College Seminars
Course DescriptionsThis site provides descriptions of college seminars offered in the fall term 2009. Information about credit to the major is included when available; in other cases, consult the department. Syllabi are available on line at classesv2.yale.edu. This site contains information received by June 12, 2009. Instructors reserve the right to alter the information provided. Course cancellations and changes in meeting times and locations will be listed at www.yale.edu/oci. |
CSBK 210a (BR), WR, "Contemporary Food Writing" Mei Chin, writer. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in English; not approved for credit toward the writing concentration.
Meetings: T 3:30–5:30
BK: Charles Walker Room
Introduction to basic food journalism techniques through analysis of different styles of food writing. Discussion of the science of cooking, how to track a story, and how to conduct an interview. Writing sample required. Enrollment limited to 15.
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CSJE 210a (BK), Hu, "Imagining the American South" Sarah Mahurin Mutter. See listing under Jonathan Edwards College.
CSPC 210a (BK), So, "Understanding Politics and Politicians" David Berg and Howard Dean. See listing under Pierson College.
CSBR 210a (JE), Hu, "Achievement and the Meaning of Life" Gwen Bradford, doctoral candidate in Philosophy. PTAI. Approved for credit to the major in Philosophy.
Meetings: M 1:30–3:30
BR: Mendell Room
The nature of achievements and the ways in which accomplishments may add value and meaning to human life. Readings from current analytic philosophy, literature, current events, history, and psychology, as well as works by Nietzsche, Aristotle, and existentialist writers.
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CSBK 210a (BR), WR, "Contemporary Food Writing" Mei Chin. See listing under Berkeley College.
CSCC 210a (BR), So, "Corporate Governance and Shareholder Democracy" Stephen Brown. See listing under Calhoun College.
CSCC 210a (BR), So, "Corporate Governance and Shareholder Democracy" Stephen Brown, attorney and Director of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in Sociology.
Meetings: W 7–9 P.M.
CC: Napier Room
Corporate governance and social responsibility in the United States examined through discussion of corporate law, business and social issues, and actual shareholder proposals. Attention to individual and institutional activism as well as appropriate societal roles for corporations and shareholders.
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CSCC 212a (MC), "The Musical Language of Poetry" Dave Johnson, poet, playwright, and professor. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in English; not approved for credit toward the writing concentration.
Meetings: Th 3:30–5:30
CC: Napier Room
A workshop in musical poetics. Focus on the buried linguistic and musical structures of poetry and on the ways in which these structures create voice and meaning in a poem. Intended to help students produce original poetry and find their own music and voice within each poem. Writing sample required. Enrollment limited to 15.
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CSDC 210a (CC), WR, Hu, "Twentieth-Century American Comic Performance" Eddy Friedfeld. See listing under Davenport College.
CSDC 210a (CC), WR, Hu, "Twentieth-Century American Comic Performance" Eddy Friedfeld, attorney, restructuring specialist, entertainment historian, and producer. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in American Studies. The DUS will consider individual petitions for credit to the major in Theater Studies upon completion of the course.
Meetings: W 7–9:30 P.M.
DC: 215
The history of twentieth-century American comedy viewed as a discourse on the history of the United States. Introduction to the significant periods and players of modern America, including their historic contexts and their legacies.
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CSDC 211a (SY), "The Press, Business, and the Economy" Thomas Herman, journalist and author. Lecturer in Yale College.
Meetings: Th 3:30–5:30
DC: 215
A study of the ways that journalists define and shape economic news. Discussion of the pressures that business journalists face and the process of press coverage for business, economics, financial markets, and personal finance.
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CSSM 210a (DC), "Financial Market Booms and Busts" Vikram Mansharamani. See listing under Silliman College.
CSMC 210a (TD), WR, "Magazine Journalism" Jake Halpern. See listing under Morse College.
CSTC 210a (TD), WR, So, "Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era" Chesa Boudin. See listing under Trumbull College.
CSJE 210a (BK), Hu, "Imagining the American South" Sarah Mahurin Mutter, doctoral candidate in English. PTAI. Approved for credit to the major in American Studies. Approved for credit to the major in English.
Meetings: W 2:30–4:20
JE: L23
Study of literary and film representations of the American South. The place of the South in the national imagination; what it means to be a southerner; ways in which the South differs from the rest of the United States; distinctive elements of southern art as compared to other American art.
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CSBR 210a (JE), Hu, "Achievement and the Meaning of Life" Gwen Bradford. See listing under Branford College.
CSTC 211a (JE), "Risk Management Strategies" Gregory Berg. See listing under Trumbull College.
CSMC 210a (TD), WR, "Magazine Journalism" Jake Halpern, author and journalist. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in English; not approved for credit toward the writing concentration.
Meetings: M 2:30–4:30
RTBA
Introduction to the craft of narrative journalism as featured in publications such as the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and the New Republic. Exploration of the short personal essay or commentary as featured on NPR's All Things Considered. Includes student presentations of journalism assignments. Writing sample required. Enrollment limited to 15.
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CSMC 211a (SM), WR, So, "Identity, Crime, and Justice" Michael Motto, doctoral candidate in Criminology at the University of Cambridge. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in Sociology.
Meetings: T 7–9 P.M.
