(Offered as SWAG 124 and LLAS 124) This is an introductory class on Latin American feminist traditions and social movements since the turn of the twentieth century up to today’s conversations around gender identity, human rights, decoloniality and sexual violence. The course is organized into three sections: 1) women’s social movements , 2) Latin American theories of patriarchy and gendered/sexual violence and 3) sexual diversity and difference, and the contemporary transgender movement.

Fall semester. Visiting Professor Osorio.

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(Offered as ENGL 287 and FAMS 212) This course is designed to introduce students to key issues in film studies, focusing on the history of American cinema from 1895 to 1960. We will pay particular attention to the “golden age” of Hollywood, with forays into other national cinemas by way of comparison and critique. Screenings will range from actualities and trick films, to the early narrative features of D. W.

This course will help students grow and challenge themselves as writers—for academic assignments and for the writing demands in their personal, professional, and civic lives. We will reflect on the topics of personal and social identity, love, change, and belonging, and we will write about these topics in conversation with texts in different genres—creative, journalistic, and academic. The course includes three units, each asking students to create a different kind of essay—a personal narrative, a research-based argument, and a mini ethnography.

(Offered as ARHA 338 and EUST 338) What is the “work” of an artwork? What roles do labor and materials play in the meaning and aesthetics of art objects? This course will consider these questions in the art history of early modern Europe, Britain, and their burgeoning empires in the Americas and South Asia. From the harvesting and mining of raw materials to manufacturing by hand and machine, we will unpack examples of architecture, ceramics, furniture, paintings, sculptures, textiles, and works on paper.

(Offered at ARHA 164 and ARCH 164) This introductory course addresses the history of North American art and architecture, broadly defined. Our investigation will encompass a wide range of objects and makers across the continent, with particular attention to local collections and histories. Through thematic units, we will situate key works of art and architecture in relation to social, political, and ecological change.