Topics course. Same as ENG 316. This seminar focuses on some of the major perspectives, themes, and theoretical underpinnings in the field of African diasporic studies. We read 20th- and 21st-century fiction and nonfiction from a range of cultural traditions that explore the conditions of displacement and uprootedness which characterize the African diaspora; we also investigate the transformations of culture and identity that result from forced and voluntary migrations.

From the publication of "slave narratives" in the 18th century to the present, African Americans have used first-person narratives to tell their personal story and to testify about the structures of social, political and economic inequality faced by black people. These autobiographical accounts provide rich portraits of individual experience at a specific time and place as well as insights into the larger socio-historical context in which the authors lived. This course focuses on the autobiographies of activist women.

Admission by permission of the director of the community engagement and social change concentration. Normally, enrollment limited to community engagement concentrators only.

Admission by permission of the director of the Book Studies Concentration. Normally, enrollment limited to Book Studies concentrators only. 1-4 credits.

Admission by permission of the director of the South Asia concentration. Normally, enrollment limited to South Asia concentrators only.

This course is designed for graduating South Asia concentrators. The goal is to provide an opportunity for every student to synthesize the material to which she has been exposed through her concentration courses and internships, and to present her integrating project to the rest of the class for feedback. Students read assigned material, do moodle posts and participate in class discussion. The product of such work is presented publicly at Collaborations event in April. The course runs for the first seven weeks in a semester.

Laboratory sessions in this course combine experiments in genetics and genomics with exposure to basic techniques in molecular biology. Laboratories include computer simulations, PCR, cloning, karyotyping. Prerequisite: BIO 152 (normally taken concurrently).

Description of course and expectations can be found in the Dance department graduate book. (E)

Offered both semesters each year for students pursuing educator licensure at the elementary level. Offered spring semester 2015 for students pursuing educator licensure at the middle and secondary school levels.

Painting from models, still-life and landscape using varied techniques and conceptual frameworks. A required fee of $25 to cover group-supplied materials is charged at the time of registration. Prerequisites: 266 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15.