This course will introduce students to the production of animated short films with the tools and techniques of three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics. Readings and lectures will cover the theoretical foundations of the field, and the homework assignments will provide hands-on, project-based experience with production. The topics covered will include modeling (the building of 3D objects), shading (assignment of surface reflectance properties), animation (moving the objects over time), and lighting (placing and setting the properties of virtual light sources).

This seminar will be organized around CSI students' Division III Independent Study Projects. Students will be responsible for presenting their Division III research and writing in progress several times during the semester and for providing serious, thoughtful oral and written feedback on one another's work. We will address general and shared issues of narrowing questions for investigation, conducting ethnographic and bibliographic research, incorporating sources, and the writing process.

There is a rich history of African American women creating art in all its many forms in American cultural history. They have created music, fine and popular art, dance, and fashion that has left an indelible imprint on American culture. This course will explore iconic Black women artists and performers during the twentieth century and their impact on American culture. We will specifically look at the construction of "Black cool" and consider the influence that black women artists have had on this concept in the US and globally.

South Asia's diverse array of Alternative Medicine and Indigenous Healing Practices is explored from a historical and contemporary perspective. The study is not limited to the variety of practices that are thriving in the subcontinent, but also in the ways in which the different healing practices originating from that region is co-opted, understood and practiced in the Global North. The class looks at medical and healing systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, Tibetan Medicine, Sidhha, Tantra, to name a few.

In 1903, sociologist and historian, W.E.B. Du Bois famously predicted that the, "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." As we stand nearly one third the way through the 21st century, in the midst of racial upheavals, structural racism, and modern day liberation movements we can see that he was correct. This class will explore the work of Du Bois in connection to early 20th century racial violence such as lynching and "race riots." We will begin at the end of the 19th century and end with the "Red Summer" of 1919.

This class explores the relationship between new media technologies, global youth and trans-national/trans-local social movements in South Asia and South Asian Diasporic Global Communities. The global youth's new media use is examined along with interrogating how communities of exchange and action are formed as a result of using such technologies as a tool for social transformation.

This is a writing-intensive course that fulfills the University's Junior Writing requirement. Each section focuses on a particular aspect of current issues in psychology. The topic is selected based on the expertise of the teaching staff. All sections share similar writing assignments, ranging from in-class short writing assignments to lengthy papers that include literature review. Classes emphasize discussion and extensive peer review of written work. Topics for individual sections will not be available until shortly before the start of the semester.