Course taught in French. Variable topics, including chief writers and thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment; the satirical novel and the sentimental novel, and readings in the French theater from LeSage to Beaumarchais.

The French Enlightenment involved a critical renewal of European political and philosophical self-understanding through an iconoclastic revision of literary and philosophical representational forms associated with the ancien regime. This ?renewal? entailed a rethinking of the role of reason in political and social life, a re-conception of gender relations, and a redefinition of Europe?s relationship with non-European cultures.

The course will introduce you to research and theory on Information Systems, focusing on the theories applied to behavioral, managerial, societal and organizational issues in the field. The Information Systems discipline lies at the intersection of a number of fields such as Computer Science/Information Technology, Psychology, Strategy and Sociology. The aim of the discipline is to understand, predict, and support the effective design, use, and management of information technology in organizations, markets and societies.

What attributes make a woman's protest distinct from other types of activism? How has American women's protest literature fared as part of the American literary canon and historical memory? This reading seminar focuses on American women writers' non-fictional and fictional works as they coincide with broader biographical and cultural histories. We will especially address topics surrounding 19th-century African American women writers' expansion of the American literary canon, often pairing primary works with criticism and theoretical readings.

This course provides an introduction and experiential sampler of skills and topics related to cultivating connection and wellbeing at UMass. Anchored in the CoJourn program of paired support, students will have an opportunity to work in accountability partnerships. They will learn about skills/areas of wellbeing such as goal-setting, active listening, self-compassion, and thriving. Other experiential wellness methodologies such as story share, mindfulness practice, dynamic mindfulness, and forest bathing will be incorporated into the curriculum.

The goal of this seminar is to start on a transformative journey towards mastering academic success! This course is designed to equip students with the essential tools and strategies to understand metacognition, navigate academic systems within UMass, demystify college, and develop academic resilience and wellness. This seminar will be taught through a case model approach, where we will first learn strategies and pro tips, and then allow students to integrate and practice the skills and provide opportunity to debrief and further refine newly found strategies.

This course explores the relationships among reporters, publishers and politicians, and how each uses the media. Using historical biographies and other texts, the class will examine past strategies by politicians and media figures. Topics include campaign strategies, Washington politics, day-to-day effectiveness in office, making arguments through the media, and how those not elected use the media. Taught by Congressman Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the class offers an opportunity for students to hear how elected officials work with the press.

This is an honors colloquium for COMPSCI 311. Students will explore topics from the 311 curriculum in greater detail, focusing on advanced algorithms, real-world application, amortized analysis and space complexity, approximation and randomized algorithms.

In this one-credit course, students will explore themes in the professional development of public historians, attending events in the History Department as well as those offered by allied units, including the Graduate School's Office of Professional Development and the Public Engagement Project.