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Winter Study Courses 2001

 

WINTER STUDY PROGRAM

REMINDERS ABOUT WSP REGISTRATION

All students who will be on campus during the 2000-2001 academic year must register for WSP. Registration will take place in the early part of fall semester. If you are registered for a senior thesis in the fall which must be continued through Winter Study by departmental rules, you will be registered for your Winter Study Project automatically. In every other case, you must complete registration. First-year students are required to participate in a Winter Study that will take place on campus; they are not allowed to do 99's.

Even if you plan to take a 99, or the instructor of your first choice accepts you during the registration period, there are many things that can happen between registration and the beginning of Winter Study to upset your first choice, so you must list five choices. You should try to make one of your choices a project with a larger enrollment, not that it will guarantee you a project, but it will increase your chances.

If you think your time may be restricted in any way (ski meets, interviews, etc.), clear these restrictions with the instructor before signing up for his/her project.

Remember, for cross-listed projects, you should sign up for the subject you want to appear on your record.

For many beginning language courses, you are required to take the WSP Sustaining Program in addition to your regular project. You will be automatically enrolled in this Sustaining Program, so no one should list this as a choice.

The grade of honors is reserved for outstanding or exceptional work. Individual instructors may specify minimum standards for the grade, but normally, fewer than one out of ten students will qualify. A grade of pass means the student has performed satisfactorily. A grade of perfunctory pass signifies that a student's work has been significantly lacking but is just adequate to deserve a pass.

If you have any questions about a project, see the instructor before you register.

Finally, all work for WSP must be completed and submitted to the instructor no later than Friday, January 26th. Only the Dean can grant an extension beyond this date.

WINTER STUDY 99'S

Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to propose "99's," independent projects arranged with faculty sponsors, conducted in lieu of regular Winter Study courses. Perhaps you have encountered an interesting idea in one of your courses which you would like to study in more depth, or you may have an interest not covered in the regular curriculum. In recent years students have undertaken in-depth studies of particular literary works, interned in government offices, assisted in foreign and domestic medical clinics, conducted field work in economics in developing countries, and given performances illustrating the history of American dance. Although some 99's involve travel away from campus, there are many opportunities to pursue intellectual or artistic goals here in Williamstown.

99 forms are available online. The deadline for submitting the proposals to faculty sponsors is Thursday, 28 September.

COURSES OFFERED WINTER STUDY 2001

AMES 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by candidates for honors by the thesis route in African and Middle Eastern Studies.

AAS 030 Senior Project

To be taken by students registered for Afro-American Studies 491 who are candidates for honors.

AMST 030 Senior Honors Project

To be taken by students registered for American Studies 491 or 492.

ANSO 010 The Ayn Rand Cult (Same as Literary Studies 010)

(See under Literary Studies for full description.)

ANSO 011 Berkshire Farm Center Service-Learning Internship

A field placement at Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth in Canaan, New York. Berkshire Farm Center is a residential treatment facility for troubled, at-risk adolescent boys who have been remanded to the Farm by the Family Court. These youths come primarily from lower socio-economic strata, are very ethnically diverse, and hail from both urban and rural areas throughout New York State. The problems that they bring to Berkshire Farm are multiple. These include: the psychological scars of dysfunctional families, including those of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; chemical dependency; juvenile delinquency; inability to function in school settings; and various other issues. Residential treatment is a multi-modal approach that includes anger-replacement training, social skills training, and behavioral modification.
Williams students will commute to Berkshire Farm and work under supervision in one of the following areas: school, cottage life, chemical dependency unit, research, recreation, performing arts, or in individual tutoring and mentoring.
Students will keep a journal reflecting on their experiences and submit a 5- to 10-page paper synthesizing their work. A weekly seminar with the instructor will draw on service learning experience. Please note: all queries about this course should be directed to the instructor, who can be reached at 518-781-4567, ext. 322.
Prerequisites: placement only through a telephone interview with instructor before registering for course. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: none.

LARI BRANDSTEIN (Instructor)
D. EDWARDS (Sponsor)

Lari Brandstein is Director of Volunteer Services at Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth.

ANSO 012 Children and the Courts: Internship in the Crisis in Child Abuse

The incidence of reported child abuse and neglect has reached epidemic proportions and shows no signs of decreasing. Preventive and prophylactic social programs, court intervention, and legislative mandates have not successfully addressed this crisis. This course allows students to observe the Massachusetts Department of Social Services attorney in courtroom proceedings related to the care and protection of children. Students will have access to Department records for purposes of analysis and will also work with social workers who will provide a clinical perspective on the legal cases under study. The class will meet regularly to discuss court proceedings, assigned readings, and the students' interactions with local human services agencies. Students will keep a journal and submit a 10-page paper at the end of the course. Full participation in the course is expected. Please note: all queries about this course must be directed to the instructor, Judge Locke. Phone messages may be left at 458-4833.
Access to an automobile is desirable but not required; some transportation will be provided as part of the course.
Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: $25 for books and photocopies.

JUDITH LOCKE (Instructor)
D. EDWARDS (Sponsor)

Judith Locke is Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

ANSO 013 Lawyers: Specialists in Conflicts

An examination of the paradoxical position of the lawyer in American society. Throughout American history, the lawyer's role has been ever-changing, yet ever consistent. The legal profession is simultaneously honored and pilloried. The lawyer's craft is lauded for its inventiveness and precision, yet reviled as the lowest chicanery. The lawyer is both advocate and mediator, an agent of change and a conservative force. The lawyer is powerful and privileged, yet utterly dependent on the interests and whims of others. Such is the fate of the professional described by Karl Llewellyn, a preeminent twentieth-century legal scholar and activist in the bar, as "a specialist in the conflict of interests between men." This course will plot the interrelationship over the past two centuries between the major structural transformations in American society and the key developments within the legal profession. The course will pay special attention to the profound and continuing consequences of the development of the corporation, itself a creation of lawyers. It will also scrutinize the particular and peculiar characteristics of legal craft, the habits of mind, and the unique moral sensibilities that make lawyers an indispensable occupational group at the center of American social order.
The readings for the course will be classic analyses from observers both inside and outside the legal profession, including Alexis de Toqueville, Louis Brandeis, Roscoe Pound, Woodrow Wilson, Karl Llewellyn, Felix Frankfurter, James Willard Hurst, and Robert T. Swaine.
Requirements: active participation in the seminar and a 10-page paper.
Cost to student: approximately $30 for books and readings.
Meeting time: mornings.

DUFFY GRAHAM (Instructor)
D. EDWARDS (Sponsor)

Duffy Graham '83 is an attorney at Preston Gates Ellis, Seattle.

ANSO 014 Wilderness and the American Mind

This course explores the romantic origins and Native American inspirationsof the American love affair with wilderness. We will read and discussselections from Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Ernest Thompson Seton, AldoLeopold, Rachel Carson, Gary Snyder, and Bill Sessions, among others.Genres to be studied include: philosophical essay, nature story, poetry,scientific analysis, and environmental advocacy. A few of the questions wewill address: What is the difference between nature and wilderness? Arethese ideas "socially constructed"? Is wilderness preservation a strictlyAmerican conception and agenda?
Requirements: 10-page paper.
Enrollment limited to 25.
Cost to student: approximately $40 for books.
Meeting times: mornings.

CRIST

ANTH 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by students registered for Anthropology 493-494.

SOC 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by students registered for Sociology 493-494.

ARTH 012 Feng Shui (Same as Asian Studies 013)

Feng shui is the study of the way in which our environments affect every aspect of our lives. The selection of a property site and the placement of buildings on a property, of rooms within a building and of furniture within a room influence us, sometimes in obvious ways, often in very subtle ways.
The goal in this course is to give students a foundation in the concepts of feng shui that will lead to the practical application of feng shui. We will explore the origins and principles of this ancient Chinese discipline and analyze how this Eastern philosophy is applicable in our Western society. Our in-depth analysis of the many levels of feng shui, from the mundane to the transcendental, will include a comparison of feng shui to the similar architectural designs, traditions and rituals of other cultures and of the animal world. We will also consider the correlation between an environment and the individuals who inhabit that particular space. We will analyze properties on or near the Williams campus, including spaces in which the students have a special interest, and we will determine what changes can be made in those environments to improve the lives of the occupants.
Evaluation will be based on class participation, class assignments and a research paper or design analysis.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 18.
Cost to students: approximately $50.
Meeting time: five times a week for two hour sessions in the mornings. Field trips in Williamstown, North Adams and Hancock area to analyze specific properties will be held during class time.

