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The courses listed below were offered during the January 2007 Winter Term. ART, DANCE, MUSIC, AND THEATRE STUDIES OF CULTURE, ETHNICITY, AND RACE 200 A History of American Guitar Course Description: In this course we will explore how the guitar has changed since its arrival in America, and how advances in guitar technology have influenced different forms and genres of American popular music. Students will listen to both live and recorded examples of guitar sound, and will have the opportunity to examine close at hand a variety of guitars from different decades of the twentieth century. Students will research and present to the class observations about particular guitars or types of guitars, and will discuss the place of these guitars in the music industry. Estimated cost: $30 for books and handouts; plus $5 course fee. 202 About the Blues Course Description: The blues has often been cast as a simple and limited musical genre, but when we consider the changing social forces that helped shape it, and when we examine how innovations in instrumentation and communications media project it, this rich and diverse musical form is more than just "the same old blues." In this course we will discuss the blues as both product and document of migrations from the rural south to the urban north, and back again. We will see, hear, and read about the blues through biographies, histories, recordings, and performances. Finally, we will witness the blues in Chicago, a city that continues to produce outstanding blues music and culture today. Students interested in Music, Black Studies, Sociology, Anthropology will find relevant material in this course, but students who simply want to know more about the blues are also encouraged to register. Prerequisities: must not have lived in Chicago. Please contact instructor for a special permission access code for registration. Estimated cost: $500 - 600 (includes four-day field trip to Chicago) 204 Africa at the Dawn of the 21st Century Course Description: At the dawn of a new century, the African continent continues to be the handmaiden of the global community, phenomenally rich in human and material resources, yet somehow incapable of realizing in full its boundless potential. Problems of gender inequity, environmental decline, and plummeting material conditions are compounded routinely by issues of institutionalized corruption, external dominance by funding agencies (such as the World Bank and the IMF), and a massive brain drain to the developed world. This course will analyze the current African socio-economic and political problematique, situate the continent within the paradigms that have galvanized growth in areas such as India and China, and assess the chances for Africa's recovery in the present century. Students will write daily journals, participate in vigorous class debate, view some movies, and write a final paper. Estimated cost: $25 206 Algebra and Trigonometry Review Course Description: This course is a review of Algebra and Trigonometry as they relate to functions and as they relate to their use in calculus. The primary goal of the course is to prepare students for the study of Calculus. The learning outcomes include a deeper understanding of pre-calculus mathematics and a deeper appreciation for mathematics in general. Lots of problem sets and individual and small group work. Estimated cost: $5 for supplies; an appropriate calculator is recommended.208 Baseball as a Manifestation of American History and Culture Course Description: The obvious focus of this class will be baseball, but less of the focus will be upon how the game is played than on how it has impacted American society during the twentieth century. Historically, we will examine different periods, with some focus on three key events that in some fashion altered the nation's history as well as the sport itself. The first will be the Black Sox scandal of 1919, which resulted in the creation of the first administrative oversight of professional sports. The second is the integration of the game beginning in the late 1940's. The final event is the elimination of the reserve clause for players. For this historical perspective, we will rely heavily on Ken Burns's Baseball documentary along with two major history books, one novel and two books on the more current status of the game. Estimated cost: $75 for books 210 Better Living through Biochemistry and Psychology Course Description: Have you ever wondered: Why is diet important? Why can't I give up smoking? What effect does alcohol have on my body? Why do so many college students binge drink or do they? Can stress be good for you? This course will focus on three important components of health in our society: stress, alcohol and cigarettes, and diet and exercise. Each of these issues is becoming more and more important in our society today, especially on college campuses. This class will explore how these health issues affect our biological, psychological and social systems and vice versa. Estimated cost: $100 books 212 Bollywood Films: Classic and Modern Course Description: The Hindi film industry in Bombay—popularly known as Bollywood—is a cultural industry with global impact; it produces more feature films than Hollywood and exports these films to over hundred countries in the world. This course is designed as an introduction to Hindi films which will first provide a historical overview of Indian cinema in the post-independence period (1947 to present). It will then examine, through the use of a select number (7-9 from the list below) of classic and contemporary films, the ways in which Indian popular Hindi films reflect India’s