An introduction to the study of voice, exploring the connections between thought, feeling and vocalization through exercises that strengthen and enhance an actor's (or speaker's) understanding and command of vocal expression. Enrollment limited to 15.

Topics course. An array of technological advances in areas such as DNA sequencing, genetic screening and preimplantation genetic diagnosis are revolutionizing the field of human genetics. Topics covered include the transmission of traits between generations, the molecular basis of common human traits and rare inherited diseases, the relationship between repetitive elements in the human genome and changes in chromosome structure as well as other areas of interest to participants.

Students design experiments to answer current questions in cell biology with an emphasis on the techniques of light (fluorescence, confocal, TIRF) and electron (transmission and scanning) microscopy. The specific advantages and complementary type of data generated by each instrument are emphasized. Laboratory techniques for the introduction of fluorescent proteins into cells and other molecular and cellular details of experimental design are covered.

The theory, principles and techniques of light (fluorescence, confocal, TIRF) microscopy and scanning and transmission electron microscopy in biology, including basic optics, instrument design and image analysis. Particular attention is paid to experimental design and how microscopy-based experiments answer biological questions at the molecular and cellular level. The use of fluorescent proteins in data generation is considered along with discussions of elucidating the relationship between structure and function in biology. Prerequisite: BIO 202.

Laboratory sessions in this course combine observational and experimental protocols. Students examine cellular molecules, monitor enzymatic reactions, photosynthesis and respiration to study cellular function. Students also examine embryology and the process of differentiation, the structure and function of plant systems, and the physiology of certain animal systems. Prerequisite: BIO 150, (normally taken concurrently)

This course is a general survey of Korean political, social, economic and cultural histories from the mid-19th century through the present. We examine major events, such as the 1876 opening of ports, 1910 colonization by Japan, the March First movement of 1919, liberation and division in 1945, the Korean War, democratization since 1987, the 1997 financial crisis, and the 2000 inter-Korea summit. We also consider modernization, nationalism, industrialization and urbanization, changing gender relations, the nuclear issue and the Korean culture industry.

Topics course. This seminar asks what medical anthropology can contribute to the study and practice of medical ethics. We begin with a historical overview and introduce the field's core vocabulary and theoretical paradigms. We then turn to the role of the social sciences in the evolving discussion of medical ethics, noting the late engagement of medical anthropology. A core question is whether there is a meaningful distinction between an anthropology of medical ethics and an anthropology in medical ethics.

This course compares three explanatory models-modernization theory, dependency theory, and indigenous or alternative development-to understand social change today. Who sponsors development programs and why? How are power, ethnicity and gender relations affected? How do anthropologists contribute to and critique programs of social and economic development? The course discusses issues of gender, health care, population growth and economic empowerment with readings from Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America. Prerequisite: ANT 130 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30.

Students in this course gain a thorough and sustained understanding of queer of color critique by tracking this theoretical framework from its emergence in women of color feminism through the contemporary moment using historical and canonical texts along with the most cutting-edge scholarship being produced in the field. In our exploration of this critical framework, we engage with independent films, novels and short stories, popular music, as well as television and digital media platforms such as Netflix and Amazon.

Taught in Spanish, this 1-credit course must be taken in combination with CLT 204 Writings and Rewritings: Queering Don Quixote, a close reading of Miguel de Cervantes' novel in English (see below). SPN 356 supplements CLT 204 through close readings and translation of selected fragments in Spanish, and additional critical literature. SPN 356 is taught once a week (F) within the same time-block as CLT 204 (MW). The combination CLT 204/SPN 356 meets the Spanish major seminar requirement. Enrollment limited to 14.