This course will focus on modern, practical methods for deep learning. The course will begin with a description of simple classifiers such as perceptrons and logistic regression classifiers, and move on to standard neural networks, convolutional neural networks, and some elements of recurrent neural networks, such as long short-term memory networks (LSTMs). The emphasis will be on understanding the basics and on practical application more than on theory.

The current global crisis that include not only economic malaise but also a rise in political authoritarianism and policing by states, had widened social and racial inequalities and hence racial and sexual violence. In this world-historical context there has been an emergence of Black movements across the Americas. This course will study Black movements in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, the United States and Venezuela, looking at their particularities and differences as well as their similarities and relationships.

Language from the perspective of the social sciences. Anthropological perspectives on language topics, especially phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical reconstruction, sociolinguistics. (Gen.Ed. SB, G)

Language from the perspective of the social sciences. Anthropological perspectives on language topics, especially phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical reconstruction, sociolinguistics. (Gen.Ed. SB, G)

Language from the perspective of the social sciences. Anthropological perspectives on language topics, especially phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical reconstruction, sociolinguistics. (Gen.Ed. SB, G)

In this course, students will examine African and African American theater produced in the 20th and 21st century and written or translated into English. We will observe the differences and similarities between work across geographic and temporal locations and conduct dramaturgical research to support concept statements that could facilitate professional productions of these works.

What are the major political forces that shaped our world? Why is the world so unequal? How are powerful groups in society able to maintain their position? While human inequality has often been explained in terms of a natural order, in social scientific terms inequality can be understood as a condition related to historical processes and access to political power. In this class we will examine the theories, evidence and debates concerning human inequality on a global scale as well as its perpetuation.

What are the major political forces that shaped our world? Why is the world so unequal? How are powerful groups in society able to maintain their position? While human inequality has often been explained in terms of a natural order, in social scientific terms inequality can be understood as a condition related to historical processes and access to political power. In this class we will examine the theories, evidence and debates concerning human inequality on a global scale as well as its perpetuation.