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Course Listing for All Departments - January 2023 (ALL: 01/03/2023 - 01/20/2023)
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
1018 AMST-230-90 FX’s Atlanta 0.50 LEC Conway, Nicholas MTWR: 1:00PM-3:45PM
F: 1:00PM-3:45PM		 N/A HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  This course closely dissects the first two seasons of FX’s Atlanta, written and directed by Donald Glover. Particular attention is paid to how the cinematography helps convey the mood, tone, and themes of the show. These themes, including, but not limited to, race, gentrification, authenticity, misogyny, and urban policy, will be explored in detail. We will use our close analysis of the show to create dialogue about both the successes, shortcomings, and potential legacy of the show. Significant time will also be dedicated to placing Atlanta within the context of other critically-acclaimed modern television.
1015 ANTH-210-90 Star Wars 1.00 SEM Landry, Timothy MTWR: 9:00AM-1:00PM N/A SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  NOTE: Class will meet on Monday, January 9.
  Students will travel to a "galaxy far, far away" to explore the Star Wars universe and its relation to our own. In this course, students will examine the politics, philosophies, and histories that gave birth to Star Wars. We will be using the major films in the Star Wars franchise to unpack the many themes present. Core concepts in cultural anthropology will be used to introduce and frame our discussions. Students will consider the role that Buddhism played in the way George Lucas imaged the Jedi; they will contemplate the Empire as an allegory for fascism; and even think about what Star Wars might reveal about the major social issues for our time including racism, white nationalism, colonization, and religious war.
1019 ANTH-316-01 Curating Cuestiones Caribeñas 0.50 SEM Guzman, Amanda MTWR: 12:00PM-1:45PM HL - 123 Y HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 10 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: STAR-316-01
  The course explores the entangled themes of museum interpretation and practice at the intersection of the fields of anthropology and art. Applying diverse methods and models from museum theory and institutional case-studies, students will engage in ongoing debates around exhibiting difficult histories and develop the hands-on experience of curating, designing, and installing a contemporary art exhibition in a university setting. The course culminates in an exhibition entitled, "Cuestiones caribeñas / Caribbean Matters" by Pablo Delano, at the Widener Gallery in Austin Arts Center. The course will also include a one-day visit to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City to review their upcoming group exhibition entitled, "no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria".
1027 BIOL-119-01 Nutrition: Food and Fads 0.50 LEC Draper, Alison TWRF: 10:00AM-1:00PM CT - 210 WEL2  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: This course begins on January 10.
  This course will explore many aspects of nutrition including the science of food, popular diet plans and cultural views of nutrition. We will use scientific texts and primary literature to explore the science of food, nutritional supplements, food intolerance and allergy and the effect of diet on health. Students will work in small groups to explore the strengths and weaknesses of fad diets. As an ongoing project throughout the course, students will design a diet plan based on their own needs, philosophy, preferences, health history and family and cultural history and will follow their plan and reflect on the experience. We will also incorporate cooking class-selected recipes and dining experiences in relation to nutrition. All levels of college science background are welcome. Not creditable to the biology major.
1034 CCUR-200-90 Design Thinking for Innovation 0.50 SEM Catrino, Joseph TWR: 2:00PM-5:00PM N/A  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  NOTE: There will be one additional class on Monday, January 9 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM.
  Design thinking, as a problem-solving approach, provides the tools necessary to become an innovative thinker. The course will present an overview of the design thinking process and critical mindsets that can lead to new insights and innovations. The course will review how individuals and organizations use creativity and design thinking skills to identify and choose opportunities that enable innovation. Creative problem-solving skills are developed and enhanced through a range of activities. Students will learn to use empathy to understand and connect with problems, break down large problems into smaller pieces to solve, explore options, and test prototypes. Students will observe and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, generate ideas, create rapid prototypes, reflect, and evaluate solutions.
1012 COLL-203-01 Analyzing/Commun Financl Data 0.50 LAB Hoag, Christopher
Cape, Cheryl		 MTWR: 10:00AM-12:00PM
F: 10:00AM-12:00PM		 LIB - A02  
  Enrollment limited to 10 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: Course runs for two weeks beginning January 9, MTWThF 10 a.m. to noon. No class Monday, January 16. Class on Thursday, January 19 and Friday, January 20 will be from 9 a.m. to noon. In the event of a significant worsening of the public health environment, be aware that the course will be cancelled.
