensional navigation and memory would be diminished. Through the study of animal systems that are specialized for particular sensory and motor acts, scientists have been able to dissect the circuit computations underlying key behaviors, such as decision making, prey detection, foraging, mate selection, and communication, that are fundamental across species. Through short introductory talks and in-depth discussions of primary scientific literature, this course will provide a foundation for understanding these behaviors, and relate discoveries in animal research to broader themes in neurobiology, ecology, and medicine.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Abigail N Zadina
  Info
• 4 points

DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY

• Department: Mathematics
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard Hamilton
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN NEUROETHICS

Prerequisites: BC1001 and one of the following: Neurobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Fundamentals of Neuropsychology, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. Recent advancements in neuroscience raise profound ethical questions. Neuroethics integrates neuroscience, philosophy, and ethics in an attempt to address these issues. Reviews current debated topics relevant to the brain, cognition, and behavior. Bioethical and philosophical principles will be applied allowing students to develop skill in ethical analysis.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: E'Mett McCaskill
  CULPA: 38 Info
• 4 points

The Myth of a Post-Minority Era: The Pol

MYTH OF A POST-MINORITY E

# intersectionality #sexism #homophobia  #racism #colorism  The world witnessed a global event when President Barack Obama became the first Black President of the United States, leading some to allege that racism was a thing of the past. Since then, the U.S. has faced tragic events fueled by racism, including Charlottesville, Ferguson, Minneapolis, and the January 6th insurrection in D.C. How can these events occur if the United States entered a "post-racial" era ending racism in 2008? How did the "closet" exist when many countries moved to legalize same-sex marriage? How can the success of the women's movement be explained when current barriers to reproductive rights still exist? Although this course places a premium on the American experiences, this class seeks to understand global minority politics via the significance of minorities breaking barriers while juxtaposing the current realities. Examples include Barack Obama as the first African American president, Kamala Harris as the first woman Vice President, and other global case studies that expose the complexity of discrimination against minorities. Students will read contemporary multi-minority perspectives, analyzing the issues of racism, sexism, colorism, homophobia, privilege, and intersectionality. This interdisciplinary class will challenge students to re-examine the myth that minorities' achievements end the struggle for equality.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Camara Silver
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• 4 points

GIS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMNT

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of theoretical concepts underlying GIS systems and to give students a strong set of practical skills to use GIS for sustainable development research. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a system of computer software, data and analysis methods used to create, store, manage, digital information that allow us to create maps and dynamic models to analyze the physical and social processes of the world. Through a mixture of lectures, readings, focused discussions, and hands-on exercises, students will acquire an understanding of the variety and structure of spatial data and databases, gain knowledge of the principles behind raster and vector based spatial analysis, and learn basic cartographic principles for producing maps that effectively communicate a message. Student will also learn to use newly emerging web based mapping tools such as Google Earth, Google Maps and similar tools to develop on-line interactive maps and graphics. The use of other geospatial technologies such as the Global Positioning System will also be explored in this class. Case studies examined in class will draw examples from a wide ranges of GIS applications developed to assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of sustainable development projects and programs. On completion of the course, students will: 1. use a variety of GIS software programs to create maps and reports; 2. develop a sound knowledge of methods to search, obtain, and evaluate a wide variety of spatial data resources; 3. develop skills needed to determine best practices for managing spatial data resources; 4. use GIS to analyze the economic, social and environmental processes underlying the concept of building a sustainable world; 5. Gain an understanding of the limits of these technologies and make assessments of uncertainty associated with spatial data and spatial analysis models. Offered in the fall and spring.

• Department: Earth Institute
• W 10:10 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Kytt J Macmanus
  Info
• 3 points

RESEARCH SEMINAR IN HISTORY I

Prerequisites: Open to Barnard College History Senior Majors. Individual guided research and writing in history and the presentation of results in seminar and in the form of the senior essay. See Requirements for the Major for details.

• Department: History @Barnard
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrew C Lipman
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 4 points

Slavery & Its Afterlives

SLAVERY & ITS AFTERLIVES

This course examines what Saidiya Hartman calls the ‘afterlife of slavery.’ By drawing from readings in cultural studies, Black feminist theory, sociology, philosophy, and decolonial thought, the class explores questions surrounding the archive of transatlantic slavery and its afterlives. A crucial goal of the course is to engage critically the meaning of sexuality, intimacy, reproduction, labor, and domination in slaveholding societies. Throughout the course, students will discuss how the afterlives of slavery inform current ethical debates on issues like: sexual violence, reparations, surveillance, criminalization, incarceration, housing, militarism, imperialism, distribution of wealth, environmental racism, education, mental illness, political participation, and anti-colonial activism. The course is therefore structured less as a historical survey of slavery and more as an investigation as to how slavery is remembered and its rhetorical function when reasoning about today’s moral and political controversies. Special attention is paid to how a study of slavery’s afterlives challenges narratives of U.S. exceptionalism and innocence, as well as stories commonly told about freedom, emancipations, and racial progress.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Roberto Sirvent
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• 4 points

