Pick at least ten sections that interest you. Your registration advisor will then help you pick a section based on those choices that also works with the scheduling of your other course selections.

IS 1001, First Year Seminar

Class #	Section	Topic	StartTime	EndTime	Days	Room
27564	1	Stereotypes in Film	8:00 AM	8:50 AM	MW	SS 238
27565	2	Stereotypes in Film	9:15 AM	10:05 AM	MW	SS 238
27566	3	Culture, Geography, Identity	9:15 AM	10:05 AM	MW	Sci 3665
27567	4	Culture, Geography, Identity	10:30 AM	11:20 AM	MW	Sci 3665
27568	5	Children’s Well-Being	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	MW	SS 45
27569	6	Journeys into Hell	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	MW	SS 238
27570	7	American City Spaces	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	MW	Sci 3665
27571	8	Children’s Well-Being	2:15 PM	3:05 PM	MW	SS 45
27572	9	Journeys into Hell	2:15 PM	3:05 PM	MW	SS 238
27573	10	Explaining the Inexplicable	2:15 PM	3:05 PM	MW	Sci 3665
27574	11	Explaining the Inexplicable	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	MW	Sci 3665
27575	12	White Identity, White Privilege	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	MW	Hum 12
27576	13	American City Spaces	4:45 PM	5:35 PM	MW	SS 238
27577	14	White Identity, White Privilege	4:45 PM	5:35 PM	MW	Hum 12
27578	15	The Conquest of Mexico	8:00 AM	8:50 AM	TTh	SS 238
27579	16	Fantasy and Science Fiction	8:00 AM	8:50 AM	TTh	Sci 2185
27580	17	Fantasy and Science Fiction	9:00 AM	9:50 AM	TTh	Sci 2185
27581	18	Roots Music: Why, Where, How?	9:00 AM	9:50 AM	TTh	SS 236
27891	19	The American Comic Strip	9:00 AM	9:50 AM	TTh	SS 238
27892	20	The American Comic Strip	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	TTh	SS 238
27893	21	Greek Myth and Literature	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	TTh	Sci 3665
27894	22	Relativism, Rights, Responsibility	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	TTh	Hum 12
27895	23	Greek Myth and Literature	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	TTh	Sci 3665
27896	24	Relativism, Rights, Responsibility	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	TTh	Hum 12
27897	25	Eugenics Movement in the U.S.	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	TTh	Sci 4655
27898	26	Eugenics Movement in the U.S.	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	TTh	Sci 4655
27899	27	Roots Music: Why, Where, How?	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	TTh	SS 238
27900	28	Statistics of Global Diversity	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	TTh	Sci 3665
27901	29	Statistics of Global Diversity	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	TTh	Sci 3665
27902	30	Politics of Consent and Dissent	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	TTh	SS 238
27903	31	Bases of Female Behavior	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	TTh	SS 238
27904	32	Why We Eat What We Eat	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	TTh	Sci 3665
27905	33	Why We Eat What We Eat	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	TTh	Sci 3665
27906	34	Politics of Consent and Dissent	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	TTh	SS 238

Diversity and the American Comic Strip
From the Yellow Kid, the Katzenjammer Kids, and Krazy Kat; to Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, and Buck Rogers; to Pogo, Doonesbury, and Boondocks, for more than a century comic strips have amused and entertained. They have also addressed America’s diversity, and its differences of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. This course will consider how comic strips have explored and exploited these themes, and how they may serve as a history of changing attitudes towards, and ideas about, diversity.

27891 Section 19 TTh 9:00-9:50 SS 238 Wendel Cox - History

27892 Section 20 TTh 10:00-10:50 SS 238 coxw@umn.edu

The Eugenics Movement in the United States
Under the guise of scientific legitimacy, eugenics programs in the United States during the early 20^th Century promoted restrictive marriage laws, immigration quotas, and involuntary sterilization of those with “inferior blood.” We will use this interesting, often overlooked, era in U.S. history as a springboard for discussing the social application of scientific information and current issues in bioethics such as in vitro fertilization, prenatal screening, cloning, and stem cell research. Course will include readings, student-led discussions, short writing assignments, and group projects.

27897 Section 25 TTh 11:00-11:50 Sci 4655 Tracey Anderson - Biology

27898 Section 26 TTh 12:00-12:50 Sci 4655 anderstm@umn.edu

Global Perspectives on Children's Well-being

Are the world's children thriving and growing up to become productive adults? We will examine worldwide data for a variety of problems, (e.g., malnutrition, illness, lack of access to safe water, inadequate education, exploitation, violence, etc.) How prevalent are these threats in diverse regions, in what ways do they affect children's development, and what are success stories in addressing these problems? The course will include readings, films, Web research, presentations, and discussions. Students will prepare their findings three ways: as a paper, a poster, and a Web page, so instruction will include basic HTML and Web design.