  Private citizens, public policymakers, and industry leaders increasingly are overwhelmed by data intended to help inform decision-making. This course is designed to help students identify, organize, and analyze data strategically, with a focus on data sources relevant to financial activity. Non-technical data analysis and visualization will be used to illuminate policy outcomes or to assist with the prediction of the likely behavior of governments, firms, or financial variables. The course will utilize both proprietary and open data sources to extract political, economic, financial, social, and historical information. The course will not count toward any major, and no previous knowledge or experience in financial economics is expected. Recommended: one course in statistics or social science methods
1014 ENGL-287-90 Spirituality and Poetry 0.50 SEM Rossini, Clare TR: 1:00PM-4:15PM N/A ART2  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  Also cross-referenced with WELL
  This course will revolve around two questions: What is " spirituality"? How does poetry speak of this experience? As part of our exploration of these questions, we will read poets both ancient and modern, from the Sufi mystics to Basho and Rilke; from Native Americans, to Emily Dickinson, to contemporary Americans like Jericho Brown. Equally important, we will write daily, creating a practice immersed in vivid language and personal experience, the sources of all powerful poems.
1020 ENVS-116-01 Half-Earth Design Studio 0.50 STU Cancelled NAT  
  Enrollment limited to 24 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  The Half-Earth project aims to put half of the United States into protection from human impacts for the benefit of all of nature. This seminar combines guided-discussion sessions with a design challenge in a studio format. Discussion components will explore human dependence on other species and intact ecosystems, the unequal planetary distribution of natural and human capital, and maps as information sources and as persuasion platforms. Biodiversity, biophilia, and concepts like nature deficit disorder will be explored. In the studio-style design challenge students will draft a conservation plan for an area of their choosing , using the Half-Earth Map and other data tools.
1030 ENVS-241-90 Cultural Ecologies 0.50 SEM Diaz, Jose Carlos MWF: 10:00AM-12:30PM N/A HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC Cross-listing: HISP-241-90, LACS-241-90
  This course explores ecological discourses and cultural representations of nature across diverse Latin American/Latinx geographies through various cultural archives (literature, films, photographs, podcasts). Understanding ecologies as spaces of cultural formation, this course deeply engages with topics on environmental humanities such as Extractivism, Capitalism, Environmentalism, and Colonialism. Through an analysis of the political agendas of environmental activists, as well as indigenous and non-indigenous social movements, this course aims to identify how our cultural identities index specific ecologies. The readings, discussions, and compositions that make up this course will help participants to identify how discursive ecologies inform current interpretations of environmentalism and climate crisis.
1016 ENVS-281-01 DroneFlightSch-Making Maps 0.50 SEM Cancelled  
  Enrollment limited to 10 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or drones have quickly emerged as a new way to explore the world around us. Emerging applications include surveying, search and rescue, scientific research and unmanned cargo. Mapping via drones is a growing field as drone imagining technology is compatible with desktop mapping software. Responsible drone usage requires knowledge of FAA regulations especially in urban areas where local air traffic could be impacted. This hands-on course will introduce students to UAS technology and all participants will learn how to fly drones safely and responsibly. They will then use the drones and associated imaging software to construct maps on and/or off campus. Not open to students who have completed ENVS 282.
1021 ENVS-307-01 New England in Winter 0.50 SEM Geiss, Christoph W: 8:00AM-8:50AM
R: 8:00AM-8:50AM		 MC - 205 WEL3  
  Enrollment limited to 11 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: Course begins 01-04-23 and ends 01-18-23
  This course explores the winter environments of New England through a number of day-long and half-day hikes, readings, and discussion. We will explore Connecticut's famous traprock ridges, eastern hardwood forests, the glaciated Riga Plateau and Long Island Sound. Students are expected to participate in three of six hikes, participate in class discussions and investigate one of these environments in greater depth. This course includes a significant outdoor component and will expose you to wintry, possibly cold and/or wet environments. It requires adequate clothing and footwear as the hikes will be rain (snow) or shine. Additional equipment (e.g., snow shoes, microspikes) is available through Trinity's outdoor program. Students are strongly encouraged to check the course syllabus and contact the instructor with any questions prior to registering for the course.
