ONLINE Photography is a medium perfectly suited to the portrayal of one another and of one's self. We will investigate diverse approaches to the photographic portrait/self-portrait through weekly assignments. Readings will inform our visual... more

ONLINE Introduction What does it mean for a controversial object to "belong in a museum"? Is that banishment or preservation? Museums collect cultural artifacts and art, hold them in public trust, and exhibit them to educate their audiences.... more

Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations (Ryckman, 2004). The word "personality" originates... more

Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations (Ryckman, 2004). The word "personality" originates... more

What have been the experiences of different marginalized ethnic groups in America as they have fought for political enfranchisement and social equality throughout the history of American schooling? This course will provide a space for students to... more

This creative writing workshop is designed for students who aim to craft new narrative work through investigative or documentary research. Students might create a play, a screenplay, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, a digitally driven project,... more

ONLINE Writer EB White once famously quipped the "Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. You might learn a lot, but the frog dies." With apologies to the frog, the focus of this course is the analysis of humor. More precisely, our objective is... more

Positive Psychology is the study of human happiness. The field has compiled an enormous research base offering evidence of the fundamental components of well-being and flourishing. While early work utilized a narrow, Western definition of... more

Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations (Ryckman, 2004). The word "personality" originates... more

Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations (Ryckman, 2004). The word "personality" originates... more

Positive Psychology is the study of human happiness. The field has compiled an enormous research base offering evidence of the fundamental components of well-being and flourishing. While early work utilized a narrow, Western definition of... more

ONLINE The geopolitical and ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, known as the "Cold War," dominated much of global politics for the four decades after World War II. Its legacy shapes... more

Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations (Ryckman, 2004). The word "personality" originates... more

Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations (Ryckman, 2004). The word "personality" originates... more

ONLINE Introduction What does it mean for a controversial object to "belong in a museum"? Is that banishment or preservation? Museums collect cultural artifacts and art, hold them in public trust, and exhibit them to educate their audiences.... more

ONLINE The Golden Age of Hollywood's Studio System (1930 - 1960) produced distinctive brands of genre films (i.e., the Gangster film, the Western, the Screwball Comedy, Film Noir, the Musical, the Women's picture...) that not only... more