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Darwin and the Naturalists — BIO4223.01

Instructor: Kerry Woods
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Credits: 2
Much of modern biology is rooted in insights of a series of 18th and 19th-century naturalist-scientist-explorers who built upon extensive and inspired observation, sometimes in the course of travels in (then) remote and challenging parts of the world. Their writings often took the form of journals interlarded with theoretical speculation, and some achieved great popularity

Data Social Justice — DA2135.01

Instructor: Dan Phiffer
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Credits: 4
Digital technologies have fundamentally shifted how social justice movements operate. "Organizing without organizations" and "laptop activism" are no longer novel or fringe activities. The social media tools we rely on to gather in public can also be antagonistic toward individual participants. This course explores the digital tools and data archives that inform modern

Data Mining and You — PSY2131.01

Instructor: Anne Gilman
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Credits: 4
Have you ever seen advertisements on your personal email site directly related to some messages you sent? Social scientists employ some of the same text-mining tools that advertisers do, drawing conclusions about individuals' moods, political views, personalities, and power relationships based on Twitter feeds and Facebook posts. In this course, you will learn the basic

Data Structures and Algorithms — CS4388.01

Instructor: Darcy Otto
Days & Time: TU,FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

How do we organize data to solve complex problems efficiently? This course studies the fundamental structures and algorithms that form the cornerstone of computational problem-solving. Building upon the programming foundations established in CS1, we will explore how algorithmic thinking and sophisticated data organization enables us to tackle increasingly challenging

Data Visualization and Data Structures — CS2235.01

Instructor: Ursula Wolz
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Credits: 4
Data in a computer is simply patterns of bits, often represented as ‘1’s and ‘0’s. But what that data represents ranges from complex text (poetry, dialog, exposition, debate) to rich graphics in 2 or 3 dimensions, either still or animated, and increasingly as physical sculpture, robot choreography, mixed media, and augmented reality. Data visualization is the study of how to

Database Management Systems — CS4311.01

Instructor: Andrew Cencini
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Credits: 4
In the age of “Big Data”, the problem of storing, managing and gaining insight from data is more pressing than ever. Additionally, the world of data management has exploded, with more products and services on offer than ever before. In this class, we will explore the problem of storing, managing and querying structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data by learning how

Deadly Writing – Reading Salman Rushdie — LIT4605.01

Instructor: Faculty TBA
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-5:50pm
Credits: 4

Born to a multilingual family and culture, with connections to both India and Pakistan, and educated at Cambridge in the UK, Rushdie was already a celebrated writer when an Iranian clerical fatwa against him in 1989 launched him to another level of fame (or infamy). Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini charged Rushdie with blasphemy in his novel, Satanic

Deco Depression: Representing Race, Gender, and Sexuality between the Wars — AH2111.01

Instructor: Vanessa Lyon
Days & Time: WE 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

The raucous and repressive but also radical and recalcitrantly white supremacist period c. 1918-1941 has many names. In the U.S. this generation-long span between the two World Wars encompasses or overlaps, e.g. The Harlem Renaissance, The Jazz Age, The Depression, Prohibition, The Dust Bowl, The Progressive Era, and Jim Crow. In this visual studies course, we’ll investigate

Deco Depression: Representing Race, Gender, and Sexuality between the Wars — AH2111.01) (new course code 2/14/2024

Instructor: Vanessa Lyon
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
The raucous and repressive but also radical and recalcitrantly white supremacist period c. 1918-1941 has many names. In the U.S. this generation-long span between the two World Wars encompasses or overlaps, e.g. The Harlem Renaissance, The Jazz Age, The Depression, Prohibition, The Dust Bowl, The Progressive Era, and Jim Crow. In this visual studies course, we’ll investigate

Decolonial Approaches to Settler Colonialism in American Visual Arts — AH4124.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
In this upper-level seminar, we will study the history of American art and visual culture in light of decolonial thought produced by Indigenous peoples in their ongoing resistance to the colonization of so-called North America. This approach will teach us to see the arts’ entanglements in the operations of colonial power and sustain our goal to decolonize the practice

