Goals of the course: This course seeks to expose students to a variety of exploratory research methods, the confidence to be creative in improvising new ones, and a handle on evaluating field studies done by other researchers. Students will design and carry out a local field work project. The topic should be one that can lend itself to the methods at hand (open ended interviews, ethnosemantic analysis, participant observation, survey construction and analysis, etc.), and it should seek to build on, and develop, a theoretical question in anthropology. Each week will entail some reading and a small field assignment tailored to the project. Class time will be devoted to comparing methods as well as problems encountered during the week. The last assignment will be a write up of the project in a short paper. The best social science involves a combination of rigor and innovative thinking in integrating theory and methods of many sorts. A number of other courses available in the university provide training in quantitative methods and hypothesis testing. This one focuses on Âqualitative methods, though the approach to deriving credible explanations of behavior is generic to inquiry in general. We will be concerned with: 1) the distinguishing cultural characteristics of phenomena, 2) innovation and improvisation for adapting conventional methods to the specific problem at hand, 3) the often underutilized "native's wisdom" during both data collection and data analysis, 4) "iterative" efforts to derive, refine, and modify research questions, stretching them well beyond the initial proposal, rather than simply testing one hypothesis, and 5) "squeezing the evidence" (Carlo Ginzburg): wresting as much information as possible, especially by probing, irrespective of the method at hand.
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Until relatively recently, the anthropological study of religion has focused on so-called "primitive"(i.e.,non-literate) religions, leaving the study of scriptural religions to theologians (for religions at home) or orientalists (for religions abroad). Of late, anthropologists have increasingly turned their attentions towards these religions, in the first place because more and more of the people they study have been converted to one or another of them. More importantly, now that anthropologist no longer define themselves as students of "people without history", the study of the local manifestations of global religions has emerged as a critical locus of theoretical concern. The course will focus specifically on the theoretical issues involved in their anthropological description and analysis, with specific attention to issues of gender, colonialism, and the post-colonial state.
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This course is designed for advanced students who have already taken multiple courses in the department and are somewhat self-directed in their studio practice. In order to develop their own works, students will regularly present completed works or works in progress to the group for critique, advice and suggestions. This course helps students to develop their skills of interpretation and analysis, to become more articulate in their discussions of their own work and the work of others, and to learn to apply critical language effectively. Towards these ends, a great deal of class time will be spent on intensive group discussion of student work. The class may also discuss how to effectively and professionally document and install works of art and the writing of an artistÂs statement.
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This is an advanced studio course for Art Theory & Practice MFA students only.
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This course offers an introduction to major artistic monuments of the ancient world, from the Ancient Near East and Egypt to the civilizations of Greece and Rome. Lectures and discussion sections focus on works of art and architecture from these diverse cultures and provide insight into the specific historic contexts in which they were produced and the particular religious and social functions they served. Students will develop skills in visual literacy and gain a basic understanding of the methods and aims of art historical study. Textbook readings will be supplemented with a series of culturally and historically specific case studies as a means of providing exposure to a wide variety of material within a critical framework.
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The class will survey the work of the major artists active in Europe from the French and Industrial Revolutions to 1851, the year of the Crystal Palace exhibition in London and the anti-democratic coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon in France. The course will also examine the rise of art movements and the development of the avant-garde, the self-consciousness of artists that they may be the leaders not the follows of politics and social thought in their time.
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The course examines how visual representations and technologies of vision have been used to create, transform or destabilize the idea of race as it pertains to people in the African diaspora at specific historical moments. What intrinsic role did visual culture play in imaging the idea of Âblackness for different constituents and to what end? We interrogate the construction of race through painting, the spectacle, the postcard, the photograph, film, the internet, among other forms, paying attention to how each visual cultural product informed the currency of race. The class also looks at the work of contemporary artists who grapple with the construction of race in the past and its latest visual incarnations.
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This course is an introductory survey of the history of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans in the United States. We will examine the experiences of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans from a historically-grounded, interdisciplinary perspective that locates these experiences within the international context of diaspora and labor migration and the domestic context of race relations, nation-building and U.S. prominence as a world power. Reaching back to the earliest encounters of Asians with the Americas, we will discuss how European imperialism and American expansionism shaped those encounters into a history that is often closer in nature to the forced migration of African slaves than to the migration of European settlers. We will examine the ways in which images such as the Yellow Peril and the Model Minority have concrete impact on the lived experience of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans, and explore their significance in American discourse on race and racial difference. The significance of race and ethnicity, class, and gender in the ongoing creation of the American nation and Asian American communities will be an important leitmotif throughout this course. Topics include work and labor; nationalism, nativism and anti-Asian movements, including the internment of Japanese Americans; gender, family and generational change, post-1965 immigration, global restructuring and Asian American communities; civil rights and the emergence of Asian American identities; and Asian Americans and multiculturalism in the so-called post-civil rights era.
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REBELS IN ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURE: Asian Americans are active producers of popular culture and in this seminar we will study novels, films, short stories and hip hop by Filipino American, Vietnamese American, Korean American, Japanese American, Desi, and Chinese American artists and writers. This course will pivot around the themes of Ârebelling and Âtransgressing which we will study in several ways. First, we will consider how these Asian American texts represent rebellious and transgressive figures such as the hustler in American Son, queer boys and girls in Rolling the RÂs and the draft resister in No-No Boy. We will consider how Asian American authors draw on these figures in order to contest the Âmodel minority stereotype, American racism, homophobia in Asian American and American societies, conflicts between 1.5 and 2nd generations and more. Secondly, we will consider how some of these works Âtransgress by crossing generic, formal or lingual expectations. For example, praCH Ly deliberately merges Khmer, the language of Cambodia with English in his hip-hop lyrics whereas Theresa Cha incorporates images, poetry and non fiction prose with traditional elements of the novel form in Dictee. These aesthetic acts of transgression has the potential to unsettle and reveal the assumptions that underwrite the idea that there is only one Âcorrect way of seeing, reading, writing and knowing. Finally, we will consider the differences and similarities between individual acts of rebellion and collective acts of resistance in these texts, to tap the well of Asian American collective imaginations to dream of a more just future.