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1035 FORG-231-01 Entrepreneur Workshop 0.50 SEM Briere, Danny MR: 2:00PM-5:00PM MECC - 124 SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: There will be an extra class meeting on Friday, January 20 2:00 - 4:00 PM.
  An immersive workshop about how innovative startup companies create new technologies and jobs, produce value for stakeholders, and change the world. Startup skills and fluency in terminology will be crucial in a wide range of careers in organizations, public or private, domestic or global. We will study mechanics of startups, motivations and behaviors of startup founders, and major examples of startups, such as Ethereum, AirBNB, Google, and LinkedIn. You will learn and apply lean startup techniques articulated by startup CEO and Stanford Professor Steve Blank. Guest presentations by Trinity's highly accomplished alumni entrepreneurs. The skills will prepare you to make a positive impact in your career, and provide a head start to those students who plan to create their own startup, or join one.
1002 HIST-301-90 Biography as History 0.50 SEM Cancelled HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  NOTE: This is a two week course with the last class on 1/12/2023.
  This seminar deals with the theory, methodology and historiography of  historical biography. We begin with varied readings on the theory, method and historiography of biography, and then  transition to deep, critical analysis of substantial classic and contemporary biographies about personae who lived and died in different parts of the world. Students read biographies of political greats, revolutionaries, mystics, artists, poets, musicians and more. No expertise in historical analysis required, or any perquisite history courses. Students enrolled must love to read substantial books, and analyze them.
1024 HIST-337-01 20th Century Balkan History 1.00 SEM Rodriguez, Allison MTWR: 10:00AM-1:00PM
F: 10:00AM-1:00PM		 MC - 305 HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  A part of Eastern Europe, but also not, the Balkans experienced the major events of the 20th Century in their own way. This course will follow the Balkans from the infamous assassination in 1914, through the founding of Yugoslavia, World War II and Holocaust, the Third Way of Communism under Tito, and finally the genocide and war that dissolved the country. While the focus of the course will be on Yugoslavia, other Balkan nations will also be discussed. Sources include scholarly texts, memoirs and film.
1017 MATH-121-90 Mathematics of Money 1.00 LEC Wyshinski, Nancy MTWR: 8:30AM-11:00AM
F: 8:30AM-11:00AM		 N/A NUM  
  Enrollment limited to 29 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  Prerequisite: A suitable score on the Mathematics Placement Exam or completion of QLIT101 or QLIT 103 with a grade of C- or better.
  An introduction to concepts related to financial mathematics. Topics will include simple interest, compound interest, annuities, investments, retirement plans, credit cards, and mortgages. A strong background in algebra is required. Not open to students who have received credit for Math 131 or higher.
1037 MUSC-206-90 LatAm/Latinx Sound Cultures 0.50 SEM Cancelled HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
    Cross-listing: LACS-206-90
  This class explores how sound is made, used, and heard across the territories now known as Latin America and its diaspora. Through a survey of musical genres, soundscapes, and media expressions, we will examine the ways in which sound contributes to the formation and disruption of national identities since the early aughts of the 20th century to the present. Students will learn how to think critically through sound, as we make connections between sonic markers and political, historical, social, and economic turmoil in Latin America and beyond. In addition, students will have the option of choosing a creative final project to showcase what they have learned. The class will be taught entirely in English, although we will engage with products in various languages.
1039 NESC-106-90 Address Your Stress! 0.50 LEC Helt, Molly MTWR: 10:00AM-11:30AM
F: 10:00AM-11:30AM		 N/A WEL2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
    Cross-listing: PSYC-106-90
  Students will learn the neurobiology of the human stress response, the negative consequences and symptoms associated with both short term and long term stress, how to recognize when they are experiencing stress, and evidence-based steps they can take to reduce their stress and improve their health and well being.
1040 PHIL-242-90 The Meaninglessness of Life 1.00 LEC Cancelled HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 29 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  Does your life have any meaning? Does your existence serve any purpose? Or is life, as we live it, a sham, a fraud, a stark and empty field without reason or sense? Is there a god, or is the universe a bleak, cold, and indifferent void? Through reading a variety of philosophical and literary texts, we will address these and other existential questions. We will also watch a number of films that touch upon these issues.
