(Offered as ARHA 159, ARCH 159, and EUST 159) This course is an examination of the emergence, development, and dissolution of European modernist art, architecture and design. The course begins with the innovations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, created in consort with the growth of modern urbanism, colonialist politics, and psychological experimentation. Distinctions between the terms modernity, modernism, and the avant-garde will be explored as we unpack the complex equations between art, politics, and social change in the first half of the twentieth century.

(Offered as ARHA 159, ARCH 159, and EUST 159) This course is an examination of the emergence, development, and dissolution of European modernist art, architecture and design. The course begins with the innovations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, created in consort with the growth of modern urbanism, colonialist politics, and psychological experimentation. Distinctions between the terms modernity, modernism, and the avant-garde will be explored as we unpack the complex equations between art, politics, and social change in the first half of the twentieth century.

(Offered as ARCH 122 and ARHA 122) The proliferation of photo-realistic rendering software has brought a sense of fatigue with digital imagery in the architectural design discipline. This fatigue is bringing a renewed interest in hand-drawn representations of architectural and urban environments. In this course, students will learn and develop abilities to hand-sketch buildings and urban spaces, doing it onsite and in a relatively quick manner. Students will learn the basics of three techniques appropriate for the task: pencil, ink, and watercolor.

This hands-on design studio will foster innovation as it guides students through the development of architectural ideas. Students will investigate the physical world around us and propose new visions for the future. Through a series of projects that build on each other, students will develop their own design language and experiment with architecture at several scales - from a space for sitting to a dynamic built structure and its integration into a site.

This course explores the cultural, political, and historical complexity of everyday life in the Middle East and North Africa. Rather than attempting a survey of the entire region, the course draws on ethnographic accounts, literature, and film to engage a number of important themes in the anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa (such as, among others, colonialism, imperialism, modernization, nationalism, religion, and gender).

In this course, students will interrogate the precarious relationship between political and popular culture. As we study how politics has successfully deployed popular culture as an ideological tool, we will also consider how politics has overburdened popular culture as a vehicle of change. These broad issues will serve as our framework for analyzing black femininity, womanhood, and the efficacy of the word “feminism” in the post-Civil Rights era.

 How can we use psychology to understand stereotypes of marginalized groups, systems of oppression and privilege, and institutionalized forms of prejudice and discrimination (e.g., racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, ableism)? This advanced seminar provides an overview of the social psychological study of stereotyping and prejudice. Using theories, concepts, and methodologies of psychological science, this course will examine how the psychological factors underlying experiences of stereotyping and prejudice impact diverse groups at individual and group levels.

For honors candidates in theater and dance. Open only to senior theater and dance majors who have been approved by the department Chair. Fall semester. The Department.

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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Advanced research and/or creative project work with accompanying documentation.

Independent reading course. Admission with consent of the instructor, and upon approval of an appropriate, original course of study. Approval is not guaranteed. A special topics course should be contemplated and approved in the semester prior to undertaking it. Fall and spring semesters. The Department.

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This course is intended for Theater and Dance majors and other advanced students who have completed a 300-level course within the department and who wish to pursue a self-defined project. Students intending to elect this course must submit to the department Chair and a potential faculty advisor a written rationale connecting the proposed independent study to prior preparation within the department's curriculum.