VINCENT SMITH (Instructor)
HEDREEN (Sponsor)

Vincent Smith is a feng shui consultant, lecturer and author who is based in New York City. He was graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School. He practiced law for 25 years before forming the VMS Feng Shui Design Co. Vincent Smith has traveled and studied with Professor Lin Yun, who is considered by many to be the leading feng shui master in the United States. He recently taught a course in feng shui at Berea College in Kentucky.

ARTH 014 Inventing Joan of Arc: The History of a Heroine in Pictures and Film

Joan of Arc was one of the most dynamic and yet enigmatic personalities of the French Middle Ages. Born into a poor peasant family in 1412, she gained control of an army, won brilliant military victories, crowned a king, and was burnt at the stake as a heretic, all before her twentieth birthday. Doubly marginalized by gender and socio-economic status, she nonetheless managed to shake the Church and State establishments to their very core. But who was Joan of Arc? Instrument of God's grace? Delusionary fanatic? Nationalist martyr? Champion of the disenfranchised? Casualty of childhood trauma? Over the centuries since her death, artists, and not just politicians and scholars, have attempted to answer this question, creating myriad visions of La Pucelle, as she was also known, under the influence of an ever-changing lens of contemporary tastes and concerns. This course will begin by surveying, through lectures, readings and discussions, the history of Joan of Arc in painting and sculpture. The class will then watch a series of film versions of her story (by the likes of DeMille, Fleming, Preminer, Dreyer, Bresson, Rivette and Besson), accompanied by further readings and discussion.
Evaluation will be based on class participation and a 10-page paper (or alternative project approved by instructor).
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to students: $50 for books.
Meeting time: three times a week for two-hour sessions in the mornings, with extra sessions for viewing films, according to need.

LOW

ARTH 016 Museums and Culture

In the fall of 2000, the Williams College Museum of Art will open the fifth exhibition in the "Labeltalk" series, where Williams College faculty from a broad range of disciplines write labels for works of art from their own academic perspectives. Why has this series been so popular with both the college community and the general public? What is different about museums today that would lead to labels written by non-museum voices? Is this part of a museum trend to simply make art exhibitions more attractive to the general public, or does this represent a more significant shift in how museums interpret art and engage their audiences?
This course will explore the role of the art museum today in the collection, interpretation and dissemination of culture. Readings and class discussions will examine collections management, acquisitions and deaccessioning policies, exhibition development, funding, community outreach, and education, and how these aspects of museum work can impact the interpretation and presentation of an art object. Special attention will be given to recent museum controversies such as the "Sensation" exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum of Art. This course will include speakers from the Williams College Museum of Art and possibly other museums, and Williams College faculty. Students will prepare their own "Labeltalk" labels, which will be added to the "Labeltalk 2000" exhibition.
Evaluation will be based on class participation, Labeltalk labels, research project, and class participation.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 12. Students from all majors encouraged.
Cost to students approximately $25.
Meeting time: twice per week for three hour sessions in the mornings.

STEFANIE JANDL (Instructor)
M. GOETHALS (Sponsor)

Stefanie Jandl is the Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Associate at the Williams College Museum of Art and coordinator of the "Labeltalk" exhibition series. She received her M.A. in art history from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and has 15 years of experience in the arts.

ARTH 018 Dormant: The Awakening of an Artwork

In the tradition of Andy Warhol's Raid the Icebox and Fred Wilson's Mining the Museum, work with artist Michael Oatman during the conceptual and early stages of an installation for the Williams College Museum of Art. Dormant (working title) will look at one of the museum's galleries, in particular its previous life as a dormitory. The installation will involve actors, costumes and the production of a short film made with the cooperation of students. From research to production, from proposal to documentation, this course will take you step-by step through the complex processes of making a multi-media installation. Students will be asked to research on the web, at the museum and in the community in helping the artist prepare for this exhibition. Interviews and narratives will be produced as part of a collaborative video project. Participation can include writing, acting, prop-making and special effects.
Evaluation will be based on participation in all class activities and a written report on the student's research. Students may be required to purchase a text. A brief reading list will be available at the first class.
No prerequisites, although previous experience with video and or studio art/art history is desirable. Enrollment limited to 10.
Meeting time: afternoons.

MICHAEL OATMAN (Instructor)
M. GOETHALS (Sponsor)

Michael Oatman is a painter and installation artist. He received a BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the University of Albany. He teaches at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the graduate programs at Vermont College and the University at Albany. He has exhibited widely in the U.S. and is currently working on exhibitions for MASS MoCA in North Adams

ARTH 020 Contemporary Issues at Regional Museums

This course will survey the best of contemporary art offerings throughout our region. This will include temporary exhibitions and permanent collection displays at such institutions as Mass MoCa, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, the Worcester Art Museum, and other college and university art museums. The class will also travel to Boston or New York depending on current exhibition schedules. The class will begin with a tour of WCMA and continue with four weekly, daylong museum excursions.
Evaluation will be based on participation in all museum visits and one research presentation and accompanying paper. The topic of the assignment is an object on view at one of the included institutions. The artwork will be selected by the student from a list available at the first class and then presented to the rest of the class during the museum visit.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 12.
Cost to student: approximately $25. Students will be required to pay reduced-rate admissions to some of the museums. The cost and schedule of museum visits will be available during enrollment and at the first class.

IAN BERRY (Instructor)
M. GOETHALS (Sponsor)

Ian Berry received his M.A. in Curatorial Studies at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and is Assistant Curator at the Williams College Museum of Art.

ARTH 022 Audubon and His Oeuvre

The life work of John James Audubon (1785-1851), known primarily for his depictions of North American birdlife, will be compared with other ornithologists and artists in terms of their comparative biographies, the quality of their art, their degree of verisimilitude, and the context of exploration and discovery of New World natural history. An intent of this course is to familiarize ourselves with the breadth of Audubon's writings, much less known than his elephant folio volumes of engravings. Two all-day field sessions to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca and to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Possible local trips to meet with regional ornithologists and scholars.
Requirements: readings and discussions, short papers on specific illustrations or paintings as well as modern ornithological understandings of bird species and behavior.
No prerequisite. Enrollment limited to 30.
Cost to student: $50.
Meeting time: mornings.

SATTERTHWAITE

ARTH 023 Media Moguls and Hollywood Harems: American Orientalism, Then and Now
How do you think about the Islamic world? In order to explore this question, we will consider first the diverse ways that the Islamic world has been represented in the past. Drawing on a wide range of material evidence, including painting, decorative arts, advertising, fashion and film, we will analyze orientalism at the turn of the twentieth century, when the United States was emerging as a world power and mass culture was coalescing. In the process, we will compare American orientalism with similar attitudes in France and elsewhere, in order to understand the complex and varied dynamics between Self and Other. Then, on the basis of our findings, students will study Orientalism as it surfaces in the contemporary world with reference to art, movies and mass media.
Each student will be expected to document their findings and present them to the class.
Evaluation will be based on a 10- to 15-page final paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 12. Cost to students: books and printed materials.
Meeting time: mornings.
H. EDWARDS

ARTH 024 The Ramayana, Epic in Art (Same as Religion 024)

The "Travels of Rama" is one of the most popular epics of India. It is a heroic tale involving romance, sacrifice, villainy, and warfare in both the human and cosmic or heavenly scales. To know the Ramayana is to grasp the essentials of Hindu religion, culture, and values. This course will explore the exciting visual and performing arts inspired by the Ramayana in India, where the story originated, as well as in the lands of southeast Asia where it spread. Arts to be explored will include great temple sculptures in stone and bronze, large scale and miniature painting, plays, dance and musical drama, batik, puppet shows, even modern day comic books, and film and television productions of the Ramayana. Social and esthetic issues to be considered may include the roles played by the arts in society; methods and aims of artistic expression; ideals of beauty and of virtue; social status and gender; the various transformations of the Ramayana in both literature and art in various parts of India and by various levels of society ("folk" art versus "high" art), as well as in the various different cultures in southeast Asia. The course will be half art history and half studio art.
Evaluation will be based on attendance (mandatory), participation in class discussions based on readings, and the production of painted illustrations to the story.
No prerequisites. No prior artistic training or skill will be required, only enthusiasm and effort. Enrollment limited to 30.
Cost to students: $120.
Meeting time: mornings (twice per week).

