Society Culture and Thought

Making and Breaking International Law — HIS4218.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Credits: 4

International law is no longer merely "out there" somewhere, relevant only to travelers, merchants and diplomats. International law is being globalized, and glocalized, so that it now covers complex contested areas such as civil unions, health insurance, sexual orientation, migration. We will focus on the fundamentals of twenty-first century international law, delving into

CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Making and Breaking International Law — HIS2130.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Credits: 4

International law is no longer merely "out there" somewhere, relevant only to travelers, merchants and diplomats. Quite the contrary. International law is being globalized, and 'glocalized,' so that it now covers complex contested areas such as civil unions, health insurance, sexual orientation, migration. This is an introduction to the fundamentals of twenty

CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Making and Breaking International Law — HIS4218.01) (delivery method updated as of 6/2/2022

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Credits: 4

Society Culture and Thought

Managing Ethnic Conflicts — POL4101.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu

Credits: 4

How should states and the international community respond to situations of protracted, often lethal, conflicts involving ethnic, linguistic, religious and other identity groups? This is one of the central challenges of politics and governance in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Bosnia‐Herzegovina, Fiji, Iraq, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Rwanda/Burundi, Sri Lanka, Sudan and

Society Culture and Thought

Managing Ethnic Conflicts — POL4101.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu

Credits: 4

How should states and the international community respond to protracted and violent conflicts involving ethnic, linguistic, religious or other identity groups? This is/was one of the central challenges of politics and governance in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Fiji, Iraq, India, Indonesia, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Rwanda

CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Managing Ethnic Conflicts — POL4101.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu

Credits: 4

How should states and the international community respond to protracted and violent conflicts involving ethnic, linguistic, religious and other identity groups? This is/was one of the central challenges of politics and governance in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Fiji, Iraq, India, Indonesia, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Rwanda

Society Culture and Thought

Many Peoples, One World — ANT2101.01

Instructor: Miroslava Prazak

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

Why are cultures and societies so different, and simultaneously, so similar? We explore these questions by reading various ethnographic studies, meanwhile developing an anthropological perspective on economy and politics, social organization, kinship and family life, ideology and ritual, ecology and adaptation. We also focus on the sources and dynamics of inequality. Against

Society Culture and Thought

Many Peoples, One World — ANT2101.01

Instructor: Miroslava Prazak

Credits: 4

Why are cultures and societies so different, and simultaneously, so similar? We explore these questions by reading various ethnographic studies, meanwhile developing an anthropological perspective on economy and politics, social organization, kinship and family life, ideology and ritual, ecology and adaptation. We also focus on the sources and dynamics of inequality. Against

Society Culture and Thought

Many Peoples, One World — ANT2101.01

Instructor: Miroslava Prazak

Credits: 4

Why are cultures and societies so different, and simultaneously, so similar? We explore these questions by reading various ethnographic studies, meanwhile developing an anthropological perspective on economy and politics, social organization, kinship and family life, ideology and ritual, ecology and adaptation. We also focus on the sources and dynamics of inequality. Against

Society Culture and Thought

Market Society — PEC2266.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 4

Institutions and social conventions shape economic behaviours. In this seminar, we will explore why and how these social factors matter in economic life. Our specific focus will be on the institution of market, and we will study how market organization of society can, on one hand, shape people's economic interests, and, on the other, mobilize their economic

Society Culture and Thought

Market Structure — PEC2277.01) (new time as of 11/18/2022

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 4

This course in microeconomics studies the functioning of markets. Specifically, we will examine the processes of price determination in four different categories of markets - perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competitions, which vary in terms of their relative competitive structure. For the decision makers of a firm (i.e., a for-profit

Society Culture and Thought

Marx, Keynes, and Hayek — PEC4127.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Credits: 4

In this course we study the economic system we live in through theoretical perspectives provided by three major economists, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and Friedrich Hayek. We will start with an introduction to Marxian critical analysis of capitalism, emphasizing the concept of capital as a social relationship, the theory of the production of surplus-value and its

Society Culture and Thought

Mass Affect: Media Culture and Theory — FV2153.01

Instructor: Jen Liu

Credits: 2

In this hybrid course, we will trace the development of audiovisual media (film, video, and sound art) and hybrid media practices through an interdisciplinary lens. Through screenings, listening sessions, theoretical readings, and discussion, we will investigate core ideas at the center of modern and contemporary time-based work, from experimental practices to the mass popular