social, cultural, and political realities. Estimated cost: 214 Bonner Seminar - Civic Education from Classroom to Community Course Description: BONNER SEMINAR- CIVIC EDUCATION FROM CLASSROOM TO COMMUNITY is open to Bonner Scholars and other students with significant proven community-based work as it will provide an opportunity for those who dedicate 8-10 hours of service each week to apply their direct service experience to readings, dialogue, and further experiential learning. This course is two-part. The first portion will feature a classroom-based seminar focused on historical and current readings and discussions with civic leaders related to community-based work. In the second portion of the course, students will engage in a service immersion trip to Chicago, which will combine critical reflection and further discussion with direct service. Participation in both elements of the course is required for Winter Term credit. There are no costs for students to participate in this course. *Students outside of the Bonner Scholars Program must obtain approval from the course instructor before enrolling. Estimated cost: None. 216 Chicago: My Kind of Town Course Description: Chicago is a city second to none for its cultural diversity, expansive lakefront setting, architectural preeminence and vibrant urban enterprise zones. Additional appeal derives from its storied past of dualing politicos, feuding mobsters, sports legends, Blues icons, industrialists and merchants. A field trip to Chicago is an integral part of this course. Estimated cost: $500 - 600 (includes four-day field trip to Chicago). 218 Crime Films and Society Course Description: Films play a prominent role in shaping our understanding of crime in America. We will view and analyze crime films from a sociological perspective and ask ourselves the following questions: How do crime films create and perpetuate stereotypical conceptions of criminal offenders and the criminal justice system? Are these films simply safe places to fantasize about rebellion and retribution? Or can crime films cause crime or solidify injustice? Do crime films actually help us define what is acceptable and unacceptable? What do they tell us about the relationship between the distribution of social power and the meaning of deviance? We will begin by laying a theoretical and historical foundation for our subsequent inquiry. What is distinctive about looking at films from a sociological perspective? What is the historical trajectory of crime films as a genre of the film industry? Next, using our "sociological imaginations," we will analyze three types of crime films: cop films, courtroom dramas and prison movies. We will place them into the context of the wider crime film history, analyze their distinguishing characteristics and consider them in relation to the larger questions above. Estimated cost: $40 for books and black board articles. 220 Crossing Borders: Contemporary German Cinema Course Description: This course serves as an introduction to contemporary German cinema and exposes students to a slice of German (and in a broader sense also European) culture and history. The thematic focus of the course is the notion of boundary. We will examine different types of boundaries and borders (e.g. physical borders between countries; boundaries created by various political ideologies; socially created boundaries of class, race, and gender; boundary between memory and experience), the ways in which people cross them, and their reasons for these transgressions. In addition, students will learn to analyze movies and gain a better understanding of various cinematic techniques. Students will be evaluated on the basis of regular attendance, class participation, and response papers. Estimated cost: none. 222 Deconstructing Barbie Course Description: The objective of this course will be to encourage young women to examine one of the icons of their childhood to think about the following questions: What is the history of Barbie’s production and reception? What was the impetus for creating her in the first place? Why is Barbie so popular? Why was she created to look the way she does (i.e., unrealistic body proportions, blonde hair, blue eyes)? What affect has Barbie had upon the several generations of girls growing up playing with her? How has she made us feel about ourselves as young women, women’s power, how women are constructed culturally and politically, and the options and goals we can pursue? And finally, what is the function of Barbie and her role as icon in American society? To achieve these goals we will reenter the world of Barbie, think about how her image is circulating in our society, and read essays (and possibly watch films) that consider these same questions from different points of view. Students will be expected to attend regularly, write several formal and informal responses to the essays we will be reading, and write one final essay about how they relate to Barbie themselves and how she might be functioning in our culture in relation to them in particular. The point of this essay will be to encourage students to consider how we are shaped and constructed by our culture and set up our own expectations for ourselves based on our responses to these constructions. Finally, students will also be encouraged to read and think critically about the materials and texts being examined to produce their own independent “textual” interpretations. Estimated cost will be under $75 for all course materials. 