Elana Casey

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Assoc Dir Augusta Savage Gal
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
Fine Arts Center
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elanacasey@umass.edu

Sarah Berchtold

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Residence Director
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
Residential Life
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sberchtold@umass.edu

Lindsey Bak

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Residence Director
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UMASS Amherst
Department:  
Residential Life
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lindseybak@umass.edu

Kinsey Cronin

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Research Assistant
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Amherst College
Department:  
Physics & Astronomy
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kcronin25@amherst.edu

Hip Hop Music and Culture

In the last five decades, hip hop has become a dominant force in American and global popular music. Originating in the street culture of the Bronx in the 1970s, hip hop is a multifaceted cultural movement that has influenced almost all aspects of American culture. This course explores the musical expressions of hip hop, especially rap, within their cultural and historical contexts.

Pop, Rock, and Soul

Popular music is deeply embedded in aspects of everyday life in the United States and can both reflect and resist pervasive notions regarding identity. But what is popular music, and what is its role in American culture? What makes music popular? What do people listen for when they listen to popular music? This course explores these questions and more as students study the history and development of popular music with a focus on music in the United States during the twentieth century.

Game Theory & Applicatn

Game theory analyzes situations in which multiple individuals (or firms, political parties, countries) interact in a strategic manner. It has proved useful for explaining cooperation and conflict in a wide variety of strategic situations in economics, political science, and elsewhere. Such situations can include, for example, firms interacting in imperfectly competitive markets, auctions, arms races, political competition for votes, and chess. This course will provide an introduction to the tools and insights of game theory.

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