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2005 Class listing


THE ARTS

A Novel Approach: From Page to Stage with The Scarlet Letter – Jonathan Michaelsen, Theatre and Drama

American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh – Nanette Brewer, IU Art Museum

Artie Shaw: A Life in Music – David Baker, Music

Artistic Treasures of Indiana University – Sherry Rouse, Fine Arts

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

Domenico Tiepolo and His “New Testament Code” – Heidi Gealt, IU Art Museum

Easy to Love? Cole Porter's Life and Work – Jeffrey Magee, Music

Expanding Musical Horizons Using Technology – Mary Goetze, Music

Exploring African Art at the Indiana University Art Museum – Diane Pelrine, IU Art Museum

Five Hot Dance Companies: What Makes Them Hot? – Anya Royce, Anthropology

It Takes Two to Tango: A Musical Exploration of U.S./Latin American Relations – Ricardo Lorenz, Music

Musical Theatre Choreography: Finding the Dramatic Action in Shuffle-Ball-Change – George Pinney, Theatre and Drama

Seeds of the American Dream: Farm Security Photos and the Epic of America – Robert Goehlert, University Libraries

Shall We Dance? – Dennis Organ, Business

The Black Spiritual As Seen Through the Eyes of Traditional and Contemporary Composers – James Mumford, African American Arts Institute

The Class of '55: A Half-Century of Rock and Roll – Glenn Gass, Music

The Twelve Labors of Hercules – Rudy Pozzatti, Fine Arts

We Have Worlds to Conquer Through Music – Peter Jacobi, Journalism


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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Are We Googling Yet? – Emily Okada, University Libraries

Building Great Places to Work: The Management Fundamentals – Timothy Baldwin, Business

Current Views on Recent Events and Their Future Implications – Morton Marcus, Business

Ending Disputes With Win-Win Agreements – Carolyn Wiethoff, Business

How the 2005 Tax Laws Will Affect You – Sam Frumer, Business

How to Create a Simple Web Page – Chris Payne, Information Technology

How to Influence People – Dick Canada, Business

Is Wal-Mart Good for America? – Steven Ashby, Labor Studies

Photoshop: The Basics – Carolyn Rhodes, Information Technology

Securing Your Virtual Self – L. Jean Camp, Informatics

Social Security Reforms: Myths and Reality – Bill Witte, Economics

The Evolving European Union: A Look at the EU and Its Impact on the U.S. – Greg Kitzmiller, Business

Understanding and Leveraging Effective Persuasion – Roberto Garcia, Business

Using Maps in Researching Family and Local Histories – Lou Malcomb, University Libraries


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DOMESTIC ISSUES

All the Rage: The Story of Gay Visibility in America – Suzanna Walters, Gender Studies

Electronic Learning: Your Connection to the Global Classroom – Curt Bonk, Education

Impact of the Culture Wars on American Politics – Marjorie Hershey, Political Science

Inside the Supreme Court – Craig Bradley, Law

Managing Global Warming: Fossil Fuel, Forests and Fear – Ken Richards, Public and Environmental Affairs

One Nation Under God? Recent Developments in Religious Liberty and Church-State Relations – Dan Conkle, Law

Poverty in the United States: A Current Profile – Sabrina Sullenberger, Social Work

The Future of the American Labor Movement – Richard Rubin, Public and Environmental Affairs

The Future of the City – Eric Sandweiss, History

The History of the Enfranchisement of African-Americans – Kevin Brown, Law

The Politics of Biotechnology – Jeffrey Hart, Political Science

U.S. International Relations: Unilateral or Multilateral? – Michael McGinnis, Political Science


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HEALTH, FITNESS AND LEISURE

Brain Teasers: Engage Your Mind in Fun New Ways – Lesa Lorenzen-Huber, Center on Aging and Aged

Building Better Balance – Michelle Miller, Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Medical Ethics: What Every Patient Should Know – John Woodcock, English

The Role of Sport in American Culture – Gary Sailes, Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Tour of Hilltop Gardens – Marcia Figueirdo, Health, Physical Education and Recreation

What's Important to Know About Cancer: The Basics – Catherine Sherwood-Puzzelo, Health, Physical Education and Recreation


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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

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

The Influences of Social Class on Schooling – Ellen Brantlinger, Education

The No Child Left Behind Act: Potential and Pitfalls – Jonathan Plucker, Education

Transformative Listening for Positive Results – Frank DiSilvestro, Continuing Studies