224 Deconstructing Race, Class and Gender Through the Genre of Teacher Films Course Description: This course will examine a variety of teacher movies from the perspective of race, class and gender. It will focus on the implications of how both teachers and students are portrayed in film. The emphasis will be on deconstructing these portrayals and the myths they perpetuate through racial identity models, social reproduction theory and gender roles. Additionally, the course will focus on the implications of these portrayals as they relate to current educational trends, issues and topics as well as curriculum theory. An examination of the portrayals of teachers and students in film will be conducted they relate to the working lives of teachers and students’ school experiences. Field experience observations in various contexts of schooling will also be required to explore film constructions of teachers and students. Estimated cost: $75 226 DePauw Opera: "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss Course Description: This project involves the research, rehearsal and performance of “Die Fledermaus”. The operetta contains a number of very significant roles for various voice types. Students will be selected to participate in the production by mid-October and will be admitted into the course by special permission from the instructor. During the course of the Winter Term, participants will be involved in daily musical coachings, onstage blocking, dance instruction & rehearsal, and dialogue rehearsals. Some students may also be involved in costuming, set construction, make-up application and assisting both the stage & musical directors. Musical rehearsals will begin on the first day of classes and run for five days. In addition to musical rehearsals, certain students will also be involved in dialogue rehearsals. These rehearsals will be to prepare both the soloists and chorus. Students will then begin onstage rehearsals for dancing as well as blocking purposes. By the end of the Winter Term the entire show will be fully staged and memorized. At the beginning of the Spring Semester the cast will begin evening rehearsals. Estimated cost: $24 (score and make-up kit). 228 Design and Realization of DePauw Opera Course Description: The course will focus on the development and spring semester design and technical production of Die Fledermaus by DePauw Opera, directed by Keith Tonne. Opportunities exist to be a: Students will form a team that will learn about how to produce an opera and specifically, depending on their position, will develop skills in design,managing, and/or organization and construction. Students will be evaluated on their commitment to the production. Everyone in the class will be in a position of responsibility to the production. Students will fail the course if they fail to meet the expectations of their responsibility. We will be spending some time - before we delve into the nuts and bolts of developing the production - educating students to the circumstances of the opera form in its original context and the significance of telling this story through music. Once we move in the production phase, I will be teaching student designers through example, technicians through coaching, stage managers through collaboration, and so forth. Because of the enormous amount of time and effort that students will have to commit to this class, I don't anticipate any outside reading. The format of the course is experiential learning. There will be no traditional assignments. Most of the work will be in-class work. Expectations will be individualized depending on the student’s responsibility to the production, with some on a stricter schedule for building and production crews, and others with individual assignments, such as props and stage management. Estimated cost: none. 230 Don't Get LOST in Your Info Search: Be A Library Research Survivor Course Description: This WT course will teach research skills in fun and creative ways. The course will offer overviews of resources available at the four campus libraries and University Archives. Then the course will move into more advanced information literacy skills and topics, such as evaluating resources, using primary and secondary sources, issues of copyright, proper citation styles, and ethics of information. Activities based on The Amazing Race, LOST and other popular culture sources will help teach research skills. While learning about a variety of resources, students will select a topic to research in-depth and blog about the research during the course. The final project will be an annotated bibliography and a presentation describing research processes and methods. Estimated cost: none. 232 Duo Performance Techniques for Classical Musicians Course Description: Duo performance techniques for Classical Musicians is a course for instrumentalists wishing to focus intensely on their practice and chamber music skills during the Winter Term. In a conservatory-style structure, students will be paired with several other musicians, and will prepare and rehearse repertoire for in-class performances, as well as an end-of-term larger class performance. Concepts discussed by the class include pragmatic discussions on choosing repertoire and partners, efficient rehearsal time, making music as a duo instead of as a soloist, injury-preventive practice techniques, improvisation, and performing as a duo in today’s society. The course is open to all instrumental music majors, as well as to all other interested instrumentalists by audition or teacher recommendation. Estimated cost: $10 for books. 