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ARTH 295: Topics in Art History: Surrealism and Women
Prof. Amy Lyford | MW 4:05-5:30pm | 4 units
Core Requirements Fulfilled: CPGC & CPFA
Prerequisites: None
Course Description:
This course will explore the artistic and literary movement of Surrealism that emerged in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Born in the years just after World War I, Surrealism aimed to destroy conventional modes of artistic and literary representation through what they called a Surrealist "revolution." The Surrealists read the works of Freud, Marx, Sade and Lautreamont; they aimed to destroy bourgeois cultural traditions including the family, the state, and organized religion. And although many of the Surrealists were men, women artists and writers were deeply connected to Surrealism. In this course, we will focus on the work of these women artists and the specific ways they created work that explored notions of female power, desire, embodiment, and political activism. Although we will primarily focus on artists of the 1930s-1970s, we will explore how contemporary artists continue to mine Surrealist artistic strategies to disrupt dominant cultural, social and artistic paradigms to challenge ideas about how "women" might be represented.
PHYS 204: Introduction to Quantum Computation and Information
Prof. Alec Schramm | MWF 9:35-10:30am | 4 units
Core Requirements Fulfilled: CPMS
Prerequisites: MATH 214
Course Description:
Topics include: Fundamentals of discrete-state quantum mechanics; Bits vs qubits; the no-cloning theorem; entanglement and EPR states; teleportation; quantum encryption; Bell’s inequality and non-local correlations; interpretations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic gates; and quantum algorithms.
POLS 253 - Theorizing Membership and Migration
Prof. Kai Yui Samuel Chan | TR 1:30-2:55pm | 4 units
Core Requirements Fulfilled: CPGC
Prerequisites: None
Course Description:
Increasingly people are on the move, but not on equal terms. In this class, we will approach contemporary regimes of movement normatively and critically. While our investigations are anchored in political theory, we will draw from other social sciences and read studies ranging from that of ancient Greeks to those about contemporary Tibetans.
The first half of the course centers on questions of membership. We will examine the meaning of citizenship, probe into the various membership categories beyond that of citizenship, interrogate the acquisition rules of these membership categories, and question how rights and obligations are distributed across these categories. We will also explore the possibilities of going beyond the nation state, as promised by the idea of cosmopolitan citizenship.
The second half of the course turns to migration. We will study the debates over whether people should be allowed to migrate across state borders and, relatedly, on what grounds could the state justify their control over borders. We will then attend to the meanings and politics of the categorization of migrants (refugees, asylum seekers, illegal immigrants, economic migrants etc.). Finally, we will ask what rights and obligations migrants have in relation to their home, host, and diasporic communities.
This course consists of a community based learning component in collaboration with the CCBL and migrant rights organizations. This course fulfills the Theory Subfield for the Politics major and minor requirements.
CORE 115: Entrepreneurship Fundamentals
Prof. Chris Cianci | MW 1:55-2:50pm | 2 units
Core Requirements: None
Prerequisites: None
Course Description:
What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Entrepreneurship is about imagining a new venture and taking steps to implement that vision. This path can be difficult, complex, and risky, but also has the potential for substantial meaningful impact and rewards. In this course, we will explore the entrepreneurial process. You will learn how different types of business structures shape a company's foundation, what it takes to fund raise (if it is that kind of company), and the everyday concerns of running the company that evolve through the various stages of its development.
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