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Course Listing for FIRST YEAR SEMINAR - Fall 2024 (ALL: 09/03/2024 - 12/18/2024)
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
3361 FYSM-110-01 Designing Your Future Work 1.00 SEM Catrino,Joseph M. MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM SH - N215 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 16 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  In this course, students will apply design thinking and career development theory to better understand the link between their liberal arts education and their life after college. Students will identify individual goals, assess their skills and talents, explore career options, analyze the job market, effectively use employment search tools, and contemplate and investigate how meaning and purpose can be infused into any career. Students will rely on self-reflection and understanding the value of experiential education in the exploration and decision-making process. Students will evaluate how to design their lives in the changing landscape of work. Through readings, class discussions, and assignments, students will design a plan that will guide their career and academic decision making throughout the remainder of their Trinity College experience.
3362 FYSM-115-01 Reading the Outside World 1.00 SEM Nadel-Klein,Jane H. TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM MC - 307 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  In part a course on nature writing, in part a course on how people experience place and landscape, this seminar will ask students to become conscious observers of the world outside themselves, to put down their phones and tablets and look up, down and around. We will discover how the words of first-class nature writers can make us more attuned to the importance of direct observation, not only of the external world, but of our own responses to it. Students will write and share essays based upon their own observations in parks, city streets and our own campus.
3363 FYSM-116-01 Friendship 1.00 SEM King,Joshua WF: 1:30PM-2:45PM MC - 305 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  What is friendship? From the era of the Homeric Epic to our own, this question has been critical to our understanding of what it means to be human in a shared world. In this course we will join this long critical interrogation. Our approach to the notion of friendship will be interdisciplinary. We will work from a broad survey of literary and philosophical texts across different eras in order to think critically about the meaning of friendship and its ethical implications in our world.
3376 FYSM-121-01 Forgetting 1.00 SEM Holland,Alisha C. MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM 70VS - SEM Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Decades of research have provided evidence that even our most emotional memories are susceptible to distortions, biases, and misremembering. Indeed, the universal human experience that we colloquially refer to as "forgetting" is often perceived as an indication of a faulty and unreliable memory system. In this course we will consider the many definitions and causes of forgetting from the perspective of psychological science. We will explore evidence-based ways to make some information, such as what we study for exams, more resistant to forgetting. We also will challenge the notion that forgetting is a "bug" by considering how it may be a feature of an overall functional memory system. Course content will draw from textbook and empirical journal article readings, popular media, fictional works, and podcasts.
3353 FYSM-123-01 Human Rights: Art &Pop Culture 1.00 SEM Carbonetti,Benjamin C. TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM AAC - 231 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This course will explore a variety of human rights issues though the medium of photography, film, and popular culture. Topics include a mix of intense topics such as photography in war and more light hearted issues such as comedy and viral memes.
3378 FYSM-125-01 Imagining the Distant Past 1.00 SEM Hager,Christopher MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM 115V - 106 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  In one famous image, the Earth is an outstretched arm and human history the tip of one fingernail. In another, planet Earth has existed for a calendar year with humans appearing shortly before midnight on December 31. It takes metaphors to wrap our brains around vast timescales. This is not a course in geology or paleontology but in the humanities: How has human creativity reckoned with deep time? How do people meet the challenges--cognitive, philosophical, ethical--of thinking beyond their lifespan? With works by contemporary writers and artists like Daniel Mason (North Woods, 2023) and Richard McGuire (Here, 2014), and older writers like Virginia Lee Burton and Henry David Thoreau, this seminar invites students to stretch their imaginations and think beyond our own time.
3379 FYSM-128-01 Shakespeare, Race & Digital Hu 1.00 SEM Brown,David Sterling TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM LIB - 181 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Through engagement with digital humanities, this seminar will introduce students to the study of Shakespeare and race. In addition to learning about English Renaissance dramatic literature, students will shore up their close reading skills and develop a comprehensive understanding of how race operates as an artificial, socially constructed tool for organizing society at the local and global levels.
3391 FYSM-130-01 Physics in Science Fiction 1.00 SEM Branning,David TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM MC - 305 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Science fiction has a long history of presenting speculations on the physical laws of the universe and the consequences of these laws for our lives and our civilization. Many of these speculations have turned out to be correct, others have proved spectacularly wrong, and some are so forward-looking that the verdict may not be known for centuries. We will read stories mostly in the "hard SF" tradition of Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations" and Poul Anderson's "Tau Zero." Along with classic masters such as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Larry Niven, we will explore modern award-winning authors such as Greg Egan, David Marusek, and Ted Chiang. We will discuss how their stories explore scientific concepts, and we will incorporate these concepts into original written works.