234 Emergency Medical Training Course Description: This course provides students with EMT training to prepare them for the state EMT Certification exam, which is given early in the spring semester. This intensive class is taught on campus (DPU is a state-certified EMT instructional site), and meets for eight hours a day, five days a week during the month of January. In addition, students work out-of-class to train at the local hospital and with the Greencastle EMT squad. Prerequisite: in order to enroll in the class, students must be CPR certified (Professional Rescuer's Grade). Estimated Cost: $600 per student for course and textbook236 Exploring Middle Eastern Dance Course Description: This course is an introduction to the art of middle eastern dance. The dance itself will be studied in morning studio sessions. Afternoon sessions will be devoted to discussion of readings and videos on the culture and history of the dance. In the studio component of this course we will study the basic techniques of Middle Eastern Dance. The main focus of the studio classes will be on classical Egyptian style dance. The course will also include a sampling of folkloric dances of the Middle East and North African. These may include Saudi women's dance (Khaleegy), Egyptian folkloric styles (e.g. cane, Ghawazee), the guedra, the zar, and dances of Morocco and Tunisia. If their schedules can be arranged, special guest instructors will teach classes on Rom ("Gypsy") and Egyptian folkloric dances. Dance or exercise attire are needed the studio sessions. Flexible, fitted clothing is preferred. Baggy clothing (e.g. sweat pants etc), though comfortable, are not practical for this dance as the instructor and dancer need to be able to see the movements. Students will be required to purchase zagat, finger cymbals that are traditionally played with the dance. The goal of the classroom component of the course is to gain an understanding of the dance by studying its cultural and historical context. Topics included are: the role of women and dance in the Middle East, women's traditions and festivals involving dance, music and musical instruments, a history of the dance in America, dance as portrayed in film, and current trends in middle Eastern Dance. There will be daily reading assignments from articles and texts. Students will be expected to be active participants in class, lead discussions, and write short response papers to the readings. There will be an optional field trip to Indianapolis to watch a professional dance performance. We will finish the course with a recital on the final day. Estimated cost: About $80 for texts and finger cymbals. 240 Creating Performance Across Genres Course Description: In this course, students will write and/or create their own performance piece and perform it in front of an audience. They will be encouraged to collaborate with other student artists across genres and disciplines to create their final pieces. In class, we will practice a creative discipline which will include emotional and physical centering; we will participate in writing and composition exercises, workshop student writing/composition, discuss readings and screenings, and ultimately - rehearse for our performance. Students will spend time outside of class reading, screening, writing/composing and revising their own work (alone or with collaborators), and rehearsing for our end-of-term performance. Our reading/screening list may include AN ALMOST HOLY PICTURE by Heather McDonald and THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) by Will Eno, STOMP OUT LOUD, by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, as well as other monologues and performance pieces. We will explore some of the ways in which language and movement, music, rhythm, and/or visual art forms are brought together to create blended forms of performance art. Students interested in writing, music, composition, percussion, movement and dance, and/or visual arts welcome! Estimated cost: 242 Enduring Happiness: "Living a Considered and Consequential Life" Course Description: Despite all the economic progress we have made in North America over the past century, we are no happier. In fact the number of people who say they are very happy has declined over the past fifty years and, perhaps most telling, the incidence of depression is up ten fold. Clearly our prosperity is not buying happiness. This lack of happiness is a shame. It is not just the individual who benefits from being happy, we also benefit as a society. Happier people are more forgiving, more grateful, healthier, more productive, more altruistic, less likely to trespass or harm others, better able to handle adversity and more accepting of diversity. As a society we would do well to have happy citizens. Yet the idea of studying the subject of ‘happiness’ is frowned upon by many. Perhaps this stems from a perception that happiness is some giddy, fleeting sensation. While such fleeting emotions can be a part of what it means to be happy, there is a more fundamental quality to happiness that carries its possessor through the ups and downs of life, even during periods of sorrow. This deeper level of happiness has enduring value. It is also found most readily in those who live with meaningful purpose, high self-esteem, constructive relationships with others and who act consistent with certain fundamental and universal principles. This type of happiness is both worthy of pursuit and its achievement can be assisted by the study of happiness. This course is designed to enable students to: Through this study it is hoped that the students will find a pathway toward a more considered and consequential life, a pathway that leads to increased happiness and well-being. Estimated cost: $50 for books. 