Survey of theories of the ideal relation between citizens and states, focusing on classic defenses and critiques of the state, democracy, citizenship, civil disobedience, gender, and problems of globalization. (Gen.Ed. SB)

This course explores the possibilities of drawing and its temporal and transitory nature through varied media including painting, printmaking, sculpture and installation. We will notice and discuss the transformation of artwork as it evolves, examining how this shapes the work. Ideas of ephemerality and production will be questioned while seeking to develop personal methods of making.

In this class we will explore the many qualities and possibilities of drawing by asking questions and testing materials and ideas to hopefully arrive at a variety of answers. We will look for examples of drawing in the world around us, in search of its truth, beauty and relevance. We will challenge one another in finding ways of expressing ourselves that feel fitting for each individual. The expectation of each of you is to devote yourself wholeheartedly to these pursuits, to participate fully in our time together and in the work you do independently that contributes to our quest.

The Science of Space and Time : What are space and time? This course will follow the evolution of the scientific understanding of these concepts which are so fundamental to our experience of the world and of ourselves. Our journey will trace the intellectual paths of physicists who grappled with these questions, including Newton and Einstein, taking us from the conceptions of space and time familiar from our daily experiences to the modern understanding of four-dimensional spacetime as described by the special theory of relativity.