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Catalog HOME General Information College of Arts and Sciences   General guidelines   Degree Programs   Graduation Requirements   Major and Minor Study   Advising & Academic Standing   Grading   Transfer of Credit   Miscellaneous Information   Abbreviations Conservatory of Music Double-Degree Program Registrar's Office Colloquia for First- and Second-Year Students Colloquia Colloquia are designed to give students at the beginning of their college careers the opportunity to enroll in small courses which explore specific themes or texts in an interdisciplinary manner. These seminar-style courses offer a uniquely personal setting for student-faculty and student-student interactions. Colloquia provide an opportunity to sharpen analytical skills, to deal clearly with abstract concepts, and to improve writing and oral skills. Enrollment in each colloquium is generally limited to about 15 students, with 10 places reserved for first-year students and five places for second-year students. Students may elect only ONE colloquium per year. Enrollment in some colloquia is limited to first-year students only. The following is a partial listing of the colloquia that will be available in 2005-2006. (Other small classes limited exclusively to first-year students are found in the "First-Year Seminar Program" section of this catalog.) African American Studies 118. Ritual and Performance I: The World According to the Yoruba and their Descendants in the New World 3 hours, 3SS, CD, WR First Semester. This course will explore religious phenomena, performance, and artistic "agency" of the Yoruba and their descendants.We will look at Yoruba syncretic beliefs in the New World as well as in the Old World in relation to ritual secrets and choices for artistic representation, in the performance "arena." After reading and discussion of written and verbal expression on this subject by practitioners, artists, and intellectuals, students will use dance movement, artistic representation, and "nommo"—the word to represent their own construct of a ritual—to render their example of a specific "construct" of ritual. Identical to AAST 118/DANC 118. Enrollment Limit: 15, first-year students only. Ms. Sharpley Biology 032. Body in Health and Disease 1-2 hours, 1-2NS First Semester. Intended primarily for non-science majors, this colloquium explores how the body functions. Focus of study is shaped by students' interests and previously has concerned reproductive and sexual health, as well as approaches, both conventional and alternative, to preventing and treating disease. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 8. Mr. Allen French and Italian 360. La Tolérance de la Renaissance aux Lumières 3 hours, 3HU, CD First Semester. Born out of specific circumstances related to the French Wars of Religion, the notion of tolerance has evolved from a pejorative one in the Renaissance to an ideology of acceptance during the period of the Enlightenment. Through various French texts, we will examine the combat against the involvement of the state in the church and moral affairs as well as the ongoing tension between the ideal of tolerance and social realities through the modern period. Note: This colloquium is designed particularly for freshmen and sophomores with strong preparation in French (with an SAT II score above 675, Advanced Placement credit in French, French 301, or the equivalent). Conducted in French. Enrollment Limit: 15. Mr. Thommeret 361. La Culture du Livre 3 hours, 3HU, CD Second Semester. From the medieval manuscript to the cyber-novel, the book has been transformed by social practice and available technologies. We will examine the book's cultural history in France, including book production, readership and literacy, free press and censure, aesthetics and materiality of the book, text and illustration, and the relationship of the book to other textual forms. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or the equivalent, SAT II score above 675 or Advanced Placement credit in French. Conducted in French. Enrollment Limit: 15. Ms. Zinser Hispanic Studies 306. Primer Encuentro: Colloquium on Hispanic Literature and Film 3 hours, 3HU, CD First Semester. Students will closely study poems, short stories, essays, plays, and films by authors like Almodóvar, Neruda, Borges, and Cervantes, among others. Studying different research techniques and current literary theories is central to the course as well as learning how to write literary essays in Spanish. This colloquium is designed particularly for freshmen and sophomores and serves as a bridge to the upper level courses of the Hispanic Studies Department. Offered every year. Conducted in Spanish. Enrollment Limit: 15. Mr. Pérez de León Politics 132. Explaining Social Power: Classical and Contemporary Theories 3 hours, 3SS First Semester. Politics is about power. However, there is no consensus as to what power is, or about how power operates in society. Drawing on economic, sociological, psychological and feminist approaches, as well as on works of classical and contemporary political theory, the colloquium will discuss the questions: "what is the basis of social power?" and "how does power operate in society?" Readings will be drawn from Machiavelli, Hobbes, Marx, Weber, Freud, Foucault and recent feminist work. Enrollment Limit: 15. Ms. Kruks