This transdisciplinary course is an introduction to Latin America through its cultural production (literature, film, music, painting, dancing, comics, performance, among others). We are going to address some of the most important moments of the continents' history: independence period, modernization, nationalism, Mexican Revolution, Latin America and the Cold War, Cuban Revolution, Literary Boom in Latin America, Southern Cone cultural production during dictatorships, politics of memory, popular media and mass culture.

Paleontological art brings ancient organisms back to life. In this course we will consider the role that PaleoArt itself plays as a mode of scientific discovery. Beginning with an analysis of the pioneering paleoart of Charles R. Knight, we will examine how paleoartists have uncovered key information about prehistoric life well in advance of its recognition by the scientific community. In a collaborative class project, we will identify the best and most representative of "paleort".

Teaches safety and general procedures in handling, grooming, and tacking the horse. Allows mounted students to learn and practice the basic riding position and communication aids for stopping, going and turning at the walk and trot. Instruction will be primary hunt seat style. Special emphasis on horse preparation for riding. For those with no prior horse experience and/or no formal riding instruction.

What is the difference between dropping a bomb knowing that there will be civilian casualties and doing so in order to kill civilians? This course will examine the psychological concepts underlying our actions. We will ask: When is an action intentional, and when is it not? How do we know what we are doing, if we know it at all? What is practical reasoning, if such reasoning exists? We will explore these questions by reading foundational texts in philosophy of action, including Elizabeth Anscombe's Intention, among others.

Film is one medium through which Japan as an imagined community is produced and sustained over time. Certain subject matter and cinematic sensibilities have at times epitomized what might be considered quintessentially Japanese. And yet film has also served to complicate normative understandings, and to re-imagine other kinds of Japan.

Film is one medium through which Japan as an imagined community is produced and sustained over time. Certain subject matter and cinematic sensibilities have at times epitomized what might be considered quintessentially Japanese. And yet film has also served to complicate normative understandings, and to re-imagine other kinds of Japan.

The twentieth century started with the downfall of the Chinese monarchy, numerous humiliations at the hands of Western countries, and the establishment of the Republic of China in 1911. In the spirit of reform and renaissance, a group of young writers, educated in both China and the West, spearheaded a new direction in Chinese literature. This group of writers abandoned the classical Chinese language, was keenly interested in social development and betterment, attacked Confucian tradition, and adopted Western ideals.

In this seminar, we will explore the relationship between Latina feminist theory and knowledge production. We will examine topics related to positionality, inequality, the body, reproductive justice, representation, and community. Our approach in this class will employ an intersectional approach to feminist theory that understands the interconnectedness between multiple forms of oppression, including race, class, sexuality, and ability. Our goal is to develop a robust understanding of how Latina feminist methodologies and epistemologies can be tools for social change.

Creating the Series is a rigorous course that expands studio skills students have gathered prior to this semester. Students will strengthen and develop their own practice. The semester includes presentations, exhibitions, research, critiques, and discussions. Throughout history, artists have actively approached the iterative strategy of creating a series in order to transform, distill, unpack, and otherwise evolve an original idea. Students will do the same through creating multiple series of works that respond to initial prompts and research.

Beginning with cultural theorist Stuart Hall's premise that representation is the process whereby language is used to generate meaning, this course examines the possibilities and limitations of representational strategies employed by artists today. How do artists represent their ideas in material, visual, and discursive languages? This central question will guide explorations in the uses of narrative figuration, research-based practice, and abstraction towards producing cultural and political discourses.