Jean Paul Sartre tells us words are like 'loaded;pistols.' They have the power to transform;worlds and inspire revolutions. Focusing on the;power of language and the ideas they carry, we;will look at writers as agents of social and;political change. How do governments and society;react to their work (censors, the media,;readers?).

This course examines fascism from a visual;perspective. Students learn about the history of;the phenomenon through the lenses of cinema,;television, and performance. The course begins;with an overview of fascism that spans from 1920s;Europe to the present. What exactly is fascism?;What is its relationship to newly emergent;populisms (often called "fascist") and their own;emphasis on spectacle? How does fascism visualize;race, immigration, gender, sexuality, and;violence? The course focuses mainly on fascism's;manifestations throughout the Spanish-speaking;world.

This course examines fascism from a visual;perspective. Students learn about the history of;the phenomenon through the lenses of cinema,;television, and performance. The course begins;with an overview of fascism that spans from 1920s;Europe to the present. What exactly is fascism?;What is its relationship to newly emergent;populisms (often called "fascist") and their own;emphasis on spectacle? How does fascism visualize;race, immigration, gender, sexuality, and;violence? The course focuses mainly on fascism's;manifestations throughout the Spanish-speaking;world.

This course examines fascism from a visual;perspective. Students learn about the history of;the phenomenon through the lenses of cinema,;television, and performance. The course begins;with an overview of fascism that spans from 1920s;Europe to the present. What exactly is fascism?;What is its relationship to newly emergent;populisms (often called "fascist") and their own;emphasis on spectacle? How does fascism visualize;race, immigration, gender, sexuality, and;violence? The course focuses mainly on fascism's;manifestations throughout the Spanish-speaking;world.

With corporations using our data to anticipate;our desires and counterterrorism units tapping;into our communications, we are increasingly;embedded in a surveillance society. This course;considers practices of surveillance across media;platforms, from smartphones, fitness trackers,;and baby monitors to the biometric technologies;that determine who may cross borders. We will;explore how different governments, corporations,;and individuals use new media to surveil others,;as well as the ways racism and transphobia are;inscribed in surveillance practices.

This course introduces students to the critical;study of media, focusing on electronic media,;digital technologies, and network cultures.

Private study - individual instruction in the use;of current and emerging technologies for the;creation and performance of electronic music and;sonic art.

Private study - individual instruction in the use;of current and emerging technologies for the;creation and performance of electronic music and;sonic art.

This seminar teaches basic biological principles;that affect important, complex and;often-controversial social issues. We will;challenge ourselves to think beyond our comfort;zones, exploring difficult questions in topics;such as medical and scientific ethics, aging,;gender in society and biology, climate change,;conservation, evolution and religion, genetic;engineering, and fertility. We will explore how;our personal beliefs affect our understanding of;biological facts, and will study how press;coverage can vary from original published;scientific studies.

A study of writing by and about patients, those;who diagnose and treat them, and the communities;and cultures that shape their stories. Readings;will be drawn from essays, plays, memoirs, short;stories, and novels that tell real or constructed;tales of getting worse and getting better.