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2003 Class listing



THE ARTS

The Composer's Toolbox – Claude Baker, Music

The Jazz Singers: Who, What, When, and Where – David N. Baker, Music

American Popular Song – Richard E. Bishop, IU Foundation ; Gary M. Potter and Gary E. Wittlich, Music; and Catherine Spiaggia

The $5 Masterpiece: Regionalist Prints from the Indiana University Art Museum's Works-on-Paper Collection – Nanette E. Brewer, Art Museum

Appreciating Art through Virtual Environments – Margaret Dolinsky, Fine Arts

What is Art? – Adelheid M. M. Gealt, Art Museum

Music as Synonym – Peter P. Jacobi, Journalism

Plays and Playwrights of 20th-Century Europe – R. Keith and Marion B. Michael, Theatre and Drama

Irving Berlin and 20th-Century America – Jeffrey Magee, Music

A Survey of Ceramic History – Timothy W. Mather, Studio Art

Enter the Landscape: Fantasy, Imagination, and the Magic of Painting – Andrei Molotui, Fine Arts

What's Black about Black Music? – James Mumford, African American Arts Institute

Backstage at the Musical Arts Center – Robert O'Hearn, Music

In Addition to Prints – Rudolph O. Pozzatti, Fine Arts

Japanese Koto Music – Anne Prescott, East Asian Languages and Cultures

Great Performances – Anya Peterson Royce, Anthropology

Girl Groups, Guy Groups, and Motown – Charles Sykes, African American Arts Institute

A Photographic Journey: Layers of History in Provence – Jeffrey Wolin, Fine Arts


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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

A Different Kind of Smart: Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace – Timothy T. Baldwin, Business Administration

Tax Laws: Big News in 2003! – Samuel Frumer, Business Accounting

Insights on the Anti-Globalization Movement – Roberto Garcia, Business

Differences between Men and Women in Computer Communication – Susan C. Herring, Library and Information Science

Challenges of a University Press – Peter-John Leone, Indiana University Press

Making Computers More User-Friendly Through Adaptive Technology – Margaret D. Londergan, University Information Technology Services

"Dancing for Dollars": The Art and Sport of Funding our Businesses, Communities, and Families – Morton J. Marcus, Business

Creating a Simple Web Page – Christopher Payne, University Information Technology Services

Has Globalization Really Ended? – Alan M. Rugman, International Business

What's in a Name? The Role of Branding in Everyday Life – Daniel Smith, Business

The Library of Tomorrow, Today – Carolyn Stewart Walters, University Libraries

The U.S. Economic Situation – Willard E. Witte, Economics

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DOMESTIC ISSUES

Affirmative Action: The Supreme Court Decides – Kevin D. Brown, Law

Searching for a Demon: The Media's Construction of the Militia Movement – Steven Chermak, Criminal Justice

Trends in the Supreme Court: Contemporary Controversies and Future Directions – Daniel O. Conkle, Law

Title IX's Past, Present, and Future: A Discussion – Donetta J. Cothran and Phillip Henson, Kinesiology

Of Foxes, Henhouses, and Ideology: The Political Impact of Redistricting – Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Law

Who's Running for President in 2004 and Who Cares? – Marjorie R. Hershey, Political Science

The Pack-Attack: What Does Tobacco Really Cost Us? – Ellisa Lisako Jones-McKyer, Applied Health Science

Organizing For and Against Terrorism – Michael D. McGinnis, Political Science

Marketing Drugs to Seniors – Mark A. Pogue, Applied Health Science

The 2nd Amendment and Gun Control: A Legal History – Earl R. Singleton, Law

Practical Negotiation Skills for Business and Life – Carolyn M. Wiethoff, Business

Aviation Safety in a Changing World – C. Kurt Zorn, Public and Environmental Affairs

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HEALTH, FITNESS, AND LEISURE

The Rewards of Lifelong Learning – Frank DiSilvestro, Continuing Studies

Tour of Hilltop Gardens – Leah Garlotte, Hilltop Garden and Nature Center

Living Well – Carol Kennedy, Kinesiology

Enhancing Your Memory: New Approaches – Lesa Lorenzen-Huber, Recreation and Park Administration

The Basics: What You Need to Know about Cancer – Catherine Sherwood-Puzzello, Applied Health Science

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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

No Child Left Behind: The Challenge of Quality Teachers for Our Nation's Classrooms – Gerardo M. Gonzalez, Education

