Like breathing, the human capacity for language is something we take for granted. How is it that we so effortlessly…
Archaeology often captures the popular imagination through fantastic and farfetched portrayals of lost civilizations, aliens, and spectacular treasures. While these…
This seminar will examine the role of schools and other institutions play in determining life chances, which educational interventions work…
The Dead Sea Scrolls have been described as the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century. The first scrolls…
Students learn about Islam as a global, historical religious tradition and the dynamic interaction between religious ideas, practices, and debates…
This interdisciplinary course explores various, often conflicting ways of conceiving and shaping reality in the ancient world – religious, scientific,…
Beliefs about what a human being is—and isn’t—lie at the root of all religious traditions and also of secular ideologies….
This seminar examines the cultural construction of animals in Japanese myth, folklore, and religion. We will discuss various kinds of…
This seminar focuses on the literary production of Latinos living in the U.S. Using a variety of materials (essays, documentaries,…
Happiness is a fundamental goal in many societies, despite being elusive for many people. In recent years, social scientists have…