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This Art studio production course focuses on cinema's most popular style of storytelling: live-action narrative filmmaking. Students will study various techniques and important aspects associated with using moving images and sound to engage audiences and convey narratives. They will become familiar with basic hardware and software, space and screen direction, composition and orientation, shape within the frame, editing and transitions, camera position and movement, costumes, and location considerations. Along with readings and screenings, students will create short collaborative group projects, narrative film challenges, as well as have the opportunity to explore their own original narrative ideas.

This course considers the production, circulation, and consumption of East Asian popular culture as a global phenomenon. Topics include Japanese anime, Korean pop music, Chinese science fiction, Hong Kong martial arts cinema, etc. Special attention will be paid to new media forms and transnational networks of cultural exchange. All readings in English. Film screenings W 2:10-4:00. This course also counts as an elective for the minor in Film and Digital Media.

This course considers the production, circulation, and consumption of East Asian popular culture as a global phenomenon. Topics include Japanese anime, Korean pop music, Chinese science fiction, Hong Kong martial arts cinema, etc. Special attention will be paid to new media forms and transnational networks of cultural exchange. All readings in English. Film screenings W 2:10-4:00. This course also counts as an elective for the minor in Film and Digital Media.

ASI-196-01=HUM-196-01=REL-196-01. 2nd half semester. For the 1st half semester at 9:45 TuTh, see REL-275. "Old pond--frog jumps in--sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), Noh drama, a classic novel (The Tale of Genji), and some short stories.

MUS-204-01=ASI-204-01 The standard approach to this ASI 204-01/MUS 204-01 course this Fall '21 at Wabash College, is to start with an introductory survey and examination of a wide range and selection of traditional folk musical instruments affiliated with the East Asian cultures. The selected East Asian traditional folk instruments will be used to provide an introductory basis and examination for the study of their contextual as well as societal significance in the respective East Asian cultural societies. Beyond the instruments and their roles in producing musical sound, this course also examines the significant ceremonies, rites, and rituals enhanced by the folk music. In addition to the music, this class also serves as a forum for learning about the selected East Asian cultures as case studies. The selected cultures will include those from: China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Laos, Burma, Philippines, and Malaysia.

ASI-277-01=GEN-101-01=ASI-277-01F=GEN-101-01F Course Type: LFA/HPR/DR This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of gender studies by exploring questions about the meaning of gender in society with a special focus on East Asia. The course will familiarize students with the central issues, questions and debates in Gender Studies scholarship by analyzing themes of gendered performance and power in law, culture, education, work, health, social policy and the family. Key themes may include but are not limited to the relationship between sex and gender, the legal and social workings of the private / public distinction, the way that disciplinary practices code certain behaviors as masculine or feminine, the intersection of gender with race and ethnicity, the gendered structure of power, the tension between difference and equality, the production and circulation of gender expectations in the media, and the contested role of the law in achieving equality.

ASI-277-01=GEN-101-01=ASI-277-01F=GEN-101-01F Course Type: LFA/HPR/DR This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of gender studies by exploring questions about the meaning of gender in society with a special focus on East Asia. The course will familiarize students with the central issues, questions and debates in Gender Studies scholarship by analyzing themes of gendered performance and power in law, culture, education, work, health, social policy and the family. Key themes may include but are not limited to the relationship between sex and gender, the legal and social workings of the private / public distinction, the way that disciplinary practices code certain behaviors as masculine or feminine, the intersection of gender with race and ethnicity, the gendered structure of power, the tension between difference and equality, the production and circulation of gender expectations in the media, and the contested role of the law in achieving equality.

ASI-277-01=ECO-277-02 This is an introductory course on the economic development in East and South Asian Countries. The goal of this course is to explore the elements of emerging financial markets with a focus on the determinants and impact of capital flows, globalization, economic development, financing and financial crises. Several Asian economies experienced speedy economic growth in the last sixty to seventy years. After World War II, Japan was the first high-growth economy in Asia. And, it was quickly followed by a set of very diverse countries, for example, China, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. China and India had sudden emergence onto the world stage as active traders, investors, and consumers. Common characteristics of these countries' growth success are macroeconomic stability, relatively less inequality and investment in people, export promotion, etc. This course focuses on the economic characteristics and the development strategies of these Asian economies to examine similarities and differences among them, how the Asian regions grew from an agricultural area into a newly-developed area, and how the institutional environment supported the economic growth. Finally, it is worth noting that growth has also levied a toll on these countries' environment and has led to the rapid degradation of their natural resources. The goal of this course is to explore the key components and features of the rapidly growing/grown East and Southeast Asian economies. This course analyzes the development strategies of the individual countries to help better understand the roles of the institutions that have contributed to and shaped development in these countries.

ASI-277-03=SPA312-01=HSP-312-02 This brand-new course on the Philippines will connect Asian and Hispanic Studies for the first time in our curriculum. Taught in English and counting for credit both programs, as well as Spanish, we'll spend the semester learning everything we can about the Philippine archipelago from a deeply interdisciplinary perspective: History, Geography, Film, Art, Literature, Language, Food, and Religion. We'll pay particular attention to the effects of colonialism on the Philippines as we explore the consequences of first Spain, then Japan, and finally the United States' occupation of the islands.

BLS-270-01=ENG-370-01 The Black Body is a site of surveillance and violence. It is, also, used to depict both the sacred and profane. Moreover, the Black body signals the erotic and grotesque. How is this possible? We will review the history of sighting, picturing, describing and embodying Blackness. From James Van DerZee's photos of Black life and culture in 1930s Harlem, NY, to Kerry James Marshall's paintings, the goal is to read representations of Blackness as a possible way of understanding what it means to be human.