3380 FYSM-132-01 Art, Aesthetics, & the Museum 1.00 SEM Hatch,Michael J. F: 1:30PM-4:10PM HHN - 105 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  If you've ever fallen in love with an artwork, it likely happened in a museum. If you never have, is it because of museums? How do the places where we encounter art shape our tastes as individuals and as a society? In this first year seminar, students will critically engage with the history of American art museums, taking Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum as a case study. They will work closely with the museum's collection and archives to research its history and changing public mission from the 19th century through the present. Readings will include topics of aesthetics, art history, collecting, education, race, and class in America. Student work culminates in research papers on individual artworks and group presentations that propose critical interventions in the museum.
3382 FYSM-135-01 Int'national Relations on Film 1.00 SEM Flibbert,Andrew TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM SH - N128 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This seminar uses film to explore and discuss international relations, especially the problems of war and peace, revolution, human rights, nationalism, state-building, ethnic & sectarian conflict, urbanization, and globalization. We view, interpret, and critique a series of classic and contemporary films, aided by parallel commentaries from a range of social and political observers. Focusing on one feature-length film each week, we write regular analytical commentaries and response papers, give presentations, and meet in intensive seminar format to consider the films and the substantive issues they raise. Films to be screened include those by Lean, Kubrick, Pontecorvo, Tamahori, Caro, Kassovitz, Weir, Villeneuve, Spielberg, Abu-Assad, Greengrass, Meirelles, Bigelow, and Iñárritu.
3383 FYSM-136-01 Engineering a Better Future 1.00 SEM Fixel,Deborah A. TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM HHN - 105 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Our world today has many challenges. Engineers are problem solvers, applying physical laws and mathematics to provide products and services. In this first-year seminar, we discuss what it takes to be an engineer and the role engineering plays in society. We will discuss how to be successful as an engineering student, what types of work engineers do, how to approach solving problems, as well as basic engineering concepts.
3384 FYSM-137-01 Riverine Ecosystems of CT 1.00 SEM Toscano,Benjamin J. MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM HL - 121 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This seminar will introduce students to riverine (lotic) ecosystems in Connecticut. We will explore the natural history and human use of local streams and rivers and patterns of change over time. Topics will include resident biota and their ecological interactions, as well as threats to the integrity of riverine ecosystems, including global change. Beyond reading, discussing, and writing on these topics, we will use field trips to local streams and rivers to immerse ourselves in these habitats and learn relevant research skills.
3364 FYSM-138-01 Archiving Hip Hop 1.00 SEM Markle,Seth M. MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM LIB - 103 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This course will shine a much-needed spotlight on the early history of hip hop and the challenges and possibilities of hip hop archival preservation in the digital age. First, we will consider the codes of conduct, principles, and practices applied by pioneers in the making of hip hop music and culture during the 1970s and 1980s. Our particular focus on New York City and Hartford will lay the groundwork for student engagement with various digital technologies geared towards assisting in the construction the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival Digital Archive. In embracing the role of the hip hop archivist, students will be exposed to the praxis of recovery and documentation facilitated through a combination of lecture, critical reading and discussion, training in oral history, metadata writing and indexing, and site visits and virtual museum tours.
3385 FYSM-139-01 Antarctica 1.00 SEM Hubert,Rosario MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM LIB - 103 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Antarctica is a scientific haven: an entire continent inhabited by an international body of experts clustered in research stations at the end of the world. How has such an exceptional desert -a place with no native population, political autonomy, and of extreme weather conditions- continuously conveyed both fantasies of timelessness and of a future for global warming? This seminar explores artistic representations of this unique place such as photographs from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration; the debates over polar sovereignty during the Antarctic Treaty (1959); and the work of contemporary choreographers, artists, and musicians conducting artistic residencies in the white continent. Combining approaches from literary criticism, environmental humanities, and sources from various cultural traditions, we will rethink Antarctica from a humanistic point of view.
3399 FYSM-140-01 Mathematical Gems 1.00 SEM Pellico,Ryan H. MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM HL - 123 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Each of you has been exposed to basic mathematics, including arithmetic, algebra, geometry and, in some cases, calculus, but there is much more to mathematics than those basic mathematical skills. In this course, we will explore some of the greatest ideas of humankind within the realm of mathematics by investigating topics that include problem solving, logic, geometry, probability, game theory, number theory, chaos, fractals, and connections to science and the arts. Although the course will be challenging, you will gain an appreciation of mathematics and discover the power of mathematical thinking in everyday life.
