printer friendly pageOSPFLOR 61: Independent Study Topics in Visual Culture Exchange
Independent study should focus on local influences of Italian industry and scope should be defined in conjuction with faculty. Example topics: Life and times of Leonardo: profile his influence on art, history, architecture and engineering Politics, trade and craftsmanship: the life and times of DOCG certifications (could focus on a particular industry or the process in general)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Pruitt, B. (PI)
OSPFLOR 62: The History and Science of Hematology: "Blood is the Mirror of the Soul"
Beginning with a historical perspective of medicine and its evolution from a descriptive science during the Italian Renaissance, trace the milestones of Hematology as a distinct medical discipline, followed by more recent, revolutionary advances in both benign and malignant hematologic diseases. Learning goals include: art of scientific discovery through hypothesis development; critical reading of scientific literature; impact of societal influences on disease perception and treatment; core ethical aspects of both science and medicine.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Coutre, S. (PI)
OSPFLOR 67: The Celluloid Gaze: Gender, Identity and Sexuality in Cinema
Film in the social construction of gender through the representation of the feminine, the female, and women. Female subjects, gaze, and identity through a historical, technical, and narrative frame. Emphasis is on gender, identity, and sexuality with references to feminist film theory from the early 70s to current methodologies based on semiotics, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies. Advantages and limitations of methods for textual analysis and the theories which inform them.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, GER:EC-Gender, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Campani, E. (PI)
OSPFLOR 69: Abstract Art: Creativity, Self-Expression and Depicting the Unimaginable
Overview of the birth and evolution of abstract art with visual background necessary to produce works of art free of a realistic representation. Movements and trends in abstract art; experimentation with different media and techniques.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Rossi, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 71: A Studio with a View: Drawing, Painting and Informing your Aesthetic in Florence
Recent trends in art, current Italian artistic production, differences and the dialogue among visual arts. Events, schools, and movements of the 20th century. Theoretical background and practical training in various media. Work at the Stanford Center and on site at museums, exhibits, and out in the city armed with a sketchbook and camera. Emphasis is on drawing as the key to the visual arts. Workshops to master the techniques introduced. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Rossi, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 73: Independent Study in Medicine
Tutorial format allowing students to choose a topic of interest in the field of Hematology and explore in-depth the scientific, cultural, and ethical issues of the topic. Examples could include genetic modification of the human genome, palliative/hospice care, economics of cancer therapeutics. Meet one-on-one with the faculty member to formulate a topic, discuss appropriate source material, and critically edit an essay designed for publication as an opinion paper.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Coutre, S. (PI)
OSPFLOR 75: Florence in the Renaissance: Family, Youth and Marriage in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
Using a series of texts written by 14th and 15th century Florentines, look at the urban values of the city's citizens. Topics include: thinking about urban space; social relations; the values attached to politics, money, family, religion. How meanings of words such as "state", "government", and "family" might have changed over time.
Last offered: Winter 2016
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
OSPFLOR 78: The Impossible Experiment: Politics and Policies of the New European Union
Institutional design of EU, forthcoming changes, and comparison of the old and new designs. Interactions between the EU, member states, organized interests, and public opinion. Major policies of the EU that affect economics such as competition or cohesion policies, market deregulation, and single currency. Consequences of the expansion eastwards. The role of institutions as a set of constraints and opportunities for the economic actors; relationships between political developments and economic change in the context of regional integration; lessons for other parts of the world.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Baracani, E. (PI)
OSPFLOR 85: Bioethics: the Biotechnological Revolution, Human Rights and Politics in the Global Era
Birth and development of the philosophical field of bioethics based on advances in several fundamental fields of science and technology, including molecular and cell biology, information technology, neurosciences and converging technologies. Challenges for society and ethical and political issues created by new advances and opportunities for individuals and populations. Philosophical approaches developed in the Italian as well as in the European debate; special attention to controversy about the freedom of scientific research, new conditions of procreation, birth, cures, and death. Complexity of the challenges posed by the `biotechnological revolution'.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER
Instructors:
Pedrini, P. (PI)
OSPFLOR 111Y: From Giotto to Michelangelo: The Birth and Flowering of Renaissance Art in Florence
Lectures, site visits, and readings reconstruct the circumstances that favored the flowering of architecture, sculpture, and painting in Florence and Italy, late 13th to early 16th century. Emphasis is on the classical roots; the particular relationship with nature; the commitment to human expressiveness; and rootedness in the real-world experience, translated in sculpture and painting as powerful plasticity, perspective space, and interest in movement and emotion.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Verdon, T. (PI)
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