Artists across human history have addressed social injustice and played a dissenting role in society. In our current political climate, the role of the artist is charged with an urgency and relevance. Performing artists use lives bodies (their own and those of others) to take up space, disrupt the status quo, comment on contemporary states of/and affairs, and to (re)imagine human possibilities and connections.

Not all the information in a visual scene can be processed at once; an attention mechanism selects some parts over others. Research in visual attention has produced a large number behavioral studies, including ERP and fMRI experiments measuring the brain activity underlying visual selection, and computational models of these selection mechanisms. We will select some of the key studies and examine them in detail. Attention determines what information is admitted into working memory, and the contents of working memory can in turn affect the allocation of attention.

This course will explore and analyze the perpetuation of Gaelic/Celtic cultural heritage. Throughout the Celtic diaspora, Gaelic/Celtic cultural heritage is claimed by communities, individuals and states. Focusing on the British Isles and Nova Scotia, Canada, students will utilize the holistic anthropological lens to study how archaeology, mythology, language and tourism contribute to perpetuating cultural heritage.

This class has two goals: introduce students to research design and field research methods in geography, and explore ways of integrating knowledge gained across a college education, from gen-ed courses to more specialized departmental courses, in approaching analysis of the "real-world". We will focus particularly on field techniques which are most effectively learned on the ground, such as analytical observation, mapping, photography and interviewing, and the linkages between those methodologies and context/background research.

Survey of urban geographical analysis and the development of the world's cities. Theoretical and methodological approaches of urban geography used to explore cities as they shape and are shaped by their social, cultural, economic, and physical contexts. Topics include pre-industrial cities, industrial cities, the evolution of American cities, and contemporary urban issues in both developed and developing countries. (Gen.Ed. SB, U)