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Reproductive Justice in Latin America — ANT4239.01) (day/time updated as of 5/10/2024

Instructor: Cecilia Salvi

Credits: 4

This course explores the movement for reproductive justice throughout Latin America since the 1970s, and focuses on the international and interregional cooperation among non-state actors to decriminalize abortion and end violence against women. Topics include reproductive rights versus reproductive justice, obstetric violence, ‘la ola verde’, and post-dictatorship political

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Research Methods — PSY2132.01

Instructor: Özge Savaş

Credits: 4

This course provides you with an overview of how research is conducted in psychology. By the end of the course, you will become thoughtful, smart, and critical readers of social scientific research, while also having the basic skills to carry out a simple research project. We will survey different research methods commonly used in psychology, including survey methodology,

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Research Methods — PSY2132.01

Instructor: Özge Savaş

Credits: 4

This course provides you with an overview of how research is conducted in psychology. By the end of the course, you will become thoughtful, smart, and critical readers of social scientific research, while also having the basic skills to carry out a simple research project. We will survey different research methods commonly used in psychology, including survey methodology,

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Research Methods in Psychology and Cognition — PSY2209.01

Instructor: Harlan Fichtenholtz

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

The goal of this course is to learn the guidelines (practical, professional, and ethical) for conducting research in the psychological and cognitive sciences. How do you answer questions about individual differences? Why do we remember what we do? Can you change someone’s behavior? Critical thinking and effective verbal and written communication are emphasized as students

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Research Methods in the Social Sciences — SCT2139.01

Instructor: Ella Ben Hagai

Credits: 4

In the information age and the era of fake news, the ability to critically assess empirical research is essential for a sound view of reality. In this introductory seminar, students will gain the tools to understand, evaluate, and conduct empirical research. Students will obtain research skills through active exploration of different research methodologies. First, students will

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Researching Human Rights — POL4257.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu

Credits: 4

This advanced seminar explores theories, concepts, methods, and cases in qualitative social science research on human rights. It will provide a venue for students to undertake independent, critical, work on human rights, using existing literature and databases. The course will begin with a discussion of contending conceptions and understandings of human rights, followed by a

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Researching Human Rights — POL4257.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu

Credits: 4

This advanced seminar explores theories, concepts, methods, and cases in qualitative social science research on human rights. It will provide a venue for students to undertake independent, critical, work on human rights, using existing literature and databases. The course will begin with a discussion of contending conceptions and understandings of human rights, followed by a

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Researching Human Rights — POL4257.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu

Credits: 4

This advanced course explores theories, concepts, methods, and cases in qualitative social science research on human rights, with the aim of preparing students to undertake independent, critical, work on the subject, using existing literature and databases. The course will begin with a discussion of contending conceptions and understandings of human rights, followed by a review

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Resilience, Farming, and Food Access — APA2338.01

Instructor: Tatiana Abatemarco

Credits: 4

What is a resilient community food system? How is community health impacted by food access and quality? How can we build food systems to adapt to changing climate, poverty, and health crises? What farming systems and practices best support community and ecological resilience? This class will explore these questions through the lens of resilience theory, which describes how

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Restorative Practices and Sexual Misconduct on Campus — APA4114.02

Instructor: Alisa Del Tufo

Credits: 2

Restorative practices can bring accountability, repair and healing in situations where there has been harm, including situations of sexual misconduct. These highly structured and mediated processes are always voluntary and can provide outcomes that are much more meaningful than formal Title IX proceedings. In this seven-week class, we will explore current practices that are

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Rhetoric: The Art and Craft of Persuasion — PHI2144.01

Instructor: Karen Gover

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

The ability to speak and write persuasively is an essential skill for everyone. Whether you are writing a plan essay, applying for a job, or running for public office, you need to be persuasive and compelling. This course is a practical workshop in rhetoric. Students will write, deliver, and critique short speeches in class. We will learn classic

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Rhetoric: The Art and Craft of Persuasion — PHI2144.01

Instructor: Karen Gover

Credits: 4

The ability to speak and write persuasively is an essential skill for everyone. Whether you are writing a plan essay, applying for a job, or running for public office, you need to be persuasive and compelling. This course is a practical workshop in rhetoric. Students will write, deliver, and critique short speeches in class. We will learn classic rhetorical terms and techniques

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Sankofa & memoria: Archiving - Finding your history in order to go forward — DAN4381.01

Instructor: Kaolack Ndiaye

Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am & WE 2:10pm-4:00pm

Credits: 4

In this course, we will be uncovering, re-positioning, and affirming historical legacies and traditions that stand the risk of being lost forever, and explore how to use them to fight discrimination, racism and hate today. We will do so using Sankofa, a quest for knowledge through critical examination, patient investigation, and learning

