This course explores the history of Spanish women from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include a variety of feminist issues, from domestic violence to maternity and equality. There is a strong emphasis on developing analytical strategies for reading and speaking, improving skills for (creative) writing, and designing pedagogical materials for teaching. Course examines works by María de Zayas, Federico García Lorca, and Ana Rossetti, and movies by Icíar Bollaín and Bigas Luna, among others.

This course introduces students to critical and creative works that center Cuba and its diasporas. The primary questions of the course are: How have authors varyingly imagined Cuba over time and across space? How are these imaginings of Cuba politically, economically, and culturally situated? Students will question the personal/national and the public/private across a range of texts that explore issues of exile, nostalgia, memory, and nationalism. Readings include works by Cristina Garcia, Ana Menendez, Pablo Medina, Achy Obejas, Roberto G.

How do scholars produce knowledge? What can we learn from differences and similarities in the research process of a novelist, a biologist, an historian, a sociologist, and a film critic? Who decides what counts as knowledge? We will examine a range of methods from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, including visual analysis, archival exploration, interviewing, and ethnography, as we consider the specific advantages (and potential limitations) of diverse disciplinary approaches for feminist inquiry.

This course is designed to introduce students to social, cultural, historical, and political perspectives on gender and its construction. Through discussion and writing, we will explore the intersections among gender, race, class, and sexuality in multiple settings and contexts. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to a variety of questions, we will consider the distinctions between sex and gender, women's economic status, the making of masculinity, sexual violence, queer movements, racism, and the challenges of feminist activism across nations, and possibilities for change.

This course is designed to introduce students to social, cultural, historical, and political perspectives on gender and its construction. Through discussion and writing, we will explore the intersections among gender, race, class, and sexuality in multiple settings and contexts. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to a variety of questions, we will consider the distinctions between sex and gender, women's economic status, the making of masculinity, sexual violence, queer movements, racism, and the challenges of feminist activism across nations, and possibilities for change.

We know the world faces several profound problems that may well threaten the long-term sustainability of life as we know it: environmental degradation and resource limits, deepening global inequality, global corporate capitalism, and ineffective national and international political institutions. To respond wisely, we must understand the complex interlocking systems we loosely name contemporary globalization. Only then will we be able to imagine appropriate responses and solutions.

This First Year seminar examines the political and cultural power of the New York Times in the American past and present. Students will analyze the Timestoday through careful, daily readings. They will also study its evolution as an institution, as well as its coverage of critical historical events. By focusing on the Times as the most influential 'agenda setter' in American journalism, we will address larger issues of objectivity, bias, and influence in the mass medial. We will also consider the complex relationship between journalism and history.

This course examines topics within the physical, mental, psychological and social dimensions of wellness. Current research and trends in health and wellness are emphasized and students will be encouraged to apply this knowledge in practical ways for healthful living. While this course is not activity based, a few classes will involve physical activity to promote wellness.

Food is essential for Italian family and society, and the food industry is an important part of the Italian economy. Starting with Carlo Petrini's Italian Slow Food revolution, we will explore and analyze the strong relationship between food, culture and business in modern Italian society. We will read and discuss literary and historical texts, films, and cookbooks. The course includes a field trip to an organic local 'Italian' farm and a cooking night. Taught in English.

For several decades now, journalists, artists, and scholars have attempted to articulate the ways the Internet and digital culture has transformed how we live and think. Examining novels, movies, blogs, and other digital media, we will consider how the digital age shapes our understandings of gender and sexuality and how notions of femininity might help us define 'being digital.' As we develop reading and writing skills, we will also experiment in groups with new digital tools such as distant reading, advanced searching, and media remixing.