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2004 Class listing



THE ARTS

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

Art History's "Top Ten" – Heidi Gealt, IU Art Museum

Art of the Illustrated Book – Rudy Pozzatti, Fine Arts

Behind the Scenes at the IU Opera – Robert O'Hearn, Music

Bill Blass: An American Designer's Legacy – Deborah Christiansen and Kathleen Rowold, Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design

Black Spiritual: Art, Music, or Battle Cry? – James Mumford, African American Arts Institute

Books or Art? Artists' Books in the Fine Arts Library – B.J. Irvine, Fine Arts

Celebrating Count Basie – David Baker, Music

Choice Music for a Castaway – Peter Jacobi, Journalism

I Never Could Draw a Straight Line – William Itter, Fine Arts

Music From the Inside Out: A Composer's View – Don Freund, Music

Musical Journeys: Around the World with a Red Bassoon – Kim Walker, Music

Photographic Vision: How Understanding Composition and Light Will Enhance Your Pictures – Claude Cookman, Journalism

Sculpting Space: Great Choreographers, Their Music, and Their Audience – Anya Royce, Anthropology

Storytellers of the American Musical Theatre: Bock and Harnick – Vince Liotta, Music

Treasures of IU Art Tour – Sherry Rouse, IU Art Museum

What It's Like To Be an Actor – Murray McGibbon, Theatre and Drama

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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Advertising and Brands in Our Daily Lives – Dan Smith, Business

Avoiding Decision Traps – Michael Metzger, Business

Creating a Simple Web Page – Chris Payne, Information Technology

Economics, Elections, Eggos, and Egos – Morton Marcus, Business

How Recent Federal Tax Laws Affect You – Samuel Frumer, Business

Leading Change in the Workplace and Beyond – Tim Baldwin, Business

Ignorance as an Asset – David Rubenstein, Business

Information at Your Fingertips: Everyday Research on the World Wide Web – Emily Okada and Carolyn Walters, Library Sciences

It's All About Style – Yours! – Gladys DeVane, Business

NAFTA and Regional Integration: Economic and Business Implications – Alan Rugman, Business

Connecting Online: The Evolution and Social Impact of E-mail – Susan Herring, Library Sciences

Photoshop: The Basics – Carolyn Rhoads, Information Technology

The U.S. Economy in an Election Year – Bill Witte, Economics

Using Adaptive Hardware and Software to Make Your Computer Usable – Margaret Londergan, Information Technology

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DOMESTIC ISSUES

Celebrity Trials and the Media – Steve Chermak, Criminal Justice

Democrat or Republican: What's the Difference in 2004? – Marjorie Hershey, Political Science

Environmental Justice in America – Edwardo Rhodes, Public and Environmental Affairs

Free Speech and the Internet – Mike McGregor, Telecommunications

Going Digital: The Library of the Future – Christine Brancolini, Library Sciences

The Good, the Bad, and the Wealthy: Campaign Finance in American Elections – Michael Ensley, Political Science

Impact of the University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases – Kevin Brown, Law

Liberty and Its Enemies: Trade-offs Between Individual Rights and National Defense in Post-9/11 America – Norman Furniss, Political Science

Media Bias: Conservative Myth or Liberal Fact? – Erik Bucy, Radio-TV

Race and American Politics in the Age of Diversity: Confederate Flags, the Southern Strategy, and the Beloved Community – Lawrence Hanks, Political Science

The (Sur)real World of Reality TV – Herb Terry, Telecommunications

U.S. Military Occupations Throughout History – Nick Cullather, History

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HEALTH, FITNESS AND LEISURE

All Your Home's a Stage: Applying Theatre Lighting Techniques Throughout Your House – Rob Shakespeare and Marie Shakespeare, Theatre and Drama

Cultivating an Ecological Consciousness – Lucille Bertuccio, Recreation and Park Administration

The Facts About Fad Diets – Alice Flye, Applied Health Science

My Sweet Heart: Cardiovascular Health – Noy Kay, Applied Health Science

Sport, Terrorism, and Violence: Making Sense of a Scary World – Lynn Jamieson, Recreation and Park Administration

Tour of Hilltop Gardens and Nature Center – Staff, Hilltop Garden and Nature Center

