This seminar is based entirely on published research related to issues in marine conservation biology. It will introduce students to the latest research by leading scientists in ocean science and is highly relevant to current pressing concerns about global environmental change. The focus on primary literature and student-led discussions will help students improve their abilities to read, analyze and discuss primary literature.

In the past decade, neuroscientists have recognized that the adult brain is considerably more plastic and adaptable than previously thought. However neuroplasticity alone may not be enough to promote recovery following an injury or disorder. This plasticity must be harnessed through effective treatments, training, and therapies. Through classroom demonstrations, examination of the scientific literature, and discussion of case histories, we will explore neuroplasticity and rehabilitation from the level of neurons and synapses to that of the whole person.

We will study the tradition of imagined worlds in Western culture, with its mystique of utopia, social engineering, escapism, and selectiveness. Readings will include Thomas More, George Orwell, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling; Jorge Luis Borges' works will be our methodological guide to the worlds of the Internet that, for the purposes of this course, may include Second Life and Postsecret.

This class will introduce students to the basic elements of various styles of hip-hop dance including breaking, popping, locking, and contemporary music video style. In addition, students will learn the history of hip-hop-Rs four elements: breaking, MCing, DJing, and graffiti. Each class will start with a warm-up focusing on hip-hop fundamentals, and conclude with a short combination fusing these diverse styles together.

A social and political history of rhythm and blues in the 1960s.

The course offers an overarching historical survey of multiple idioms in dance. This course will focus on the development of Western theatrical dancing, starting with the court of Louis XIV and continuing to the present day. We will investigate dance as a microcosm of the politics of its time and investigate its cultural impact through the forms of ballet, modern dance, jazz, and other styles.

Journey through time and experience the evolution of hip-hop from its old-school social dance roots to the contemporary phenomenon of commercial choreography that hip-hop has become. Using film and text in addition to studio work, this class will create a framework from which to understand and participate in the global culture of hip-hop dance.

This course focuses on the integration of dance technique, performance, and improvisational research to expand students' embodied awareness, range of motion, and performance skills as contemporary dancers.

This course first explores institutional changes reshaping the Chinese economy and larger society over the past three and a half decades and then focuses on the interplay of current structures of the economy with non-economic (political, cultural, and environmental) processes in generating rapid economic growth and relative macroeconomic stability.