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Material culture in and of media — MS2112.01

Instructor: Maia Nichols

Credits: 4

This course will focus on material culture: clothing, objects, art, tools, machines, toys, crafts and the physical stuff in and of media. By focusing on the material cultures of television, film, and images, the physical and material things in movies and photographs, and the beliefs and practices related to mediation through objects, students will gain knowledge in

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MED 2112: Conflict Resolution: The Ideas and Practice —

Instructor: Michael Cohen

Credits: 3

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Medieval Travelers on the Silk Road — HIS4116.01

Instructor: Carol Pal

Credits: 4

In this course, we examine six moments of intellectual encounter between "east" and "west" along the storied route of the Silk Road. These encounters spanned a millennium, from the fifth century BCE to the fourteenth century. We will be reading primary sources written by these scholar-travelers – Herodotus, Xuan Zang, Al-Biruni, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Sir John Mandeville

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Meet Your Enemy: The Psychology of Generational Cohorts — PSY2237.01

Instructor: David Anderegg

Credits: 4

In American popular culture, generalizations are rampant about how people in different generations think, behave, or consume. In this course we will look at some of that literature, but also look at generational cohorts in psychology research: what are the promises and pitfalls of research which claims that historical lived experience makes a significant and robust difference

Society Culture and Thought

Methods and Analysis in Sociophonetics — LIN4105.02

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 2

Through this course, students will develop practical and theoretical familiarity with the essential “toolkit” of sociophonetic methods and analytical techniques, including but not limited to: principles of experimental design, ethical field practice, acoustic analysis, and statistical techniques in language research. Students will refine and advance these skills via their

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Metrics of Prosperity II: Labor Markets — PEC2280.01

Instructor: Emma Kast

Credits: 4

This course introduces students to econometric approaches to asking and answering questions about the economy, with a specific focus on labor markets. The primary aim of the course is to understand how economists analyze data to determine causal effect. We will analyze data sets to explore socioeconomic questions centered around labor such as: What factors affect a person’s

Society Culture and Thought

Metrics of Prosperity: Data Analysis for Health, Well-being, and the Economy — PEC2108.01

Instructor: Emma Kast

Credits: 4

This course introduces students to econometric approaches to asking and answering questions about health, well-being, and the economy. The primary aim of the course is to understand how economists analyze data to determine causal effect. We will analyze data sets to ask and answer socioeconomic questions such as: What factors affect a person’s income, and how do we know? How

Society Culture and Thought

Migration, Identity, Belonging — PSY4379.01

Instructor: Özge Savaş

Credits: 4

Society Culture and Thought

Migration, Identity, Belonging — PSY4379.01

Instructor:

Credits: 4

How are refugees, asylum-seekers, and immigrants different? What are the reasons people migrate? What creates the conditions for illegality? Why are people being deported? What does integration mean and who is integrated? In this course, we will follow a migrant-centered approach in investigating macro (e.g., institutional), meso (e.g., intergroup) and micro level (e.g.,

Society Culture and Thought

Minds and Machines — PHI2138.01

Instructor: Kimberly Van Orman

Credits: 4

This course will introduce some key ideas from the philosophy of mind and focus on how they can help us understand the nature of minds and conscious experience. Topics will include: animal minds, persons, artificial intelligence, free will, perception and conscious experience. Questions we will focus on include: What is the relationship between our mind and body, and what

Society Culture and Thought

Mobility and Circulation — ANT2206.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Credits: 4

Moving and circulating through local, national, and global space—whether for economic opportunity, military conquest, pilgrimage, tourism, or otherwise—has long been one of humanity’s great preoccupations. Human mobility at once represents a source of liberation for people seeking a new life, a challenge to governments looking to control and monitor their

Society Culture and Thought

Modern Logic (Summer Course) — CS2142.01

Instructor: Darcy Otto

Days & Time: MO,TH 7:00pm-8:50pm

Credits: 2

Formal logic is the study of the structure of reasoning itself—how arguments are built, when they succeed, and why they fail. In an age of information overload, knowing how to dissect an argument, detect reasoning errors, and construct rigorous proofs is a superpower. This course introduces the foundations of formal logic, with an emphasis on precision, clarity, and critical

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