First-Year Seminar Program @Barnard Department
Total: 150 classes, 115 instructors
Spring 2025: 24 classes Fall 2024: 23 classes Spring 2024: 24 classes Fall 2023: 23 classes
All Classes
| Class | Last Taught | Instructors |
|---|---|---|
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FYSB BC1000
Big Problems: Making Sense of 2020
BIG PROBLEMS |
Fall 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1105 LANGUAGE AND POWER | Spring 2020 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1105
Language and Power
LANGUAGE AND POWER |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1107 RACE, SCIENCE, & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE (W | Spring 2020 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1107
Race, Science, & Reproductive Justice (W
RACE, SCIENCE, REPRO (WKS |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1107
RACE, SCIENCE, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
RACE,SCIENCE&REPRDCTV; JUSTICE |
Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1113 FEMINIST FUTURES | Spring 2020 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1113
Feminist Futures
FEMINIST FUTURES |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1114 HOT STUFF | Spring 2023 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1166 THE ART OF BEING ONESELF | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1168 LEGACY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN I | Fall 2017 | 3 |
|
FYSB BC1170
LEGACY OF MEDITERRANEAN I
LEGACY OF MEDITERRANEAN II |
Spring 2017 | 3 |
| FYSB BC1189 THE ENCHANTED IMAGINATION | Fall 2023 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1196 MODERNISM IN THE CITY | Fall 2022 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1198 PEOPLE, POWER, AND PROTEST | Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1199 LOSING YOURSELF: ABSORPTION IN VISUAL ME | Spring 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1199 LOSING YOURSELF: ABSORPTION IN VISUAL ME | Spring 2022 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1199
LOSING YOURSELF: ABSORPTION IN VISUAL ME
LOSING YRSELF:ABSORPT VIS MED |
Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1200 BANNED: DANGEROUS ART | Spring 2025 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1216 REVOLUTION:LOCKE TO LUXEMBOURG | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1228 ETHNICITY & SOCIAL TRANSFRMTN | Fall 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1269 THE AMERICAS I | Fall 2016 | 2 |
| FYSB BC1270 THE AMERICAS II | Spring 2017 | 2 |
| FYSB BC1278 ECONMC LIFE & HUMAN CHARACTER | Fall 2016 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1278
ECONMC LIFE & HUMAN CHARACTER
ECONOMIC LIFE AND HUMAN CHARA |
Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1286 CULTURE, ETHICS & ECONOMICS | Fall 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1286 CULTURE, ETHICS, AND ECONOMICS | Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1286 CULTURE, ETHICS, AND ECONOMICS | Spring 2022 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1289 VIOLENCE AND JUSTICE | Fall 2015 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1291 UTOPIAS | Fall 2015 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1294 ART, SEX & AMERICAN CULTURE | Spring 2020 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1294
ART, SEX & AMERICAN CULTURE
ART SEX & AMERICAN CULTURE |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1294 ART, SEX & AMERICAN CULTURE | Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1294
ART, SEX & AMERICAN CULTURE
ART, SEX, & AMERICAN CULTURE |
Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1295 EQUALITY BETWEEN THE SEXES | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1295 IMAGINING EQUALITY BETWEEN THE SEXES | Spring 2020 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1296
THE HUDSON: AMERICA'S RIVER
THE HUDSON: "AMERICA'S RIVER" |
Fall 2015 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1298 THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS | Spring 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1330 WOMEN AND CULTURE I | Fall 2015 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1333 WOMEN AND CULTURE II | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1336 WITCHES | Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1337
FEMINISM AND THE POLITICS OF ANGER
FEMINISM AND POLITICS OF ANGER |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1337 FEMINISM AND THE POLITICS OF ANGER | Spring 2025 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1338 INVENTING CHILDHOOD | Spring 2019 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1339
BURIED PAST: OBJECT AND HISTORY
BURIED PAST: OBJECT & HISTORY |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1400 WALKING AND LOOKING | Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1421 CROSSING BORDERS: AMERICAS | Spring 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1421 CROSSING BORDERS: AMERICAS | Spring 2024 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1422 ART, AIDS, ACTIVISM | Fall 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1422
ART, AIDS, ACTIVISM
ART AIDS ACTIVISM |