GARY SMITH (Instructor)
JANG (Sponsor)

Gary Smith has a Master's degree in the art history of India from the University of California, Berkeley, and has traveled widely in India and Southeast Asia. He is also a painter, with an interest in illustration, and in both Asian and Western art.

ARTH 025 South Indian Textiles

There is more creative energy spent on producing textiles in the subcontinent of India than any other place in the world. Early trading records indicated that European, Asian and Levantine civilizations valued India's fine cotton fabrics and the fastness of their colors. Today there is a vast quantity of apparel and table linens at stores in the U.S. that are made in India and moreover, these are just the exports. Only by being in India can one truly appreciate the array of textiles made there. The patterns, produced by so many different methods, make these textiles rich and beautiful in contrast to the simplicity of the places where they are made.
Cultural history will be examined through cloth production and utilization in Andhra Pradesh in a thriving community of ikat dyers and weavers as well as the revived art of resist painted kalamkari cloth. Further south the famous temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu is a center of silk weaving, some of which is brocaded with zari (gold) threads in traditional patterns. Block-printing, tie and dye, and embroidery also decorate handloomed cottons. Many Indian people work where they live and the guest not only learns about the art but also the artisan.
The travel study will appeal to a variety of students including those interested in art, anthropology, sociology and history. Travel will be limited to one region of India allowing more time on-site. Students will be expected to have a valid passport to surrender by November 1st along with two photos for the visa application.
Requirements: the book, Traditional Indian Textiles by John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard will be required reading prior to Winter Study. A journal is to be kept and a short paper written and illustrated with drawings, photos, and/or materials will be due by the end of the trip.
Enrollment limited to 10. Priority given to seniors, then juniors, etc.
Estimated cost to student: $2500 which will include visa, all travel to, in and from India, lodging, meals, guides/interpreters and entrance fees.

ELIZABETH MICHAELS (Instructor)
HEDREEN (Sponsor)

Elizabeth Michaels, the group leader, is a textile colorist and designer with 23 years of experience. She has a masters in product design and taught a 1997 Winter Study program on "Creating Color" in the Art Department and lead a group during the 1999 Winter Study program on the travel study, "Village Textiles in India," which was concentrated in western India.

ARTH 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by students registered for ArtH 493, 494.

ARTH 033 Honors Independent Study

To be taken by candidates for honors by the independent study route.

ARTS 011 Introduction to Computer-Aided Design with AutoCad

This course provides basic instruction in computer aided drafting and design with emphasis on their use in producing architectural and engineering drawings. Students will receive hands-on instruction in the use of AutoCad software. Topics include basic drawing use of AutoCad commands and editing. The course is geared toward art and theatre students who have an interest in design or architecture.
Evaluation will be based on the degree and quality of completion of an assigned CAD project.
No prerequisites, however, a basic knowledge of PC computer use is helpful. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to students: $200 for AutoCad software.
Meeting times: mornings-three times a week. Two-thirds of the class time will be devoted to lab work.

JOHN NOVELLI (Instructor)
BENEDICT (Sponsor)

ARTS 013 Figure and Costume

This is a drawing course focusing on the body, nude and clothed. Utilizing a skeleton, a live model and a wonderful collection of costumes from the theater department, assignments will cover basic technical and expressive techniques. Meeting from 1pm to 4pm three times a week, the majority of required work will be done in class; homework will be limited to one drawing assignment per week and a reading assignment on figure drawing. Because of the extended class time and relatively small class size, the instructor can address individual needs, so students at all levels of experience, including the beginner, are welcome. Students who would like to be excused from the Arts 100 requirement may at the end of this term, submit their portfolio for departmental review.
Evaluation will be based on personal improvement, the quality of class work, vigorous class participation, and the imaginative resolution of four class-based assignments.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15. Priority will be given in the following order: Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen.
Cost to student: approximately $120 for materials and a book.
Meeting time: afternoons, 1 to 4 p.m., three times a week.

GLIER

ARTS 015 The Personal is Political: Strategizing Sculpture from a Domestic Space

The home, perhaps the most personal of all spaces, is the point of origin in this sculptural investigation. What is political in your house? Students will be encouraged to dissect the home, room by room, for issues and draw from the materials therein. The course will begin with the analysis of personal narratives for political concerns. Activities, materials and aesthetics specific to the domestic space will be considered as carriers of personal resonance and political meaning. Projects will employ "sculpture" techniques such as manipulating domestic ready-mades, home craft processes, and food fabrication. Studio work will be initiated after a class expedition to Wal-Mart, where students will purchase their own materials, and concluded with an exhibition of works produced in class. Students may come with fabrications skills or acquire them in class.
Evaluation will based on individual in-class studio work and a final exhibition of sculpture.
Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: approximately $50.
Meeting times: introductory evening lecture, two 3-hour classes per week in the mornings, final exhibition opening.

SHEILA PEPE (Instructor)
PODMORE (Sponsor)

Sheila Pepe is an artist who lives in New York City. Her work takes a variety of forms: sculpture, drawing, installations and video. Recent solo exhibitions include, "Josephine" at Thread Waxing Space in New York City and "Shrink" at the Zihlka Gallery at Wesleyan University. She currently teaches at SUNY Purchase and has taught at a variety of schools including Williams and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

ARTS 017 Introduction to Theatrical Mask-making (Same as Theatre 017)

(See under Theatre for full description.)

ARTS 019 Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Carving and Printing (Same as Asian Studies 019)

The course teaches the technical aspects of creating Japanese woodblock prints as well as a brief overview of the history of wood block printing in Asia. The students will each create a woodblock print of their own design from laying out the initial format to carving and printing a 3 or 4 color print. There will be "work in progress critiques" and discussion of alternative methods.
Evaluation will be based on attendance and effort, 6 hours per week in studio.
Prerequisite: an interest in art and/or printing techniques would be helpful. Enrollment limited to 12.
Cost to student: approximately $75.
Meeting time: afternoons.

JOSHUA ROME (Instructor)
JANG (Sponsor)

Joshua Rome lived in Japan from the age of twenty-one for twenty-four years. While there, he studied woodblock techniques with Clifton Karhu for three years and then went on to study cabinetry and lacquer techniques with Kuroda Kenrichi for another three years. Rome has had over forty shows at prominent galleries throughout Japan as well as shows in New York and San Francisco. His works are in the permanent collections of the British Museum in London, the James A. Michener Collection in Hawaii, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the New York Public Library.