You Are Only As Old As You Feel – Michelle Miller, Kinesiology

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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Are You Really Listening? – Frank DiSilvestro, Continuing Studies

Current Controversies in Public School Law – Suzanne Eckes, Education

Do You Hear What I Hear? – Nick Hipskind, Speech and Hearing

Social Class Issues in Schooling – Ellen Brantlinger, Education

State Universities: Public Good or Private Benefit? – Kumble Subbaswamy, Arts and Sciences

Stress, Communication, Humor, and Happiness – Jim Weigand, Continuing Studies

Lessons in Cyberspace: Online Learning for All Ages – Henry Merrill, Adult Education and Larry Vandermolen, Continuing Studies

The Language Instinct – Julien Musolino, Speech and Hearing

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HUMANITIES

A Journey into the Deaf World – Wayne Mnich, Speech and Hearing

Ancient Roman Food – Tim Long, Classical Studies

Arab Women Writers Between Tradition and Modernity – Salih Altoma, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

The Architecture of Victory: The Parthenon, Perikles, and the Persians – Nancy Klein, Classical Studies

Coffee, Chocolate, and Tea: The New Flavors Arrive – Stephen Cape, Lilly Library

Femininities and Masculinities in Latin American History – Arlene Diaz, History

Historical Slide Show and Walking Tour of IU's Old Crescent – Phil Bantin, University Archives

In Praise of Champions: Statues of Boxers in the Roman Empire – Julie Van Voorhis, History of Art

It Was Tough To Be a Businessman in Tsarist Russia – David Ransel, History

Knowledge is the Pathway to Freedom: The Education of Frederick Douglass – Fred McElroy, African American and African Diaspora Studies

Pancho Villa vis-à-vis the United States – Luis Dávila, Spanish and Portuguese

The Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley – Don Manlove, Education and Kim Manlove, Dean of the Faculties Office

The Role of Stories in Personal and Professional Growth – Ray Hedin, English

Treasures of the Lilly Library – Rebecca Cape, Lilly Library

Was Shakespeare in Love? What We Know – Ray Smith, Campus Writing Center

Why We Look the Way We Do: A Picture of Our Recent Evolution – Bob Meier, Anthropology

World War II and the Propaganda of War – James Madison, History

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INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Animating Japan's Past – Tom Keirstad, East Asian Languages and Cultures

Anti-Americanism and Anti-Semitism in the Middle East: An Update – Dina Spechler, Political Science and Martin Spechler, Economics

The Euro: A Blending of Culture and Currency – Peter Boerner, Germanic Studies

Historical Roots of the Nuclear Crisis in North Korea – Michael Robinson, East Asian Languages and Cultures

Global Perspectives: Celebrating Our Similarities and Differences in Art – Ed Maxedon, Art Museum

The Goddess Constrained? Women in 21st-Century Hinduism – Rebecca Manring, Religious Studies

Mexican Immigration to the U.S. – Peter Frances Guardino, History

Northeast Asian Quadrille: China, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea – George Wilson, History

Prospects for Nation Building in Afghanistan and Iraq – Abdulkadar Sinno, Political Science

U.S.-African Relations and the War Against Terrorism – Osita Afoaku, Public and Environmental Affairs

Understanding and Managing Cultural Differences in Latin America and Mexico – Roberto Garcia, Business

Why America Isn't Europe – Randall Baker, Public and Environmental Affairs

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SCIENCE

Aging and Stress-Related Disease – Bruce Martin, Medical Sciences

DNA and Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment – John Foley, Medical Sciences

DNA: An Historical Look in the 50th-Anniversary Year – Al Ruesink, Biology

DNA: Forensic Science Changed Forever – Fredericka Kaestle, Anthropology

Hidden Lives of Plants – Roger Hangarter, Biology

The Human Evolutionary Journal – Kevin Hunt, Anthropology

Medicine in Kenya: IU Responds – Tal Bosin, Medical Sciences

Mysterious Mars – Abhijit Basu, Geology

Nature Walk in Cascades Park (I and II) – Gary Lane, Geology

Past, Present and Future of the Sun – Catherine Pilachowski, Astronomy

This Mortal Coil: Morality, Mortality, and Stem Cells – David Smith, Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions

Weeds in My Garden – Charles Heiser, Biology


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