ART OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING

This one-credit course will give students systematic practice in the range of public speaking challenges they will face in their academic and professional careers. During each class meeting, the instructor will present material on an aspect of speech craft and delivery; each student will then give a presentation reflecting her mastery of that week's material. The instructor videotapes each student's presentations and reviews them in individual conferences. During on class meeting, the students will also review and analyze videotapes of notable speeches.

ART OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING

This one-credit course will give students systematic practice in the range of public speaking challenges they will face in their academic and professional careers. During each class meeting, the instructor will present material on an aspect of speech craft and delivery; each student will then give a presentation reflecting her mastery of that week's material. The instructor videotapes each student's presentations and reviews them in individual conferences. During on class meeting, the students will also review and analyze videotapes of notable speeches.

SEM:SOCIOLOGY OF WELLBEING

This seminar explores the rise of wellbeing across varying contexts in contemporary societies. Particular attention is given to therapeutic practices, from alternative medicines to psychotherapy and self-help. The lectures highlight the emergence of different discourses of wellbeing historically, and relate the appearance of today's cultures of wellbeing ? and of varied embodied wellbeing practices - to questions of self, subjectivity, gender and belonging. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 12.
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