3386 FYSM-143-01 Didn't Humans Used to Do That? 1.00 SEM Spezialetti,Madalene TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM SH - S204 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  We are not alone...anymore. Generative AI can extend the capabilities to create beyond the innate talents or learned skill sets of a human collaborator, enabling achievements beyond what could be achieved by the human alone. All it takes is a good idea from a human. Or does it take more? Or maybe even less? This seminar explores the landscape of problem-solving and creativity in collaboration with generative AI by making artifacts ranging from computer programs to works of art. In the process, it delves into the questions of defining imagination, creativity, ideas, and ownership in a world where, when it comes to being makers, humans no longer have to go it alone.
3387 FYSM-145-01 Puerto Rico and the Caribbean 1.00 SEM Delano,Pablo M: 1:30PM-4:30PM CCAN - 106 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This course provides a grounding in the complexities and nuances that make up Caribbean society, with a special focus on Puerto Rico and its unique status as an unincorporated territory of the United States. We will look at Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region through the lens of history, cultural production, and scientific advancement. We will challenge established stereotypes about the Caribbean and gain understandings of the present-day Caribbean and its diaspora. We will consider what commonalities link the greater Caribbean region. The course will include a guest speakers as well as and hands-on workshops. It will be taught in collaboration with the Center for Caribbean Studies.
3365 FYSM-146-01 American Oratory 1.00 SEM Frymire,Erin L. TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM LSC - 133 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  From FDR’s “fear itself” to King’s “I have a dream” to Reagan’s “tear down this wall”, lines from great speeches resonate long after their delivery. They have become a powerful part of the American public consciousness. In this seminar, we will develop rhetorical analysis skills to interpret the work of 20th century American orators. We will study speeches from across the political spectrum on a variety of topics to understand what makes a speech effective. We will apply these insights to constructing and performing our own speeches. In writing workshops and activities on body language and elocution, we will work toward composing and delivering an effective speech. Part rhetorical theory, part public speaking, this course will be an interactive and collaborative exploration of American oratory.
3388 FYSM-148-01 The End of the World 1.00 SEM Truman,James MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM 115V - WC Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Visions of the end of the world hold a fascination for popular culture, not just as nihilistic fantasies of disaster, but as revelations of the potential for a new world that follows the apocalypse. While eschatology (the study of the end of time) and millennialism are longstanding philosophical and theological concerns, this class will primarily focus on contemporary apocalyptic texts, including novels like The Parable of the Sower, films like Mad Max; Fury Road, television shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and dramas like Angels in America, to unpack not just where our ideas about the apocalypse come from, but to examine how imagining the struggle for the fate of the world helps people conceive of society and of themselves.
3389 FYSM-150-01 Assembling “The People” 1.00 SEM Litvin,Boris MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM LSC - 132 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This course investigates "the people" as a central concept in democratic life. What does it mean for the people to come together - and why do they fail to do so? What assumptions do we make about the people - and how might we question them? What does it mean to say the people are empowered? In what ways does this term get misused and manipulated - and what can democracies do about that? To answer these questions, we will bring together different perspectives on popular mobilization and civic engagement from political science, philosophy, literature, and political activism.
3394 FYSM-151-01 Economics & World of Sports 1.00 SEM Halladay,Brianna TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM LIB - B02 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Are you part of the roughly 85% of the world's population who consider themselves sports fans? You will learn how to explain in writing and in discussion, using basic economic theories, answers to these questions like these: Have you ever wondered why professional athletes get paid exorbitant amounts of money? Have you ever considered how professional sports teams set ticket prices to maximize profits? Topics to be covered include market power, the role of unions, ticket pricing, competitive balance, and discrimination in sports. Additionally, as a class, we will attend both a Hartford Yard Goats game and a Hartford Wolf Pack game.
3366 FYSM-152-01 In Search of a Good Life 1.00 SEM Sandoval,Mary MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM CT - 210 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Many philosophical and religious traditions, from the ancient stoics to modern day Buddhists, have attempted to answer the question of what makes for a good life. Modern disciplines as diverse as behavioral economics, positive psychology, and brain science have also sought to understand issues related to this question. In this seminar, we will examine what all these disciplines, both ancient and modern, have to say about what it means to have a good or happy life, examining the roles of freedom and choice, economic conditions, engagement in one's work, the pursuit of virtue and public service, and resilience in the face of adversity. Along the way, we will examine the contributions of modern brain science and positive psychology to this discussion. Mary Sandoval is a professor in the Department of Mathematics, where she has taught many courses across the departmental curriculum from calculus to the mathematics of special and general relativity. She has broad interests that include ancient philosophy, psychology, the science of the brain, and behavioral economics.