SM: 415
Exploration of links between social identity, crime, and criminal justice policy. Focus on contemporary social problems such as racial profiling, disproportionate punishment, unequal justice, and terrorism. Multiculturalism and theories of social control examined using both criminological and sociological approaches.
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CSMC 212a (PC), Sc, "Environment, Genes, and Cancer" Elizabeth Peterson-Roth, postdoctoral fellow in Therapeutic Radiology. Lecturer in Yale College. No credit to the major in Biology, Area II.
Meetings: T 9:25–11:15
RTBA
Introduction to the mechanisms by which environmental carcinogens cause cancer. Emphasis on the influence genetic factors can have on the ultimate outcome of tumor formation.
Prerequisite: one college-level biology course.
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CSCC 212a (MC), "The Musical Language of Poetry" Dave Johnson. See listing under Calhoun College.
CSPC 210a (BK), So, "Understanding Politics and Politicians" David Berg, organizational psychologist, and Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chair of the Democratic National Committee. Lecturers in Yale College. The DUS will consider individual petitions for credit to the major in Sociology prior to or following completion of course.
Meetings: M 7–9:30 P.M.
PC: Blair Room
Exploration of issues and challenges faced by politicians, with particular attention to politicians' motivations for confronting difficult problems. Understanding of the political process developed through interviews with working politicians.
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CSPC 211a (ES), Sc, "The Science of Brewing" Daniel Williams, postdoctoral associate in Cell Biology and biomedical researcher. Lecturer in Yale College. No credit to the major in Biology, Area II.
Meetings: Th 3:30–5:20
RTBA
Introduction to fundamental scientific principles and methods through an examination of the beer-brewing process. Discussion of ingredients and chemical reactions, environmental issues, and the economics of the beer industry.
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CSMC 212a (PC), Sc, "Environment, Genes, and Cancer" Elizabeth Peterson-Roth. See listing under Morse College.
CSSM 212a (PC), So, "Achieving Equal Educational Opportunity" Burton Saxon. See listing under Silliman College.
CSSY 210a (ES), So, "Hip Hop Music and Culture" Nicholas Conway, adjunct faculty at Trinity College and SUNY–Albany and writer. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in American Studies.
Meetings: Th 3:30–5:30; screenings Th 7 P.M.
SY: Lyceum
The evolution of hip hop music and culture from the 1970s through the 1990s, including graffiti art, b-boying (break dancing), DJ-ing, and MC-ing. Examination of the historical and political contexts in which hip hop culture has taken shape. Attention to questions of race, gender, authenticity, consumption, commodification, globalization, and old-fashioned "funkiness." Includes four evening screenings.
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CSDC 211a (SY), "The Press, Business, and the Economy" Thomas Herman. See listing under Davenport College.
CSSM 210a (DC), "Financial Market Booms and Busts" Vikram Mansharamani, investment manager. Lecturer in Yale College.
Meetings: M 7–9 P.M.
SM: 417
Exploration of financial market extremes. Focus on theoretical arguments for and against the existence of booms and busts, with discussion of corresponding policies. Evaluation of historic examples.
Recommended preparation: introductory economics and/or a course in political economy.
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CSSM 212a (PC), So, "Achieving Equal Educational Opportunity" Burton Saxon, teacher and writer. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in American Studies.
Meetings: W 7–9 P.M.
SM: 417
Study of educational reform movements. Evaluation of proposals for achieving equal educational opportunity in America at the prekindergarten through twelfth-grade and postsecondary levels.
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CSMC 211a (SM), WR, So, "Identity, Crime, and Justice" Michael Motto. See listing under Morse College.
CSES 211a (TC), WR, So, "Sexual Slavery and the Project of Social Repair" Tammy Kim, staff attorney, Community Development Project, Urban Justice Center. Lecturer in Yale College. No credit to the major in History. The DUS will consider individual petitions for credit to the major in Sociology prior to or following completion of the course.
Meetings: M 7–9 P.M.
ES: 2975
Examination of legal and historical issues connected with sexual slavery. Topics include public apology, legal reparations, memorialization, trauma, artistic representations of mass violence, and forgiveness/reconciliation. Discussion of Asian "comfort women" sexually enslaved by the Japanese military during World War II.
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CSPC 211a (ES), Sc, "The Science of Brewing" Daniel Williams. See listing under Pierson College.
CSSY 210a (ES), So, "Hip Hop Music and Culture" Nicholas Conway. See listing under Saybrook College.
CSTC 210a (TD), WR, So, "Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era" Chesa Boudin, JD candidate. PTAI.
Meetings: T 7–9 P.M.
TC: 204
Analysis of Venezuelan politics during the presidency of Hugo Chávez, with specific attention to the role of oil in the national political economy. The ongoing political transformation of Venezuela and the far-reaching effects that Venezuelan politics have on the region.
Recommended preparation: some background in Latin American history or politics.
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CSTC 211a (JE), "Risk Management Strategies" Gregory Berg, business development executive. Lecturer in Yale College.
Meetings: W 9:25–11:15
TC: 204
Analysis of innovative techniques for financing risk in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Use of case studies to understand theories of risk, strategies for funding retained losses, and methods of risk transfer. Discussion of changes to the paradigm of risk management during the current economic cycle.
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CSES 211a (TC), WR, So, "Sexual Slavery and the Project of Social Repair" Tammy Kim. See listing under Ezra Stiles College.
