This course is an investigation of the systematic properties of speech sounds in natural languages. It compares current theoretical approaches to the analysis of individual features and sounds as well as larger prosodic units, and identifies the dimensions of topological variation in the phonological domain. Discussion includes extensive reference to languages other than English.
A sociological study of selected social issues facing Appalachian communities, with an emphasis on placing regional political economy, society and culture in a global context.
This course presents anthropological studies of health in an international context, attending to ways in which anthropological study can contribute to identification of issues relevant to health and development. It will have a dual focus. First, it will deprivilege western concepts and explore both indigenous and biomedical accounts of health. Topics may include culturally-defined syndromes, international medicines and health, and illness and body from an international, ethnographic perspective.
A study of a specific genre or genres, or author or set of authors, selected from Greek and Roman literature read in English translation. In addition to developing an appreciation of the works studied and their ongoing contribution to world literature, the course will examine various methods of literary analysis and criticism as well as the historical, social, and cultural context of these works in classical antiquity.
A study of one or more works selected from Latin literature of late antiquity, or after the fall of the empire in the west, from approximately 200 AD into the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Authors and works may include early Christian Latin writers such as Augustine, late antique pagan writers such as the historian Ammianus, as well as medieval poetry, the Latin novel, medieval Christian writers, and Renaissance figures such as Erasmus. A particular author, work, genre, or theme is selected each time the course is offered.
Graduate seminar in an author, a literary form, or a problem from Latin literature of late antiquity or early Christianity, or after the fall of the empire in the west, including the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Intensive study of the Latin text(s) is accompanied by considerable attention to current scholarship and bibliography. Students will write extended papers and present oral reports in class. May be repeated to a maximum of nine hours.
An introduction to the history of film as art and industry from the invention of the moving picture to World War II. Emphasis is on the artistic development of the silent film in America and Europe, the rise of the American studio system, and the emergence of sound in film in the 1930's. Filmmakers may include the Lumiere brothers, Georges Meliès, Buster Keaton, D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, King Vidor, Alan Crosland, Leni Riefenstahl, and others. Viewing films outside of class is required. Does not fulfill Historical Survey requirement.
This course introduces the concepts, techniques, and histories behind mapping as a creative and artistic practice. It covers the centrality of the map in everyday life and the changing role of maps as society becomes increasingly saturated by digital information technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS). The course introduces principles in cartographic design and geovisualization culminating in a series of maps created by each student.
This course is developed to introduce intermediate and advanced topics in geographic information science and spatial analysis including theoretical and application areas. Building upon a range of GIS software systems this course covers geographic data collection, entry and editing, spatial analysis, interpolation, and map development and display.
This course introduces students to the use of geographic information systems and the science behind their use. Topics include an introduction to types of geographic information and data; the sources, constraints, and uses of data; the techniques for processing and visualizing spatial data and the methodological, epistemological and ontological issues associated with GIScience.