ARTS 023 Exploring Self-Portraiture in Video Art

This course will examine how the electronic medium of video can be used for investigations into and reflections of the self. The immediacy, intimacy, and accessibility of the video camera, combined with the raw texture of the video image (think Cops, Blair Witch Project), can provide a unique vision of the video artist. Does art in general, and video art in particular, inevitably become a self-portrait of the artist? How can the artist manipulate this medium, and shape his/her reflection in it? How does this visual texture of video differ from the texture of film? Can the electronic video signal display our reality with more accuracy than other media, such as photography, painting or sculpture can? Can video function as a mirror? We will explore these questions as we learn how to shoot and edit video. We will look at self-presentation in the work of video pioneers (Vito Acconci, Joan Jonas, William Wegman) and current video artists (Sadie Benning, Daniella Dooling, Anne Robertson, Ken Kobland). Screenings will be followed by discussions of the work shown. Students will be introduced to the basic technical concepts of video, and will learn basic shooting and editing skills. Each student will produce a video piece that in some way functions as a self-portrait (experimental approaches encouraged). Occasional readings will be handed out in class, and students will be required to write short, weekly responses to readings and work shown in class.
Evaluation will be based on attendance, participation in class discussions, and the imagination and effort put into their writing and video projects.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 12. Priority given to art majors.
Cost to student: $50.
Meeting time: two times per week in the afternoon.

ANNA VON SOMEREN (Instructor)
LALEIAN (Sponsor)

Anna Von Someren is a video artist currently living in Boston. She received her M.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art, and her work has been screened at such prestigious venues as the New York Video Festival and the Hong Kong Arts Center. When not making her own experimental work, she freelances as an editor, cutting television commercials and independent films.

ARTS 027 Fabric Palette, Quilt Canvas

Quilts are timeless. They appeal to our physical and emotional well-being, recalling memories, evoking feelings of comfort and appealing to our sense of color and design. In this course, we will touch on the history of traditional quiltmaking in this country and discover when traditional quiltmaking methods moved into the realm of artmaking.
After accomplishing basic quilting techniques, each member of the class will create and complete an Art Quilt which will be the basis of a show in the Wilde Gallery, the student gallery in the WLS Spencer Studio Art Building. Though it is not necessary to be an experienced sewer prior to this course, some facility with a needle would be helpful. More important will be your concept of design and color and willingness to use fabric and stitching as your palette and canvas. Since quilting bees are part of the tradition and fun, expect to work on your project outside of class hours along with other members of the class! You must be prepared for the time commitment required for completion of your project.
Evaluation will be based on completed project, participation and attendance in class.
No prerequisites, but some drawing or sewing experience helpful. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: $100 for fabrics and other materials related to the course; unless you provide your own machine, there is an additional $50 fee for sewing machine rental.
Meeting time: mornings - Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

SYBIL-ANN SHERMAN (Instructor)
TAKENAGA (Sponsor)

In addition to her 26 years as Williams College support staff, Sybil-Ann Sherman has taught quilting workshops at North Adams State College (now MCLA) and the YMCA in North Adams. She has participated in demonstrations of her craft at both Williams and at large craft fairs around Massachusetts. Her work has been featured in Berkshire Magazine. Ms. Sherman last taught this course in January 2000.

ARTS 033 Honors Independent Project

Independent study to be taken by candidates for honors in Art Studio.

ARTS 035 Making Pottery on the Potter's Wheel (Same as Special 035)

Each class will begin with a lecture-demonstration, followed by practice on the potter's wheel. Each student will have the use of a potter's wheel for each class. We will work on mugs, bowls, pitchers, plates, jars, lids, vases, and bottles, and will finish these shapes as required by trimming and adding handles, lugs, lids, spouts, and knobs. We will also work on several different handbuilding projects. After the tenth class session, all class work will be biscuit-fired. The eleventh class will be devoted to glazing the biscuited pieces. Glazing techniques will include pouring, dipping, layering, brushing, and stamping, and using wax resist and other masking techniques to develop pattern and design. The completed work will then be glaze-fired. The last meeting will be devoted to a "final exam" gallery show of your best work. Woven into lecture-demonstrations will be presentations on various topics relating to the science and history of pottery making.
The two most important requirements for this course are attendance at all class sessions and enthusiasm for learning the craft of pottery making.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 9.
Cost to student: $135 plus makeup class fees ($28 per class), if applicable.
Meeting time: mornings.

RAY BUB (Instructor)
HEDREEN (Sponsor)

Ray Bub is a ceramic artist and potter at Oak Bluffs Cottage Pottery in Pownal, Vermont.

ASST 010 Daoism (Same as Political Science 010)

(See under Political Science for full description.)

ASST 011 Heterogeneous Japan, 2001: Outside Mainstream of Society

This course looks at different life styles and philosophies of Japanese people of many kinds and types and discusses whether there is some distinctive Japanese-ness even in such heterogeneity. Topics of study will include: cult-followers, "queers," and modern nobilities; voices of Japan's minorities-racial, ethnic, physical, etc.-versus the "cosmopolitan" flavor in Japan's pop culture; Japan's tough urban youths versus teenagers at competitive high schools; Japan's media image of women versus housewives' grassroots socio-political movements. Class participants will become connoisseurs of contemporary Japan. Regular course reading will be supplemented by movies, music, and other audio-visual materials.
Evaluation will be based on regular classroom participation and a final 10-page paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 20.
Cost to student: $50 for books.
Meeting time: mornings.

KOSHIRO

ASST 012 Women and Religion in Contemporary Chinese Society (Same as Religion 012 and Women's and Gender Studies 012)

This course will examine what impacts the religious traditions of China, including Confucianism, Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, have had upon shaping the social experiences, roles and images of women in twentieth century China and Taiwan. We will be exploring dimensions of the modern encounter between women and traditional Chinese traditions such as the construction of genders and the roles given them in the Chinese religions, and the images of the "goddess" and the symbolism of the female in art. We will also engage with contemporary Chinese women's responses to the traditional representations of their spiritual, sexual and social roles in various women's social movements, as well as a new presentation of the female body in contemporary Chinese cinema.
Evaluation will be based on participation in class discussions, a group project and a 10-page research paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: about $50 for books and duplicated materials.
Meeting time: mornings.

HO

ASST 013 Feng Shui (Same as Art History 012)

(See under Art History for full description.)

ASST 014 Forms of Violence and State Responses: An Indian Context
This course will examine the nature of violence in India by focusing on violence against the individual, the community and the State. Violence against the person will be examined primarily through biographies of prisoners from my own fieldwork in a central prison in India, and placed in the context the nature of crime and of penal institutions both in India, and in Western societies.
T o understand violence against the community, the course will focus on certain violent events, deeply etched in public memory and strongly present as public discourse, such as violence during partition of India at independence, the 1984 riots spurred by the assassination of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and the Bhopal gas tragedy. Finally, we will examine the nature of violence against the State through the example of the Naxalite movement, which started as a peasant uprising but graduated to a violent mass movement against a dormant, inactive State. These case studies will help us consider both the nature of violence and the nature of the Indian State. We will conclude by considering the Gandhian philosophy of ahimsa, or non-violence as a critique to the expression of violence, and as an alternative ideology.
Evaluation will be based on class participation and a final paper and presentation.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: books and reading packet.
Meeting time: mornings.
MOHUA BANERJEE (Instructor)
BACON (Sponsor)

Mohua Banerjee is a visiting scholar from the Delhi School of Economics in India. Her current interests include the study of violence in institutions and in people's everyday lives. She has spent the past five years working in some of the most notorious prisons in North India, interviewing and observing prison life as experienced by administrators, guards, and inmates and their families.

ASST 019 Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Carving and Printing (Same as Art Studio 019)

(See under Art Studio for full description.)

ASST 025 Study Tour to Taiwan

Interested in learning first-hand about Chinese and Taiwanese culture and becoming acquainted with the so-called Taiwan (economic and political) "miracle"? Want to improve your knowledge of Mandarin, the world's most widely spoken language? Then join us on this 24-day study tour to Taiwan, Republic of China. We'll spend the first two and a half weeks in Taipei, the capital city, where three hours of Mandarin language classes will be scheduled each morning. After class, we'll meet as a group for lunch and discussion. Visits to cultural and economic sites of interest will be scheduled for some afternoons and Saturdays, with other afternoons, evenings, and Sundays free for self-study and individual exploration of the city. During the last week, we'll conduct a seven-day tour of central and southern Taiwan. Two orientation sessions will be conducted on campus in November and December to help prepare participants for their experience.
Requirements: satisfactory completion of the language course and active participation in the other scheduled activities.
Prerequisite: Chinese 101. Enrollment limited to 15. Interested students should consult the instructor before registration.
Cost to student: $2000 (includes round-trip air fare from New York City, tuition, textbooks, accommodations, weekday lunches, local excursions, and tour of central and southern Taiwan; does not include breakfasts, dinners, and weekend lunches while in Taipei, estimated at $250, or incidental expenses.)

