This course explores The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) as a cultural and historical artifact of Cold War America. We will engage with questions such as: How did The Twilight Zone depict the apocalypse - not simply as destruction, but as moral and societal unraveling? What historical events shaped its narratives, and how did it both challenge and reproduce dominant beliefs of the Cold War? What role does allegory play in shaping political consciousness, and how do these speculative, imaginative narratives help us understand the fragility of our present and uncertainty of our future?

From Paris to Fort-de-France, Montreal to Dakar, this class studies how various filmmakers from the Francophone world present urban spaces as sites of conflict, solidarity, alienation and self-discovery. How do these portraits confirm or challenge the distinction between urban and non-urban? How does the image of the city shift for “insiders” and “outsiders”? Other topics to be discussed include immigration, colonialism and globalization. Works by Sembène Ousmane, Denys Arcand, Mweze Ngangura and Euzhan Palcy. Course taught in French.

A course designed to teach the mat exercises of Joseph Pilates. These exercises increase core strength, increase joint mobility and stability, and increase muscle tone and flexibility. By the end of this course students are able to develop and maintain their own Pilates matwork program. Restrictions: A maximum of 4 credits of Exercise & Sports Study performance classes may be counted towards the degree. Enrollment limited to 20.

The physical and psychological components of stress, identification of personal stress response patterns and techniques for daily stress management. Enrollment limited to 30.