March Intersession 2008 - Course Schedule

One Week Courses

Classes meet from Monday, March 3, 2008 through Friday, March 7, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

AE 283 (1) (121) - Environmental Justice
This course offers a comprehensive study of the political impact of our global environmental crisis examined through the lens of the relationship of self to society. We study current scientific, religious, economic, and political perspectives that impact our ecological reality globally, including health, trade, population, and waste issues. Working in self-selected groups, students report on alternative models and activists' movements aimed at creating a global sustainable future. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or
religious studies). Celeste Johnson (3 Credits)

BU 211(1) (122) - Legal Environment of Business
This course examines the broad philosophical as well as practical nature and function of the legal system, and introduces students to the legal and social responsibilities of business. The course includes an introduction to the legal system, the federal courts, Constitutional law, the United States Supreme Court, the civil process, and regulatory areas such as employment discrimination, protection of the environment, and corporate governance and securities markets. (Prerequisite: junior standing) Sharlene McEvoy (3 Credits)

EN 368 (1) (119) - Imperial Fictions and Colonial Voiceovers
This course examines the tenor and temper of some British novels that are also tales of colonization, measuring the tales against the responses from peoples in those colonized nations. Class focuses on theoretical questions of nation/narration, minority discourse/canonical injunctions, imperial/colonial subjectivity, identity, home, and location/dislocation. The foundational and over-arching premise of "orientalism" (as a gaze turned upon the colonized) undergirds most of the class discussion.
(Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Gita Rajan (3 Credits)

IL 295 (1) (117) - Seminar in International Studies
cross referenced with
SO 185 (1) (118) - Introduction to International Migration

This course examines the causes, processes and concerns of international migration, which are explored through the use of case studies that include a wide range of countries from different world regions. These case studies include international migrants, such as refugees, labor migrants, and undocumented migrants. Participants have the opportunity to discuss opposing perspectives on the immigration policies of developed countries.
Terry Ann Jones (3 Credits)

PO 168 (1) (108) - Politics of Mass Popular Culture
Surveys the political aspects of American popular culture by examining the relationship between sports and politics, the politics of rock music, and political humor and satire. Explores the values and political positions conveyed by U.S. sports; the political impact of American popular music; and how citizens use political humor and satire to develop an outlook toward government. John Orman (3 Credits)

SO 279 (1) (109) - Seminar: Criminal Justice
Explores in detail the workings and problems of the U.S. criminal justice system. Investigates sources of criminal behavior, and focuses on the arraignment process, probation, the trial, sentencing, prison reform, and parole. Site visits supplement lectures and discussion. (Prerequisite: SO 171 or permission of instructor) Rose Rodrigues (3 Credits)

Two Week Course

SA 133 (1) (123) - Photography I
Monday, 3/3/08 through Thursday, 3/6/08 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/11/08 through Thursday, 3/13/08 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Class also meets two Saturdays, 3/8/08 and 3/15/08 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This course covers basic techniques of photography, including print production; development of concepts and theory in photography; relationship of photography to other visual media; and study of historical and contemporary precedents. This term, the course will focus on digital media. Lab fee: $45. Course materials fee due at the start of the class: $100. Peter Benson (3 Credits)