BLS-270-03=MUS-104-01 This course will explore the history and methods of American Jazz. Students will study the musical genres, geographical issues, and social movements that led to the creation of jazz and the development of the genre into present day. Major composers, arrangers, band leaders, and performers will be studied. As much of this music was derived from the combination of white and black experiences, racial issues associated with the arts and artistic creation will also be studied and discussed. The course will include a creative component where students will choose to write lyrics, compose music, and/or perform some jazz themselves. No prior musical experience is required to have a great time learning about jazz in American heritage!

BLS-270-05=EDU-230-01 In this course, we will examine the ways in which the U.S. system of P-12 public education has become increasingly enmeshed with the criminal justice system. As the ACLU has noted, school disciplinary measures have become more rigid and more likely to divert students toward local law enforcement agencies. Beyond the area of school conduct issues, inequities that predict students' success in our testing-focused educational system may also predict students' likelihood of engagement with law enforcement (eg: family income and educational levels, presence/absence of learning exceptionalities, stereotyping based upon personal and/or cultural identity, and wealth/poverty levels of schools and neighborhoods). In this class, we will examine the underlying policies and school-level practices that contribute to this destructive pattern, along with interventions that have been developed, such as greater attention to students' educational and vocational needs, restorative justice approaches to behavioral issues, and a focus on social-emotional learning.

BLS-270-06=EDU-250-01. This course is designed for students interested in the role of public education in the development of the civic and historic literacy needed for effective multicultural democracy in our diverse and global world. As the founders of the U.S. system of public education knew, hot-button current events can become highly politicized in the absence of deeper knowledge and understanding of the conditions that have led to the present. However, as works such as The 1619 Project, James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me, Howard Zinn's The Peoples History of the United States, and others have argued, much of the K-12 history and civics content vital to meaningful engagement with such issues has simply never been taught in U.S. classrooms; it is considered too "messy," or disruptive. In this class, we consider what kinds of social studies content would be required to meet the needs of responsible democratic citizenship and governance today. We inquire into selected current "messy" topics and explore the underlying social and historic forces that have led to the present moment. Topics taught in a given year may vary, but will be be drawn from current and recent events. Recent topics have included #BlackLivesMattter; Indigenous treaty rights including pipeline protests such as the Standing Rock Water Protectors' encampment; removal/repurposing of Confederate monuments; immigrant rights and exclusion policies and practices; educational access and attainment in relation to systemic power; and social /political trends including populist and authoritarian/fascist movements in the present and in history.

THE-103-01=BLS-270-07=HIS-240-02. Instructor permission required. The 1950s and 60s saw the emergence of two sociopolitical movements: the mostly rural-based Civil Rights Movement, and the mostly urban-centered Black Arts Movement. In this course, we will examine Black theatrical contributions to the movements: witnessing the sanctioning of violence on Black citizens and the representation of Black life and community. In 1955, the funeral of Emmett Till ignited wide-spread activism and James Baldwin's THE AMEN CORNER premiered at Howard University. In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN was the first play written, directed, and performed by Black theater artists on Broadway; and paralleled the news coverage of the Greensboro, South Carolina lunch counter sit-ins, as well as simultaneous sit-ins across the South. In the 1960s, Black-run theatres such as the New Lafayette in Harlem, the Negro Ensemble Company, and the Free Southern Theater produced playwrights Amiri Baraka, Ed Bullins, Ron Milner, Sonia Sanchez, Adrienne Kennedy, Alice Childress, Douglas Turner Ward and Joseph A. Walker, who were writing in a new Black idiom. In these plays of the Black Arts Movement, the protests and violence of the era are confronted on the stage, both in dialogue and action, melding the spheres of public and dramatic performance

BLS-300-01=FRE-377-01=ENG-270-01 This course will study the evolution of African cinema since 1950. Traditionally dominated by the celluloid film, known for its sobering representations of Africa, the African cinematic landscape has recently witnessed the rise of the video film, generally characterized by a more aggrandizing portrayal of local cultures and communities. While analyzing the generic differences between these two types of films, we will also examine their appeal among African and international audiences. Furthermore, we will consider and reflect on the nexus points between African orality especially African myths and legends, and several contemporary issues among which immigration, globalization, gender relations, identity formation and modernity. Our primary resources will be films produced by acclaimed directors hailing from Cameroon, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This course will be offered in English, however French students will submit all writing assignments in French.

Materials chemistry is a dynamic research field that has steered the evolution of civilization and continues to impact our daily lives. Ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, superconductors, alloys, nanoparticles, and composites are the materials of choice for a host of applications ranging from building materials and advanced microelectronics to food packaging and medical implants. In order to develop or select the proper material for a certain application, scientists and engineers must understand the structure of various materials at the microscopic level. This is because macroscopic properties (density, chemical resistance, color, biocompatibility, etc.) are dictated by chemical structure. Today's chemists, engineers, physicists, and biologists are working diligently to develop exotic new materials to enable the revolutionary technologies of the future. This course will present a survey of the field and explore its frontiers (e.g. nanoscience) via the primary literature. This one-half credit course meets twice each week for the second half of the semester.

