A study of representative films from Germany's Golden Age such as Wiene's Expressionist film noir, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari; Lang's sci-fi classic, Metropolis, and psycho-thriller, M.; Murnau's Dracula film, Nosferatu; Lubitsch's The Doll; Oswald's first gay film, Different from Others; and Winsloe's first lesbian film, Girls in Uniform.

Ever wonder why there are so many semicolons in Java programs, or what it would mean for a language to not be object-oriented? In this course, we will explore issues related to the design and implementation of programming languages. Along the way, we will discover answers to these questions and more. Topics will include syntax, semantics, runtime support for languages as well as an introduction to functional programming.

This course introduces the many facets of architecture: history, theory, and design of buildings, landscapes, and cities. In addition to surveying architecture from the earliest forms of human habitation to contemporary residences, the course introduces basic analytical skills of architectural representation. Students will develop skills of speaking and writing about architecture, while also learning basic design tools: the sketch, map, plan, elevation, materials study, and landscape setting.

This course each year examines a number of important and exciting topics in biochemistry, molecular biology, and other related fields of biology. The intellectual and research development that formulated these fundamental concepts is traced through extensive readings of the primary literature. Discussions emphasize the critical evaluation of experimental techniques, data analysis, and interpretation. Substantial student participation in the form of oral presentation is expected. This course will focus on antibiotic resistance and the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria.

This course explores the political/social meaning of gender and sexuality from the nineteenth century in the East Asian context. What did womanhood mean in neo-Confucian regimes? Why did gender emerge as a significant category in various social discourses, including anarchism, Marxism, and nationalism? How did certain types of women such as good wives and wise mothers, sexy modern girls, and socialist iron women emerge as (un)desirable models in these societies? How did women become historical agents or social victims during imperialist wars and economic development?

During the last two decades, China has emerged as a world superpower, transforming her image from a poverty-stricken communist country. The Communist Party itself has led the nation's development of a capitalist economy, in contradiction to its official ideology. How can we understand this historical irony? Was Chinese communism, together with world Marxism, defeated by capitalism? What can China's experience with socialism tell us today?

This course explores the political/social meaning of gender and sexuality from the nineteenth century in the East Asian context. What did womanhood mean in neo-Confucian regimes? Why did gender emerge as a significant category in various social discourses, including anarchism, Marxism, and nationalism? How did certain types of women such as good wives and wise mothers, sexy modern girls, and socialist iron women emerge as (un)desirable models in these societies? How did women become historical agents or social victims during imperialist wars and economic development?

Bread and circuses (panem et circenses) was a catchphrase in the Roman empire that described the political strategy of controlling an unruly populace through free bread and public entertainment.