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POLISCI811: Introduction to Statistical Computing in Political Science (001) SP19
This course builds core skills for reproducible research. - Building reproducible research projects - Creating appealing and informative visualizations - Drawing useful conclusions from data and model results
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ENGL245: Seminar in the Major (003) SP19
Why was the interracial romance a popular theme in American literature and cinema even during the period in which no African American and white individuals could legally wed in most states? Why does the black and white romance remain a fascination? The course will look for answers by examining multiple facets of the interracial romance from the 1920s to the new millennium. We’ll read stories by African American authors Nella Larsen, Dorothy West, James Baldwin, William Smith, and Danzy Senna, and discuss classic films such as Pinky, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and Jungle Fever. We’ll re-enter the court rooms of the Rhinelander and Loving cases and revisit historical landmarks. Equipped with the legal and historical perspectives, we will consider how authors deploy the interracial theme to address larger concerns about freedom, equality, and collective identity.
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ENGL375: Literatures of Migration and Diaspora (001) SP19
How do Africa Diaspora writers represent their mobility and that of their protagonists in the 20th and 21st centuries? What is the relationship between mobility and subjectivity? Through the examination of African-American, African, and Caribbean writing, we will explore these questions along with major conceptualizations of migration, including diaspora, exile, cosmopolitanism, return migration, and heritage tourism. Starting the journey in the slave dungeons of west Africa with Saidiya Hartman’s memoir Lose Your Mother, we will travel to the Caribbean with Toni Morrison’s Tar Baby and Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place, then to Paris with James Baldwin and William Smith, and finally to Nigeria, alongside Teju Cole and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. These selected readings will introduce you to major voices in African diaspora studies as well as provide the basis for discussion and your analytical essays.
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GEOSCI118: Eye in the Sky: Monitoring the Earth by Satellite (001) KEE SP19
Fundamentals of satellite imagery applied to the earth sciences. Basics of image interpretation. Multitemporal data. Resolution and uncertainty. Existing and emerging technologies. Orbits, wavelengths, and satellites. Socio-economic impact of remotely-sensed data.
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GEOSCI444: Practical Applications of GPS Surveying (001) KEE SP19
Global Positioning System surveying for field applications: Signals. Coordinate systems. Datums. Cartographic projections. Satellite orbits. Choosing hardware. Strategies for data collection and analysis. Assessing uncertainty. Geocoding satellite images. Integrating data with Geographic Information Systems. Emerging technologies.