KUBLER

ASST 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by all students who are candidates for honors in Asian Studies.

CHIN S.P. Sustaining Program for Chinese 101-102

Students registered for Chinese 101-102 are required to attend and pass the Chinese Sustaining Program. Classes meet Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00-9:50.
Requirements: regular attendance and active class participation.
Prerequisite: Chinese 101.
Cost to student: one Xerox packet.

LANGUAGE FELLOW

CHIN 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by all students who are candidates for honors in Chinese.

JAPN S.P. Sustaining Program for Japanese 101-102

Students registered for Japanese 101-102 are required to attend and pass the Japanese Sustaining Program. Classes meet Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00-9:50.
Requirements: regular attendance and active class participation.
Prerequisite: Japanese 101.
Cost to student: one Xerox packet.

LANGUAGE FELLOW

JAPN 012 Japanese Dyeing: Joy of Kusaki-zome

Kusaki-zome is the traditional Japanese art of dyeing with plant dye. Using a simple technique, it brings out the wonderful colors in vegetables, flowers, tree leaves and twigs. For instance, tea leaves provide a light brown color. What color do you think onion skins would give? The most interesting thing is that the color is never the same since the hue of colors differs greatly depending on the season when the plants were harvested. The technique is simple; if you can boil eggs, you can enjoy Kusaki-zome. This class requires no previous artistic training.
To accommodate student demand, two sections of this course will be offered.
Evaluation based on the completion of two projects, with a journal describing the projects, as well as participation in the final class exhibition.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15 per section.
Cost to student: lab fee of $35.
Meeting time: mornings.

KYOKO KABASAWA (Instructor)
CRANE (Sponsor)

Kyoko Kabasawa is a Japanese textile and dyeing artist who teaches at Hokkaido Women's College. In addition to a number of prizes awarded in Japan, she won an originality award in the Hawai'i Handweavers' Hui 45th Anniversary Biennial Exhibition in August 1998.

JAPN 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by all students who are candidates for honors in Japanese.

ASTR 011 Leadership in Astronomy: From Copernicus to Hubble and the Age of the Universe (Same as EXPR 011)

Progress in understanding our Universe has undergone major steps as the result of sweeping new ideas introduced by major scientists. Copernicus, in his book of 1543, shook the foundations of ancient science; Tycho, a few decades later, revolutionized the idea of observing the heavens; and Kepler, in 1603-1618, completed the Copernican Revolution by removing the ancient idea that perfect circles were necessary for orbits. Halley and Newton, starting in the 1680's, led the world to comprehend the universality of gravity and linked comets with planets in obeying the law of gravity. In this century, Shapley moved the Sun out of its central place in the Universe and Hubble, in the 1920's, found that our galaxy was only one out of many and that the Universe is expanding all around us. In addition to studying the contributions of these leaders, we will see how Hubble's law of the expanding Universe is being studied as a Key Project of the Hubble Space Telescope and how astronomers hope to soon know accurately the cosmic distance scale and the age of the Universe. We will consider the role of NASA, the space shuttle, and astronaut/astronomers in shaping the scientific goals. Readings include Rocky Kolb's "Blind Watchers of the Sky: The People and Ideas that Shaped our View of the Universe," about the early astronomers, and R. Christianson's "On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe and His Assistants, 1570-1601." Videos will include parts of Tom Hanks's "From the Earth to the Moon." Dr. Robert Williams, the former director of the Hubble's Space Telescope Science Institute; and James Voelkel, author of the book "Johannes Kepler and the New Astronomy," plan to join the class to deliver seminars.
Grading will be on the basis of a final paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 30.
Cost to student: $15 for readings.
Meeting time: mornings.
(This course is part of the Leadership Studies Cluster)

PASACHOFF

ASPH 031 Senior Research

To be taken by students registered for Astrophysics 493, 494.

ASTR 031 Senior Research

To be taken by students registered for Astronomy 493, 494.

BIOL 012 Greenhouses: Defying Winter (Same as Environmental Studies 012)

The growing of plants indoors dates back to Classical times, but truly started to flourish in the Seventeenth Century with the development of the orangery. In many respects, winter-defying structures to house plants reached their peak in the Victorian Age, exemplified by the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. This course will explore the history and uses of greenhouses through class lecture-discussions, hands-on projects in the College's newly constructed Lewis-Mink Greenhouse, and field trips to visit greenhouses in the Berkshire County region, the Connecticut River Valley, and New York City. Students will learn principles of plant propagation and greenhouse functions, from commercial horticulture, to scientific research, sewage treatment, and horticultural therapy in hospital settings.
Evaluation: each student will conduct a plant propagation project in the Lewis-Mink Greenhouse, write a short paper relating to some aspect of greenhouses, and submit a journal integrating the course experiences.
Enrollment limited to 15. Preference will be given to students who intend to be biology majors or environmental studies concentrators.
Cost to student: $40 for books, text, and materials.
Meeting time: mornings, plus two all-day field trips.

ART

BIOL 013 Genetically Modified Organisms-Friend or Foe? (Same as Environmental Studies 013)

Are genetically modified organisms (GMOs) the next Green Revolution or Frankenfood"? While Americans were rather quietly accepting the introduction of mixed genes in their food, Europeans have been raising the alarm, and refusing to accept U.S. imports. This course will examine in depth how to create GMOs, which ones have been created, and their potential hazards and benefits. No biology prerequisite is required, as we will start from basics. Our focus will be largely in the agricultural realm. We will look at environmental and economic aspects of the controversy, and try to propose risk assessment methods.
The course will consist of lectures, discussions and debates, and will culminate in a 10-page position paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 30.
Cost to student: approximately $45 for text and readings.
Meeting time: a minimum of 3 afternoons a week.

LEE VENOLIA (Instructor)
ART (Sponsor)

Lee Venolia is a former Assistant Professor in the Biology Department and is trained in genetics.

BIOL 014 Humanity: The Next Generation

This course will explore recent progress in genetic, reproductive, and developmental technologies. We'll discuss the science as well as the social controversies associated with genetic screening, gene therapy, fetal and animal tissue transplantation, human embryo manipulation, and assisted-reproduction technologies. What advances capture our imaginations? What ones make us shudder? What are the social, economic, legal, and ethical implications of "designing" our children, transplanting animal organs into humans, or cloning ourselves? We'll also examine public perceptions of these scientific frontiers as evidenced in newspapers and magazine articles, science fiction films and books, and scientific documentaries. This course will be of interest and accessible to both biology majors and non-majors, first-year students through seniors.
Evaluation will be based on student participation in class discussions and a final 10-page paper.
No prerequisites. Not appropriate for students enrolled in Biology 132. Enrollment limited to 16.
Cost to student: approximately $40 for books and readings.
Meeting time: minimum of three mornings a week.

ALTSCHULER

BIOL 015 Bird Song and Dance

CANCELLED!

BIOL 016 Reaching the Underrepresented: Math Software Development for Grade School (Same as Mathematics and Statistics 016)

Although software titles purporting to teach kids math abound, few successfully engage kids, especially girls, in a useful manner. In this course, we will review several games asking questions such as: is it mathematical? Is it equitable? Is it engaging? looking specifically for what engages girls of color in math activities. After exploring various technologies (multiplayer games, real-time voice, intranet, internet, voice recognition, and speech synthesis), we will write one or more simple web-based games for use in schools around the country. The goal is to build math skills, confidence and a love of math.
Evaluation will be based on preparation of one or more written reviews and participation in game design.
No prerequisite. No computer experience required. Enrollment limited to 13.
Cost to student: $5 for photocopies and materials.
Meeting time: afternoons plus field trips and extensive lab work.

