This seminar examines the cultural construction of animals in Japanese myth, folklore, and religion. We will discuss various kinds of…
You may already have read that trees communicate with each other, or that forests are complex networks of resource exchange….
In this course, we will examine how French topography, in particular coastal topography, has had an impact on French cultural…
Jewish life and civilization in Spain have been compared to a drama in which moments of cultural flourishing are mixed…
Happiness is a fundamental goal in many societies, despite being elusive for many people. In recent years, social scientists have…
Although women now attend and graduate from college at a higher rate than men, they remain underrepresented in STEM majors…
In Christianity and Islam, bodies populate the afterlife. What those bodies look like, how they act, what they feel, and…
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the politics of climate change at multiple levels of policy making,…
Many features of human consciousness are puzzling. Why are people so ready to believe extraordinary claims on the basis of…
An introduction to the topic of personal identity, focused on epistemological, ethical, and metaphysical themes. The course examines what personal…