3398 FYSM-155-01 Superhero Dreams 1.00 SEM Gelardo-Rodraguez,Teresa MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM MC - 303 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  What is to be a Don Quixote? What does this iconic knight tell us about today's world? A long time ago, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes wrote one of the greatest masterpieces ever written: Don Quixote. The so-called (and voted) best novel of all times gave birth to an epic character that has influenced and trespassed cultures, languages, and traditions. Don Quixote profoundly connects with the creativity and dreams of readers, filmmakers, and artists worldwide. This seminar focuses on discovering this unique character and its influence on our time in artifacts such as films, graphic novels, and stories. Students will be immersed in Don Quixote's world and journey through in-class discussions, acting exercises, readings, creative writing, and a variety of ingenious activities.
3400 FYSM-156-01 Hands-On Moviemaking 1.00 SEM Bemiss,Jeffrey J. TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM LIB - 119 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  In this practical introduction to the art and craft of making movies, we will explore the filmmaking process by creating one short scripted film and one documentary together. Using a professionalized, collaborative structure, this seminar simulates the experience of working at a small production company. Along the way, you will be inspired by some great films and gain exposure to key steps in the motion picture process, including pre-production, production, post-production and marketing/distribution.
3401 FYSM-157-01 Multimedia Sound Production 1.00 SEM Swist,Christopher MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM AAC - 104 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  A "hands on" laboratory seminar that explores the acoustic and electronic elements of sound design in various forms of media. Included topics will be the physics of sound, analog audio, headphone/loudspeaker design, synthesis, sampling, digital audio, immersive sound, and interactive computer music/installation. This will include a review of the history of music technology and acoustic/electronic sound inventions. By the end of the semester, each student will have the knowledge and skills necessary to produce, analyze, and write about electro-acoustic sound compositions using the resources in the electronic music lab. The course also will include extensive critical listening assignments of the vast 100+ year canon of sound design and recording.
3352 FYSM-158-01 The Green Mind 1.00 SEM Masino,Susan A. TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM HHN - 105 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  It’s all about the brain - and your best brain! For example, Hippocrates said, “let food be your medicine.” Can what you eat affect your brain? What happens to your brain when you exercise? Why do we feel better after an experience in nature? What helps brains recover? Recent research has provided new insight into all of these questions. This course explores brain function and how it relates to your inner and outer environment. We will visit neuroscience research laboratories and participate in a community garden. Seminar content will interface with extracurricular activities surrounding the year-long celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Trinity’s Neuroscience Program. Activities will include readings, written assignments, group discussions and debates, field trips, community involvement and student presentations.
3402 FYSM-160-01 Raging Against the Machine 1.00 SEM Regan-Lefebvre,Jennifer M. TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM SH - N128 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This first-year seminar explores historical debates about new technology and will help students to contextualize current debates around technology, the culture of work, governance, and economics. Using a Reacting to the Past role-play game, students will learn about the British Industrial Revolution in the early nineteenth century. They will study and adopt the diverging perspectives of workers, industrialists, philosophers, and lawmakers to engage in lively debates in class. Students will write and revise a series of essays, improve their public speaking and rhetorical skills, and learn to find, analyze, and handle original primary sources.
3404 FYSM-162-01 Walking 1.00 SEM Wickman,Thomas M. W: 1:30PM-4:10PM 70VS - SEM Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Our semester will be structured around several walks during class time, including along riverfront paths, through city parks, within wildlife sanctuaries during fall bird migration, and on beachside boardwalks in the offseason. Interdisciplinary readings will explore the significance of walking and will prepare students for specific class field trips. Students will have the opportunity to craft a creative nonfiction essay about a park and to design a guided historical walk or nature walk. Themes will include accessibility and disability; birding and wetland conservation; seasonality and climate change; sensory perception; place-based thinking; gendered and racialized dimensions of space and mobility; historical associations of walking with freedom; the collective experience of protest marches; and slow travel.