27568 Section 5 MW 1:00-1:50 SS 45 Katherine Benson, Psychology

27571 Section 8 MW 2:15-3:05 SS 45 bensonka@umn.edu

Stereotypes in Films

We will first use critical essays, discussion, and debates to examine what stereotypes are and how they function. Then we will look at films from across the world to see what stereotypes are present in those films, and whether we find them convincing, harmful, annoying, amusing, etc. Possible films include Men in Black, La Haine, Lone Star, Vagabonde, Tunisiennes, Basic Instinct, Chocolat, Cleo de 5 a 7, Dances with Wolves, Black Robe. The final project will be determined by the class.

27564 Section 1 MW 8:00-8:50 SS 238 Sarah Buchanan - French

27565 Section 2 MW 9:15-10:05 SS 238 buchansb@umn.edu

Rights, Relativism, and Responsibility

Does ethical relativism require us to be tolerant of all practices in all cultures? Are there some objective moral principles that apply to all people in all cultures and result in moral obligations to people in other countries? We will address these questions while reading poems, short stories, and philosophy articles concerning them. Students will work on group projects and apply the conclusions they arrive at on these questions to contemporary issues, such as sweat shop labor, female circumcision, and the relationship between Tibet and China.

27894 Section 22 TTh 10:00-10:50 Hum 12 Anne Farrell - Philosophy

27896 Section 24 TTh 11:00-11:50 Hum 12 farrelam@umn.edu

Explaining the Inexplicable: 20^th Century Genocides

This course examines a couple of the contemporary world’s largest and most important dilemmas. Why did we see in the last century, a time of incredible scientific progress, all the now familiar campaigns of mass murder based on racial and ethnic hatred? Why, in addition, have we been so slow to learn from this experience? Why, in short, have we been so unsuccessful in honoring our pledge of “never again?” Through history, memoir, and film we will examine these questions and try to understand and answer them from both an historical and a moral perspective.

27573 Section 10 MW 2:15-3:05 Sci 3665 Stephen Gross - History

27574 Section 11 MW 3:30-4:20 Sci 3665 grosssj@umn.edu

American City Spaces: Diversity in a Geographical Perspective

Cities draw together a large number and wide variety of people into relatively compact spaces. Why? This seminar explores some of the reasons why cities developed, why we still have them, and how they’ve changed over the years. As a particular (yet changing) geographical form of social organization, urbanization (the development of cities) highlights issues of race, class, and gender in economic, cultural, and political contexts. Readings will focus on industrialization, suburbanization, de-industrialization, urban restructuring, urban renewal, rural-urban linkages, and uses of public space.

27570 Section 7 MW 1:00-1:50 Sci 3665 Rich Heyman

27576 Section 13 MW 4:45-5:35 SS 238 heymanr@umn.edu

Why We Eat What We Eat

We will consider the diverse culinary traditions of the world, seeking to understand the biological, historical and cultural origins of eating patterns in the U.S. and in other regions of the world. Our explorations will include readings, lectures and discussions, a project in which students will document their own culinary traditions, and opportunities to sample the aromas and flavors that characterize the world’s major cuisines. As student interest dictates, we also will examine some current food issues, such as the politics of food, the safety of genetically modified organisms, organic food production, “fast food” vs. the “slow food” movement, vegetarianism, etc. Please note that this course will require several evening meetings in lieu of regularly scheduled class periods.

27904 Section 32 TTh 2:00-2:50 Sci 3665 Margaret Kuchenreuther - Biology

27905 Section 33 TTh 3:00-3:50 Sci 3665 kuchenma@umn.edu

Journeys into Hell

27569 Section 6 MW 1:00-1:50 SS 238 Viktor Berberi - Italian

27572 Section 9 MW 2:15-3:05 SS 238 berberiv@umn.edu

Issues of Diversity as Reflected in Fantasy and Science Fiction

Fantasy and science fiction stories often speak as much to issues in the contemporary, real world as they do to building and describing futuristic or alternative worlds. This course will examine the issue of human diversity as reflected in fantasy and science fiction and use materials from these genres as a springboard for discussion of diversity in the present day. Both written works and video materials will be examined.

27579 Section 16 TTh 8:00-8:50 Sci 2185 Scott Lewandowski - Computer Science

27580 Section 17 TTh 9:00-9:50 Sci 2185 swl@umn.edu

Roots Music: Why, Where, and How?