244 Introduction to Martial Arts: Culture, Traditions, and Applications Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive overview of the martial arts via an intensive, cross-disciplinary study of approximately 30 different fighting styles from around the world. The course is a chance for students to explore and experience several martial arts on an intellectual and physical level. Students will gain an appreciation for the different approaches to fighting that various martial arts have adopted. The course will also stress the philosophical foundations of the martial arts, key issues and trends in the martial arts (past and present), and how the history and culture of the countries of origin have influenced their native fighting systems. No previous martial arts experience is necessary. The skill instruction will offer an enjoyable, hands-on experience in martial arts practice, provide a beginning level of competency in various martial arts techniques, thus giving the student a basic competency in self-defense, and possibly act as a means to improve the student’s body awareness and coordination, balance, flexibility, explosive power, and fitness level. The lecture component of the course will offer an understanding of the martial arts from a cross-disciplinary, academic perspective (historical, cultural, sociological, biomechanical). A better understanding of the culture and history of the countries of origin will be gained. In addition, the course will address the complexities of certain issues/debates that are associated with the martial arts, such as the legalities of self-defense, the pros and cons of combative sports, and "modern" versus "traditional" training. Estimated Cost: $40 for books plus $10 course fee.248 Jazz Vocalists: An Introduction Course Description: This course will focus on many of the most important jazz vocalists of the past, including Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, Carmen McRae, Jimmy Rushing, Louis Armstrong, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett,Johnny Hartman, Billy Eckstine and Ray Charles, among others. We will view clips from several different videos that include concert footage and interviews with many of the vocalist mentioned above and the musicians with whom they worked. We will also listen to selections from many CDs recorded as early as the 1920s to the present. It is my hope to get funding to bring a jazz singer on campus during Winter Term to perform with me and a rhythm section. An additional trip may be planned to the Indianapolis and/or Bloomington area, dependent on availability. Estimated cost: A textbook(s) will need to be purchased at an approximate cost of $50.00-75.00 250 Life and Works of Kierkegaard and Bergman Course Description: This course will cover several existential themes as developed by the Danish philosopher/theologian Soren Kierkegaard and the Swedish filmmaker Igmar Bergman. Both men deal with the distinctive themes of sexual love, marriage, life choices, religion, and death. Both of them rely heavily on their personal experiences which they incorporate into their respective works. For Kierkegaard we will usethe following works: Diary of the Seductor; Reflections on Marriage; Works of Love; Fear and Trembling; The Present Age; Attack Against Christendom; Climacus, and a few selections from other works. We will read as well the short history of his life and times which will show us how Kierkegaard dealt personally with these themes. We will also look at some of the places he lived in Copenhagen which he describes and uses as the background in his essays and narratives. For Bergman we will use his films in contrast with the Kierkegaard readings. So, for instance, after reading Reflections on Marriage and Works of Love, we will look at and discuss Bergman's Scenes of Marriage. After reading, Fear and Trembling, we will look at and discuss Bergman's Seventh Seal; and so on. We will also see and discuss Wild Strawberries, Cries and Whispers, Fanny and Alexander, Face to Face, and Persona. Estimated cost: $70 for books (considerable savings when books are purchased used). 252 Live Art: Performance Art in History, Theory, and Practice Course Description: What happens when art jumps off the canvas or the pedestal? When it no longer is an object, but an action? Performance art, a practice at nearly a century old now, is a vital component to the work of many contemporary artists, yet is often difficult to approach. This course will combine a heavy load of reading and thinking about performance art(ists) of the past and today with studio workshops designed to get students thinking about performance in their own artistic work, all of which will culminate in each student enacting their own final projects. We will also explore content issues relating to performance practices—performance as political, the performativity of everyday life, how gender affects performance, etc. Students will come out of the class able to engage with and discuss performance art, both their own and others’. Art majors and non-majors alike are welcome to this class---odds are it will be something new for everybody. All that is required of you is an eagerness to learn, a creative spirit, and a will to put a lot of effort into this exciting field. The class will have daily readings and a number of short (one-page) responses, a short presentation, and their final project. Class-time will consist of discussion with a bit of lecture, images, and some video presentations, as well as in-class activities and performances. Students will also receive basic demonstrations on the technical aspects of enacting and documenting performance pieces (digital video, photography, drawing, use of text, etc.). Estimated cost: Course cost will be roughly $20 for the textbook, as well as additional expenses contingent on individual projects. 