This course uses the arts as a lens to study various historical sites in downtown Springfield and introduces students to the history of art in Springfield and its impact on the community. (No previous art experience necessary.) The class examines the practical applications of art in relation to history, society, museum and gallery studies, culture and personal expression.

This course introduces the basics of acting for students without theater training and for experienced performers. Games, exercises, and readings develop the skills necessary to present monologues and scene work.

The course addresses topics in risk assessment, including the mechanistic basis of hormetic responses and other dose-response models, causation and use of hormetic models in regulating exposure.

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A theoretical consideration of different feminisms including liberal-feminism, socialist-feminism, anarcha-feminism, radical feminism and eco-feminism. Also examines: the relation between feminist theory and practice; the historical development of feminism; feminist issues within the canon of political theory; the problem of identity and difference(s) as related to race, class, and gender.

A quantitative account of elements of the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, snowmelt, infiltration, and surface runoff. Basic laws from such various disciplines as physics, chemistry, meteorology, astronomy, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics, combined into simple mathematical descriptions used in the hydrologic design process.

The most prominent figure in India's anti-colonial nationalist movement, Mahatma Gandhi has also been one of the most remarkable global leaders and thinkers of the twentieth century. Charting Gandhi's trajectory against the background of events in South Africa and colonial India, this course examines the ideas, strategies, achievements and limitations of Gandhian politics. Using a variety of written sources and films, we will critically assess Gandhi's influence on and conflicts with various streams of anti-colonial nationalism(s) in India.

Course surveys how queer individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities have influenced the social, cultural, economic, and political landscape in modern American history.

Visual culture can be roughly defined as material artifacts, buildings and images, plus time-based media and performances, produced by human labor and imagination. These serve practical functions, aesthetis, symbolic, ritualistic or ideological ends, and, to a significant extent, address the sense of sight. Visual Culture Studies draws from a number of multi-disciplinary fields such as Cultural, Media and Performance Studies. In this course, we will touch upon discourses within these fields with a goal of developing techniques of critical analysis and interpretation.