In this course we will explore Spanish in the U.S. from a range of perspectives. We will apply what is known about the socio-linguistic situations of Spanish-speaking communities throughout the U.S. as we strive to learn about the Spanish-speaking community in Holyoke, Mass (a Spanish-speaking community that has not been described by linguists). The course includes a service-learning component such that students will work as tutors with Spanish-English bilinguals in Holyoke.

Find them in the dramas of Norway's Henrik Ibsen and Sweden's August Strindberg, whose works dominated European stages in the 19th and 20th centuries and influenced generations of European and American dramatists. Read representative plays by each author, from Ibsen's A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler to Strindberg's Miss Julie and A Dream Play. Conducted in English.

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This course examines engagements with ancient Greek art, literature, and philosophy in German culture and thought from the 18th century to the present. Conducted in English.

Introduction to basic statistics employed in the sociological analyses. Descriptive statistics, probability, sampling distributions, inferential statistics, tests of significance, contingency tables, measures of correlation, etc. (Gen.Ed. R2)

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Afro-Caribbean Studies is an advanced introduction to the history, culture, and politics of people of African descent in the Caribbean basin suitable for both graduate students and upper-level undergraduates. After a broad synopsis of the region's history, the course has a focus on the politics of select Caribbean states, from 1900 to the present; viz., Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. It will discuss major issues that affect the Caribbean region, namely, migration, poverty, regional economic cooperation and political integration, democratic institutions, and U. S.

Southern literature by African Americans, including slave narratives, autobiography, fiction and poetry. Concepts and issues of time, oppression and violence, culture and tradition, family and community, roots of social change as they impact factors of identity, race, class, and gender. (Gen. Ed. AL, DU)

This course explores and analyzes topics pertaining to sex, reproduction, and culture in the United States and abroad through a medical anthropology lens. We cover themes of reproductive agency, contraception, reproductive politics, and more through an approach of the life course. Articles, films, news reports, and other materials will be used to discuss weekly case studies corresponding to each thematic topic.