254 Living in Cyberspace: Introduction to Creating Web Pages Course Description: This course will give students the know-how to create, publish and maintain web pages. The course material covers both the traditional methods of building web sites as well as the new cutting edge techniques using state of the art software. There are no pre-requisites to this course other than a basic knowledge of at least one text editor such as Microsoft Word and a basic knowledge of a web browser such as Internet Explorer. The course will be composed of a lecture portion and a laboratory portion. This course requires two software packages: Macromedia and Microsoft Office. Estimated costs: $50 ($30 for books, $20 course fee). 258 Poker: The Real American Game Course Description: A hands-on examination of the cultural phenomenon of poker, a game which predates baseball in American history. This course will feature reading in the literature of poker, readings on game play, daily testing and competitive game play, ending in a spectacular Winter term Series of Poker, featuring prizes, including poker tables, playing cards, poker chips and course grades. Estimated cost: $65 lab fee. 260 Prisons and Public Policy Course Description: One of the major shifts in U.S. public policy over the past 30 years has been the dramatic increase in the use of prisons. More than two million people are in prison and jail today. At current incarceration rates, one of every twelve men will go to prison, including one of every three black men and one of every six Hispanic men. Prisons are the fastest growing item in state budgets at a time when states are in financial trouble and education budgets are shrinking. This course will address problems posed by soaring incarceration rates, and will do so in the real-world context of the 2007 Indiana legislative session. Students will visit and study prisons as well as the legislature. They will each select one or two bills regarding prisons that are being considered by the legislature. They will research the bills, draft recommended changes, and perhaps testify for or against their bills before a committee of the Indiana General Assembly. Please note: The General Assembly meets at all hours of day and night; students must be available accordingly. Estimated cost: $30 for books and a $55 course fee. 262 Public Art and Social Change: the Greencastle Mural Project Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the possibilities of art in the social field by asking questions like: How can public art serve as a catalyst for social change? How does one begin to build a public art project? What resources are available? And what permission is needed? Exploring various public art projects that have transcended into social projects benefiting the community, students will be introduced to the processes involved with planning, designing and installing a public mural and other public art projects. Students will also gain hands on experience, as we will complete a mural project for Greencastle Middle School's gymnasium. Students in the course will work with a group of teens from the school to help paint their mural. Because we will be pairing up with the local students as well as community members evaluation will not be solely based on the typical studio emphasis of craft, form and content. While these elements will be considered, student performance will also be based on participation, which will include the ability to work with one another as well as the others involved in our class project. 264 Reading the Movies Course Description: In this class, we will look at the material of movies: the writing. We will study the screenplay as a literary art form, a short, visual novel whose unique format, at its best,has the quality of concrete poetry. To do this, we will read a number of scripts closely. We will watch the film, reflecting back on the screenplay. And we will write and workshop short screenplays because I believe that only by doing something can you know it from the inside. Only then can you full understand and appreciate it. Estimated Cost: Purchasing books and screenplays approximately $50. 266 Religion and Sport: Ancient and Modern Course Description: The course surveys the interface between religion and sport from antiquity to the present. It explores how human beings search for individual and collective transcendence in history through engagement in a variety of sporting activities along cultural, gender, and other lines. Course goals will be promoted through selected readings, audio-visual material (videos, DVDs), discussions, field-trips, and other forms of activity. Estimated cost: $100 268 Romance Novels and Cultural Documents: 18th Century to Today Course Description: The romance novel is not new but is booming business in today’s literary world. According to a study commissioned by Romance Writers of America, Inc., a non-profit group for the romance industry, in 2002, the romance novel industry grossed $1.63 billion in sales. It comprised 53.5% of all paperback fiction sold and 34.6% of all fiction sold in 2002. What is it about romance novels that attract approximately 51.1 million individuals to purchase them? Romance novels can have simplistic plot structures that end happily with complete problem resolution. They focus primarily on a love story wrought with contention. Yet, we like a story that ends with everyone receiving something they desired. Romance novel readers are looking for heroines that are intelligent, show strength of character, and are attractive. The heroes must have muscles, be handsome, and demonstrate intelligence. In essence, readers want something different and fantastic. However, in certain periods, the novels are not different from everyday life. Thus, can one view a romance novel as a cultural