Advanced Structure, Bonding, & Spectroscopy of Inorganic Compounds This senior capstone course will challenge students with an application of fundamental group theory principles to structure, bonding, and vibrational spectroscopy. Group theory provides a powerful analytical tool for determining how molecular symmetry dictates infrared/Raman spectra and molecular orbital descriptions of chemical bonding. Although the primary focus will include inorganic substances, this course will build upon concepts established in previous coursework from across many subdisciplines of chemistry. In-depth exploration will connect overarching themes in the major and provide a powerful launching point for written comprehensive exam preparation. Critical engagement with the primary literature, small-group problem solving, and diverse modes of oral and written presentation will be emphasized. This one-half credit course is required of all chemistry majors and meets twice each week for the first half of the semester.

CLA-213-01=HIS-210-02=CLA-213-01F=HIS-210-02F Immense power rested in the hands of Rome's emperors. And while their peccadillos tend to dominate our imaginations today, in antiquity emperors' public images were carefully curated in a way that would make Madison Avenue ad agencies proud. Key in this endeavor was the deployment of artwork and building projects, which ranged from musclebound portraits and gilded building complexes to infrastructure that we might initially consider mundane, such as aqueducts and sewers. This course travels back in time to investigate the strategies that the imperial court used to claim, justify, and maintain its power within the city of Rome itself. To that end, part of our consideration will revolve around the monuments' multiple audiences - rivals to power, traditionalists, and a cosmopolitan population drawn from every corner of the empire. Presentations, quizzes, and a final project form the backbone of evaluation for the course.

CSC-338-01=MAT-338-01 Machine Learning: How does Alexa recognize your speech? How does Gmail filter spam from your inbox? How does Facebook identify you in photographs? How does Netflix recommend what movies you should watch? How does 23andMe link genetic factors to diseases? How does DeepMind develop artificial intelligence programs that can beat world champions in Chess and Go? Algorithms that automatically transform data into intelligent decision-making processes are now ubiquitous in society. The convergence of "big data" with massively parallel computational hardware has led to a renaissance in the exciting world of machine learning. This course will be an introduction to the theory and practice of machine learning. We will develop the foundations of machine learning, guided by principles such as Occam's razor and in consideration of hinderances such as the dreaded "curse of dimensionality". We will explore training and evaluation frameworks. We will look at a variety of tasks including classification, regression, clustering and reinforcement learning. We will learn about models such as decision trees, Bayesian learning, neural networks and deep learning. Prerequsites for this offering are CSC-111 and MAT-223 with a C- or greater.

This course will explore the chemistry and technology of modern wine making. Primary literature and a wine chemistry text (Understanding Wine Chemistry, Waterhouse et al.) will form the core material for the course, with representative wine parings chosen to accompany each topic. The course will combine elements of organic chemistry, biochemistry, and analytical chemistry together with a basic study of geography, history, culture, and tasting protocols necessary in any form of wine education. In more detail, the course will explore i) how the chemical components of grapes and wine (sugars, alcohol, phenols, esters, among many others) are influenced by terroir, climate, fermentation, etc. ii) the structure/ properties of these compounds and how they are measured and quantified, and iii) how these compounds impact the taste, aroma, mouthfeel, longevity, and value of wine. Each example wine would be tasted in the context of identifying these specific chemical characteristics, also (briefly) discussing the geographic and cultural origins of each particular example.

DV1-277-02=GHL-277-01. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems (M. Porta, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 5thed. 2008). This course will introduce you to basic epidemiologic concepts including determinants of health and patterns of disease in populations, population health descriptive techniques, use of health indicators and secondary data sources. You will gain an understanding of the role of Epidemiology in developing prevention strategies and policy. Among the topics to be covered are measures of mortality and morbidity, design and analysis of observational studies, community health assessment and program evaluation. Using well-studied case studies, you will learn from one another through selection and presentation of recent public health topics, and discussion of epidemiological principles applied to their study.

ECO-277-01=HSP-277-01 The course includes a variety of topics focusing on current economic policies and institutional arrangements in Latin American countries, such as monetary policy, exchange rate regimes, international debt policies, challenges of growth and development (including natural resources), and demographic developments (including cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity, and economic inequality).The main goal of this class is to develop a deeper understanding of the economic structure and policies of a number of Latin American countries with particular emphasis on their international economic relations. Additionally, the class will help students to become familiar with some data sources for information on Latin America. Finally, economic policy is done in the cultural, historical and social context of individual countries, therefore some of this context will be included in class. The class will include a substantial number of case studies of particular economic issues in particular countries (examples may include exchange rate crisis in Argentina, international debt crisis in Mexico, successful economic growth in Chile, dollarization in Ecuador, prospects of economic transition in Cuba etc.).

ECO-277-02=ASI-277-02 This is an introductory course on the economic development in East and South Asian Countries. The goal of this course is to explore the elements of emerging financial markets with a focus on the determinants and impact of capital flows, globalization, economic development, financing and financial crises. Several Asian economies experienced speedy economic growth in the last sixty to seventy years. After World War II, Japan was the first high-growth economy in Asia. And, it was quickly followed by a set of very diverse countries, for example, China, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. China and India had sudden emergence onto the world stage as active traders, investors, and consumers. Common characteristics of these countries' growth success are macroeconomic stability, relatively less inequality and investment in people, export promotion, etc. This course focuses on the economic characteristics and the development strategies of these Asian economies to examine similarities and differences among them, how the Asian regions grew from an agricultural area into a newly-developed area, and how the institutional environment supported the economic growth. Finally, it is worth noting that growth has also levied a toll on these countries' environment and has led to the rapid degradation of their natural resources. The goal of this course is to explore the key components and features of the rapidly growing/grown East and Southeast Asian economies. This course analyzes the development strategies of the individual countries to help better understand the roles of the institutions that have contributed to and shaped development in these countries.

