What is the difference between "cool jazz" and "hot jazz" or "bebop" and "hard bop?" What does the bass player do in a jazz group and how has that changed over time? Why is Louis Armstrong so important? If you have ever wondered about questions... more

In order to photograph in a home one must be invited inside. After spending years documenting the public life of the street, photographers stepped over the threshold and turned their attention towards the intimate, the loving, the terrifying, and... more

Adolescence, a time of transformation and a time of stagnation. A period of remarkable opportunity, and a time of unprecedented frustration. The years that emerge from childhood and bridge the gap into adulthood are characterized by uniquely... more

How did American education evolve? What determines what is considered a "good" education today? What are the social, political, and economic goals of the dominant educational practices in our society? This course will provide a space for students... more

What is the best method of studying for a test? Is it possible to build a lie detector? How reliable is eyewitness testimony? Is there such a thing as a photographic memory? Why do people experience déjà vu? Is it possible to repress traumatic... more

Adolescence, a time of transformation and a time of stagnation. A period of remarkable opportunity, and a time of unprecedented frustration. The years that emerge from childhood and bridge the gap into adulthood are characterized by uniquely... more

This course will consider mystic themes as they appear in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Marcus Aurelius, Sufism, and Kabbalah. We will examine mysticism as a class of philosophy, asking such questions as: Who counts as a mystic? What is the mystical... more

This course considers the way a large range of American writers responded to the industrial transformation of the United States. We will look at the way writers conceived and understood the rise of the corporation, the growth of the metropolis, the... more

Part literature seminar and part writing workshop, this course borrows a method commonly practiced by developing artists: that is to study form and develop skills by imitating the work of masters. Your task will be to read the work of master... more

Our focus is on the major contributors to the field of animal behavior. We will discuss the selection pressures that shape animal behavior and whether the study of primate social and mating systems can provide insight into human behavior. Other... more

What is the best method of studying for a test? Is it possible to build a lie detector? How reliable is eyewitness testimony? Is there such a thing as a photographic memory? Why do people experience déjà vu? Is it possible to repress traumatic... more

This course will consider mystic themes as they appear in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Marcus Aurelius, Sufism, and Kabbalah. We will examine mysticism as a class of philosophy, asking such questions as: Who counts as a mystic? What is the mystical... more

How did American education evolve? What determines what is considered a "good" education today? What are the social, political, and economic goals of the dominant educational practices in our society? This course will provide a space for students... more

What is the best method of studying for a test? Is it possible to build a lie detector? How reliable is eyewitness testimony? Is there such a thing as a photographic memory? Why do people experience déjà vu? Is it possible to repress traumatic... more