A historical exploration and analysis of the institution and experience of slavery, from Greek and Roman antiquity to the present day. (Gen.Ed. HS, G)

Course offered in Italian in two sections at 400 and 500 levels, with different course requirements for graduate and undergraduate students. The course will present an overview of the many aspects of Italian literary culture during and around the years of the fascist regime: from the hi-brow poetry of Eugenio Montale and Umberto Saba to the cultural debate on pro-fascist and antifascist periodicals, to the ?bestsellers? of the time such as the novels of fascist propaganda, those meant for ?educating? the large public of female readers, the so called ?erotic?

This course investigates major contemporary educational issues that affect the lives of teachers and students in today's classrooms. It explores the complex web of issues that children, families, and educators face in our diverse society. (Gen Ed SB)

The history of 20th-century music from Strauss to Minimalism, emphasizing masterpieces, but with reference to developments in the other arts, psychology, science, and technology. Prerequisite: MUSIC 301.

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Cultural production is the making, circulation and reception of cultural forms and practices in any communicative mode or combination (e.g. music, visual art, verbal storytelling, gaming, `zines). It may take shape in contexts ranging from the dominant commercial mainstream, to garage bands and urban knitting circles, to on-line genres. In this seminar, we will review the literature on cultural industries, fan cultures, and community cultural production across forms, in preparation for original research projects.

Scholarly literature on interpersonal communication, including historical development and conceptualization, survey of current research and theoretical development and critique of methodologies. Emphasis on reciprocal causal relationships between communication patterns and the social order, and implications of this relationship for individual action and cultural change. Required of students specializing in this area.

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Audiences for mass media are notoriously difficult to define, find, and study because they are dispersed, shifting, and interact with media in complex ways. This course will look at how both the academy and media industries come to claim knowledge and understanding of audiences, in terms of their theoretical and methodological approaches. Topics will include debates about audience power and activity, audience segmentation, how audiences have changed over time, rhetorical uses of ?the audience,? and the distinction between audiences and markets.