Behavioral Economics, a relatively new field in economic theory, attempts to bridge the divide between the classical microeconomic model and what we observe in the real world. In this class, we will explore concepts like mental accounting (or why my bank account never seems to have as much money in it as I remember), hyperbolic discounting (or why I keep hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock), reciprocity (or why I charge less to people I know better), and prospect theory (or why I weigh my fear of getting a C on an exam much more than my joy of getting an A on it), among other topics. ECO-277-03=PPE-258-01

EDU-230-01=BLS-270-05 In this course, we will examine the ways in which the U.S. system of P-12 public education has become increasingly enmeshed with the criminal justice system. As the ACLU has noted, school disciplinary measures have become more rigid and more likely to divert students toward local law enforcement agencies. Beyond the area of school conduct issues, inequities that predict students' success in our testing-focused educational system may also predict students' likelihood of engagement with law enforcement (eg: family income and educational levels, presence/absence of learning exceptionalities, stereotyping based upon personal and/or cultural identity, and wealth/poverty levels of schools and neighborhoods). In this class, we will examine the underlying policies and school-level practices that contribute to this destructive pattern, along with interventions that have been developed, such as greater attention to students' educational and vocational needs, restorative justice approaches to behavioral issues, and a focus on social-emotional learning.

EDU-250-01=BLS-270-06. This course is designed for students interested in the role of public education in the development of the civic and historic literacy needed for effective multicultural democracy in our diverse and global world. As the founders of the U.S. system of public education knew, hot-button current events can become highly politicized in the absence of deeper knowledge and understanding of the conditions that have led to the present. However, as works such as The 1619 Project, James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me, Howard Zinn's The Peoples History of the United States, and others have argued, much of the K-12 history and civics content vital to meaningful engagement with such issues has simply never been taught in U.S. classrooms; it is considered too "messy," or disruptive. In this class, we consider what kinds of social studies content would be required to meet the needs of responsible democratic citizenship and governance today. We inquire into selected current "messy" topics and explore the underlying social and historic forces that have led to the present moment. Topics taught in a given year may vary, but will be be drawn from current and recent events. Recent topics have included #BlackLivesMattter; Indigenous treaty rights including pipeline protests such as the Standing Rock Water Protectors' encampment; removal/repurposing of Confederate monuments; immigrant rights and exclusion policies and practices; educational access and attainment in relation to systemic power; and social /political trends including populist and authoritarian/fascist movements in the present and in history.

ENG-270-01=FRE-377-01=BLS-300-01 This course will study the evolution of African cinema since 1950. Traditionally dominated by the celluloid film, known for its sobering representations of Africa, the African cinematic landscape has recently witnessed the rise of the video film, generally characterized by a more aggrandizing portrayal of local cultures and communities. While analyzing the generic differences between these two types of films, we will also examine their appeal among African and international audiences. Furthermore, we will consider and reflect on the nexus points between African orality especially African myths and legends, and several contemporary issues among which immigration, globalization, gender relations, identity formation and modernity. Our primary resources will be films produced by acclaimed directors hailing from Cameroon, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This course will be offered in English, however French students will submit all writing assignments in French.

ENG-370-01=BLS-270-01 The Black Body is a site of surveillance and violence. It is, also, used to depict both the sacred and profane. Moreover, the Black body signals the erotic and grotesque. How is this possible? We will review the history of sighting, picturing, describing and embodying Blackness. From James Van DerZee's photos of Black life and culture in 1930s Harlem, NY, to Kerry James Marshall's paintings, the goal is to read representations of Blackness as a possible way of understanding what it means to be human.

FRE-377-01=BLS-300-01=ENG-270-01 This course will study the evolution of African cinema since 1950. Traditionally dominated by the celluloid film, known for its sobering representations of Africa, the African cinematic landscape has recently witnessed the rise of the video film, generally characterized by a more aggrandizing portrayal of local cultures and communities. While analyzing the generic differences between these two types of films, we will also examine their appeal among African and international audiences. Furthermore, we will consider and reflect on the nexus points between African orality especially African myths and legends, and several contemporary issues among which immigration, globalization, gender relations, identity formation and modernity. Our primary resources will be films produced by acclaimed directors hailing from Cameroon, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This course will be offered in English, however French students will submit all writing assignments in French.

A Nation of Scofflaws: Narratives of Prohibition On January 16th 1920, the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution was officially ratified, making the sale, manufacture, and transportation of intoxicating beverages illegal. America had begun, what President Herbert Hoover referred to as, "the Noble Experiment". While this experiment in alcohol prohibition may have been noble in its intentions it also helped earn the 1920s the nickname "the Lawless Decade." As many law-abiding citizens became criminals either by becoming scofflaws (a term coined in the 1920s for someone who drinks illegally) or worse: bootleggers and rumrunners. This tutorial will use stories from America's "Noble Experiment" to show how analytical narratives can be used to help illuminate the social sciences.

Swords, Sorcery, and Reality: "Medieval" Warfare in Fantasy Literature and History This tutorial will explore the wars depicted in a variety of classic and contemporary fantasy literature with the reality of the medieval European warfare on which the fantasy conflict is based. Which fantasy authors "get it right"? Does getting it right matter? We will explore the topic through a variety of literature readings, plus selected scenes from movie and TV versions of fantasy combat (Tolkien, Game of Thrones, etc.), in comparison with primary sources for medieval warfare in Europe and beyond. The tutorial will encourage a full immersion in the topic by including board-game simulations of fantasy and real warfare. Pit your wizard against William the Conqueror!

