printer friendly pageJEWISHST 147B: The Hebrew and Jewish Short Story (COMPLIT 127B)
Short stories from Israel, the US and Europe including works by Agnon, Kafka, Keret, Castel-Bloom, Kashua, Singer, Benjamin, Freud, biblical myths and more. The class will engage with questions related to the short story as a literary form and the history of the short story. Reading and discussion in English. Optional: special section with readings and discussions in Hebrew. Note: To be eligible for WAYS credit, you must take the course for a Letter Grade.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Shemtov, V. (PI)
LIFE 101: Tools for a Meaningful Life
Explores the foundational skills for a meaningful life. Features lectures by faculty from across the university and labs for experiential practice. Draws on research and practices from fields related to psychology, philosophy, literature, and neuroscience, as well as wisdom traditions from around the world. Focuses on developing human capacities necessary for a meaningful life including; attention, courage, devotion, resilience, imagination, and gratitude. Exposure to these capacities influences personal growth and its development in communities.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Antonio, A. (PI)
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Luskin, F. (PI)
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Todhunter, A. (PI)
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Instructors:
Antonio, A. (PI)
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Luskin, F. (PI)
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Todhunter, A. (PI)
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Willihnganz, J. (PI)
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Oshidari, F. (SI)
LIFE 124: Counterstory and Narrative Inquiry in Literature and Education (CSRE 141E, EDUC 141, EDUC 341)
Counterstory is a method developed in critical legal studies that emerges out of the broad "narrative turn" in the humanities and social science. This course explores the value of this turn, especially for marginalized communities, and the use of counterstory as analysis, critique, and self-expression. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we examine counterstory as it has developed in critical theory, critical pedagogy, and critical race theory literatures, and explore it as a framework for liberation, cultural work, and spiritual exploration.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE, WAY-EDP
LIFE 125: The Stillness of the Dunes
An advanced writing course in nonfiction craft, drawing, and contemplative practice. a significant portion of each class meeting will focus on the development and sharpening of writing craft, especially of the essay, in a hybrid form both scholarly and personal. We will also explore writing as meditative practice, through examples and through short exercises. We will deepen our cultural understanding of the desert and its impact, through art, literature, philosophy, film, and contemplative practice, and the course will build toward a four-day camping trip to the dunes of Death Valley, six weeks into the quarter.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Todhunter, A. (PI)
LIFE 145: Trauma, healing, and empowerment (CSRE 145H)
This course will look at the ways in which humans are affected by the legacy of war, occupation and colonialism through themes of home, displacement, community, roots, identity, and inter-generational trauma. The approach is integrative, including scholarly investigation, embodied practice, and creative approach. This self-reflective process uses narrative, oral and written, as a means of becoming whole and healing personal, historical, and collective wounds.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Murphy-Shigematsu, S. (PI)
ME 21: Renaissance Machine Design
Technological innovations of the 1400s that accompanied the proliferation of monumental art and architecture by Brunelleschi, da Vinci, and others who designed machines and invented novel construction, fresco, and bronze-casting techniques. The social and political climate, from the perspective of a machine designer, that made possible and demanded engineering expertise from prominent artists. Hands-on projects to provide a physical understanding of Renaissance-era engineering challenges and introduce the pleasure of creative engineering design. Technical background not required.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Cutkosky, M. (PI)
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Wang, Y. (TA)
ME 101: Visual Thinking
Lecture/lab. Visual thinking and language skills are developed and exercised in the context of solving design problems. Exercises for the mind's eye. Rapid visualization and prototyping with emphasis on fluent and flexible idea production. The relationship between visual thinking and the creative process. Limited enrollment, attendance at first class required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE, GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Edmark, J. (PI)
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Fenton, P. (PI)
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Newman, B. (PI)
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Willow, J. (PI)
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Agarwal, A. (TA)
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Cabral, F. (TA)
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Chuter, B. (TA)
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Falase, T. (TA)
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Karthikeyakannan, S. (TA)
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MacDougall, M. (TA)
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Neville, E. (TA)
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Reyna Zepeda, J. (TA)
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Srivastava, C. (TA)
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Wucherpfennig, T. (TA)
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Zaitsev, Y. (TA)
ME 124: Visual Expressions
A hands-on exploration of the elements and principles of 2D and 3D design common to all the visual arts. Through a mix of theory, analysis, and practice the student will develop his/her ability to interpret visual content and produce effective imagery. Limited enrollment, attendance at first class required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
ME 125: Visual Frontiers
The student will learn how to use graphic design to communicate online, in person, and through printed matter. Fundamentals of visual communications will be applied to branding exercises, typographic studies, color explorations, drawing exercises, use of photography, and use of grid and layout systems.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
MI 70Q: Photographing Nature
Utilizes the idiom of photography to learn about nature, enhance observation, and explore scientific concepts. Builds upon the pioneering photographic work of Eadweard J. Muybridge on human and animal locomotion. A secondary goal is to learn the grammar, syntax, composition, and style of nature photography to enhance the use of this medium as a form of scientific communication and also to explore the themes of change across time and space. Scientific themes to be explored include: taxonomy, habitat preservation, climate change; species diversity; survival and reproductive strategies; ecological niches and coevolution, carrying capacity and sustainability, population densities, predation, and predator-prey relationships, open-space management, the physics of photography. Extensive use of field trips and class critque.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Siegel, R. (PI)
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