Current Trends in Education – Frederic Lieber, Education

How Can We Teach Creativity and Problem Solving? – Jonathan A. Plucker, Education

Affirmative Action and Diversity in Higher Education: Institutions, the Courts, and Public Policy – Edward P. St. John, Education

Is Your Behavior Showing? – James E. Weigand, Continuing Studies

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HUMANITIES

The Many Ways Americans Have Remembered World War II – John E. Bodnar, History

19th-Century British Book Illustration – Stephen H. Cape, University Libraries

First Encounters: Christopher Columbus, the Taino Indians, and the Birth of the Americas – Geoffrey W. Conrad, Mathers Museum

Jihad and Islam – R. Kevin Jaques, Religious Studies

From Expulsion to Revolution: The First Modern Jews – Matthias Lehmann, History

Getting It: Why We Think Something's Funny – Timothy Long, Classical Studies

Not Just Rosie: Women and World War II – James H. Madison, History

The Best of James Whitcomb Riley – Donald C. Manlove, Education

Becoming Hoagy Carmichael: The Transformation of a Hoosier – Michael E. McGerr, History

The Great Debate: Evolutionary Theorists Respond to Intelligent Design and Creationism – Robert J. Meier, Anthropology

Born to be a Genius – Julien Musolino, Speech and Hearing

Inventing the Thoroughbred Racehorse – Richard Nash, English

Moral Problems in Doing Good – David H. Smith, Poynter Center

The Childhood of Great Good People – John Stanfield, African American and African Diaspora Studies

American Indians in the 20th Century – Wesley K. Thomas, Anthropology

Writing to Right: The Ways of Racism and Athol Fugard's Master Harold and the Boys – Albert Wertheim, English

"We are Climbing Jacob's Ladder": A Reflection on the Theme of Freedom in African American Religious Music – William Wiggins, African American and African Diaspora Studies

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INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

What in the World is Going On? Making Sense of the Big Picture – Randall Baker, International Programs

Politics and Society in Central Asia – William Fierman, Central Eurasian Studies

The Axis of Uncertainty: The Two Koreas, the U.S., and Security Issues – Jacques L. Fuqua Jr., East Asian Studies

Europe: The Necessary American Partner – Norman S. Furniss, Political Science

Changing World Boundaries: Global Update – Patrick O'Meara, International Programs

What Color is Cuba? – Russell O. Salmon, Spanish and Portuguese

The Earliest Peopling of China: The Archaeological Evidence – Kathy D. Schick and Nicholas P. Toth, Anthropology

The Consequences of War on Terrorism for Afghanistan and U.S. Security – Nazif M. Shahrani, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

Middle East Update – Dina Spechler, Political Science and Martin Spechler, Economics

Higher Education Reforms in the EU: Toward a Unified European System – Richard E. Stryker, Overseas Study

Africa and Food Supply, from the International to the Local: The Case of Ethiopia and Mozambique – Jon Unruh, Geography

China: Beyond the Headlines – Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, History

The Atom Bomb in Japan and America, 1945-2000 – George M. Wilson, History

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SCIENCE

Biological Threats (Smallpox): Disease, Defense, and Prevention – Talmage R. Bosin, Medical Sciences

Shakin' up the Midwest: or What's a Nice Earthquake Like You Doing in a Place Like This? – Michael Hamburger, Geological Sciences

Aging, Hearing Loss, and Communication – Larry E. Humes, Speech and Hearing Sciences

Nature Walk I and Nature Walk II – N. Gary Lane, Geological Sciences

Does Cholesterol Matter? New Developments in the Science of Atherosclerosis – Bruce J. Martin, Medical Sciences

Rethinking Sex: The Case of Christine Jorgensen – Joanne Meyerowitz, History

Skeletal Secrets: What Bones Can Reveal About Disease and Trauma in a Person's Lifetime – Valerie D. O'Loughlin, Medical Sciences

Worlds Around Other Suns – Catherine A. Pilachowski, Astronomy

Bioterrorism and the United States Food Supply – Albert W. Ruesink, Biology

50 Years of Studying Women and Sex: The Kinsey Institute – Stephanie A. Sanders and John H. J. Bancroft, The Kinsey Institute

Flies, Fleas, and Flowers: IU Bloomington's Model Organisms for Genomics – Jennifer E. Steinbachs, Biology

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