History and Cinema Students in this tutorial will explore the relationship between film and history. Naturally, we can view history in motion pictures as a backdrop to the story or actions of the main characters. This is useful for general educational purposes (WWII happened) but what if that history is wrong? When the past is altered and a film becomes very popular, we can still learn a good deal about the society that viewed that film. Choices made by documentary filmmakers can offer interpretations of the past that are incomplete but valuable for understanding viewers' perspectives. Students in this tutorial will read about 20th century European history, view films, and discuss how well the films represent the past. Motion pictures and documentaries screened in the course will address the Holocaust, Weimar Germany, WWI, and WWII. Films screened for class may include "Inglorious Bastards," "The Sorrow and the Pity," "Night and Fog," "Sophie Scholl," "Casablanca," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Life and Nothing But," "Joyeux Noël," "The Officer's Ward," "Paths of Glory," "Behind the Lines," or "Dawn Patrol." All films will be shown during class time with discussion to follow.

It's About Time: An Exploration of Our Modern Understanding of Time Join us in an investigation of the nature of time. We will probe questions such as: Is time absolute or relative? Is time warped by gravity? Why does time appear to only go in one direction? Is time travel possible? Was there a beginning of time? Will there be an ending? How do humans perceive time? Why does time appear to drag when we're bored, but speed up when we're not? How is the nature of time portrayed in fiction and film? If you are intrigued by the movie Interstellar, this tutorial is for you!

Homer's Iliad: Heroes and Gods What makes a hero? For thousands of years, epic poetry provided a vehicle for ancient societies to explore essential human questions, such as the nature of heroism, the obligations of individuals to their communities, and the balance between free will and fate. Over the course of the semester, we will read Homer's Iliad, the oldest epic poem from Ancient Greece and one of the most famous literary depictions of warfare ever recorded. As we follow the trials and tribulations of the Greeks and Trojans in their ninth year at war, we will grapple with questions of honor, justice, gender, and memory that continue to reverberate in modern literature and culture.

Curses and Quests Once upon a time a group of Wabash scholars set upon a treacherous path to seek the origins of some of the most enduring popular narratives. To guide our discussions and research, we'll be revisiting some of the classic stories you might have grown up with, as well as lore and legend from other cultures and time periods. Don't be surprised if the tales you once treasured are rendered uncanny by our survey: morals will become quagmires, naïvette will be tempered by horrors. Beware: these aren't your Grandparents' folk tales.

"Dance, Dance, Otherwise We Are Lost": Dance and Culture This quote by acclaimed German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch will frame our freshman tutorial based on the subject of dance. Universally performed but shaped by culture, the movement of the human body is linked to ancient ways of communication and it is still a vehicle for expressing social and cultural information. To dance is to create a human bond with another human being, with a community, and with yourself. This course will explore the role that dance has in our societies and cultures from numerous perspectives in the disciplines of history, psychology, sociology, anthropology, chemistry, physics, and the arts. This course will also serve as an introduction to scholarly work through the practice of written and oral communication that enhances critical thinking, academic research, and the use of campus resources.

Water as the New Oil: How Differential Water Access Impacts Public Health and the Pursuit of Happiness In 2019 the World Health Organization reported that 1 out of 3 people globally lack safe drinking water. How did this disparity of Water Haves and Have Nots come to be? How is water access changing with climate change? What are the impacts on human health, community, and commerce for diverse populations? How can you make a difference? In our tutorial, we will contemplate the intricate historical and modern linkages between water access and human wellbeing. Using case studies, we will apply multiple liberal arts lenses to consider how best to address water-related global (including local) crises. What does it mean to think critically, lead effectively, act responsibly, and live humanely in an inequitable world? Come share your thoughts

Museums Have you ever been to a museum? In this course, we are going to look at all kinds of museums including natural history museums, sports history museums, state museums, children's museums, art museums, and more. We will look at what defines a museum, how museums serve the public, how museums collect, how museums educate, how museums create exhibitions, and what goes on behind the scenes. We will visit local museums and hopefully make a few field trips as well. You'll never look at a museum the same way again!

Science and Pseudoscience What is science? What is pseudoscience? How do we know? One of Wabash's core missions is to learn how to think critically. Is global warming real? Is AIDS real? Do vaccines cause autism? Can astrology determine our personalities and futures? How can we test these claims? What should we consider to be good evidence? We will examine these issues and more.

Rocket Science In this course, we will explore rocketry: mathematics and science, history, ethics, and politics. We will study the work and impact of important figures in the history, including early conceptual work by Tsiolkovsky and Moore, to initial rocket development by Goddard and von Braun, to the height of the Soviet and American space program under Korolev and von Braun. We'll study less visible "hidden figures" of the American program, specifically the largely female computational staff with NASA who pushed the boundaries of mathematics and physics while being simultaneously oppressed in the Jim Crow south. We'll discuss ethical questions, such as how to interpret the legacy of von Braun given that much of his early work was part of the Nazi war machine. We'll also build and launch our own rockets, analyze their flights, and conduct virtual space missions in the hit indie game Kerbal Space Program. If you've ever been curious about ?v, Hohmann transfers, the Oberth effect, orbital resonance, aerobraking, lithobraking, Molniya orbits, specific impulse, Tsiolkovsky's rocket equation, Kepler's laws, or trying to determine just how much money humanity has spent rescuing Matt Damon.then this is the course for you!