METACOGNITION

Prerequisites: BC1001, and one psychology laboratory course; final enrollment determined on the first day of class Metacognition is one of the latest psychological buzzwords, but what exactly is metacognition? Metacognition enables us to be successful learners, problem solvers, and decision makers, and as often been used synonymously with words such as language, awareness, and consciousness. In this seminar, we will examine various components of metacognition, including its role in learning and memory, and its existence in various non-human populations. In addition, we will explore the fragility of metacognition, including illusions of confidence and harmful control strategies that people use. Readings will include classic and important recent papers in the field, looking at metacognition as a higher-level cognitive process, and as knowledge individuals use to guide behavior.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Lisa K Son
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 4 points

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE

Design project planning, written and oral technical communication, the origin and role of standards, engineering ethics, and practical aspects of engineering as a profession, such as career development and societal and environmental impact. Generally taken fall of senior year just before ELEN E3390.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• M 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: David G Vallancourt
  CULPA: 28 Info
• 1 points

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE

Design project planning, written and oral technical communication, the origin and role of standards, engineering ethics, and practical aspects of engineering as a profession, such as career development and societal and environmental impact. Generally taken fall of senior year just before ELEN E3390.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• F 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: David G Vallancourt
  CULPA: 28 Info
• 1 points

TOPICS IN MUSIC & SOCIETY

This course seeks to approach the study of music and society by comparatively studying repertories from different parts of the world, how the history of ideas and methods of studying such repertoires shaped them, the practices that constitute them and the ways they are understood and used by different peoples. Central to this course is the interrelationship between the constitution of a repertoire and the history of the construction of knowledge about it.

• Department: Music
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Thomas T Wetmore
  Info
• 3 points

Data Science and Health Equity in New Yo

This course, which has no pre-requisites, teaches students about data science and public health. Students will create and answer public health research questions related to health equity in NYC. The course will use publicly available NYC health data to learn the seven steps of data science: 1) writing a research question; 2) obtaining data to address the question; 3) data cleaning; 4) data exploration; (5) analysis; 6) replication and validity evaluation; and (7) presentation and summary. The course will introduce students to 
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• Department: Columbia College
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 3 points

HUMAN POPULATIONS & SDEV

• Department: Earth Institute
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Susana B Adamo
  Info
• 3 points

JUNIOR COLLOQUIUM IN AMERICAN STUDIES

ARCHIVE FEVER

Introduction to the theoretical approaches of American Studies, as well as the methods and materials used in the interdisciplinary study of American society. Through close reading of a variety of texts (e.g. novels, films, essays), we will analyze the creation, maintenance, and transmission of cultural meaning within American society.

• Department: American Studies @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Jennie Kassanoff
  CULPA: 20 Info
• 4 points

SOUND DESIGN

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor given at first class meeting. Studies the art and practice of designing sound and scoring music for dramatic performance. Students study the relationship between concert and incidental music, and read plays toward the production of a score for live theatre. Students also read broadly in the fields of sound, music, acoustics, and the cultural analysis of sound as a component of performance. Background in music or composition not essential. . Fulfills one of three courses in performance fields for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts majors: design.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• M 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Baker
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• 3 points

The Global Threat of Antimicrobial Resis

Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections were estimated to account for 1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019. The goal of the seminar is to provide an in-depth analysis of this ongoing threat. Discussions will include the molecular mechanisms, epidemiology of transmission and the consequences of antimicrobial resistant infections. It will also cover current efforts to reduce the spread and emergence of these difficult to treat pathogens, both in the community and the healthcare setting.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Franklin Lowy
  Info
• 3 points

The Global Threat of Antimicrobial Resis

Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections were estimated to account for 1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019. The goal of the seminar is to provide an in-depth analysis of this ongoing threat. Discussions will include the molecular mechanisms, epidemiology of transmission and the consequences of antimicrobial resistant infections. It will also cover current efforts to reduce the spread and emergence of these difficult to treat pathogens, both in the community and the healthcare setting.

