Course Listings

From media like Squid Game and Parasite to music groups like Blackpink and BTS, the Korean Wave has taken the world by storm. This half-credit course considers the production, circulation, and consumption of Korean popular culture as a global phenomenon. We analyze and contextualize popular music, film, television, literature, material culture, and cuisine. Special attention is paid to new media forms, soft power, and transnational networks of cultural exchange. All readings in English. Meets during the second half-semester. See ASI-112 Martial Arts Film for the first half-semester course. Counts as an elective for Film and Digital Media. No prerequisites.

2nd Half-Semester course. REL-196-01=ASI-196-01=HUM-196-01 "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) drama, a classic novel (The Tale of Genji), and some short stories by Murakami and Kawabata.

Building upon the basic principles and reactivity of organic molecules that were discussed in the year-long organic chemistry sequence, this course offers an in-depth analysis of the use of small organic molecules to catalyze organic transformations. Recent literature will be discussed while exploring the methods, mechanisms, and synthetic applications of different organocatalysts. An introduction to the field of enantioselective catalysis will also be given. This one-half credit course meets twice a week for the second half of the semester.

This class explores data analysis in chemistry and the physical sciences, with an emphasis on regression analysis and machine learning techniques. Topics include, but are not limited to: linear and nonlinear least squares regressions, principal component analysis, liner discriminant analysis, artificial neural networks, and digital filtering. The course will engage heavily with the primary literature, and students will develop basic proficiency in relevant aspects of programming. Second-half semester course

Genetic engineering has transformed our ability to conduct biological research-and alter organisms for use in agriculture and medicine. This course will look in depth at the processes used to introduce new genetic material into organisms and techniques for altering gene expression and genes themselves, including RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9. The course will focus on genetically engineered foods, RNAi in medicine, and CRISPR/Cas9 in research, and use primary literature papers as the core readings. Pre-req: CHE-361 or Instructor permission. Second-half semester course

2nd half semester course REL-196-01=ASI-196-01=HUM-196-01 "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) N? drama, a classic novel (The Tale of Genji), and some short stories by Murakami and Kawabata.

Since the 1960s, student activism on college and university campuses across the United States has become quite common. As youth grapple with their role in society and test the limits of their expression, struggles between them and the power structures-"the administration," "the system," "the man," etc.-are expected. This course explores the relevant theories and concepts regarding the goals, strategies, and tactics of student activism as well as historical and contemporary cases, including on Wabash's campus. 2nd half semester course