Introductory, Arts, Humanities, Notes

Modern Physics: From The Atom to Big Science

establishment of the ideas and institutions of modern physics, tracking the evolution of the discipline over the last two centuries, dramatic developments, both intellectual and structural, social, cultural & political context: Reading assignments, Reader contents, useful references, Roadmaps

Political Philosophy

examination of significant themes in political philosophy, highlighting way in which major concepts of political thought have evolved from ancient Greece to contemporary western society, By critically examining the works of classical and modern political theorists explore nature of state, justification of political authority, distributive justice: study guide, Writing a Philosophy Paper

Lawyers and Film

What can we learn about ourselves as lawyers from watching lawyer films?: reading films, obstacles to reading, story, hero, screenwriting, genre, theory, academic disciplines, women/film, film journals, links, course writing & resources

Introduction to Humanities

significant ideas, art forms, philosophies, and scientific developments in Western culture since the renaissance. Discussions focus on the way human view their relationship with the past, with the future, with God, with nature, with other humans, and with themselves: appendices, course download

CityScope: New Orleans

project-based introduction to the contemporary city, assess scenarios for the purpose of formulating social, economic and design strategies to provide humane and sustainable solutions: readings, course download

Computational Linguistics

overview of natural language processing in Japanese and English, processing of text, natural language processing based on linguistics, analysis of morpheme, larger linguistic units, statistical processing & applications such as information retrieval and extraction, summarization, machine translation, and search inquiry

Oral History of the City

ideas and history, Skinker-DeBaliviere, memory and society, background and approaches, Methodology and Interviewing: project, readings

Introduction to Political Philosophy

political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition, the polis experience (Plato, Aristotle), the sovereign state (Machiavelli, Hobbes), constitutional government (Locke), democracy (Rousseau, Tocqueville), the way in which different political philosophies have given expression to various forms of political institutions and our ways of life are examined

Modern Poetry

covers the body of modern poetry, its characteristic techniques, concerns, and major practitioners (Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Stevens, Moore, Bishop, Frost), additional lectures on the poetry of World War One, Imagism, Harlem Renaissance, Diverse methods of literary criticism (historical, biographical, and gender criticism): download

Anthropology of Religion

theoretical analysis of religion as a cultural phenomenon, functional relationships between religion, culture, society and the individual: Anthropological Viewpoints about Religion, Diversity and Unity in the World's Religions, The Psychology of Religion, Religious Myths and Symbols, Religion as Expressive Culture, Language, Belief, and Religion, Religious Ritual, Religious Social Organization, Religion and Society, Religious Adaptation and Change, quizzes

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