Courses

Major events and issues in Roman history from the late Republic to the consolidation of the state of Late Antiquity.

Major events and issues in Roman history from the late Republic to the consolidation of the state of Late Antiquity.

Major events and issues in Roman history from the rise of Christianity as an imperial religion to the end of Late Antiquity.

Major events and issues in Roman history from the rise of Christianity as an imperial religion to the end of Late Antiquity.

Major events and issues in Roman history from the beginnings of the Republic to its incipient disintegration.

Major events and issues in Roman history from the beginnings of the Republic to its incipient disintegration.

This course combines a chronological approach with a thematic one, in order to address such topics as evolution of the government system, social conflict, religion, the Roman family, and the Roman army over the course of the Roman Republic from the expulsion of the kings to the assassination of Julius Caesar.

This class surveys American music from ragtime, blues, and hillbilly to Broadway, Hollywood musicals, and swing jazz. Our focus will be on commercial mainstreams and democratic audiences – how selling sound led to different identities being expressed through taste and style. Race, gender, class, sexuality, age, technology, and the music business will all factor as we move from blackface minstrelsy in the 1800s to World War II.

Critical examination of legal institutions and processes. Role (and history) of legal institutions within political framework. Covers topics such as the duty to obey the law, civil disobedience, theories of punishment, torts, and contracts. Ethics and Civic Responsibility are significant components of this course.

Study of major Russian novels from ca. 1900 to the end of Stalinism; exploration of topics relevant to Russia's experience in the 20th century; taught in English.