Below are the WAYS 101 Seminars that will be offered in Spring 2027.
Calling all film fans! Have you ever been curious about how and why the soundtracks of films stir up different emotions? Have you ever wondered how texture or rhythm create an immersive world on screen? In a society filled with movies, videogames, and TikToks the intricate relationship between sound and image is all around us. Learn to explore and analyze the specific elements of sound/image and how they work together to enhance our multimedia experiences. Through the research, analysis, and creation of audio/visual works, you will express your understanding of sound and image in our world. No prior musical or video-editing experience necessary!
What is the best voting system? With only two candidates, majority rule is clearly the best. When there are more than two, the solution is not so clear. We will examine some important questions in voting theory. Students will be encouraged to ask their own questions about voting and critically examine arguments. Be prepared to think critically and logically about different voting scenarios.
Within a few thousand years of the arrival of humans in North America, mammoths, cave bears, dire wolves, camels, ground sloths and other giants of the Pleistocene were gone. The world changed in unimaginable ways and the continent underwent the most significant transformation since the impact that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years before. In this course we will explore the deep history of people and animals in North America and learn about the demise of the megafauna, our perception of wilderness, how market hunting decimated the last vestiges of the Pleistocene bestiary and think about what it means for life in the Anthropocene.