document? Estimated cost: $45 for novels, $55 for course fee. 270 Sweet and Savory Science Course Description: In this course we will learn a little bit of the chemistry behind the foods we eat. We will study emulsions and how these are used in making sauces. We will also look at foams such as those used in making souffles or mousses. We will also study ice cream and learn what goes into making a really tasty ice cream. We'll study the Maillard reaction which is what happens when food is browned. This reaction is not only responsible for the brown color in bread or meats, but also for much of the flavor of these foods. While learning the chemistry of these foods we will also look at the history of them and how cooking and eating food is important to culture. We will have three short quizzes to make sure students understand the chemistry we are learning and students will produce a paper or other type of report about a particular food topic of their choice. Costs: On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen - $27 Food - $50 (course fee). 272 Tasting the World: Writing About Food Course Description: This course is designed for students who enjoy writing and have adventurous palates. Together, we will pursue the art of food writing, which is a significant and blossoming field that takes many forms, including travel essays, restaurant reviews, memoirs, social criticism, and fiction/poetry/drama. We will work on techniques for our own writing in all of these genres; in addition, we will read works by such writers as Ruth Reichl, MFK Fisher, David Foster Wallace, and Beth Ann Fennelly. The course will be accompanied by adventures in creating and tasting food ourselves as well. Students will be expected to complete all writing and reading assignments and a final project, to participate actively in discussions and class activities, and to attend all class meetings. Estimated cost: about $200 ($100 in books and $100 course fee for materials/food). 274 The Global Marketplace of Ideas Course Description: In this course, we will read about and discuss issues from the international public sphere. What do they think about our foreign policy in India? Which art exhibit in Paris is everyone in Europe talking about? What dangers do Germans see in new scientific discoveries about the mind? Since we are in Greencastle, our primary sources will be internet sites representing the best sources of international political, social, and cultural commentary (see, for example, www.signandsight.com). Students will be required to read these sites regularly, think about the issues, write daily reaction papers, research and present background information, and come to class ready to discuss the issues of the world. Estimated cost: $7.50 course fee. 276 The Middle Ages in Popular Culture Course Description: When we think about the Middle Ages, we tend to imagine knights in shining armor, beautiful ladies wearing hats shaped like cones, dirty but wise peasants, and superstitious monks. Most of those images have little to do with the reality of the medieval period; rather, they emerge from the presentation of the Middle Ages in popular culture. In this class, we will be looking at how films and popular novels have presented the Middle Ages. We will look at current what current historians believe about history, but we will not be focusing on what the films and novels get wrong. Rather, we will think about how contemporary concerns and attitudes are worked out in our representations of the past. We will be discussing films like Braveheart, Kingdom of Heaven, The Name of the Rose, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Seventh Seal and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In addition, we will be looking at children's literature and mystery and romance novels. Estimated cost: $40 for books. 278 The Science of Cycling Course Description: Students in this course will examine the fundamental principles behind the sport of bicycling through both theoretical reading and practical experience. Through the month of January, students will spend a portion of each day reading and discussing texts, both general and primary, on the topics of bicycle training, physiology, mechanics, and nutrition. In addition to the classroom work, students will also train each day applying the principles they have learned. The course is a dynamic personal experiment in the design and application of training principles and is appropriate for athletes from all sports, either competitive or recreational. During the first week of the course, each student will be tested for baseline fitness, and the development of the student’s fitness will then be monitored over the next three weeks. Students will train 6 days per week, for one to three hours per day. Attendance at training sessions is mandatory, and absences must be approved by the instructor. Training will be primarily indoors on stationary bikes. Students will read from several texts, with the primary source being The cyclist’s Training Bible by Joe Friel. Primary readings as well as websites will be part of the curriculum. Daily discussions will center around course lecture and reading assignments. Students will also research the training patterns of elite cyclists on the national and/or international level. Students will keep a personal journal, prepare a written report on their elite subject’s training protocol, and complete a final exam. The class will also include several sessions to learn about various aspects of bicycling as a sport and industry. Estimated Cost: Out of pocket costs include the Training Bible, $25, and a heart rate monitor, $50. Two pairs of padded cycling shorts are highly recommended. It is highly recommended that students have their own bicycles and stationary training devices, though these are not required. 