What You Don't Hear May Hurt You – Nick Hipskind, Speech and Hearing


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HUMANITIES

A Backward Glance: The Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley – Kim Manlove, Academic Policies

A Billion Isn't What It Used to Be: The Problems of the American Rich – Michael McGerr, History

African Americans and the Making of Liberia – Claude Clegg, History

African American Political and Social Movements – Valerie Grim, African American and African Diaspora Studies

Ancient Rome and the American Political Experience – Tim Long, Classical Studies

Anorexia Nervosa in Cultural Context – Helen Gremillion, Gender Studies

Athens and the Archaeology of Greek Democracy – Kevin Glowacki, Classical Studies

Barbarians, the Antichrist, and the Fall of the Western Roman Empire – Edward Watts, History

Brian Friel's Ireland: Dancing at Lughnasa – Stephen Watt, English

Cervantes' Don Quixote in the English-speaking World – Luis Dávila, Spanish and Portuguese

Contemporary American Indian Pow Wow – Wesley Thomas, Anthropology

Darwinian Medicine: Evolution for the 21st Century – Robert Meier, Anthropology

Herbs, Plants and Gardens: Four Centuries of Books and Prints – Stephen Cape, Lilly Library

Is the American Family in Crisis? Law and the Family in the United States, 1950-2005 – Mike Grossberg, History

Not Just for Children: Pop-Up Books in the Lilly Library – Rebecca Cape, Lilly Library

Slavery and the Myth of the “Tragic Mulatto” – Fred McElroy, African American and African Diaspora Studies

The British Monarchy: Past, Present, and Predictions – Charles Forker, English

The Criminal Image – William Head, Criminal Justice

The Deaf Community: A Diverse Entity – Wayne Mnich, Speech and Hearing Sciences

Why Did the “Good Guys” Win World War II? – James Madison, History

Wylie House Museum: The People Who Lived There – Jo Burgess, Wylie House Museum


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INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Berlin: The Past and Present Capital of Germany – Peter Boerner, Germanic Studies

Building a New State: Recent Developments in Iraq and Afghanistan – Abdulkader Sinno, Political Science

Can the Japanese Reform Their Schools? – Richard Rubinger, East Asian Languages and Cultures

Christopher Columbus, Baseball, and Bureaucracy: Doing Archaeology in the Dominican Republic – Geoff Conrad, Anthropology

Deconstructing Catastrophe: Understanding the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster – Michael Hamburger, Geological Sciences

India Faces the New Millennium – Sumit Ganguly, India Studies

Jews and Muslims: From Co-existence to Crisis – Matthias Lehmann, History and Jewish Studies

Mexican Immigration to the United States: Policy and Human Experience – Peter Guardino, History

Russia's Relations with the Former Soviet Borderlands – Toivo Raun, Central Eurasian Studies

The Struggle for Democracy in Congo Kinshasa in the Post-Cold War Era – Osita Afoaku, Public and Environmental Affairs

The Transatlantic Alliance: The End of the Affair – Randall Baker, Public and Environmental Affairs


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SCIENCE

A Legacy in Limestone: A Tour of Buildings and Architecture at IU Bloomington – Brian Keith, Geological Survey

Brain Connections: Aging and Memory – Bruce Martin, Medical Sciences

Forecasting for Fun and (Perhaps) Profit – Dan Maki, Mathematics

Geology of Cemeteries – Gary Lane, Geology

Hopes, Fears, and Actualities: The Genetic Engineering of Plants and Animals – Al Ruesink, Biology

Mummies, Neanderthals, and Beyond: New Data from Old Bones – Frederika Kaestle, Anthropology

New Treatments for Cancer: Separating Hype from Hope – John Foley, Medical Sciences

Plant Growth Revealed Using Time-lapse Imaging – Roger Hangarter, Biology

Sticking Around: Tacky Germs That Affect Your Health – Clay Fuqua, Biology

Telescopes: From Galileo to Hi-Tech Giants – Catherine Pilachowski, Astronomy

The Aging Eye and Vision Loss: Am I At Risk? – Vic Malinovsky, Optometry

The Archaeology of Human Origins – Kathy Schick and Nicholas Toth, Anthropology

The Kinsey Institute in the Spotlight – Jennifer Bass and Catherine Johnson-Roehr, Kinsey Institute

The Stem Cell Debate Yet Again – David Smith, Religious Studies



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