Fall 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1424 TREASON | Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1455 LITERATURE AND JUSTICE | Fall 2016 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1457 THE BEAUTIFUL SEA | Fall 2016 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1459 NARCISSISM:SELF SCNCE MORALTY | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1460 MEMORY | Fall 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1465 ON DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES | Fall 2016 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1466 SUSTAINABILITY | Spring 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1467 ACTIVISM & SOCIAL CHANGE | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1469 LIBERATION | Fall 2022 | 2 |
| FYSB BC1471 THE BODY SOCIAL | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1472 HEROISM AND CELEBRITY | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1473 ETHICAL THEORIES & PRACTICE | Fall 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1474 HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW? | Fall 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1474 THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST:PLATO TO HAWKING | Fall 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1474 THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST:PLATO TO HAWKING | Fall 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1475 TEXTS OF PROTEST IN AMERICA | Fall 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1546 SHAPES & SHADOWS OF IDENTITY | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1566 EXPLORING THE POLES | Spring 2017 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1572
ANIMALS IN TEXT & SOCIETY
ANIMALS IN TEXT AND SOCIETY |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1582
FIRE & ICE: ENERGY & CLIMATE
FIRE AND ICE:ENERGY & CLIMATE |
Spring 2016 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1583
CARIBBEAN DIASPORA LITERATURE IN NEW YOR
CARIBBEAN DIASPORA LIT. I |
Fall 2020 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1586
GLOBAL LIT:THINKNG LATIN AMER
THINKING LATIN AMERICA |
Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1597 TABOO AND TRANSGRESSION | Fall 2015 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1598 BUILDING UTOPIA | Fall 2022 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1598
Building Utopia
BUILDING UTOPIA |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1599 TIPPING POINTS | Spring 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1601 REACTING TO THE PAST | Spring 2025 | 9 |
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FYSB BC1707
CONFESSION
CONFESSIONS |
Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1708 CREATIVITY | Spring 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1709 DRAMA, THEATRE, AND ART | Fall 2023 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1709
DRAMA, THEATRE, AND ART
DRAMA THEATRE AND ART |
Fall 2020 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1709
Drama, Theatre, and Art
DRAMA, THEATRE, AND ART |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1710 CLASSICS OVER TIME | Fall 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1711 MADNESS | Fall 2016 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1713 THINGS AND STUFF | Spring 2019 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1714 UNBURIED/UNDEAD | Fall 2017 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1715
Artful Adaptations
ARTFUL ADAPTATIONS |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1715
Artful Adaptations
ARTS OF ADAPTATION |
Spring 2023 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1715 ARTS OF ADAPTATION | Fall 2022 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1716 SMALL LIVES | Fall 2017 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1718 THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR | Spring 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1722 WRITING AMERICAN LIVES | Fall 2023 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1725 MYSTICS: MEDIEVAL AND MODERN | Fall 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1726
GIRL TALK: LANGUAGE & FEMININITY
GIRL TALK: LANG & FEMININ |
Fall 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1729 AMERICA'S SOCIAL DIVIDES | Spring 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1730 THINKING THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS: A LATIN | Spring 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1731 FROM EPIC HERO TO SUPER HERO | Spring 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1731 FROM EPIC HERO TO SUPER HERO | Spring 2021 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1731
From Epic Hero To Superhero
FROM EPIC HERO TO SUPERHE |
Spring 2024 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1732 FEMINISM & POLITICS OF ANGER (WKSHOP) | Spring 2020 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1733 WOMEN & COMEDY | Spring 2020 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1733
Women & Comedy
WOMEN & COMEDY |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1734 CULTURE, IDENTITY, & THE SELF | Fall 2020 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1735
IS GOD DEAD?