• Department: Auditing
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Franklin Lowy
  Info
• 0 points

SCENE DESIGN

Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 12 students. Permission of instructor given at first class meeting. Introduction to designing for the theatre. The course will focus on set design, developing skills in script analysis, sketching, model making, storyboarding and design presentation. Some investigation into theatre architecture, scenic techniques and materials, and costume and lighting design. Fulfills one of three courses in performance fields for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts majors: design.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• F 11 a.m.-1:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sandra Goldmark
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

THIRD-YEAR GRAMMAR & COMP

Prerequisites: FREN UN3405 must be taken before FREN UN3333/4 unless the student has an AP score of 5 or the director of undergraduate studies permission. The goal of FREN UN3405 is to help students improve their grammar and perfect their writing and reading skills, especially as a preparation for taking literature or civilization courses, or spending a semester in a francophone country. Through the study of two full-length works of literature and a number of short texts representative of different genres, periods, and styles, they will become more aware of stylistic nuances, and will be introduced to the vocabulary and methods of literary analysis. Working on the advanced grammar points covered in this course will further strengthen their mastery of French syntax. They will also be practicing writing through a variety of exercises, including pastiches and creative pieces, as well as typically French forms of academic writing such as “résumé,” “explication de texte,” and “dissertation.

• Department: French
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Alexandra Borer
  CULPA: 4 Info
• Instructor: Pascale Crepon
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 3 points

NEUROSCIENCE OF TRAUMA

This course is a comprehensive review of the neural basis of the emotional, cognitive and behavioral responses to traumatic events.  The
acute
experience of trauma and the
memory
of the trauma may influence neural processes influencing social relatedness, attachment, emotional regulation, physiological homeostasis and the stress response.  Neuroscientific research provides insight into these processes and informs pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions for individual survivors. Students will review neuroscientific theoretical models and research relevant to the neurobiology, neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and neurodevelopmental processes underlying the traumatic response. The neuroendocrine system and its relevance will also be reviewed.   The course will begin with a critical review of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) diagnosis of Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, to acquire an understanding of the symptoms and diagnosis.  Next, students will review theory and research relevant to trauma and neurobiology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.  Finally, students will critique the application of these research findings to the design of current “neuro-informed” therapeutic interventions.  Throughout the course, individual case studies will provide insight into the brain’s influence on symptomatology and foster greater understanding and sensitivity to the personal post-traumatic experience.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: E'Mett McCaskill
  CULPA: 38 Info
• 4 points

PROBLEMS IN DESIGN

Prerequisites: Some design experience is helpful, though not required. Enrollment limited to 12 students. Studio-based course explores the main elements of theatrical design: sets, costumes, lighting, and sound through objects, materials, theatrical and non-theatrical environments. Students examine these design elements as both individual and interrelated components within a performance. Fulfills one course in Design requirement for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts majors. Fulfills one of three courses in performance fields for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts majors: design.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Kara M Feely
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• 3 points

COMPUTER GRAPHICS & DESIGN

Introduction to drafting, engineering graphics, computer graphics, solid modeling, and mechanical engineering design. Interactive computer graphics and numerical methods applied to the solution of mechanical engineering design problems.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Sinisa Vukelic
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info
• 3 points

SEMINAR IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Clin Psy:Depressive Disorders

This course offers an in-depth examination of depressive disorders, including major depressive disorder, persistant depressive disorder, post-partum depression, premenstrual dysmorphic disorder, and pediatric depression.   Topics include historical perspectives, current understanding of diagnoses and symptoms, neural changes associated with the disorders, and research on effective treatments.  Emphasis will be placed on the impact of depressive disorders on families and communities, as well as gender and cultural differences in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Kathleen M Taylor
  CULPA: 78 Info
• 4 points

INTRO TO FRENCH & FRANCOPHONE HISTORY

INTRO FREN FRANCOPHONE HI

This class provides an introduction to the history of France and of the francophone world since the Middle Ages. It initiates students to the major events and themes that have shaped politics, society, and culture in France and its former colonies, paying special attention to questions of identity and diversity in a national and imperial context. Modules include a combination of lecture and seminar-style discussion of documents (in French). This course is part of a two-course sequence and is a core requirement the French and Francophone Studies major.

• Department: French
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Emmanuelle Saada
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 3 points

MACHINE DESIGN

Computer-aided analysis of general loading states and deformation of machine components using singularity functions and energy methods. Theoretical introduction to static failure theories, fracture mechanics, and fatigue failure theories. Introduction to conceptual design and design optimization problems. Design of machine components such as springs, shafts, fasteners, lead screws, rivets, welds. Modeling, analysis, and testing of machine assemblies for prescribed design problems. Problems will be drawn from statics, kinematics, dynamics, solid modeling, stress analysis, and design optimization.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
  h-index: 7 Info
• 3 points

APPROACHES TO CONTEMPORARY ART

This course examines the critical approaches to contemporary art from the 1970s to the present. It will address a range of historical and theoretical issues around the notion of the contemporary (e.g. globalization, participation, relational art, ambivalence, immaterial labor) as it has developed in the era after the postmodernism of the 1970s and 1980s.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Branden W Joseph
  CULPA: 9 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points