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USSian russ 432 920 Tr 6:00pm–9:00pm Zubarev Fate and Chance in Literature and Culture In Fate and Chance in Literature and Culture, we will explore these two interrelated concepts in comparative perspective over a broad historical range. As a result, the students will learn how the philosophy of fate and chance has been reflected in works of different Russian authors and in different cultural and political environments. In Russian as well as western systems of belief fate and chance represent two extreme visions of the universal order, or, perhaps, two diametrically opposed cosmic forces: complete determinism, on the one hand, and complete chaos or unpredictability, on the other. These visions have been greatly reflected by various mythopoetic systems. In this course, we will investigate religious and folkloric sources from a series of Russian traditions compared to other Indo-European traditions (Greek, East-European). Readings will include The Song of Prince Igor’s Campaign, The Gambler by Dostoevsky, The Queen of Spades by Pushkin, Vij by Gogol, The Black Monk by Chekhov, The Fatal Eggs by Bulgakov, and more. All readings and lectures in English. SCienCe, TeChnoloGY, & SoCieTY sTsC 162 920 Tr 5:30pm–8:40pm staff Technology and Medicine in Modern America Crosslisted with: HSOC 152 920 Medicine as it exists in contemporary America is profoundly technological; we regard it as perfectly normal to be examined with instruments, to expose our bodies to many different machines; and to have knowledge produced by those machines mechanically/electronically processed, interpreted and stored. We are billed technologically, prompted to attend appointments technologically, and often buy technologies to protect, diagnose, or improve our health: consider, for example, HEPA-filtering vacuum cleaners; air-purifiers; fat-reducing grills; bathroom scales; blood pressure cuffs; pregnancy testing kits; blood-sugar monitoring tests; and thermometers. Yet even at the beginning to the twentieth century, medical technologies were scarce and infrequently used by physicians and medical consumers alike. Over the course of this semester, we will examine how technology came to medicine’s center-stage, and what impact this change has had on medical practice, medical institutions, and medical consumers – on all of us! SoCioloGY soCI 135 920 MW 6:00pm–9:10pm Fetni Law and Society Recommended for sophomores, juniors, and seniors After introducing students to the major theoretical concepts concerning law and society, significant controversial societal issues that deal with law and the legal systems both domestically and internationally will be examined. Class discussions will focus on issues involving civil liberties, the organization of courts, legislatures, the legal profession and administrative agencies. Although the focus will be on law in the United States, law and society in other countries of Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America will be covered in a comparative context. Readings included research reports, statutes and cases. 36 SUMMER SESSIOn II • JULY 6–AUgUST 13, 2010 soCI 230 920 MW 5:30pm–8:40pm lee Sociology of Education Schools often appear in the news media at the center of major questions: Are students from particular schools, states, or family backgrounds doing better than others? Who is responsible for making sure that students learn? What benefits come from going to college, and is it worth the high cost? The sociology of education tackles these kinds of questions by examining the many roles that schools play in contemporary society, from socializing individuals to reproducing status over generations. This class provides an introduction to American education. Readings cover primary, secondary, and higher education, with a focus on how schools provide advantages or disadvantages to individuals according to particular characteristics, most commonly race, class, and gender. The course emphasizes discussion, requiring strong course participation from each student. Students will also write reflection statements and a research paper on a topic of their choosing. soCI 275 920 TBa Monahan Sociology of Medicine This course will give the student an introduction to the sociological study of medicine. Medical sociology is a broad field, covering topics as diverse as the institution and profession of medicine, the practice of medical care, and the social factors that contribute to sickness and well-being. Although we will not explore everything, we will attempt to cover as much of the field as possible through four thematic units: (1) the organization and development of the profession of medicine, (2) the delivery of health-care, especially doctor-patient interaction, (3) the social and cultural factors that affect how illness is defined, and (4) the social causes of illness. The class will emphasize empirical research especially but not only quantitative research. SPaniSh sPan 120 920 MTWrF 10:00am–12:00pm staff Elementary Spanish II Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of SPAN 110 or permission of the course coordinator. The continuation of SPAN 110, SPAN 120 is a second-semester elementary language course. UrBan STUDieS urBs 255 920 Tr 1:00pm–4:00pm Milestone Urban Neighborhoods Crosslisted with: AFRC 255 920, HIST 255 920 The last several decades have witnessed a dramatic acceleration in the interconnection of cities around the world. The globalization of the economy, the spread of communications technology, major migrations between urban locations, increasing disparities between rich and poor, the dramatic growth of the “culture industries”, and the increasingly popular quest for “place making” through urban design have all contributed to this process. This course will examine urban neighborhoods in the United States and elsewhere in the world. In particular, class readings and discussions will explore the wide range of ways (political, social, cultural; organized and informal) that individuals and institutions in urban neighborhoods have reacted to global transformations and what effects and consequences those reactions have precipitated.