LASKOWSKI and KEN STANLEY

Dr. Stanley received his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley in 1997 and his BS from Purdue in 1978. He has 11 years experience as a software engineer and is currently a postdoctorate researcher at UC Berkeley and MIT.

BIOL 019 The Winter Landscape (Same as Environmental Studies 021 and Geosciences 021)

With autumn's foliage but a fading memory, landforms emerge attired in a snowy coat highlighting every ridge crest, ledged slope, and valley hillock. Glacial landforms from the bygone Ice Ages reveal themselves, unburdened of their leafy shroud, and tell me their story of flowing ice and rushing melt water. Inarguably, winter affords the geomorphologist-student of landscape evolution-the best view of the land. The outdoors becomes our classroom and snowshoes/crampons our mode of travel through this winter landscape.
This class will introduce you to the High Peaks Wilderness of New York's Adirondack Mountains. In addition, we'll examine the region's natural/cultural history-the vegetative succession after ice retreat, the impact of logging and devastating forest fires during the early twentieth century and pre-Colonial through modern land use. Within the ADK Blue Line an experiment in land conservation continues, the largest park in the lower 48, yet composed of more private than public holdings. What does the future hold? What should be the balance between economic/residential development and conservation?
Evaluation will be based on participation, independent project and presentation of results. Projects may be field or literature surveys and should focus on the glacial, land use or cultural history of some area. Presentations using slides, posters, or computer graphics are preferred.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 10. THIS CLASS IS OPEN TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AND PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO FIRST- and SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS.
Cost to student: $250 plus personal gear. Students must contact the instructor for a list of required equipment before leaving for the holiday break. This will allow ample time to secure gear. The Dacks trips will be physically demanding and excellent health is necessary.
Meeting time: see itinerary.
Itinerary:
3-5 Jan; classroom discussions with local afternoon hikes on snowshoes.
8-12 Jan; Dacks trip departs 8AM Mon, returns Fri evening. ADK Loj is our base camp. The Loj provides us with meals, a bunkroom, and a warm fireplace where we can converse/relax after supper.
16-18 Jan;High Peaks tent camping for 2 nights in Johns Brook Valley. The Great Range/Mt. Marcy can be accessed. Preparation of projects should begin this week.
22-26 Jan; Completion/Presentation of projects in the classroom.
Possible peaks for your winter 46 list: Marcy(#1, 5344ft) Algonquin(#2, 5114ft) Skylight(#4, 4926ft) Gray(#7, 4854ft) Colden(#11, 4714ft) Wright(#16, 4580ft) Big Slide(#27, 4257ft) Phelps(#32, 4161ft).

DAVID J. DESIMONE (Instructor)
ART (Sponsor)

Dave DeSimone came to Williams upon completion of his dissertation in glacial geology in 1985 and is a part-time lecturer in geosciences and environmental studies. In addition, Dave operates a small consulting hydrogeology business. During the winter, Dave makes regular trips to the Dacks to summit one of the 46 Peaks as he continues to progress toward completion of this goal. He is known, perhaps not enviably, for squeezing a day trip in during the week-driving 150 miles, ascending a peak, and returning home for supper. The adirondacks are a special place for him and he avidly learns of the region's natural and cultural history as the years pass.

BIOL 021 Internships in Field Biology

Sophomores, juniors and seniors wishing to do internships with conservation organizations, national or state parks, or field research at other institutions should sign up for Biology 021 as their Winter Study course. Previous internships have included such diverse programs as working on the problem of introduced species with a local or national environmental organization, working at a raptor rehabilitation center and working with their home state's department of environmental management. Students must make all the arrangements for the internships directly with the sponsoring organization. The costs of travel and room and board must be borne by the student. Before a student can receive approval to sign up for the course, a student must work out a detailed plan with Professor Raymond by early October.
Evaluation will be based on a daily field notebook and a summary paper or laboratory report.
Prerequisites will depend on the program chosen. Not open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30.
Cost to student: will vary with the program.

RAYMOND

BIOL 022 Introduction to Biological Research

An experimental research project will be carried out under the supervision of a member of the Biology Department. It is expected that the student will spend 20 per week in the lab at a minimum, and a 10-page written report is required.
Prerequisite: Biology 101. Enrollment limited to 15. This experience is intended for, but not limited to, first-year students and sophomores, and requires the permission of the instructor. Interested students should contact Professor Raymond for more information before registering.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: mornings.

RAYMOND

BIOL 031 Senior Thesis

To be taken by students registered for Biology 493, 494.

CHEM 010 The Origins of Life

Perhaps the most fundamental questions science strives to answer is "how did we get here?". Answering this question starts with an examination of the formation of the earth, and with the appearance of life. We have to define what we mean by "life" and examine what basic biological features constitute a living organism. How did these fundamental features arise? What process allowed them to reproduce? How did early organisms survive on a planet lacking the atmosphere we enjoy today? How did simple life forms evolve into humans? We will focus our attention on how one goes about formulating and answering these sorts of questions, and the answers that are currently available. This course is of interest and accessible to both science and non-science majors, and is open to all students.
Evaluation is based on participation in discussions, a 10-page paper, and a presentation.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 16.
Cost to student: approximately $50 for reading packet and books.
Meeting time: afternoons.

CHIHADE

CHEM 011 Science for Kids (Same as Environmental Studies 011 and Special 011)

Are you interested in teaching? Do you enjoy working with kids? Do you like to experiment with new things? Here is a chance for you to do all three! The aim of this Winter Study Project is to design a series of hands-on science workshops for elementary school children and their parents. Working in teams of 2-4, students spend the first three weeks of Winter Study planning the workshops. This involves deciding on a focus for each workshop (based on the interests of the students involved) followed by choosing and designing experiments and presentations that will be suitable for fourth-grade children. On the third weekend of Winter Study (January 20, 21) we bring elementary school kids with their parents to Williams to participate in the workshops.
You get a chance to see what goes into planning classroom demonstrations as well as a sense of what it's like to actually give a presentation. You find that kids at this age are great fun to work with because they are interested in just about everything and their enthusiasm is infectious. You also give the kids and their parents a chance to actually do some fun hands-on science experiments that they may not have seen before, and you are able to explain simple scientific concepts to them in a manner that won't be intimidating. It is a rewarding experience for all involved.
Evaluation is based on participation in planning and running the workshops, and each group is expected to prepare a handout with descriptions of the experiments for the kids, parents, and teachers. No prerequisites. You need not be a science major; all that is needed is enthusiasm. Enrollment limited to 25.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: mornings. Classes meet three times a week for approximately three hours each session. The workshop is run on the third weekend of Winter Study (January 20, 21) and attendance from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. is mandatory that weekend. There are also one or two brief meetings held in the fall term for preliminary planning.

SCHOFIELD and T. SMITH

CHEM 012 Reporting and Writing About Science and Technology (Same as English 012 and Special 012)

In this course you read some of the best science writing being published in newspapers, magazines, and books for the general reader. We try to understand the techniques that skillful writers use to achieve their ends, especially rhetorical devices that make complex issues and arguments seem simple and comprehensible. In addition to a lot of reading, we also do a lot of writing. By emulating good writing about science and technology, we develop skills in the art of explanation, which serve you well in other courses. The goals of this course are to develop an appreciation of good writing about science and to become better writers ourselves.
There will be numerous short writing assignments, including a longer final article popularizing a topic in science or technology of your choosing.
Evaluation is based on class participation and completion of all reading and writing assignments.
Prerequisite: one Division III course at Williams prior to this course or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 10.
Cost to student: approximately $30 for books.
Meeting time: MWF afternoons.

JO PROCTER (Instructor)
D. RICHARDSON and ROSENHEIM (Co-Sponsors)

Jo Procter is news director at Williams College. She has an M.S. in communications from Boston University. Her media experience includes Popular Science Magazine, Mutual Broadcasting, and WGBH-TV (Boston).