Sports and the Law: Mascots, Money, and Monopolies The course explores complicated cultural issues through the lens of sports and the law, such as multi-million dollar athletics departments on college campuses, the evolution of gender equality in society through athletics participation, and current legal sports issues in the headlines. Should elite college athletes receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness? How do we define amateurism? Does legalized sports wagering affect the integrity of the game? The class will travel to the NCAA National Office in Indianapolis during the semester

Kurt Vonnegut: A Man Unstuck in Time Kurt Vonnegut, a Hoosier born and bred, was one of the finest fiction writers of the 20th century. His work is simultaneously profound and profane, and by equal turns deadly serious and downright silly. As the novelist Jay McInerney put it, "Vonnegut is a satirist with a heart, a moralist with a whoopee cushion, a cynic who wants to believe." In this class, we'll study a variety of Vonnegut's works from the middle part of the 20th century. Despite their age, we'll see that they remain remarkably timely as they explore, among other topics, the responsibilities of science in society, automation and its implications for work, the absurdity of war, the relationship between who we really are and who we pretend to be, and what it means to be free and live a meaningful life. As you'll see, Vonnegut approaches these serious topics with his trademark blend of earnestness and an irreverent sense of humor, which makes his work a special delight to read.

God, Human Limits, and Things That Matter Nothing is forever, and not everything is possible. Limits exist and cannot be ignored without (potentially grave) consequences. In this seminar, we will consider important questions that confront us in our daily lives, and to which we must respond: "Are we as free as we think we are." "In what or in whom should we put our trust?" "What is worth loving or desiring?" "What do we dare hope for?" "Does the idea of God (or the infinite) cohere with the limits of human knowledge, and if so, how?" We will explore these questions through fiction, film, theological and philosophical texts, and other essays.

The Score: Understanding the Secret Language of Film Music Hollywood soundtracks are America's classical music. For nearly 100 years, Hollywood composers have created the essential scores for our most memorable experiences at the movies. We will study these great composers and scrutinize their work to better understand how music functions on a special channel of communication and meaning in films. If you can read music or have a little music theory under your belt, your experience may be enhanced. However, a simple curiosity about film music is perfectly sufficient to succeed in this Tutorial.

Can We Unite? Lessons from Teddy Roosevelt Americans are bitterly divided along political lines. Our divisions have even extended to masks and vaccines. Legislation, if it moves forward at all, passes with little or no support from the opposing party. Politicians are so fearful of alienating their party's base that they cannot imagine compromise. Too often we see those on the "other side" not as worthy opponents, but as actual enemies. Can we unite? What sort of leaders have helped unite Americans in the past? Theodore Roosevelt was such a leader. Consider his record. TR was a partisan Republican who strongly believed in free enterprise. However, he also took on big business to protect competition and the rights of labor. TR strongly believed America should be a leading military power. But we did not fire a single shot against a foreign power during his Presidency. Indeed, while TR won the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in battle, he also won the Nobel Peace Prize. TR wanted to develop fully our natural resources, and he loved to hunt. But he was also our most vigorous environmentalist, saving millions of acres from development including treasures like the Grand Canyon. How did TR achieve all of these things at the same time? How did he use the media to unite the nation when today's leaders seem unable even to reach across the political aisle? We will seek wisdom we need to deal with our challenges today both at home and abroad. We will also explore how TR's wide-ranging interests and childlike zest for adventure helped make his amazing achievements possible.

For the [outcome] of the Game All games, whether they require a ball, a stick, pen and paper, or a controller, require study to master, and the way we master them can change over time. Before the rise of sabermetrics, professional baseball scouts often looked at batting averages or slugging percentage when evaluating hitting talent, but afterwards shifted to metrics like on-base percentage. This course will examine how analytics across several professional sports have changed since the rise of data-driven results in the early 2000's. We'll hopefully answer questions like "Why did sabermetrics work well for the Oakland A's, but terribly for the Cleveland Browns?" or "How do we translate games above replacement to a salary among NBA players?" Be ready to learn some statistics and understand why your favorite team makes terrible decisions based on data!

ASI-277-01=GEN-101-01=ASI-277-01F=GEN-101-01F Course Type: LFA/HPR/DR This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of gender studies by exploring questions about the meaning of gender in society with a special focus on East Asia. The course will familiarize students with the central issues, questions and debates in Gender Studies scholarship by analyzing themes of gendered performance and power in law, culture, education, work, health, social policy and the family. Key themes may include but are not limited to the relationship between sex and gender, the legal and social workings of the private / public distinction, the way that disciplinary practices code certain behaviors as masculine or feminine, the intersection of gender with race and ethnicity, the gendered structure of power, the tension between difference and equality, the production and circulation of gender expectations in the media, and the contested role of the law in achieving equality.

GEN-230-01=HIS-230-01=GEN-230-01F=HIS-230-01F. At various stages in the modern era, men in the western world have found themselves in a state of "crisis" requiring men to find new ways to cope in the modern world. In HIS 230-01, students study concepts of masculinity and men's experiences since 1750. Much of the course focusses on men in the western world with some attention given to masculinity in nineteenth-century colonial settings. Issues of privilege, dominance, and sexuality will be considered as students study masculinity in relation to war, boxing, relationships, industrialization, racism, science, family life, reproduction, social setting, and bodily manipulation. Starting with a study of masculinity in manners and discipline before 1800, the course will end by asking if men of the 21st century have been emasculated and used up, crushed by the modern age, or if "masculinity" has always been in a state of crisis.and reinvention. Students should be prepared to read 30-50 pages for classes, write essay exams in class, and produce short papers.