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The possibilities of extraterrestrial life and intelligence have long fascinated the public imagination. Recently, discoveries of a variety of extrasolar planets within a few hundred lightyears and the Martian Rover evidence of a watery past on Mars have heated the debate on whether we are alone in the universe. In this seminar, we will discuss the scientific foundations of this debate as well as the technology and strategies behind current and planned searches for extraterrestrial life and intelligence.
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An introduction to modern observations and ideas about the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the universe. Topics to be discussed include comets, extrasolar planets, supernovae, pulsars, black holes, quasars, dark matter, Big Bang cosmology, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
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The basic formalism of the Big Bang cosmology model will be covered along with the thermal history of the Universe, the primordial nucleosynthesis model, and the origin of the microwave background. A discussion will be given on the nature dark matter and its relation to large scale structure formation, galaxy formation, the evolution of spiral and elliptical galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies. The particle physics basis for inflation will also be briefly discussed.
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The basic formalism of the Big Bang cosmology model will be covered along with the thermal history of the Universe, the primordial nucleosynthesis model, and the origin of the microwave background. A discussion will be given on the nature dark matter and its relation to large scale structure formation, galaxy formation, the evolution of spiral and elliptical galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies. The particle physics basis for inflation will also be briefly discussed.
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Citizens of the United States have an obsession with food, are growing fatter each year, but suffer any number of eating disorder. What is up with us? Is what you eat healthy? Are you eating too much or too little? What about those trans fats? Should you buy organic food? Have you ever wondered where the food you eat comes from and what happens to it on the way to your table? We will explore the ecology, physiology, sociology, and business of food using the book ÂThe OmnivoreÂs Dilemma (Pollan, 2006) as our gateway into this fascinating subject.
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The history and diversity of life, with a particular focus on animals.
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"Biodiversity" is a buzzword familiar to most people, but relatively few possess "Biodiversity" is a buzzword familiar to most people, but relatively few possess a clear idea of what it means and why it is important. This course investigates the importance of biological diversity from different standpoints - scientific, practical, and aesthetic. We examine core concepts in ecology and evolution, such as the definition of "species" and recent research on how more diverse ecosystems function better than less diverse ones. We address applied questions such as, "what benefits do humans gain by preserving biological diversity?", and we deal with the aesthetic and ethical dimensions of biodiversity. A field trip to a nearby prairie restoration site enhances our understanding of what biological diversity means in people's everyday lives and how people are working hard to preserve it.
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Topics for discussion and exploration will include (but not necessarily be limited to): The history, ecology and sociopolitical impact of cacao cultivation and chocolate production; the biology and psychology of gustation and olfaction (taste and smell); the biochemistry of the components of chocolate, and their physiological and neurobiological effects; chocolate in fiction/literature.
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Birds are a distinctive, yet familiar, part of the natural world. They dazzle us with their showy plumage, delight us with their songs, and fascinate us with the ease with which they swoop through the air. In this course students will learn how scientists approach questions about the evolution of birds. What are the closest relatives of birds? Through what intermediate stages did flight evolve? What questions are clarified by the newest fossil discoveries? As students learn about avian paleontology, biology, and anatomy, plus some history of science, they will also learn how to effectively analyze and communicate scientific ideas, particularly in writing.
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An intermediate course in biochemistry with emphasis on the structure and function of macromolecules. Topics covered will include protein and nucleic acid structure, enzymology, selected aspects of intermediary metabolism, membrane structure, bioenergetices and control mechanisms. The course emphasizes understanding of principles and concepts that have broad application throughout the area of life sciences.
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This course is designed to provide a strong background for students who pursue nearly any specialty within neuroscience. The focus of the course is on molecular, cellular and systems neuroscience.
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Our brains contain a quadrillion synapses, remarkable molecular machines that mediate the cell-cell signaling from which thought and behavior ultimately emerge. This advanced course focuses on the physiological mechanisms of synaptic signal transduction and the pathologies that give rise to neurological disease. Introductory historical perspective will be followed by consideration of contemporary issues.
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This course is for ISP students only. Several quantitative methods of study in biochemistry and molecular biology will be studied in detail, e.g., immunochemistry, macromolecular structures, prediction of tertiary structures of proteins, secondary structure of DNA, etc. A discussion of the properties of the influenza and AIDS viruses will be included, including models of passive and active immunity.
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Current themes and experimental approaches in cell biology will be discussed through readings of text and original research articles.
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This is an animal physiology course focusing on vertebrates, but the higher levels of invertebrates (mollusks and arthropods) will also be considered at some times. The emphasis will be on the physiological mechanisms used by animals to meet the common challenges of circulation, gas exchange, nutrient supply and metabolism, temperature regulation, water balance, sensation, and locomotion in the context of their environments.
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In this course we will learn how basic evolutionary and genetic principles inform the conservation and management of wildlife, game, and plant populations. We will read and discuss current research in the primary literature. We will examine case studies of current practices, including: managing genetics of native and ex situ and zoo populations, reintroducing and restoring plants and animals to the wild, selection in harvested populations, evaluating genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation, measuring genetic diversity, responses to climate change. To synthesize new concepts and theory we will engage in group problem-solving and computer simulation exercises. Two field trips are planned: Lincoln Park Zoo and Chicago Botanic Garden. Each student will make a presentation to the class.
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