IS GOD DEAD/ |
Fall 2021 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1736 TECH & SOCIETY: GOOD, BAD & OTHER | Fall 2023 | 2 |
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FYSB BC1737
SURVEILLANCE, CONTAGION, AND CARE
SURVEILLANCE, CONTAGION & |
Fall 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1738
Activism, Performance, Social Movements
PERFORMING PUB & POL ACTI |
Fall 2023 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1738
PERFORMING PUBLICS & POLITICAL ACTIVISM
PERFORMING PUB & POL ACTI |
Fall 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1739
Dead and Undead (Wkshop)
DEAD AND UNDEAD |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1739
Dead and Undead (Wkshop)
DEAD AND UNDEAD (WKSHOP) |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1740
Approaching Trauma
APPROACHING TRAUMA |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1741
Science and Society on Screen
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY ON SC |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1742
Journeys
JOURNEYS |
Fall 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1743
Existentialism in Lit & Film
EXISTENTIALISM IN LIT & F |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1744
Here/There: Migrant Narratives
HERE/THERE: MIGRANT NARRA |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1745
The Soul of the Nation?
THE SOUL OF THE NATION? |
Spring 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1746
WOMEN OF COLOR IN SPECULATIVE LITERATURE
WOMEN OF COLOR&SCIENCE FI |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1747
Writing Caribbean Feminisms
WRITING CARIBBEAN FEMINIS |
Fall 2021 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1749
Psychopolitics
PSYCHOPOLITICS |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
|
FYSB BC1750
Literature on Trial
LITERATURE ON TRIAL |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1751
Creativity and Inspiration
CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATIO |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1752
Dreamstories
DREAMSTORIES |
Spring 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1753
Illusion
ILLUSION |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1754
Border Stories (Wkshop)
BORDER STORIES (WKSHOP) |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1755
Race, Science, & Reproductive Justice
RACE, SCIENCE, REPRO JUST |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1756
Reading Dance
READING DANCE |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1757
Change and Climate Change
CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1758
The Secret Life of Stuff
THE SECRET LIFE OF STUFF |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1759
Political Fare: Food & Freedom - Philoso
POLITICAL FARE: FOOD & FR |
Spring 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1760
Storytelling
STORYTELLING |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1761
American Utopias
AMERICAN UTOPIAS |
Fall 2022 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1762
Poetry, Identity, Word Sorcery
POETRY, IDENTITY, WORD SO |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1763
Writing and the Environment
WRITING AND THE ENVIRONME |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1764
On Friendships Between Women
ON FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN WO |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1765
The Ethics of Identity
THE ETHICS OF IDENTITY |
Fall 2023 | 2 |
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FYSB BC1766
American Exceptionalism
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1767
The End of the World
THE END OF THE WORLD |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1768
Gender Outlaws
GENDER OUTLAWS |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1769
Tracing the Mystic
TRACING THE MYSTIC |
Spring 2023 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1770
Anger
ANGER |
Spring 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1771
Freedom and Captivity
FREEDOM AND CAPTIVITY |
Fall 2023 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1772
Transnational Feminism
TRANSNATIONAL FEMINISM |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1773
Vote Counting Counts
VOTE COUNTING COUNTS |
Fall 2023 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1774
Queer Times
QUEER TIMES |
Fall 2023 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1775
Impostors and Impersonators
IMPOSTORS AND IMPERSONATO |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1776
Cults
CULTS |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
| FYSB BC1777 EMIGRE VOICES | Spring 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1778
Adultery: Realism and Desire
ADULTERY: REALISM AND DES |
Fall 2024 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1779
The Family
THE FAMILY |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
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FYSB BC1780
Hidden in Plain Sight: Ideology and Self
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT |
Spring 2025 | 1 |
