A fast-paced review of basic Spanish grammar. Stresses Spanish and Spanish American culture through readings, films, and weekly conversation sessions with a native language assistant.

A dynamic and interactive introduction to Spanish and Spanish American cultures. Covers the basic grammar structures of the Spanish language through extensive use of video, classroom practice, and weekly conversation sessions with a native language assistant. Assumes no previous study of Spanish.

A dynamic and interactive introduction to Spanish and Spanish American cultures. Covers the basic grammar structures of the Spanish language through extensive use of video, classroom practice, and weekly conversation sessions with a native language assistant. Assumes no previous study of Spanish.

A dynamic and interactive introduction to Spanish and Spanish American cultures. Covers the basic grammar structures of the Spanish language through extensive use of video, classroom practice, and weekly conversation sessions with a native language assistant. Assumes no previous study of Spanish.

A dynamic and interactive introduction to Spanish and Spanish American cultures. Covers the basic grammar structures of the Spanish language through extensive use of video, classroom practice, and weekly conversation sessions with a native language assistant. Assumes no previous study of Spanish.

A dynamic and interactive introduction to Spanish and Spanish American cultures. Covers the basic grammar structures of the Spanish language through extensive use of video, classroom practice, and weekly conversation sessions with a native language assistant. Assumes no previous study of Spanish.

This course examines gender as a key category in;Jewish thought and practice. We will examine;different theoretical models of gender, concepts;of gender in a range of Jewish sources, and;feminist Jewish responses to those sources.

Some scholars have argued that there is no such thing as 'Buddhism' in the singular, but only 'Buddhisms' in the plural. This course introduces students to select historically and culturally diverse forms of Buddhism, including Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism, Japanese Zen Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism. The course pays particular attention to modern (and modernist) reinterpretations of Buddhism, including contested views of gender.

The seminar considers the collecting and display;of ancient objects from antiquity to the present.;We will look at current and past controversies;about excavation, plunder, and cultural;patrimony. Students will engage in firsthand;study of objects. A focus will be an exciting new;gift to the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum of;ancient artifacts from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and;the Indus Valley, which introduce issues of;cross-cultural exchange along the Silk Route.

We will discuss patterns and variations;of human sexual behavior and the likely role that;evolution has played in shaping some of these;patterns. We will discuss the evolution of sex,;gender differences, principles of sexual;selection, physiology, cultural differences in;sexual behavior, mating systems, etc.