INS 45 Presidential Politics and Rhetoric A seminar study of presidential campaigns from Truman through Bush. Particular attention is given to classical and current political and rhetorical strategies. Post-Eisenhower media impact is a chief focus. The 51 Percent Minority A multidisciplinary introduction to women's studies, exploring the diversity and commonality of women's contemporary and historical experiences. Includes a study of the methods and approaches of biology, the law, psychology, literature, and anthropology, ascertaining how each has involved women as practitioners of the disciplines, and the subject of the study.
Readings cover such issues as family, work, sexuality, and violence against women.
The interplay between gender and science is considered from historical, cultural, sociological, and psychological perspectives. An introduction to the analysis of legal issues and legal reasoning. Case studies in accident law, product liability, and the value of life. Other topics include dispute resolution, contracts, property, affirmative action, civil procedure, and the economics of criminal behavior. In examining the history of Strasbourg and analyzing representative works of art, students explore the lively interaction between French and German culture from the medieval period to the present time.