Information about credit to the major is included when available; in other cases, consult the department. This site contains information received by November 30, 2011. Instructors reserve the right to alter the information provided. Course meeting times and locations are listed on the Yale Online Course Information (OCI) system.
CSBK 260b, SO, Child, Family, and State. William Garfinkel, federal judge. Lecturer in Yale College.
Exploration of the allocation and exercise of authority over children in American society. Examination of areas in which children and parents encounter the legal system. Topics include children's rights, child abuse and neglect, the legal treatment of fetuses, child custody, medical treatment and experimentation, juvenile justice, and public education.
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CSBR 260b, The Role of Real Estate in Economy and Society. Richard Powers, private investor. Lecturer in Yale College.
The role of property in building the modern economy. The meaning and use of property in ancient civilizations, in England after the Magna Carta, in American pioneer settlements, and in the Soviet Union. Eminent domain; the government's role in supporting housing; investment case studies.
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CSCC 260b, HU, Fictionalizing History. Lisa Ford, Associate Head of Research, Yale Center for British Art. Lecturer in Yale College.
Exploration of methods and modes by which history is created. Focus on examples from medieval Europe to eighteenth-century Britain, as well as notable Yale myths. Objects, narratives, and legends that generate historical myths and moments; the shifting of narratives; the role of art, film, and print media in creating and upholding specific myths. The difficulties of discovering historical "truth" and reasons for the endurance of created histories.
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CSDC 260b, HU, The Film Director's Craft. Rachel Carey, filmmaker. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in Film Studies.
Introduction to the film director's craft through analysis of famous directors' works and through imitation of their techniques in short video exercises. Examination of how a director's process informs the nature of the final film.
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CSTD 260b, HU, Atheism and Skeptical Thought in the West.Patricia Behre, Associate Professor of History, Fairfield University. Lecturer in Yale College.
The history of atheism in Europe and America from the classical era to the present. Emphasis on thinkers whose skepticism has challenged dominant traditions in society. Authors include Servetus, Spinoza, Diderot, Paine, Ingersoll, and Dawkins.
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CSJE 260b, HU, Music in the Theater from Monody to The Book of Mormon. Brian Valencia, doctoral candidate in the Yale School of Drama. PTAI.
Chronological and comparative study of the dramatic musical in Western theater. Roots of the genre in ancient Greece; operatic maturity in Renaissance Italy and Enlightenment Germany; emergence of American musical theater, including its popular success on Broadway.
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CSMC 260b, SO, Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology. Grace Kong, postdoctoral fellow in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine. Lecturer in Yale College.
The cyclical process of scientific inquiry and ways in which it is undermined to create fallacies. Evaluation of pseudoscientific or questionable psychological practices using scientific inquiry. Case studies include Rorschach and polygraph tests, self-help books and subliminal self-help recordings, and New Age psychotherapies.
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CSPC 260b, Entrepreneurship. John Bockstoce, Managing Partner of Hotel Management Partners. Lecturer in Yale College.
Guidelines for starting a business and leading people successfully; principles applicable to a wide range of leadership and business situations. Market analysis, launching and building a startup, leadership and management of teams and individuals, and methods used by successful investors to analyze business opportunities. Emphasis on case studies.
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CSSY 260b, SO, Religion and the American Constitution. Kenneth Townsend, JD and MAR candidate. PTAI.
The structure and logic of religion clauses in the U.S. constitution, recent trends and tensions in religion clause jurisprudence, and the interplay between theories of the liberal state and Supreme Court decisions. Shifting notions of neutrality; increased prominence of equality in religion clause case law; the role of religion in creating and applying constitutional principles.
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CSSM 260b, HU, Technocultures. Jose Ramirez, doctoral candidate in American Studies. PTAI.
Introduction to the technologically saturated worlds of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Focus on the cultural implications of contemporary technological change. Technological disasters; war and video gaming; digital labor and global capitalism; race, gender, sexuality, and class in online virtual worlds; revolution and social media.
