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2002 Class listing
- The Arts
- Business and Technology
- Domestic Issues
- Health, Fitness, and Leisure
- Human Growth and Development
- Humanities
- International Issues
- Science
THE ARTS
Jazz Favorites – David N. Baker, Music
American Popular Song – Richard E. Bishop, IU Foundation ; Gary M. Potter and Gary E. Wittlich, Music; and Catherine Spiaggia
The Newest Jewel in the Crown: A Case Study and Tour of the IU Theatre and Drama Center – Leon I. Brauner, Theatre and Drama
Rare Finds: Highlights from the IU Art Museum's Print Collection – Nanette E. Brewer, Art Museum
Appreciating Art Through Virtual Environments – Margaret Dolinsky, Fine Arts
Global Voices in Song – Mary Goetze, Music
A Critic's Choice: Musical Performances That I Have Loved – Peter P. Jacobi, Journalism
Richard Rodgers' 100th Birthday – Jeffrey Magee, Music
Black Gospel Music in Dutch Culture – Portia K. Maultsby, Folklore
IU Museum's Greatest Hits: American, African, Oceania, and Ancient Art Collections – Ed Maxedon, Art Museum
Backstage at the Musical Arts Center – Robert O'Hearn, Music, Opera
The Role of Interpretation in the Performing Arts – Anya P. Royce, Anthropology
A Harmonious Collaboration – IU's New Pipe Organ – Larry H. Smith, Music
From Textiles to Treasures: Evolution of a Navajo Art Form – Wesley K. Thomas, Anthropology
Two American Masters: Childe Hassam and Georgia O'Keeffe – Mazelle V. K. Van Buskirk, Fine Arts
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Finding and Keeping Competent People in an Increasingly Incompetent World – Timothy T. Baldwin, Business Administration
Tax Laws: Are You Ready for the 2002 Changes? – Samuel Frumer, Accounting
Games, Fun, and Learning in the 21st Century – Thomas K. Gillespie, Telecommunications
Nutrition Business Trends 2002 – Greg Kitzmiller, Marketing
Anatomy of a Bubble: What Happened to Technology and Telecommunications? – Robert C. Klemkosky, Finance
Making Computers More User-Friendly Through Adaptive Technology – Margaret D. Londergan, University Information Technology Services
Why Economists Make Terrible Terrorists: Exploding Myths about Forecasting – Morton J. Marcus, Business
Exploring the Internet – Christopher Payne, University Information Technology Services
The End of Globalization – Alan M. Rugman, International Business
Check Out IU's Electronic Library – Carolyn Walters, IU Libraries
The American Economic Situation: Up or Down? – Willard E. Witte, Economics
DOMESTIC ISSUES
Police Practices and Hate Crime: The View from the Streets – Jeannine Bell, Law
Building An American Workforce in a Changing Economy – Kenneth N. Bickers
Political Science Behind the Curtain: An Inside Look at the Supreme Court – Craig M. Bradley, Law
The President Responds to Crisis: Leadership, Television, and the World Trade Center Attacks – Erik P. Bucy, Telecommunications
The CIA and Intelligence "Failures" – Nick Cullather, History
Living Long, Aging Well: Think Global and Act Local – Barbara A. Hawkins, Recreation and Park Administration
Parties and Politics in the 2002 Election – Marjorie R. Hershey, Political Science
Regulating Violence in the American Mass Media – Michael A. McGregor, Telecommunications
School Vouchers and School Choice: An Introduction – Kim K. Metcalf, Education
Racial Profiling: Before and After 9/11 – Frank Motley, Law
The Impact of Economic Downturns on Welfare Reform – Maureen A. Pirog, Public and Environmental Affairs
Terrorism's Attack on Freedom of Speech and of the Press – Paul S. Voakes, Journalism
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HEALTH, FITNESS AND LEISURE
Getting Your Doctor to Listen – Frank R. DiSilvestro, Continuing Studies
Tour of Hilltop Gardens – Leah Garlotte, Hilltop Garden and Nature Center
IU on the Great Wall of China – Betty H. Haven, Kinesiology
Is There a Prozac Revolution? – Bernice A. Pescosolido, Sociology
AIDS in America: What Can Communities Do? – Michael Reece, Applied Health Science
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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