280 Theory and Practice of Resistance Training Course Description: Students will learn the theoretical and scientific bases of resistance training, and also the practical application of that information to development of resistance training progams. Topics: Macro- and microscopic structure of skeletal muscle Estimated cost: 282 24:Television in a Time of Terror Course Description: This course will examine one season of the popular, acclaimed television program 24. The aim of the course is to explore the show’s philosophical and political underpinnings as well as to gain a greater understanding of why it resonates with contemporary audiences. Estimated cost: $40 for books. 286 Understanding "The Prisoner" Course Description: Recognized as the ultimate cult television show, The Prisoner remains, forty years after its original airing, a masterpiece. Viewers in 1967 expected an action-adventure spy series, but encountered instead an exhilarating examination of human freedom that was as profound and visually stunning as it was surreal. Set in a beautiful seaside resort known only as “the Village,” The Prisoner depicts the fate of Number Six, an unnamed government agent who was kidnapped after resigning his post. The Village is his prison and seeks to pry his secrets from him “by hook or by crook.” To maintain his self respect and identity, Number Six must resist and continue to insist, “I am not a number; I am a free man.” As an examination of the human condition, The Prisoner poses religious and existential questions: what does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to exist in society? What capacities for good and evil exist within each person? Are arrogance and cruelty the necessary counterparts to a personality that resists compromise? Is “the Village” a place or an existential condition? Is escape possible? The first television series to offer a concluding (albeit wildly allegorical) episode, The Prisoner challenges viewers to find their own answers. Estimated cost: $145 for books (as estimated without discounts for used books) plus a $15 course fee. 288 Walkabouts and Visions -- How Movies See the World Course Description: Anthropology is the study of human diversity, but this topic isn't the exclusive domain of anthropology. While anthropologists spend years in the field, often making ethnographic films, Hollywood has offered its own impressions of life in other places and times. Hollywood has given us images portraying the Savage, the Innocent Savage, and the Naked Savage. This course will explore representations of other peoples through feature films as well as ethnographic films. The course will also offer an unflinching and unflattering vision of colonialism, and must not shy away from the political realities of colonialism and globalization. Students will be required to view and discuss the films in our series and they will write a number of reaction papers as well as analytic papers. Estimated cost: None. 290 War and Conscience Course Description: War has plagued humanity for millennia and shows no signs of going away. This course is an opportunity to develop and articulate one’s moral values in the context of the moral dilemmas created by warfare. Is it moral to go to war – or to refuse to fight? What circumstances might affect your answer? What are the moral obligations of citizens who do not fight but in whose name wars are fought? Readings and films will provide a framework for respectful discussion of these vexing issues. All participants (not just the students) should expect to examine critically their own assumptions and beliefs, and be open to those of others. As a final project, students will construct a web page with links to information on the major perspectives they have articulated. This page will be designed as a resource for others seeking to navigate their way through these difficult ethical problems. Estimated cost: $60 ($50 for books and $10 course fee). 292 WGRE Radio Workshop Course Description: Students will participate in the daily operation of DePauw's radio station, WGRE. They will learn how a broadcast station is organized and how to operate facilities in preparing a variety of programs. Students' on-air work will be critiqued regularly. Participants will work in two of these four departments: Sports (play-by-play reporting and sports casting of DePauw and area sports events); News (writing and announcing news of campus and area interest, interviewing newsmakers, and discussing news sources and ethical consideration); Programming (preparing and announcing music programs and production of spot announcements); and Promotion (making WGRE visible both on- and off-campus through contests, events, and other methods). Students will have their own DJ shifts periodically throughout the Winter Term session, and some weekend and overnight work is required for all workshop participants. Cost estimate: $10 course fee. 294 Confronting Wagner's Ring Cycle Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the grandest music drama ever written. Goals of the course are as follows: During the semester we will use the 1976 centennial version by Boulez of the Ring from Bayreuth, as well as the newly released 1991 Barenboim version. These will also be compared with excerpts of the more traditional version by James Levine, at the NY Met. To explore Wagner's life and ideas, the historically accurate film "Wagner" by Tony Palmer. I do not want this class to be a typical scholarly/academic course, but Estimated cost: $40 | ||||
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