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CSES 260b, HU, Twentieth-Century American Comic Performance. Eddy Friedfeld, attorney, restructuring specialist, entertainment historian, and producer. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in American Studies. The DUS will consider individual petitions for credit to the major in Theater Studies upon completion of the course.
The history of twentieth-century American comedy viewed as a discourse on the history of the United States. Introduction to the significant periods and players of modern America, including their historic contexts and their legacies.
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CSTC 260b, The Screenwriter's Craft. Camille Thomasson, screenwriter. Lecturer in Yale College.
Screenwriting workshop combined with film screenings and critical examination of modern screenplays. Guidelines for structuring a screenplay, techniques for developing original characters, and questions to ask when building a cinematic narrative. Students develop scenarios and characters for original scripts. Enrollment limited to juniors and seniors.
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CSYC 260b, SC, Neurobiology of Obesity and Addiction. Benjamin Land, postdoctoral fellow in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine. Lecturer in Yale College.
Examination of obesity from the perspectives of neurobiology and addiction research. Topics include treatments, policies, and legal issues surrounding obesity.
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CSYC 261b, The Biology and Treatment of Cancer. Lauren Blair, postdoctoral associate in Pathology, Yale School of Medicine. Lecturer in Yale College.
General mechanisms and biology of cancer types common in the United States. Emphasis on bridging the gap between technical literature and public knowledge.
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CSYC 262b, Philanthropy in Action. Maxim Thorne, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the NAACP. Lecturer in Yale College.
The history and contemporary challenges of philanthropy in the United States. The relationship between nonprofit organizations and government; differences between individual and corporate philanthropy; the growing role of social entrepreneurship. Case studies include nonprofit organizations in New Haven.
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CSYC 263b, SO, International Human Rights and Politics. Luis Zavala DeAlba, fellow and visiting scholar, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, MacMillan Center. Lecturer in Yale College.
The nature, mechanisms, and logic of human rights in international law and politics. The sudden development and unprecedented nature of contemporary human rights law and remedies; global variations in domestic legal systems; differing views on the role of international bodies in affording relief to victims of state abuse.
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CSYC 264b, SC, The Science of Materials. Ainissa Ramirez, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
The function of materials in human society. How materials are made, devices they enable, and the impact of materials on our world. Interplay between atoms and the material behaviors that result; ways in which such behaviors can be changed to suit human needs. Intended for non–science majors.
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CSYC 265b, Great Big Ideas. Adam Glick, President of the Jack Parker Corporation and of the Floating University. Lecturer in Yale College.
An introduction to the world's most important ideas in a variety of disciplines, including psychology, economics, biomedical research, linguistics, history, cosmology, politics, globalization, and statistics. Ways in which innovative ideas have changed each field; the effects of those ideas on modern society.
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Application to this seminar is not done through Preference Selection. Interested students should attend the first session of the seminar for information about application procedures.
CSYC 266b, SO, Understanding Politics and Politicians. David Berg, organizational psychologist and clinical professor of Psychiatry; Howard Dean, consultant: health care, politics, and democracy building. Lecturers in Yale College. The DUS will consider individual petitions for credit to the major in Sociology prior to or following completion of the course.
Exploration of issues and challenges faced by politicians, with particular attention to politicians' motivations for confronting difficult problems. Understanding of the political process developed through interviews with working politicians.
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CSYC 267b, SO, Trials of the Century. Jack Ford, television journalist. Lecturer in Yale College. Approved for credit to the major in American Studies.
An examination of several famous trials of the twentieth century. The legal significance, political and historical context, social implications, and media coverage of each case. Trials include the Lindbergh kidnapping case; the Scopes "monkey trial"; the Rosenberg spy case; the Chicago Seven conspiracy case; the O. J. Simpson, Emmett Till, and Charles Manson murder trials; and the impeachment trial of President Clinton.
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