CHEM 013 Science and Archaeology

Archaeological studies, which consider the human impact on the environment, can include materials as recent as nineteenth-century glass, or as old as stone tools from hundreds of thousands of years ago. And paleoanthropology, the study of early human remains, covers materials that are millions of years old. Natural science can answer a wide variety of questions for researchers in the field, not just how old an object is, but also where, how, and sometimes why an object was made. These answers in turn tell us about patterns of human development and settlement, and also help us distinguish forgeries from genuine artifacts.
The course consists of approximately two weeks of class meetings and readings, after which students select a project either in the lab or based on the readings. At the end of Winter Study, students present their results to the class and submit a 5-7 page written report.
Evaluation is based on class participation, completion of the project, and submission of a satisfactory report.
Prerequisite: a high school chemistry course; college-level chemistry is not required. Enrollment limited to 12.
Cost to student: approximately $5 for reading packet.
Meeting time: mornings.

ANNE SKINNER (Instructor)
D. RICHARDSON (Sponsor)

Anne Skinner is a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at Williams.

CHEM 014 Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

A course designed to prepare students for the Massachusetts EMT exam and to provide training to become certified as an Emergency Medical Technician. The course teaches the new national standard curriculum which makes reciprocity with many other states possible. This is a time-intensive course involving approximately 130 hours of class time plus optional emergency room observation and ambulance work. Students will learn, among other skills, basic life support techniques, patient assessment techniques, defibrillation, how to use an epi-pen, safe transportation and immobilization skills, as well as the treatment of various medical emergencies including shock, bleeding, soft-tissue injuries, and child birth. In order to reduce the number of class meetings required during Winter Study Period, the course will hold a few meetings beginning in the fall semester. These class meetings, which are mandatory, are held on Sundays with the following schedule: 29 October (orientation), 5 November, 12 November, and 19 November.
Evaluation is based on class participation and performance on class exams, quizzes and practical exercises.
Prerequisite: it is recommended that students have American Heart Association Level C BLS Provider CPR Cards or American Red Cross BLS provider CPR cards before entering the EMT Class. A CPR class will be offered in October for those students wishing to take the EMT class who don't already have CPR cards. Enrollment limited to 24 students.
Cost to student: $300 plus approximately $75 for textbook, stethoscope, and BP cuff.
Meeting time: mornings and afternoons; schedule TBA in October.

KEVIN GARVEY (Instructor)
D. RICHARDSON (Sponsor)

Kevin Garvey is a Massachusetts state and nationally approved EMT-I (Intermediate) and an EMT-IC (Instructor/Coordinator). He had been involved with Emergency Medical Services for 15-20 years. Mr. Garvey currently works for Baystate Health Systems as an RN (registered nurse) and EMT-I and also works as an EMT-I for Village Ambulance in Williamstown. Mr. Garvey is also an EMT training instructor at Greenfield Community College.

CHEM 015 The X-Ray Revolution

X-rays are a valuable tool for studying the structures of life. They are used to make familiar images of coronary artery blockages and brain tumors, to create micrographs of living cells, and to produce diffraction patterns of drug-protein complexes. Thanks to new instrumentation (synchrotron radiation), scientists now have remarkable abilities to produce bright x-ray beams for these and other applications. This course starts with an introduction to modern methods of x-ray production and transport-from particle storage rings to free electron lasers. In the remainder of the class, we emphasize the application of x-rays to problems in bioinorganic chemistry and structural biology on the molecular, cellular, and organ scales. An on-campus x-ray experiment is optional. The class concludes with a 2-3 day field trip to the National Synchrotron Light Source on Long Island, where students conduct or observe an experimental project of their choice. Students present their results to the class and submit a 10-page written report.
Evaluation is based on class participation, completion of the experimental project, and submission of a satisfactory 10-page report.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 101 or 103, Biology 101, or Physics 131 or 141 or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 12.
Cost to student: approximately $100 for field trip housing and meals (subsidies available) plus approximately $20 for miscellaneous course materials.
Meeting time: mornings.

STEPHEN P. CRAMER (Instructor)
D. RICHARDSON (Sponsor)

Steve Cramer, Advanced Light Source Professor at UC Davis, was a Williams chemistry major, Class of 1973. After graduate work at Stanford and a post-doc at Cal Tech, he worked in industry (Exxon and Schlumberger) and at National Labs (Brookhaven and Lawrence Berkeley Lab).

CHEM 016 Glass and Glassblowing

This course provides an introduction to both a theoretical consideration of the glassy state of matter and the practical manipulation of glass. While no previous experience is required, students with patience, good hand-eye coordination, and creative imagination will find the course most rewarding. The class is open to both artistically and scientifically oriented students.
Evaluation is based on class participation, glass projects, a 10-page paper, and a presentation.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 10. Preference given to juniors and seniors. Interested students should contact Professor Thoman by e-mail prior to registration.
Cost to student: $50 for supplies.
Meeting time: mornings, five days per week.

THOMAN

CHEM 017 Introduction to Research in Archaeological Science

An independent experimental project in archaeological science is carried out in collaboration with Dr. Skinner whose research involves two types of studies: dating fossil material and establishing the sources of ancient artifacts.
Requirements: a 10-page written report.
Evaluation is based upon participation in the research project and a 10-page paper.
Prerequisite: variable, depending on the project (at least Chemistry 101) and permission of the Department. Since projects involve work in a faculty research lab, interested students must consult Dr. Skinner and with the Department Chair before electing this course. Nonscience majors are invited to participate. Enrollment limited to space in faculty research lab.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: TBA.

ANNE SKINNER (Instructor)
D. RICHARDSON (Sponsor)

Anne Skinner is a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at Williams.

CHEM 018 Introduction to Research in Biochemistry

An independent experimental project in biochemistry is carried out in collaboration with a member of the Department with expertise in biochemistry. Biochemistry is a branch of chemistry that deals with the molecular details of living systems including the interaction of biologically important molecules. In the Chemistry Department, studies are underway to investigate the structure/function relationship of proteins, the interaction between proteins and RNA and DNA, DNA structure and repair, and the molecular basis of gene regulation.
Requirements: a 10-page written report.
Evaluation is based upon participation in the research project and a 10-page paper.
Prerequisite: variable, depending on the project (at least Chemistry 101) and permission of the Department. Since projects involve work in faculty research labs, interested students must consult with one or more of the faculty instructors listed below and with the Department Chair before electing this course. Nonscience majors are invited to participate. Enrollment limited to space in faculty research labs.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: mornings.

CHIHADE, KAPLAN, LOVETT, WEISS

CHEM 019 Introduction to Research in Environmental Science (Same as Environmental Science 019)

An independent experimental project in environmental science is carried out in collaboration with a member of the Department with expertise in environmental science. Current research projects include studies of atmospheric chemistry related to global warming and acid deposition, heavy metals in the local environment, and further development of laboratory techniques for ENVI 102 (Introduction to Environmental Science).
Requirements: a 10-page written report.
Evaluation is based upon participation in the research project and a 10-page paper.
Prerequisite: a one-semester science course and permission of the Department. Since projects involve work in faculty research labs, interested students must consult with one or more of the faculty instructors listed below and with the Department Chair before electing this course. Nonscience majors are invited to participate. Enrollment limited to space in faculty research labs.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: mornings.

KOEHLER, THOMAN

CHEM 020 Introduction to Research in Inorganic Chemistry

An independent experimental project in inorganic chemistry is carried out in collaboration with a member of the Department with expertise in inorganic chemistry. Opportunities for research in inorganic chemistry at Williams include the study of transition metals in biological systems (enzymes, proteins), and as building blocks for new materials with interesting electronic (magnetic, conducting) and optical properties. Students working in this area will gain expertise in the synthesis of new compounds and their characterization by modern spectroscopic techniques.
Requirements: a 10-page written report.
Evaluation is based upon participation in the research project and a 10-page paper.
Prerequisite: variable, depending on the project (at least Chemistry 101) and permission of the Department. Since projects involve work in faculty research labs, interested students must consult with one or more of the faculty instructors listed below and with the Department Chair before electing this course. Nonscience majors are invited to participate. Enrollment limited to space in faculty research labs.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: mornings.

