Economic theory of the macro-economy. Determinants of unemployment rates, inflation rates, national income, GDP. Tools of public policy available which can be used to promote macroeconomic goals. (Gen.Ed. SB)

The purpose of this seminar is to begin to explore similarities, differences, connections and convergences between the Dalit population of India and African Americans in the United States. We will read short histories of both peoples, studies that focus on examples of historic interactions, and studies comparing leading figures of both groups. Most of the reading will center on the 20th century i.e. India during the periods of colonization, anti-colonization, and independence; and on African Americans from emancipation to the end of legal segregation.

How does Korea’s tumultuous history affect women’s lives on the Korean screen? This class aims to foster a comprehensive and critical understanding of the ways in which Korean women's roles and representations have changed in cinema from the colonial era to the present. We will raise questions related to changed notion of womanhood, women’s sexuality, and political and national allegory surrounding the female body.