From the Gaia Hypothesis to Ecofeminism – Lucille Bertuccio, Recreation and Park Administration
Sport, Terrorism, and Violence: Coming to Grips with Reality – Lynn Jamieson, Recreation and Park Administration
Improve Your Problem Solving, Learning, and Memory Skills: Recent Research – Lesa Lorenzen-Huber, Recreation and Park Administration
How Can We Teach Creativity and Problem Solving? – Jonathan A. Plucker, Education
Is Your Behavior Showing? – James E. Weigand, Continuing Studies
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HUMANITIES
Language and Metaphor: The Ways We Think in Words – Judith H. Anderson, English
Goethe – A Luminary of German Culture: Words, Melodies, and Images – Peter Boerner, Germanic Studies
Comics and Cartoon Art in the Lilly Library – Michael Cagle, Lilly Library
Collecting Music and Musical Instruments – Stephen Cape, Lilly Library
The Great Depression and the American Dream: Perspectives of Novelist John Steinbeck and Photographer Dorothea Lange – Claude H. Cookman, Journalism
Deconstructing Harry: Behind the Potter Phenomenon – Mary A. D'Eliso, Library and Information Science
Medieval Women and the Church: Empowerment or Containment? – Dyan Elliott, History
Making Meaning Through Stories – Raymond W. Hedin, English
The Color Line in American Literature: A Study in Black and White – George B. Hutchinson, English
Sex and Humor: Selections From the Kinsey Institute – Catherine Johnson, The Kinsey Institute
Ancient Roman Women – Timothy Long, Classical Studies
Saviors and Serpents: A Middle Bengali Epic – Rebecca Manring, Religious Studies
A Lynching in the Heartland – James H. Madison, History
Gender and Culture in American Comic Strips – Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Gender Studies
The Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley – Donald C. Manlove, Education
Redesigning Little Women – David Nordloh, English
Maya Magic: Stories of Romance and Science From Digging in Belize – K. Anne Pyburn, Anthropology
Dead or Alive?: The Role of a Liberal Arts Education in the 21st Century – Kumble R. Subbaswamy, Arts and Sciences
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INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
Mass Murder in the 20th Century: The Politics of Genocide – Jack Bielasiak, Political Science
Africa and the 21st Century – John Hanson, History
The Rise of Islamic Revivalism – R. Kevin Jaques, Religious Studies
Nationalism and Historic Rights in Eastern Europe – Charles Jelavich, History
Middle East Update – Irving Katz, History
Animating Japan's Past – Thomas E. Keirstead, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Changing World Boundaries – Global Update – Patrick O'Meara, Public and Environmental Affairs
The European Union: Does It Matter to Women? – Jean C. Robinson, Political Science
Peaches and Papayas: Comparison of Japanese and American Public Education – Richard Rubinger, East Asian Languages and Cultures
How Can We Reduce World Poverty? – Martin C. Spechler, Economics
Before the Big Mac: History of Global Food Trade – Richard R. Wilk, Anthropology
Reflections on Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islam – Baqui Zai, Education
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SCIENCE
Rats in Space Revisited – Jeffrey R. Alberts, Psychology
Biological Threats and Body Defenses – Talmage R. Bosin, Medical Sciences
IUB, INGEN, and the Genome Projects – Peter Cherbas, Biology
Social Compliance: How to Win Friends and Influence People – Edward R. Hirt, Psychology
Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence – Kevin D. Hunt, Anthropology
Nature Walk I and Nature Walk II – N. Gary Lane, Geological Sciences
Listening to Your Gut: New Understandings and Novel Treatments in Gastrointestinal Science – Bruce J. Martin, Medical Sciences
Dead Men DO Tell Tales – Valerie D. O'Loughlin, Medical Sciences
Heavy Metal from Ancient Superstars – Catherine A. Pilachowski, Astronomy
Stem Cells: Progress, Promise, and Ethical Concerns – Albert W. Ruesink, Biology, and David H. Smith, Poynter Center
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