urBs 412 920 Tr 5:30pm–8:40pm gerig/guard Building Non-profits from the Ground Up This course, taught by The Philadelphia Award winner (2005), will cover the basic elements of building and growing a non-profit organization, including the development of the mission and the board; needs assessment, program design, development, and management; financial management, contract compliance and understanding an audit; fundraising, public, foundation, corporate, and individual; communication and marketing; organizational administration including staff and volunteer selection, management and development; public policy, research and advocacy. Students will engage in field assignments and role play, in addition to research and writing. WriTinG SeMinar WrIT 023 920 Tr 1:00pm–4:10pm Murphy Business Writing The emphasis in this course will be to prepare students to effectively communicate in the workplace. The course will begin by laying the foundation of appropriate rhetorical forms used to write clearly and concisely with attention to the expectations of the audience. Students will then practice these techniques by writing documents frequently encountered in real-life work situations: cover letters, memos, status reports, and executive summaries. Peer review feedback sessions will be used for each exercise. Appropriate use of technology will be discussed. The course will culminate with a research project which will enable the student to develop skills necessary to research, summarize, and present a persuasive case. WrIT 023 921 MW 5:30pm–8:40pm legrand Public Relations Writing: The Spin Starts Here The goal of this PR writing class is to introduce students to basic public relations principles and ethics while teaching them how to write for a variety of publics with clarity, insight, and skill. In order to do this well, we will focus on prioritizing information and identifying the specific relationships and intended outcomes between organizations and their publics to facilitate mutually beneficial relationships. Assignments will provide the foundational knowledge and skills for understanding news media while developing the ability to build carefully structured persuasive writing samples. Students will have the experience of writing both with and without deadline pressure, to emulate professional writing environments. Specific writing styles for print (newspapers & Magazines), online (social networking & SEO), and broadcast media will be considered, as well as formal and informal writing for internal communications. Students will be expected to take on their assignments with a professional attitude and a willingness to learn new techniques. The course will end with PR teams developing “live” PR campaigns for non-profit organizations. WrIT 023 922 Tr 5:30pm–8:40pm alff Business and Professional Writing: Mastering the Proposal This course will instruct students in the art of crafting proposals. Whether you’re applying for a job, bidding on a federal contract, selling an article to a magazine, seeking funding for a research project, or submitting a grant request for a non-profit organization, proposal writing can open up a wide range of professional opportunities. However, this genre also places great demands on writers. A winning proposal must be succinct, compliant, compelling, and usually by definition the best among a field of competitors. This course will develop your proposal writing skills by teaching you how to employ different persuasive strategies to address targeted readers, how to revise aggressively with the help of peer review workshops and instructor feedback, and how to conduct research to support your arguments. By the end of the course, all seminar participants will have written at least one work-shopped proposal that they can use to further their professional development. WrIT 057 920 Tr 5:30pm–8:40pm Faris Literary Journalism (or First-person Journalism) This course trains students in the art of reflecting on personal experiences for public audiences, one of the most popular and enduring forms of first-person journalism. Students will read and emulate the work of pioneering essayists like Tom Wolfe and Joan Didion, as well as more contemporary authors like Dave Eggers, Susan Sontag, and Matt Taibbi. The pages (and Web pages) of magazines, newspapers, and journals are filled with these kinds of narratives, diaries, and more experimental forms of non-fiction, as individuals struggle to find meaning and purpose in a globalized, atomized, commoditized world. Students will be asked to connect their experiences—travels, travails, tragedies, and triumphs—to broader social, political, economic, and cultural trends. In so doing, they will blur the lines between journalism and art, as well as between fiction and non-fiction, with the ultimate goal of working together to create publishable work. WrIT 057 921 MW 1:00pm–4:10pm linker Writing Seminar: Opinion Journalism With ad sales and circulation figures collapsing at an alarming rate at leading newspapers and magazines, written forms of journalism appear to be locked in a death spiral. But there is an exception to the decline: opinion journalism. With established news outlets transitioning more and more of their content to the Internet, they are hosting increasing numbers of columnists and bloggers who join a long list of Web-based sources of commentary. Unlike more traditional journalists, these writers do not pound the pavement, notebook in hand, looking to report a neglected story in neutral, unbiased terms. They set out, instead, as critics, responding sharply to the events of the day, seeking to shape the national conversation through a mixture of informed analysis and polemical bluster. In this class, we will begin by reading examples of classic opinion journalism (primarily newspaper columnists and magazine essayists) and then quickly turn to a wide-ranging examination of the online world of criticism. This immersion in the Internet’s dynamic culture of opinion will be treated as preparation for direct engagement with and participation in it. Students will accordingly be required to set up blogs of their own in which they take public stands and attempt to spark debate with leading bloggers and Web-based writers. SUMMER SESSIOn II • JULY 6–AUgUST 13, 2010 37
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