Decolonial Perspectives on Indigenous Mesoamerica — ANT4223.01

Instructor: Rebecca Dinkel
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Credits: 4
This course focuses on the ethnohistory of Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica that spans parts of Mexico and Central America, through an Indigenous perspective from native authored texts spanning pre-Columbian, colonial, and contemporary times. The course develops a decolonial perspective on Indigenous Mesoamerica – challenging accounts of Indigenous Mesoamerican cultures and

Decolonization of Work and Career in Psychology to Promote Equity and Social Justice — PSY2242.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
This course will examine post colonization aspects of career development (which is a branch of psychology that studies the progression of an individual's work-related experiences throughout their lifespan). Students will examine how colonization has affected the definition of success and achievement in the United States. Students will explore how to decolonize career

Decolonize Everything! Anthropology and Empire in the Global South and Global North — SCT4152.01

Instructor: David Bond
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Credits: 4
These days it seems there is a call to decolonize at every turn. What does this mean in the present? How does this call to decolonize everything connect to the armed struggles of the 20th century that dismantled European empires and secured the independence of nations across the Global South? After the postcolonial moment, where and how does the presence of empire remain?

Decolonizing Art Methods — FV4327.01

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 4
In the last few years, decolonizing contemporary art has been a rallying cry, as a means of criticizing the cultural perspectives that established institutions promote, and which ones they put on mute. In this course we will unpack what this has meant for artists, looking at artistic bodies of work, institutional case studies, and readings to shape an ongoing conversation as

Decolonizing Ethnomusicology — MHI4306.01

Instructor: Joseph Alpar
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Credits: 4
What does it mean to decolonize a field of study? Ethnomusicologists are currently grappling with this question, rethinking how to research, write, teach, and listen in ways that engage with people and perspectives that have been historically suppressed, marginalized, and silenced. Social justice is at the heart of the decolonial project. How can ethnomusicology empower the

Deconstructing and Reconstructing Identity — JPN2108.01

Instructor: Ikuko Yoshida
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The Japanese pop culture has gained popularity in the US, and many American children watch various Japanese animations, while growing up. However, lack of Japanese cultural knowledge sometimes makes it hard for the American audience to fully understand whats going on in the Japanese characters mind. Therefore, in this introductory Japanese language and culture course, students

Deep Listening : The Music Of William Parker 1973- 2021 — MHI2111.01

Instructor: Michael Wimberly
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Credits: 1
In this course of Deep Listening students will become familiar with recordings outlining the trajectory of the recording career of bassist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist William Parker as a sideman and leader of select ensembles. William Parker’s recordings document some of free jazz’s most prominent innovators including, Cecil Taylor, Peter Brötzmann, David Ware, and

Deep Fakes: An Introduction to Oil Painting — PAI2109.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
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Credits: 4
Fake news, reality television, “IRL” - asserting the veracity of our perceptions is a constant preoccupation in contemporary culture. What is real? Realism is a widely used term with multiple connotations: verisimilitude, authenticity, objectivity, truth, fact. In this course we will consider how painting reflects and/or perverts “reality” by making imitations of historical

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: WE 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is about learning how to see. The focus of this course is on learning to draw from observation and developing close looking skills. Drawing from observation fundamentally alters our day-to-day experience by heightening our attention to details and the specificity of our surroundings. In this course, you

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: TH 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. The focus of this course is learning to draw from observation and developing close looking skills; to that end this course will expand your capacity to see and represent what you see by inviting you to explore an array of methods, materials, and techniques. 

Drawing

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. Drawing from observation fundamentally alters our experience of the everyday while also teaching us about ourselves: what we notice and overlook, what we find pleasure in and what we don’t, and so much more. In this course, students will practice and develop their observational drawing

Deep Looking: An Introduction to Drawing — DRW2267.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: TH 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

Learning to draw is as much about learning how to use your hand as it is learning how to see. The focus of this course is learning to draw from observation and developing close looking skills; to that end this course will expand your capacity to see and represent what you see by inviting you to explore an array of methods, materials, and techniques. 

Drawing