3360 FYSM-163-01 Water:science, legacy & crisis 1.00 SEM Bazilio,Arianne A. MWF: 9:00AM-9:50AM
M: 1:30PM-4:10PM		 MC - 205
MECC - 293		 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  This seminar will examine the history of freshwater use and law in the United States. We will learn about historical and emerging contaminants in our waters, the ways in which we treat drinking water and wastewater, and research on how strained water resources are changing the way we must treat water for potable use. These topics will be viewed through the lens of climate change as "floods, droughts and other water-related hazards increase due to climate change, while the number of people experiencing 'water stress' continues to rise amid population growth and dwindling availability" (UN News 2021).
3440 FYSM-164-01 Create, Invent, Innovate 1.00 SEM Swart,Charles C. T: 1:30PM-4:10PM SH - N215 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  In this first year seminar, students will explore the connections between creativity, invention, innovation, and social progress. Guided by an emphasis on critical inquiry, this seminar delves into the art of problem identification, scoping, and solution preparation, reflecting upon both this history and the transformative future potential, of invention. Through iterative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration, students will explore the cognitive and creative processes underlying invention and the diverse forms it takes across different cultures and historical epochs. Through discussions and reflections, we seek to understand how creativity drives innovation and shapes human progress. The seminar culminates in a capstone project where students will present a prototype solution to a contemporary local/global challenge.
3441 FYSM-164-02 Create, Invent, Innovate 1.00 SEM Parr,Maria L. TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM CT - 210 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  In this first year seminar, students will explore the connections between creativity, invention, innovation, and social progress. Guided by an emphasis on critical inquiry, this seminar delves into the art of problem identification, scoping, and solution preparation, reflecting upon both this history and the transformative future potential, of invention. Through iterative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration, students will explore the cognitive and creative processes underlying invention and the diverse forms it takes across different cultures and historical epochs. Through discussions and reflections, we seek to understand how creativity drives innovation and shapes human progress. The seminar culminates in a capstone project where students will present a prototype solution to a contemporary local/global challenge.
3442 FYSM-164-03 Create, Invent, Innovate 1.00 SEM Cancelled Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  In this first year seminar, students will explore the connections between creativity, invention, innovation, and social progress. Guided by an emphasis on critical inquiry, this seminar delves into the art of problem identification, scoping, and solution preparation, reflecting upon both this history and the transformative future potential, of invention. Through iterative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration, students will explore the cognitive and creative processes underlying invention and the diverse forms it takes across different cultures and historical epochs. Through discussions and reflections, we seek to understand how creativity drives innovation and shapes human progress. The seminar culminates in a capstone project where students will present a prototype solution to a contemporary local/global challenge.
3443 FYSM-165-01 Story Mapping Colonialism 1.00 SEM Wade,Maurice L WF: 2:55PM-4:10PM SH - S205 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  Current story mapping programs enable one to construct digital narratives that combine text, images, video, charts, graphs, etc. This seminar focuses on story mapping colonialism in the Caribbean. Students will first become familiar with the general history of colonialism in the Caribbean. Students will then, individually or in teams, focus on a particular Caribbean society with the aim of constructing related story maps narrating the relevant history of European colonization of that society. The seminar does not require any prior experience with story mapping utilities or any prior study of colonialism or the Caribbean.
3464 FYSM-166-01 Arab Publics Visual Culture 1.00 SEM Azzimani,Azzedine TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM MC - 205 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  The course provides a window into Arab public spheres before and after the Arab spring and illuminates how language and culture are interrelated in the Arab Middle East. It explores the diversity of human experience by examining various literary, cultural and political productions, and in particular work by and about youth and women. Students will study a rich tapestry of textual, visual, and oral materials including novels, poetry, (social) media, blogs, music, films and graffiti art. Through these different genres, students will explore themes such as postcolonial legacies, political struggle and nationalism, Arab encounters with the West, and gender and the quest for identity. Course conducted in English, and no prior knowledge of Arabic is required. Students may not earn credit for FYSM 166 and ARAB/LACS 228.
3377 FYSM-182-01 The American City 1.00 SEM Delgado,Laura Humm TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM LIB - 103 Y FYR  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class.
  What defines life in the American city, historically and in the current day? Is the quintessential American city more like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or one of the many smaller US cities found across the country? This course examines the evolution of American cities and issues that cities face today. Drawing from interdisciplinary work, we will follow the historical trajectories of US cities across the country; explore the rise and fall of the American Rust Belt; examine the experience of immigrants; learn about inequality through the lens of race, class, and gender; and scrutinize the ways in which urban processes, such as gentrification, natural disasters, and deindustrialization, continue to shape cities and their residents.