Collegium of University Teaching Fellows
Course Offerings
Winter 2007
111-294-2000
Anthropology 98T
The Evolution & Economics of Cooperation in Humans &
other Animals
Offered
W, 1:00-3:50 p.m., Haines 310
Instructor
Rebecca Frank/Joan Silk
Grade
Letter grade
General Education Credit Pending
Course description
Exploring cases where individuals (both humans and other
animals) behave in ways that provide benefits to other
individuals and incur costs to themselves.
Class requirements
Weekly readings; participation; research paper
Prerequisite
Satisfaction of Entry-level Writing requirement.
257-294-200
Asian Languages and Cultures 98T
20th Century Diasporic Affiliations from Asia to the U.S.
Offered
T, 1:00-3:50 p.m., Royce 243
Instructor
Hijoo Son/John Duncan
Grade
Letter grade
General Education Credit Pending
Course description
This seminar will take a critical exploration of a history of
Diaspora studies through the topical treatment of East
Asian diasporic identities.
Class requirements
Classroom discussion; weekly written assignments; final
paper.
Prerequisite
Satisfaction of Entry-level Writing requirement.
128-295-200
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 98T
Sharks, Skates and Rays, Oh my! Myths and Truths of
Elasmobranch Biology
Offered
T, 10:00-12:50 p.m., La Kretz 100
Instructor
Laura Jordan/Malcolm Gordon
Grade
Letter grade
General Education Credit Pending
Course description
This course will cover several topics in Elasmobranch
biology including sensory biology and feeding behavior,
ecology, and conservation. Current topics in Elasmobranch
research and portrayals of Elasmobranchs in the media will
also be a central feature of class discussions and the final
paper.
Class requirements
News articles, response paper, presentation and final paper
Prerequisite
Satisfaction of Entry-level Writing requirement.
238-290-200
Film, Television & Digital Media M98T
Queer Women & Hollywood
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies and LGBT Studies
Offered
W, 1:00-3:00 Melnitz 2589 seminar; 3:00-5:00 Melnitz
2586B screening
Instructor
Maria San Filippo/Janet Bergstrom
Grade
Letter grade
General Education Credit Pending
Course description
This course provides foundations for cultural/visual
analysis of film and television, for philosophical analysis of
gender & sexuality discourses, for historical analysis of the
Hollywood film industry & American media culture, & for
social analysis of queer American women over the past 100
years.
Class requirements
Class discussion, class presentation, discussion board
postings, thesis proposal, term paper
Prerequisite
Satisfaction of Entry-level Writing requirement.
245-236-200
Law 98T
The Role of Lawyers in Social Movements: Public Interest
Advocacy, Community Organizing and Policy Reform
Offered
M, W 9:00 – 10:30 a.m., Law School 2467
Instructor
Andrew Brunsden/Gary Blasi
Grade
Letter grade
General Education Credit Pending
Course description
This course analyzes public interest lawyering as it relates
to the development of social movements by use of legal,
historical, anthropological & public policy perspectives. It
addresses theory and practice of public interest law as it
pertains to social problems.
Class requirements
Class participation, short written assignments, class
exercises and final paper
Prerequisite
Satisfaction of Entry-level Writing requirement.
278-292-200.1
Music History 98T
Film Music and “Auteur” Cinema
Offered
T, R 10-11:20 a.m., Schoenberg 1818
Instructor
Ewelina Boczkowska/Raymond Knapp
Grade
Letter grade
General Education Credit Pending
Course description
This seminar will explore the critical roles of music and
sound in European and American cinema from 1950s 1990s.
Class requirements
Participation & presentations; writing assignments; final
paper project
Prerequisite
Satisfaction of Entry-level Writing requirement.
328-285-200
Psychology
Emotions and Helping Behavior
Offered
W, 11:00-1:50 p.m., Franz 1531
Instructor
Sabrina Pagano/David Sears
Grade
Letter grade
General Education Credit Pending
Course description
This course offers an opportunity to examine the role that
emotions play in helping (i.e., prosocial) behavior, both in
one’s own experiences and in society in general.
Class requirements
Participation, two thought papers, final paper, presentation
Prerequisite
Satisfaction of Entry-level Writing requirement.