GEN-230-01=HIS-230-01=GEN-230-01F=HIS-230-01F. At various stages in the modern era, men in the western world have found themselves in a state of "crisis" requiring men to find new ways to cope in the modern world. In HIS 230-01, students study concepts of masculinity and men's experiences since 1750. Much of the course focusses on men in the western world with some attention given to masculinity in nineteenth-century colonial settings. Issues of privilege, dominance, and sexuality will be considered as students study masculinity in relation to war, boxing, relationships, industrialization, racism, science, family life, reproduction, social setting, and bodily manipulation. Starting with a study of masculinity in manners and discipline before 1800, the course will end by asking if men of the 21st century have been emasculated and used up, crushed by the modern age, or if "masculinity" has always been in a state of crisis.and reinvention. Students should be prepared to read 30-50 pages for classes, write essay exams in class, and produce short papers.

DV1-277-02=GHL-277-01. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems (M. Porta, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 5thed. 2008). This course will introduce you to basic epidemiologic concepts including determinants of health and patterns of disease in populations, population health descriptive techniques, use of health indicators and secondary data sources. You will gain an understanding of the role of Epidemiology in developing prevention strategies and policy. Among the topics to be covered are measures of mortality and morbidity, design and analysis of observational studies, community health assessment and program evaluation. Using well-studied case studies, you will learn from one another through selection and presentation of recent public health topics, and discussion of epidemiological principles applied to their study.

HIS-210-01=REL-250-01 Instructor permission only The course is a social and political history of Roman Judea and Galilee in the context of the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth and the Jewish Revolt against Rome. Both events offer windows into understanding the Roman world in the first century CE and the formation of Judaism from the diversity of the Second Temple Period. The course will include a strong emphasis on archaeology and the material culture of the sites, which have given scholars new insights into Jesus and the war in the past 40 years. This course includes an immersion trip to Israel during Thanksgiving Recess, 20-28 November 2021. We will visit the Galilee, Jerusalem, Jericho, Bethlehem, Qumran, and Masada.

CLA-213-01=HIS-210-02=CLA-213-01F=HIS-210-02F Immense power rested in the hands of Rome's emperors. And while their peccadillos tend to dominate our imaginations today, in antiquity emperors' public images were carefully curated in a way that would make Madison Avenue ad agencies proud. Key in this endeavor was the deployment of artwork and building projects, which ranged from musclebound portraits and gilded building complexes to infrastructure that we might initially consider mundane, such as aqueducts and sewers. This course travels back in time to investigate the strategies that the imperial court used to claim, justify, and maintain its power within the city of Rome itself. To that end, part of our consideration will revolve around the monuments' multiple audiences - rivals to power, traditionalists, and a cosmopolitan population drawn from every corner of the empire. Presentations, quizzes, and a final project form the backbone of evaluation for the course.

GEN-230-01=HIS-230-01=GEN-230-01F=HIS-230-01F. At various stages in the modern era, men in the western world have found themselves in a state of "crisis" requiring men to find new ways to cope in the modern world. In HIS 230-01, students study concepts of masculinity and men's experiences since 1750. Much of the course focusses on men in the western world with some attention given to masculinity in nineteenth-century colonial settings. Issues of privilege, dominance, and sexuality will be considered as students study masculinity in relation to war, boxing, relationships, industrialization, racism, science, family life, reproduction, social setting, and bodily manipulation. Starting with a study of masculinity in manners and discipline before 1800, the course will end by asking if men of the 21st century have been emasculated and used up, crushed by the modern age, or if "masculinity" has always been in a state of crisis.and reinvention. Students should be prepared to read 30-50 pages for classes, write essay exams in class, and produce short papers.

GEN-230-01=HIS-230-01=GEN-230-01F=HIS-230-01F. At various stages in the modern era, men in the western world have found themselves in a state of "crisis" requiring men to find new ways to cope in the modern world. In HIS 230-01, students study concepts of masculinity and men's experiences since 1750. Much of the course focusses on men in the western world with some attention given to masculinity in nineteenth-century colonial settings. Issues of privilege, dominance, and sexuality will be considered as students study masculinity in relation to war, boxing, relationships, industrialization, racism, science, family life, reproduction, social setting, and bodily manipulation. Starting with a study of masculinity in manners and discipline before 1800, the course will end by asking if men of the 21st century have been emasculated and used up, crushed by the modern age, or if "masculinity" has always been in a state of crisis.and reinvention. Students should be prepared to read 30-50 pages for classes, write essay exams in class, and produce short papers.

THE-103-01=BLS-270-07=HIS-240-02. Instructor permission required. The 1950s and 60s saw the emergence of two sociopolitical movements: the mostly rural-based Civil Rights Movement, and the mostly urban-centered Black Arts Movement. In this course, we will examine Black theatrical contributions to the movements: witnessing the sanctioning of violence on Black citizens and the representation of Black life and community. In 1955, the funeral of Emmett Till ignited wide-spread activism and James Baldwin's THE AMEN CORNER premiered at Howard University. In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN was the first play written, directed, and performed by Black theater artists on Broadway; and paralleled the news coverage of the Greensboro, South Carolina lunch counter sit-ins, as well as simultaneous sit-ins across the South. In the 1960s, Black-run theatres such as the New Lafayette in Harlem, the Negro Ensemble Company, and the Free Southern Theater produced playwrights Amiri Baraka, Ed Bullins, Ron Milner, Sonia Sanchez, Adrienne Kennedy, Alice Childress, Douglas Turner Ward and Joseph A. Walker, who were writing in a new Black idiom. In these plays of the Black Arts Movement, the protests and violence of the era are confronted on the stage, both in dialogue and action, melding the spheres of public and dramatic performance

HSP-277-01=ECO-277-01 The course includes a variety of topics focusing on current economic policies and institutional arrangements in Latin American countries, such as monetary policy, exchange rate regimes, international debt policies, challenges of growth and development (including natural resources), and demographic developments (including cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity, and economic inequality).The main goal of this class is to develop a deeper understanding of the economic structure and policies of a number of Latin American countries with particular emphasis on their international economic relations. Additionally, the class will help students to become familiar with some data sources for information on Latin America. Finally, economic policy is done in the cultural, historical and social context of individual countries, therefore some of this context will be included in class. The class will include a substantial number of case studies of particular economic issues in particular countries (examples may include exchange rate crisis in Argentina, international debt crisis in Mexico, successful economic growth in Chile, dollarization in Ecuador, prospects of economic transition in Cuba etc.).