1026 POLS-326-90 Gender & Politics - Intl Persp 1.00 LEC Chambers, Stefanie MTWR: 9:00AM-1:00PM N/A SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  Also cross-referenced with EDUC, WMGS
  NOTE: This course is Methodologically Focused.
  NOTE: This course is a Sophomore/Junior Seminar.
  This course explores the role of gender in American politics. We will begin with an examination of the role of women and men in fighting for and against women's suffrage and the subsequent movement to achieve gender equality. We will consider the many ways men's inclusion and women's exclusion from our political system continues to shape contemporary politics and the distribution of power in American society. We will then examine a series of important questions such as: Why are women less likely than men to run for political office? Do male and female politicians govern differently? Throughout the course we will consider how race and ethnicity intersect with gender in the US political system.
1038 PSYC-106-90 Address Your Stress! 0.50 LEC Helt, Molly MTWR: 10:00AM-11:30AM
F: 10:00AM-11:30AM		 N/A WEL2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
    Cross-listing: NESC-106-90
  Students will learn the neurobiology of the human stress response, the negative consequences and symptoms associated with both short term and long term stress, how to recognize when they are experiencing stress, and evidence-based steps they can take to reduce their stress and improve their health and well being.
1033 THDN-209-01 African Dance 0.50 STU Cancelled GLB1  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with AFRICANST
  Energetic and vibrant, African dance embodies joyful expression of the spirit through the physical body. This class provides an introduction to West African dance and culture. Students will learn steps from traditional dances from Guinea, West Africa; the role dance plays in Guinean culture; and develop an understanding of the communication between the drum and the dancer. The class includes a performance requirement, but no previous dance experience is necessary. Also listed under international studies/African studies.
1006 THDN-343-01 Ensemble Performance 0.50 STU Cancelled Y ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: Course start date: Monday, January 9 Course end date: Friday, January 20
  NOTE: Schedule: MTWRF 11am-4pm Note: Due to the college being closed on the MLK Jr. holiday (Jan. 16), there will be one class session on Saturday, Jan. 14th.
  Research and practice are rigorously combined as we look at the work of groundbreaking ensemble performances across theatre and dance while co-creating on our feet in real time. Students will collaborate in evolving their own methodologies, sensibilities, and interests, as a group and as individuals. This course will delve deeply into creative process and embodied practice, and will culminate in an informal community work sharing. This course is for actors, dancers, writers, choreographers, designers, directors, musicians, and visual artists-as well as for those who consider themselves artistic shapeshifters.
1022 URST-308-90 Olmsted's Evolving Legacy 1.00 SEM Rickel Pelletier, Mary MTWR: 1:30PM-4:30PM N/A SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  NOTE: Class will meet on Friday 1/13 and Friday 1/20 from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
  We will define the characteristics of a future parks system. The legacy of Hartford native, Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed the Trinity College campus, US Capitol grounds, and NYC's Central Park, will offer insights into the cultural benefits of nature in cities. We will study Olmsted's "Emerald Necklace" as students prepare proposals to strengthen the parks system and community resilience in Hartford along historic traces and currently visible Park River tributaries. This course will combine seminar readings of Olmsted's letters and design proposals with development of unique student projects. Interdisciplinary research and project proposals will be encouraged. Individual analysis of distinct park systems features, such as recreational trail networks, educational programs, picturesque pathways, historic narratives, conservation finance, or ecosystem vitality, will layer a collective vision.
1031 ARAB-227-90 Reimagining Arabs in Film&Lit 0.50 SEM Azzimani, Azzedine TWR: 12:00PM-2:10PM N/A GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
    Cross-listing: LACS-227-90
  This course explores contemporary Arab societies through cinematic and literary lenses in order to examine how the Arab Middle East has been represented in the west. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course investigates how 20th and 21st century visual and literary productions construct and perpetuate an often problematic version of Arab cultural identity. By studying films, novels, short stories, and biographies, students will explore how distinct histories, traditions, and politics are significant factors in reading and analyzing the process of stereotyping. Course conducted in English, and no prior knowledge of Arabic is required.
