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21H.102 The Emergence of Modern America 1865-Present, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
This subject studies the changing structure of American politics, economics, and society from the end of the Civil War to the present. We will consider secondary historical accounts and primary documents to examine some ...
21H.991J / STS.210J Theories and Methods in the Study of History, Fall 2003
(2003-12)
The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with a variety of approaches to the past used by historians writing in the twentieth century. Most of the books on the list constitute, in my view (and others), modern classics, ...
17.118J / SP.412J / WGS.412J Feminist Political Thought, Fall 2000
(2000-12)
This course focuses on a range of theories of gender in modern life. In recent years feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions ...
21F.084J / 21A.224J / 17.55 Introduction to Latin American Studies, Spring 2002
(2002-06)
This HASS-D/CI course is designed as an introduction to Latin American politics and society for undergraduates at MIT. No background on the region is required. Overall workload (reading, writing, class participation, and ...
11.237 / SP.660 Gender and Race, Work, and Public Policy, Spring 2005
(2005-06)
This course provides an analytic framework for understanding the roles that gender and race play in defining the work worlds of women and men in our society, including ways in which gender intersects with race and class. ...
SP.601J / 17.006J / 17.007J / 24.237J Feminist Theory, Spring 2008
(2008-06)
This course focuses on a range of theories of gender in modern life. In recent years, feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions ...
21W.745 / SP.576J / WGS.576J Advanced Essay Workshop, Spring 2005
(2005-06)
For students with experience in writing nonfictional prose. Advanced study of rhetorical strategies and techniques of prose style. Considerable writing and revision required. In addition to analyzing the work of class ...
21A.01 How Culture Works, Fall 2012
(2012-12)
This course introduces diverse meanings and uses of the concept of culture with historical and contemporary examples from scholarship and popular media around the globe. It includes first-hand observations, synthesized ...
21W.731-2 Writing and Experience: Crossing Borders, Fall 2010
(2010-12)
In this era of globalization, many of us have multi- or bi-cultural, multilingual or bilingual backgrounds, and even if we don't have such a background, we need urgently to understand the experiences of people who do. You ...
21W.745 / WGS.576 Advanced Essay Workshop, Spring 2008
(2008-06)
This course is a workshop for students with some experience in writing essays, nonfiction prose. Our focus will be negotiating and representing identities grounded in gender, race, class, nationality, sexuality, and other ...