HSP-312-01=SPA-312-01=ASI-277-03 This brand-new course on the Philippines will connect Asian and Hispanic Studies for the first time in our curriculum. Taught in English and counting for credit both programs, as well as Spanish, we'll spend the semester learning everything we can about the Philippine archipelago from a deeply interdisciplinary perspective: History, Geography, Film, Art, Literature, Language, Food, and Religion. We'll pay particular attention to the effects of colonialism on the Philippines as we explore the consequences of first Spain, then Japan, and finally the United States' occupation of the islands.

HSP-313-01=SPA-313-01 This course also count towards the FDM minor. This course introduces students to the origins, developments, elements, and ideological uses of Hispanic crime fiction and film noir. We will explore the main features of the crime genre in a short collection of literature/film in the Hispanic world from the early 20th century to the present. By emphasizing aesthetics, representation, and leitmotifs, students will analyze how authors and filmmakers engage issues of identity, belonging, and memory in the genre. This interdisciplinary course aims to give students a better understanding of crime fiction and film noir as a cultural space to discuss and critique social and political issues.

ASI-196-01=HUM-196-01=REL-196-01. 2nd half semester. For the 1st half semester at 9:45 TuTh, see REL-275. "Old pond--frog jumps in--sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), Noh drama, a classic novel (The Tale of Genji), and some short stories.

The course focuses on mathematical approaches to analyzing bonds and to loan repayment. We will start by looking at the growth of money due to interest, then move on to the present value of an annuity, bond pricing for option-free bonds, yield measures, spot rates, forward rates, return analysis, and the important concept of duration as a measure of price volatility. We will finish with mathematical approaches to loan repayment, with a special focus on a sinking funds approach. This course does not count toward the mathematics major or minor. Credit cannot be given for both for this course and MAT 106 Financial Mathematics or MAT 252 Mathematical Interest Theory.

An introduction to formal logic, set theory, and methods of proof. Topics include logic, quantifiers, set theory, mathematical induction, proof by contradiction and contraposition, relations, functions, modular arithmetic, and divisibility. Not available to students who have already completed MAT 331. Will count toward a Math major or minor. Will count for distribution in Quantitative Literacy.

MAT-338-01=CSC-338-01 Machine Learning: How does Alexa recognize your speech? How does Gmail filter spam from your inbox? How does Facebook identify you in photographs? How does Netflix recommend what movies you should watch? How does 23andMe link genetic factors to diseases? How does DeepMind develop artificial intelligence programs that can beat world champions in Chess and Go? Algorithms that automatically transform data into intelligent decision-making processes are now ubiquitous in society. The convergence of "big data" with massively parallel computational hardware has led to a renaissance in the exciting world of machine learning. This course will be an introduction to the theory and practice of machine learning. We will develop the foundations of machine learning, guided by principles such as Occam's razor and in consideration of hinderances such as the dreaded "curse of dimensionality". We will explore training and evaluation frameworks. We will look at a variety of tasks including classification, regression, clustering and reinforcement learning. We will learn about models such as decision trees, Bayesian learning, neural networks and deep learning. Prerequsites for this offering are CSC-111 and MAT-223 with a C- or greater.

The course gives a matrix-based treatment of multivariate statistics. Topics will include a brief review of linear algebra (idempotent matrices, orthogonal matrices, spectral decomposition theorem for symmetric matrices), principal components, multivariate distributions, the multivariate normal distribution, the Wishart distribution, multivariate regression, Hotelling's T2, and factor analysis. Credit cannot be given for both for this course and MAT 355 Regression Models. This course may be substituted for MAT 355 Regression Models as a required elective in the Financial Mathematics track of the Mathematics major.

MUS-104-01=BLS-270-03 This course will explore the history and methods of American Jazz. Students will study the musical genres, geographical issues, and social movements that led to the creation of jazz and the development of the genre into present day. Major composers, arrangers, band leaders, and performers will be studied. As much of this music was derived from the combination of white and black experiences, racial issues associated with the arts and artistic creation will also be studied and discussed. The course will include a creative component where students will choose to write lyrics, compose music, and/or perform some jazz themselves. No prior musical experience is required to have a great time learning about jazz in American heritage!

MUS-204-01=ASI-204-01 The standard approach to this ASI 204-01/MUS 204-01 course this Fall '21 at Wabash College, is to start with an introductory survey and examination of a wide range and selection of traditional folk musical instruments affiliated with the East Asian cultures. The selected East Asian traditional folk instruments will be used to provide an introductory basis and examination for the study of their contextual as well as societal significance in the respective East Asian cultural societies. Beyond the instruments and their roles in producing musical sound, this course also examines the significant ceremonies, rites, and rituals enhanced by the folk music. In addition to the music, this class also serves as a forum for learning about the selected East Asian cultures as case studies. The selected cultures will include those from: China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Laos, Burma, Philippines, and Malaysia.