1025 CLCV-215-90 Legal & Scientific Terminology 0.50 LEC Dugan, Kelly MTWR: 10:00AM-11:30AM
F: 10:00AM-11:30AM		 N/A GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 29 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  This Legal & Scientific Terminology course provides students with the tools to understand the immense amount of technical vocabulary derived from Greek and Latin languages in legal and scientific fields such as law and medicine. Much of the legal and scientific terminology in the English language still today are words that were formed or borrowed from Greek and Latin such as habeas corpus, affidavit, appendectomy, nephrology, etc. In this course, students will learn how to decipher complex vocabulary including patterns in prefixes, suffixes, roots, and stems. Students will also gain a deeper understanding of the history and meaning of the terminology they will likely encounter in their careers and future. No prior knowledge of Greek or Latin is required.
1029 HISP-241-90 Cultural Ecologies 0.50 SEM Diaz, Jose Carlos MWF: 10:00AM-12:30PM N/A HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC Cross-listing: ENVS-241-90, LACS-241-90
  This course explores ecological discourses and cultural representations of nature across diverse Latin American/Latinx geographies through various cultural archives (literature, films, photographs, podcasts). Understanding ecologies as spaces of cultural formation, this course deeply engages with topics on environmental humanities such as Extractivism, Capitalism, Environmentalism, and Colonialism. Through an analysis of the political agendas of environmental activists, as well as indigenous and non-indigenous social movements, this course aims to identify how our cultural identities index specific ecologies. The readings, discussions, and compositions that make up this course will help participants to identify how discursive ecologies inform current interpretations of environmentalism and climate crisis.
1036 LACS-206-90 LatAm/Latinx Sound Cultures 0.50 SEM Cancelled HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
    Cross-listing: MUSC-206-90
  This class explores how sound is made, used, and heard across the territories now known as Latin America and its diaspora. Through a survey of musical genres, soundscapes, and media expressions, we will examine the ways in which sound contributes to the formation and disruption of national identities since the early aughts of the 20th century to the present. Students will learn how to think critically through sound, as we make connections between sonic markers and political, historical, social, and economic turmoil in Latin America and beyond. In addition, students will have the option of choosing a creative final project to showcase what they have learned. The class will be taught entirely in English, although we will engage with products in various languages.
1032 LACS-227-90 Reimagining Arabs in Film&Lit 0.50 SEM Azzimani, Azzedine TWR: 12:00PM-2:10PM N/A GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
    Cross-listing: ARAB-227-90
  This course explores contemporary Arab societies through cinematic and literary lenses in order to examine how the Arab Middle East has been represented in the west. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course investigates how 20th and 21st century visual and literary productions construct and perpetuate an often problematic version of Arab cultural identity. By studying films, novels, short stories, and biographies, students will explore how distinct histories, traditions, and politics are significant factors in reading and analyzing the process of stereotyping. Course conducted in English, and no prior knowledge of Arabic is required.
1028 LACS-241-90 Cultural Ecologies 0.50 SEM Diaz, Jose Carlos MWF: 10:00AM-12:30PM N/A HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: Remote  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC Cross-listing: ENVS-241-90, HISP-241-90
  This course explores ecological discourses and cultural representations of nature across diverse Latin American/Latinx geographies through various cultural archives (literature, films, photographs, podcasts). Understanding ecologies as spaces of cultural formation, this course deeply engages with topics on environmental humanities such as Extractivism, Capitalism, Environmentalism, and Colonialism. Through an analysis of the political agendas of environmental activists, as well as indigenous and non-indigenous social movements, this course aims to identify how our cultural identities index specific ecologies. The readings, discussions, and compositions that make up this course will help participants to identify how discursive ecologies inform current interpretations of environmentalism and climate crisis.
1023 STAR-316-01 Curating Cuestiones Caribeñas 0.50 SEM Guzman, Amanda MTWR: 12:00PM-1:45PM HL - 123 Y HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 10 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ANTH-316-01
  The course explores the entangled themes of museum interpretation and practice at the intersection of the fields of anthropology and art. Applying diverse methods and models from museum theory and institutional case-studies, students will engage in ongoing debates around exhibiting difficult histories and develop the hands-on experience of curating, designing, and installing a contemporary art exhibition in a university setting. The course culminates in an exhibition entitled, "Cuestiones caribeñas / Caribbean Matters" by Pablo Delano, at the Widener Gallery in Austin Arts Center. The course will also include a one-day visit to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City to review their upcoming group exhibition entitled, "no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria".