Courses

Survey of contemporary media institutions and their economic, social, political, and cultural implications.

Attention to ethnic, political, and artistic aspects.

Attention to ethnic, political, and artistic aspects

An introduction to East European Jewish civilization from the sixteenth century to the Holocaust. Topics discussed include: origins of East European Jewry, the traditional life-style, Yiddish language and literature, Hassidism, Haskalah, origins of modern Hebrew literature, the Mussar Movement, Jewish socialism, and Zionism.

This is a studio course introducing students to American dance aesthetics and practices with a focus on how its evolution has been influenced by African American choreographers and dancers. An ongoing study of movement practices from traditional African dances, dances of the African Diaspora, American Jazz dance, modern dance, and American Ballet will be complemented by readings, video viewings, guest speakers and creation of dance studies.

A critical review of the theoretical and empirical literature on the development of cognitive-intellective functions and abilities in humans and animals. Topics include associative learning, problem-solving, reasoning, concept formation, abstract thinking, symbolization, and language acquisition.

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An interdisciplinary study of the first diasporic Africans to write in English, from the onset of European trade on the West African coast to the Age of Revolutions. This course will consider issues such as the emergence of racial identity, creolization, religion, print culture, racial capitalism, resistance, and the reshaping of gender and sexuality in the crucible of the Atlantic world economy. Genres will include sermons, fiction, editorials, folklore, poetry, autobiography, and polemics.

The course is designed to provide an understanding of language and literacy development in young children. Students examine the interaction between language development and cognition, the reciprocal relationship between spoken and written forms of language for the young child, and the design of 579 / 1272 Queens College developmentally appropriate materials and experiences for from birth through grade 2 students, including students from diverse social groups and those with disabilities.