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Saving Democracy Together — APA2026.01

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Credits: 2

Almost a century ago, Franklin D. Roosevelt alerted Americans to the impending global conflict pitting democracies founded on individual liberty against rising fascist dictatorships pursuing “final solutions.” Drawing inspiration from John Dewey’s progressive philosophy, FDR emphasized, "In this conflict the part which education plays in each ideology is crucial. Democracy

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Science Fiction as Agent of Change — FV4223.01

Instructor: Jen Liu

Credits: 2

This is a seminar, screening and production half-semester course, based on themes within Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction as means to imagine a different future. In the first half we will be viewing films, from big budget to experimental and performance-based video art, while also listening to music, audio plays, and reading experimental and theoretical texts to

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SCT Advanced Work Preparation Module — SCT4104.04

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 1

This one-credit module is designed for students preparing to do advanced work in SCT during Fall 2022. In a series of workshops, students will work on formulating clear lines of inquiry and developing a research plan for their advanced work in SCT. Students will look at various examples of advanced work as presented by current seniors. Various SCT faculty members will present

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SCT Advanced Work Preparation Module — SCT4104.04

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

Credits: 1

This one credit module is designed for students preparing to do advanced work in SCT during Fall 2020. In a series of workshops, students will work on formulating clear lines of inquiry and developing a research plan for their advanced work in SCT. Students will look at various examples of advanced work as presented by current seniors. Various SCT faculty members will present

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SCT Advanced Work Preparation Module — SCT4104.04

Instructor: SCT Faculty

Credits: 1

This one credit module is designed for students preparing to do advanced work in fall 2018. In a series of workshops, students will work on formulating clear lines of inquiry and developing a research plan for their advanced work in SCT. Students will look at various examples of advanced work as presented by current seniors. Various SCT faculty members will present techniques

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SCT Advanced Work Preparation Module — SCT4104.04

Instructor: David Bond

Credits: 1

This one credit module is designed for students preparing to do advanced work in SCT during Fall 2020. In a series of workshops, students will work on formulating clear lines of inquiry and developing a research plan for their advanced work in SCT. Students will look at various examples of advanced work as presented by current seniors. Various SCT faculty members will present

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SCT: Applying Research Methods — SCT4103.01

Instructor: Noah Coburn

Credits: 4

This course is an advanced seminar that will apply skills learned in SCT: Research Methods. The class will work collectively to do a local ethnographic study. Depending upon the skills and interests of each student, the class will design a research proposal and then carry out key research techniques. Finally students will be asked to present this work in a collective piece

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Self and Identity in Diaspora — PSY2378.01

Instructor: Özge Savas

Credits: 4

How have transnational diaspora communities become new sites for the rethinking core concepts of psychology such as self and identity alongside culture and nation? How do people build self, identity, and community in multiple homes? Who belongs in where? In this course, we will follow a migrant-centered approach in investigating macro (e.g., institutional), meso (e.g.,

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Self and Identity in Diaspora — PSY2378.01

Instructor: Özge Savaş

Credits: 4

How have transnational diaspora communities become new sites for the rethinking core concepts of psychology such as self and identity alongside culture and nation? How do people build self, identity, and community in multiple homes? Who belongs in where? In this course, we will explore the social, cultural, and economic influences of globalization and neoliberalism on the lives

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Self, Culture, Society — PSY2236.01

Instructor: Megan Bulloch

Credits: 4

Students reflect upon psychological, and anthropological issues in human populations, asking, “What does it mean to be human?” We consider a range of topics investigated in the social sciences, beginning with definitions of self, culture, and society along with issues of power, rights, and responsibilities. We also look beyond traditional definitions of “human” to intersections

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Self, Identity, and Ideology — PSY2102.01

Instructor: Ella Ben Hagai

Credits: 4

In this introductory seminar we will examine basic questions exploring the relationship between a sense of self, social identity, and political decision making. We will engage with questions such as the differences between a sense of self and identity, cross-cultural variations in the formation of the self, and the processes associated with the emergence of sexual, ethnic and

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Self, Identity, and Ideology — PSY2102.01

Instructor: Ella Ben Hagai

Credits: 4

In this introductory seminar we will examine basic questions exploring the relationship between a sense of self, social identity, and political decision making. We will engage with questions such as the differences between a sense of self and identity, cross-cultural variations in the formation of the self, and the processes associated with the emergence of sexual, ethnic and

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