Law and Colonial Legacies

This course examines the relationship between law and colonialism both in historical and contemporary perspectives. First, we will learn about how law has been used to justify and facilitate the projects of colonialism, imperialism, and empire. Second, we will look at examples from around the world to understand how law operated in colonial settings as a tool of domination, especially as colonizers often imposed their system of laws on peoples with pre-existing legal traditions.

Computer Systems Principles

Large-scale software systems like Google - deployed over a world-wide network of hundreds of thousands of computers - have become a part of our lives. These are systems success stories - they are reliable, available ("up" nearly all the time), handle an unbelievable amount of load from users around the world, yet provide virtually instantaneous results. On the other hand, many computer systems don't perform nearly as well as Google - hence the now-cliche "the system is down." In this class, we study the scientific principles behind the construction of high-performance, scalable systems.

Independent Study

In this class, students will acquire hands-on and/or applied experience in diverse aspects of the research process in any field of Chemistry under the direction and supervision of a faculty advisor. Typically, these projects are related to the research program of the advisor. Student experiences often include: familiarizing themselves with a research topic, generating interesting questions, designing experiments, acquiring technical and instrumentation skills, collecting and analyzing data, writing and/or presenting their results.

Lawrence Kluttz

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Primary Title:  
Associate Vice President for Communications and Head of Government Relations
Institution:  
Amherst College
Department:  
Office of Communications
Email Address:  
lkluttz@amherst.edu
Office Building:  
79 South Pleasant Street
Office Room Number:  
Room 322
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