PARK, SCHOFIELD

CHEM 023 Introduction to Research in Organic Chemistry

An independent experimental project in organic chemistry is carried out in collaboration with a member of the Department with expertise in organic chemistry. One representative project involves isolation of the bioactive constituents of Southeast Asian dart poisons from their natural sources and the elucidation of their three-dimensional structures. Another line of investigation probes new and efficient methods for the creation of molecules of medicinal interest. Some targets include the kavalactones-the active principles of the herbal extract KAVA KAVA which is promoted as an alternative anti-anxiety remedy, and octalactin A-an interesting 8-membered ring compound isolated from marine microorganisms that has shown significant toxicity toward humans.
Requriements: a 10-page written report.
Evaluation is based upon participation in the research project and the 10-page paper.
Prerequisite: variable, depending on the project (at least CHEM 101) and permission of the Department. Since projects involve work in faculty research labs, interested students must consult with one or more of the faculty instructors listed below and with the Department Chair before electing this course. Nonscience majors are invited to participate. Enrollment limited to space in faculty research labs.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: mornings.

D. RICHARDSON, T. SMITH

CHEM 024 Introduction to Research in Physical Chemistry

An independent experimental project in physical chemistry is carried out in collaboration with a member of the Department with expertise in physical chemistry. Current research projects in the Department include computer modeling of non-linear, chaotic chemical and biochemical systems, molecular modeling of water clusters, laser spectroscopy of chlorofluorocarbon substitutes, and experimental studies of the oxidation of sulfur dioxide on atmospheric aerosols.
Requirements: a 10-page written report.
Evaluation is based upon participation in the research project and the 10-page paper.
Prerequisite: variable, depending on the project (at least CHEM 101) and permission of the Department. Since projects involve work in faculty research labs, interested students must consult with one or more of the faculty instructors listed below and with the Department Chair before electing this course. Nonscience majors are invited to participate. Enrollment limited to space in faculty research labs.
Cost to student: none.
Meeting time: mornings.

KOEHLER, PEACOCK-LOPEZ, THOMAN

CHEM 031 Senior Research and Thesis

To be taken by students registered for Chemistry 493, 494.

CLAS 010 Ovid and the Metamorphoses

One of the most delightful and influential of all the authors of classical antiquity, Ovid was the greatest Latin poet in the generation after Vergil and Horace. His vast compendium of classical mythology, the Metamorphoses, contains the versions of Greek and Roman myths that are the most familiar to us. When we look at a painting or sculpture of a mythological scene, a primary source is usually Ovid. Shakespeare knew his Ovid well, and until the Romantic Era, Ovid was regarded among the most important classical authors. The Metamorphoses was read for the sheer joy of its pagan wit and narrative skill, as an allegory of Christian virtues, and even as foreshadowing the New Testament. Despite all the delight Ovid has provoked, the Metamorphoses remains an enigma. Two thousand lines longer than the Aeneid, with which it shares the meter and diction of Latin epic, the poem is nonetheless denied the status of epic by many critics, who also argue about its subject and design. Ovid is recognized as a master story-teller, but there is little consensus about what is at the heart of his exuberant word-play. The significance of his central theme-the metamorphosis of a figure from one form to another-is still widely debated. We will read the entire Metamorphoses in translation. After an introductory lecture, we will move to discussion of selected stories, seeking to understand aspects of Ovid's narrative technique, the purpose of his work, and the reasons for its lasting influence.
Evaluation will be based on several short written exercises, a 5- to 10-page paper, and contributions to class discussions.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: $15-$20.
Meeting time: mornings.

FUQUA

CLAS 012 Renewal and Transformation (Same as Literary Studies 011 and Theatre 012)

This course will explore themes of renewal and transformation as they relate both to ancient cult, narrative, and drama and also to post-classical reworkings of ancient myth. Although we shall study the mythological, religious, and literary ramifications of these topics, our focus will be on the process by which figures like Orpheus, Odysseus, Penelope, and Helen are transformed by authors, artists, composers, etc., of later periods, a process that gives them new life and the creator new avenues of expression. Readings will include Homer's Odyssey, plays by Sophocles (Ajax, Philoctetes) and Euripides (Bacchae, Helen), and several twentieth century plays (Cocteau, Orphée; Anouilh, Eurydice; Williams, The Fugitive Kind; Giraudoux, Tiger at the Gates). As a final project or paper, students will submit either a substantial original work of art, in any medium, based on materials covered in the course, or a major paper focusing on the critical and theoretical issues involved in reworking ancient materials into new form. Our three meetings per week will be devoted to discussion of readings covered outside class and to student presentations.
Evaluation will be based on classroom participation and on the quality of the final project.
No prerequisite. Preference will be given to juniors and seniors, and to students in the creative arts. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: approximately $75 for books.
Meeting time: afternoons, three times a week.

PORTER

CLAS 025 Israel and Jordan: Intercultural Interchange, Ancient and Modern (Same as Religion 025)

Multiculturalism has attained the status of a major slogan in American society over the last decade, but confluence of various cultures has characterized societies throughout history and throughout the world. The interaction between various constituencies plays out differently in different geo-political-historical contexts. On the crossroads between Asia and Africa, and at the same time pulled between the West and the East, Israel and Jordan dramatically illustrate potential models for intercultural interchange. By visiting ancient sites while encountering modern institutions and individuals, students will examine how cultural interchange is played out in a different part of the world and compare the ancient interchanges with the modern. The ultimate purpose will be to identify and evaluate these different models of interchange. The deep connection each of these countries has to its past demands a consideration of their dichotomous heritage of dialogue and dispute, adaptation and rejection, domination and rebellion. Topics include Nabatean places: Netzana, Avdat, and Petra between Arabia and Rome; an elite Englishman's experience of Arabia: Lawrence of Arabia and Wadi Rum; Greco-Jewish harmony in Sepphoris versus Greco-Jewish conflict in Caeserea; contemporary attempts at Arab-Jewish coexistence versus tensions in Hebron; Christianity in the Holy Land: desert monasteries and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; East meets West: the woman's movement in Israel and Jordan; Interfaith dialogue between Christian, Moslems and Jews; and the integration of Jews from Moslem lands, Ethiopia, and FSU.
Among the locations to be visited: Jerusalem, Judaean desert, Hebron, Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Lotan (Israel); Wadi Run, Humeima, Petra, Madaba, Jabal Musa, Amman, Jerash/Umm Keis, Pella (Jordan); Beit Shean/Hamat Tiberias, Gamla/Katzrin, Hazor/Tel Dan/ and Haifa, Sepphoris/Caesarea, Jerusalem (Israel).
Duration of trip: three weeks.
Requirements: an oral presentation about one of the places visited and a 10-page paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limited to 15.
Cost to student: $3500.

KRAUS

CLAS 031 Senior Thesis

May be taken by students registered for Classics 493, 494.

CSCI 010 C, UNIX and Software Tools

This course serves as a guided tour of programming methods in the UNIX operating system. The course is designed for individuals who understand basic program development techniques as discussed in an introductory programming course (Computer Science 134 or equivalent), but who wish to become familiar with a broader variety of computer systems and programming languages. Students in this course will work on UNIX workstations, available in one of the Department's laboratories. By the end of the course, students will have developed basic proficiency in the C programming language.
The increasing success of UNIX as a modern operating system stems from its unique ability to "prototype" programs quickly. Students will use prototyping tools, such as Awk and "shell scripts" to write "filters" for transforming data from a variety of sources. It will become clear that in many cases the overhead of programming in languages such as C, Pascal, or FORTRAN is unnecessary. Moreover, students will learn to effectively use software tools such as debuggers, profilers, and make files.
Evaluation will be based on several programming assignments and shell scripts due throughout the term. While none of the projects in the course will be particularly large, the successful student will develop a tool chest, which will extend their comput