Courses

The exploration of human understanding and experience of time from multiple perspectives including the social sciences, philosophy, literature, and the natural sciences.

Lecture/discussion/film course that examines the evolution of dance in the United States from a pluralistic viewpoint. This includes but reaches beyond the western tradition by looking closely at non-western dance forms that have influenced American dance.Emphasis on pre-twentieth-century dance.

Lecture/discussion/film course that examines the evolution of dance in the United States from a pluralistic viewpoint. This includes but reaches beyond the western tradition by looking closely at non-western dance forms that have influenced American dance. Emphasis on pre-twentieth-century dance.

Lecture/discussion/film course that examines the evolution of dance in the United States from a pluralistic viewpoint. This includes but also reaches beyond the western European tradition by looking closely at non-western dance forms that have influenced American dance. Emphasis on twentieth-century dance.

Lecture/discussion/film course that examines the evolution of dance in the United States from a pluralistic viewpoint. This includes but also reaches beyond the western European tradition by looking closely at non-western dance forms that have influenced American dance. Emphasis on twentieth-century dance.

A close study of the author's life, major novels, selected short stories, and essays, and their influence on Russian and world literature. Lectures and readings in English.

Topical Workshop in Performance

Tthe second sequence of Japanese Linguistics. Students will examine a topic chosen from a Japanese linguistics area (such as morphology, syntax, psycholinguistics) in depth through original Japanese language data, journal articles, and some fieldwork. Assignments include readings, hands-on problem solving and analysis of raw-Japanese language data and class discussion. Readings and assignments will be in Japanese and English.

This course will have exams that include essay questions and 10-15 pages of writing (either several short papers or one longer paper done in stages). Opportunity will be provided for students to receive feedback on their writing and for explanation of the necessary ingredients of a good paper and good writing. May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.

This course will have exams that include essay questions and 10-15 pages of writing (either several short papers or one longer paper done in stages). Opportunity will be provided for students to receive feedback on their writing and for explanation of the necessary ingredients of a good paper and good writing. May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.