This course explores digital video and sound within the context of contemporary art practices. Students learn basic skills and concepts used in experimental digital video production through small-scale projects

Introduction to photographic tools and methods. The balance between self-inquiry and the importance of process and materials as vehicles of meaning. Theory explored through class critiques and slide presentations. Photography examined and discussed both from a personal point of view and in its wider cultural context.

Basic practice and theory of painting developed through the study of traditional and contemporary procedures used in the development of pictorial form. Emphasis on still life, landscape and the human figure. Materials: oil and aqueous media.

This course examines the history of the ideas that have animated Arab society since the time of the "Arab Renaissance" in the mid 19th century, through colonial and postcolonial times, and up until the present. Through close readings of selected texts in this historical canon, we will examine the following questions and themes: how do Arab thinkers conceive of "Arab" identity? How do "Arab" identities relate to "other" identities? How has political freedom been defined by these authors?

The purpose of this course is to explore the translation and reception of various Shakespeare plays in different countries. The most widely translated texts in the world are books of the Bible and the plays of William Shakespeare. While much scholarship exists on Bible translations, surprisingly little exists on Shakespeare translations.

This course introduces Jewish artistic traditions, including creation, patronage, and impact on major European, American, and international artistic movements. Beginning with art, architecture, and archaeology of the Mediterranean world, it will consider Medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, the influence of the Haskalah, depiction of Jewish communities in art, film and photography in the nineteenth century by European artists such as Moritz Daniel Oppenheim and in the twentieth by Roman Vishniak, Alter Kacyzne, and Marc Chagall.

Required for majors. Emphasis on an oral and written interpretation of current journal articles in selected fields of biochemistry. Fulfills first part of Junior Year Writing requirement (second part is BIOCHEM 526).

Required for majors. Emphasis on an oral and written interpretation of current journal articles in selected fields of biochemistry. Fulfills first part of Junior Year Writing requirement (second part is BIOCHEM 526).

Required for majors. Emphasis on an oral and written interpretation of current journal articles in selected fields of biochemistry. Fulfills first part of Junior Year Writing requirement (second part is BIOCHEM 526).

This class will adopt a hands on and also a theoretical approach to studying video games and other forms of new media such as fan forums, blogs, and podcasts. We will read postmodern theories about technology, interdisciplinary theories of play, and we will examine some central case studies of new media production like Henry Jenkins' book Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers. The class is intended for undergraduates from all majors and for graduate students interested in studying or teaching digital culture.