Films such as O brother, where art thou? and albums such as Moby's Play have both reflected and helped increase interest in American roots music. This broad heading includes an incredible diversity of styles and types, including (among others) blues, hillbilly and country, cajun and zydeco, gospel, and good old polka music. In these FYS sections we will begin to explore the history and sources of this diversity, as well as its impact on music and culture today. Our final project will include an opportunity to produce a radio show at KUMM.

27581 Section 18 TTh 9:00-9:50 SS 236 Nic McPhee - Computer Science

27899 Section 27 TTh 12:00-12:50 SS 238 mcphee@umn.edu

Evolutionary and Biological Bases of Female Behavior

The course will first focus on readings about evolutionary psychology; what it is and what it predicts about human female behavior. Then, pairs of students will give presentations on topics chosen from the following representative list: female mate selection, the evolutionary basis of sexual attraction, sexual differentiation, lesbianism, transgenderism, sociobiological explanations for rape, the evolution of female sexual desire, the biology of maternal behavior, the effects of estrogen across the lifespan, effects of stress on the brain, and cognitive differences between males and females. Movies on these topics will also be shown and there will be a discussion of each topic.

27903 Section 31 TTh 2:00-2:50 SS 238 Leslie Meek - Psychology

meeklesr@umn.edu

White Identity, White Privilege

We’ll read works of history, sociology, and fiction that explore the meaning of whiteness for people of all races. What does it mean in contemporary U.S. society to be white, and how has this understanding changed from previous eras? In the U.S. whiteness is the most “invisible” of racial identities, but in this class we’ll challenge the tendency to treat whiteness as neutral or universal. We’ll think about how whiteness has been defined and what cultural practices and societal privileges have been associated with it.

27575 Section 12 MW 3:30-4:20 Hum 12 Gretchen Murphy - English

27577 Section 14 MW 4:45-5:35 Hum 12 murphyg@umn.edu

Examined Lives and Everyday Acts: the Politics of Consent and Dissent in Today's World

We will examine the ways in which the world's diversity interacts with the myriad forms "political" activity may take. Through examining case-studies like the Earth First movement, "outing," Freedom summer, the Names quilt, and Operation Rescue, we will examine such questions as “When is an everyday act a political act?”; “How and when does art become political?”; and “How does power affect different peoples' political strategies?”

27902 Section 30 TTh 1:00-1:50 SS 238 Paula O'Loughlin - Political Science

27906 Section 34 TTh 3:00-3:50 SS 238 oloughpl@umn.edu

Greek Myth and Literature

We’ll read Greek myths, Homeric Hymns, excerpts from The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Hesiod’s Works and Days and Theogony. We’ll also read the tragedies Medea, Prometheus Bound, and The Bacchants. Each student will participate in adapting and staging a Greek tragedy. Typically, these are free adaptations, updated, humorous, and vigorous.

27893 Section 21 TTh 10:00-10:50 Sci 3665 Jeanne Purdy - Interdisciplinary Studies

27895 Section 23 TTh 11:00-11:50 Sci 3665 purdyje@umn.edu

The Conquest of Mexico

The conquest of Mexico and the settlement of the region by Spanish colonists was one of the first experiments in history where peoples from three different continents managed to live in one place at one time. This course will explore the tensions and solutions which developed as Europeans, Americans, and Africans interacted with one another in the colonial environment. Not only will the course look at the conquest itself but at the development of the Mexican society in the century which followed it.

27578 Section 15 TTh 8:00-8:50 SS 238 John F. Schwaller – History and Spanish

schwallr@umn.edu

Statistics of Global Diversity

The objective of the course is to understand global diversity in natural, cultural, social, economic, and physical aspects through statistics; and to examine the reflection of global diversity on our daily lives. A systematic approach to global diversity will be developed and data sources will be identified. After checking the reliability of the data, exploratory and confirmatory statistical analysis techniques will be used. The results of the study will be presented by using reports, statistical maps, and other displays.

27900 Section 28 TTh 12:00-12:50 Sci 3665 Engin Sungur - Statistics

27901 Section 29 TTh 1:00-1:50 Sci 3665 sungurea@umn.edu

Culture, Geography, and Identity

How does culture and geography influence who we are? Does it matter whether we were born in Toledo, Tokyo, or Timbuktu? How has this changed over time? What is the nature of our identity as Americans today? In addition to reading and participating in discussion, students will write a couple of short papers and complete a project based on their family history or diversity in American culture.

27566 Section 3 MW 9:15-10:05 Sci 3665 David Wuolu – Library Science